Rock band Tool is in hot water, and there might even be a lawsuit involved. The outfit, led by frontman Maynard James Keenan, promised two different “unique sets” for their concerts in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic on March 7 and March 8. There have been quite a few reports of the band not following through and instead repeating their setlist for both performances. Four of the nine songs that Tool played on March 8 were duplicates of songs performed the night before. Now, one lawyer alleges that more than 100 people are ready to take legal action against the band.
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The lawyer in question is Stas Rusek, who has seen Tool live dozens of times. He was part of the disappointed audience on March 8. He was also the one to motivate other attendees to file a lawsuit against the band for not following through. And according to him, more than 100 people have already signed up to launch the lawsuit. He expects even more jilted fans to come through, after which he will file the suit “as soon as ethically possible.”
“I expect a few dozen more per day for the next few weeks,” said Rusek in an interview with Vulture.
It’s certainly plausible that a lot of people want compensation for not getting the performance they were promised. For days now, footage of angry fans booing, yelling, and flipping off the band on that second night has been circulating social media.
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Rusek also spoke to Metal Hammer about the impending potential lawsuit. He was forththright about the fact that this could be a difficult case, considering there are a few different ideas out there of what “unique” means.
“We have had lots of interest from Tool fans who attended the festival, a category which I personally fall into,” Rusek told Metal Hammer in a recent statement. “These were my 27th and 28th Tool shows. 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. What it boils down to is that purchasers of the festival package were promised ‘two unique sets’ by Tool. While the comments on these posts argue about what ‘unique’ means, the reality is that the opportunity to see Tool play two unique sets, i.e. no repeats, was the determining factor for most attendees to pull the trigger on spending thousands of dollars to attend.”
So far, none of the members of Tool nor their reps have spoken out about the controversy.
Tool is currently on tour throughout Mexico and are set to play in Mexico City on March 15. From there, the band will tour South America, starting in Argentina on March 22.
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