FAITH NO MORE Frontman Swallows Shoelace At Hungary's SZIGET FESTIVAL; Video Available

August 18, 2009

Video footage of FAITH NO MORE frontman Mike Patton swallowing a two-foot shoelace from a piece of footwear that was thrown onstage during the band's August 16, 2009 performance at the Sziget Festival in Budapest, Hungary can be viewed below (go to around six-minute mark in the bottom clip).

According to the Italian news blog Musica Metal, Patton attempted to continue singing with the shoelace halfway down his throat, before spitting it out and handing it back to the audience. After returning to the stage, Patton commented, "I saw some eyebrows raised during my last stint, but that's my show, and now let's move on!"

FAITH NO MORE's setlist for the Sziget show was as follows:

01. Reunited (PEACHES & HERB cover)
02. From Out of Nowhere
03. Land of Sunshine
04. Caffeine
05. Evidence
06. Surprise! You're Dead!
07. Last Cup of Sorrow
08. Cuckoo for Caca
09. Easy (COMMODORES cover)
10. Midlife Crisis
11. Epic
12. RV
13. The Gentle Art of Making Enemies
14. King for a Day
15. Ashes to Ashes
16. Be Aggressive
17. Just a Man
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18. Chariots Of Fire / Stripsearch
19. Digging the Grave

Around 30 photos that were taken at the Sziget Festival, which was held August 10-17 on an island in the middle of the river Danube (featuring additional performances by such acts as THE PRODIGY, DANKO JONES, BRUJERIA, BACKYARD BABIES, TURISAS, PLACEBO, MANIC STREET PREACHERS, THE OFFSPRING, and around 200 others) can be found on Musica Metal.

FAITH NO MORE kicked off its reunion tour on June 10 with a headlining performance at the Brixton Academy in London, England.

Original guitarist Jim Martin is not part of the reunion. Performing in his place is Jon Hudson, who played with FAITH NO MORE during the latter stages of its initial run after Martin departed.

The rest of the band's best-known lineup — singer Mike Patton, Gould, drummer Mike "Puffy" Bordin and keyboardist Roddy Bottum — is intact.

FAITH NO MORE released "The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection" on June 8 in the U.K. via Rhino Records.

This double disc set contains the band's greatest hits on the first CD, while the second CD features b-sides and rarities.

So far, no North American appearances are on the radar, but according to Gould, "U.S. shows are not out of the question."

"Caffeine":

"Just A Man":

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