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Primus will head out on an extensive, 46-date, coast-to-coast extension of its wildly popular ‘A Tribute To Kings’ Tour, paying homage to prog-rock legends, Rush. ‘A Tribute To Kings’ will find Primus performing Rush’s 1977 album ‘A Farewell To Kings’ in its entirety, following a set of their own music. As bassist Les Claypool told Rolling Stone, the tour is about paying tribute to a band that has given him so much inspiration over the years.
About Tim:
Alexander got the job with Primus replacing Jay Lane (along with Larry LaLonde who replaced Todd Huth) in 1988 and lasted until 1996. Alexander’s second stint with Primus was from early 2003 until approximately 2009 when he was replaced by Jay Lane. Les Claypool spoke of Alexander’s playing in an interview with Bass Player: “[He] is a very precise player. Even when we’re really stretching on something, you can rarely tell that we’re still a band that doesn’t rehearse much. And a huge part of that is because of Tim”.
Following Alexander’s departure from Primus, he went on to form his own group, Laundry, which released on Claypool’s label Prawn Song Records. Alexander has also collaborated with experimental bass player Michael Manring and guitarist Alex Skolnick to form the group known as Attention Deficit.
Alexander was the first drummer of A Perfect Circle, Alexander joined the theatrical group Blue Man Group, and has occasionally played with the Las Vegas-based improvisational rock band Überschall.
On September 25, 2013, Rolling Stone announced via an interview with Claypool that Alexander would be rejoining Primus, with a possible recording session taking place as early as November. Previous drummer Jay Lane would be moving on to other projects including his former band Ratdog.
On July 18, 2014, Alexander suffered a heart attack, and underwent open heart surgery. Primus updated Alexander’s health status on July 21 with a Facebook post stating, “The Mighty Tim “Herb” Alexander has pulled through surgery, the blockage from his heart has been removed with no complications and all signs point to a glorious and speedy recovery.” He rejoined Primus for their “Primus and the Chocolate Factory” tour 3 months later on October 22, 2014 and has remained with the band since.
Dates Below:
Jun 6 Ragina, SK Conexus
Jun 7 Saskatoon, SK TCU Place
Jun 9 Calgary, AB Grey Eagle Casino
Jun 10 Edmonton, AB Expo Centre
Jun 12 Vancouver, BC Orpheum Theater
Jun 14 Troutdale, OR Edgefield
Jun 15 Redding, CA Civic Auditorium
Jun 17 Sacramento, CA Memorial Auditorium
Jun 18 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Ballroom
Jun 19 San Jose, CA San Jose Civic
Jun 21 Santa Barbara, CA Arlington Theater
Jun 23 Riverside, CA Municipal Auditorium
Jun 24 Long Beach, CA Long Beach Terrace Theater
Jun 25 Las Vegas, NV Virgin Theater
New Tribute to Kings Dates
Aug 10 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO – South Park 25th Anniversary Concert with Trey Parker & Matt Stone, Primus, and Ween
Aug 12 Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail, CO
Aug 13 Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater, Vail, CO
Sep 9 Fryshuset Arenan ,Stockholm, Sweden
Sep 10 Oslo Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
Sep 12 Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark
Sep 14 Huxley’s Neue Welt, Berlin, Germany
Sep 16 Klub Stodoła, Warsaw, Poland
Sep 17 Forum Karlin, Prague, Czechia
Sep 18 TonHalle München, Munich, Germany
Sep 20 Kaufleuten, Zürich, Switzerland
Sep 21 Gran Teatro Geox, Padova, Italy
Sep 23 De Roma, Bogerhout, Belgium
Sep 24 L’Olympia, Paris, France
Sep 25 AFAS Live, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sep 27 O2 Academy Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Sep 29 Eventim Apollo, London, United Kingdom
Sep 30 Manchester Academy, Manchester, United Kingdom
Oct 1 Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
