FAITH NO MORE Begin Rehearsing Today; US Shows "Not Out Of The Question"
March 4, 2009, 15 years ago
FAITH NO MORE bassist Billy Gould announced last night via his Twitter page, that "bass gear goes into rehearsal room (this morning, Wednesday March 4th), and we officially get started. Playing old songs for the first time in 10 years! Crazy shit."
As previously reported, the reformed Faith No More are the third headliner revealed for the 2009 Download festival, scheduled for June 12th - 14th at Donington Park in in Leicestershire, England.
Acts confirmed now include: ANVIL, BILLY TALENT, THE BLACKOUT, BUCKCHERRY, DEF LEPPARD, DEVILDRIVER, DREAM THEATER, FAITH NO MORE, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, KORN, LIMP BIZKIT, MARILYN MANSON, MÖTLEY CRÜE, PENDULUM, THE PRODIGY, SLIPKNOT, TRIVIUM, WHITESNAKE, ZZ TOP.
Further festival details here.
On February 24th, 2009, Faith No More announced they would be reforming for a European tour with a lineup identical to that at the time of their dissolution:
Mike Patton – lead vocals
Billy Gould – bass guitar
Mike Bordin – drums & percussion
Roddy Bottum – keyboards
Jon Hudson – guitar
On his Twitter page, Gould also stated, "By the way, US shows are not out of the question."
Stay tuned for further updates.
