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Billy Strings Returns to Stage After Breaking Leg, Joins Les Claypool in Detroit

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Billy Strings made his return to the stage on May 31 in Detroit after breaking his leg in a backstage skateboarding accident in April. He joined Les Claypool onstage during Claypool's Gold show, performing a sit-in appearance on a stool while playing Primus songs with Claypool. Claypool joked with Strings about not hurting himself as he tuned up.

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Don't hurt yourself now,

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Billy Strings helped his friend Les Claypool play a few Primus songs at a concert in Detroit that marked Strings' first show since breaking his leg.

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