Primus Offering 3-D Experience on Spring North American Tour

Primus have mapped out a spring North American tour that will find the veteran rockers performing two sets per night accompanied by 3-D visuals and a quadraphonic sound system — elements that will combine to create what frontman Les Claypool has called “a really trippy” experience for fans. The trek kicks off March 8 in New Orleans and runs through a June 9 gig in North Tonawanda, N.Y. Along the way, they’ll stop at the Bottle Rock, Mountain Jam and Niagara River Rocks festivals.

“This groundbreaking tour will provide a one-of-a-kind psychedelic experience, further enhanced by the fact that every show will also feature Quad Surround Sound,” promises a press release from the band. “Primus teamed with 3D Live from Burbank, CA to create original 3-D content for the tour. Audience members will be given 3-D glasses in order to fully experience a visual and audio performance like no other.”

Not all dates will include the 3-D visuals (check details below), but all stops will certainly showcase Primus’ excellently eclectic brand of tripped-out funk-metal jams. If you can name a group embraced by the jam band circuit that rocks harder than Primus, your next bong hit is on us.

Primus’ Spring 2013 Itineary 

3/8 — New Orleans, La. — Buku Music + Art Project
3/11-13 — Mexico City, Mexico — Auditorio BlackBerry *
5/9 — Napa, Calif. — Bottle Rock Festival *
5/10 — Eureka, Calif. — Eureka Municipal Auditorium
5/12 — Boise, Idaho — Revolution Center
5/13 — Missoula, Mont. — Wilma Theater
5/14 — Billings, Mont. — Shrine Auditorium
5/16 — City Auditorium – Colorado Springs, CO
5/17 — Santa Fe, N.M. — Santa Fe Community Convention
5/18 — Tucson, Ariz. — Rialto Theatre
5/19 — Pomona, Calif. — Fox Theater
5/21 — Ventura, Calif. — Majestic Ventura Theater
5/22 — Bakersfield, Calif. — Fox Theater
5/24 — Eugene, Ore. — Cuthbert Amphitheater
5/25 — Portland, Ore. — Sasquatch Music Festival
5/28 — Edmonton, Alberta — Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
5/29 — Calgary, Alberta — McEwan Hall
5/31 — Winnipeg, Manitoba — Burton Cummings Theatre
6/1 — Maplewood, Minn. — Myth
6/2 — Chicago, Ill. — Riviera Theater
6/6 — Hunter, N.Y. — Mountain Jam Festival *
6/7-8 — Toronto, Ontario — Danforth Music Hall
6/9 — North Tonawanda, N.Y. — Niagara River Rocks *

* Not 3-D Shows