"We didn't do much but play live shows," Butler said. "And when the band ended, the three of us sat down and discussed what bands we liked. And what bands we wanted to be like."

The Clash, the Damned and the Sex Pistols came to mind. After that discussion, the three musicians formed The Duke Spirit.

Betts rounded out the line-up and the band made a name for itself by playing anytime and anywhere, opening up for everyone from R.E.M., to Duran Duran and Eagles of Death Metal, to name a few.

In 2005, The Duke Spirit released its debut CD, "Cuts Across the Land," which reached No. 40 on the United Kingdom music charts. In 2008, the band followed up with "Neptune."

"We took a while to do 'Neptune' because we changed record labels in the middle of the process," Butler said. "We took some time off to write and demo and came up with the album."

Currently, The Duke Spirit have completed writing songs from the new album, but are putting it on the back burner while it's on the Incubus tour.

"This tour is a long tour," Butler said. "And after it's done, we'll go into the studio and demo and eventually record.

"We're itching to play some of the new songs and we may throw them into the set during the tour."

If you go...

What: Incubus

Where: USANA Amphitheatre, 5400 West and 6200 South

When: July 16, 7:30 p.m.

How much: $29-$59

Phone: 801-467-8499, 800-888-8499

Web: www.smithstix.com

E-mail: scott@desnews.com