Faith No More today announced that they will be returning to live shows in 2020.
The band’s announcement coincided with the big reveal of the line-up for France’s huge Hellfest event, and sure enough Faith No More will return to Clisson in Loire-Atlantique between 19-21 June.
The band have not played live as Faith No More since September 2015, the same year they released their comeback Sol Invictus album to critical and commercial acclaim. They were keeping a low profile themselves, but various members declared themselves stoked and impressed by the intensity of the reaction.
While fans will de delighted that FNM are back on the road after a long hiatus, the hedonistic treadmill of fandom dictates that there are already demands for new music and a follow-up to Sol Invictus
Hellfest
Tickets for Hellfest went on sale in October before the line-up was known. While all three-day seats were sold out in two and a half hours, day passes will go on sale in February.
Sunstroke
Rumours circulated through the day that Faith No More would again headline a revived Sunstroke Festival in Dublin. FNM headlined the event in 1993 when it was at Dalymount Park not Punchestown, also in Dublin.
Sunstroke could see FNM on a bill with influencers and more, Killing Joke, as well as Gojira, and some uprising Irish acts like Fang Club and the fierce Bitch Falcon.
Early bird tickets go on sale Tuesday 3rd December at 10am for 48 hours
EARLY BIRD TICKETS Prices
Day: €69.50 Including booking fee
Weekend: €129.50 Including booking fee
Weekend Camping: €159.50 Including booking fee
GENERAL TICKETS
Day: €79.50 Including booking fee
Weekend: €139.50 Including booking fee
Weekend Camping: €169.50 Including booking fee
There is also the upscale glamping Pink Moon option available.
Tickets so on sale through Ticketmaster
Ton of Rocks
FNM’s third gig is the Ton of Rocks festival in Oslo in Norway.
Ton of Rock tickets can be obtained here,
We expect lots more to come.
While you count down to Faith No More’s return to your neck of the woods, get their back story in Small Victories: The True Story of Faith No More out now
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FNM want to do something to help Australia…most people are thinking a tour, but how would that help unless they donated all the proceeds? Who could afford that? My suggestion: release the whiny-guitar-laden, sure to be awful “Seagull Song” for digital download to benefit a chosen fund. Every FNM fan would buy it. We don’t care that it is probably a horrible song. Come on, FNM, what are you willing to sacrifice to help those in need??
Yes, I just read in Doug Esper’s book about Chuck how surprised he was at how loud FNM are when they play…and of course how brutally hard Mike Bordin pounds his drums.
Download was probably the greatest festival iv ever attended –
Faith no more’s second live performance of their comeback and a lot of the crowd were more intrigued by their instant headliner status considering that they have been away more than a decade.
I got the impression that a lot of people were not in the fnm loop and the interest was via other metal/rock bands referring to fnm as a major influence — When fnm walked on stage it got people’s attention be them fans or 1st timers . The crowd went in a way quiet and I remember the stage next to the fnm stage held host to “Meshuggah” who were in the middle of their set and they were as expected loud and heavy sound wise … But when fnm got the peaches and herb intro out of the way and preceded to play their usual stuff I glanced over to the Meshuggah stage and a noticeable part of their audience were facing towards the fnm stage mostly due to fnm simply being on another level louder than Meshuggah which got their crowd to turn around and look in the opposite direction .. it was quite remarkable I must say –
But iv said this before about fnm’s sound engineer – he is their unsung hero whoever the fluck he is . One notable remark about their sound quality was on the Channel 4 tv show “TGI Friday” performing “ashes to ashes” – The host of the show left his seat to go watch them perform and commented on him wanting to actually go witness fnm remarking on them being the loudest band the show has ever held host . Fnm has the presence that gets everybody’s attention even if you are not familiar with their music or not
I read the Roddy Kerrang interview…it seems like they have something to inject into the world of music in 2020…so again, I’ll reserve judgement. Maybe they will inject some extra snarky covers or something. I love FNM covers…them covering Violetta Parra, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Peaches & Herb, The Manhattans, and even MJ on the reunited tour was pretty awesome. I’d love some new live covers. Especially if they are there to troll festival goers…that’s was FNM does.
