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Sonisphere confirm Knebworth cancellation
Sonisphere have confirmed that the UK leg of the touring festival, which was to have featured Faith No More as headliners, has been cancelled.
A statement on the Sonisphere site read: “It is with very heavy hearts and much regret that we announce the cancellation of Sonisphere Knebworth 2012.
“Putting the festival together in what is proving to be a very challenging year was more difficult than we anticipated and we have spent the last few months fighting hard to keep Sonisphere in the calendar. Unfortunately circumstances have dictated that we would be unable to run the festival to a standard that both the artists and that Sonisphere’s audience would rightly expect.
“We want to express our deepest regrets to the artists and to thank all the staff, suppliers and contractors who worked so hard with us to try and pull off what has proven to be an impossible task and we know how much they share in our disappointment. We also want to send a huge thanks to the Sonisphere fans who stuck by us and we are so sorry that we can’t fulfil what we set out to do.
“Ticket holders will automatically receive a full refund direct from their ticket agents.”
Team Sonisphere.
Sonisphere UK cancellation rumours intensify
Thrash Hits, the BBC and now the NME are reporting that the UK leg of the Sonisphere, which Faith No More are down to headline, will be cancelled.
The BBC story went so far as reporting that Queen had announced the cancellation on their official site. But the offending article – which featured the statement “It is with very heavy hearts and much regret that we announce the cancellation of Sonisphere Knebworth 2012″ – does not now feature on the Queen site.
No news yet from FNM but we’ll keep you posted.
The story behind Epic
Great find from Mikel via Swedish TV channel UR:
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Links for a day…(vol. 134): US appeal, Jon’s SA photos, Wurlitzer, Lego
- Gun Shy Assassin have issued a heartfelt plea for Faith No More to tour the US:
“You wouldn’t even have to hit the secondary markets. Hit the majors — Boston, Washington D.C., Chicago, Atlanta, Minnesota, Houston and Dallas, Nashville, Tucson, Las Vegas (or Reno, if Vegas repulses you as much as it does me), Seattle, and maybe Boise, Portland, or Denver or some shit — and the people will come to you. Seriously. And you could even spread those dates out…over fucking months if you wanted. It could be like a year-long tour, and you could just play like two shows every three weeks or so.” - Jon Hudson has showcased some great photos of the South American tour 2011 on his Facebook page. Go check them out and go Like:
- Faith No More King for a Day cover reproduced in Lego – why not? (via {debonweb} )
- Another great idea from the always innovative fnm4ever – the Faith No More Wurlitzer
- And here is all you ever needed to know about Faith No More’s samples from Who Sampled
e.g.
People Under the Stairs’s All Good Things sample of Faith No More’s Epic
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Faith No More to headline Sunday at Sonisphere Knebworth: tickets now on sale!
Faith No More will top the bill on the Sunday of the Sonisphere UK festival at the iconic Knebworth venue.
Faith No More will give a UK exclusive performance on 8 July on the Apollo stage. Faith No More bassist Bill Gould said:”It was over 2 years ago when we decided to reform and play those amazing UK shows. The good news is, we’ve had a couple of years to improve our skills; moving our song to error ratio down 3.5 full percentage points. Watch out UK, we’re going to do it right this time!!”
The festival also sees Kiss give a world exclusive performance on the Friday night with Queen featuring Adam Lambert headlining the Saturday in a European exclusive.
Tickets pre-sale NOW
The special ticket pre-sale for FNM, Kiss, and Queen fans starts at 8pm UK time (i.e. now) through seetickets.com. No password needed, just the link. General sale starts on Thursday 23 February at 9am.
Other bands playing on the Sunday alongside Faith No More are Incubus, Marilyn Manson, Mastodon, Refused, Cypress Hill and Andrew WK.
General Knebworth info
You can find all the information you need to know about the fesival including tickets, how to get there and accommodaton here.
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Faith No More to play Sonisphere France – with poster and ticket details
Faith No More are to headline the Sonisphere France festival on 7 July.
FNM will play the Saturday night of the festival which takes place in Amneville.
Tickets go on sale for the festival on 22 February at 10am CET at www.avosbillets.com
Links for a day…(vol. 133)
- Tomahawk update first and the band’s Record Store Day release will be a box set of their three albums entitled Eponymous to Anonymous. The band’s Facebook page reported: “ Available on Record Store Day, all 3 albums on vinyl for first time, with space to insert the soon to be released 4th Tomahawk record coming soon!” Record Store Day is on the 21 April this year.
- Meanwhile, Trevor Dunn has joined the band.
- Next to Imperial Teen. The band play Noise Pop on 24 February and have also added these dates:
- Feb 25, 2012 @ Amoeba Records, San Francisco, CA FREE at 2 pm
- March 24, 2012 @ The Satellite, Los Angeles, CA
- And the band continues to attract rave reviews for Feel the Sound, with a 72 score on Metacritic.
- A What a Day remix from Kemtek
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Mike Patton question on Chilean Who Wants to be a Millionaire
Via fnm4ever, here is a clip of actress Mariana Lolyola correctly answering that Mike Patton is the lead singer of Faith No More in a celebrity version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire in – where else – Chile.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itOip2Bp24w&sns=em
Faith No More on Buzz TV Australia on 1997
And another one – Mike B and Billy interviewed on Australian TV in October 1997.
Faith No More on Australian TV in April 1993
YouTube user ShitifoundonVHS has uplaoded some old Aussie TV videos on the site and here is one we haven’t seen before – Faith No More performing Easy on Tonight Live in April 1993.