THE ANNOUNCEMENT
Faith No More will play their first shows in over a decade when they hit four stadiums across Australia and New Zealand with System of a Down in early 2027 *†. This isn't a co-headline — Faith No More is supporting, which feels like an odd billing choice given both bands' catalog depth and the fact that System of a Down hasn't released new music since 2005 §. Bassist Bill Gould already confirmed the reunion earlier this year, admitting the band's music remains brutally physical and was written when they were in their twenties, but they think they can pull it off for a few more years ‡.
THE DETAILS
- Four stadium dates: Sydney's Accor Stadium on January 22, Melbourne's Marvel Stadium on January 27, Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium on February 1, and Wellington's Hnry Stadium on February 7, 2027 *‡¶
- Artist presale for mailing list subscribers begins July 28, PayPal First Access presale starts July 29, general on-sale is July 31 †§
- Faith No More's last show with Mike Patton was in 2015 during the Sol Invictus tour; they played two 2016 dates with former vocalist Chuck Mosley celebrating the We Care A Lot reissue *
- A planned 2020 co-headlining tour with Korn was cancelled due to COVID, then Faith No More scrapped all fall 2021 shows citing Patton's mental health issues *¶
- Both bands signed global touring deals with Brazilian promoter 30e, which is handling this run and likely more dates to come *§
- System of a Down last played Australia at Soundwave 2012; Faith No More last hit the country at Soundwave 2015 †¶
WHY IT MATTERS
BUCKET LIST — Faith No More has been away long enough that this could genuinely be the last chance to see them, especially with Gould openly questioning how many more years they can physically handle their own material ‡. The support slot billing is bizarre given Faith No More's influence and the fact they've actually released an album this century, but at least they're back.