Geddy Lee Weighs In On Primus’ Rush Tribute Tour
Primus has been paying homage to the classic Rush album A Farewell to Kings by playing it in its entirety during their “A Tribute To Kings” tour. The outing has bassist Les Claypool effectively covering the role of the Geddy Lee on songs including “Closer to the Heart”.
Lee finally got to witness the show on Friday the 13th in Toronto and weighed in on the performance.
“On Friday night we had the joyful experience of reuniting with our grand pals from Primus… Les, Ler, Herb and their gang,” he wrote on Instagram. “We sat side stage as they immaculately worked through a cool selection of classic Primus tunes which brought back fond memories of our touring together back in the early 90’s and then we were treated to the weird and wonderful experience of watching them perform our music: A Farewell to Kings in its entirety. Totally nailed it! They did us proud and we thank them deeply for the tribute and the lasting friendship.”
The tour is still going on and will run through June. It’s slated to wrap up June 25th in Las Vegas.
Primus ‘A Tribute To Kings’ 2022 Tour Dates:
| Date | Location | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Terrace Theater, Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center ~ |
| Jun 25 | Las Vegas, NV | The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas ~^ |
* with Battles
+ with Black Mountain
~ with The Black Angels
