Watch Tool’s Justin Chancellor wear Willy Wonka disguise to prank support band on stage

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Tool bassist Justin Chancellor dressed up in a Willy Wonka disguise to prank the band’s support act on tour – watch the footage below.Californian alt-rock trio Night Verses were the victims while wrapping up their support duties on their European tour in June.Yesterday (August 20), Tool posted a video on social media of Chancellor wearing a Willy Wonka disguise alongside members of the band’s crew in animal costumes as they invaded the stage during an instrumental breakdown in Night Verses’ set.Understandably, the band members were a little confused to see Chancellor carrying a cane onstage and trying to conduct them – though, to their credit, they didn’t seem too bothered by the antics and were able to complete the song without missing a beat.

Check out the moment here.A post shared by Tool (@toolmusic)Given Tool’s track record of pulling light-hearted pranks on their support bands, Night Verses may well have been expecting some tomfoolery.During Blonde Redhead’s last opening set for Tool in 2022, the band’s frontman Maynard James Keenan stormed the stage along with crew wearing blonde and red wigs.

And, once, Keenan even targeted his own bandmate – drummer Danny Carey’s spare drumstick got replaced with a dildo.As part of their European tour, Tool hit the UK for shows in Birmingham, Manchester and London.

In a four-star review of their show at London’s The O2 on June 3, NME said: “Putting all else aside, this is the perfect manifestation of where Tool are at now.