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Date: february 20, 2024, primus & coheed and cambria.

Primus & Coheed and Cambria will be hitting the road together this Summer. Support along the US tour will be special guests Guerilla Toss, Too Many Zooz, and Puddles Pity Party on respective dates. Primus will also play a handful of headline dates in select cities throughout the Spring and Summer. Special guest Fantastic Negrito will open on various nights.

Date: October 9 2023

Adverse yaw the prawn song years.

Les Claypool's 'Adverse Yaw: The Prawn Song Years' Box Set is available for pre-order. This 5 album set spans Les' solo career over the course of various projects, encompassing the Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains, and The Fancy Band. Enjoy 'Live Frogs Sets 1 & 2' , the long out of print 'Purple Onion' , 'Of Whales & Woe' , & 'Of Fungi & Foe' , LPs, and for the first time ever, 'The Big Eyeball In the Sky' with entirely remastered audio on limited edition, colored 180 gram vinyl. Bundles are available that include an exclusive t-shirt and limited edition screen printed poster designed by Matt Leunig. Quantities are limited.

Date: Aug 14 2022

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South Park The 25th Anniversary Concert features co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone taking the stage to perform songs from the show's 25-year history. They'll also be joined by Primus, Ween, and Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush. Recorded live at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on August 9-10, 2022 and streaming on Paramount+.

Date: Apr 6 2022

Primus: conspiranoid.

Digital Release April 22 Vinyl Release August 5 via ATO Records

The band announced an EP with the release of its epic, 11-minute opening track, “Conspiranoia.” "Conspiranoia" was sprouted from a seed I had planted in my notebook a year or so ago--a few lines commenting on the mental state of the contemporary world.”

Date: Apr 20 2022

Zelensky: the man with the iron balls.

Les Claypool, Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hütz, Stewart Copeland, Sean Lennon and Billy Strings tribute Zelensky with The Man with the Iron Balls.

Date: Feb 10 2021

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Presented by EMG Pickups, this Northern California Gold Rush story has a surprise twist you didn't see coming. Thrills, chills, suspense, and groove that won't quit. Precious Metals, a 5 star film for the masses.

Date: Oct 23 2018

The Claypool Lennon Delirium

South Of Reality, The Claypool Lennon Delirium’s epic sophomore album might be just the antidote this sick world needs. Music so potent it could repel an asteroid impact from space. These seasoned warriors of psychedelia have crafted timeless songs that may as well be chiseled in stone.

Date: SEPT 6 2018

Sean Lennon’s Chimera label is unearthing lost music from Beanpole, a demented recording project featuring performances from Primus members Les Claypool and Larry LaLonde, and Derek Greenberg and Adam Gates of Geffen-signed alt-pop group Spent Poets. All My Kin, featuring recordings from between 1984 through the late Nineties

Date: JUN 24 2018

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Discography - Primus

2022 Conspiranoid

2017 The Desaturating Seven

2014 Primus & The Chocolate Factory

2011 Green Naugahyde

2003 Animals Should Not Act Like People

1999 Antipop

1998 Rhinoplasty

1997 Brown Album

1995 Tales from the Punchbowl

1993 Pork Soda

1991 Sailing the Seas of Cheese

1990 Frizzle Fry

Discography - Other

2019 South of Reality

2017 Lime and Limpid Green

2016 Monolith of Phobos

2014 Four Foot Shack

Duo De Twang

2009 Of Fungi and Foe

Les Claypool

2008 Quest for Festroo

Electric Apricot

2006 Of Whales and Woe

2004 The Eyeball in the Sky

Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains

2002 Purple Onion

Colonel Claypool's Frog Brigade

2001 The Grand Pecking Order

2001 Live Frogs Set 2

Colonel Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade

2001 Live Frogs Set 1

1996 Highball With the Devil

Les Claypool and the Holy Mackerel

1994 Riddles Are Abound Tonight

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LES CLAYPOOL's FEARLESS FLYING FROG BRIGADE To Reunite After 20 Years For Massive Spring/Summer 2023 Tour

After a 20-year hiatus, LES CLAYPOOL'S FEARLESS FLYING FROG BRIGADE has announced its long-awaited return with the massive, 41-date "Summer Of Green" tour 2023, which will mark the band's first appearances since summer 2003. Kicking off in Stateline, Nevada on Wednesday, May 17 before winding its way from coast-to-coast, the tour will feature several festival appearances, including the Summer Camp Music Festival , the Mountain Music Festival , the Riverbend Music Festival , and the Peach Music Festival . Featuring Les Claypool (bass), Sean Lennon (guitar), Harry Waters (keys), Paulo Baldi (drums), Mike Dillon (percussion),and Skerik (horns),the set will include a full performance of PINK FLOYD 's iconic tenth studio album "Animals" , which was famously captured on the band's second 2001 live recording "Live Frogs Set 2" .

"In an age of calibrated chaos, moral constipation, and conspiranoia, it is reassuring to know that certain frogs can and do fly," Claypool comments.

Select June performances will include a co-headlining set with Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew 's "Remain In Light" tour, which finds the TALKING HEADS members performing songs from a monumental period of the band's history alongside a powerhouse band. Additional support throughout the tour include FISHBONE , NEAL FRANCIS , BUDOS BAND , W.I.T.C.H. and MOON DUO .

A limited pre-sale, including VIP upgrade options, will go on sale February 1 at 10 a.m. local time, using the code WHAMOLA. General public on sale is this Friday, February 3 at 10 a.m. local time.

Formed by Claypool in the summer of 2000 during a short break from PRIMUS , the FEARLESS FLYING FROG BRIGADE made its debut appearance at the Mountain Aire Festival before embarking on several celebrated U.S. tours. Described by Claypool as "kind of a KING CRIMSON -meets- PINK FLOYD -meets- Frank Zappa -type thing," the band released two live albums in 2001, as well as a studio album "Purple Onion" in 2002. The band's most recent performance took place on May 10, 2003 at the House of Blues in Orlando, Florida.

