Mind blowing
by }Fear_Inoculum{ on 2024-01-31Rogers Arena - VancouverI've been a TOOL fan for a very long time. Admittedly not a "day 1"fan, in fact it took until Lateralus for me to really "get"the band. Since 2001, they've been my favorite band, and it's not close. Over the proceeding 22 years, for various reasons, I was never able to catch a live show. Raising kids is expensive (especially when your son is a high level athlete that gets recruited for various travel teams). Combined with work, and life, I'd always miss any shows......if they even came my way. Finally the stars aligned. I was actually supposed to see them for the first time at the Aftershock and PowerTrip festivals in California, then they announced the NA tour......Kelowna and Vancouver. I sold my tickets to the festivals, and bought tickets for the Kelowna and Vancouver shows. The Kelowna show was really good. Small venue though, so the sound and video weren't the greatest. Still had an awesome time. Then we flew down to Vancouver the next day. The difference in the two shows was night and day. As my concert buddy (AKA the aforementioned son) said: "it was like watching a 720p TV (the Kelowna show) and then watching a 4k TV (Vancouver)". It was simply incredible. A TOOL concert isn't just a concert. It's an experience. The lasers. The light show. The 4k screens on the stage. Insane. It was the the most incredible concert/visual/sensory experience of my life. I was literally high and buzzing off of it for the next month. I can't believe I waited 22 years to finally see these guys in concert. Now, I'm going to go see them again in Las Vegas in ~2 weeks. Do yourself a favor, go see these guys live. You will not be disappointed. Spiral out 🤘👽🌀