Yeah, this is going to be a great show. Can’t wait!
Just got tix for Asheville…i fly up there every year so I might as well catch this show while I’m there…
Got 2 tix at MSG…I have an extra tix as of now so if anyone is interested… Right above the gen admin seating.
Aside from NYC it’s mostly second tier towns. Kinda weird.
revco, i’d go with ya if i was up there. have fun.
Just got my ticket. $112 with fees for a nosebleed seat. The only reason I’m going is because I love all the bands (two of them, Primus and Ministry, are in my top 10 bands ever), so I can rationalize the price as a kind of “package palooza” thing. Kinda reminds me of the clever package tours that used to come through NYC. Literally everyone I’ve met in the tri-state area was at that Helmet / Rollins Band / Sausage gig decades ago.
As far as Primus live goes: I’ve seen em many, many times, and yes, they’ve become something of a jam band. However, they can still lay the smack down when they want to, and I think, knowing their audience on this tour, they’ll really deliver the goods.
I personally wouldn’t call Primus a “jam band”…I mean they sometimes have sections with long instrumental passages but it never feels jammy or noodley to me like a band like the Dead or Phish or Widespread Panic or that ilk…I’ve seen Primus many times and they never disappoint…will be a fun show…
Also have seen Slayer a number of times…always a good show…the most violent pit I ever saw was a Slayer show in 92…pure homicidal maniacs were in that thing…of all the hundreds and hundreds of shows I’ve seen it was the only time I’ve been truly terrified at a concert…
They added a 2nd Forum show because the first sold out so fast. Fucking scalpers ate up all the good tickets through the 15 pre-sales. (Like what happened at that first Misfits show)
I’m not sure who decided to make half the floor seating, but it’s a terrible idea. That is going to be a disaster.
Looks like they’ve added “No Devotion” to their setlist.
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Ooh, nice!
It’s been too long since they slipped some RevCo in.
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True, I don’t know if the “jam band” moniker sticks to Primus, but they sure fall under that umbrella (as does Ween, which is even weirder). They don’t go on forever like the Dead or Phish, but I think Claypool’s worked with Trey Anastasio too many times to totally discount the comparison. If you REALLY wanna see Claypool do the jam band thing, check him out solo or with Sean Lennon… they go on FOREVER. (Much like Ween.)
Slayer is a great show. Lotta pyro. Very intense pit, but the most intense pit I’ve ever seen was Pantera in 94. I lost teeth.
Yeah I hear what you are saying…I think I somehow blocked out of my memory the fact he worked with Anastacio…Les has done quite a few side projects…
And yes I was in a Slayer pit in 92 that was by far the most fucked up pit I’ve ever been in…bunch of pure homicidal maniacs were set loose in that pit…I’m way to old for that shit now…I pull a muscle just looking at a pit these days…
They’re in front of a crowd of Slayer fans. I expect them to, as the kids say, “bring it.”
Al was quoted as saying the set was strictly “meat and potatoes.” I anticipate a solid performance, which will terminate the need for a violent bloodbath. (That’s me paraphrasing a Simpsons quote, btw. Here you go --)
Which show are you going to Dj?
Ok…I’m going to the Asheville show…have you ever been to that arena there in Asheville?
Yeah it is a tiny little mountain town…I’ve been several times but have never been to the arena…apparently its a small one that only holds about 7,000…
Damn half the set is list is the normal encore for the last 15 years. So What, Thieves, NWO, Just 1 Fix
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That’s a solid setlist right there. I hope they play that at the Slayer show (dunno if they’d have to ditch a song or two for time-related reasons)…
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Yeah, that’s a set. I imagine they will have to trim a few things for the Slayer tour.
Which I finally got tickets to.