PRIMUS have announced an extensive, 46-date, coast-to-coast extension of their wildly popular “A Tribute To Kings” tour, paying homage to prog-rock legends RUSH. “A Tribute To Kings” will find the Bay area trio performing RUSH’s 1977 album “A Farewell To Kings” in its entirety, following a set of their own music. As bassist Les Claypool...
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PRIMUS Postpone Three Shows Due To COVID-19 Case Within Their Touring Party
PRIMUS have had to postpone a few upcoming dates on their ‘A Tribute To Kings‘ tour due to a confirmed COVID-19 case within their touring party. The affected shows are as follows: 10/08 Milwaukee, WI – BMO Pavilion 10/09 Kansas City, MO – Grinder’s 10/10 Cedar Rapids, IA – McGrath Amphitheatre PRIMUS commented of the...
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LES CLAYPOOL From PRIMUS On His METALLICA Audition: ‘I Would Have Only Lasted For A Month Or Two’
PRIMUS bassist/frontman Les Claypool recently sat down with the good folks over at Kerrang! magazine about that time he auditioned for METALLICA after the September 1986 death of bassist, Cliff Burton. When Les was asked about the validity of METALLICA frontman James Hetfield saying to Claypool that he was “much too talented” and to “go...
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PRIMUS Announce Rescheduled Dates For Their ‘A Tribute To Kings’ RUSH Tribute Tour
PRIMUS have announced the rescheduled dates for their tour where they will pay homage to prog-rock legends RUSH. Postponed from last year, “A Tribute To Kings” is a cross-country tour that will feature the Bay Area trio playing RUSH’s classic 1977 album “A Farewell To Kings” in its entirety, in addition to their own music....
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FOO FIGHTERS, DEFTONES, INCUBUS And PRIMUS Set For 2021 ‘Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival’
FOO FIGHTERS, DEFTONES, PRIMUS and INCUBUS are among the artists who are scheduled to perform at the the 2021 edition of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, which takes place September 2–5 on the Bonnaroo Farm, located just 60 miles southeast of Nashville in Manchester, Tennessee. Tickets go on sale today at noon CT at...
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Members Of TOOL, PRIMUS And COHEED AND CAMBRIA Cover A RUSH Classic
In what is quite possibly the coolest video you will see today, Danny Carey (TOOL), Les Claypool (PRIMUS), Claudio Sanchez (COHEED AND CAMBRIA), Bill Kelliher (MASTODON), Stephen Brodsky (MUTOID MAN, CAVE IN) and Jordan Olds (a.k.a. Gwarsenio Hall) have teamed up to record a quarantine cover version of RUSH’s “Anthem” as part of “Two Minutes...
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