Primus recently announced social media personality and drummer John Hoffman to their lineup, who beat out literally over 6,000 participants in the band’s search. Now Hoffman has issued his first statement as the brand new member of Primus, and predictably he’s very fucking excited.
“After having a few days now to process and ground myself a little bit, I can finally contain enough thoughts to make this post,” wrote Hoffman. “The rumors are true, as they say. Through impossible and seemingly insurmountable odds, after surviving a virtual gauntlet of some of the literal greatest drummers walking planet Earth, I somehow, some way, remained the last one standing….. and am now a member of one of my all time favorite bands in the history of music, the one and only Primus.
“Just know that everyone of you who dug SO deep in supporting me along the way if even through a positive comment, I see you and appreciate you all. Each of you who has been in my corner, I literally share this with all of you. Every one in our community, the City of Shreveport, and the State of Louisiana, I brought all of you into that room with me whether you realize it or not. The most thanks goes to my wife Courtney, who kept me going many times through this process when I felt like I was flat on my face and wanted to give up. Her love and support kept me from throwing in the towel more than once throughout these last couple very emotional months. For that and many other reasons, I love her and thank her so much for carrying me through when I needed it most.
“I will speak more on everything soon, but for now I just want to reiterate my love and thanks to you all, as well as the other monstrous and unbelievably talented drummers who were in involved in this audition process, some of whom I made friends with along the way. And of course, extra special thanks to Les, Ler, Soya, Brad, and the rest of the Primus team for seeing something in me, trusting in me, believing in me, and inviting me into this amazing family. I promise, I will not let you down. Can’t wait to see you all at Sessanta.”
Primus is set to hit the road with Hoffman for the first time alongside Puscifer and A Perfect Circle for the Sessanta v2.0 North American tour. The tour, following in the footsteps of the massively successful 2024 edition, kicks off on April 24 at the Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs, CA and wraps up on June 7 at the White River Amphitheatre in Auburn, WA. Tickets are available here.
4/24 Palm Springs, CA Acrisure Arena
4/25 Las Vegas, NV PH Live at Planet Hollywood
4/27 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheater
4/29 San Antonio, TX Freeman Coliseum
5/1 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
5/2 Rogers, AR Walmart AMP
5/4 Huntsville, AL The Orion Amphitheater
5/6 Hollywood, FL Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood
5/8 Tampa, FL MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
5/10 Charlotte, NC PNC Music Pavilion
5/11 Virginia Beach, VA Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
5/14 Manchester, NH SNHU Arena
5/15 Philadelphia, PA TD Pavilion at The Mann Center
5/17 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
5/18 Fairfax, VA EagleBank Arena
5/20 Pittsburgh, PA Petersen Events Center
5/22 Toronto, ON Budweiser Stage
5/24 Indianapolis, IN Ruoff Music Center
5/25 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
5/28 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
5/29 St. Louis, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
5/31 Milwaukee, WI American Family Insurance Amphitheater
6/1 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
6/3 Omaha, NE Baxter Arena
6/6 Portland, OR RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater
6/7 Auburn (Seattle), WA White River Amphitheatre
Source: metalinjection.net
