The Second Coming Tour (Faith No More)

The Second Coming Tour

Tour by Faith No More
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Associated album	The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection
Start date	June 10, 2009 (2009-06-10)
End date	March 1, 2010 (2010-03-01)
Legs	5
Number of shows	34 in Europe 1 in Asia 8 in South America 3 in North America 10 in Australasia 56 Total
Faith No More concert chronology

The Second Coming Tour is the seventh concert tour by American rock band, Faith No More. The tour supported their sixth greatest hits album, The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection (2009). The tour primarily visited Europe with additional shows in Asia, Australasia and the Americas. Beginning in June 2009, the tour played over fifty shows, with a majority being an appearance at a music festival. It marks the band's first tour after over a decade hiatus.

Background

Faith No More performing at Sudoeste

The band garnered media attention, when talks of a tour in the United Kingdom began to circulate in November 2008. These rumors were later dismissed by bassist Billy Gould. He stated:

"If anything like this were to happen, it would have to come from the band, and I haven't spoken with any of them in over a year. So as far as I know, there isn't anything to talk about, and I'm pretty sure that if you were to contact Patton, he would tell you the same thing."

On February 24, 2009, the band announced they were reforming with the same lineup during their 1997 album era. This announcement was following by a statement from the band's publicity hinted at a European tour. A month later, it was revealed the band was the headlining act for the Download Festival. News of other festival appearances later followed. The band posted pictures on their social media for their rehearsals for the tour. With more shows in Europe revealed, many fans wondered about shows in North America. Gould mentioned the thought of touring the US was "not out of the question" but chances were slim, as there was heavy demand elsewhere.

The tour officially ended in March 2010. However, the band continued to tour throughout the year and into 2012 with several one-off concerts and festival shows in the United States and Europe.

Opening acts

• Eagles of Death Metal (Australasia, select dates)
• Selfish Cunt (London)
• Farmers Market (Berlin)
• Zu (Berlin)
• Harmful (Frankfurt)
• CMX (Helsinki)
• Waltari (Helsinki)
• Kid606 (Riga)
• Kurban (Istanbul)
• Firewater (Prague)
• Adebisi Shank (Dublin)
• Emergency Blanket (Lima)
• Lerdo (Santiago, October 29)
• Sepultura (Santiago, October 30)
• Fiskales Ad-Hok (Santiago, October 30)
• Pato Machete (Monterrey, Mexico City)
• Clondementto (Zapopan)
• Neil Hamburger (Melbourne)

Setlist

The following setlist was obtained from the concert held on June 16, 2009; at the Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide in Berlin, Germany. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

1. "Reunited"
2. "The Real Thing"
3. "From Out of Nowhere"
4. "Land of Sunshine"
5. "Caffeine"
6. "Evidence"
7. "Chinese Arithmetic" (contains excerpts from "Poker Face")
8. "Surprise! You're Dead!"
9. "Easy"
10. "Cuckoo for Caca"
11. "Ashes to Ashes"
12. "Midlife Crisis"
13. "Introduce Yourself"
14. "The Gentle Art of Making Enemies"
15. "I Started a Joke"
16. "King for a Day"
17. "Be Aggressive"
18. "Epic"
19. "Mark Bowen"