I completely agree about Patton performing Chuck songs great…there are a few where my favorite version from bootlegs is by Chuck though. In the last 10 years of FNM, I usually get most excited when they perform a Chuck song. IY is still my favorite album by FNM and of all time. I have just about all FNM bootlegs. I loved The Crab Song in Williamsburg/Brooklyn in 2010 and Why Do You Bother in Poland in 2012 with the Niggas in Paris snippet. I’m so glad that Spirit became a staple of the live sets.
As far as FNM existing without new material, I know they could make way more money doing different shows and more shows if they were just doing it for that reason. But the only real reason for FNM to go out and play music to a crowd has always been to challenge your perceptions of who you think they are or what their sound is. If they just go out there and run through the hits…then I guess they are challenging my perception of them being a forward thinking band! But I said I’d reserve judgment because maybe they will use this tour to try some new live covers to challenge their fans or their own musicianship (like the Serbia song or the Chilean song), maybe they will road test some new songs before they’ve decided about recording them. So there is still room to grow as a live band only. However, if their intention is to be a live band and never release live material…and then only play places where you have to be rich and/or have no other social obligations in life in order to attend, then it makes me upset. It’s like saying…our TRUE FANS are only well-to-do people who are able to drop their responsibilities whenever we play the places in the world that are interesting to us (I notice none of the US dates made their favorites list). I know they do a good job of keeping their ticket prices low….but I can’t fly to Europe.
I couldn’t go to Download because I was taking care of a grandparent. I couldn’t go see Chuck and Friends (which would have been my dream moment in life) because I was with my father in the hospital. I honestly feel like I have to be in their top 10 of biggest fans ever, but if they (mostly Patton) have this attitude that they don’t like live material and just want a special moment with the people who bother to show up, it’s a real knock against people who would want to show up but can’t. It may seem a small thing, since I get all the bootlegs anyway, but I would love a live release that they put their love and attention into.
I think fnm exist well beyond new material – they are the best live band on the planet and iv been collecting their bootlegs for more than a quarter of a century – Their studio albums don’t get my attention half as much as the live versions available. The BBC as well as Chanel 4 have been recording their live shows in Britain as well as inviting them into their radio studio at every possible opportunity.. The BBC have not in my knowledge recorded any other musical act as much as they have with fnm .
If FNM never recorded another studio album but continued to tour every now and then well that’s fine with me –
In fact the only song from the last album that has got me listening to repeatedly has been “matador” and even at that the BBC studio version .
Otherwise – on this tour I’d like to hear/see
R’n’R –
Why do you bother
Some of Mike Pattons best performances have been from the above IY songs
There still a lot of touring left to do on the last album sure – I’m gonna get tickets for one of the English gigs too probably Manchester , we can do a night round trip for €130 for the tickets/B&b/flights – I’m not sure fnm are all about the paycheque, the tickets are just too cheap – €45 per ticket !! 5 band members !!
I think the festivals are a paycheque but then they compensate by chucking in some small venue gigs around same time as the festival , which in this case is the Ireland sunstroke one ,they chuck in 5 British ones to make up .
When they announced the comeback gigs initially with donnington in England they played too less than a 1000 people in the Academy venue in Dublin , Ireland 2 days before which made up the difference that time , I think them tickets were only €26 for Dublin too , hardly a money grab now was it ..
Maybe the band weren’t satisfied with the last album and aren’t gonna force another new one just for the money
Roddy says FNM have no plans for new music. I say FNM have very little reason to exist artistically without new music. Even The Rolling Stones still try to make new music if they’re going to tour after a long break. I’m disappointed, mostly because I’m embarrassed for them. I’ll try to reserve the rest of my judgement until the 2020 shows and see if there is a point beyond a paycheck.