The return of the FEARLESS FLYING FROG BRIGADE follows a busy year for Claypool , who in addition to performing with BASTARD JAZZ on NYE and throughout winter 2022, traveled the country with PRIMUS for the band's wildly popular "A Tribute To Kings" tour, and appeared alongside WEEN at Comedy Central's "South Park: 25th Anniversary Concert" at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Last year also saw the release of PRIMUS 's first new music in more than five years, the sprawling three-song "Conspiranoid" EP, which included the epic 11-minute opening track "Conspiranoia" and second single "Follow The Fool" .

Claypool is one of the most unlikely success stories in entertainment history. His trademark voice, thumping bass lines and unique worldview have become the calling cards for a number of wildly successful and influential albums in the last two decades. But through his myriad of musical and creative projects, Claypool has also become a favorite of jam banders, funk connoisseurs and pretty much everything in between.

"Let's put it this way … I think, with PRIMUS and without, I've played every music festival in the last ten years, except Lilith Fair ," he comments. "You could say I'm the guy who doesn't fit in anywhere, but a little bit everywhere."

LES CLAYPOOL'S FEARLESS FLYING FROG BRIGADE "The Summer Of Green" tour dates:

May 17 - Stateline, NV - [to be announced] ^ May 19 - Napa, CA - Blue Note Summer Sessions at TBA venue ^ May 20 - Santa Cruz, CA - Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium ^ May 21 - San Diego, CA - Observatory North ^ May 23 - Salt Lake City, UT - TBA venue ^ May 24 - Denver, CO - Mission Ballroom ^ May 26 - Kansas City, MO - Grinders KC May 27 - Chillicothe, IL - Summer Camp Music Festival May 28 - Louisville, KY - Iroquois Amphitheater ~ May 30 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom ~ May 31 - Columbus, OH - KEMBA Live! ~ June 02 - Detroit, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre ~ June 03 - Oak Hill, WV - Mountain Music Festival June 04 - Chattanooga, TN – [to be announced] June 06 - Richmond, VA - Brown's Island * June 07 - Raleigh, NC - Raleigh Memorial Auditorium * June 09 - Asheville, NC - Rabbit Rabbit * June 10 - Atlanta, GA - The Eastern * June 11 - Columbia, SC - Township Auditorium * June 13 - Dallas, TX - Music Hall at Fair Park * June 14 - Austin, TX - The Moody Amphitheater * June 16 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall Lawn * June 17 - New Orleans, LA - Mardi Gras World * June 19 - Mobile, AL - Saenger Theatre * June 20 - Tampa, FL - Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino * June 22 - Baltimore, MD - The Lyric % June 23 - Port Chester, NY - Capitol Theatre ~ June 24 - Westbury, NY - NYCB Theatre [In The Round] ~ June 26 - Northampton, MA - The Pines Theater ~ June 28 - Portland, ME - State Theatre # June 29 - Boston, MA - MGM Music Hall at Fenway # July 01 - Scranton, PA - Peach Music Festival July 02 - Chicago, IL - Salt Shed [Indoor] # July 03 - St. Paul, MN - Palace Theatre # July 07 - Bonner, MT - Kettlehouse Amphitheater + July 08 - Redmond, WA - Marymoor Park Live + July 09 - Forest Grove, OR - Grand Lodge + July 11 - Wheatland, CA - Hard Rock Live + July 13 - San Luis Obispo, CA - Madonna Inn + July 14 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern + July 15 - Phoenix, AZ - Van Buren +

* Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew "Remain In Light" ^ FISHBONE ~ Neal Francis # BUDOS BAND + MOON DUO % W.I.T.C.H.

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Published: 2023/01/31

Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade Announce Return with 41-Date Summer Tour

After a two-decade hiatus, Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade shared they’ll set out on a goliath, 41-date summer tour touted as the Summer of Green Tour 2023. The performance will mark the ensemble’s first reunion since 2003.

Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigader–comprised of Claypool (bass), Sean Lennon (guitar), Harry Waters (keys), Paulo Baldi (drums), Mike Dillon (percussion), and Skerik (horns)–will kick off their tour in Stateline, Nev. on May 17 before winding its way throughout the country. Notable stops from the band, which was formed by Claypool in the summer of 2000 during a short break from Primus, include Denver, Asheville, N.C., Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Austin, Texas, New Orleans, Port Chester, N.Y., Boston, Los Angeles and more. During their travels, the group will also make stops at festivals like Summer Camp Music Festival, the Mountain Music Festival, the Riverbend Music Festival, and the Peach Music Festival.

“In an age of calibrated chaos, moral constipation, and conspiranoia, it is reassuring to know that certain frogs can and do fly,” Claypool shared in a press release announcing the event.

Select shows in June will include a co-headlining set with the Talking Heads members Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew, who will be on the road for their Remain In Light Tour. Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade will also enjoy support throughout the tour from Fishbone, Neal Francis, Budos Band, W.I.T.C.H., and Moon Duo.

A limited pre-sale and VIP upgrade options will go on sale on Feb. 1 at 10 a.m. local time with the code WHAMOLA. General on sale will commence Friday, Feb. 3 at 10 a.m. local time. Learn more and find tickets here .

Read Relix ‘s piece on the return of Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade here .

