Your browser is not supported. For the best experience, use any of these supported browsers: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge.
Skip to main content
PayPal Preferred Payments Partner

Rock

Primus Tickets

go to reviews
Rating: 4.6 out of 5 based on 2189 reviews

Concerts0 Results

No more results on this page

Reload Events

Gallery

About

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.

To connect with Primus:

Website(Opens in new tab) // Instagram(Opens in new tab) // YouTube(Opens in new tab) // Facebook(Opens in new tab) // X(Opens in new tab) // Spotify(Opens in new tab)

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)

Powered by Setlist.fm(Opens in new tab)

More Setlists(Opens in new tab)

News

FAQS

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.

Add Primus to your favorites on Ticketmaster.com(Opens in new tab) or in the Ticketmaster App to get important alerts about their concerts. (Download the Ticketmaster app for iPhone(Opens in new tab) or Android(Opens in new tab)).

An average setlist for the Primus tour can be viewed on Ticketmaster(Opens in new tab).

Reviews

Rating: 4.6 out of 5 based on 2189 reviews
Write a review

  • Rockin' show with too much security

    by peosh on 8/16/10Red Rocks Amphitheatre - MorrisonRating: 4 out of 5

    The show rocked from the opening band through to the end, although the music was so loud I felt as though I had been beaten with a wet pillow after the acts were over. The security team were too gung-ho poking their heads in where it was not needed and doing nothing when it was.

  • Primus Sucks

    by cottonw35 on 8/16/10The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas - Las VegasRating: 5 out of 5

    First time seeing Primus. Drove from LA. Popped some caps. Blown away. My name is Mudd. Amazing show...

  • Pure originality!

    by wendalyne on 8/16/10Santa Barbara Bowl - Santa BarbaraRating: 5 out of 5

    Wolfmother was great. I saw a guy before the show. He was wearing a shirt that said "Love your Mother". Whomever coined that phrase was down right, right! Primus is pure genius along with incredible dexterity. This was my first Primus show and I was not at all disappointed. I went home and bought a couple of CD's for my library. Hey fella's, thank's for a unique and entertaining evening. It won't be forgotton.

  • more please!

    by kiwi001 on 8/16/10Santa Barbara Bowl - Santa BarbaraRating: 4 out of 5

    primus put on a great show (as did wolfmother which i wasn't expecting). i just wish that primus had played a longer set which is generally what i heard from other concert-goers on the way out. also, it would have been great if they had played a few more of their older songs. overall an awesome show though, and i can't wait to see them again.

  • wow

    by Anonymous on 8/16/10Santa Barbara Bowl - Santa BarbaraRating: 5 out of 5

    Pretty much floored from start to finish; top ten best shows I've ever seen. The SB Bowl, as always, was the perfect mix of large stage scene and intimacy.

  • by Anonymous on 8/16/10Santa Barbara Bowl - Santa BarbaraRating: 4 out of 5

    Les Claypool is a fantastic uber talented bassist who sells himself short. Lane is an awesomely tight drummer. If my husband would have made it home by 4 I could have seen more than 2 songs from Wolfmother. So I am bummed I missed Wolfmother.

  • High Energy!!

    by wennel68 on 8/16/10Uptown Theater - Kansas CityRating: 5 out of 5

    As always...Gogol Bordello delivered!! They are an amazing band! I can't get enough! They are one of the best bands I have ever seen live! We didn't stick around for Primus. We had to work too early the next day.

  • by AmbervB on 8/16/10Red Rocks Amphitheatre - MorrisonRating: 5 out of 5

    Amazing show! Would go agian in a heartbeat! Can't wait for Primus to come back!!!

  • by Kimchi05 on 8/16/10Red Rocks Amphitheatre - MorrisonRating: 5 out of 5

    Great acoustics, great venue, great weather, wonderful music! Drove all the way from Louisiana and the show was well worth it!