Hey…just to your replies back on the 6th and 7th…I second Absolute Zero, The Morning After, The World is Yours, and Smaller and Smaller. Also, if that is true about Patton phoning (e-mailing) it in on the last two albums, I agree, he needs to be in the studio. The problems I have with parts of SI have a lot to do with the lyrics. The remote album assembly makes sense for these bands that have full time jobs they have to hold down to make ends meet and can’t devote days and weeks and months of studio work in addition to touring…but FNM are all full time musicians who live in the same state! Make the effort and time to be there! It will show in the end product. Of course, maybe that’s part of why they imploded the first time around…too much time locked in a studio together.
Pretty cool that old FNM boots are surfacing…I am dying for someone to put up the FLAC files for the Brixton 92 soundboard recording. But I’d prefer that FNM release it officially…or release SOMETHING LIVE OFFICIALLY. That’s what the countdown should have been for.
This “Maphizto” channel on YouTube is up a month – some real gems on his/her page – does anyone know who the hell these fans are ? Surely the fnm/bungle etc community isn’t that large and elusive
https://youtu.be/gtcpLb1BcR4
And this too – “haircuts to kill”
The secret gig they did – I remember everyone talking bout this gig in school back then — before the internet .
Did you know about the footage from Sheffield 92 ??? I never knew it existed – wow — hopefully the bbc audio gets synced
https://youtu.be/ZppwD406xX0
Excellent idea about O’Riordan, that was so tragic. The Cranberries are extremely underrated. They are not a ‘hits’ band, the deep cuts are consistently good.
I don’t care what they play as long as it’s not “Easy” and “Epic” always makes me do a large loud exaggerated exhale sprinkled in with a few tuts and basically negative body language from me — on saying that I do love all the add on snippits of songs they bolster up with — “ I believe I can fly “ fitted in perfect and gets extra points for thinking outside the box —“ 911 is a joke in your town” also fitted in ok —- but if you ask me what other non conform type of material they should do maybe 3 or 4 good covers of ———
(1) the Cranberries – Zombie —— the band glanced over this track and played a few bars of it but I think now that Dolores is dead it would b a nice tribute to her at this festival which would have everyone’s attention no matter which stage they were attending – I’d imagine anyone in earsight would turn to the Fnm stage to pay homage to an Irish artist that wrote some great music for the world to enjoy –
Amy winehouse —— “back to black” would sound so much better if fnm do what the do best when covering chosen songs – mikes vocals on this particular track would b low enough to bring it back to the surface and again it would pay homage to a wonderful talent that she was —
Maybe an 80s ahha cover with the keyboards at hand and the vocals should be a walk in park for mike
And my last choice is an odd one but the band normally gravitates to these types of classics that are also not mainstream —-
“Frank Patterson – Macushla “ (with the cafe orchestra)
And finally — the resurrection of ‘the world is yours” —- “the morning after” —— “underwater love” ———
“smaller and smaller”” ———- “kindergarten” ———
“the last to know”
Good to hear from you again Bobby! I agree about more variety in the set. Except I’m not a big fan of The Cowboy Song…though I’d still like to hear it live. It was a real treat how the band brought back so many songs on the reunion tour…I hope they do that again instead of cycling through the most common songs. I really feel that there should be no real reason the band should feel compelled to play Epic or Easy in 2020…they have so many other songs. I would vote for more Absolute Zero and Star AD, Kindergarten and RV, The Morning After and Paths of Glory. I hope they don’t retire Chuck songs and bring more of them back. But definitely more new songs…it was a major disappointment that the countdown led only to shows and not a release, and it will be a worse disappointment if they play without any new songs. I actually loved Sol Invictus…it’s either their 3rd or 4th best IMO. But I still feel they have more potential. The best FNM album have also been the most collaborative. I think the next one has more potential because Roddy, Jon, & Puffy will be involved more from the start…it would be nice if Patton would rejoin his band in the studio, write several drafts of lyrics for songs like he did for Angel Dust, etc instead of just layering on his vocals via email like he has for their last 2 albums and most of his other bands. Patton thinks musically, it would be better for him to be there at the gestation. Bill wrote songs like Caffeine, but back then Patton still influenced them musically, not just the vocal melody.
