After a 20-year hiatus, Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade has announced its long-awaited return with the massive, 41-date Summer of Green Tour 2023, which will mark the band’s first appearances since summer 2003. Kicking off in Stateline, NV on Wednesday, May 17 before winding its way from coast-to-coast, the tour will feature several festival appearances, including the Summer Camp Music Festival, the Mountain Music Festival, the Riverbend Music Festival, and the Peach Music Festival.
Featuring Les Claypool (bass), Sean Lennon (guitar), Harry Waters (keys), Paulo Baldi (drums), Mike Dillon (percussion), and Skerik (horns), the set will include a full performance of Pink Floyd’s iconic tenth studio album Animals, which was famously captured on the band’s second 2001 live recording Live Frogs Set 2.
“In an age of calibrated chaos, moral constipation, and conspiranoia, it is reassuring to know that certain frogs can and do fly,” Claypool comments.
Select June performances will include a co-headlining set with Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew’s ‘Remain In Light’ Tour, which finds the Talking Heads members performing songs from a monumental period of the band’s history alongside a powerhouse band. Additional support throughout the tour include Fishbone, Neal Francis, Budos Band, W.I.T.C.H., and Moon Duo.
A limited pre-sale, including VIP upgrade options, go on sale Feb. 1 at 10 a.m., using the code WHAMOLA. General public tickets go on sale is this Friday, Feb. 3 at 10 a.m. All show and ticket/VIP information can be found at http://www.lesclaypool.com/.
Formed by Claypool in the summer of 2000 during a short break from Primus, the Fearless Flying Frog Brigade made its debut appearance at the Mountain Aire Festival before embarking on several celebrated U.S. tours. Described by Claypool as “kind of a King Crimson meets Pink Floyd meets Frank Zappa type thing,” the band released two live albums in 2001, as well as a studio album ‘Purple Onion’ in 2002. The band’s most recent performance took place on May 10, 2003 at the House of Blues in Orlando, Fla.
The return of the Fearless Flying Frog Brigade follows a busy year for Claypool, who in addition to performing with Bastard Jazz on NYE and throughout winter 2022, traveled the country with Primus for the band’s wildly popular A Tribute To Kings Tour, and appeared alongside Ween at Comedy Central’s South Park: 25th Anniversary Concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Last year also saw the release of Primus’ first new music in more than five years, the sprawling three-song Conspiranoid EP, which included the epic 11-minute opening track, Conspiranoia, and second single, Follow The Fool.
Claypool is one of the most unlikely success stories in entertainment history. His trademark voice, thumping bass lines and unique worldview have become the calling cards for a number of wildly successful and influential albums in the last two decades. But through his myriad of musical and creative projects, Claypool has also become a favorite of jam banders, funk connoisseurs and pretty much everything in-between.
“Let’s put it this way … I think, with Primus and without, I’ve played every music festival in the last 10 years, except Lilith Fair,” he comments. “You could say I’m the guy who doesn’t fit in anywhere, but a little bit everywhere.”
For more information on Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, please visit https://lesclaypool.com/.
LES CLAYPOOL’S FEARLESS FLYING FROG BRIGADE – The Summer of Green Tour 2023
Wednesday, May 17th – Stateline, NV – TBA venue
Friday, May 19th – Napa, CA – Blue Note Summer Sessions at TBA venue
Saturday, May, 20th – Santa Cruz, CA – Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium
Sunday, May 21st – San Diego, CA – Observatory North
Tuesday, May 23rd – Salt Lake City, UT – TBA venue
Wednesday, May 24th – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom
Friday, May 26th – Kansas City, MO – Grinders KC
Saturday, May 27th – Chillicothe, IL – Summer Camp Music Festival
Sunday, May 28th – Louisville, KY – Iroquois Amphitheater
Tuesday, May 30th – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
Wednesday, May 31st – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live!
Friday, June 2nd – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
Saturday, June 3rd – Oak Hill, WV – Mountain Music Festival
Sunday, June 4th – Chattanooga, TN – TBA venue
Tuesday, June 6th – Richmond, VA – Brown’s Island
Wednesday, June 7th – Raleigh, NC – Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
Friday, June 9th – Asheville, NC – Rabbit Rabbit
Saturday, June 10th – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern
Sunday, June 11th – Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium
Tuesday, June 13th – Dallas, TX – Music Hall at Fair Park
Wednesday, June 14th – Austin, TX – The Moody Amphitheater
Friday, June 16th – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall Lawn
Saturday, June 17th – New Orleans, LA – Mardi Gras World
Monday, June 19th – Mobile, AL – Saenger Theatre
Tuesday, June 20th – Tampa, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Thursday, June 22nd – Baltimore, MD – The Lyric
Friday, June 23rd – Port Chester, NY – Capitol Theatre
Saturday, June 24th – Westbury, NY – NYCB Theatre [In The Round]
Monday, June 26th – Northampton, MA – The Pines Theater
Wednesday, June 28th – Portland, ME – State Theatre
Thursday, June 29th – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Saturday, July 1st – Scranton, PA – Peach Music Festival
Sunday, July 2nd – Chicago, IL – Salt Shed [Indoor]
Monday, July 3rd – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre
Friday, July 7th – Bonner, MT – Kettlehouse Amphitheater
Saturday, July 8th – Redmond, WA – Marymoor Park Live
Sunday, July 9th – Forest Grove, OR – Grand Lodge
Tuesday, July 11th – Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live
Thursday, July 13th – San Luis Obispo, CA – Madonna Inn
Friday, July 14th – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
Saturday, July 15th – Phoenix, AZ – Van Buren
