Primus in Poland! ⚡️ One of the most original bands in the global alternative scene, whose work has already achieved cult status, will perform on August 6th at Progresja in Warsaw.
➡️ A limited Alter Art presale will begin on February 25 at 12:00 PM. Sign up for the Alter Art newsletter to receive special access on the day: www.alterart.pl/en/newsletter.
➡️ Ticket sales open on February 27 at 10:00 AM at alterart.pl
The music of Primus, led by elastic bassist and sole constant member Les Claypool, is willfully weird and experimental, but not alienating. Formed in El Sobrante, California, in 1984, Primus was able to turn its goofy weirdness into pop stardom. From the outset, the band went through multiple lineup changes before releasing their 1989 live LP „Suck on This” and their 1990 debut studio album, „Frizzle Fry”. At first, Primus were strictly an underground phenomenon, but in the years between their third and fourth albums, their cult snowballed. Their heady blend of art-rock, funk, and heavy metal found favor with the masses with the release of „Sailing the Seas of Cheese” (1991). „Pork Soda” (1993) and „Tales from the Punchbowl” (1995) received platinum and gold certification, respectively. Citing creative stagnation, the band ceased operations after the release of „Antipop” (1999), but re-formed as a touring entity in 2010. Since then, Primus has remained active, releasing idiosyncratic efforts like „Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble” (2014), „The Desaturating Seven” (2017), and the EP „Conspiranoia” (2022). In 2024, in anticipation of a tour with A Perfect Circle and Puscifer, Primus contributed “Pablo’s Hippos” to the collaborative „Sessanta E.P.P.P.”, which featured one new song from each band.
