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Monster Mash Cancels Friday Show, Rest Of The Fest Unaffected

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In a post to Facebook, Monster Mash Music Festival has announced that the Friday portion of the festival is now cancelled. Saturday, headlined by Tool and sold out as well as Sunday are still going on as planned. Friday was to have featured Carlos Santana,, John Fogerty and The Tedeschi Trucks band. Full refunds are available from the point of purchase.

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We’re very disappointed to announce the sad cancellation of Friday’s show, but HAVE NO FEAR! Saturday and Sunday’s shows are completely unaffected by this change. The shows will go on as planned and we can’t wait to see you there at ‪#‎MonsterMashAZ‬!

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We’re very disappointed to announce the sad cancellation of Friday’s show, but HAVE NO FEAR! Saturday and Sunday’s shows…

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UPDATED- Festival Preview: Monster Mash Music Fest

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(Editor’s Note: On 10/23 the Friday event for Monster Mash featuring Carlos Santana was canceled. More information here🙂

Prediction: Destination concert festivals will finally be the answer to European Open Air events  American fans have been drooling over ages. With new events cropping up left and right it is going to get tough for discerning fans to know where to spend their money. One new fest that has the star power and the location to draw lots of concertgoers is the Monster Mash Music Fest taking place Halloween weekend in Tempe Beach Park, at Tempe AZ. With a comfy autumn climate and beautiful vistas from the park, this is a spectacular place to see a concert. And what a concert Monster Mash promises to be with the one of a kind return of Tool, as well as other headliners such as Linkin Park, Rob Zombie, Primus, and Deftones.

 

Halloween Saturday at Monster Mash is stacked as Tool headlines the festival in their return to activity. Much speculation has been focused on the bands’ long delayed fifth album. Still, one can never underestimate what the band will pull out of their magic hat musically or visually in a live setting. It is sure to be a spectacle. Primus is aptly ranked in the direct support slot. Having wrapped up their Primus And The Chocolate Factory tour this fall, their Monster Mash set might be the last chance to see them for a while. Coheed and Cambria precedes them and is on tour supporting their new album The Color Before The Sun (300 Entertainment). Up and coming rockers Aeges and With Arms To The Sun round out the early Saturday lineup.

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All Saints Day promises to be a devil of a time with a bevy of rock and metal bands led by a 1-2 punch of Linkin Park and Rob Zombie. Both acts put on tremendous visual shows live anhttp://www.monstermashaz.com/#!tickets/cq53d hit laden sets tailor made for festivals. Hot on their heels will be Deftones, who always put on an amazing show. The band transcended their early roots in the Nu Metal 90s to become a ground breaking avant-garde band all over the world. Pulling double duty this weekend will be Maynard James Keenan, performing again on Sunday with his art rock collective Puscifer. Puscifer’s new album Money Shot (Puscifer Music) drops coincidentally in time for the show. Playing in the daylight should be an experience for Ghost and their ritual sacrament of heavy psychedelic rock and evil imagery. Rockers Haletstorm will also be on the bill early this day.

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On The Road… with Primus and The Chocolate Factory

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Primus is more than a band, they are an institution. The boundary shattering Bay Area act has made an entire career of brainy concepts and musical wizardry to draw in legions of fans chanting “Primus Sucks”! So when the band launched their Willy Wonka inspired concept album Primus And The Chocolate Factory (ATO/Prawn Song) album in 2014, it wasn’t a huge leap or a left turn at all. In fact is makes perfect sense. In a concert setting, even more so. Brought to life by the imagination of the band and inspired by the beloved source material and joined by The Fungi Ensemble; a typically zany Primus show is elevated to a theatrical roller-coaster event emotionally. Even if you don’t have a connection to the original film, this material hits you emotionally as much as it tickles your funny bone, as the band as always done. Shot at The Rialto Theatre in Tuscon, AZ by Melina Dellamarggio of Melina D Photography for Ghost Cult, you don’t have to wait to dream the dreams to watch the music makers weave their magic spells.

