Part of a new and possibly recurring series:
1997
Faith No More play Luzhniki in Moscow
One of the last shows of the Faith No More 1.0 era – and the band’s second in Russia.
The inestimable Negele database includes an fan’s report: “The band live are excellent; the sound was great and the new guitar player fits in pefectly, although they didn’t play some very good songs from other albums like Evidence, Caffeine, Digging The Grave, Surprise! You’re Dead! or Ricochet but if the band played all the good songs they have, they would go on forever!!!!! They really should drop by Moscow again sometime soon…… ”
And the Russian booking and promotion agency, TCI – Talent Concert International – features some photos and media reports from the concert on its website.
We liked Joker MK’s report: “At last – FAITH NO MORE! Serious men in jackets. Pathos- joke introduction with electro pipe. Salubrious eclecticism. For the first time there were normal songs in the concert. Excellent sound. Progressive keys. The dramatized trash. Keyboard player Roddy BOTTUM with the guitar. Convulsive show. Mike PATTON – the best showman of an alternative scene! Drops. A fly-away tie. Cool! Excellent! Super! Wow! And more 268 keenly fashionable expressions repeated 739 times!!!!”
Set list
Midnight Cowboy
Ashes To Ashes
Midlife Crisis
Naked In Front Of The Computer
Stripsearch
Easy
Introduce Yourself
The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies
Last Cup Of Sorrow
Home Sick Home
King For A Day
Epic
Land Of Sunshine
We Care A Lot
Just A Man
Collision
This Guy’s In Love With You
Ugly In The Morning
Pristina
1992
Faith No More play Cambridge Corn Exchange
This was the second date on the UK leg of the Angel Dust tour – with L7 in support. I had the good fortune of seeing them in the Point in Dublin one week later and its fair to say that the band were at their peak as a live act.
Here is the setlist gleaned from this torrent:
Caffeine
Falling to Pieces
Land of Sunshine
Crab Song
Midlife Crisis
Chinese Arithmetic
RV
Surprise! You’re Dead!
Be Aggressive
Introduce Yourself
Easy
Crack Hitler
We Care A Lot
Woodpecker from Mars
Jizzlober
Epic
Everything’s Ruined
Let’s Lynch the Landlord
As the Worm Turns
A Small Victory
1990
Faith No More play Fox Theatre, Detroit supporting Robert Plant
We don’t have much on this but the St Louis Dispatch previewed the gig as follows: “As you’d expect, the ex-Zep, now a huge star in his own right, has sold out this concert. But we can remind you to get there in plenty of time to catch opening act Faith No More, the San Francisco rockers just singled out by Spin magazine as its ”artists of the year.”
The 92 Barrowlands gig in Glasgow was one of the best gigs of my life….
Especially when Donita Sparks pulled down her pants and played the end of the song with us all staring at her pussy!
I thought I was going to have a heart attack in the mosh pit and when Faith No More finally came on, we were all knackered.
97 in Moscow…I was there!! 14 years ago…god, time flies!
POOPSOLDJA…Very generous to share that Cambridge gig…would be great to hear it…
Cheers Tony for the correction
This was their 2nd show In Russia, the first one took place in ’93 or so at the DK Gorbunova….the last leg of Angel Dust tour I’d assume…perhaps Jim’s last show ever with the band???
i can’t remember much about it except that I was wearing a shirt over my Angel Dust tshirt and when I came out of the venue I had to wring it out it was so sweat soaked.
The Point 1992 gig was my very first gig, was helped out of the pit within the first few songs from L7!!
Watched the rest from the safety of the seats!
I just remember vaguely Patton changing the melody of the chorus in Epic, Patton pointing at someone and saying “Shoot that bastard”, Patton asking the crowd “Who do you think is fat in this band?” and a bickering argument then between Bill and Jim about who was fattest.
What else??! Come on brain, remember!! Anybody else?
Poopsoldja…I think lots of us would like the audio if you would be so kind!
Please don’t make this a thing…I’m already on this site waaay too much 😉
I have audio on Cambridge. If you want it…..
The Cambridge gig was in 1992 not 93
Sometimes when you’re desperate for content it’s best to not post anything.
excellent job, as usual!!!
Yarp, the gig at the point was amazing stuff. My friend managed to get MIke Patton to sign his Mr.Bungle tape at the signing beforehand, he put VD on it………..i mean he signed the initials to his monicer Vald Drac,he also allowed some sneaky pics which my friend still has.
Already loving this new feature….would certainly be a nice add-on to the Links for the Day column to keep us sane during down time…kudos once again, Admin!
Anyone out there who has footage of the Point 92 gig, would be much appreciated…some night that was and the signing session in the old Virgin Megastore was CHAOS!!!.. Happy Days indeed….