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Primus was founded in 1984 in El Sobrante, California by Les Claypool and guitarist Todd Huth, who were later joined by drummer Jay Lane. Beginning as an underground act, the band slowly gained notoriety and critical acclaim after their records Sailing the Seas of Cheese (1991) and Pork Soda (1993) both went Platinum, along with their records, Wynona's Big Brown Beaver (1996), Sailing the Seas of Cheese (Deluxe Edition) (2013) and Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble (2015), all three of which earned Grammy nominations. After the release of their record Antipop in 1999, the group disbanded but reformed as a touring entity in 2010 and began releasing music again soon after; Primus has released nine studio albums in total. The present lineup features Claypool on bass, Larry “Ler” LaLonde on guitar and Tim “Herb” Alexander on drums. Primus have delighted audiences all over the world with their oddball lyricism and out-of-the-box approach to music for over 40 years, and continue to be dedicated to bringing their innovative discography on the road.

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Primus 2025 Tour Dates:

Sessanta V 2.0: Primus, Puscifer, A Perfect Circle Tour Dates:

  • 04/24/25 – Palm Desert, CA @ Acrisure Arena at Greater Palm Springs
  • 04/25/25 – Las Vegas, NV @ PH Live at Planet Hollywood
  • 04/27/25 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater
  • 04/29/25 – San Antonio, TX @ Freeman Coliseum
  • 05/01/25 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center
  • 05/02/25 – Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP
  • 05/06/25 – Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live
  • 05/08/25 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds
  • 05/10/25 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
  • 05/11/25 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
  • 05/14/25 – Manchester, NH @ SNHU Arena
  • 05/15/25 – Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at the Man
  • 05/17/25 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center
  • 05/18/25 – Fairfax, VA @ EagleBank Arena
  • 05/20/25 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Petersen Events Center
  • 05/22/25 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage
  • 05/24/25 – Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center
  • 05/25/25 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom usic Center
  • 05/28/25 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
  • 05/29/25 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre - St. Louis, MO
  • 05/31/25 – Milwaukee, WI @ American Family Insurance Amphitheater - Summerfest Grounds
  • 06/01/25 – Saint Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
  • 06/03/25 – Omaha, NE @ Baxter Arena
  • 06/06/25 – Ridgefield, WA @ Cascades Amphitheater
  • 06/07/25 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre 

Onward & Upward Summer Tour 2025 Dates:

  • 07/05/25 – Paso Robles, CA @ Vina Robles Amphitheatre
  • 07/07/25 – Sandy, UT @ Sandy Amphitheater
  • 07/09/25 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
  • 07/11/25 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed Outdoors (Fairgrounds)
  • 07/13/25 – Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle (with Ty Segall)
  • 07/15/25 – Louisville, KY @ Iroquois Amphitheater
  • 07/16/25 – Sterling Heights, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
  • 07/18/25 – Lafayette, NY @ Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards - Apple Hill Campus
  • 07/21/25 – New York, NY @ The Rooftop at Pier 17
  • 07/22/25 – Bridgeport, CT @ Harford HealthCare Amphitheater
  • 07/23/25 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater
  • 07/25/25 – Atlanta, GA @ Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park
  • 07/26/25 – Wilmington, NC @ Live Oak Bank Pavilion
  • 07/28/25 – New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theatre-New Orleans
  • 07/29/25 – Shreveport, LA @ Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium
  • 07/30/25 – Dallas, TX @ The Bomb Factory
  • 08/01/25 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre
  • 08/02/25 – San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU
  • 08/03/25 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Quarry Amphitheater
  • 08/06/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
  • 08/07/25 – Sacramento, CA @ Channel 24
  • 08/08/25 – Sacramento, CA @ Channel 24

