Halestorm’s Lizzie Hale Shares Concert Memory
Halestorm frontwoman Lizzie Hale has revealed that she once broke up with someone because he fell asleep during a Tool concert.
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Concert Experience and Life-Changing Albums
The singer and guitarist discussed her life in an interview with the publication Guitarist, naming 10 albums that significantly impacted her life. Among her selections was Tool’s 2001 alt-metal classic “Lateralus,” which led her to reminisce about the aforementioned incident.
Reflecting on her younger brother Arejay, now the drummer of Halestorm, she shared: “I had a shitty job as a waitress, and I bought us tickets to see Tool in Hershey Park. I was so excited.”
“Then Arejay did something that angered our parents, and they wouldn’t let him leave. I thought, ‘Okay, this could be an opportunity to ask someone out,’ so I did. I asked this guy Nate, and he said, ‘Yeah.’ I was like, ‘Nice!’ We didn’t have good seats, but it didn’t matter – the show was amazing. I sang every word.”
However, the moment turned out to be too good to be true. “Halfway through, I looked at my companion and saw that he had fallen asleep – for me, this was a real deal breaker!” she joked. “So Tool’s Lateralus changed lives in some strange way. My brother still teases me about this: ‘I wouldn’t sleep.’”
Latest Updates from Hale and Tool
Hale recently wrapped up her Skid Row career last summer following the departure of previous singer Erik Grönwall due to health issues.
After the last of four shows in Sacramento, California, she reflected on the “wonderful” experience, with Jon Bon Jovi publicly encouraging her to join the band permanently. “If you have to, combine the two groups,” he suggested, also referencing Halestorm.
Halestorm has also been confirmed to perform at this year’s Boardwalk Rock Festival in Ocean City, Maryland, on May 17 and 18.
Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Nickelback, and Shinedown will headline the event, for which you can find remaining tickets here.
Meanwhile, Tool has announced their own all-inclusive festival, Tool In The Sand, set to take place in the Dominican Republic in March.
The band will perform two sets at the festival, which will also showcase performances from Mastodon, Primus, Coheed And Cambria, Eagles Of Death Metal, CKY, King’s X, and others. Alex Gray and Allison Gray have been named as special guests. Find remaining tickets here.
Maynard James Keenan has finally named his favorite tool: the battery-powered air nail gun.
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