Primus headlines the 2026 Bass Magazine Awards, honoring Les Claypool and Mike Dirnt with Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Primus will headline the 2026 Bass Magazine Awards on January 22 at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California, following frontman Les Claypool receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by Tool’s Justin Chancellor and Metallica’s Robert Trujillo. Green Day’s Mike Dirnt, also honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award, will perform, along with a special appearance by blink-182’s Mark Hoppus. The event celebrates influential figures and major contributions to bass guitar music.