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Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade- The Summer of Green Tour 2023

May 17 – Stateline, NV – TBA venue ^

May 19 – Napa, CA – Blue Note Summer Sessions at TBA venue ^

May 20 – Santa Cruz, CA – Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium ^

May 21 – San Diego, CA – Observatory North ^

May 23 – Salt Lake City, UT – TBA venue ^

May 24 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom ^

May 26 – Kansas City, MO – Grinders KC

May 27 – Chillicothe, IL – Summer Camp Music Festival

May 28 – Louisville, KY – Iroquois Amphitheater ~

May 30 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom ~

May 31 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live! ~

June 2 – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre ~

June 3 – Oak Hill, WV – Mountain Music Festival

June 4 – Chattanooga, TN – TBA venue

June 6 – Richmond, VA – Brown’s Island *

June 7 – Raleigh, NC – Raleigh Memorial Auditorium *

June 9 – Asheville, NC – Rabbit Rabbit *

June 10 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern *

June 11 – Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium *

June 13 – Dallas, TX – Music Hall at Fair Park *

June 14 – Austin, TX – The Moody Amphitheater *

June 16 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall Lawn *

June 17 – New Orleans, LA – Mardi Gras World *

June 19 – Mobile, AL – Saenger Theatre *

June 20 – Tampa, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino *

June 22 – Baltimore, MD – The Lyric %

June 23 – Port Chester, NY – Capitol Theatre ~

June 24 – Westbury, NY – NYCB Theatre [In The Round] ~

June 26 – Northampton, MA – The Pines Theater ~

June 28 – Portland, ME – State Theatre #

June 29 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway #

July 1 – Scranton, PA – Peach Music Festival

July 2 – Chicago, IL – Salt Shed [Indoor] #

July 3 – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre #

July 7 – Bonner, MT – Kettlehouse Amphitheater +

July 8 – Redmond, WA – Marymoor Park Live +

July 9 – Forest Grove, OR – Grand Lodge +

July 11 – Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live +

July 13 – San Luis Obispo, CA – Madonna Inn +

July 14 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern +

July 15 – Phoenix, AZ – Van Buren +

* Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew Remain In Light

~ Neal Francis

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Les Claypool’s Frog Brigade to Reunite After 20 Years for 2023 US Tour

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The post Les Claypool ’s Frog Brigade to Reunite After 20 Years for 2023 US Tour appeared first on Consequence .

Les Claypool ’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade are reuniting for the extensive “Summer of Green” 2023 US tour, including select co-headlining dates with Talking Heads ’ Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew performing songs from Remain in Light .

The shows will mark the Frog Brigade’s first live appearances since 2003 and kick off May 17th in Stateline, Nevada. The 41-date outing will wrap up on July 17th in Phoenix.

A Live Nation pre-sale starts Wednesday (February 1st) at 10 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster  using the code CHORUS , with general ticket sales beginning Friday (February 3rd). Fans can also pick up tickets via StubHub , while VIP upgrade options can be found via Les Claypool’s website .

The Frog Brigade touring lineup will include Claypool (bass), Sean Lennon (guitar), Harry Waters (keys), Paulo Baldi (drums), Mike Dillon (percussion), and Skerik (horns). Each night, the band’s set will feature a full-album performance of Pink Floyd ’s long-form masterpiece Animals , reprising the Frog Brigade’s rendition of the LP that was included on 2001’s Live Frogs Set 2 recording.

“In an age of calibrated chaos, moral constipation, and conspiranoia, it is reassuring to know that certain frogs can and do fly,” Claypool said of the reunion in a press release.

Along with the co-headlining dates with Harrison and Belew (a brief contributor to Talking Heads, in addition to his notable time in King Crimson), the “Summer of Green” tour boasts a notable group of rotating support acts including Fishbone, Neal Francis, Budos Band, W.I.T.C.H., and Moon Duo.

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Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade’s 2023 US Tour Dates: 05/17 – Stateline, NV @ TBA venue ^ 05/19 – Napa, CA @ Blue Note Summer Sessions at TBA venue ^ 05/20 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium ^ 05/21 – San Diego, CA @ Observatory North ^ 05/23 – Salt Lake City, UT @ TBA venue ^ 05/24 – Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom ^ 05/26 – Kansas City, MO @ Grinders KC 05/27 – Chillicothe, IL @ Summer Camp Music Festival 05/28 – Louisville, KY @ Iroquois Amphitheater ~ 05/30 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom ~ 05/31 – Columbus, OH @ KEMBA Live! ~ 06/02 – Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre ~ 06/03 – Oak Hill, WV @ Mountain Music Festival 06/04 – Chattanooga, TN @ TBA venue 06/06 – Richmond, VA @ Brown’s Island * 06/07 – Raleigh, NC @ Raleigh Memorial Auditorium * 06/09 – Asheville, NC @ Rabbit Rabbit * 06/10 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern * 06/11 – Columbia, SC @ Township Auditorium * 06/13 – Dallas, TX @ Music Hall at Fair Park * 06/14 – Austin, TX @ The Moody Amphitheater * 06/16 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall Lawn * 06/17 – New Orleans, LA @ Mardi Gras World * 06/19 – Mobile, AL @ Saenger Theatre * 06/20 – Tampa, FL @ Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino * 06/22 – Baltimore, MD @ The Lyric % 06/23 – Port Chester, NY @ Capitol Theatre ~ 06/24 – Westbury, NY @ NYCB Theatre [In The Round] ~ 06/26 – Northampton, MA @ The Pines Theater ~ 06/28 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre # 06/29 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway # 07/01 – Scranton, PA @ Peach Music Festival 07/02 – Chicago, IL @ Salt Shed [Indoor] # 07/03 – St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre # 07/07 – Bonner, MT @ Kettlehouse Amphitheater + 07/08 – Redmond, WA @ Marymoor Park Live + 07/09 – Forest Grove, OR @ Grand Lodge + 07/11 – Wheatland, CA @ Hard Rock Live + 07/13 – San Luis Obispo, CA @ Madonna Inn + 07/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern + 07/15 – Phoenix, AZ @ Van Buren +

* = w/ co-headliners Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew ^ = w/ Fishbone ~ = w/ Neal Francis # = w/ Budos Band + = w/ Moon Duo % = w/ W.I.T.C.H.