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Tool, Linkin Park, Deftones, Primus, Rob Zombie To Play Monster Mash This Fall

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The Monster Mash Music Fest has just been announced for Tempe Arizona on Halloween Night. The weekend long festival taking place October 30th to November 1st has just been announced and will be headlined by Tool on Saturday October 31st. Joining them over the weekend will be Primus, Coheed And Cambria, Rob Zombie, Deftones, Ghost, Halestorm with more TBD. Friday night the fest kicks off with Santana, John Fogerty and the Tedeschi Trucks band with still more acts to be named. Tickets are on sale now and can be bought from the fests website.

 

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Primus Book Upcoming Canadian Shows

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Primus has a string of upcoming Canadian dates for their Willy Wonka inspired Primus And The Chocolate Factory shows with Dinosaur Jr as support.

Jul 11: Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON
Jul 12: Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON
Jul 15: Metropolis – Montreal, QC
Sep 11: Southern Alberta – Calgary, AB
Sep 12: North Alberta Jubilee Auditorium – Edmonton, AB
Sep 14: Malkin Bowl – Vancouver, BC


Tour: Primus With Dinosaur Jr US Tour

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Primus will hit the road this summer with Dinosaur Jr for a run of dates in the US. This follows their June European Tour dates.

Jul 09-11: All Good Festival – Summit Point, WV
Jul 17: Oakdale – Wallingford, CT
Jul 18: Lincoln Theatre – Raleigh, NC
Jul 19: Sloss Festival – Birmingham, AL
Jul 20: The Fillmore Charlotte – Charlotte, NC
Jul 23: Penn’s Landing – Philadelphia, PA
Jul 24: The Stone Pony – Asbury Park, NJ
Jul 25: Blue Hills Pavillion – Boston, MA
Jul 27: Thompson’s Point – Portland, ME
Jul 28: Mountain Park – Holyoke, MA
Jul 30: Pier 97 – New York, NY
Aug 01: LC Pavillion – Columbus, OH
Aug 02: Freedom Hill Amphitheatre – Sterling Heights, MI
Aug 04: Rose Music Center – Huber Heights, OH
Aug 06: Eagle’s Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI
Aug 07: Sumtur Amphitheater – Papillion, NE


Tour: Primus Books June UK and Euro Tour

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Primus has booked a run of dates in the UK and Europe in June.

Jun 12: Trianon – Paris (FR)
Jun 13: Carroponte – Milan (IT)
Jun 15: AB Main Hall – Brussels (BE)
Jun 16: Tivoli Vrendenburg – Utrecht (NL)
Jun 17: Docks – Hamburg (DE)
Jun 18-20: Copenhell – Copenhagen (DK)
Jun 20: Live Music Hall – Koln (DE)
Jun 21: Huxley’s – Berlin (DE)
Jun 23: O2 Brixton – London (UK)
Jun 24: O2 Apollo Manchester – Manchester (UK)
Jun 25: O2 Academy Birmingham – Birmingham (UK)


Primus (with The Fungi Ensemble) – Primus And The Chocolate Factory

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With a career spanning three decades and a reputation as one of our world’s most loved and respected bands of a near cult status, Primus are one of our world’s leading lights in music that is, to put it lightly, unconventional and unpredictable.  Even by their standards however, the proposition Primus And The Chocolate Factory (ATO Records) (the reunion of original members Claypool, Lalonde and Alexander) is a difficult one to fathom.

Both a tribute and a reimagining to the songs of 1971’s musical classic Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory; made famous by Gene Wilder’s untouchable performance as the eccentric and somewhat sinister factory owner, this really unearths and highlights the film/books’ menacing undertones. Introduction track “Hello Wonkites” encapsulates the tone with its playful, cartoon like sound but with a twisted atmosphere.