Setlists

  1. Set 1:

    1. -Clown Dream (Danny Elfman cover)
    2. 1.To Defy the Laws of Tradition
    3. 2.Last Salmon Man
    4. 3.Groundhog's Day
    5. 4.Dirty Drowning Man
    6. 5.Seas of Cheese
    7. 6.Mr. Krinkle (Tour debut)
    8. 7.The Heckler
    9. 8.Golden Boy
    10. 9.Harold of the Rocks

  2. Set 2:

    1. 10.Spegetti Western
    2. 11.Moron TV
    3. 12.HOINFODAMAN (with "Iron Man" intro)
    4. 13.Lee Van Cleef
    5. 14.Eleven (Tour debut)
    6. 15.Restin' Bones
    7. 16.Hamburger Train
    8. 17.Tommy the Cat

  3. Encore

    1. 18.Southbound Pachyderm
    2. -Pure Imagination (Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley cover)
    1. -Clown Dream (Danny Elfman cover)
    2. 1.Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers (Just Danny Carey on drums)
    3. 2.Too Many Puppies (Just Danny Carey on drums)
    4. 3.American Life (Just Danny Carey on drums)
    5. 4.Here Come the Bastards
    6. 5.Harold of the Rocks
    7. 6.Groundhog's Day (>)
    8. 7.Polka Dot Rose (Oysterhead cover) (partial) (> "Groundhog’s Day" reprise)
    9. 8.Duchess and the Proverbial Mind Spread
    10. 9.Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
    11. 10.My Name Is Mud
    12. -Pure Imagination (Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley cover)
    1. -Paint Your Wagon

  2. Holy Mackerel

    1. 1.Highball With the Devil (Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel cover)
    2. 2.Holy Mackerel (Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel cover)
    3. 3.Precipitation (Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel cover) (all 3 bands)

  3. Frog Brigade (with Larry LaLonde)

    1. 4.Thela Hun Ginjeet (King Crimson cover) (also with MIRV)
    2. 5.Rumble of the Diesel (Les Claypool cover)
    3. 6.Whamola (The Les Claypool Frog Brigade cover)
    4. 7.D's Diner (The Les Claypool Frog Brigade cover)

  4. Primus (with Bryan Mantia)

    1. -Clown Dream (Danny Elfman cover)
    2. 8.Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers
    3. 9.Fisticuffs (not on written setlist; added to fill time before the New Year’s countdown)
    4. 10.Bob's Party Time Lounge (first time since 2000; with New Year’s countdown)
    5. 11.Groundhog's Day (with “DMV” and “777-9311” teases)
    6. 12.Duchess and the Proverbial Mind Spread (also with Mike Dillon)
    7. 13.The Antipop
    8. 14.My Name Is Mud

  5. Encore

    1. 15.Here Come the Bastards (all 3 bands)
    2. -Pure Imagination (Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley cover)
    1. -Paint Your Wagon

  2. Holy Mackerel

    1. 1.Holy Mackerel (Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel cover)
    2. 2.Highball With the Devil (Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel cover)
    3. 3.Hendershot (Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel cover) (all 3 bands)

  3. Frog Brigade (with Larry LaLonde)

    1. 4.Up on the Roof (The Les Claypool Frog Brigade cover)
    2. 5.David Makalaster (The Les Claypool Frog Brigade cover) (with “Southbound Pachyderm” tease)
    3. 6.Riddles Are Abound Tonight (Sausage cover)
    4. 7.D's Diner (The Les Claypool Frog Brigade cover)

  4. Primus (with Bryan Mantia)

    1. -Clown Dream (Danny Elfman cover)
    2. 8.Restin' Bones (first time since 1997; first time played in full)
    3. 9.Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers
    4. 10.American Life
    5. 11.Fisticuffs
    6. 12.Shake Hands With Beef
    7. 13.Jerry Was a Race Car Driver