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Les Claypool’s Fearless Frog Brigade to Reunite After 20 Years for 2023 US Tour

The group's first live shows since 2003 will include a full-album performance of Pink Floyd's Animals

Les Claypool ’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade are reuniting for the extensive “Summer of Green” 2023 US tour, including select co-headlining dates with Talking Heads ’ Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew performing songs from Remain in Light .

The shows will mark the Frog Brigade’s first live appearances since 2003 and kick off May 16th in Stateline, Nevada. The 42-date outing will wrap up on July 17th in Phoenix. Tickets are available here .

The Frog Brigade touring lineup will include Claypool (bass), Sean Lennon (guitar), Harry Waters (keys), Paulo Baldi (drums), Mike Dillon (percussion), and Skerik (horns). Each night, the band’s set will feature a full-album performance of Pink Floyd ’s long-form masterpiece Animals , reprising the Frog Brigade’s rendition of the LP that was included on 2001’s Live Frogs Set 2 recording.

“In an age of calibrated chaos, moral constipation, and conspiranoia, it is reassuring to know that certain frogs can and do fly,” Claypool said of the reunion in a press release.

Along with the co-headlining dates with Harrison and Belew (a brief contributor to Talking Heads, in addition to his notable time in King Crimson), the “Summer of Green” tour boasts a notable group of rotating support acts including Fishbone, Neal Francis, Budos Band, W.I.T.C.H., and Moon Duo.

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Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade’s 2023 US Tour Dates: 05/16 – Stateline, NV @ South Shore Room at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe ^ 05/17 – Stateline, NV @ South Shore Room at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe ^ 05/19 – Napa, CA @ Blue Note Summer Sessions at TBA venue ^ 05/20 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium ^ 05/21 – San Diego, CA @ Observatory North ^ 05/23 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre ^ 05/24 – Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom ^ 05/26 – Kansas City, MO @ Grinders KC 05/27 – Chillicothe, IL @ Summer Camp Music Festival 05/28 – Louisville, KY @ Iroquois Amphitheater ~ 05/30 – Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom ~ 05/31 – Columbus, OH @ KEMBA Live! ~ 06/02 – Detroit, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre ~ 06/03 – Oak Hill, WV @ Mountain Music Festival 06/04 – Chattanooga, TN @ Riverbend Festival 06/06 – Richmond, VA @ Brown’s Island * 06/07 – Raleigh, NC @ Raleigh Memorial Auditorium * 06/09 – Asheville, NC @ Rabbit Rabbit * 06/10 – Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern * 06/11 – Columbia, SC @ Township Auditorium * 06/13 – Dallas, TX @ Music Hall at Fair Park * 06/14 – Austin, TX @ The Moody Amphitheater * 06/16 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall Lawn * 06/17 – New Orleans, LA @ Mardi Gras World * 06/19 – Mobile, AL @ Saenger Theatre * 06/20 – Tampa, FL @ Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino * 06/22 – Baltimore, MD @ The Lyric % 06/23 – Port Chester, NY @ Capitol Theatre ~ 06/24 – Westbury, NY @ NYCB Theatre [In The Round] ~ 06/26 – Northampton, MA @ The Pines Theater ~ 06/28 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre # 06/29 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway # 07/01 – Scranton, PA @ Peach Music Festival 07/02 – Chicago, IL @ Salt Shed [Indoor] # 07/03 – St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre # 07/07 – Bonner, MT @ Kettlehouse Amphitheater + 07/08 – Redmond, WA @ Marymoor Park Live + 07/09 – Forest Grove, OR @ Grand Lodge + 07/11 – Wheatland, CA @ Hard Rock Live + 07/13 – San Luis Obispo, CA @ Madonna Inn + 07/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern + 07/15 – Phoenix, AZ @ Van Buren +

* = w/ co-headliners Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew ^ = w/ Fishbone ~ = w/ Neal Francis # = w/ Budos Band + = w/ Moon Duo % = w/ W.I.T.C.H.

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PRIMUS' Les Claypool announces first FEARLESS FLYING FROG BRIGADE tour in 20 years

Following previously announced festival appearances from Les Claypool 's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, the Primus mastermind has announced the shape-shifting collective's 41-date Summer of Green Tour 2023, which marks the band's first trek since summer 2003. Joining Claypool this time out will be his Claypool Lennon Delirium bandmate Sean Ono Lennon on guitar, that group's Paulo Baldi on drums, original Frog Brigade member Skerik on horns, Mike Dillon (who enlisted in the Brigade in 2002) on percussion and Harry Waters on keyboards. Performances will feature a full performance of the classic Pink Floyd album Animals .

Fishbone, Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew: Remain in Light, Neal Francis, the Budos Band, W.I.T.C.H. and Moon Duo will jump on the tour on various dates. Check out the full itinerary below. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 3rd, at 10 a.m. local time.

