Tool had a surprise for fans in Sacramento. The prog-metal juggernaut hit the city's Golden 1 Center on Saturday, January 15th — which happened to be guitarist Adam Jones' birthday — and during their encore, they performed "Culling Voices" for the first time ever. The Fear Inoculum cut is one of the 2019 album's more meditative songs, and Tool opened it in an unusual formation: the whole band seated at the front of the stage and drummer Danny Carey joining Jones on guitar. About a third of the way through, the quarter returned their usual positions for song's heavier concluding sections, then they ended the show with "Invincible," the go-to closer on Tool's 2022 tour so far. Watch video of the "Culling Voices" live debut above, via Tyler Slavin.
The following night (Sunday, January 16th), at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Tool included "Culling Voices" in the setlist again, so hopefully for attendees of coming dates, it will remain a live staple for the rest of the run. The group's Fear Inoculum tour is set to continue Tuesday, January 18th, in Anaheim, California. See the full remaining U.S. itinerary below.
Tool 2022 tour dates:
January 18 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
January 19 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena
January 21 Phoenix, AZ Footprint Center
January 22 Las Vegas, NV T-Mobile Arena
January 25 Salt Lake City, UT Maverik Center
January 27 Denver, CO Ball Arena
January 28 Colorado Springs, CO Broadmoor World Arena
January 30 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
January 31 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
February 2 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
February 4 Houston, TX Toyota Center
February 5 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center
February 8 Orlando, FL Amway Center
February 9 Tampa, FL Amalie Arena
February 10 Miami, FL FTX Arena
February 19 Boston, MA TD Garden
February 20 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
February 22 Washington, DC Capital One Arena
February 23 Belmont Park, NY UBS Arena
February 26 Newark, NJ Prudential Center
February 27 Buffalo, NY KeyBank Center
March 1 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena
March 3 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
March 4 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
March 6 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
March 8 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
March 10 Chicago, IL United Center
March 12 Omaha, NE CHI Health Center Arena
March 13 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
March 15 Kansas City, MO T-Mobile Center
March 17 Moline, IL TaxSlayer Center
March 18 St. Louis, MO Enterprise Center
March 20 Cleveland, OH Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse