Disappointed Tool Fans Look to Launch Class Action Lawsuit Against the Band After Live in the Sand Festival

Last weekend, Tool held their Live in the Sand festival in the Dominican Republic. Fans were willing to drop thousands of dollars on tickets and travel expenses to see the legendary progressive metal band play two unique headlining sets during the three-day event. The rest of the lineup, which included Primus, Mastodon, and many more, was the icing on the cake. However, many fans were disappointed when Tool played two very similar sets. That disappointment may turn into a class action lawsuit against the band.

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Metal Sucks reports that one of the disappointed festival goers was attorney Stas Rusek who is calling on other disappointed attendees to join him in a class action lawsuit against the band. He claims that fans were essentially cheated because the band promised two unique sets but their set on the second night included several repeat songs from the first night.

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Stas Rusek on His Possible Class Action Lawsuit Against Tool

Stas Rusek isn’t just an attorney who went to the Live in the Sand festival on a lark. He’s a longtime fan of the band. “These were my 27^th and 28^th Tool shows,” he told Metal Hammer. “There was a palpable sense of betrayal in the air as the show began the second night, and it lingered throughout the remainder of the weekend,” he added.

“What it boils down to is that purchasers of the festival packages were promised ‘two unique sets by Tool,” he said. “While the comments on these posts argue about what ‘unique’ means, the reality is that the opportunity to see Tool play two unique sets, ie, no repeats, was the determining factor for most attendees to pull the trigger on spending thousands of dollars to attend,” he explained. Rusek is currently in the process of collecting testimony from his fellow festival attendees to get the class action suit rolling.

“Most Tool fans, like me, have attended multiple shows on the same tour and we know that, due to the spectacular and complex nature of their show, most songs will be repeated. However, this is not what festival attendees were promised,” Rusek explained.

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