The short-lived jam supergroup Oysterhead featuring Primus bassist Les Claypool, Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio and the Police drummer Stewart Copeland will reunite for a pair of 2020 concerts, the trios first shows together in 14 years.
The band has announced two shows at Broomfield, Colorados 1stBank Center on February 14th and 15th; check out the Oysterhead site for ticket information.
The two shows mark Oysterheads first since their one-off reunion show at Bonnaroo in 2006. The announcement of the gigs arrive just days after Oysterhead social media accounts popped up, triggering rumors of a reunion of the long-dormant supergroup.
Oysterhead originally formed in 2000 when the organizers of New Orleans Jazz Fest asked Claypool to enlist all-star musicians for a special performance at the festival; a month later, on May 4th, 2000 Anastasio and Copeland joined Claypool onstage for a concert featuring mostly original material.
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The Oysterhead thing was set up because the guys down at Superfly in New Orleans had asked me to put together a project for a thing called Superjam, where Id get musicians together to play at a one night jazzfest, Claypool told Rolling Stone in 2000. So I called Trey and he said, Ive always wanted to play with Stewart Copeland, and I said, I know Stewart. And we kinda threw this thing together. And it turned out to be this monster thing.
After a year-long hiatus, Oysterhead reconvened in October 2001 to release their lone studio album The Grand Pecking Order and embark on a 20-date tour that included a visit to Late Night With Conan OBrien. Following another five-year break, Oysterhead were called upon to serve as the Sunday headliner at Bonnaroo 2006, their last concert together since.
Claypool told Rolling Stone in 2013, I dont know what the hell is going on with Oysterhead. We always talk about it. Theres a lot of talk. I think its an itch we should start scratching here pretty soon. Its been long overdue.
Its unclear whether Oysterheads Colorado gigs are a two-night-only occasion or the start of a full-fledged reunion for the supergroup.