Just weeks ago, world-famous free soloist Alex Honnold made it all the way to the top of 1,667 ft (508m) tall skyscraper Taipei 101 with assistance from an unlikely source: the band Tool. Shortly after his climb, documented live on the Netflix special Skyscraper Live, Honnold explained the practical uses of the influential alt-metal veterans' catalog. Word soon made it to the band's frontman, Maynard James Keenan (A Perfect Circle, Puscifer).
"Not everybody and their mother texted me every three seconds telling me about it or anything," Keenan joked in an interview with ABC Audio. Keenan reacted to hearing about Honnold's record-setting feat with, "Jesus, what balls." "What the heck were you thinking, dude?" exclaimed the singer/vintner/entrepreneur. He continued, "It's impressive! It's extremely impressive, but, I mean, I wouldn't make it past the first floor. I would fall to my death." Keenan quickly shot down any notion of partaking in Honnold's future climbs: "I'll be the guy down below eating french fries making fun of him."
Honnold eventually shared his death-defying soundtrack which kicks off with—you guessed it—"Forty-Six & Two," and includes tracks from Lateralus and the band's most recent album, Fear Inoculum. Conspicuously absent were tracks from Tool's Grammy-nominated 2006 album 10,000 Days. The man couldn't make room for "The Pot"? Maybe his brain really is wired differently. The hard-hitting playlist, shared on Spotify, also includes selections from Chevelle, Linkin Park, Nothing More, The Offspring, Senses Fail, and The Used.
Fans of Keenan's bands Tool and Puscifer have plenty to look forward to in the coming months. Puscifer's new album, Normal Isn't, is out now along with the first issue of the band's graphic novel, Tales from the Pusciverse. Wrestling fans can enjoy Tool guitarist Adam Jones's recent contributions to the sport while, starting in June, old school prog fans can catch Tool drummer Danny Carey performing King Crimson's 80's catalog live across Europe as part of BEAT along with Steve Vai, Tony Levin, and Adrian Belew. Tickets available here. Puscifer kick off their North American tour in March, and the following month Tool will reconvene to play Sonic Temple before embarking on their own North American tour in the fall. Check out Tool and Puscifer tour dates, plus the full playlist, below.
Tool's latest album, Fear Inoculum, is out now on Tool Dissectional/Volcano/RCA Records. Puscifer's new album, Normal Isn't is out now via Puscifer Entertainment/Alchemy Recordings/BMG.
Puscifer 2026 Tour
03/20 Las Vegas, NV @ The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
03/21 Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
03/24 Austin, TX @ Bass Concert Hall
03/25 Dallas, TX @ Music Hall at Fair Park
03/27 Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle
03/28 Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy
03/31 Asheville, NC @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
04/01 Durham, NC @ DPAC Durham Performing Arts Center
04/03 Bethlehem, PA @ Wind Creek Event Center
04/04 Boston, MA @ Boch Center Wang Theatre
04/07 New York, NY @ Terminal 5
04/08 Hershey, PA @ Hershey Theatre
04/10 Mashantucket, CT @ Premier Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino
04/11 Atlantic City, NJ @ Ovation Hall at Ocean Casino Resort
04/15 Niagara Falls, ON @ OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino
04/16 Akron, OH @ Akron Civic Theatre
04/18 Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre
04/19 Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre
04/21 Louisville, KY @ The Louisville Palace
04/23 Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre
04/25 Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre
04/26 Milwaukee, WI @ Landmark Credit Union Live
04/28 Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
04/30 St. Louis, MO @ The Factory
05/01 Kansas City, MO @ The Midland Theatre
05/03 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
05/05 Salt Lake City, UT @ Maverik Center
05/08 Portland, OR @ Theater of the Clouds
05/09 Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theater
05/11 San Francisco, CA @ Golden Gate Theatre
05/13 San Diego, CA @ San Diego Civic Theatre
05/14 Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre
BEAT Europe 2026 Tour
06/07 Wolverhampton, UK @ Civic Center
06/08 London, UK @ Eventim Apollo
06/10 Paris, FR @ Olympia
06/11 Dusseldorf, DE @ Mitsubishi Electric Hall
06/13 Strasbourg, FR @ Palais des Congres
06/14 Hamburg, DE @ Stadtpark
06/15 Berlin, DE @ Uber Eats Music Hall
06/16 Aarhus, DK @ Musikhuset
06/18 Prague, CZ @ O2 Universum
06/19 Munich, DE @ Tollwood Festival
06/20 Vienna, AT @ Wiener Stadthalle
06/22 Zürch, CH @ Theater 11
06/23 Brussels, BE @ Cirque Royal
06/24 Tilburg, NL @ 013
06/26 Madrid, ES @ Noches del Botanico
06/27 Bilbao, ES @ BBK Legends Festival
06/28 Barcelona, ES @ BARTS Festival Poble Espanyol
06/30 Gardone Riviera, IT @ Festival del Vittoriale Tener-a-mente
07/02 Pompei, IT @ Amphitheatre of Pompeii
07/03 Bari, IT @ Fiera del Levante
07/04 Perugia, IT @ Umbria Jazz – Arena Santa Giuliana
07/06 Udine, IT @ Castello di Udine
07/07 Zagreb, HR @ SRC Salata
07/09 Sofia, BG @ NDK Hall 1
07/11 Istanbul, TR @ Harbiye Cernil Topuzlu Open Air Theatre
07/13 Bucharest, RO @ Arenele Romane’s Tent
07/15 Budapest, HU @ Barba Negra Music Stage
07/17 Zamek w Ćmielowie, PL @ Stratocastle
Sonic Temple Art & Music Festival
05/17 Columbus, Ohio @ Historic Crew Stadium
TOOL FALL TOUR 2026
09/22 Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life Festival
10/03 Loveland, CO @ Budweiser Events Center
10/06 Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival
10/08 Indio, CA @ Power Trip
10/11 Salt Lake City, UT @ Delta Center
10/12 Idaho Falls, ID @ Mountain America Center
10/14 Nampa, ID @ Ford Idaho Center
10/15 Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena
10/17 Eugene, OR @ Matthew Knight Center
10/19 Portland, OR @ Moda Center
10/20 Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome
10/22 Kelowna, BC @ Prospera Place Arena
10/23 Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
10/25 Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place
10/27 Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome
10/29 Winnipeg, MB @ Canada Life Center
10/31 St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
11/01 Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum
11/03 Knoxville, TN @ Thompson-Boling Arena
11/04 Charleston, WV @ Charleston Coliseum
11/06 Rochester, NY @ Blue Cross Arena
11/07 Allentown, PA @ PPL Center
11/10 Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
11/13 Manchester, NH @ SNHU Arena
11/15 Boston, MA @ TD Garden
11/16 Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
11/19 Montreal, QC @ Bell Center
11/20 Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
11/21 Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
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