Primus

2011 UK Tour Dates

Primus have announced their first UK shows for 14 years, plus plans to release a new album.

Primus are known for the original 'South Park' theme tune and their musical style is difficult to define. Primus has been called everything from "thrash-funk meets Don Knotts, Jr." to "the Freak Brothers set to music", and has been variously termed alternative rock, alternative metal, funk metal, and progressive metal.Founder Les Claypool himself once described their music as "psychedelic polka."

Primus is the only band with its own ID3 genre tag, as extended by Winamp. Primus' influences include Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd, The Residents, Mr. Bungle, King Crimson, and Rush. Bands that have cited Primus as an influence include Deftones, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Incubus and Muse.