Bass-oriented alternative metal band, formed in California in the mid 1980s, under the original name 'Primate'.
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January 22, 2026
The Observatory
Santa Ana, California, United States1. Groundhog's Day
with “Polka Dot Rose” tease2. Too Many Puppies
and Justin Chancellor3. Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
4. My Name Is Mud
5. Tommy the Cat
extended by trading solosDecember 31, 2025
Fox Theater
Oakland, California, United States"Tommy The Cat" on written setlist but not performed. "Hello Skinny", "Too Many Puppies", and "To Defy the Laws of Tradition" not on written setlist but performed
1. Send in the Clowns(Stephen Sondheim cover)
2. Clown Dream(Danny Elfman cover)
3. The Antipop
4. Last Salmon Man
w/ Cosmic Highway tease5. American Life
6. Little Lord Fentanyl
7. Restin' Bones
8. Bob's Party Time Lounge
9. Hamburger Train
>10. Hello Skinny(The Residents cover)
>11. Too Many Puppies
12. To Defy the Laws of Tradition
13. New Year's Countdown
14. N.I.B.(Black Sabbath cover)
15. Duchess and the Proverbial Mind Spread
16. Shadow of a Man(Oysterhead cover)
Live debut by Primus17. Jilly's on Smack
18. Wynona's Big Brown Beaver
1. Holy Diver(Dio cover)
2. Southbound Pachyderm
3. Pure Imagination(Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley cover)
December 30, 2025
Fox Theater
Oakland, California, United States1. Clown Dream(Danny Elfman cover)
2. Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers
w/ Glenn Miller "In The Mood" tease3. Dirty Drowning Man
4. Groundhog's Day
->5. Polka Dot Rose(Oysterhead cover)
> "Groundhog's Day" reprise6. The Seven
7. Moron TV
Guitar solo intro because Les forgot that he starts the song and told Ler to play8. Pudding Time
9. Harold of the Rocks
1. Seas of Cheese
2. The Toys Go Winding Down
3. Fisticuffs
4. The Ol' Diamondback Sturgeon (Fisherman's Chronicles, Part 3)
5. Bob
6. Hello Skinny(The Residents cover)
First time since 20167. Welcome to This World
>8. My Name Is Mud
9. Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
1. Over the Falls
2. Amos Moses(Jerry Reed cover)
3. Here Come the Bastards
4. Pure Imagination(Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley cover)
August 8, 2025
Channel 24
Sacramento, California, United States1. Clown Dream(Danny Elfman cover)
2. To Defy the Laws of Tradition
3. Last Salmon Man
4. Groundhog's Day
5. Dirty Drowning Man
6. Seas of Cheese
7. Mr. Krinkle
Tour debut8. The Heckler
9. Golden Boy
10. Harold of the Rocks
1. Spegetti Western
2. Moron TV
3. HOINFODAMAN
with "Iron Man" intro4. Lee Van Cleef
5. Eleven
Tour debut6. Restin' Bones
7. Hamburger Train
8. Tommy the Cat
1. Southbound Pachyderm
2. Pure Imagination(Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley cover)
August 7, 2025
Channel 24
Sacramento, California, United States"Follow the Fool" was not on the written setlist. A clip from the upcoming Primus documentary and two Popeye theatrical shorts were played between the two sets.
1. Clown Dream(Danny Elfman cover)
2. Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers
3. Fisticuffs
4. American Life
with "The Star-Spangled Banner" tease5. Little Lord Fentanyl
6. Jilly's on Smack
7. The Toys Go Winding Down
8. Bob's Party Time Lounge
9. Shake Hands With Beef
1. Frizzle Fry
2. Follow the Fool
3. Wynona's Big Brown Beaver
4. The Antipop
5. The Seven
6. Over the Falls
7. Amos Moses(Jerry Reed cover)
8. Welcome to This World
>9. My Name Is Mud
10. Over the Electric Grapevine
1. John the Fisherman
2. Pure Imagination(Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley cover)
August 6, 2025
Greek Theatre
Los Angeles, California, United States"Amos Moses" and "Mrs. Blaileen" were on the written setlist, but "John the Fisherman" and "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" were played instead.
