Primus

QRO pops open a can of pork soda to put on a spotlight on veteran alt-funksters Primus. ...

QRO pops open a can of pork soda to put on a spotlight on veteran alt-funksters Primus.

Name: Primus

Hometown: San Francisco, CA

Associated act(s): Oysterhead, Sausage

Members: Tim Alexander, Les Claypool, Todd Huth (former), Larry LaLonde, Jay Lane (former), Briyan Mantia (former), Tim Wright (former)

Albums: Suck On This (1989), Frizzle Fry (1990), Sailing the Seas of Cheese (1991), Pork Soda (1993), Tales from the Punchbowl (1995), Brown Album (1997), Rhinoplasty (1998), Antipop (1999), Green Naugahyde (2011), Sailing the Seas of Cheese (expanded edition) (2013), Primus & The Chocolate Factory (2014), The Desaturating Seven (2017)

PrimusRelated Articles:

Photo gallery of Les Claypool from Rothbury Festival in Rothbury, MI on July 4th, 2009

Photo gallery from Roseland Ballroom in New York, NY on September 30th, 2011

Review of Green Naugahyde

Photo gallery from Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines, IA on October 15th, 2011

Interview with Les Claypool

Live review playing Sailing the Seas of Cheese and Green Naugahyde at Royal Albert Hall in London, U.K. on April 4th, 2012

Photo gallery from Royal Albert Hall

Photo gallery from Wakarusa Festival in Ozark, AR on June 2nd, 2012

Photo gallery from High Sierra Music Festival in Quincy, CA on July 5th, 2013

Review as part of Riot Fest in Chicago, IL on September 14th, 2014

Photo gallery from Riot Fest

Photo gallery from JBL Live at Pier 97 in New York, NY on July 30th, 2015

Photo gallery from Fox Theatre in Oakland, CA on New Year’s Eve, 2015

Photo gallery from ACL Live at The Moody Theater in Austin, TX on October 22nd, 2017

Livestream review from Claypool Cellars in Sebastopol, CA on December 11th, 2020

Photo gallery of Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade at The Eastern in Atlanta, GA on June 10th, 2023

Tour dates:

Tuesday, April 2 – Boch Center Wang Theatre (The Wang Theatre) – Boston, MA#
Wednesday, April 3 – Boch Center Wang Theatre (The Wang Theatre) – Boston, MA#
Friday, April 5 – Premier Theater at Foxwoods Resorts Casino – Ledyard, CT#
Saturday, April 6 – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena – Atlantic City, NJ#
Sunday, April 7 – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek – Raleigh, NC#
Tuesday, April 9 – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre – Alpharetta, GA#
Wednesday, April 10 – FirstBank Amphitheater – Franklin, TN#
Friday, April 12 – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory – Irving, TX#
Saturday, April 13 – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – The Woodlands, TX#
Tuesday, April 16 – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre – Phoenix, AZ#
Wednesday, April 17 – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre – Phoenix, AZ#
Thursday, April 18 – The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park – San Diego, CA#
Saturday, April 20 – Hollywood Bowl – Los Angeles, CA#
Sunday, April 21 – The Greek Theatre – Berkeley, CA#
Tuesday, April 23 – Maverik Center – Salt Lake City, UT#
Thursday, April 25 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO#
Friday, April 26 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO#
Saturday, April 27 – Sick New World – Las Vegas, NV
Tuesday, April 30 – Azura Amphitheatre – Bonner Springs, KS#
Wednesday, May 1 – Wintrust Arena – Chicago, IL#
Thursday, May 2 – Pine Knob Music Theatre – Clarkston, MI#
Saturday, May 4 – Forest Hills Stadium – Forest Hills, NY#
Tuesday, May 6 – The F.M. Kirby Center – Wilkes-Barre, PA
Thursday, May 8 – Rabbit Rabbit – Asheville, NC+
Friday, May 9 – Charleston Music Hall – Charleston, SC
Saturday, May 11 – Welcome To Rockville – Daytona Beach, FL
Saturday, July 6 – High Sierra Music Festival – Quincy, CA
Sunday, July 7 – Vina Robles Amphitheatre – Paso Robles, CA*
Tuesday, July 9 – Yaamava’ Theater – Yaamava’ Theater – Highland, CA
Friday, July 12 – Redding Civic Auditorium – Redding, CA*!
Saturday, July 13 – Hayden Homes Amphitheater – Bend, OR*!
Monday, July 15 – Mountain America Center – Idaho Falls, ID*!
Thursday, July 18 – Marymoor Park – Redmond, WA*!
Friday, July 19 – Edgefield – Troutdale, OR*!
Saturday, July 20 – Spokane Pavilion – Spokane, WA*!
Monday, July 22 – Kettlehouse Amphitheater – Bonner, MT*!
Wednesday, July 24 – Denny Sanford Premier Center – Sioux Falls, SD*!
Friday, July 26 – The Ledge Amphitheater – Waite Park, MN^!
Saturday, July 27 – McGrath Amphitheatre – Cedar Rapids, IA^!
Sunday, July 28 – The Astro – La Vista, NE^!
Tuesday, July 30 – The Andrew J Brady Music Center – Cincinnati, OH^!
Thursday, August 1 – Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park – Indianapolis, IN^!
Friday, August 2 – Breese Stevens Field – Madison, WI^!
Saturday, August 3 – Saint Louis Music Park – St. Louis, MO^!
Monday, August 5 – Blossom Music Center – Cuyahoga Falls, OH^!
Tuesday, August 6 – KEMBA Live! – Columbus, OH^!
Thursday, August 8 – Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA~!
Friday, August 9 – Outer Harbor – Buffalo, NY~!
Saturday, August 10 – Michelob Ultra Summer Stage at Tag’s – Big Flats, NY~!
Monday, August 12 – Broadview Stage at SPAC – Saratoga Springs, NY~!
Tuesday, August 13 – State Theatre Summer Concert Series at Thompson’s Point – Portland, ME~!
Wednesday, August 14 – The Anthem – Washington, DC~!
Friday, August 16 – Virginia Credit Union LIVE! – Richmond, VA~!
Saturday, August 17 – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre – Charlotte, NC~!
Sunday, August 18 – Avondale Brewing Company – Birmingham, AL
Tuesday, August 20 – Grind City Amphitheater – Memphis, TN
Wednesday, August 21 – Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater – Austin, TX
Friday, August 23 – Dillon Amphitheater – Dillon, CO
Saturday, August 24 – Sunset Amphitheater – Colorado Springs, CO

+ with All Them Witches
# with A Perfect Circle & Puscifer
* with Guerilla Toss
^ with Too Many Zooz
~ with Fishbone
! with Coheed & Cambria

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