Primus Announce Summer 2025 US Tour with New Drummer John Hoffman

Primus have announced the Summer 2025 “Onwards & Upwards” US tour featuring new drummer John Hoffman.

Ty Segall and MonoNeon will rotate as support for the outing, which kicks off July 5th in Paso Robles, California, and wraps up with a two-night stand in Sacramento on August 7th and 8th. The tour will hit Chicago, New York City, Dallas, and Los Angeles, along with the famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado, among other stops.

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Primus mastermind Les Claypool shared the following statement via a press release:

“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.

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’.

Fresh from their next jaunt around the states with Sessanta Part 2 this Spring, Hoffer, Ler, and The Ol’ Colonel will be playing some full length PRIMUS sets at choice venues across the US, dipping into material (mainly at the request of Hoffer) that have not been performed in a many years.

Come see why this amazing fellow was able to rise above over 6100 applicants to win the Interstellar Drum Derby and become the latest, and possibly the greatest, drummer to sit on the PRIMUS drum throne.

ONWARD AND UPWARD!!”

Hoffman was tapped as Primus’ new drummer after the band held open auditions, which entailed a five-day “interstellar drum derby” and jams with Primus on the West Coast.

He made his debut behind the kit during the band’s appearance at Tool’s destination festival in February, with Danny Carey also sitting in on the set. Meanwhile, Hoffman’s first run of tour dates with Primus is month away, when the band heads out on the “Sessanta V2.0” tour with A Perfect Circle and Puscifer.

See video of Hoffman’s first gig with Primus below, as well as a full list of the band’s tour dates.

Primus’ 2025 Tour Dates:
04/24 – Palm Springs, CA @ Acrisure Arena $
04/25 – Las Vegas, NV PH @ Live at Planet Hollywood $
04/27 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater $
04/29 – San Antonio, TX @ Freeman Coliseum $
05/01 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center $
05/02 – Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP $
05/04 – Huntsville, AL @ The Orion Amphitheater $
05/06 – Hollywood, FL @ Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino $
05/08 – Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre $
05/10 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion $
05/11 – Virginia Beach, VA @ Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater $
05/14 – Manchester, NH @ SNHU Arena $
05/15 – Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at The Mann Center $
05/17 – Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center $
05/18 – Fairfax, VA @ EagleBank Arena $
05/20 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Petersen Events Center $
05/22 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage $
05/24 – Indianapolis, IN @ Ruoff Music Center $
05/25 – Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center $
05/28 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena $
05/29 – St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre $
05/31 – Milwaukee, WI @ American Family Insurance Amphitheater $
06/01 – St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center $
06/03 – Omaha, NE @ Baxter Arena $
06/06 – Portland, OR @ RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater $
06/07 – Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre $

07/05 – Paso Robles, CA @ Vina Robles Amphitheatre *
07/07 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Sandy Amphitheater *
07/08 – Jackson, WY @ Snow King Mountain *
07/09 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre *
07/11 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed *
07/12 – Kansas City, MO @ Grinders KC *
07/13 – Nashville, TN @ The Pinnacle *
07/15 – Louisville, KY @ Iroquois Amphitheater *
07/16 – Detroit, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre *
07/18 – Lafayette, NY @ Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards *
07/19 – Essex Junction, VT @ Midway Lawn At Champlain Valley Expo *
07/21 – New York, NY @ The Rooftop at Pier 17 *
07/22 – Bridgeport, CT @ The Rooftop at Pier 17 ^
07/23 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater ^
07/25 – Atlanta, GA @ Synovus Bank Amphitheater At Chastain Park ^
07/26 – Wilmington, NC @ Live Oak Bank Pavilion ^
07/28 – New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theater ^
07/29 – Shreveport, LA @ Shreveport Municipal Auditorium ^
07/30 – Dallas, TX @ The Bomb Factory ^
08/01 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre ^
08/02 – San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre ^
08/03 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Quarry Amphitheater
08/06 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre *
08/07 – Sacramento, CA @ Channel 24
08/08 – Sacramento, CA @ Channel 24

$ = “Sessanta Tour” w/ A Perfect Circle and Puscifer
* = w/ Ty Segall
^ = w/ MonoNeon