Fearless Flying Frog Brigade 2023 tour dates: With Fishbone 5/17 Stateline, NV – TBA 5/19 Napa, CA – Blue Note Summer Sessions 5/2 Santa Cruz, CA – Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium 5/21 San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park 5/23 Salt Lake City, UT – TBA 5/24 Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom

Fearless Flying Frog Brigade only 5/26 Chillicothe, IL – Summer Camp Music Festival 5/26 Kansas City, MO – Grinders KC 5/28 Louisville, KY – Iroquois Amphitheater

With Neal Francis 5/3 Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom 5/31 Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live! 6/1 Lansing, WV – Mountain Music Festival (no Neal Francis) 6/2 Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre

With Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew: Remain in Light 6/6 Richmond, VA – Brown's Island 6/7 Raleigh, NC – Memorial Auditorium 6/9 Asheville, NC – Rabbit Rabbit 6/1 Atlanta, GA – The Eastern 6/11 Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium 6/13 Dallas, TX – Music Hall at Fair Park 6/14 Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater 6/16 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall 6/17 New Orleans, LA – Mardi Gras World 6/19 Mobile, AL – Saenger Theatre 6/2 Tampa, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

Fearless Flying Frog Brigade only 6/22 Baltimore, MD – The Lyric (with W.I.T.C.H. ) 6/23 Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre 6/24 Westbury, NY – In The Round 6/26 Northampton, MA – The Pines Theatre at Look Park

With the Budos Band 6/28 Portland, ME – State Theatre 6/29 Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway 6/29-7/2 Scranton, PA – Peach Music Festival (no Budos Band) 7/2 Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed (indoors) 7/3 St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre

With Moon Duo 7/7 Bonner, MT – KettleHouse Amphitheater 7/8 Redmond, WA – Marymoor Park Live 7/9 Forest Grove, OR – Grand Lodge Hotel and Property 7/11 Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live 7/13 San Luis Obispo, CA – Madonna Inn 7/14 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern 7/15 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren

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Summer of Green Tour 2023

See Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade on the Summer of Green Tour like never before with a Fearless Frogs Front Row or Flying Frogs VIP package.  Event tickets, a screen printed limited edition Tour Poster signed by Les, and access to Trivulations with Les are just some of the perks you’ll receive!  VIP packages will be available for purchase on Wednesday, February 1st at 10 AM local venue time!

Fearless Frogs Front Row VIP Package

Front row vip ticket price:  starting at $249.00.

• Seats will be in the first row of the venue
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• One (1) Screen Printed LTD Tour Poster signed by Les
• One (1) VIP Tour Laminate to Nowhere
• Early Entry to Venue
• Crowd Free Merchandise Shopping
• Onsite Event Host

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• Premium Reserved seat locations will be in rows 2-15 of the venue where available

The Fearless Frogs Front Row VIP Package will only be available in select cities

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Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade To Play Pink Floyd’s ‘Animals’ For 41-Date Reunion Tour [Update]

[UPDATE 5/15/23]:   Les Claypool announced on Monday that saxophonist  Skerik will not appear with the  Fearless Flying Frog Brigade for the start of the band’s extensive 2023  Summer of Green Tour as he continues to recover from a shoulder injury. The band, which has not performed live in 20 years, will rely on a rotating cast of “random ‘special’ guests” until Skerik is cleared to return to the Frog Brigade’s ranks. The injury previously forced Skerik to pull out of his various scheduled gigs during New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival .

As Claypool noted in a social media post , “FROG DOWN!! FROG DOWN!! As Colonel of this here Fearless Flying Frog Brigade it falls upon me to inform all of you ‘frog-heads’ of the unfortunate setback to one of our troops. The mighty ‘horn-honking’ Skerik has sustained a shoulder injury which is keeping him away from his Brigade duties for the time being. It is a mighty blow to the Brigade but, like good frog troopers, we are forging on with all dispatch. It is our hope that Lt. Skirackington, as he is known amongst the troops, will be back in the ranks and armed with his horn soon. Until then we will be hosting random ‘special’ guests to enhance the Frog Brigade, Summer of Green experience.”

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Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade will kick off its reunion tour—featuring nightly performances of  Pink Floyd ‘s  Animals —this week with shows in Stateline, NV (5/16–17), Napa, CA (5/19), Santa Cruz, CA (5/20), and San Diego, CA (5/21). For a complete list of upcoming Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade tour dates, head here . Scroll down for more information on the band’s history, the new lineup, the 2023 tour, and more.

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[1/31/23]: After a 20-year break, Les Claypool is set to reconvene his  Fearless Flying Frog Brigade for an extensive 2023 outing billed as the  Summer of Green Tour . Each night on the 41-date tour will feature a complete live performance of Pink Floyd classic  Animals , which was previously captured on the Frog Brigade’s two-part 2001 live album, Live Frogs .

The band lineup for the Summer of Green will feature a mix of Frog Brigade vets, family ties, and other Claypool collaborators. Guitarist Sean Lennon (the son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono and Les’ counterpart in The Claypool Lennon Delirium ), keyboardist Harry Waters (the son of Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters ), and drummer Paulo Baldi (of The Claypool Lennon Delirium and CAKE ) will make their maiden Frog Brigade flights in 2023, while returning members Mike Dillon (percussion) and Skerik (horns) will bring seasoned Claypool know-how along with continued creative momentum from their recent Bastard Jazz improv sessions.

Select June performances will include a co-headlining set with Jerry Harrison and Adrian Belew ’s Remain In Light tour , which finds the Talking Heads members performing songs from a monumental period of the band’s history with Cool Cool Cool as their backing band. Additional supporting acts at select dates throughout the tour include Fishbone , Neal Francis , Budos Band , W.I.T.C.H. , and Moon Duo .

“In an age of calibrated chaos, moral constipation, and conspiranoia , it is reassuring to know that certain frogs can and do fly,” Claypool said along with the tour’s announcement.

Formed by Claypool in the summer of 2000 during a hiatus from Primus , the Fearless Flying Frog Brigade made its debut appearance at the Mountain Aire Festival before embarking on several celebrated U.S. tours. Described by Les himself as “kind of a King Crimson meets Pink Floyd meets Frank Zappa type thing,” the band released two live albums in 2001, as well as a studio album, Purple Onion , in 2002. The Fearless Flying Frog Brigade’s last performance took place on May 10th, 2003.

