Maynard James Keenan has been celebrating his sixtieth birthday all month with two of his bands — A Excellent Circle and Puscifer — together with Primus on the “Sessanta” tour. On Saturday evening (April twentieth) on the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, followers have been handled to all three of Keenan’s bands when Software gave a shock efficiency towards the tip of the live performance.
The tour normally has a no-video coverage till the final music of the evening, which is normally Puscifer’s Grand Canyon, however Keenan stated from the stage that he would allow filming of the subsequent music as a result of he had “picked up some strays” to affix him onstage. At that time, Software’s Danny Carey, Adam Jones, and Justin Chancellor walked out to the delight of the followers.
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Keenan joked, “Danny’s up there, like, ‘You name this a fuckin’ drum set! The place’s the remainder of it?’,” alluding to the Software stickman’s traditional elaborate setup. Then, Software launched into “Ænema” with Primus’ Les Claypool becoming a member of Keenan on vocals.
That wasn’t the one shock on the Los Angeles gig. Earlier within the night, authentic A Excellent Circle members Paz Lenchantin (bass) and Troy Van Leeuwen (guitar) joined APC for a efficiency of “Judith.”
The live performance additionally marked the final one on the outing for A Excellent Circle drummer Josh Freese, who rejoined the band for the tour, however famous earlier than it launched that he would solely keep on via the Hollywood Bowl present attributable to his commitments with Foo Fighters. Puscifer’s Gunnar Olsen will take over behind package for APC throughout the the rest of the tour.
The “Sessanta” tour runs via a Might 4th present in Queens, New York, with tickets to the remaining dates obtainable right here.
See Software’s shock efficiency and A Excellent Circle’s reunion with Lenchantin and Van Leeuwen beneath, adopted by images from the “Sessanta” tour kickoff in Boston earlier this month.
Photograph Gallery – A Excellent Circle, Primus, and Puscifer kick off the “Sessanta Tour” in Boston (click on to develop and scroll via):