Maynard James Keenan has been celebrating his 60th birthday all month with two of his bands, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer, along with Primus on the “Sessanta” tour. On Saturday night (April 20) at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, fans were in for a treat. three of Keenan's bands when Tool gave a surprise performance towards the end of the concert.
The tour usually has a policy of not shooting videos until the last song of the night, which is usually Puscifer's Grand Canyon, but Keenan said from the stage that he would allow the next song to be filmed because he had “picked up some strays” to join in. him on stage. At that point, Tool's Danny Carey, Adam Jones and Justin Chancellor left, much to the delight of fans.
Keenan joked: “Danny's up there and he's like, 'You call this a fucking battery!' Where's the rest?'” alluding to Stickman Tool's usual elaborate setup. Tool then launched into “Ænema” with Primus's Les Claypool joining Keenan on vocals.
That wasn't the only surprise at the Los Angeles concert. Earlier in the night, original A Perfect Circle members Paz Lenchantin (bass) and Troy Van Leeuwen (guitar) joined APC to perform “Judith.”
The concert also marked the last of the departure of A Perfect Circle drummer Josh Freese, who rejoined the band for the tour, but noted before it began that he would only remain through the Hollywood Bowl show due to his commitments to Foo. Fighters. Puscifer's Gunnar Olsen will take charge of the team behind APC for the remainder of the tour.
The “Sessanta” tour will have a show on May 4 in Queens, New York, with tickets for the remaining dates. available here.
Watch Tool's surprise performance and A Perfect Circle's reunion with Lenchantin and Van Leeuwen below, followed by photos from the “Sessanta” tour kickoff in Boston earlier this month.
Photo Gallery: A Perfect Circle, Primus and Puscifer Kick Off “Sessanta Tour” in Boston (click to enlarge and scroll):
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