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Les Claypool

Les Claypool has announced a large summer tour with his solo band. The fun begins on May 23 in Minneapolis and concludes on July 14 at the All Good Festival in West Virginia. As Claypool crosses the country he'll make stops at Summer Camp, Wakarusa and High Sierra.

What makes this all the sweeter is that Claypool has drafted the help of fellow Bay Area band Two Gallants to open all shows from June 1 till July 3. Now that's a double-bill worth getting to early!

Les Claypool tour dates available HERE.

http://www.lesclaypool.com/

[Published on: 4/8/07]

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All Loving Liberal White Guy Mon 4/9/2007 12:05PM

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quick!! call the cops!!!!

theivywall Mon 4/9/2007 12:34PM

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Does anyone know who Claypool's playing with for this tour. His solo band?

digideley223

Mon 4/9/2007 12:35PM

+2 Votes

Ill hide with ya Maxumus

FrogBrigade22

Mon 4/9/2007 12:35PM

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Claypools the man. Can't wait to see him.

moeron31

Mon 4/9/2007 12:39PM

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I'm pissed. I live in milwaukee and im going to summercamp. And claypool is playing in milwaukee while summercamp is going on! Wish i could be at both places. Rather be at summercamp though!!!!!

linsbee314 Mon 4/9/2007 12:42PM

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I'm pissed too. He's booked all Roo weekend except for the 14th. He better stop by after ATL. It just won't be the same.

gmoo

Mon 4/9/2007 12:47PM

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Claypool is playing summercamp bubba.

gmoo

Mon 4/9/2007 12:51PM

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And way to not even hit Detroit. This makes two straight tours of fancy band w/ no Detroit love!!! Oh well, I guess that means I get less Gabby this summer :)

bavis83 Mon 4/9/2007 12:54PM

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well that means no claypool at bonnaroo, that sucks, unless he decides to play on thursday which would be sweet but i seriously doubt it.

south12

Mon 4/9/2007 01:07PM

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Does this mean possible show by the Two Gallants at Waka? I hope so

digideley223 Mon 4/9/2007 01:12PM

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Anybody Familarize the Two Gallants For ME

livin_grateful

Mon 4/9/2007 01:25PM

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Mike Dillion on drums, Gabby La La on her weird guitar, and Sherik!...hopefully Sherik wont be there, i often found him annouying when he is play w/ Les solo band...he is a lot better w/ the frog brigade...

deadpig79 Mon 4/9/2007 01:33PM

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its called a sitar

rejunkulous Mon 4/9/2007 01:34PM

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gmoo, here here to no gabby la la in detroit this summer. kinda wish les would come here though, i missed primus in november.

livin_grateful

Mon 4/9/2007 01:34PM

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the usual suspects:
Skerik, hopefully not this tour
Mike Dillon
Jay Lane
Gabby La La
Les "I sold my soul to the devil" Claypool

should be hot, i missed him last year at the Boulder Theatre...so i def. wont miss him at the Ogden Theatre

hambone Mon 4/9/2007 01:41PM

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Tehsay

Mon 4/9/2007 01:47PM

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hahaha thanks for your comment hamboner. those sour apples are no good though I'm afraid. Claypool is anything but annoying, and certainly isn't "whiney." Jesus christ if you dont like him why comment? You that bored at home?

I'm pumped for late night summercamp, I must say. And I'm kinda glad he won't be at the Roo.

gmoo

Mon 4/9/2007 02:11PM

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Southbound Pachyderm melts my pretentious face.

foadser Mon 4/9/2007 02:13PM

+1 Votes

Gabby La-La has no busines in Claypool's band, much less singing in said band. Sitars are cool, I guess.

ilikelivemusic Mon 4/9/2007 02:48PM

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marcsmall1 Mon 4/9/2007 03:12PM

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Les is more.

digideley223 Mon 4/9/2007 03:17PM

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The Devil in Les Seems more apparent to me now. I did'nt seem apparent to me at the theatre an Cleveland. What does he play on?

windorascrub Mon 4/9/2007 03:27PM

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to the guy who doesn't want skerik to be there.
Are you fucking crazy? He is only the most bad ass intreverted weirdo that les has ever signed. Les these days without skerik would have to be primus or nothing.

livin_grateful

Mon 4/9/2007 03:59PM

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all i have to say bout sherik not playing with les is check out July 7th and 8th 2005 shows at the Fox Theatre...Thee best shows Les has played in about 3-4 years...period!