1. Clown Dream(Danny Elfman cover)
2. Restin' Bones
3. Bob's Party Time Lounge
4. Too Many Puppies
and Justin Chancellor5. Dirty Drowning Man
6. Groundhog's Day
>7. Polka Dot Rose(Oysterhead cover)
partial) (> "Groundhog's Day" reprise8. Thela Hun Ginjeet(King Crimson cover)
with "Dueling Banjos" tease9. Over the Falls
10. John the Fisherman
11. N.I.B.(Black Sabbath cover)
with "Bassically" intro12. The Ol' Diamondback Sturgeon (Fisherman's Chronicles, Part 3)
preceded by "DMV" tease13. Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
14. Welcome to This World
>15. My Name Is Mud
1. Southbound Pachyderm
2. Pure Imagination(Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley cover)
August 3, 2025
Quarry Amphitheater
Santa Cruz, California, United States"John the Fisherman" was on the written setlist after "Thela Hun Ginjeet" but not played.
1. Clown Dream(Danny Elfman cover)
2. Dirty Drowning Man
3. Fisticuffs
4. Groundhog's Day
5. Jilly's on Smack
6. Restin' Bones
7. Bob's Party Time Lounge
8. Thela Hun Ginjeet(King Crimson cover)
Tour debut1. The Heckler
2. Little Lord Fentanyl
3. American Life
4. Over the Falls
5. Amos Moses(Jerry Reed cover)
6. Welcome to This World
>7. My Name Is Mud
8. The Ol' Diamondback Sturgeon (Fisherman's Chronicles, Part 3)
9. Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
1. Follow the Fool
2. Harold of the Rocks
3. Pure Imagination(Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley cover)
August 2, 2025
Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
San Diego, California, United States1. Clown Dream(Danny Elfman cover)
2. American Life
with "The Star-Spangled Banner" intro3. John the Fisherman
4. Groundhog's Day
>5. Polka Dot Rose(Oysterhead cover)
partial)( >“Groundhog’s Day” reprise6. The Heckler
7. Restin' Bones
8. Bob's Party Time Lounge
9. Over the Falls
10. Amos Moses(Jerry Reed cover)
with "Tippi Toes" tease11. Welcome to This World
>12. My Name Is Mud
13. The Ol' Diamondback Sturgeon (Fisherman's Chronicles, Part 3)
14. Mrs. Blaileen
15. Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
1. Southbound Pachyderm
preceded by Fleetwood Mac's "The Chain" tease2. Pure Imagination(Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley cover)
August 1, 2025
Arizona Financial Theatre
Phoenix, Arizona, United States"Frizzle Fry" was on the written setlist but "Southbound Pachyderm" was played in its place.
1. Clown Dream(Danny Elfman cover)
2. To Defy the Laws of Tradition
3. Last Salmon Man
4. John the Fisherman
Tour debut5. The Ol' Diamondback Sturgeon (Fisherman's Chronicles, Part 3)
6. Mrs. Blaileen
Tour debut7. Over the Electric Grapevine
8. Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
dedicated to Ler9. The Heckler
Tour debut10. Southbound Pachyderm
11. Little Lord Fentanyl
Les messed up the beginning part and had to play it again12. Restin' Bones
13. Bob's Party Time Lounge
1. Golden Boy
2. Too Many Puppies
with Ministry's "Thieves" tease3. Pure Imagination(Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley cover)
July 30, 2025
The Bomb Factory
Dallas, Texas, United States1. Clown Dream(Danny Elfman cover)
2. Here Come the Bastards
3. The Antipop
4. American Life
with "The Star-Spangled Banner" intro5. Harold of the Rocks
6. Jilly's on Smack
7. Seas of Cheese
8. Spegetti Western
9. Moron TV
10. Follow the Fool
Tour debut11. Welcome to This World
>12. My Name Is Mud
13. The Ol' Diamondback Sturgeon (Fisherman's Chronicles, Part 3)
14. Tommy the Cat
1. Southbound Pachyderm
2. Pure Imagination(Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley cover)
July 29, 2025
Shreveport Municipal Auditorium
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States"HOINFODAMAN" was on the written setlist but "Groundhog's Day" was played instead.