  • Primus @ Santa Barbara Bowl

    by Anonymous on 8/16/10Santa Barbara Bowl - Santa BarbaraRating: 5 out of 5

    I really liked the venue alot. Not really a bad seat in the house. The worst seats have a view of the ocean, not too shabby. The show kicked ass! Caught the tail end of Wolfmother, but I really like their sound and wish I could've seen a bit more. All I can say is that Primus puts on a great show. A couple new tunes that I had never heard mixed in with some classics made it a great show. Also the cover of Pink Floyd's "In the Flesh" was amazing! Great night up in Santa Barbara for a show. Well worth the drive from LA!

  • Primus

    by mikethebarbarian on 8/16/10Santa Barbara Bowl - Santa BarbaraRating: 5 out of 5

    Totally amazed by Primus, Three great musicians working together seamlessly. One of the best performances it's been my pleasure to attend. Wolfmother, I could have missed entirely. About as good as the average bar band. Sorry but how they got to where they are, I haven't a clue??

  • PRIMUS

    by tedbroncobear on 8/16/10Santa Barbara Bowl - Santa BarbaraRating: 5 out of 5

    Bass kicked butt. Lot's of energy. Awesome night. Temperature was perfect.

  • The best I have seen 'em in a long time!

    by CoreyO1234 on 8/16/10The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas - Las VegasRating: 5 out of 5

    This was probably the best show I've seen from Primus since the 90's. The energy in the room was incredible! The energy on the stage was even more incredible! It was awesome seeing Jay on drums. I wasn't sure what to expect from that, but I was very pleasantly surprised. I saw Rush earlier in the evening, and I have to say that I thought the Primus show was better. Sure, Rush puts on a hell of a show, and all of the lights and video are mezmorizing, but there was just a sense of raw energy and karma in the room at the Primus show, that just wasn't there for Rush. Kudos to the band for an excellent performance. I home this incarnation of the trio makes it back through Vegas again soon!

  • PRIMUS SUCKS!

    by Anonymous on 8/16/10The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas - Las VegasRating: 5 out of 5

    One of the best shows I've been to. VERY Highly recommended!

  • PRIMUS SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    by NUERNZ on 8/16/10Red Rocks Amphitheatre - MorrisonRating: 5 out of 5

    I'M 31 YEARS OLD AND HAVE BEEN TO A LOT OF SHOWS AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT VENUES AROUND THE COUNTRY AND THIS BY FAR WAS THE BEST SHOW I'VE EVER SEEN. PRIMUS WAS AWSOME AND PLAYED A GREAT SET LIST. THE SHOW I SEEN IN CLEVELAND WAS GOOD BUT LEFT ME WANTING MORE AND THIS SHOW GAVE IT TO ME. THE VENUE AT RED ROCKS IS SECOND TO NONE, THE SOUND QUALITY WAS GREAT AND THE SHOW ROCKED. GOGAL WAS A GREAT OPENING ACT THAT BRAUGHT A TON OF ENERGY AND THE DEAD KENNY G'S ARE UNIQUE AND STYLISH AND BRAUGHT A GOOD VIBE AND JAM.

  • Primus

    by spicoli76 on 8/15/10The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas - Las VegasRating: 5 out of 5

    Awesome set, venue, and show. Primus kicked ass, and if they come around...GO SEE THEM.

  • Primus, we got wasted

    by Jeremy75 on 8/15/10The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas - Las VegasRating: 5 out of 5

    we got too drunk at the pool and blacked out in the hotel and missed the show

  • by xchr15x on 8/15/10The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas - Las VegasRating: 5 out of 5

    Awsome show!! Great sound and awsome performace! Primus kicks ass!

  • by jbr05c on 8/15/10Uptown Theater - Kansas CityRating: 5 out of 5

    Mind-blowing, earth-shattering, spine-tingling, whamola!

  • by Anonymous on 8/15/10The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas - Las VegasRating: 5 out of 5

    Amazing sound, and video monitors of the show helped out the shorter crowd.