The Faith No More comeback train pulled into Boston’s Orpheum Theatre last night, and the Bay Area alt-rock band left little doubt that this is no basic nostalgia act. Mike Patton and company were in town supporting blitzing new record Sol Invictus, however, the old favorites still sound as sharp as ever, as evidenced below by fan-filmed footage of Faith No More performing 1992 Angel Dust single “Midlife Crisis.”
It’s perfect, yes it’s true.
Especially that crowd sing-along towards the end, which leads into some unfamiliar song territory before blooming for the finale.
If you missed last night’s show, fear not: Faith No More are returning to Boston on August 4, when they play the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion with Refused. Sol Invictus is out next week, and it’s streaming over on NPR.
Faith No More — 2015 Tour Dates (May 12 onward)
May 13 New York, NY Webster Hall +
May 14 New York, NY Webster Hall +
May 15 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory +
May 29 Gelsenkirchen, Germany Rock Im Revier
May 31 Munich, Germany Rockavaria Festival
June 2 Milan, Italy Sonisphere
June 4 Vienna, Austria Vienna Rocks Festival
June 5 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic Rock For People Festival
June 6 Berlin, Germany Zitadelle Spandau
June 8 Krakow, Poland Tauron Arena
June 10 Bratislava, Slovakia Aegon Arena
June 12 Landgraaf, Netherlands Pinkpop Festival
June 13 Donington, UK Download Festival
June 20 Clisson, France Hellfest
June 21 Dessel, Belgium Graspop Festival
June 23 Hamburg, Germany Sporthalle Hamburg
June 26 Norrkoping, Sweden Bravalla Festival
June 27 Seinajoki, Finland Provinssi
June 28 Odense, Denmark Tinderbox
July 26 Austin, TX Austin Music Hall
July 27 Dallas, TX South Side Ballroom
July 28 Houston, TX Bayou Music Center
July 30 Atlanta, GA Masquerade Music Park ++
July 31 Raleigh, NC Red Hat Amphitheater ++
August 1 Philadelphia, PA Mann Center for the Performing Arts ++
August 2 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion ++
August 4 Boston, MA Blue Hills Bank Pavilion ++
August 5 New York, NY Madison Square Garden ++
August 7 Toronto, ON Ricoh Coliseum ++
August 7 – 9 Montreal, QC Heavy Montreal
Sept. 25 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Rock in Rio
North American support:
+ – Le Butcherettes
++ – Refused
