Primus & The Chocolate Factory

Primus & The Chocolate Factory, featuring two sets – One with all of the classics and another of Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble.

The tour, kicking off in October, coincides with the release of their new album Primus and the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble – a tribute to the 1971 musical Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Set for release on October 21, Primus and the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble is the first album-length release from the classic lineup (leader Les Claypool, guitarist Larry Lalonde and drummer Tim “Herb” Alexander) since 1995.

PRIMUS is responsible for some of the most cutting edge and original rock music of the 1990’s. The band kicked things off with a string of releases that are now considered classic alt-rock titles – 1989’s ‘Suck on This,’ 1990’s ‘Frizzle Fry,’ 1991’s ‘Sailing the Seas of Cheese,’ 1993’s ‘Pork Soda,’ and 1995’s ‘Tales from the Punchbowl.’

PRIMUS joined a variety of underground bands that refused to be pigeonholed (and by the early ’90s, had fully infiltrated the mainstream) – merging metal, funk, alternative, punk, country, roots rock, and experimental music, along with Claypool’s penchant for witty and often humorous storytelling lyrics.