  5. Encore

    1. 14.Here Come the Bastards (all 3 bands)
    2. 15.Cosmic Highway (The Les Claypool Frog Brigade cover) (all 3 bands)
    1. -Clown Dream (Danny Elfman cover)
    2. 1.The Ol' Diamondback Sturgeon (Fisherman's Chronicles, Part 3)
    3. 2.Welcome to This World
    4. 3.My Name Is Mud
    5. 4.Over the Electric Grapevine
    6. 5.HOINFODAMAN (tour debut, with “Eternal Consumption Engine” tease)
    7. 6.The Toys Go Winding Down (>)
    8. 7.Pudding Time
    9. 8.American Life (extended jam)
    10. 9.Seas of Cheese (with "DMV" tease)
    11. 10.Mr. Krinkle
    12. 11.Over the Falls
    13. 12.Conspiranoia
    14. 13.Frizzle Fry
    15. 14.Harold of the Rocks (extended jam)

  2. Encore

    1. 15.Tommy the Cat
    2. -Pure Imagination (Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley cover)

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The Sessanta V 2.0: Primus, Puscifer, A Perfect Circle tour continued in 2025, with dates scheduled across North America through early June. The group then embarked on their Onward & Upward Summer Tour 2025 through early August.

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Reviews

Rating: 4.6 out of 5 based on 109 reviews
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  • Great sound

    by Sam on 2022-06-12Grey Eagle Event Centre - CalgaryRating: 4 out of 5

    Never been to the Grey Eagle, great staff and the sound was awesome!!

  • Amazing show

    by Cris on 2022-06-12Grey Eagle Event Centre - CalgaryRating: 5 out of 5

    A trippy audiovisual experience, like nothing I’d ever seen before. The music is the perfect vessel to focus on the visuals. It was fantastic

  • Epic

    by Ryan on 2022-06-12Grey Eagle Event Centre - CalgaryRating: 5 out of 5

    What an amazing concert. Top tier talent covering top tier talent. Threw in some originals too.

  • Good as always

    by Scotty on 2022-06-12Grey Eagle Event Centre - CalgaryRating: 5 out of 5

    Primus always puts on a great show. The Rush cover album was played perfectly. Les claypool absolutely shreds that bass. Turned my wife into a fan.

  • 'Pimus'-"Tribute to Kings"

    by Frank-R65 on 2022-06-08Burton Cummings Theatre - WinnipegRating: 5 out of 5

    'Primus' performed at The Burton Cummings Theatre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on a sunny Saturday evening June 4, 2022. Primus (and Rush) fans alike, were entertained by 'Working Men' on stage. Their first set opened up with Primus songs current and past. A brief intermission and 'The Burton Cummings' theatre went back to 1977 when 'A Farewell To Kings' inspired us preteens in Winnipeg's North End. The stage setup was clean. Primus put alot, and alot of effort not only by a great performance; they use the same guitar's and equipment setup to get as close to a 1977 performance in June of 2022. Primus made an incredible effort to perfect every note and beat as it if Rush was on stage. Primus is truly a hard working band on the road giving the 'Working Man' status. Primus, thank you so much for putting Winnipeg on the schedule as one of the last minute stops on your Canadian your Canadian tour. Best of luck and safe travels on your remaining shows. Regards, Francisco B. Oliveira

  • Primus never disappoints. A phenomenal show.

    by Msfrizzlefry on 2022-06-07Burton Cummings Theatre - WinnipegRating: 5 out of 5

    The venue was intimate, beautiful and the sound was fantastic. Primus, as always, was perfect.

  • Wonderous!

    by JohnQPublic75 on 2022-06-07Burton Cummings Theatre - WinnipegRating: 5 out of 5

    Primus killed it! Rush tribute was epic! Claypool and the boys were on point and the crowd was great. Fantastic show!

  • Primus @ Burt w/Black Mountain

    by DF on 2022-06-07Burton Cummings Theatre - WinnipegRating: 5 out of 5

    Excellent opening band, Primus nailed every song! Great sound on the main level, good mixes. If you had been thinking of going and didn’t you missed a GREAT event!