1. Clown Dream(Danny Elfman cover)
2. Restin' Bones
3. Bob's Party Time Lounge
4. Shake Hands With Beef
5. Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers
with "Crazy Train" tease: featuring looping visuals of Ozzy Osbourne6. Groundhog's Day
>7. Polka Dot Rose(Oysterhead cover)
> "Groundhog's Day" reprise8. The Seven
Tour debut9. Dirty Drowning Man
10. Over the Falls
11. Amos Moses(Jerry Reed cover)
12. Too Many Puppies
with "Thieves" tease13. Welcome to This World
>14. My Name Is Mud
15. Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
with "Hoffer was a race car driver" lyric change1. Southbound Pachyderm
2. Pure Imagination(Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley cover)
July 28, 2025
Saenger Performing Arts Theater
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States"Seas of Cheese" was on the written setlist, but not played. "Jerry Was a Race Car Driver" and "Too Many Puppies" were not on the written setlist.
1. Clown Dream(Danny Elfman cover)
2. To Defy the Laws of Tradition
Tour debut3. Fisticuffs
4. Dirty Drowning Man
5. Too Many Puppies
6. American Life
with "The Star-Spangled Banner" intro7. N.I.B.(Black Sabbath cover)
Tour debut; first performance since 20008. Over the Falls
9. Amos Moses(Jerry Reed cover)
10. Jilly's on Smack
Les messed up the beginning of the song and stopped about halfway through11. Welcome to This World
>12. My Name Is Mud
13. The Ol' Diamondback Sturgeon (Fisherman's Chronicles, Part 3)
14. Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
15. Over the Electric Grapevine
1. Little Lord Fentanyl
2. Duchess and the Proverbial Mind Spread
3. Pure Imagination(Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley cover)
July 26, 2025
Live Oak Bank Pavilion
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States"Little Lord Fentanyl" was on the written setlist, but "Here Come the Bastards" was played instead. "Too Many Puppies" was on the written setlist to close the main set but wasn't played, likely due to audience safety from the heat.
1. Clown Dream(Danny Elfman cover)
2. American Life
3. Last Salmon Man
4. Moron TV
preceded by "dub set" reggae jam5. Here Come the Bastards
6. Harold of the Rocks
7. Dirty Drowning Man
8. Bob's Party Time Lounge
9. Shake Hands With Beef
Preceded by Ler Death Metal riff at the request of Les10. Welcome to This World
>11. My Name Is Mud
12. The Ol' Diamondback Sturgeon (Fisherman's Chronicles, Part 3)
13. Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
1. Southbound Pachyderm
2. Pure Imagination(Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley cover)
July 25, 2025
Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park
Atlanta, Georgia, United States"Here Come the Bastards" was on the written setlist, but "Groundhog's Day" was played instead.
1. Clown Dream(Danny Elfman cover)
2. Groundhog's Day
>3. Polka Dot Rose(Oysterhead cover)
> "Groundhog's Day" reprise4. Dirty Drowning Man
5. The Antipop
Tour debut6. American Life
with "The Star-Spangled Banner" intro7. Little Lord Fentanyl
8. Jilly's on Smack
9. Over the Falls
10. Amos Moses(Jerry Reed cover)
11. Restin' Bones
12. Bob's Party Time Lounge
13. Welcome to This World
>14. My Name Is Mud
15. Over the Electric Grapevine
with "Southbound Pachyderm" tease1. Wynona's Big Brown Beaver
Tour debut2. Pure Imagination(Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley cover)
July 23, 2025
Red Hat Amphitheater
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States1. Clown Dream(Danny Elfman cover)
2. Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers
with "Crazy Train" tease: featuring looping visuals of Ozzy Osbourne3. Fisticuffs
4. Groundhog's Day
>5. Polka Dot Rose(Oysterhead cover)
> "Groundhog's Day" reprise6. Little Lord Fentanyl
with "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver" tease7. Jilly's on Smack
8. Seas of Cheese
Tour debut; with "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" tease9. Spegetti Western
10. Restin' Bones
11. Hamburger Train
12. Shake Hands With Beef
13. Welcome to This World
>14. My Name Is Mud
