Tue 2 Aug – A Perfect Circle
How does a band who hasn’t released music since 2004’s Emotive, and has played few shows in between nearly sell out the 9,450 capacity red rocks amphitheatre? The simplest answer may be that the band features Maynard James Keenan the lead singer of the rock band TOOL. The cult-like following TOOL has garnered over their 20 years certainly does spill over into A Perfect Circle’s fan base, but don’t let that fool you. A Perfect Circle is not some kind of “side-project’ for Maynard to indulge in his musical guilty pleasures. A Perfect Circle is its own entity as a band with a sound very much different than TOOL. This is because the center-piece of A Perfect Circle is the guitarist/singer Billy Howerdel. The audience was well aware of this as Maynard introduced the band after a few songs. Based on audience approval, Howerdel received the most cheers from a dedicated and captivated crowd. So, how does Howerdel…
How does a band who hasn’t released music since 2004’s Emotive, and has played few shows in between nearly sell out the 9,450 capacity red rocks amphitheatre? The simplest answer may be that the band features Maynard James Keenan the lead singer of the rock band TOOL. The cult-like following TOOL has garnered over their 20 years certainly does spill over into A Perfect Circle’s fan base, but don’t let that fool you. A Perfect Circle is not some kind of “side-project’ for Maynard to indulge in his musical guilty pleasures. A Perfect Circle is its own entity as a band with a sound very much different than TOOL. This is because the center-piece of A Perfect Circle is the guitarist/singer Billy Howerdel. The audience was well aware of this as Maynard introduced the band after a few songs. Based on audience approval, Howerdel received the most cheers from a dedicated and captivated crowd. So, how does Howerdel…