On Wednesday, May 17th, 20 years and one week after that last show, Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade will take to the sky once again in Stateline, NV. The tour will circle the country from there throughout May, June, and July, making stops in various notable markets and headlining a number of summer music festivals including Chillicothe, IL’s Summer Camp Music Festival (5/27), Oak Hill, WV’s  Mountain Music Festival (6/3), and Scranton, PA’s  The Peach Music Festival (7/1).

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“Let’s put it this way … I think, with Primus and without, I’ve played every music festival in the last ten years, except Lilith Fair,” Claypool commented on his unique yet expansive cross-section of styles and fanbases. “You could say I’m the guy who doesn’t fit in anywhere, but a little bit everywhere.”

Les Claypool may have waited 20 years to reconvene the Fearless Flying Frog Brigade, but he has never stopped churning out new ideas. In addition to touring heavily as part of Primus’s A Tribute to Kings trek and taking part in the South Park 25th anniversary shows at  Red Rocks Amphitheatre , Claypool has played gigs with a number of his live creations in the last few years, from Bastard Jazz to The Claypool Lennon Delirium to Oysterhead .

A limited pre-sale for the Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade Summer of Green Tour 2023 will begin on Wednesday, February 1st at 10:00 a.m. local venue time using the code WHAMOLA. General public on-sale will follow on Friday, February 3rd at 10:00 a.m. local time.

Click below for a full list of upcoming Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade Summer of Green 2023 tour dates. For complete ticketing details, head here .

Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade – The Summer of Green Tour 2023

Wednesday, May 17th – Stateline, NV – TBA venue ^ Friday, May 19th – Napa, CA – Blue Note Summer Sessions at TBA venue ^ Saturday, May, 20th – Santa Cruz, CA – Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium ^ Sunday, May 21st – San Diego, CA – Observatory North ^ Tuesday, May 23rd – Salt Lake City, UT – TBA venue ^ Wednesday, May 24th – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom ^ Friday, May 26th – Kansas City, MO – Grinders KC Saturday, May 27th – Chillicothe, IL – Summer Camp Music Festival Sunday, May 28th – Louisville, KY – Iroquois Amphitheater ~ Tuesday, May 30th – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom ~ Wednesday, May 31st – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live! ~ Friday, June 2nd – Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre ~ Saturday, June 3rd – Oak Hill, WV – Mountain Music Festival Sunday, June 4th – Chattanooga, TN – TBA venue Tuesday, June 6th – Richmond, VA – Brown’s Island * Wednesday, June 7th – Raleigh, NC – Raleigh Memorial Auditorium * Friday, June 9th – Asheville, NC – Rabbit Rabbit * Saturday, June 10th – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern * Sunday, June 11th – Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium * Tuesday, June 13th – Dallas, TX – Music Hall at Fair Park * Wednesday, June 14th – Austin, TX – The Moody Amphitheater * Friday, June 16th – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall Lawn * Saturday, June 17th – New Orleans, LA – Mardi Gras World * Monday, June 19th – Mobile, AL – Saenger Theatre * Tuesday, June 20th – Tampa, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino * Thursday, June 22nd – Baltimore, MD – The Lyric % Friday, June 23rd – Port Chester, NY – Capitol Theatre ~ Saturday, June 24th – Westbury, NY – NYCB Theatre [In The Round] ~ Monday, June 26th – Northampton, MA – The Pines Theater ~ Wednesday, June 28th – Portland, ME – State Theatre # Thursday, June 29th – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway # Saturday, July 1st – Scranton, PA – Peach Music Festival Sunday, July 2nd – Chicago, IL – Salt Shed [Indoor] # Monday, July 3rd – St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre # Friday, July 7th – Bonner, MT – Kettlehouse Amphitheater + Saturday, July 8th – Redmond, WA – Marymoor Park Live + Sunday, July 9th – Forest Grove, OR – Grand Lodge + Tuesday, July 11th – Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live + Thursday, July 13th – San Luis Obispo, CA – Madonna Inn + Friday, July 14th – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern + Saturday, July 15th – Phoenix, AZ – Van Buren +

* Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew Remain In Light ^ Fishbone ~ Neal Francis # Budos Band + Moon Duo % W.I.T.C.H.

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Primus’ Les Claypool Announces His First Fearless Flying Frog Brigade Tour In In Nearly Two Decades

Les Claypool , vocalist/bassist for alternative metal oddity Primus , will be resurrecting his Fearless Flying Frog Brigade from a roughly 20-year hiatus this spring/summer. A new headlining tour from that collective has just been announced and will run from May through to mid-July.

Claypool ‘s backing band on this forthcoming run will consist of his Claypool Lennon Delirium bandmate Sean Lennon on guitar, Harry Waters ( McNally Waters , etc.) on keyboards and drummer Paulo Baldi (ex- Cake , etc.). Frequent Claypool collaborators Skerik (saxophone) and Mike Dillon (percussion) will also be performing as part of the collective.

As an added bonus, Claypool and co. will be performing a set consisting of “ Animals “—the 1977 album from English prog rock legends Pink Floyd —nightly on the trek.

Support on the run will vary by date, with the likes of Fish Bone , Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew: Remain In Light , Neal Francis , The Budos Band , Witch and Moon Duo booked to appear.

A limited pre-sale will be up tomorrow, February 01st at 10:00am local time. The general public can get their hands on tickets this Friday, February 03rd at 10:00am local time.

