Oysterhead

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Oysterhead
GenresAlternative rock, neo-psychedelia
Years active2000–2001, 2006, 2019–present
Spinoff of
MembersStewart Copeland
Les Claypool
Trey Anastasio
Websitewww.oysterhead.com

Oysterhead is an American rock supergroup featuring bassist Les Claypool of Primus, guitarist Trey Anastasio of Phish and drummer Stewart Copeland of The Police, with both Claypool and Anastasio providing vocals. The band's eclectic sound has been described as "alt-funk fusion".[1][2]

In April 2000 Superfly Presents asked Claypool to assemble a band to perform during New Orleans Jazz Fest. Claypool contacted Anastasio and together they agreed on mutual hero, Copeland.[3] Oysterhead was originally intended to be a singular live performance at New Orleans Saenger Theatre[4] on May 4, 2000. The band compiled a set of almost entirely original material for the show, practicing at Muskegon's Frauenthal Theatre. Tickets were scalped for up to $2,000 each, audience members included Francis Ford Coppola and Matt Groening.[3] The band toured in 2001 and was scheduled to tour in 2020. Both times it has toured it has been interrupted due to significant disasters, in 2001 due to the September 11 attacks and in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Oysterhead played at The Peach Music Festival in Scranton, PA in July 2021.

The Grand Pecking Order[edit]

In 2001, Oysterhead reformed to record and release an album entitled The Grand Pecking Order, which featured nine new tracks in addition to four songs originally debuted in New Orleans.[5] The album was released on October 2, 2001, and was supported by a North American tour, spanning from October 21 to November 18, 2001, accompanied by North Mississippi Allstars, Drums & Tuba, The Cancer Conspiracy, Lake Trout, Mark Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos and New Orleans Klezmer Allstars.[6][7] Two pre-tour warm-up shows had been booked at Toad's Place in New Haven, Connecticut for September 14, 2001 and the Irving Plaza in New York City, New York (as part of CMJ Music Marathon) for September 15, 2001, but were cancelled in the wake of the September 11 attacks.[7] Oysterhead's 2001 tour saw the debut of the Matterhorn, a guitar played by Trey Anastasio featuring a full-size deer antler. On November 15, 2001, the band performed the song "Oz Is Ever Floating" on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.[8]

Reformation at Bonnaroo[edit]

On June 16, 2006, Oysterhead reunited to perform a two-hour set at the Bonnaroo Music Festival. The band performed music from The Grand Pecking Order during the set.[9]

Reformation in 2019[edit]

In October 2019, Oysterhead created social media accounts on Instagram and Twitter and announced they would play two reunion shows in February 2020 at 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado.

While the band went on to schedule additional 2020 tour dates in California and at several US festivals, only the two Colorado dates were performed before the other dates were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] Oysterhead resumed touring in 2021.[11]

When asked in March 2022 if the band planned to record a second album, Claypool said it was unclear: "We always talk about it when we're sitting around, but all three of us are so busy. We haven't really found the time to do it. It's an undertaking. You've got three guys that are all alpha dogs in the same room. It's more of an undertaking I think, but who knows. I've been talking to Stewart lately about trying to get together and just start jamming on some shit and see what happens."[12]

List of performances[edit]

