Oysterhead

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".<ref>Jon Wiederhorn Three Oysterheads Are Better Than One mtv.com, Oct 5 2001, Diakses 11 February 2009</ref><ref>David Holmberg Palladium comes alive with Oysterhead’s unique blend Template:Webarchive dailybruin.ucla.edu, October 29, 2001, Diakses 11 February 2009</ref>

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.<ref name="sfchronicle">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</ref> Oysterhead was originally intended to be a singular live performance at New Orleans Saenger Theatre<ref name="frogs&oysters">Mike Powers Frogs & Oysters: A Les Claypool Interview jambase.com, 1/26/01, Retrieved January 26, 2008</ref> 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.<ref name="sfchronicle" /> 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

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.<ref>Template:Usurped. Chart Attack, October 23, 2001 By: Debbie Bento</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" /> 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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Reformation at Bonnaroo

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Reformation in 2019

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Oysterhead resumed touring in 2021.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

List of performances

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2000
Template:Flagicon New Orleans, LA	Saenger Theater	05/04/2000
2001
Template:Flagicon New Haven, CT	Toad's Place	09/13/2001
Template:Flagicon New York, NY	Irving Plaza	09/15/2001
Template:Flagicon Westford, VT	The Barn	09/15/2001
Template:Flagicon Seattle, WA	The Paramount	10/21/2001
Template:Flagicon Vancouver, BC	Orpheum Theatre	10/23/2001
Template:Flagicon Salem, OR	Salem Armory	10/24/2001
Template:Flagicon Berkeley, CA	Greek Theatre	10/26/2001
Template:Flagicon Los Angeles, CA	Hollywood Palladium	10/27/2001
Template:Flagicon Denver, CO	The Fillmore	10/30/2001
		10/31/2001
Template:Flagicon Chicago, IL	Aragon Ballroom	11/02/2001
Template:Flagicon West Lafayette, IN	Elliot Hall of Music	11/03/2001
Template:Flagicon Ann Arbor, MI	Hill Auditorium	11/04/2001
Template:Flagicon Cleveland, OH	Cleveland State Theatre	11/06/2001
Template:Flagicon Toronto, ON	Massey Hall	11/07/2001
Template:Flagicon Utica, NY	Utica Memorial Auditorium	11/09/2001
Template:Flagicon Lowell, MA	Tsongas Arena	11/10/2001
Template:Flagicon Camden, NJ	Tweeter Center	11/11/2001
Template:Flagicon New York, NY	Roseland Ballroom	11/13/2001
		11/14/2001
	Studio 6A, NBC Studios	11/15/2001
Template:Flagicon Washington, DC	DAR Constitution Hall	11/16/2001
Template:Flagicon Asheville, NC	Asheville Civic Center	11/17/2001
Template:Flagicon Gainesville, FL	O'Connell Center	11/18/2001
2006
Template:Flagicon Manchester, TN	Bonnaroo Music Festival	06/16/2006
2020
Template:Flagicon Broomfield, CO	1stBank Center	02/14/2020
		02/15/2020
Template:Flagicon Berkeley, CA	Greek Theatre	04/17/2020
Template:Flagicon Stanford, CA	Frost Amphitheater	04/18/2020
Template:Flagicon Chicago, IL	Aragon Ballroom	04/22/2020
		04/23/2020
Template:Flagicon Atlanta, GA	Centennial Olympic Park	04/24/2020
		04/25/2020
		04/26/2020
Template:Flagicon Manchester, TN	Bonnaroo Music Festival	06/13/2020
Template:Flagicon Scranton, PA	Scranton Peach Festival	07/04/2020
Template:Flagicon Manchester, TN	Bonnaroo Music Festival (1st reschedule)	09/26/2020
2021
Template:Flagicon Berkeley, CA	Greek Theatre	04/17/2021
Template:Flagicon Manchester, TN	Bonnaroo Music Festival (2nd reschedule)	06/18/2021
Template:Flagicon Scranton, PA	Scranton Peach Festival	07/03/2021
2022
Template:Flagicon Atlanta, GA	Centennial Olympic Park	05/01/2022
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

• The Grand Pecking Order (2001)
• 2020/02/14 Broomfield, CO (2020) (Live album) <ref>Template:Citation</ref>
• 2020/02/15 Broomfield, CO (2020) (Live album) <ref>Template:Citation</ref>

External links

• Oysterhead's official website