In a statement shared on Facebook, the group wrote: “An update from our camp at FNM. Unfortunately, due to our current challenges, we aren’t going to be ready to perform for the upcoming Australian, New Zealand and UK/European tours.”

They then continued: “To play at anything less than 100% after so long is not an option for us. We apologise to all of you ticket holders, and are forever grateful to our fans for your support and understanding.”

You can see the full post and list of all the dates affected here:

Back in September, the band’s lead vocalist Mike Patton announced that he’d cancelled his upcoming Faith No More and Mr. Bungle tour dates due to mental health reasons. Although it is not clear at the moment whether Faith No More’s latest tour cancellation is related to these ongoing issues or because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The singer revealed via a statement posted by Ipecac Recordings in September about some pre-existing “issues” he’d been suffering from that were “exacerbated by the pandemic” and how they are now proving to be a challenge for him.

“I have issues that were exacerbated by the pandemic that are challenging me right now. I don’t feel I can give what I should at this point and I am not going to give anything less than 100 percent. I am sorry to our fans and hope to make it up to you soon.” He then concluded with these words “The bands support me in this decision and we look forward to working through this in a healthy way.”

Faith No More were also one of the first acts confirmed for next year’s NOS Alive festival, alongside the likes of Imagine Dragons, Royal Blood and more.

The festival took to Instagram to announce news of the line-up confirmations, each act was announced in separate posts. Within one of the posts, NOS Alive celebrated the return of  ‘What You Know‘ performers Two Door Cinema Club to the event.

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The festival will take place between 6th-9th July 2022. After two cancellations, including this year, music fans will again flock to the festival’s location Passeio Marítimo de Algés in Portgual.

The latest acts to be confirmed include English indie rockers Alt-J and Two Door Cinema Club, both acts were previously announced within the 2021 line-up and will be honouring their billing within the 2022 event. Ticket holders will get to see Mercury Prize winners Alt-J perform on the second day, 7th July 2022. The group bagged the award in 2012 for their debut album ‘An Awesome Wave’. Irish rockers and NME award nominees, Two Door Cinema Club are set to perform on the event’s last day, 9th July 2022.

Also included within the recent line-up announcement was singer St. Vincent. The Grammy award winner will perform on the Sagres Stage and her set will be on the festival’s third day, 8th July 2022. Ticketholders will be treated to the singer’s classics as well as material from her newest album ‘Daddy’s Home’, released 14^th May 2021. The artist known as Annie Erin Clark won the Grammy for Best Alternative Album for her 2014 album ‘St. Vincent’. Accelerating her accolade further, St. Vincent was the first woman to win the award in 20 years. Before her 2015 win, the last female to win the category was Sinead O’Connor in 1991 with her second album ‘I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got’.

The festival, which was once ranked within the top 12 European festivals by NME, has been running for over 14 years. NOS Alive was first organised under the different name of Oeiras Alive! In 2007 with an explosive line-up of Pearl Jam, The Smashing Pumpkins and Beastie Boys. The next year, the festival’s name changed again to Optimus Alive!, the 2008 event saw a range of headline acts, Rage Against the Machine, Bob Dylan and Neil Young. The festival was named its current title of NOS Alive in 2014 and premiered the new name with a superb headline list of Arctic Monkeys, The Black Keys and Indie darlings The Libertines. The event’s name is seemingly taken from the festival’s main sponsor, the telecommunications company NOS, which was also previously named Optimus

The full line-up includes Alt-J, Caribou, Da Wesel, Dino D’Santiago, Faith No More, Hobo Johnson, Imagine Dragons, Inhaler, Metallica, Manel Cruz, Parcels, Parov Stelar, Phoebe Bridgers, Royal Blood, St. Vincent, Seasick Steve, Tom Misch, The Lovemakers and Two Door Cinema Club.

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EUROPE… We are all in this together. See you in 2022.
More to come….https://t.co/BJrb59XMTg for more info.
19 Jun 22 // Amsterdam
21 Jun 22 // Dortmund
24 Jun 22 // Gothenburg
27 Jun 22 // Helsinki
04 Jul 22 // Berlin
05 Jul 22 // Stuttgart
06 Jul 22 // Zürich pic.twitter.com/gkKFP8ptZo

— Faith No More (@FaithNoMore) May 10, 2021

According to the Brooklyn Vegan, it would have been the band’s first shows since 2015, as well as their first shows since the passing of previous lead singer Chuck Mosley in 2017. The fans and the San Francisco band patiently wait for things to improve for their songs to be heard live once more. Fortunately for those who have already purchased tickets for the now rescheduled tour, their tickets will still be valid.

