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Okay. Nobody panic. Actually… maybe panic a little?
After years of mixed messages, multiple cancelled Australian tours and multiple band members openly suggesting the project was done for good, Faith No More have suddenly dropped their first meaningful social media update in years – and metalheads are already spiralling into full detective mode.
“2027”
The post itself is almost aggressively vague. No caption. No explanation.
Just the band’s iconic eight-pointed star logo hovering over a sea of concertgoers with one giant number stamped across the image: “2027”.
That’s literally it.
Naturally, the internet immediately did what the internet does and interpreted this as the strongest sign yet that Faith No More may finally be preparing to return next year.
And tbh? Given everything that’s been said publicly over the last couple of years, even a cryptic JPEG feels kinda seismic.
The timing is especially interesting because this isn’t coming out of nowhere…
According to Pollstar, Faith No More have reportedly signed a new global touring agreement with Brazilian promoter 30e, fuelling speculation that live plans may actually be moving behind the scenes.
That would mark a pretty huge turnaround from where things seemed to stand not long ago.
Last year, drummer Mike Bordin suggested vocalist Mike Patton had been unwilling to return to the stage with Faith No More, while keyboardist Roddy Bottum later admitted publicly that he didn’t realistically see the band getting back on track.
Patton himself seemed to reinforce that uncertainty earlier this year, saying on the Kyle Meredith With… podcast that he didn’t view the situation as a sad ending.
Which is why this little “2027” graphic has landed like somebody quietly plugging a triple Marshall stack back into the wall.
Faith No More’s last performance took place back in August 2016 at the Troubadour in Los Angeles.
The band had planned a long-awaited return in 2020 and 2021, but those dates first fell victim to the pandemic before later being cancelled as Patton stepped back to prioritise his mental health.
Since then, things have largely sat wallowing in limbo.
Formed in 1979, Faith No More’s influence across alternative music, metal, funk, hardcore and basically every weird little lane in between is impossible to overstate. Across decades they helped shape generations of heavy bands while refusing to sit neatly inside any genre box.
Which means one tiny image and one mysterious year was always going to send people into orbit.
For now, there’s still no official confirmation of what 2027 actually means… Tour? Festival appearances? A full reunion? One really expensive T-shirt?
Who knows.
But after years of silence… Faith No More just reminded everyone they still know exactly how to make noise.
Watch this space.
Further Reading
Mike Patton Opens Up About Developing Agoraphobia and Alcohol Issues During The Pandemic
Faith No More’s 2021 Australian Tour Has Been Cancelled
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