Mike Patton Cancels Faith No More And Mr Bungle Tour Dates Due To Metal Health Reasons
Wednesday, 15 September 2021
Written by Jon Stickler
Mike Patton has cancelled the forthcoming Faith No More and Mr Bungle US tour dates.
The two bands, which are both fronted by Patton (second from left), were due to play shows in September and October, however, the singer has cited that some pre-existing "issues" are proving a challenge for him. A statement posted by Patton reads:
"Sorry to report that due to mental health reasons, I cannot continue with the currently scheduled Faith No More and Mr Bungle dates. 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%. I am sorry to our fans and hope to make it up to you soon. The bands support me in this decision, and we look forward to working through this in a healthy way."
The four other members of Faith No More — Billy Gould, Roddy Bottum, Jon Hudson, and Mike Bordin — issued a separate statement:
“It has been a real challenge to return to this music after a five-year absence, but we have been working hard for a few months now, and these last few rehearsals left no doubt that we were back to top form, which makes this statement very difficult to write.
Coming on almost two years of pandemic and lack of work, it has been heartbreaking to give our crew the news. We consider our crew like family. And then, equally importantly, we are aware of what this means to our fans, who have been patiently supporting us — hoping, as we have, for a break in this frustrating situation. Many folks have taken isolation quite hard and patiently waited as shows have been postponed time and time again. This will be tough for them.
"And yet in spite of all this, we have a family member who needs help. We believe that forging ahead with these dates would have had a profoundly destructive effect on Mike, whose value to us as a brother means more to us than his job as singer. He can count on our 100% support to do what he needs to do to get things right. Just as we also ask for your support right now. Thank you for continuing to believe in us."
Gigs affected include Faith No More and Mr Bungle appearances at Riot Fest, along with the former's slots at Knotfest Iowa, Sacramento's Aftershock Festival, and two dates at the Banc Of California Stadium in Los Angeles. Mr Bungle were also due to play a headline show at Radius in Chicago.
Faith No More have a rescheduled Australian and New Zealand tour in the diary for February 2022. Following that, they'll return to the UK and Europe for rearranged shows next summer.
Faith No More Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Thu February 10 2022 - CHRISTCHURCH Horncastle Arena
Sat February 12 2022 - AUCKLAND Spark Arena
Tue February 15 2022 - BRISBANE Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Thu February 17 2022 - SYDNEY Qudos Bank Arena
Fri February 18 2022 - MELBOURNE Rod Laver Arena
Sat February 19 2022 - MELBOURNE Rod Laver Arena
Mon February 21 2022 - ADELAIDE AEC Arena
Wed February 23 2022 - PERTH RAC Arena
Tue June 07 2022 - GLASGOW O2 Academy Glasgow
Wed June 08 2022 - BIRMINGHAM O2 Academy Birmingham
Fri June 10 2022 - MANCHESTER O2 Apollo
Sat June 11 2022 - MANCHESTER O2 Apollo
Mon June 13 2022 - LONDON O2 Academy Brixton
Tue June 14 2022 - LONDON O2 Academy Brixton
Sun June 19 2022 - AMSTERDAM AFAS Live (Netherlands)
Tue June 21 2022 - DORTMUND Wesfalenhalle (Germany)
Thu June 23 2022 - GOTHENBURG Partille Arena (Sweden)
Fri June 24 2022 - OSLO Tons Of Rock (Norway)
Mon June 27 2022 - HELSINKI In The Park (Finland)
Mon July 04 2022 - BERLIN Max Schmeling Halle (Germany)
Tue July 05 2022 - STUTTGART Schleyerhalle (Germany)
Wed July 06 2022 - ZURICH Halle 662 (Switzerland)
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