Primus will honor Rush by taking part in the whole lot of 1977’s A Farewell to Kings on their upcoming summer time tour, fittingly titled A Tribute to Kings.
The reveals will open with a set of Primus materials, adopted by A Farewell to Kings, the primary Rush album Primus frontman and bassist Les Claypool heard. The thought was proposed to them final 12 months however was postponed after they bought concerned in a tour with Slayer. Claypool mentioned he obtained Geddy Lee‘s blessing for the tour.
“I texted with him — I keep up a correspondence with Geddy — simply to verify we weren’t trodding on one thing bizarre,” Claypool instructed Rolling Stone. “So I checked in with him to see what he considered it, and he was excited concerning the notion. … He thought it was an incredible concept.”
Claypool, who first noticed Rush on the Hemispheres tour in 1978, acknowledged that Neil Peart’s latest death put an additional wrinkle into the proceedings. “We’re attempting to be as delicate as we probably can, so it doesn’t appear as if we’re simply leaping on the, ‘Hey, a superhero has died, let’s exit and do a tribute to him’ kind factor,” he famous. “It’s about admiration for these wonderful musicians and pals.”
The 2 bands struck up a friendship in 1992, when Primus served as Rush’s opening act. Claypool described it as “fairly surreal. After which to fulfill these guys after which to befriend these guys and the next years of friendship and whatnot was fairly wonderful.”
In 2001, a Claypool aspect venture, Colonel Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, coated Pink Floyd‘s Animals in its entirety. “It was an insane quantity of labor, however ended up being some of the gratifying dwell endeavors I’ve ever carried out,” he mentioned in a press launch saying the brand new tour.
A Tribute to Kings begins Might 26 on the Pavilion at Toyota Music Manufacturing facility in Irving, Texas, and runs via Aug. 2 on the Arizona Federal Theatre in Phoenix. You possibly can take a look at the dates under and get full particulars on Primus’ website.
Primus A Tribute to Kings Tour 2020
Might 26 — Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Manufacturing facility
Might 27 —Houston, TX @ Revention Music Middle
Might 29 —Austin, TX @ ACL Reside on the Moody Theater
Might 30 —New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theater
June 1 — Asheville, NC @ ExploreAsheville.com Enviornment
June three — Orlando, FL @ Exhausting Rock Reside Orlando
June 5 — Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy
June 6 — Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Metro Credit score Union Amphitheatre
June 7 — Raleigh, NC @ Purple Hat Amphitheater
June 9 — Cincinnati, OH @ PNC Pavilion
June 10 — Columbus, OH @ Specific Reside! – Out of doors
June 12 — Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Arts And Music Pageant
June 15 — Richmond, VA @ Virginia Credit score Union LIVE!
June 16 — Baltimore, MD @ MECU Pavilion
June 17 — New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre
June 19 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia
June 20 — Asbury Park, NJ @ The Stone Pony Summer season Stage
June 21 — Essex Junction, VT @ Halfway Garden at Champlain Valley Exposition
June 23 — Boston, MA @ Rockland Belief Financial institution Pavilion
June 24 — Wallingford, CT @ Toyota Oakdale Theatre
June 26 — Sterling Heights, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
June 27 — Cleveland, OH @ Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
June 28 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE – Out of doors
June 30 — Toronto, ON @ RBC Echo Seaside
July 2 — Lafayette, NY @ Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards
July three — Westbrook ME @ Most important Financial savings Pavilion at Rock Row
July 6 — Indianapolis, IN @ The Amphitheater at White River State Park
July 7 — Milwaukee, WI @ BMO Harris Pavilion
July eight — Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory
July 10 — Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre
July 11 — St Louis, MO @ Saint Louis Music Park
July 12 — Kansas Metropolis, MO @ CrossroadsKC
July 14 — Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom
July 15 — Salt Lake Metropolis, UT @ The Complicated
July 17 — Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theater
July 18 — Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
July 19 — Las Vegas, NV @ Pearl Live performance Theater at Palms On line casino Resort
July 21 — Boise, ID @ Outlaw Area at Idaho Botanical Backyard
July 23 — Bonner, MT @ KettleHouse Amphitheater
July 24 — Redmond, WA @ Marymoor Park
July 25 — Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield
July 28 — Spokane, WA @ Riverfront Park Amphitheater
July 29 — Bend, OR @ Les Schwab Amphitheater
July 31 — Paso Robles, CA @ Vina Robles Amphitheatre
Aug. 1 — San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit score Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU
Aug. 2 — Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Federal Theatre