The same is true of their UK tour. The ‘Epic’ group have rescheduled six shows across the UK that were originally rescheduled for June 2021. They will now be moved back to June 2022. These shows will take place in Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester, and London, and if you have already purchased a ticket, it will remain valid for the new dates.

You can find out more information and purchase tickets on Faith No More’s website here. The rescheduled dates for the UK and European tour are listed below.

UK Tour
07/06/22 – O2 Academy – Glasgow
08/06 – O2 Academy – Birmingham
10/06 – O2 Apollo – Manchester
11/06 – O2 Apollo – Manchester
13/06 – O2 Academy Brixton – London
14/06 – O2 Academy Brixton – London

European Tour
19/06/22 – AFAS Live – Amsterdam, Netherlands
21/06 – Westfalenhalle – Dortmund, Germany
23/06 – Partille Arena – Gothenburg, Sweden
24/06 – Tons of Rock – Oslo, Norway
27/06 – In the Park – Helsinki, Finland
04/07 – Max Schmeling Halle – Berlin, Germany
05/07 – Schleyerhalle – Stuttgart, Germany
06/07 – Halle 622 – Zurich, Switzerland

Hey United Kingdom…
Let’s try this one more time. Get your Jabs and join us in 2022. Can’t wait to see you all.
All UK dates rescheduled. Tickets remain valid for all shows. pic.twitter.com/KZZMQvyrBQ

— Faith No More (@FaithNoMore) May 4, 2021

Originally scheduled for summer 2020, Faith No More’s UK and European tour had been at first postponed to 2021. At that time they wrote on their Twitter: “Due to the current health situation there is no way we will be able to perform these shows scheduled for June/July. We will reschedule.. We plan on finishing what we started”. And added: “We intend on making it up to you only at a time when things are safe for ALL of us. Until then, thanks for sticking this out with us and take care. We’re all in this together and when it happens we promise to make it special”. Unfortunately due to coronavirus restrictions musicians had to change the dates once more.

The rock legends will play in Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester and London in June 2022. Australian and New Zealand tour dates had also been changed till February 2022. Their collaboration tour with System of a Down and Korn had been recently postponed to October 2021. The band said on their Twitter: “Hopefully this will be the last time the dates are moved because we’re very excited to see you all.xo”. 

Faith No More were formed in California in 1979 and still remain active till today. Their last release from 2015 ‘Sol Invictus’ peaked at No.6 in UK Charts. In 2017 frontman Charles Mosley died and the band took a few years break until announcing new tour dates that were supposed to take place in 2020.

Reschedule Faith No More dates are as follows. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster.

07/06/22 – O2 Academy – Glasgow
08/06 – O2 Academy – Birmingham
10/06 – O2 Apollo – Manchester
11/06 – O2 Apollo – Manchester
13/06 – O2 Academy Brixton – London
14/06 – O2 Academy Brixton – London

The attack had left him with hypoxic brain damage, leading to dystonia, an extremely rare condition that causes chronic pain and a drastic loss of motor skills. Mary Wren, a member of Cardiacs’ label Alphabet Business Concern said: “We are comforted by the fact that he left us quietly, albeit suddenly”. It is not unreasonable to assume that his death was related to this condition.

In an interview with The Quietus a decade after his heart attack, Smith likened living with the condition to “wearing a skintight bodysuit made of fishnet all around you with electrical pulses going all the time”. “This is what my body feels like unless I fall asleep”, he told Sean Kitching, “this I have called my digital pain, and bashing my head or something what hurts loads or any sort of normal pain, like toothache, I call analogue. Also, I can’t write or hold a pen or use a computer”.

Originally forming as ‘Cardiac Arrest’ in 1977 with his brother Jim, Smith helped curate the band’s unreplicable sound by fusing together rock’s most famous ideological nemeses prog and punk, with results that were aggressively technical as often as they were playfully childlike (in a feature for The Guardian, lifelong admirer Peter Cashmore once called them “lovely one moment and unlistenable the next”). 

Shifts in their early lineup pushed Smith from guitarist to being the face of the group (now renamed ‘Cardiacs’) taking control of lead vocal duties in 1981. Over the course of the decade, the closest the group came to commercial success was their 1988 (sort of) hit “Is This the Life?”, but their adventurous (if at times uncompromising) sound earnt them a devout following that included Napalm Death, Radiohead, Faith No More and Blur. Damon Albarn once told Louder Than War: “Cardiacs were an early inspiration for all of us in Blur. I remember one of their gigs at ULU. It was amazing, one of the most magical live performances I’ve ever seen”.

