Last night (August 10th) saw Primus kickoff their ‘A Tribute To Kings Tour‘ at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa, ID. That run finds Primus paying tribute to Rush‘s 1977 album “A Farewell To Kings” each night. Primus vocalist/bassist Les Claypool even got personal lessons from Rush vocalist/bassist, etc. Geddy Lee ahead of the trek to ensure his playing was up to snuff.
Fan-filmed footage of the “A Farewell To Kings” portion of the set can be found below. The setlist for the show of that tour ran as follows:
“Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweakers”
“Mr. Knowitall”
“Groundhog’s Day”
“Fisticuffs”
“Seas Of Cheese”
“Frizzle Fry”
“My Name Is Mud”
“Over The Electric Grapevine”
“A Farewell To Kings” (Rush cover)
“Xanadu” (Rush cover)
“Closer To The Heart” (Rush cover)
“Cinderella Man” (Rush cover)
“Madrigal” (Rush cover)
“Cygnus X-1” (Rush cover)
“Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver”
“Southbound Pachyderm”
The remaining dates for Primus‘ ‘A Tribute To Kings Tour‘ can be found below:
With Battles:
08/11 Bonner, MT – Kettlehouse Amphitheater
08/13 Spokane, WA – Riverfront Park
08/14 Redmond, WA – Marymoor Park
08/17 Troutdale, OR – Edgefield
08/18 Bend, OR – Les Schwab Amphitheater
With The Sword:
08/28 Asheville, NC – ExploreAsheville Arena
08/30 Orlando, FL – Hard Rock
08/31 Atlanta, GA – Roxy Theater
09/03 Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo (no The Sword)
09/04 Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
09/05 Charlotte, NC – Metro Amphitheater
09/07 Houston, TX – The Bayou
09/09 Austin, TX – ACL Live @ Moody Theater
09/10 New Orleans, LA – The Saenger Theater
09/11 Irving, TX – Toyota Music Factory
09/14 St. Louis, MO – Music Park
09/16 Indianapolis, IN – The Lawn
09/17 Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion
09/18 Cincinnati, OH – PNC Pavilion
09/20 Columbus, OH – Express Live Pavilion
09/21 Chicago, IL – Chicago Theater
09/22 Sterling Heights, MI – Freedom Hill Amphitheater
09/24 Boston, MA – Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion
09/25 Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Lot
09/26 Wallingford, CT – Oakdale Theater
09/28 New York, NY – Beacon Theater
09/29 Baltimore, MD – MECU Pavilion
With Black Mountain:
10/01 Philadelphia, PA – MET Opera House
10/02 Essex Junction, VT – Midway Lawn Champlain Valley Expo
10/03 Bangor, ME – Cross Insurance arena
10/05 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
10/06 Richmond, VA – Virginia Credit Union LIVE!
10/08 Milwaukee, WI – BMO Pavilion
10/09 Kansas City, MO – Grinder’s
10/10 Cedar Rapids, IA – McGrath Amphitheatre
10/13 Salt Lake City, UT – Complex Live
10/15 Berkeley, CA – The Greek
10/16 Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Amphitheater
10/17 Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theater
10/19 San Diego, CA – Cal Coast
10/21 Denver, CO – The Mission
10/22 Denver, CO – The Mission
10/24 Las Vegas, NV – The Theater At Virgin Hotels
10/25 Phoenix, AX – Arizona Federal Theater
