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State Theatre presents Claypool Gold feat. Primus, Les Claypool's Frog Brigade, The Claypool Lennon Delirium Tue, June 9, 2026 Thompson's Point Doors: 6:00pm - Show: 7:00pm - all ages $62 advance $70 day of show https://statetheatreportland.com/events/claypool-gold/ Les Claypool Les Claypool will hit the road in Summer 2026 with Claypool Gold, a wildly ambitious, full-evening tour that brings together three of his most beloved and sonically adventurous bands – Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium, and Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade – for one mind-melting musical experience. Each night, all the bands will share the stage all at once for a fluid show featuring wildly different setlists and surprises. The tour kicks off Wednesday, May 20th in Reno, NV, and will travel coast to coast with over 25 shows in cities including Seattle, Chicago, Boston, Austin, Atlanta, and Los Angeles, before wrapping with a July 4th celebration in Napa, CA. A special VIP and Artist Presale begins Wednesday, January 21st at 10am local time, followed by a general on-sale Friday, January 23rd at 10am local. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit https://www.lesclaypool.com/. Fans can also access limited VIP packages, including the Fat Bastard Front Row Super VIP Experience – featuring front row seats, a pre-show Q&A with Primus and Sean Ono Lennon, a signed limited-edition tour poster, early entry, and more – and the Lucky Bastard VIP Experience, which offers premium seats within the first 15 rows, merch perks, and early access. Available in select markets. Coinciding with today’s tour announcement is the release of a brand-new song titled “WAP (What A Predicament)” by The Claypool Lennon Delirium, Claypool’s mutant-psychedelic project with Sean Ono Lennon. A warped meditation on morality, artificial intelligence safety, and the slippery slope of optimization without empathy – set against a sonic backdrop of fuzz-drenched groove and theatrical psych-rock – the track finds Claypool and Lennon in peak Delirium form, alternately biting, bewildered, and barbed as they reflect on a world gone algorithmic. Stream “WAP” https://atorecords-ffm.com/wap “Like a president caught in shenanigans with the beauty queen,” Lennon intones on the opening line, “I’m guessing they may not be so innocent as they’d have us believe.” From there, the track spirals into existential musings on online chaos, virtual unreality, and the fragility of collective memory. “I’m not sure if history repeats,” Lennon continues, “but I’m certain that it rhymes.” The Claypool Lennon Delirium centers on the core creative partnership of Les Claypool (Primus, Fearless Flying Frog Brigade) and Sean Ono Lennon (The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger), who have long operated on the outer rim of genre and reason. Together, they remain a singular force: a mutant fusion of art-school satire, warped vision, and boundary-busting musical chemistry. The new song arrives amid a remarkably prolific r...