05/17 Stateline, NV – TBA (feat. Fishbone ) 05/19 Napa, CA – Blue Note Summer Sessions (feat. Fishbone ) 05/20 Santa Cruz, CA – Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium (feat. Fishbone ) 05/21 San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park (feat. Fishbone ) 05/23 Salt Lake City, UT – TBA (feat. Fishbone ) 05/24 Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom (feat. Fishbone ) 05/26 Chillicothe, IL – Summer Camp Music Festival 05/26 Kansas City, MO – Grinders KC 05/28 Louisville, KY – Iroquois Amphitheater (feat. Neal Francis ) 05/30 Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom (feat. Neal Francis ) 05/31 Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live! (feat. Neal Francis ) 06/01 Lansing, WV – Mountain Music Festival 06/02 Detroit, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre (feat. Neal Francis ) 06/06 Richmond, VA – Brown’s Island (feat. Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew: Remain In Light ) 06/07 Raleigh, NC – Memorial Auditorium (feat. Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew: Remain In Light ) 06/09 Asheville, NC – Rabbit Rabbit (feat. Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew: Remain In Light ) 06/10 Atlanta, GA – The Eastern (feat. Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew: Remain In Light ) 06/11 Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium (feat. Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew: Remain In Light ) 06/13 Dallas, TX – Music Hall at Fair Park (feat. Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew: Remain In Light ) 06/14 Austin, TX – Moody Amphitheater (feat. Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew: Remain In Light ) 06/16 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall 06/17 New Orleans, LA – Mardi Gras World (feat. Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew: Remain In Light ) 06/19 Mobile, AL – Saenger Theatre (feat. Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew: Remain In Light ) 06/20 Tampa, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (feat. Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew: Remain In Light ) 06/22 Baltimore, MD – The Lyric (feat. Witch ) 06/23 Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre (feat. Neal Francis ) 06/24 Westbury, NY – In The Round (feat. Neal Francis ) 06/26 Northampton, MA – The Pines Theatre at Look Park (feat. Neal Francis ) 06/28 Portland, ME – State Theatre (feat. The Budos Band ) 06/29 Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway (feat. The Budos Band ) 06/29-07/02 Scranton, PA – Peach Music Festival 07/02 Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed (indoors) (feat. The Budos Band ) 07/03 St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre (feat. The Budos Band ) 07/07 Bonner, MT – KettleHouse Amphitheater (feat. Moon Duo ) 07/08 Redmond, WA – Marymoor Park Live (feat. Moon Duo ) 07/09 Forest Grove, OR – Grand Lodge Hotel and Property (feat. Moon Duo ) 07/11 Wheatland, CA – Hard Rock Live (feat. Moon Duo ) 07/13 San Luis Obispo, CA – Madonna Inn (feat. Moon Duo ) 07/14 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern (feat. Moon Duo ) 07/15 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren (feat. Moon Duo )

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The disco-pop romper off Timberlake’s new album, “Everything I Thought it Was,” is in step with the disco revival of the last few years but took on a more vintage flavor while kicking off his first of two Climate Pledge Arena shows.

“There ain’t no angels here on the dance floor,” Timberlake sang, though he and his dancers sure floated like they had halos over their heads.

More than 20 years since going solo from ‘N Sync, Timberlake arrived in Seattle, just the second stop on his Forget Tomorrow World Tour, no longer at the center of the pop universe — and that’s perfectly OK, maybe even for the best.

Despite some savory moments, both this year’s “Everything I Thought it Was” and his previous album, the awkwardly framed “Man of the Woods,” were met with critical shrugs and the court of public opinion has shifted on Timberlake since the days when he had America in stitches with “Saturday Night Live” skits and palling around with celebrity bud Jimmy Fallon. Not that it’s diminished his star power, which is still bright enough to pack an arena — twice. (Timberlake, who hit the stage shortly after 9 p.m., will tackle Climate Pledge Arena again Friday night.)

None of the external noise or think-piece narratives mattered when the stage lights hit and Timberlake, who’s been performing since he was 11, does what he does best. One of this century’s most well-rounded entertainers, the classic song-and-dance man is cut from a cloth that doesn’t exist in the contemporary pop landscape quite the same way it once did.

The R&B-influenced prince of pop and sultan of FCC-friendly innuendo is a direct disciple of Michael Jackson. But he was equal parts James Brown on a punchy “LoveStoned,” the Timbaland-produced hit off Timberlake’s second solo album “FutureSex/LoveSounds.” Timberlake has more intentionally claimed his Memphis roots in recent years and his crack band the Tennessee Kids gave the mid-2000s cut a ‘60s soul revue appeal.

For better or worse, much of Timberlake’s best work is timestamped to the 2000s, thanks in part to the way his frequent collaborators Timbaland and the Neptunes defined the era’s sound. Thanks largely to the Tennessee Kids, many of the songs were unbound to the production trappings of the day, retrofit with timeless organic textures.

After a crushing “Cry Me a River,” which could have hit an even higher gear had Timberlake not taken it easy on those signature falsetto choruses, the sprawling Tennessee Kids got time to shine on “Let the Groove Get In.” The skittering, chiming percussion boiled over into a stomp-around jam, hitting like a horns-blasting march down Beale Street. Later, during a light-footed newbie “Play” drawing on ‘80s electro-funk, the horn section and a crew of dancers joined Timberlake in a full procession to a secondary stage on the opposite end of the arena.

Hopping to the floor to make his way through the crowd, JT stopped to greet a fan who was cradling a stocky little bulldog. “Honestly, this is the first dog I’ve had at my show,” a surprised Timberlake remarked. “Is this a Seattle thing?”

Timberlake and the band were most in their bag mining the soul, funk and disco sounds of yore, at one point beefing up the candy-shop love song “Pusher Love Girl” with swelling gospel vocals and doo-woppy charm. But it was hardly their only look.

“Sanctified” packed a full-blown arena-rock crunch, and late into his nearly two-hour set, Timberlake broke out an acoustic guitar for stripped-down renditions of this year’s “Selfish” and “What Goes Around… Comes Around.”

