I’ve seen them 24 times from Coast to Coast (in the US at least) and have never paid anywhere close to $200 for a ticket. Including a show at a small NY Opera house on the 10K Days mini-tour where I was greeted by a tux-wearing usher and had to check my coat at the door.
Radiohead and Beyoncé (among others) - 2 of the biggest names in music whether we want to admit it or not - have both dropped brand new albums with NO prior warning, marketing or announcement of any kind. Tool announced the release date months in advance and even told fans in advance that new music was going to be played on the tour that just completed.
The setlist from this most recent tour contained 11-13 songs depending on if it was a festival gig or not.
Of those 11-13 songs - TWO were brand new tracks, ONE was a brand new drum solo, and THREE others (Intolerance, Sweat, and Part of Me) have been extremely rare cuts over the last decade (or more).
So going into the most recent tour, chances were 100% that out of the 11-13 songs they were going to play, you were going to get no less than 3 new songs you’d never heard before (period) and almost 100% that you’d get a 4th song you’d at least never heard live before.
Now get off your f’ing soapbox. We need the f’ing space to nail the next fool poster.
Ænima:$300 / $50
Original prints are $300+ on Ebay
The knockoff that I have sell cheaper on Ebay
Lateralus: $38.99
bought from ToolArmy, didn't have the cash to get the $150 signed one
at the time. Not too expensive on Ebay right now.
10,000 Days: $49.99
Never released by the band only knockoffs available on Ebay
Salival: $69.99
Also never officially released. I don't have one of these, but knockoffs available on Ebay. Too expensive for a knockoff. I'm happy just having my original VHS copy.
$238.54 gets you all the knockoffs. If you want the 4 originals it'll be $368.56
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005BGV2
Undertow Vinyl for $25:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000000992/
Opiate Vinyl for $9:
https://www.amazon.com/Opiate-Ep-Tool/dp/B00000098N
Of those 11-13 songs - TWO were brand new tracks, ONE was a brand new drum solo, and THREE others (Intolerance, Sweat, and Part of Me) have been extremely rare cuts over the last decade (or more).
So going into the most recent tour, chances were 100% that out of the 11-13 songs they were going to play, you were going to get no less than 3 new songs you’d never heard before (period) and almost 100% that you’d get a 4th song you’d at least never heard live before.
Opiate: $12.59
Lost my first copy I got at a record store in the 90's, re-bought this on Amazon.
Undertow: [$16.98](http://www.amazon.com/Undertow-Vinyl-Tool/dp/B000000992/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346420953&sr=8-1&keywords=tool+vinyl
&qid=1346420953&sr=8-4&keywords=tool+vinyl)
I bought in '95 at a local record shop in PA. Easily available on Amazon.
Ænima:$300 / $50
Original prints are $300+ on Ebay
The knockoff that I have sell cheaper on Ebay
Lateralus: $38.99
bought from ToolArmy, didn't have the cash to get the $150 signed one
at the time. Not too expensive on Ebay right now.
10,000 Days: $49.99
Never released by the band only knockoffs available on Ebay
Salival: $69.99
Also never officially released. I don't have one of these, but knockoffs available on Ebay. Too expensive for a knockoff. I'm happy just having my original VHS copy.
$238.54 gets you all the knockoffs. If you want the 4 originals it'll be $368.56
Hope that helps.
These records are really common. Here it is on Amazon for $25 bux. https://www.amazon.com/Undertow-Vinyl-Tool/dp/B000000992/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=tool+vinyl&qid=1565982910&s=gateway&sr=8-2