  • Great Show!

    by Pk on 2022-06-07Burton Cummings Theatre - WinnipegRating: 5 out of 5

    Terrific musicianship, amazimg what sound 3 players can create. Can definitely see the Rush influence that way! Great recreation of Farewell to Kings. And amazing bass sounds throughout. And definetely got our money's worth! Hope they come back!

  • Best Concert Ever!

    by Brad Jr on 2022-06-07Burton Cummings Theatre - WinnipegRating: 5 out of 5

    Wow! Best Concert Ever! Do you ever get your money's worth for this show. Entertained for hours with the amazing music of Primus. Les Claypool is a musical genius. Highly recommend seeing this set in person! Thank you! The sound at the Burt is great.

  • Amazing set

    by Matty on 2022-06-07Burton Cummings Theatre - WinnipegRating: 5 out of 5

    Primus was my first real show since COVID and it didn’t disappoint. Nearly 3 hours of music in 3 sets including an entire RUSH album in the middle. Absolutely great energy. Seats in the venue were build for gnomes and the sound it wasn’t perfect but Les Claypool made up for it with the great set.

  • Primus and Black Mountain

    by Dave on 2022-06-07Burton Cummings Theatre - WinnipegRating: 4 out of 5

    The venue was great. Black Mountain was good, but the sound quality was very bad. It was loud and difficult to hear the lead guitar and vocals. Primus had their sound right, and put on a very good show.

  • Great show!

    by DamB on 2022-06-07Burton Cummings Theatre - WinnipegRating: 5 out of 5

    Show started with a great set of Primus songs. Middle was the Rush tribute then they finished with more Primus (with an encore). I love Primus and am not so big on Rush, but I still loved the show. Rush set was so involved it was impressive to watch. Tim’s setup was enormous. I’ve found some previous Primus tours to be jam odysseys which was fun but they blasted out lots of old hits in tight form with some jammy teasers. Go see this tour!

  • It’s Primus

    by Jaison on 2022-05-30L'Olympia - MontrealRating: 5 out of 5

    The venue and staff were by far the best ever. Watched them even give a bucket to a guy throwing up hahah And what more do I need to say other than this is Primus. If you know you know. AND the okayed farewell to kings in its entirety. EPIC SHOW !

  • Great performance, meh crowd.

    by GrooveHacker on 2022-05-28Massey Hall - TorontoRating: 4 out of 5

    Primus played absolutely phenomenally, everyone was on point on their instrument, and hearing both Primus and Rush at the same show was a blast. The one downside was that the etiquette was to sit during the show, which kind of sucks considering Primus is something you’d like to stand for and jam out to.

  • Good show but poor sound

    by Pfan on 2022-05-25Massey Hall - TorontoRating: 3 out of 5

    Big fan of primus and they played some cool versions of rushes album. The visuals were really cool and the view was great. My only problem was with the sound... i dont know if it was because of where i was up in the gallery but it was way too quiet and muddy. The speaker up there didnt appear to be on or the sound guy didnt know what he was doing in my opinion. That was my first time at massey hall so maybe thats just how it is there

  • Sick!

    by HalfBeast333 on 2022-05-24Centre Videotron - QuébecRating: 5 out of 5

    The setlist was just great, a lot of older songs that you don't expect to hear live no more!

  • Primus show

    by Chico on 2022-05-24L'Olympia - MontrealRating: 5 out of 5

    The primus show was outstanding , we loved every second of it , even the opening group black mountain, primus is one of them groups you have to see live, they are something to see and overall to hear , thank you primus for the tribute to rush it sent shiver’s through my body, the audio sound was so good thank you.

  • Primus Farewell to kings

    by Bro on 2022-05-22Massey Hall - TorontoRating: 5 out of 5

    Massey hall sounds amazing. Can see from everwhere

  • Magistral!!!

    by Bern on 2022-05-20Centre Videotron - QuébecRating: 5 out of 5

    Un excellent musicien en plein contrôle!! Hallucinant!!