Their take on ‘Pure Imagination’ has to be the albums highlight, taking the uplifting and joyous original and turning it into the kind of madness that Frank Zappa would be proud of. Yet there are traits present that stay faithful to the film soundtrack; notably the several “Oompa” segments which maintain the original patronising appeal, only with Claypool’s fat bass sound on top of it.

By heightening the dark, ominous undercurrent of a film that many of us would have grown up with this could be mistaken for the biggest childhood ruining event since a certain Rolf Harris, but this is performed with an affection for the tale, and the detail within is a testament to this. As unhinged as it is catchy, this should strike a note with both those who grew up with the film and those who are drawn to music of the quirky and bewildering variety. Surely the sonic equivalent of sitting down to enjoy the movie with a couple of LSD pills.

 

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Primus To Release Willy Wonka Themed Album, Fall Tour

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Primus will be releasing Primus and The Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble via ATO Records on October 21st, with a two set “evening with” show beginning October 22nd at the Tower Theater in Philadelphia, PA.

 

This record marks the first full length release featuring the classic lineup of Les Claypool (bass/vocals), Larry Lalonde (guitars) and Tim “Herb” Alexander (drums) since 1995. Alexander last played with Primus in 2008.

 

As previously announced Tim Alexander recovering from open heart surgery and should not miss the fall tour.

 

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The band’s eighth studio album is a tribute to the 1971 musical Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory.

 

Primus Tour Dates:

Oct 22: Tower Theatre – Upper Darby, PA
Oct 24: Palace Theatre – Albany, NY
Oct 25: Orpheum Theatre – Boston, MA
Oct 26: Flynn Center for Performing Arts – Burlington, VT
Oct 28: Palace Theater – Waterbury, CT
Oct 29: Hippodrome – Baltimore, MD
Oct 31: Beacon Theatre – New York, NY
Nov 01: State Theatre – New Brunswick, NJ
Nov 02: Main Street Armory – Rochester, NY
Nov 03: The Fillmore Detroit – Detroit, MI
Nov 05: Peabody Opera House – St. Louis, MO
Nov 07: Taft Theatre – Cincinnati, OH
Nov 08: Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
Nov 09: Hard Rock Live – Orlando, FL
Nov 11: The Fillmore Miami Beach at The Jackie Gleason Theater – Miami Beach, FL
Nov 12: Ruth Eckerd Hall – Clearwater, FL
Nov 14: Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Biloxi, MS
Nov 15: ACL live at the Moody Theater – Austin, TX
Nov 16: The Majestic Theatre – Dallas, TX
Nov 17: Majestic Theatre – San Antonio, TX
Nov 19: Orpheum Theatre Phoenix – Phoenix, AZ
Nov 21: Orpheum Theatre LA – Los Angeles, CA

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News Update on Tim Alexander Following Open Heart Surgery

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Primus drummer Tim “Herb” Alexander is currently resting at home and recovering from his July 15th heart attack, in which three blockages near his heart were discovered. He underwent triple bypass surgery on July 21st to remove blockages without any complications.

 

Due to his health issues, Primus has cancelled the following upcoming shows:

 

Sept 12: Myth – Maplewood, MN

Sept 16: The Venue – Fargo, ND

Sept 17: 7 Flags Event Center – Clive, IA

 

Statements in regards to their upcoming Riot Fest appearances will be issued in the next few weeks.

 

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Previously announced dates still stand:

 

Aug 20: Mercury Ballroom – Louisville, KY

Aug 22: 3rd & Lindsley – Nashville, TN

Aug 23: Newport – Columbus, OH

Aug 24: Intersection – Grand Rapids, MI

Aug 26: World Café – Wilmington, DE

Aug 27: Columbus Theater – Providence, RI

Aug 28: Port City – Portland, ME

Aug 29: Higher Ground – Burlington, VT

Aug 30: Moedown Festival – Turin, NY

Sept 12-14: Riot Fest – Chicago, IL

Sept 19-21: Riot Fest – Denver, CO