JamMasterJizzle Mon 4/9/2007 04:04PM

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Clay pools hold water very well!!! Get it water...well...hahaha!!! fuck you it is funny!!!

FrogBrigade22 Mon 4/9/2007 05:41PM

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I know this is off topic, but does anyone know whats goin on with the forums?

and BTW Claypools the man.

msb696

Mon 4/9/2007 05:47PM

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windorascrub: I could not agree with you more. Skerik is the man, plain and simple. I would almost not go to see Les if Skerik wasn't there.

briank67 Mon 4/9/2007 06:00PM

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skerik's pretty sweet, tripped-out sax/theramin players are always cool in my book, especially if there's no guitar... the new drummer's name is paulo somethingsomething (baldi?) i think. mike d's cool, i'd be seeing him this weekend but instead i'm gonna be seeing a REAL sitar master RAVI SHANKAR!!
i'll be at the chicago show, but i wish it was at an outdoor venue, i can't hit any festies this summer and it would be nice to groove outside under the sun to some weirdo funk

beatstock

Mon 4/9/2007 06:58PM

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treetophigh Mon 4/9/2007 07:37PM

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I like gabby =]

BGsteveBG Mon 4/9/2007 07:54PM

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i think he should get trey on guitar and stewart copeland on drums. that'd be badass.

mrkrinkle6884

Mon 4/9/2007 08:03PM

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BGsteveBG yeah Oysterhead isnt so great now, they totally didnt blow me out of the water at Bonnaroo......now 2001 may have been a different story. What Les needs to do is pair up with Benevento and Brain with Cyro Baptista on perc. and Marc Ribot.

claypool4life Mon 4/9/2007 09:08PM

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Hell ya been waiting for this news. I agree on no Gabby La La no disrespect to her but her sitar does not vill the void of his past guitarists. Bring back Enor hope there is an outside chance Ween will play those shows with him before the two gallants. See you in cleveland

Window Mon 4/9/2007 10:40PM

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You won't be seeing eenor with Les; I believe they had a "misunderstanding." Paulo Baldi is a great drummer; Jay Lane is busy with Ratdog. Gabby's sitar is perfect behing Les' bass(es.) She's recovered from a broken collarbone in January. Mike D and Skerik are the shit (shits?) Fancy Band is just fine as is -- saw them 4 times last year.

pabloescobar

Tue 4/10/2007 06:09AM

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gabby lala has a nice rack too. and the ogden has upgraded their sound system.

phunkygemini

Tue 4/10/2007 07:23AM

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I like Gabby a lot!!! She's like Hello Kitty on Acid.

DaMule Tue 4/10/2007 08:10AM

+1 Votes

sounds like a good deal for crazy uncle les. I wish he would re-tour with some of the older lineups more though, especially frog brigade and CCFBBB

Billy D. Lyons

Tue 4/10/2007 09:07AM

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mike_c Tue 4/10/2007 09:23AM

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Sure wish we would get some more love in South Carolina. Come to Charleston Les! Or at the very least play the HOB in M. Beach!

MusicFreek420

Tue 4/10/2007 10:33AM

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All I want is my man Buckethead to be in the band.Please LES do it!

roberto767 Tue 4/10/2007 10:46AM

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rulosa01

Tue 4/10/2007 12:26PM

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mr. claypool your basses have been very naughty... you must slap them

apparition06 Tue 4/10/2007 12:36PM

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Yes, Rock the House Ya'll! Mr. Les Claypool it is great to see you are touring with your band. I saw you at the Cleveland's Odeon in 2005, with Oysterhead at the Fifth Annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival and at HOB Cleveland last July. I love your music and your playing style, keep pickin! I am looking forward to the new DVD....

A Fellow Music Lover and Musician,
Stephen

officialrx

Tue 4/10/2007 01:34PM

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