Author & Punisher at Irving Plaza
Photo by Greg Cristman

Tool expand 2020 tour, add Author & Punisher as opener

Tool recently expanded their tour into 2020 with a leg of January and February dates, and now they’ve revealed that one-man industrial act Author & Punisher, aka Tristan Shone, will open those shows. “This is a huge honor that I don’t take lightly,” Tristan says. “I don’t always get to take the full arsenal of drone machines due to their weight and pain but certainly on this run, everything is in play. I love you all and I’m sorry for future back pain and inevitable hearing loss.”

The run of 2020 shows begins with two San Diego shows, and Tool have expanded the tour to add a third, which happens on January 13 at Viejas Arena. Tickets go on general sale Friday 11/22 at 10 AM PST, with a fanclub presale starting Wednesday 11/20 at 10 AM. See Tool’s updated dates below.

Meanwhile, catch Author & Punisher out on the road with Cattle Decapitation and Atheist.

Tool played Newark’s Prudential Center on Saturday (11/16), and they stop in Brooklyn for a show atBarclays Center on Tuesday 11/19.

Tool: 2019-2020 North American Tour
November 18 2019 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
November 19 2019 Barclay’s Center Brooklyn, New York
November 21 2019 Mohegan Sun Casino Arena Uncasville, CT
November 22 2019 Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
November 24 2019 PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
November 25 2019 Capitol One Arena Washington, DC
January 10 2020 VIEJAS ARENA SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
January 12 2020 VIEJAS ARENA SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
January 13 2020 VIEJAS ARENA SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
January 15 2020 SAVE MART CENTER FRESNO, CALIFORNIA
January 17 2020 T-MOBILE ARENA LAS VEGAS, US
January 18 2020 GILA RIVER ARENA GLENDALE, AZ
January 21 2020 FRANK IRWIN CENTER AUSTIN, US
January 22 2020 AMERICAN AIRLINES ARENA DALLAS, TEXAS
January 28 2020 STATE FARM ARENA ATLANTA, GA
January 29 2020 BRIDGESTONE ARENA NASHVILLE, TN
January 31 2020 FEDEX FORUM MEMPHIS, TN
February 01 2020 SMOOTHIE KING CENTER NEW ORLEANS, LA