Funk rock
Music genre
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| 2025 | Planned Asia Tour. |
| 2025 | The band announced their 'Long Goodbye' tour would be their final tour, with Jon King and Hugo Burnham joined by Ted Leo on guitar and Gail Greenwood on bass. |
| March 2025 | John Hoffman makes his live debut with Primus at the Tool in the Sand festival in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, performing alongside Tool's Danny Carey. |
| March 13 2025 | Primus is scheduled to perform in the SESSANTA V2.0: A 61st Birthday Celebration for Maynard James Keenan |
| February 7 2025 | Les Claypool announces John Hoffman from Dirtfoot as Tim Alexander's replacement after auditioning over 6,200 drummers. |
| January 30 2025 | Red Hot Chili Peppers play their first show of the year at the FireAid benefit concert held at the Kia Forum. |
| January 16 2025 | Band releases first single in over a decade 'Still a Gorilla' and announces upcoming album Face Full of Cake. |
| 2024 | Scheduled for the North American Summer Tour. |
| 2024 | Bryan 'Brain' Mantia returns as a touring drummer. |
| 2024 | Primus participated in the SESSANTA: A 60th Birthday Celebration for Maynard James Keenan and toured with Coheed and Cambria |
| 2024 | German band Slope released the album 'Freak Dreams' on Century Media, which was widely described as funk metal. |
| December 30 2024 | Primus plays first show since Alexander's departure at Fox Oakland Theatre, performing three different sets including Claypool's solo material, a semi-reunion of Frog Brigade, and a performance with drummer Brain. |
| October 2024 | The new Fishbone lineup releases the single 'Racist Piece of Shit', denouncing Donald Trump. |
| October 29 2024 | Primus officially confirms Tim Alexander's departure and announces they will search for a new drummer. |
| October 17 2024 | Tim Alexander unexpectedly announces his departure from Primus, stating he has 'lost his passion for playing'. |
| August 2024 | Bassist Jack Daley officially joins the band as a full-time member. |
| August 11 2024 | Red Hot Chili Peppers perform 'Can't Stop' during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics, representing Los Angeles (future host of 2028 Summer Olympics). |
| April 2024 | Chad Smith announces the band will take a break after their 2024 tour and start writing their next album in 2025. |
| March 2024 | Contributed to the song 'Pablo's Hippos' on the Sessanta E.P.P.P., a split EP with Puscifer and A Perfect Circle. |
| January 2024 | Billboard reported that Talking Heads turned down an $80 million offer for a reunion tour, which would have included a performance at Coachella. |
| 2023 | Entertainment! album was voted 49th in Rolling Stone's '100 Best Debut Albums of All Time' poll, demonstrating the band's enduring musical legacy. |
| 2023 | Fishbone released their EP titled 'Fishbone EP', which includes the single 'Estranged Fruit' |
| 2023 | Released music video for 'All We Have Is Now' |
| October 2023 | The band completed a UK Tour and performed at multiple festivals including the Cruel World Festival in Pasadena, California, and headlining Luna Fest in Coimbra, Portugal. |
| September 2023 | Stop Making Sense was re-released in IMAX with remastered sound and picture. The band members reunited for a Q&A at the Toronto International Film Festival and gave interviews to promote the re-release. |
| May 26 2023 | Fishbone releases a self-titled EP, including a collaboration with NOFX. |
| 2022 | Mark White leaves the band after his second stint, and Jack Daley becomes an official band member. |
| 2022 | Performed the World Tour 2022. |
| 2022 | Jon King received a Grammy Nomination for the 77-81 box set. |
| 2022 | Gang of Four performed their US tour with the reunited lineup. |
| 2022 | The band toured in support of their 77-81 box set, marking their reunion. |
| 2022 | Blabbermouth.net described funk metal as 'absurdly entertaining and considerably more inventive' compared to later subgenres. |
| 2022 | Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and released two albums: Unlimited Love and Return of the Dream Canteen. |
| October 14 2022 | Released their 13th album 'Return of the Dream Canteen'. |
| August 28 2022 | Received the Global Icon Award at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, with the award presented by Cheech & Chong. |
| August 10 2022 | Performed at the South Park 25th Anniversary Concert alongside Ween and South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker. |
| August 9 2022 | Performed at the South Park 25th Anniversary Concert alongside Ween and South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker. |
| June 4 2022 | Began the Unlimited Love Tour. |
| April 22 2022 | Released the Conspiranoid EP, featuring a 13-minute track 'Conspiranoia' and two b-side songs. |
| April 1 2022 | Released their 12th album 'Unlimited Love', which debuted at number one in ten countries and became their first US number-one album since 'Stadium Arcadium'. |
| March 2022 | A Los Angeles Times article reported that the Prince Estate informed Morris Day he could no longer use the band name 'Morris Day and the Time', initiating a legal dispute over the band's name trademark and usage rights. |
| March 31 2022 | The band received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, with George Clinton, Woody Harrelson, and Bob Forrest unveiling the star at the ceremony. |
| January 2022 | Bassist Mark White is fired after 33 years for refusing COVID-19 vaccine. |
| 2021 | Jack Daley begins touring with the band as bassist. |
| 2021 | Conducted the MMXXI Tour. |
| 2021 | Released compilation album 'Gang of Four 77-81' through Matador record label |
| 2021 | Christopher Troy joins as keyboards player, and Sylvester Donald returns again to the band. |
| October 2021 | Gang of Four announced a reunion with Andy Gill's former bandmates Jon King, Hugo Burnham, and Dave Allen, along with guitarist David Pajo of Slint, via social media. |
| August 2021 | The 'Tribute to Kings' tour commenced, covering Rush's 1977 album A Farewell to Kings in its entirety. |
| June 2021 | A tribute album 'The Problem of Leisure: A Celebration of Andy Gill and Gang of Four' was released in honor of Andy Gill. |
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