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Les Claypool

Rock band from Richmond, CA · formed 1963

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Shows on record
60
Rooms played
56
Cities
51
Releases
14
Last show
Jul 4, 2026Blue Note Napa Summer Sessions at the Meritage

About

Les Claypool is a band from Richmond, CA, formed in 1963, tagged alternative, Alternative metal, alternative rock by its sources. Shows on record run from 2007 to 2026, across 56 rooms in 51 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

60 on record · Songkick
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Shows per year

  1. 20071 show
  2. 20087 shows
  3. 200922 shows
  4. 20161 show
  5. 20202 shows
  6. 202627 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Jul 4, 2026Blue Note Napa Summer Sessions at the Meritage · NapaHeadlinerwith Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium
Jul 3, 2026F&m Bank Amphitheater of Long Beach · Long BeachSupportwith Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium, The Frog Brigade,, +1
Jul 1, 2026PETCO Park · San DiegoSupportwith Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium
Jun 28, 2026Dillon Amphitheater · DillonHeadlinerwith Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium
Jun 27, 2026Dillon Amphitheater · DillonHeadlinerwith Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium
Jun 25, 2026The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory · IrvingSupportwith Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium
Jun 23, 2026Austin City Limits (ACL) Live at the Moody Theater · AustinSupportwith Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium
Jun 22, 2026Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion (AMP) · RogersSupportwith Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium
Jun 19, 2026Saint Augustine Amphitheatre · Saint AugustineSupportwith Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium
Jun 17, 2026Firefly Distillery · North CharlestonSupportwith Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium
Jun 16, 2026TD Amp Ballantyne · CharlotteHeadlinerwith Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium
Jun 13, 2026Stone Pony Summer Stage · Asbury ParkSupportwith Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium
Jun 12, 2026Albany Med Health System at Spac · Saratoga SpringsSupportwith Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium
Jun 10, 2026Leader Bank Pavilion · BostonSupportwith Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium
Jun 9, 2026Thompson’s Point · PortlandHeadlinerwith Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium
Jun 6, 2026KEMBA Live! · ColumbusSupportwith Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium
Jun 5, 2026The Caverns Above Ground Amphitheater · PelhamHeadlinerwith Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium
Jun 3, 2026Fairgrounds, The Salt Shed (Outdoors) · ChicagoSupportwith Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium
Jun 2, 2026Jacobs Pavilion · ClevelandSupportwith Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium
May 31, 2026Meadow Brook Amphitheatre · Rochester HillsSupportwith Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium
May 30, 2026The Factory · ChesterfieldHeadlinerwith Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium
May 28, 2026Starlight Theatre · Kansas CityHeadlinerwith Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium
May 26, 2026The Complex · Salt Lake CitySupportwith Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium
May 25, 2026KettleHouse Amphitheater · BonnerSupportwith Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium
May 23, 2026Marymoor Live · RedmondHeadlinerwith Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium
May 22, 2026Hayden Homes Amphitheater · BendHeadlinerwith Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium
May 20, 2026Reno Events Center · RenoSupportwith Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium
Feb 15, 20201stBank Center · BroomfieldSupportwith Oysterhead, Trey Anastasio, Stewart Copeland
Feb 14, 20201stBank Center · BroomfieldSupportwith Oysterhead, Trey Anastasio, Stewart Copeland
Oct 24, 2016Sweetwater Music Hall · Mill ValleySupportwith Austin Delone, Bobby Weir, Jerry Harrison, +3
Jul 12, 2009Higher Ground · South BurlingtonHeadlinerwith O'Death
Jul 11, 2009The Chance · PoughkeepsieSupportwith O'Death
Jul 9, 2009The NorVa · NorfolkHeadlinerwith O'Death
Jul 7, 2009Bijou Theatre · KnoxvilleSupportwith O'Death
Jul 6, 2009War Memorial Auditorium · NashvilleHeadlinerwith O'Death
Jul 5, 2009The Vogue · IndianapolisHeadlinerwith O'Death
Jul 2, 2009Anchor Inn · OmahaHeadlinerwith O'Death
Jul 1, 2009The Venue at The Hub · FargoHeadlinerwith O'Death
Jun 30, 2009Burton Cummings Theatre · WinnipegHeadlinerwith O'Death
Jun 27, 2009Edmonton Events Centre · EdmontonHeadlinerwith O'Death
Jun 24, 2009Knitting Factory - Spokane · SpokaneHeadlinerwith O'Death
Jun 23, 2009Knitting Factory - Boise · BoiseSupportwith O'Death
Jun 2, 2009Tabernacle · AtlantaHeadlinerwith Matisyahu, Dub Trio, O'Death
May 27, 2009The Orange Peel · AshevilleHeadlinerwith O'Death
May 26, 2009Neighborhood Theatre · CharlotteHeadlinerwith O'Death
Mar 28, 2009Terminal 5 · ManhattanHeadlinerwith Saul Williams, Secret Chiefs 3, O'Death
Mar 27, 2009Franklin Music Hall · PhiladelphiaHeadlinerwith Saul Williams, Secret Chiefs 3
Mar 26, 2009House of Blues - Boston · BostonHeadlinerwith Saul Williams, Secret Chiefs 3, O'Death
Mar 21, 2009Riviera Theatre · ChicagoHeadlinerwith Saul Williams, DeVotchKa, Secret Chiefs 3
Mar 19, 2009Myth · MaplewoodHeadlinerwith DeVotchKa, Saul Williams, Secret Chiefs 3
Mar 17, 2009The Pageant · St LouisHeadlinerwith DeVotchKa, Saul Williams, Secret Chiefs 3
Mar 14, 2009Fillmore Auditorium · DenverHeadlinerwith Yard Dogs Road Show, Saul Williams, Secret Chiefs 3
Apr 5, 2008The Warfield · San FranciscoSupportwith Secret Chiefs 3, Tim Fite
Apr 4, 2008The Wiltern · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Secret Chiefs 3, Tim Fite
Mar 14, 2008Showbox SoDo · SeattleSupportwith Secret Chiefs 3
Mar 12, 2008The Depot · Salt Lake CityHeadlinerwith Secret Chiefs 3
Mar 8, 2008House of Blues - New Orleans · New OrleansSupportwith Secret Chiefs 3
Mar 4, 2008Variety Playhouse · AtlantaHeadlinerwith Secret Chiefs 3
Mar 1, 2008The Orange Peel · AshevilleHeadlinerwith Secret Chiefs 3
Mar 1, 2007The Orange Peel · AshevilleSupportwith Umphrey's McGee, Secret Chiefs 3

