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{{short description|Scottish rock band}}
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{{Use British English|date=October 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Primal Scream
| image           = Primal Scream.jpg
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| landscape       = yes 
| caption         = Primal Scream performing in [[Southampton]] in 2006
| background      = group_or_band
| origin          = [[Glasgow]], Scotland
| genre           = {{hlist|[[Alternative rock]]|[[electronic music|electronic]]|[[alternative dance]]|[[neo-psychedelia]]|[[House music|house]]|[[indie pop]] (early)}}
| discography     = [[Primal Scream discography]]
| years_active    = 1982–present
| label           = {{hlist|[[Elevation (record label)|Elevation]]|[[Creation Records|Creation]]|[[Columbia Records|Columbia]]|Intercord|[[B-Unique Records|B-Unique]]|First International}}
| website         = {{URL|primalscream.net}}
| current_members = {{unbulleted list|[[Bobby Gillespie]]|[[Andrew Innes]]|[[Darrin Mooney]]|Simone Butler}}
| past_members    = {{unbulleted list|[[Mani (musician)|Mani]]|[[Barrie Cadogan]]|[[Jim Beattie (musician)|Jim Beattie]]|Judith Boyle|[[Martin Duffy]] (deceased) |[[Debbie Googe]]|Paul Harte|Jim Hunt|Denise Johnson (deceased)|Duncan Mackay|Tom McGurk|Stewart May|Henry Olsen|Steve Sidelnyk|[[Kevin Shields]]|Gavin Skinner|Martin St. John|[[Toby Toman|Phillip "Toby" Tomanov]]|Paul Mulreany|[[Robert Young (musician)|Robert "Throb" Young]] (deceased)}}
}}

'''Primal Scream''' are a Scottish [[rock music|rock]] band originally formed in 1982 in [[Glasgow]] by [[Bobby Gillespie]] (vocals) and [[Jim Beattie (musician)|Jim Beattie]] (guitar). The band's current lineup consists of Gillespie, [[Andrew Innes]] (guitar), Simone Butler (bass), and [[Darrin Mooney]] (drums).

Primal Scream had been performing live from 1982 to 1984, but their career did not take off until Gillespie left his position as drummer of [[The Jesus and Mary Chain]]. The band were a key part of the mid-1980s [[indie pop]] scene, but eventually moved away from their jangly sound, taking on more [[psychedelic music|psychedelic]] and [[garage rock]] influences, before incorporating a [[dance music]] element to their sound with their 1991 album ''[[Screamadelica]]'', which broke them into the mainstream. The band have continued to explore different styles on subsequent albums, experimenting with [[blues]], [[trip hop]] and [[industrial rock]]. Their most recent album, ''[[Come Ahead]]'', was released on 8 November 2024.