Les Claypool brought Primus to Clearwater's Ruth Eckerd Hall — a room he played in 2014 — for a show celebrating the Grammy-nominated band’s ninth album, The Desaturating Seven (out now via ATO). Primus’s first batch of new music since 1995’s Tales From The Punchbowl features a classic lineup of the band finding inspiration in Italian author Ul de Rico’s children’s book The Rainbow Goblins, which Primus has twisted into a weirdly poppy, still-trippy 35-minute walk through the funhouse. It looks like the band did the same last night.
Have a look at Jess Phillips' photos below, and read Leilani Polk's review of that 2014 set here.
Primus plays Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida on November 11, 2017. Credit: Jess PhillipsFans wait for Primus at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida on November 11, 2017. Credit: Jess PhillipsFans wait for Primus at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida on November 11, 2017. Credit: Jess PhillipsPrimus plays Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida on November 11, 2017. Credit: Jess PhillipsPrimus plays Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida on November 11, 2017. Credit: Jess PhillipsPrimus plays Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida on November 11, 2017. Credit: Jess PhillipsPrimus plays Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida on November 11, 2017. Credit: Jess PhillipsPrimus plays Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida on November 11, 2017. Credit: Jess PhillipsPrimus plays Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida on November 11, 2017. Credit: Jess PhillipsPrimus plays Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida on November 11, 2017. Credit: Jess PhillipsPrimus plays Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida on November 11, 2017. Credit: Jess PhillipsPrimus plays Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida on November 11, 2017. Credit: Jess PhillipsPrimus plays Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida on November 11, 2017. Credit: Jess PhillipsPrimus plays Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida on November 11, 2017. Credit: Jess Phillips
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