Where they play

56 rooms in 51 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • Asheville3 shows
  • Atlanta2 shows
  • Boston2 shows
  • Broomfield2 shows
  • Charlotte2 shows

and 46 other cities

Releases

14 releases, 2005–2024

  • Adverse Yaw: The Prawn Song Years

    2024 · Compilation

  • Zelensky: The Man With the Iron Balls

    2022 · Single

  • The Man With The Iron Balls = Чоловік Із Сталевими Яйцями

    2022

  • More Than the Fairy

    2016 · Single

  • Beelzebub (Eskmo Remix)

    2015

  • Beelzebub

    2013 · Single

  • Of Fungi and Foe

    2009 · Album

  • Fogshack Music Volume Two

    2009

  • 2008-06-13: Bonnaroo Music Festival, Manchester, TN, USA

    2008 · Album

  • Fancy

    2007 · Album

  • Of Whales and Woe

    2006 · Album

  • 5 Gallons of Diesel

    2005 · Album

  • Be Careful What You Wish for...

    2005 · Album

  • 2010‐06‐08: Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY, USA

    Album

Lineup

  • Les Claypool’s Bastard Jazz · eponymous, lead vocals
  • Bob Cock and the Yellow Sock
  • Sausage
  • Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel · bass guitar, drums (drum set), eponymous, guitar, lead vocals
  • Colonel Claypool’s Bucket of Bernie Brains · eponymous
  • The Les Claypool Frog Brigade · eponymous
  • Oysterhead
  • Primus
  • Les Claypool’s Duo de Twang
  • Les Claypool's Fancy Band · eponymous
  • The Claypool Lennon Delirium
  • Festus Clamrod and the El Sobrante Twangers · lead vocals
  • Beanpole
  • Claypool Gold

Former

  • Blind Illusion · bass guitar

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Photos, art and posters

Les Claypool — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Les Claypool — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Les Claypool — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Les Claypool — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Les Claypool — Blue Note Napa Summer Sessions at the Meritage, 2026-07-04
Poster · Blue Note Napa Summer Sessions at the Meritage, 2026-07-04 — Songkick
Les Claypool — F&m Bank Amphitheater of Long Beach, 2026-07-03
Poster · F&m Bank Amphitheater of Long Beach, 2026-07-03 — Songkick
Les Claypool — 1stBank Center, 2020-02-15
Poster · 1stBank Center, 2020-02-15 — Songkick
Les Claypool — The Orange Peel, 2007-03-01
Poster · The Orange Peel, 2007-03-01 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
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MusicBrainzArtist facts
WikipediaArtist facts
Les Claypool on Last.fmArtist facts
Les Claypool on DiscogsArtist facts
Les Claypool on GeniusArtist facts
Les Claypool on TheAudioDBArtist facts
SongkickShow history, Show posters
TheAudioDBPhotos
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
GeniusCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fmCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
WikidataCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.