Les Claypool will hit the road in 2026 with Claypool Gold, a touring triumvirate of Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium, and Fearless Flying Frog Brigade. The 2026 Claypool Gold tour will feature all three bands performing onstage at once for fluid shows with “wildly different setlists and surprises” [get tickets].

The 30-date tour will kick off on May 20th in Reno, NV, and travel to the East Coast and back before wrapping on July 4th in Napa, CA. Throughout the spring and summer tour, Claypool Gold will visit outdoor amphitheaters and indoor venues in Salt Lake City (5/26), St. Louis (5/30), Cleveland (6/2), Chicago (6/3), The Caverns‘ above-ground amphitheater in Pelham, TN (6/5), Boston (6/10), Asbury Park, NJ (6/13), All Good Now in Columbia, MD (6/14), St. Augustine, FL (6/19), Atlanta (6/20), Austin (6/23), two nights at Colorado’s Dillin Amphitheater (6/27–6/28), Pheonix (6/30), San Diego (7/1), and more.

A pre-sale for tickets to the 2026 Claypool Gold tour will begin Wednesday, January 21st at 10 a.m. local time, followed by the general on-sale Friday, January 23rd at 10 a.m. local time. Find tickets and tour dates here.

Les original convened Claypool Gold for Primus’ 2024 New Year’s Eve run following drummer Tim “Herb” Alexander‘s sudden resignation from the band. That run in Oakland, CA, featured Primus alongside members of the Frog Brigade and Claypool’s Holy Mackerel. After an Interstellar Drum Derby, Les and guitarist Larry “Ler” LaLonde picked relatively unknown Shreveport, LA, beatkeeper John Hoffman as their new man behind the kit.

The tour announcement arrives on the same day as the first new Claypool Lennon Delirium release in seven years, “WAP”. Available now, the poli-psych commentary reunites the dynamically absurdist songwriting duo of Les Claypool and Sean Ono Lennon. The son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono said in a December 2025 interview that the band will release a 2LP concept album, The Great Parrot Ox and The Golden Egg of Empathy, early this year. Listen to “WAP” below and learn more about the return of The Claypool Lennon Delirium here.

The Claypool Lennon Delirium — “WAP”

Claypool Gold 2026 Tour

Wednesday, May 20 – Reno Events Center – Reno, NV
Friday, May 22 – Hayden Homes Amphitheater – Bend, OR
Saturday, May 23 – Marymoor Live – Redmond, WA
Monday, May 25 – KettleHouse Amphitheater – Bonner, MT
Tuesday, May 26 – The Lot at the Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
Thursday, May 28 – Starlight Amphitheatre – Kansas City, MO
Saturday, May 30 – The Factory – St. Louis, MO
Sunday, May 31 – Meadow Brook Amphitheatre – Rochester Hills, MI
Tuesday, June 2 – Jacobs Pavilion – Cleveland, OH
Wednesday, June 3 – Salt Shed – Chicago, IL
Friday, June 5 – The Caverns Outdoor Amphitheater – Pelham, TN
Saturday, June 6 – KEMBA Live! Outdoor – Columbus, OH
Tuesday, June 9 – Thompson’s Point – Portland, ME
Wednesday, June 10 – Leader Bank Pavilion – Boston, MA
Friday, June 12 – Saratoga Performing Arts Center – Saratoga Springs, NY
Saturday, June 13 – Stone Pony Summerstage – Asbury Park, NJ
Sunday, June 14 – All Good Now Festival – Columbia, MD
Tuesday, June 16 – The AMP Ballantyne – Charlotte, NC
Wednesday, June 17 – Firefly Distillery – North Charleston, SC
Friday, June 19 – St. Augustine Amphitheatre – St. Augustine, FL
Saturday, June 20 – Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park – Atlanta, GA
Monday, June 22 – Walmart AMP – Rogers, AR
Tuesday, June 23 – ACL Live at Moody Theatre – Austin, TX
Thursday, June 25 – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory – Irving, TX
Saturday, June 27 – Dillon Amphitheater – Dillon, CO
Sunday, June 28 – Dillon Amphitheater – Dillon, CO
Tuesday, June 30 – Arizona Financial Theatre – Phoenix, AZ
Wednesday, July 1 – Gallagher Square – San Diego, CA
Friday, July 3 – Long Beach Amphitheater – Long Beach, CA
Saturday, July 4 – Meritage Resort & Spa – Napa, CA