Instrument are bringing their epic stay present again to Hawaii for the primary time in nearly a decade and a half.
The alt-metal heavyweights have introduced a one-off efficiency at Honolulu’s Blaisdell Enviornment on Dec. 19, their first present within the state since 2011.
The Honolulu cease extends a short worldwide run for the band this December, which additionally consists of newly introduced reveals in Yokohama (Dec. 11) and Kobe (Dec. 13). These Japanese dates will mark Instrument’s first performances in Japan since 2013.
A pre-sale for members of Instrument’s official fan membership, Instrument Military, kicks off Wednesday (July 23), with normal tickets out there Friday (July 25) by way of Ticketmaster.
The Honolulu gig will see Instrument return to Blaisdell Enviornment, the place they final carried out in 2011 throughout their 10,000 Days tour. Recognized for his or her immersive stage manufacturing and setlists mixing classics like “Schism” and “Parabola” with newer materials.
Instrument’s most up-to-date studio effort, Concern Inoculum, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 2019, incomes important acclaim and spawning their longest tour but. The album additionally broke boundaries for the band, with its almost 11-minute title monitor charting on the Billboard Scorching 100—a uncommon feat for such an expansive tune. The band’s third No. 1 album bowed in with 270,000 equal album models earned within the week ending Sept. 5, 2019, within the U.S., in accordance with Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 248,000 had been in album gross sales.
This 12 months, Instrument additionally performed a high-profile set at Black Sabbath’s historic “Again to the Starting” tribute live performance in Birmingham, U.Okay., the place they carried out “Forty Six & 2” and “Ænema and joined forces with Tony Iommi for a show-stopping rendition of Sabbath’s “Hand of Doom.”
Whereas these December dates are presently the one reveals on Instrument’s 2025 schedule, frontman Maynard James Keenan has hinted that “extra surprises” may very well be in retailer because the band proceed to experiment with new materials within the studio.