Instrument stunned attendees through the Bass Journal Awards at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California on Thursday evening (January twenty third) with a two-song set. The band was readily available to have fun Justin Chancellor’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
Chancellor was marketed to carry out on the occasion with fellow bassists Victor Wooten and Steve Bailey, in addition to “members of Instrument.” Nevertheless, followers on the intimate setting acquired a welcome shock when the complete band confirmed as much as carry out “Schism” and “Jambi.”
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Previous the ceremony, Instrument paid tribute to Chancellor on Instagram, writing, “Congratulations to our very personal Justin Chancellor as he’s honored with a Bass Journal Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his bass wizardry and alchemy with Instrument, since 1995.”
The shock gig got here forward of the band’s “Instrument within the Sand” vacation spot competition happening March Seventh-Ninth on the Exhausting Rock Lodge & On line casino & Royalton Resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The three-day occasion may even function performances by Mastodon, Primus, Coheed and Cambria, and extra, with ticket packages out there on the fest’s official website.
Instrument may even play their first-ever South American exhibits this spring, in addition to a pair gigs in Mexico, with tickets out there right here.
Followers may also catch Maynard James Keenan when he heads out on the “Sessanta V2.0” tour along with his bands A Excellent Circle and Puscifer, together with Primus. Tickets for that outing could be bought right here.
See footage of Instrument performing on the Bass Journal Awards courtesy of photographer Tim Cadiente above, in addition to a video clip of the efficiency through Reddit beneath.
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