It turns out Tool are men of their words. They announced last week that they would be playing some shows starting in January, and today they announced that tickets for a handful of shows starting on January 9th would go on sale this Friday (20). Eight shows have been announced so far, covering the southwest, south and southeast. Here’s what their Facebook page says:

Those faint glimpses of TOOL SHOWS that I recently perceived in the scrying mirror can now be considered official. Indeed, something wicked your way comes…THE UNPARALLELED SONIC AND VISUAL EXPERIENCE OF TOOL LIVE.

TICKETS FOR THE FOLLOWING SHOWS GO ON-SALE
THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20th.

Saturday, January 9 – San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0A004F709FB915FD

Wednesday, January 13 – San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3A004F70CEC74BD0

Saturday, January 16 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/20004F7096EF6005

Sunday, January 17 – Grand Prairie, TX (Dallas) @ Verizon Theatre
http://axs.com/events/301393/tool-tickets

Tuesday, January 19 – Southaven, MS (Memphis) @ Landers Center
(Ticket link to be added)

Saturday, January 23 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B004F70E3B27BA8

Monday, January 25 – Atlanta, GA @ Infinite Energy Center
http://axs.com/events/301339/tool-tickets?skin=gwinnett

Tuesday, January 26 – Charlotte, NC @ Bojangles Coliseum
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0E004F6FC75B26F5

CHECK BACK SOON FOR MORE INFO…

Primus and 3teeth are opening. We’ll have to see what happens next. Will there be more tour dates? Any announcement of a new album? Either way, it looks like 2016 will be a busy year for the band. Hell, after January 13th, they’ll already have had a busier year than 2015.