Tool closed out Louder Than Life on Sunday night with a phenomenal set, and Maynard James Keenan did it 25 days after having his hip replaced.
The set was absolutely incredible. The crowd was fired up and packed the entire time, and Tool proved why they are one of the best live bands on the planet. Keenan looked and sounded great, working the stage with a cane, the mohawk up, and the voice all the way there.
Keenan's left hip gave out on July 3 in Luxembourg during the A Perfect Circle tour and he finished that run on a cane. The replacement, his second, was August 26 in Los Angeles. "Cancelling isn't an option. People have purchased tickets and booked travel and lodging," he wrote. Louder Than Life is America's largest rock and metal festival, with more than 230,000 expected across four days in Louisville. Roughly 27 shows in 18 countries with Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer are still ahead through Christmas.