Smith married saxophonist Sarah Cutts in 1983, who remained a member of the band until the two amicably separated in 1990. The two remained firm friends, even releasing new music together with fellow Cardiacs member William Drake as The Sea Nymphs. As strong as their 80s output is, it was their 1996 album Sing to God which has become regarded as their masterpiece, and has gained an underground status as a cult classic. Watch music journalist and video essayist Oliver Kemp dissect the album below:

Faith No More recently launched an exclusive merch line to support their road workers who lost wages due to cancelled shows during the coronavirus pandemic. Bassist Billy Gould said: “There’s been plenty of attention about the collapse of the concert industry, how it has been impacting musicians, artists, agents… but very little coverage has focused on the impact it’s made on a crucial element of live music and touring: the crew. Without a band’s crew, the show does not go on; yet, in light of the recent postponements, they have been left with few options to support themselves, or their families.” Speaking of family, Gould explains that Faith No More is “more than the five musicians you see on stage.” It’s “larger family, an ecosystem that includes backline, a production manager, lighting, sound and tour management.”

In his heartwarming statement, the guitarist shows how hard the virus hit the roadworking crew, who’s income relies on live shows: “We had an entire summer of touring booked – and now, as a result of this pandemic, all of our crew have been put into a seriously vulnerable financial position. We have been working with these folks for years, and we feel very close to them. Since shows are not an option, we are trying to do what we can to offset this unfortunate turn of events with a special merch sale.”

Apologies to all who have bought tickets. Due to the current health situation there is no way we will be able to perform these shows scheduled for June/July.
We will reschedule.. We plan on finishing what we started.
We’ll see you in 2021
xoxo Billy, Jon, Mike B, Mike P, & Roddy pic.twitter.com/QNtDJcGWgd

— Faith No More (@FaithNoMore) May 26, 2020

Fans were already expecting the statement after the band announced that they had to reschedule their first Australia and New Zealand tour since 1997, as well as their planned North American summer tour.

The new dates are now set for:

07/06/2021 – O2 Apollo – Manchester, UK

08/06 – O2 Apollo – Manchester, UK

09/06  – O2 Academy – Glasgow, UK

11/06 –  O2 Academy – Birmingham, UK

12/06 – O2 Academy Brixton – London, UK

13/06 – O2 Academy Brixton – London, UK

Rest In Piece(s) The Dillinger Escape Plan

One of the most influential heavy bands of the 21st century.

The absolute best live band on the face of the Earth.

The last dangerous rock band.

Thanks for the memories and the scars.https://t.co/6iSpI6JXqF

— Jackson May (@mankvill) December 30, 2017

The band’s farewell was an incendiary, three night residency at New York City’s Terminal 5, with some star-studded artists coming out to support DEP’s final shows. Starting on December 27, the first guest support came from Faith No More and Mr. Bungle legend Mike Patton, having collaborated with the band as far back as 2002, on the Irony is a Dead Scene EP. That EP was performed in full in front of the baying crowd, with a cover of Faith No More’s ‘Malpractice’ thrown in to boot.

The following night, the band’s original singer Dimitri Minakakis briefly rejoined the band, to perform a selection of songs from their 1999 ( he left the band in 2001, to be replaced by Greg Puciato) debut album Calculating Inifinity, including the classic, ‘43% Burnt.’

December 29 saw the culmination of the residency, with Minakakis once again returning to the band’s ranks- this time to perform ‘Sandbox Magician’, as well as an emotional reunion with former bassist Adam Doll, who helped close the set on electronics for ‘Dissociation’.

Doll was the original bassist for DEP, before being tragically paralysed from the chest down in a car accident, just prior to the recording of Calculating Infinity. He did return to record samples on Irony is a Dead Scene, but his onstage return was a hugely emotional moment for fans and band members alike.

The full set list for The Dillinger Escape Plan’s last ever gig is listed below, and you can also catch some fan footage of the full gig, too.

1. ‘Proceed With Caution’
2. ‘Limerent Death’
3. ‘Panasonic Youth’
4. ‘Milk Lizard’
5. ‘Baby’s First Coffin’
6. ‘Dead As History’
7. ‘Surrogate’
8. ‘Happiness Is A Smile’
9. ‘One Of Us Is The Killer’
10. ‘Nothing To Forget’
11. ‘Low Feels Blvd’
12. ‘Mouth Of Ghosts’
13. ‘Unretrofied’
14. ‘Sandbox Magician’ (with Dimitri Minakakis)
15. ‘When I Lost My Bet’
16. ‘Sunshine The Werewolf’
Encore:
17. ‘Farewell, Mona Lisa’
18. ‘43% Burnt’
19. ‘Dissociation’ (with Adam Doll)