Tool class-action lawsuit lawyer, Stas Rusek, clarifies potential lawsuit

Atlanta, GA-based lawyer, Stas Reusek, recently began advertising a class-action lawsuit to disgruntled Tool fans following the underwhelming experience many of the attendees of "Tool In The Sand", which took place Punta Cana, Dominican Republic over the weekend. 

Reusek claims that not only is he a Tool fan but that he also attended the event, which featured two Tool sets with almost identical sets. Many fans were not happy about that when considering the cost and travel of the destination show.

In a new interview with Metal Hammer,  Rusek discussed his potential class action lawsuit against Tool and the festival promoters, accusing them of "a classic bait and switch" by failing to meet fan expectations with their setlists. 

Rusek shared the following:

The potential lawsuit against the promoters of Tool In The Sand is indeed being investigated. We have had lots of interest from Tool fans who attended the festival, a category which I personally fall into.

These were my 27th and 28th Tool shows. There was a palpable sense of betrayal in the air as the show began the second night, and it lingered throughout the remainder of the weekend.

What it boils down to is that purchasers of the festival package were promised 'two unique sets' by Tool. While the comments on these posts argue about what 'unique' means, the reality is that the opportunity to see Tool play two unique sets, ie no repeats, was the determining factor for most attendees to pull the trigger on spending thousands of dollars to attend.

Most Tool fans, like me, have attended multiple shows on the same tour, and we know that, due to the spectacular and complex nature of their show, most songs will be repeated. However, this is not what festival attendees were promised.