WHAT WENT DOWN
Les Claypool played the Reno Events Center on May 20 fronting three different bands in one night — Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, Claypool Lennon Delirium, and Primus *†. All three lineups closed together on “Southbound Pachyderm” *.
THE DETAILS
- The Claypool Gold tour launched May 20, 2026 in Reno, Nevada with rotating sets from three Claypool projects *†
- Fearless Flying Frog Brigade opened with five songs including “Precipitation” from Claypool’s mid-Nineties Holy Mackerel project *
- Claypool Lennon Delirium debuted three songs live from *The Great Parrot-Ox and the Golden Egg of Empathy*: “The Golden Egg of Empathy,” “Troll Bait,” and “WAP,” then covered Pink Floyd’s “Astronomy Domine” *†
- Primus debuted new single “The Ol’ Grizz” and revived “Hellbound 17 1/2” for the first time since October 2012 *†
- The tour format mirrors the Sessanta shows Primus ran with A Perfect Circle and Puscifer in 2024–2025 *
- Next stop is May 22 at Hayden Homes Amphitheater in Bend, Oregon; the run ends July 4 in Napa *†
THE TAKE
Claypool ran three full sets with different lineups in one night and still found room for a five-way encore. Primus’ *A Handful of Nuggs* EP gets a physical release July 24 with two 500-copy vinyl variants *.