While the focus was kept on Timberlake and crew’s shoulder-popping choreography, a giant rectangular LED box that hovered and shifted above the stage was the centerpiece of the tour’s production. After a breezy “Rock Your Body” and embracing 2000s club hedonism on “SexyBack,” a harnessed-up Timberlake returned for his “Mirrors” encore atop the LED vessel that carried him above the crowd. With arms spread wide, JT leaned over the edge as the illuminated platform tilted to a 45-degree angle, making like Kate Winslet on the Titanic for a dramatic finish.

When Timberlake reunited with ‘N Sync (after years of resisting fans’ pleas) to record “Better Place” for the “Trolls Band Together” soundtrack and the song “Paradise” off his new album, some critics viewed it as a tacit conceit that Timberlake could no longer generate the same level of fervor on his own. A friendlier read is that the former boy bander and Mouseketeer, now a husband and father in his 40s like much of Thursday’s millennial-heavy crowd, is comfortable enough in his career arc that he no longer feels the need to distance himself from his past.

While both are likely true to some degree, Timberlake came off self-aware and self-assured on Thursday, joking as he briefly took a seat before a steamy dance routine during “Technicolor” that “I’m 43, so I gotta sit down for a second.”

At various points in the night, a reflective Timberlake paused to address his journey with the sort of clarity and gratitude that comes with age and stability. “If you’ve been rocking with me for two decades, almost three decades, I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart,” he said after jokingly wishing a millennial fan a happy 21st birthday.

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French President Emmanuel Macron has, over the past few months, mulled the dispatch of Western ground troops into Ukraine, saying, recently, in an interview with The Economist , “I’m not ruling anything out, because we are facing someone who is not ruling anything out.”

Few in Europe and the U.S. embraced Macron’s suggestion, but the French President’s overall logic was sound enough for Russia to respond today, announcing tactical nuclear weapons drills that target “provocative statements and threats from certain Western officials.”

Given Russia’s nuclear saber-rattling, Macron’s rhetorical gambit demonstrates that the mere act of even discussing a hypothetical intervention by Western troops worries an increasingly brittle Russia. If debate on a NATO intervention raises the pressure on Russia’s government to the point it acts out, real, concrete steps to intercede, putting NATO “boots on the ground”, may do a lot to end Russia’s disruptive, decade-long campaign to subjugate Kyiv.

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Certainly, Western troops operating in Ukraine will be at some risk. But Western troops often operate under perilous circumstances, helping endangered governments or people.

Militaries can handle the risks in Ukraine’s rear areas. Right now, as the United States prepares to begin operation of a massive, 1,800-foot-long floating pier off Gaza, the Secretary of Defense is unable to guarantee deployed U.S. troops from the Army’s 7 th Transportation Brigade won’t be fired upon as they bring much-needed humanitarian aid to Gaza.

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Nuclear Saber-Rattling?

The idea of a confrontation between nuclear-armed states is always disconcerting to the West. In response to President Macron, Russia, wasted no time in announcing it would be carrying out exercises to “increase the readiness of non-strategic nuclear weapons forces to carry out combat missions…in response to provocative statements and threats of individual Western officials against the Russian Federation.”

But fears that Western engagement—even fighting—in Ukraine will lead to a nuclear confrontation are overblown. Russia has long used nuclear weaponry as a provocative cudgel, threatening and unveiling doomsday devices well before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine got underway. Bluster is a common Russian tactic.

Despite the West’s delicate efforts to avoid a nuclear confrontation, Russia has shown no hesitation in striking out at nuclear-armed rivals.

In nuclear-armed England, Russia employed chemical and radiological weaponry to assassinate residents and citizens. A nuclear exchange didn’t happen.

Russia has been at odds with nuclear-armed France for years without sparking a nuclear standoff. Russian mercenaries, backed by a comprehensive and dirty Russian disinformation campaign, have, over the past several years, chased French military forces out of the Sahel region in Africa.

Russian sources have, since January, claimed French mercenaries were operating in Ukraine and that Russian forces had carried out a “precision strike” that killed “French mercenaries.” Rather than turn to nuclear weapons, according to Politico , the French turned to the diplomatic option, summoning the Russian ambassador “over the deaths of two French humanitarian workers in Ukraine and disinformation campaigns targeting France.”

U.S. and Russian forces have come to blows and have even fought . In early 2023, Russian Su-27 jets brought down a U.S. MQ-9 surveillance drone. And, in 2018, in Syria, Russian mercenaries squared off against U.S. Special Forces troops, at an estimated cost of around 300 Russian casualties (Russia acknowledged the loss of only five citizens). Even this direct confrontation did not turn into an exercise in nuclear brinksmanship.

After so many Russian provocations, it is a wonder that the West hasn’t done more to turn up the heat on Putin’s regime, giving Russia a dose of its own saber-rattling medicine in the form of a direct, boots-on-the-ground intervention in Ukraine.

Troop Discussions Force Consideration Of Other Options

In short, any open theoretical discussion of a Western military intervention in Ukraine is healthy. Marcon’s musings, though somewhat shocking to some, prepares NATO for tough options in the future. With Russia on a war footing, there is no viable reason as to why Russia, if it takes Kyiv, would stop at Ukraine’s borders.

By making a “boots-on-the-ground” intervention in Ukraine a real and concrete option, the prospect of a wider wartime-level of commitment can force Europe and others to get real about exploring less directly confrontational options, like remedying Europe’s increasingly lackadaisical approach to sanctions enforcement and Russian asset seizures.

If Europe is unwilling to take the tough economic steps required to really squeeze Russia into ending their invasion—and halting Russia’s unremitting—and rather warlike—effort to destabilize Europe and other Western democracies—without the threat of war, the only options for Europe will be to either get directly involved in the fight or to get about surrendering to Russian-style authoritarianism.

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