Of course this is the best news of the year! It’s been a long 5 years. We need to petition for them to add a few rarities into the mix this time around…my vote is for The Cowboy Song. I’m betting on some new music as well. I loved SI but it never really grew on me the way the other albums did. Don’t get me wrong, there are some gems in there (also some I’m not too fond of) but I’ve always felt like they have at least one more great album between them that could blow SI away. Here’s hoping for some US dates soon!! It should be an exciting year!
I’m very happy for Portugal! They appear to be rabid FNM fans and also, the 2010 Lisbon show is probably the best show the band has had since reforming. It was only a few days after Patton’s voice got hoarse in the last NYC show, but he came back with a vengeance. Looking back, the band always seems to have wild shows there.
Punk was okay, but I love the post-punk bands like Siouxsie, Killing Joke, Public Image Limited. Faith No Man ha ha. Man, festivals sound like so much work…I’m too old.
couldn’t see them being on later than 21.30 / 22.00 although its a festival the race course its at isnt to far away from residential housing. would think there would be a 23.00 * 23.30 restriction on noise.
My autocorrect incorrectly predicted i wanted to write “be run” instead of “Benrun” and took the liberty of changing it for me which I didn’t notice until comment was posted
I’ll be getting my early bird tickets anyway – too old for the camping so ill be only getting the Saturday day/night day pass.
I wonder what time the last band ie fnm will actually walk on stage
at ?
Using Ireland’s other festival “Electric Picnic” as a rough guide for times would estimate maybe 11pm or 12pm
(The Strokes 2019) but other acts on dance/techno style stages start as late at 2am..
Not my bowl of stew but Iggy Pop is to headline the “All Together Now” festival 2020 – I know you like punk be run so maybe you should consider moving again and relocate to this island.
If mr bungle announce a date here or add themselves to the sunstroke lineup Id have to go into hibernation until then with excitement
I have no idea, the only way I got backstage was because Chuck Mosley slapped his VIP badge on me when I met him outside and walked me back there himself. Even he needed a badge to get back there. There were about a dozen non-band associated people back there and I’ve always wondered how they got back there…they couldn’t possibly be bigger fans than me!
I have no idea. I only got backstage because Chuck stuck his VIP badge on me and walked me back there. He even had to have one to get back there. There were maybe a dozen other people back there and I was wondering who they were since they couldn’t possibly be bigger fans than me!
Is that how backstage passes are dealt out ? Who and how is it decided on who gets what ?
If anyone in Ireland deserves it, it’s you KingCol! You could try emailing koolarrow records and ask the CEO, janitor, webmaster, etc…Bill Gould. Maybe send a picture of yourself in the 93 shirt holding a sign saying, “I promise I’m just a fan and not a psychopath”!
I’m not sure on who to ask this question to but does anyone have any pull on able to look into the possibility on getting me a backstage pass to meet the band – Iv never met any of the band members even though I’m the biggest fan in the parish and possibly the world – I’ll be wearing the sunstroke 93 t-shirt which is reason enough to get me back-stage .
FNM playing shows again…awesome! FNM announcing European festivals with a picture of a New Zealand mountain and a countdown…lame. Countdowns are for releases, not shows. To a huge chunk of their fans…”Congratulations, we’re going to go play some shows you could never afford to go to!” There…now that I’ve written my complaint, I wonder how cheap I could get a ticket to Ireland.
Flipping hell !!! Iv actually got the Sunstroke 93 T-shirt on while reading this —