Tool’s first-ever destination festival took place over the weekend in the Dominican Republic, and it appears that the band was booed at the end of its second show of the fest for not living up to its promise of playing “two unique sets.”
The Tool in the Sand Festival in Punta Cana kicked off on Friday (March 7th), with the band slated to play two shows over two nights, headlining a lineup that also included Primus, Coheed and Cambria, Mastodon, and more.
It seems like the band’s performance on Friday night (March 7th) was well received, as they played a 10-song set that included tracks from all five of their studio albums, including favorites like “Schism,” “Stinkfist,” and “Vicarious.”
The disappointment apparently came at the end of the band’s second show on Saturday night (March 8th), which saw the band play nine songs, four of which they performed the night before (“Fear Inoculum,” “Jambi,” “Pneuma,” and “Rosetta Stoned”).
Video footage posted on Reddit (see below) seemingly shows fans booing the band, as well as screaming “fuck you” and flipping the bird. Comments on Reddit and Facebook suggest that the fans were not only upset by the repeat songs but also a relatively short set.
One fan wrote on Reddit, “Friday night was extremely good but Saturday night was definitely a let down in length, variety and style. The whole reason I did this was to see two different sets and be able to walk back to the [hotel] room.”
Another person wrote on the band’s Facebook page, “So much for the ‘two unique sets’ we were promised,” with someone else adding, “And they quit 30 minutes early tonight. If you hated Tool fans, this is what you would do. It’s perplexing that they are this disconnected from reality. I think it’s more than fucked up; I think it’s a breach of contract and they owe us a refund for tonight. Unacceptable. At least Primus kicked ass, and the other bands were great. Tool is my favorite band, and I’m just beside myself that they would do this after all that hype.”
Technically, the band did play two unique sets in that they weren’t exactly the same, but it seems like certain fans were expecting the performances to be wholly unique with no repeat songs, as Metallica are doing on over two nights in each city on their current “M72 World Tour.”
Tool are set to play their first-ever South American shows this spring, as well as a couple gigs in Mexico, with tickets available here. Fans can also catch singer Maynard James Keenan when he heads out on the “Sessanta V2.0” tour with his bands A Perfect Circle and Puscifer, along with Primus. Tickets for that outing can be purchased here.
See apparent video of fans booing Tool on Saturday night below, followed by the setlists for each night.
Video of Boos and FU’s Saturday Night in Dominican Republic
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Setlist Night 1 (Friday):
Stinkfist
Fear Inoculum
Rosetta Stoned
Pneuma
Jambi
Schism
The Grudge
Flood (with Justin Chancellor intro)
Invincible
Vicarious
Setlist Night 2 (Saturday):
Fear Inoculum
Ænema
Rosetta Stoned
Pneuma
Jambi
Descending
Chocolate Chip Trip
Intolerance
Swamp Song
