In a post on their website, Primus announced:
This summer, Primus will pay homage to prog-rock legends Rush with a “Tribute to Kings”, a cross-country tour that will feature the iconic ‘A Farewell to Kings’ in its entirety. Special guests Wolfmother will be joining the tour, with The Sword and Battles opening select dates.
A special pre-sale, including VIP upgrade options, will go on sale, Wednesday, February 19 at 10am local time. General public on sale Friday, February 21 at 10am local time.
As Rush fan site Danforth & Pape noted, For Claypool, this will be the latest in a long series of surreal Rush-related milestones. Primus opened for Rush on tour in 1992, and since then the bassist has crossed paths with the prog legends many times. In 2006, Claypool performed at Rush’s Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame induction, and last year, Geddy Lee sat in with the Claypool Lennon Delirium in Toronto. Europe awaits!!! 😉
Primus’ A Tribute to Kings Tour Dates
May 26 @ Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory *^
May 27 Houston, TX @ Revention Music Center *^
May 29 Austin, TX @ ACL Live at the Moody Theater *^
May 30 New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theater *^
June 1 Asheville, NC @ ExploreAsheville.com Arena *^
June 3 Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live Orlando *^
June 5 Atlanta, GA @ Coca-Cola Roxy *^
June 6 Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre *^
June 7 Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater *^
June 9 Cincinnati, OH @ PNC Pavilion *^
June 10 Columbus, OH @ Express Live! – Outdoor *^
June 12 Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Arts And Music Festival
June 15 Richmond, VA @ Virginia Credit 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 Stage *^
June 21 Essex Junction, VT @ Midway Lawn at Champlain Valley Exposition *^
June 23 Boston, MA @ Rockland Trust Bank 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 – Outdoor *^
June 30 Toronto, ON @ RBC Echo Beach *^
July 2 Lafayette, NY @ Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards *
July 3 Westbrook ME @ Main Savings Pavilion at Rock Row
July 6 Indianapolis, IN @ The Amphitheater at White River State Park *+
July 7 Milwaukee, WI @ BMO Harris Pavilion *+
July 8 Minneapolis, MN @ The Armory *+
July 10 Chicago, IL @ The Chicago Theatre *+
July 11 St Louis, MO @ Saint Louis Music Park *+
July 12 Kansas City, MO @ CrossroadsKC *+
July 14 Denver, CO @ The Mission Ballroom *+
July 15 Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex *+
July 17 Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theater *+
July 18 Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre *+
July 19 Las Vegas, NV @ Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort *+
July 21 Boise, ID @ Outlaw Field at Idaho Botanical Garden *+
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 *+
August 1 San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU *+
August 2 Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Federal Theatre *+
- w/ Wolfmother
^ w/ The Sword - w/ Battles
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