Faith No More figurehead, the busiest man in music and all-round nice guy Bill Gould has taken some time out from his hectic schedule to say a few words to Faith No More 2.0 and Faith No More fans.
Bill has been busy producing Faith No More new album which will be released in May and we asked him about the challenges that producing the new record posed.
Bill said: “This album was a challenge in a lot of ways, it took time, patience and given the fact that we recorded in in a rehearsal room and not a recording studio…quite a bit of improvisation!”
But the greater freedom of doing their own thing has also brought benefits and personal fulfillment.
“What I got out of it the most was being able to exercise my brain (heavily!). My problem solving skills have definitely improved quite a bit since we began this…and at the end, we’re all happy with how it worked, ” he added.
Bill also addressed fans’ concerns over the sale of tickets for the band’s eagerly-awaited US tour which sold in minutes last week, only for tickets to soon appear on reselling sites at exorbitant prices:
“The ticketing world is something that I haven’t had much interaction with, but this most recent experience has really piqued my interest…I’m not sure what can be done but I am all about investigating possibilities, because when this happens, both the band and the fans get burned.”
Bill also firmed up some details about the upcoming single and album releases. Regarding the physical Superhero single release on 17 March he said “We are planning on having Superhero available internationally (in vinyl), but it will still be a very limited edition”.
As for the album release date, Bill confirmed that the exact date would be officially communicated by the band next week.
I think the only way to stop scalpers is to have more tickets for for sale then fans who want to go to the concert. Toronto sold out in minutes so there obviously is more demand then the 3000 tickets that were available. Why not do two or three days or play bigger venues. Who cares if they’re not completely sold out. This way there is no demand for after market tickets and no incentive for scalpers to purchase tickets.
I missed out and I’m going to have to pay triple the original price.
I still only buy music on cd
Please please release the album on UNLIMITED cd. Some people don’t have record players & ALOT of people hate to just have digital copies. Thanks lads, can’t wait to hear the new album.
Maybe they should move the captcha to the very front of the process, before you can even see if tickets are available. I think once you hit “find tickets” you are already getting in the queue. Bots can still get past captchas, but they slow down to a more human speed.
It’s a shame we have to worry about this stuff. Do androids dream of electric sheep?
Any European tour dates planned ?
Ie – not festivals .. An Irish show would not go a miss
Getting tickets took persistence and the website was not a smooth purchasing experience, but I’m glad I stuck at it and got tickets during the pre sale because the third party vendors look to have jacked the prices well over double.
Scalping has always been an issue and seems to be getting worse. There is no fool proof way of completely stopping it. I think the best chance is having names printed on the ticket that must be matched with an ID at point of entry. Sure you get screwed if you can’t go, but you’re more likely to get a ticket when they go on sale, instead of losing out to scalpers.