Primus to Perform A Farewell to Kings on Rush Tribute Tour
Their name used to be “Mud,” but maybe now it oughta be “Primush.”
Primus will pay tribute to late Rush drummer Neil Peart (who died earlier this year from brain cancer) with a gigantic summer tour on which, in true prog-rock fashion, they will play two sets every night: one of originals, and one consisting of them covering Rush’s 1977 classic A Farewell to Kings in its entirety.
Icing on the cake — or not, depending on your POV — is that support on all dates will come from Wolfmother, and support on some dates will come from The Sword or Battles. Which I guess means The Sword’s hiatus is over! Black Sabbath fans, rejoice!
Dates are below, courtesy of The PRP. Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 21 at 10 a.m. local time.
w/ Wolfmother and The Sword
05/26 Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
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 Orlando
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! – Outdoor
06/12 Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Arts And Music Festival
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 Philadelphia
06/20 Asbury Park, NJ – The Stone Pony Summer Stage
06/21 Essex Junction, VT – Midway Lawn at Champlain Valley Exposition
06/23 Boston, MA – Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion
06/24 Wallingford, CT – Toyota Oakdale Theatre
06/26 Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
06/27 Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
06/28 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE – Outdoor
06/30 Toronto, ON – RBC Echo Beach
w/ Wolfmother
07/02 Lafayette, NY – Beak and Skiff Apple Orchards
07/03 Westbrook ME – Main Savings Pavilion at Rock Row (Primus only)
w/ Wolfmother and Battles
07/06 Indianapolis, IN – The Amphitheater at White River State Park
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 – CrossroadsKC
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 at Palms Casino Resort
07/21 Boise, ID – Outlaw Field at Idaho Botanical Garden
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 at SDSU
08/02 Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Federal Theatre