Primus!
by hooper5446 on 8/1/10The Williamsburg Waterfront - BrooklynRating: 5 out of 5Beautiful night. Great crowd. Gogol Bordello was great. Primus was amazing as expected.

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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.
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Primus 2025 Tour Dates:
Sessanta V 2.0: Primus, Puscifer, A Perfect Circle Tour Dates:
Onward & Upward Summer Tour 2025 Dates:
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Set 2:
Encore
Holy Mackerel
Frog Brigade (with Larry LaLonde)
Primus (with Bryan Mantia)
Encore
Holy Mackerel
Frog Brigade (with Larry LaLonde)
Primus (with Bryan Mantia)
Encore
Encore

Check out an average setlist for Primus before you see them on tour in 2025.
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.
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Beautiful night. Great crowd. Gogol Bordello was great. Primus was amazing as expected.
This is quite possibly the best concert I'll see in a long time. I never actually expected to see Primus live until seeing these tickets come up. It was all I hoped for and much much more. The Dead Kenny G's were an AMAZING opening act, and Gogol Bordello was insanely fun to dance (and watch people dance) to. Primus blew my mind, and it was far better than I could have dreamed. I was able to get close enough where I didn't need earplugs but could still see the band, and watching Les come out on stage was just the beginning. The set was perfect, and I felt that personal touch I've seen in various live videos when he commented on how beautiful the view from the harbor was.
Good show. I just wish Gogol Bordello played for longer.
Two very talented bands! We came for Gogol Bordello, and were amazed by both! Its also a great venue!
The Williamsburg Waterfront is a cool large space for the concert, even though there was some pushing involved if you are close to the stage, but not as bad as I've experienced before. Dead Kenny G's opened the event and they just rocked! I have never heard them before but now planning to buy a few songs. Gogol Bordello was next and they were as amazing as always! Mostly played songs from the new album (which was nice) and of course some classics like Start Wearing Purple and Not a crime. Next went Primus, but because I don't really like them, I left. Overall I would definitely come back to The Williamsburg Waterfront for other concerts and if I could I would follow Gogol Bordello anywhere they go! :P
GB was supposed to be the headliner band, but started very early and barely played for an hour. Fooled us all. Shame on them. And Primus? They just plain sucked.
Being a fan of Primus since a kid, I never had the chance to see them, now they were plaing in my own backyard and I was EXCITED! The Williamsburg Waterfront venue is nothing short of AMAZING! Well appointed, well laid out and the best view. We showed up just as Gogol Bordello began their set. I was not too familiar with them but after seeing them jump around and pour 110% of themselves into their show, I will definitely be digging deeper into them. Amazing, giving, energetic and excited. The bounced around the stage for well over 1.5 hrs in the sun infecting everyone with bouncy smiles. Now it was time for the main event, PRIMUS! They took the stage, chatted briefly about the view and began their show. Every song they played drifted off into a self involved droning jam session. They would stop mid song and take painfully long breaks doing god knows what. Since it was a jam session more than a concert, each song lasted much to long causing them to miss playing a TON of their most loved songs. Then, they simply walked off stage, no goodbye, no thanks for coming out, not even a "you guys are the worst", it was like a happy hour at a bar where the bartender just wants to get the hell home. The usual Primus encore chant of "Primus sucks, Primus sucks" rang out and as the lights came on and the stage was being disassembled I could not help thinking that yes actually, Primus sucks or at least they did that night. Perhaps they are too old and jaded and in contrast with a younger, more energetic band, look selfish and rude.
I only stayed for Gogol Bordello...not interested in Primus...I wished that Gogol Bordello would of played one more song...but alas no luck. The waterfront was beautiful, spacious, great weather, along with the best energy that only Gogol Bordello can produce. Awesome concert!
Enjoyed the show. Very energetic and fun. It's amazing how much energy the lead singer has.Very cool.
Heart pounding excitement nonstop. Everyone there was swept up in it. Unforgettable.
This show absolutely rocked under the night skys of brooklyn. Set to a manhattan skyline backdrop, Les ripped that fretless bass to tommy the cat and jerry was a racecar driver. It was musically intense and choplicking good. They then brought about a funktified jam session that blew the view away. The willliamsburg water front is an excellent choice for a venue and if you're a Primus fan and didn't get to see this show...well then your name is mudd.
epic show besides being to short to see much of it!
So let me just start off by saying that I came to this show to see Gogol Bordello. They put on one of the best live shows I've ever seen and this would be my 7th time seeing them. To start things off on a bad note, I got to the show a bit late. I didn't think that Gogol would be opening, but they did so I missed their first few songs. And even though I got there well into the performance, nobody seemed to care that they were on stage except for a small group of people in the front right who were moshing. It took a while to get to that part of the show, I guess i just wasn't pushing hard enough. But the main problem was that the crowd didn;t have the typical gogol energy that I am used to. Therefor, Gogol had no energy to grab and run with. They didn't do an Encore, which is a first in my book. Nobody cared about them except for me. However, they did play some of their good songs and what I was present for was amazing. I had a good time, but it was too short and made me really pissed. The culprit to this issue was the abundance of Primus fans. Don't get me wrong, I love Primus and I was so happy to have this chance to see them perform. However, their fans were all drugged out, which they had to be in order to enjoy the dragged out jams Primus put on. They played a few of their good songs, but for the most part, they jammed for the entire time and it was very low energy. Not what I was expecting. I ended up leaving right after they played an interesting version of Tommy the Cat, as well as the majority of the crowd. All in all, it was just an alright show. I learned my lesson to never go to a show where gogol bordello isn't the headliner. I need to be around people who appreciate them in order to have a good time i guess.
Les is getting old, which is making him into one of those old geniuses that can just stand there on the stage looking kind of bored, while his fingers fly across the strings. The songs choices were all routine (and all amazing), the stage was almost completely unadorned, the concert began without fanfare. Les just walked out, picked up his bass and started ripping. That's what the crowd wanted, you go to a Primus show for the music. The crowd was rowdy, but not overly so. I spent most of the show in a mighty struggle to keep my body off the ground and supplied with air, but it was worth it and for every hooligan there were three others trying to keep each other upright.
Gogol Bordello is one of the best bands to see live!
Les Claypool is Primus. The Williamsburg Waterfront was a great place for a show and it was a very well run event. Loved it
On the ticket it says "Primus/Gogol Bordello". These are two quite different bands with different audiences. Some people clearly came just for gogol, and others - just for PRimus. I was there for Gogol. So, since PRimus was mentioned on the ticket first, me and my friends assumed that Primus was opening for Gogol and came a little later. It turned out it was the other way around and we missed most of Gogol's performance. It seemed to be the case with many other people at the concert, who showed up later for Gogol, missed it and where very disappointed. There's also very difficult logistics with getting beer at that venue. You first stand in a line to get a bracelet, then you stand in a line to buy a ticket for beer, then you stand in a line to get the beer itself - almost like a scavenger hunt. There;s gotta be an easier way to do it!
Of course I say this with the utmost respect for the band who loves the chant by there long time fans such as myself. Tight as can be the trio once again showed nyc just what rock music should be. From there zanie yet propper attire the did not fall short to a fan who has seen them since the mid 90s. The venue was perfect and the atmosphere was just right. You could not ask for a better show.
Primus played an amazing set at the Sound Academy. If I had anything negative to say, it would be that the sound level was a little low. It was a packed house, and the band (who was tight as hell in all their Primus glory) just wasn't loud enough. Great show... sooooooo good.