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Primus Announce Summer 2025 Tour With New Drummer John Hoffman

Primus have announced a Summer 2025 “Onward & Upward” U.S. tour, featuring new drummer John Hoffman.

Primus will be supported by Ty Segall and MonoNeon on select dates during the trek, which is set to commence with a show in Paso Robles, California, on July 5.

The tour, which will have stops in cities including Chicago, New York City, Dallas, and Los Angeles, will wrap with a two-night stand in Sacramento on August 7th and 8th. There will also be a concert at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado.

“Hitting the road this summer with Hoffer at the helm! This fiery, cheerful, octopus-like drummer from Shreveport, Louisiana has breathed a very potent breath of freshness into this band we all call PRIMUS, ” Primus mastermind Les Claypool said in a press release.

“While splitting the drum duties of his first gig with the mighty Danny Carey down in the Dominican Republic, John ‘Hoffer’ Hoffman has launched himself into the PRIMUS world with all guns-a-blazin'”, he added.

Primus “Onward & Upward” 2025 tour dates:

July 5 – Vina Robles Amphitheatre – Paso Robles, CA*
July 7 – Sandy Amphitheater – Salt Lake City, UT*
July 8 – Snow King Mountain – Jackson, WY*
July 9 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO*
July 11 – The Salt Shed – Chicago, IL*
July 12 – Grinders KC – Kansas City, MO*
July 13 – The Pinnacle – Nashville, TN*
July 15 – Iroquois Amphitheater – Louisville, KY*
July 16 – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre – Detroit, MI*
July 18 – Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards – Lafayette, NY*
July 19 – Midway Lawn At Champlain Valley Expo – Essex Junction, VT*
July 21 – The Rooftop at Pier 17 – New York, NY*
July 22 – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater – Bridgeport, CT^
July 23 – Red Hat Amphitheater – Raleigh, NC^
July 25 – Synovus Bank Amphitheater At Chastain Park – Atlanta, GA^
July 26 – Live Oak Bank Pavilion – Wilmington, NC^
July 28 – Saenger Theater – New Orleans, LA^
July 29 – Shreveport Municipal Auditorium – Shreveport, LA^
July 30 – The Bomb Factory – Dallas, TX^
August 1 – Arizona Financial Theatre – Phoenix, AZ^
August 2 – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre – San Diego, CA^
August 3 – Quarry Amphitheater – Santa Cruz, CA
August 6 – The Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA*
August 7 – Channel 24 – Sacramento, CA
August 8 – Channel 24 – Sacramento, CA