Primus will cap off a landmark yr with a two-night New Yr’s Eve run on the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA, December thirtieth and thirty first. The hometown celebration will function two fully distinctive units every night time, marking the band’s first NYE reveals with drummer John Hoffman, whose addition to the trio has sparked a momentous new chapter within the band’s legacy. December thirtieth will function an “Night With Primus,” providing an prolonged, unfiltered night time of music from the band. On December thirty first, they’ll be joined by the inimitable Puddles Pity Celebration to assist ring within the new yr. VIP, Artist and Promoter Presales launch Thursday, August twenty first at 10am PT, adopted by the Public On-sale Friday, August twenty second at 10am PT through primusville.com. A restricted variety of LUCKY BASTARD VIP PACKAGES can even be accessible, together with one GA ticket to the Fox Theater, early venue entry, entry to a pre-show Q&A session with Primus, a screen-printed limited-edition NYE poster signed by the band, crowd-free merchandise purchasing, and a devoted onsite occasion host. The New Yr’s Eve run closes out one of the creatively very important years in Primus historical past – and one which has been outlined by the arrival of Hoffman, who earned his seat on the Primus drum throne after rising above greater than 6,200 candidates within the band’s Interstellar Drum Derby. His journey, chronicled within the band’s YouTube sequence and broadly lined in retailers like Stereogum, Trendy Drummer, and SPIN, has made waves throughout the Primusverse and past. “This fiery, cheerful, octopus-like drummer from Shreveport, Louisiana has breathed a really potent breath of freshness into this band all of us name PRIMUS,” Les Claypool mentioned earlier this yr. Stereogum praised Hoffman’s “weightless bustle of high-velocity flurries, Meters-y swamp-pocket, and cartoonish cymbal clutches,” whereas SPIN known as him a “potent breath of freshness” and Trendy Drummer devoted a full cowl function to his debut tour.
Since becoming a member of the band, Hoffman has performed a full nationwide tour with A Good Circle and Puscifer, launched his first studio single with Primus (“Little Lord Fentanyl” feat. Maynard James Keenan), appeared in a brand new stay recording of “Duchess (And the Proverbial Thoughts Unfold),” and simply wrapped the Onward & Upward tour – his first full headline run with the band. Alongside the way in which, the trio dove deeper into their catalog than ever earlier than, together with a uncommon seven-song tribute to the Brown Album at Purple Rocks, rebranded for the night time as “Brown Rocks.” The Oakland NYE reveals mark the end result of Hoffman’s outstanding first yr behind the Primus equipment – a yr outlined by whirlwind excursions, new recordings, and deep dives into the band’s storied catalog. Reflecting on the expertise, Hoffman shared: “I repeat to myself two traces of recommendation given by some mates alongside the way in which: ‘You’re right here for a motive. Simply be John.’” With the band firing on all cylinders and a yr of renewed vitality behind them, the Oakland NYE reveals promise to be each a hometown homecoming and a becoming exclamation level on a pivotal chapter for Primus – providing followers an up-close celebration of the place they’ve been, and a primary glimpse at the place they’re headed.
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