Faith No More统一的冷杉吗st series of live dates since 2015, the San Francisco band announced viaTwitteron Tuesday, Nov. 26.
So far, it only has a handful of European festival dates on its itinerary, including appearances atSunstroke in Ireland on June 13, Hellfest in France on June 20 and Tons of Rock in Norway on June 26.
More performances are expected to be announced soon.
“Five years, four colonoscopies, two root canals and a handful of prostate exams tell us that it’s time to carpe diem our asses back to Europe ASAP,” the band said in a statement.
— Faith No More (@FaithNoMore)November 26, 2019
The group — singerMike Patton, keyboardist Roddy Bottum, guitarist Billy Gould and drummer Mike Bordin, plus guitarist Jon Hudson — initially got back together in 2015 to record “Sol Invictus,” its first proper releasesince 1997’s “Album of the Year,” following a handful of informal reunion shows between 2009 and 2012.
“It was a real stretch for us to get back on a stage together, and it really took a lot,” Bottum toldThe Chronicle. “After we made the decision and we did start doing shows, it was really empowering sort of addressing our past and jumping into it. It felt really strong, like owning our past and the power of what we’ve done as a unit. Not to sound corny or anything, but it really felt great.”
The band members last performed together during an unbilled performance at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall in 2016, at a benefit concert for one-time Faith No More singerChuck Mosley, who died in 2017 due to complications related to drug addiction.
Faith No More formed in San Francisco in 1979, originally as Sharp Young Men. Mosley joined as singer in 1983, and he was replaced by Patton in 1988 through the band’s breakup in 1997 (Courtney Love also sang with the group but lasted only four shows).
After Faith No More initially parted ways, Patton formed Fantomas, Bottum launched the pop group Imperial Teen, and Bordin joined Ozzy Osbourne’s touring band.
Earlier this month, Faith No More marked the 30th anniversary of the release of its breakthrough third studio album, 1989’s “The Real Thing,” which featured the hit single “Epic.”
The group isreportedlyworking on a new album.
