In the latest announcement of summer tours we didn’t know that we needed, funk-metallers Primus have announced a very special outing. The upcoming “A Tribute to Kings” tour will see the trio pay tribute to the gods of progressive rock, Rush, as Primus will play the iconic A Farewell to Kings album front to back, along with some of their classic tunes.
The tour was originally slated for this past fall, but when Slayer came calling for Primus to support them on their Final Campaign tour, Les Claypool and Co. answered the call, and held off on the tribute tour until now. This tour is made a bittersweet one, given the recent passing of Rush drummer Neil Peart last month, following a quiet battle with brain cancer.
This won’t be the first time that singer/bassist Les Claypool has paid tribute to the prog rock powerhouses of yesteryear. With his Colonel Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade (try saying that one three times fast), he covered the Pink Floyd classic Animals. While it was “an insane amount of work,” the frontman claims it was “one of the most enjoyable live endeavors I’ve ever done.”
Wolfmother has been tapped to support the entirety of the tour, with The Sword and Battles more or less splitting the dates down the middle for their respective support.
Check out the full list of dates below:
5/26: Irving, TX: The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory *^
5/27 Houston, TX: Revention Music Center *^
5/29 Austin, TX: ACL Live at the Moody Theater *^
5/30 New Orleans, LA: Saenger Theater *^
6/01 Asheville, NC: ExploreAsheville.com Arena *^
6/03 Orlando, FL: Hard Rock Live Orlando *^
6/05 Atlanta, GA: Coca-Cola Roxy *^
6/06 Charlotte, NC: Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre *^
6/07 Raleigh, NC: Red Hat Amphitheater *^
6/09 Cincinnati, OH: PNC Pavilion *^
6/10 Columbus, OH: Express Live! – Outdoor *^
6/12 Manchester, TN: Bonnaroo Arts And Music Festival
6/15 Richmond, VA: Virginia Credit Union LIVE! *^
6/16 Baltimore, MD: MECU Pavilion *^
6/17 New York, NY: Beacon Theatre *^
6/19 Philadelphia, PA: The Met Philadelphia *^
6/20 Asbury Park, NJ: The Stone Pony Summer Stage *^
6/21 Essex Junction, VT: Midway Lawn at Champlain Valley Exposition *^
6/23 Boston, MA: Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion *^
6/24 Wallingford, CT: Toyota Oakdale Theatre *^
6/26 Sterling Heights, MI: Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill *^
6/27 Cleveland, OH: Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica *^
6/28 Pittsburgh, PA: Stage AE – Outdoor *^
6/30 Toronto, ON: RBC Echo Beach *^
7/02 Lafayette, NY: Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards *
7/03 Westbrook ME: Main Savings Pavilion at Rock Row *
7/06 Indianapolis, IN: The Amphitheater at White River State Park *+
7/07 Milwaukee, WI: BMO Harris Pavilion *+
7/08 Minneapolis, MN: The Armory *+
7/10 Chicago, IL: The Chicago Theatre *+
7/11 St Louis, MO: Saint Louis Music Park *+
7/12 Kansas City, MO: Crossroads KC *+
7/14 Denver, CO: The Mission Ballroom *+
7/15 Salt Lake City, UT: The Complex *+
7/17 Berkeley, CA: Greek Theater *+
7/18 Los Angeles, CA: Greek Theatre *+
7/19 Las Vegas, NV: Pearl Theater at Palms Casino Resort *+
7/21 Boise, ID: Outlaw Field at Idaho Botanical Garden *+
7/23 Bonner, MT: KettleHouse Amphitheater *+
7/24 Redmond, WA: Marymoor Park *+
7/25 Troutdale, OR: Edgefield *+
7/28 Spokane, WA: Riverfront Park Amphitheater *+
7/29 Bend, OR: Les Schwab Amphitheater *+
7/31 Paso Robles, CA: Vina Robles Amphitheatre *+
8/01 San Diego, CA: SDSU Credit Union Open Air Theatre*+
8/02 Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Federal Theatre *+
* w/ Wolfmother
^ w/ The Sword
+ w/ Battles
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