Primus to cover Rush's 'A Farewell To Kings' in its entirety on tour

Primus to cover Rush's 'A Farewell To Kings' in its entirety on tour

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Primus to cover Rush's 'A Farewell To Kings' in its entirety on tour

Primus have announced a summer tour in which they will perform Rush's A Farewell To Kings in its entirety. The A Tribute To Kings tour will be supported by Wolfmother, The Sword and Battles.
 In a statement, Primus bandleader Les Claypool had the following to say on his band's admiration for Rush:

"Geddy, Alex and Neil had been superheroes to Larry, Herb and I in our teens," Claypool recalled in a statement. "So when we all became pals while touring together in the early 90's, we were pretty delighted; partially because of the musical geek-out factor, but mostly because the three guys whom we had admired so much from afar, turned out to be truly great, down-to-earth humans, and like us, a tad eccentric."

 Check out their tour dates below:

05/26 Irving, TX - The Pavilion *^
05/27 Houston, TX - Revention Music Center *^
05/29 Austin, TX - ACL Live at the Moody Theater *^
05/30 New Orleans, LA - Saenger Theater *^
06/01 Asheville, NC - ExploreAsheville.com Arena *^
06/03 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live *^
06/05 Atlanta, GA - Coca-Cola Roxy *^
06/06 Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre *^
06/07 Raleigh, NC - Red Hat Amphitheater *^
06/09 Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion *^
06/10 Columbus, OH - Express Live! *^
06/12 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
06/15 Richmond, VA - Virginia Credit Union LIVE! *^
06/16 Baltimore, MD - MECU Pavilion *^
06/17 New York, NY - Beacon Theatre *^
06/19 Philadelphia, PA - The Met *^
06/20 Asbury Par, NJ - The Stone Pony *^
06/21 Essex Junction, VT - Midway Lawn *^
06/23 Boston, MA - Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion *^
06/24 Wallingford, CT - Toyota Oakdale Theatre *^
06/26 Sterlight Heights, MI - Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre *^
06/27 Cleveland, OH - Jacobs Pavilion *^
06/28 Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE *^
06/30 Toronto, ON - RBC Echo Beach *^
07/02 Lafayette, NY - Beak and Skiff *
07/03 Westbrook, ME - Main Savings Pavilion
07/06 Indianapolis, IN - The Amphitheater *+
07/07 Milwaukee, WI - BMO Harris Pavilion*+
07/08 Minneapolis, MN - The Armory*+
07/10 Chicago, IL - The Chicago Theatre*+
07/11 St. Louis, MO - Saint Louis Music Park*+
07/12 Kansas City, MO - Crossroads KC*+
07/14 Denver, CO - The Mission Ballroom*+
07/15 Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex*+
07/17 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theater*+
07/18 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre*+
07/19 Las Vegas, NV - Pearl Concert Theater*+
07/21 Boise, ID - Outlaw Field*+
07/23 Bonner, MT - KettleHouse Amphitheater*+
07/24 Redmond, WA - Marymoor Park*+
07/25 Troutdale, OR - Edgefield*+
07/28 Spokane, WA - Riverfront Park Amphitheater*+
07/29 Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater*+
07/31 Paso Robles, CA - Vina Robles Amphitheatre*+
08/01 San Diego, CA - Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre*+
08/02 Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Federal Theatre *+

* with Wolfmother
^ with The Sword
+ with Battles
Primus have announced a summer tour in which they will perform Rush's A Farewell To Kings in its entirety. The A Tribute To Kings tour will be supported by Wolfmother, The Sword and Battles.
 In a statement, Primus bandleader Les Claypool had the following to say on his band's admiration for Rush:

"Geddy, Alex and Neil had been superheroes to Larry, Herb and I in our teens," Claypool recalled in a statement. "So when we all became pals while touring together in the early 90's, we were pretty delighted; partially because of the musical geek-out factor, but mostly because the three guys whom we had admired so much from afar, turned out to be truly great, down-to-earth humans, and like us, a tad eccentric."

 Check out their tour dates below:

05/26 Irving, TX - The Pavilion *^
05/27 Houston, TX - Revention Music Center *^
05/29 Austin, TX - ACL Live at the Moody Theater *^
05/30 New Orleans, LA - Saenger Theater *^
06/01 Asheville, NC - ExploreAsheville.com Arena *^
06/03 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live *^
06/05 Atlanta, GA - Coca-Cola Roxy *^
06/06 Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre *^
06/07 Raleigh, NC - Red Hat Amphitheater *^
06/09 Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion *^
06/10 Columbus, OH - Express Live! *^
06/12 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
06/15 Richmond, VA - Virginia Credit Union LIVE! *^
06/16 Baltimore, MD - MECU Pavilion *^
06/17 New York, NY - Beacon Theatre *^
06/19 Philadelphia, PA - The Met *^
06/20 Asbury Par, NJ - The Stone Pony *^
06/21 Essex Junction, VT - Midway Lawn *^
06/23 Boston, MA - Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion *^
06/24 Wallingford, CT - Toyota Oakdale Theatre *^
06/26 Sterlight Heights, MI - Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre *^
06/27 Cleveland, OH - Jacobs Pavilion *^
06/28 Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE *^
06/30 Toronto, ON - RBC Echo Beach *^
07/02 Lafayette, NY - Beak and Skiff *
07/03 Westbrook, ME - Main Savings Pavilion
07/06 Indianapolis, IN - The Amphitheater *+
07/07 Milwaukee, WI - BMO Harris Pavilion*+
07/08 Minneapolis, MN - The Armory*+
07/10 Chicago, IL - The Chicago Theatre*+
07/11 St. Louis, MO - Saint Louis Music Park*+
07/12 Kansas City, MO - Crossroads KC*+
07/14 Denver, CO - The Mission Ballroom*+
07/15 Salt Lake City, UT - The Complex*+
07/17 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theater*+
07/18 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre*+
07/19 Las Vegas, NV - Pearl Concert Theater*+
07/21 Boise, ID - Outlaw Field*+
07/23 Bonner, MT - KettleHouse Amphitheater*+
07/24 Redmond, WA - Marymoor Park*+
07/25 Troutdale, OR - Edgefield*+
07/28 Spokane, WA - Riverfront Park Amphitheater*+
07/29 Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater*+
07/31 Paso Robles, CA - Vina Robles Amphitheatre*+
08/01 San Diego, CA - Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre*+
08/02 Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Federal Theatre *+

* with Wolfmother
^ with The Sword
+ with Battles

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