TOOL Dust Off Rare ‘Undertow’, ‘Ænima’ & ‘Lateralus’ Cuts At Auckland Tour Kickoff

Tool opened their new run across Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and Hawaii with one of their most unexpected setlists in decades. Long criticized by portions of their fanbase for a slow creative cycle and a typically rigid setlist structure, the band surprised attendees in Auckland on November 22nd by resurrecting several deep cuts that had not been performed since the late ’90s and early 2000s.

Fans have grown accustomed to modest setlist shifts at best, especially as Maynard James Keenan — now 61 — has openly acknowledged the challenges of revisiting the more aggressive material from the band’s early years. But last night marked a significant departure from that pattern.

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The Undertow track “Crawl Away” appeared for the first time since 1998, while “H.” from Ænima returned after a 23-year absence. The Lateralus piece “Disposition” was also performed for the first time since 2002. As a further curveball, the band once again rolled out their live cover of Black Sabbath’s “Hand Of Doom,” which they debuted earlier this year at the ‘Back To The Beginning’ festival in Birmingham — a show notable for being the final live appearance of Ozzy Osbourne.

Last night’s full setlist included:

“The Grudge”
“Fear Inoculum”
“Lost Keys (Blame Hofmann)”
“Rosetta Stoned”
“Disposition”
“Jambi”
“Pneuma”
“Crawl Away”
“Vicarious”
“Intolerance”

Encore:
“Chocolate Chip Trip”
“Hand Of Doom” (Black Sabbath cover)
“Invincible”

Despite the band’s long-standing no-filming policy, fan-shot footage from the Auckland performance has surfaced online.

Upcoming tour dates include:

11/23 Auckland, NZ – Spark Arena
11/28 Adelaide, AUS – Adelaide Entertainment Centre (feat. Headsend)
11/29 Adelaide, AUS – Adelaide Entertainment Centre (feat. Headsend)
12/01 Perth, AUS – RAC Arena (feat. Headsend)
12/04 Melbourne, AUS – Flemington Racecourse (‘Good Things Festival’)
12/05 Sydney, AUS – Sydney Showground (‘Good Things Festival’)
12/06 Brisbane, AUS – Brisbane Showground (‘Good Things Festival’)
12/11 Kanagawa, JPN – K-Arena Yokohama
12/13 Hyogo, JPN – Glion Arena Kobe
12/19 Honolulu, HI – Blaisdell Arena
12/20 Honolulu, HI – Blaisdell Arena

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