Tool light show

Those who have seen Tool perform live are aware that the band’s elaborate stage production, lighting and visuals are as integral to the experience as their music.

Tool lighting designer

In a piece published earlier this month over at plsn.com, the band’s stage production crew Mark “Junior” Jacobson (lighting), Breckinridge Haggerty (video) and Scott Wilson (lasers), explain what has gone into the band’s current tour and the challenges that it continues to offer.

Jacobson, who has been  involved in designing the touring production for the band for the past 23 years, stated that this time around frontman Maynard James Keenan made the conscious choice to be a bit more prevalent onstage:

“After 18 years of requesting no light, the timing this time around just felt right to start lighting Maynard.

He has come to me and requested certain times that he wishes to be lit. I think if he is expecting the light to come on, it’s fine. We try not to surprise him and throw him off balance.”

Meanwhile, Haggerty reveals that while they operate from a cue list, the numer

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