15. Over the Electric Grapevine
1. Southbound Pachyderm
2. Pure Imagination(Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley cover)
July 22, 2025
Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States1. Clown Dream(Danny Elfman cover)
2. Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers
with "Iron Man” and “Crazy Train" teases; featuring looping visuals of Ozzy Osbourne3. Last Salmon Man
4. Dirty Drowning Man
5. American Life
with "The Star-Spangled Banner" intro6. Harold of the Rocks
7. Jilly's on Smack
8. HOINFODAMAN
with "Paranoid” intro9. Moron TV
10. Pudding Time
Tour debut11. Welcome to This World
>12. My Name Is Mud
13. Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
1. Too Many Puppies
2. Little Lord Fentanyl
3. Tommy the Cat
4. Pure Imagination(Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley cover)
July 21, 2025
The Rooftop at Pier 17
New York, New York, United States1. Clown Dream(Danny Elfman cover)
2. Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
3. Spegetti Western
4. The Toys Go Winding Down
5. Groundhog's Day
with "Voices in My Head" tease; >6. Polka Dot Rose(Oysterhead cover)
> "Groundhog's Day" reprise7. Dirty Drowning Man
8. Duchess and the Proverbial Mind Spread
9. Over the Falls
10. Amos Moses(Jerry Reed cover)
11. Restin' Bones
12. Bob's Party Time Lounge
13. Shake Hands With Beef
14. Welcome to This World
>15. My Name Is Mud
1. Little Lord Fentanyl
2. Southbound Pachyderm
and Sean Ono Lennon3. Pure Imagination(Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley cover)
July 19, 2025
Champlain Valley Fairgrounds and Exposition Center
Essex Junction, Vermont, United StatesSoundcheck: "Pudding Time" and "Voices In My Head" by The Police.
1. Clown Dream(Danny Elfman cover)
2. Welcome to This World
>3. My Name Is Mud
4. Over the Electric Grapevine
5. Spegetti Western
6. Dirty Drowning Man
7. Too Many Puppies
8. Fisticuffs
with "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" intro9. Little Lord Fentanyl
10. Harold of the Rocks
with "Wynona's Big Brown Beaver" intro11. Shake Hands With Beef
12. Bob's Party Time Lounge
13. The Ol' Diamondback Sturgeon (Fisherman's Chronicles, Part 3)
14. Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
1. Southbound Pachyderm
2. Pure Imagination(Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley cover)
July 18, 2025
Beak & Skiff Apple Orchard
LaFayette, New York, United States"Amos Moses" was on the written setlist between "Over the Falls" and "Restin' Bones" but was not played. "The Ol' Diamondback Sturgeon" was not on the written setlist.
1. Clown Dream(Danny Elfman cover)
2. Those Damned Blue-Collar Tweekers
3. Dirty Drowning Man
4. Groundhog's Day
>5. Polka Dot Rose(Oysterhead cover)
Tour debut) (> "Groundhog's Day" reprise6. Duchess and the Proverbial Mind Spread
7. Golden Boy
8. Over the Falls
9. Restin' Bones
10. Bob's Party Time Lounge
with "DMV" tease11. Welcome to This World
>12. My Name Is Mud
13. The Ol' Diamondback Sturgeon (Fisherman's Chronicles, Part 3)
14. Over the Electric Grapevine
15. Harold of the Rocks
1. Tommy the Cat
2. Pure Imagination(Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley cover)
July 16, 2025
Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
Sterling Heights, Michigan, United States"HOINFODAMAN" was on the written setlist but "Moron TV" was played instead.
1. Clown Dream(Danny Elfman cover)
2. Here Come the Bastards
3. Dirty Drowning Man
4. American Life
5. Moron TV
6. Frizzle Fry
7. Jilly's on Smack
8. Lee Van Cleef
9. Amos Moses(Jerry Reed cover)
10. Bob's Party Time Lounge
11. The Ol' Diamondback Sturgeon (Fisherman's Chronicles, Part 3)
Tour debut12. Welcome to This World
>13. My Name Is Mud
14. Jerry Was a Race Car Driver
1. Little Lord Fentanyl
2. Duchess and the Proverbial Mind Spread
3. Pure Imagination(Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley cover)
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Bass-oriented alternative metal band, formed in California in the mid 1980s, under the original name 'Primate'.
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