Encore

20. "Stripsearch"
21. "We Care a Lot"
22. "Pristina"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe
June 10, 2009	London	England	O2 Academy Brixton
June 12, 2009	Leicestershire		Donington Park
June 13, 2009	Interlaken	Switzerland	Flugplatz Interlaken
June 14, 2009	Milan	Italy	PalaSharp
June 16, 2009	Berlin	Germany	Kindl-Bühne Wuhlheide
June 19, 2009	Nickelsdorf	Austria	Pannonia Fields II
June 20, 2009	Scheeßel	Germany	Eichenring
June 21, 2009	Neuhausen ob Eck		Neuhausen ob Eck Airfield
June 22, 2009	Frankfurt		Jahrhunderthalle
June 24, 2009	Helsinki	Finland	Kaisaniemi Park
June 25, 2009	Arendal	Norway	Friluftsområdet Hove
June 27, 2009	Borlänge	Sweden	Borlänge Festival Grounds
June 29, 2009	Moscow	Russia	Б1 Maximum
June 30, 2009	Saint Petersburg		Yubileyny Sports Palace
July 1, 2009	Riga	Latvia	Sapņu Fabrika
July 3, 2009	Roskilde	Denmark	Festivalpladsen
July 4, 2009	Gdynia	Poland	Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport
July 5, 2009	Turku	Finland	Ruissalon Kansanpuisto
August 8, 2009	Zambujeira do Mar	Portugal	Herdade da Casa Branca
August 10, 2009	Athens	Greece	Theatro Vrahon
August 12, 2009	Istanbul	Turkey	Küçükçiftlik Park
August 14, 2009	Burgas	Bulgaria	Central Beach
August 15, 2009	Bucharest	Romania	Sala Polivalentă
August 16, 2009	Budapest	Hungary	Óbudai-sziget
August 17, 2009	Prague	Czech Republic	Tesla Arena
August 20, 2009	Kiewit	Belgium	Festivalweide
August 21, 2009	Netherlands	Biddinghuizen	Spijk en Bremerberg
August 22, 2009	Hohenfelden	Germany	Stausee Hohenfelden
August 23, 2009	Lüdinghausen		Verkehrslandeplatz Borkenberge
August 25, 2009	Edinburgh	Scotland	Edinburgh Corn Exchange
August 27, 2009	Dublin	Ireland	Olympia Theatre
August 28, 2009	Reading	England	Little John's Farm
August 29, 2009	Paris	France	Parc de Saint-Cloud
August 30, 2009	Bramham	England	Bramham Park
Asia
September 1, 2009	Tel Aviv	Israel	Israel Trade Fairs and Convention Center
South America
October 27, 2009	Lima	Peru	Hipódromo de Monterrico
October 29, 2009	Santiago	Chile	Teatro Caupolicán
October 30, 2009			Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida
November 1, 2009	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires
November 3, 2009	Porto Alegre	Brazil	Pepsi on Stage
November 5, 2009	Rio de Janeiro		Citibank Hall
November 7, 2009	São Paulo		Chácara do Jockey
November 8, 2009	Belo Horizonte		Arena Chevrolet Hall
North America
November 11, 2009	Monterrey	Mexico	Arena Monterrey
November 13, 2009	Mexico City		Jose Cuervo Salon
November 14, 2009	Zapopan		Auditorio Telmex
Australasia
February 16, 2010	Christchurch	New Zealand	Westpac Arena
February 18, 2010	Auckland		Vector Arena
February 20, 2010	Brisbane	Australia	RNA Showgrounds
February 21, 2010	Sydney		Eastern Creek International Raceway
February 22, 2010			Hordern Pavilion
February 24, 2010	Melbourne		Festival Hall
February 25, 2010
February 26, 2010			Royal Melbourne Showgrounds
February 27, 2010	Adelaide		Bonython Park
March 1, 2010	Perth		Steel Blue Oval

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^A This concert was a part of the "Download Festival"

^B This concert was a part of the "Greenfield Festival"

^C This concert was a part of "Rock in Idro"

^D This concert was a part of the "Nova Rock Festival"

^E This concert was a part of the "Hurricane Festival"

^F This concert was a part of the "Southside Festival"

^G This concert was a part of the "Hove Festival"

^H This concert was a part of "Peace & Love"

^I This concert was a part of the "Roskilde Festival"

^J This concert was a part of the "Open'er Festival"

^K This concert was a part of "Ruisrock"

^L This concert was a part of "Sudoeste"

^M This concert was a part of the "Spirit of Burgas"

^N This concert was a part of the "Sziget Festival"

^O This concert was a part of "Pukkelpop"

^P This concert was a part of "Lowlands"

^Q This concert was a part of the "Highfield-Festival"

^R This concert was a part of "Area4"

^S This concert was a part of "The Edge Festival"

^T This concert was a part of the "Reading Festival"

^U This concert was a part of "Rock en Seine"

^V This concert was a part of the "Leeds Festival"

^W This concert was a part of the "Pepsi Music Festival"

^X This concert was a part of the "Maquinaria Festival"

^Y This concert was a part of "Soundwave"

Cancellations and rescheduled shows

November 13, 2009	Mexico City, Mexico	José Cuervo Salon	Moved to the Pabellón Oeste
February 16, 2010	Wellington, New Zealand	TSB Bank Arena	Moved to the Westpac Arena in Christchurch, New Zealand

Box office score data

Venue	City	Tickets sold / available	Gross revenue
Westpac Arena	Christchurch	3,717 / 4,332 (86%)	$242,832
Hordern Pavilion	Sydney	5,435 / 5,435 (100%)	$456,632

External links

• Faith No More Official site