[13][14][15]
Location Venue Date
2000
Louisiana New Orleans, LA Saenger Theater 05/04/2000
2001
Connecticut New Haven, CT Toad's Place 09/14/2001
New York (state) New York, NY Irving Plaza 09/15/2001
Vermont Westford, VT The Barn 09/15/2001
Washington (state) Seattle, WA The Paramount 10/21/2001
British Columbia Vancouver, BC Orpheum Theatre 10/23/2001
Oregon Salem, OR Salem Armory 10/24/2001
California Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre 10/26/2001
California Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Palladium 10/27/2001
Colorado Denver, CO The Fillmore 10/30/2001
10/31/2001
Illinois Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom 11/02/2001
Indiana West Lafayette, IN Elliot Hall of Music 11/03/2001
Michigan Ann Arbor, MI Hill Auditorium 11/04/2001
Ohio Cleveland, OH Cleveland State Theatre 11/06/2001
Ontario Toronto, ON Massey Hall 11/07/2001
New York (state) Utica, NY Utica Memorial Auditorium 11/09/2001
Massachusetts Lowell, MA Tsongas Arena 11/10/2001
New Jersey Camden, NJ Tweeter Center 11/11/2001
New York (state) New York, NY Roseland Ballroom 11/13/2001
11/14/2001
Studio 6A, NBC Studios 11/15/2001
Washington, D.C. Washington, DC DAR Constitution Hall 11/16/2001
North Carolina Asheville, NC Asheville Civic Center 11/17/2001
Florida Gainesville, FL O'Connell Center 11/18/2001
2006
Tennessee Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music Festival 06/16/2006
2020
Colorado Broomfield, CO 1stBank Center 02/14/2020
02/15/2020
California Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre 04/17/2020
California Stanford, CA Frost Amphitheater 04/18/2020
Illinois Chicago, IL Aragon Ballroom 04/22/2020
04/23/2020
Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta, GA Centennial Olympic Park 04/24/2020
04/25/2020
04/26/2020
Tennessee Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music Festival 06/13/2020
Pennsylvania Scranton, PA Scranton Peach Festival 07/04/2020
Tennessee Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music Festival
(1st reschedule) 		09/26/2020
2021
California Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre 04/17/2021
Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta, GA Centennial Olympic Park 04/23/2021
04/24/2021
04/25/2021
Tennessee Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music Festival
(2nd reschedule) 		06/18/2021
Pennsylvania Scranton, PA Scranton Peach Festival 07/03/2021
Key
Canceled due to September 11 Attacks
Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic
Make-up show
Television only
Private performance

Discography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jon Wiederhorn Three Oysterheads Are Better Than One mtv.com, Oct 5 2001, Diakses 11 February 2009
  2. ^ David Holmberg Palladium comes alive with Oysterhead’s unique blend Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine dailybruin.ucla.edu, October 29, 2001, Diakses 11 February 2009
  3. ^ a b Neva Chonin out of its shell: Oysterhead unites three very different musical visions to create a unique sound sfgate.com, October 24, 2001, Retrieved February 11, 2009
  4. ^ Mike Powers Frogs & Oysters: A Les Claypool Interview jambase.com, 1/26/01, Retrieved January 26, 2008
  5. ^ "CD REVIEWS: Bush, Headstones, Incubus, Rheostatics and many more"[usurped]. Chart Attack, October 23, 2001 By: Debbie Bento
  6. ^ "Check Your Oysterhead". Pollstar. October 17, 2001. Archived from the original on June 20, 2022. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "News". Oysterhead. 2001. Archived from the original on November 27, 2001. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  8. ^ The Mockingbird Foundation (2004). The Phish Companion: A Guide to the Band and Their Music. Backbeat Books. p. 740. ISBN 9780879307998. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  9. ^ "PT | Phish | News". Phantasytour.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2011-07-06.
  10. ^ "Organizers Cancel/Postpone SweetWater 420 Fest 2020 Due To Coronavirus". JamBase.com. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  11. ^ "Oysterhead Return to the Stage, Cover "First Tube" at The Peach Music Festival". JamBands.com. 2021-07-04. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  12. ^ "Les Claypool Says New Primus EP Is On The Way [Video]". liveforlivemusic.com. 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  13. ^ "Oysterhead (@realoysterhead) | Twitter". twitter.com. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  14. ^ "Oysterhead setlists from 2001". toasterland.com. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
  15. ^ "Oysterhead News". 18 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-05-18. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  16. ^ Oysterhead – 2/14/20 1st Bank Center, Broomfield, CO, retrieved 2020-07-02
  17. ^ Oysterhead – 2/15/20 1st Bank Center, Broomfield, CO, retrieved 2020-07-02

External links[edit]

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