Primus Reveals “Onward & Upward” Tour Dates with Fiery New Drummer and MonoNeon
2024 ended in turmoil for Primus with the departure of Tim Alexander, but now they’re back on their feet. The Les Claypool-fronted trio recently named Jon Hoffman as their new drummer and now they’ve announced their first large-scale outing with him.
The “Onward & Upward” summer tour will launch on July 5th in Paso Robles, California and hit 24 cities across the United States into August. It will culminate in a two-night stand at Channel 24 in Sacramento, California on August 7th and 8th.
Hoffman’s first concert with Primus was at Tool’s Live in the Sand festival on March 8th in the Dominican Republic.
“Hitting the road this summer with Hoffer at the helm! This fiery, cheerful, octopus-like drummer from Shreveport, Louisiana has breathed a very potent breath of freshness into this band we all call PRIMUS,” Claypool writes. “While splitting the drum duties of his first gig with the mighty Danny Carey down in the Dominican Republic, John ‘Hoffer’ Hoffman has launched himself into the PRIMUS world with all guns-a-blazin’. Fresh from their next jaunt around the states with Sessanta Part 2 this Spring, Hoffer, Ler, and The Ol’ Colonel will be playing some full length PRIMUS sets at choice venues across the US, dipping into material (mainly at the request of Hoffer) that have not been performed in a many years. Come see why this amazing fellow was able to rise above over 6100 applicants to win the Interstellar Drum Derby and become the latest, and possibly the greatest, drummer to sit on the PRIMUS drum throne. ONWARD AND UPWARD!!”
As if that’s not cool enough, Primus will be joined by Ty Segall and MonoNeon on select dates. Claypool and MonoNeon recently jammed together at the Bass Magazine Awards and it was pure magic.
Primus will be on the road in April, May, and June on the previously announced Sessanta 2.0 Tour with A Perfect Circle and Puscifer. See all of the Primus tour dates below.
Primus Sessanta 2.0 2025 Tour Dates:
| Date | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 24 | Acrisure Arena | Palm Desert, CA |
| Apr 25 | PH Live at Planet Hollywood | Las Vegas, NV |
| Apr 27 | Isleta Amphitheater | Albuquerque, NM |
| Apr 29 | Freeman Coliseum | San Antonio, TX |
| May 1 | BOK Center | Tulsa, OK |
| May 2 | Walmart AMP | Rogers, AR |
| May 4 | The Orion Amphitheater | Huntsville, AL |
| May 6 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | Hollywood, FL |
| May 8 | MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre | Tampa, FL |
| May 10 | PNC Music Pavilion | Charlotte, NC |
| May 11 | Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheatre | Virginia Beach, VA |
| May 14 | SNHU Arena | Manchester, NH |
| May 15 | The Mann Center | Philadelphia, PA |
| May 17 | PNC Bank Arts Center | Holmdel, NJ |
| May 18 | EagleBank Arena | Fairfax, VA |
| May 20 | Petersen Events Center | Pittsburgh, PA |
| May 22 | Budweiser Stage | Toronto, ON |
| May 24 | Ruoff Music Center | Noblesville, IN |
| May 25 | Blossom Music Center | Cuyahoga Falls, OH |
| May 28 | The Van Andel Arena | Grand Rapids, MI |
| May 29 | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre | St. Louis, MO |
| May 31 | American Family Insurance Amphitheater | Milwaukee, WI |
| Jun 1 | Xcel Energy Center | Saint Paul, MN |
| Jun 3rd | Baxter Arena | Omaha, NE |
| Jun 6 | RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater | Ridgefield, WA |
| Jun 7 | White River Amphitheatre | Auburn, WA |
Primus Onward & Upward 2025 Tour Dates:
| Date | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 5 | Vina Robles Amphitheatre | Paso Robles, CA* |
| Jul 7 | Sandy Amphitheater | Salt Lake City, UT* |
| Jul 8 | Snow King Mountain | Jackson, WY* |
| Jul 9 | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison, CO* |
| Jul 11 | The Salt Shed | Chicago, IL* |
| Jul 12 | Grinders KC | Kansas City, MO* |
| Jul 13 | The Pinnacle | Nashville, TN* |
| Jul 15 | Iroquois Amphitheater | Louisville, KY* |
| Jul 16 | Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre | Detroit, MI* |
| Jul 18 | Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards | Lafayette, NY* |
| Jul 19 | Midway Lawn At Champlain Valley Expo | Essex Junction, VT* |
| Jul 21 | The Rooftop at Pier 17 | New York, NY* |
| Jul 22 | Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater | Bridgeport, CT^ |
| Jul 23rd | Red Hat Amphitheater | Raleigh, NC^ |
| Jul 25 | Synovus Bank Amphitheater At Chastain Park | Atlanta, GA^ |
| Jul 26 | Live Oak Bank Pavilion | Wilmington, NC^ |
| Jul 28 | Saenger Theater | New Orleans, LA^ |
| Jul 29 | Shreveport Municipal Auditorium | Shreveport, LA^ |
| Jul 30 | The Bomb Factory | Dallas, TX^ |
| Aug 1 | Arizona Financial Theatre | Phoenix, AZ^ |
| Aug 2 | Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre | San Diego, CA^ |
| Aug 3rd | Quarry Amphitheater | Santa Cruz, CA |
| Aug 6 | The Greek Theatre | Los Angeles, CA* |
| Aug 7 | Channel 24 | Sacramento, CA |
| Aug 8 | Channel 24 | Sacramento, CA |
• with Ty Segall
^ with MonoNeon
In his time with No Treble, Kevin has met hundreds of amazing bassists and interviewed icons like Jack Casady, Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, Marcus Miller, and more. He's a gigging bassist performing jazz in Northern Virginia and bluegrass with The Plate Scrapers up and down the East Coast. Kevin appreciates all genres of music, from R&B to metal and everything in between. Connect with Kevin on Facebook and check his performance schedule on his website.
