Primus Releases Details and 11-Minute Song from Upcoming EP
Recently we shared the news that a new Primus EP was on the way, and now Les Claypool and the gang have revealed more details about it including the epic 11-minute opening track.
Conspiranoid will be released on April 22nd, just a week into the next leg of their “A Tribute To Kings” tour. The first song, “Conspiranoia,” features the band’s hallmark sounds including Claypool’s creative and powerful bass lines.
“I’d been itching to record an opus–basically a long, winding, bastard of a song, reminiscent of some of the compositions I cut my teeth (or ears) on, in my music-hungry adolescence,” the bassist explained to Consequence. “‘Conspiranoia’ was sprouted from a seed I had planted in my notebook a year or so ago–a few lines commenting on the mental state of the contemporary world.”
Primus released an equally epic music video for the song that was directed by Cage Claypool.
Conspiranoid will be out digitally on April 22nd with vinyl copies arriving in August. Their “A Tribute To Kings” tour, which features a full playthrough of the Rush album A Farewell to Kings, kicks off again on April 15.
North America Tour
| Date | Location | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 15 | Oklahoma City, OK | The Criterion * |
| Apr 16 | San Antonio, TX | Majestic Theatre * |
| Apr 19 | Springfield, MO | Gillioz Theatre * |
| Apr 20 | Kansas City, MO | Grinders KC *^ |
| Apr 22 | Cedar Rapids, IA | McGrath Amphitheatre *^ |
| Apr 23 | Madison, WI | The Sylvee * |
| Apr 25 | Knoxville, TN | Tennessee Theatre* |
| Apr 27 | New Orleans, LA | Saenger Theatre *^ |
| Apr 30 | Huntsville, AL | Mars Music Hall, Von Braun Center * |
| May 3 | Miami Beach, FL | The Fillmore * |
| May 4 | St. Petersburg, FL | Mahaffey Theater, Duke Energy Center for the Arts * |
| May 6 | North Charleston, SC | North Charleston Performing Arts Center * |
| May 7 | Saint Augustine, FL | The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre * |
| May 9 | Nashville, TN | Ryman Auditorium * |
| May 10 | Fort Wayne, IN | The Clyde Theatre * |
| May 13 | Toronto, ON | Massey Hall + |
| May 14 | Toronto, ON | Massey Hall + |
| May 16 | Montreal, QC | L'Olympia + |
| May 17 | Quebec, QC | Videotron Centre + |
| May 18 | Albany, NY | Palace Theatre * |
| May 20 | Port Chester, NY | The Capitol Theatre * |
| May 21 | Montclair, NJ | Wellmont Theater * |
| May 22 | Huntington, NY | The Paramount * |
| May 24 | Washington, D.C. | Warner Theatre * |
| May 25 | Bethlehem, PA | The Wind Creek Event Center * |
| May 27 | Atlantic City, NJ | Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa * |
| May 28 | LaFayette, NY | Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards * |
| May 30 | Louisville, KY | Old Forester’s Paristown Hall * |
| May 31 | Grand Rapids, MI | GLC Live at 20 Monroe * |
| Jun 2 | Milwaukee, WI | BMO Harris Pavilion *^ |
| Jun 3 | Saint Paul, MN | Palace Theatre * |
| Jun 4 | Winnipeg, MB | Burton Cummings Theatre for the Performing Arts + |
| Jun 6 | Regina, SK | Conexus Arts Centre - Capital Auto Theatre + |
| Jun 7 | Saskatoon, SK | TCU Place - Sid Buckwold Theatre + |
| Jun 9 | Calgary, AB | Grey Eagle Event Centre, Grey Eagle Resort & Casino + |
| Jun 10 | Edmonton, AB | Edmonton Expo Centre + |
| Jun 12 | Vancouver, BC | The Orpheum + |
| Jun 14 | Troutdale, OR | Edgefield ~ |
| Jun 15 | Redding, CA | Redding Civic Auditorium ~ |
| Jun 17 | Sacramento, CA | Sacramento Memorial Auditorium ~ |
| Jun 18 | Reno, NV | Grand Theatre, Grand Sierra Resort and Casino ~ |
| Jun 19 | San Jose, CA | San Jose Civic ~ |
| Jun 21 | Santa Barbara, CA | Arlington Theatre ~ |
| Jun 23 | Riverside, CA | Riverside Municipal Auditorium ~ |
| Jun 24 | Long Beach, CA | Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center ~ |
| Jun 25 | Las Vegas, NV | The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas ~^ |
| Aug 12 | Vail, CO | Gerald R. Ford Amphitheatre |
| Aug 13 | Vail, CO | Gerald R. Ford Amphitheatre |
Europe Tour
| Date | Location | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | Stockholm, Sweden | Fryshuset Arenan |
| Sep 10 | Oslo, Norway | Oslo Spektrum |
| Sep 12 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Vega |
| Sep 14 | Berlin, Germany | Huxley’s Neue Welt |
| Sep 16 | Warsaw, Poland | Klub Stodola |
| Sep 17 | Prague, Czechia | Forum Karlin |
| Sep 18 | Munich, Germany | TonHalle München |
| Sep 20 | Zürich, Switzerland | Kaufleuten |
| Sep 21 | Padova, Italy | Gran Teatro Geox |
| Sep 23 | Bogerhout, Belgium | De Roma |
| Sep 24 | Paris, France | L’Olympia |
| Sep 25 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | AFAS Live |
| Sep 27 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 02 Academy Glasgow |
| Sep 29 | London, United Kingdom | Eventim Apollo |
| Sep 30 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Manchester Academy |
| Oct 1 | Dublin, Ireland | Olympia Theatre |
* with Battles
+ with Black Mountain
~ with The Black Angels
^ Tickets are currently on sale for these performances
