Album of the Year Tour
Tour by Faith No More
Poster for the September 23, 1997 concert at the Agora Theater in Cleveland with Limp Bizkit
Associated albumAlbum of the Year
Start dateApril 22, 1997
End dateDecember 10, 1997 / April 7, 1998
Faith No More concert chronology

The Album of the Year Tour was a concert tour by San Francisco band Faith No More, in support of their 1997 release Album of the Year. It was Faith No More's final tour before their original breakup in April 1998. Only 32 of the dates were in their native North America, due to the band's greater popularity overseas at the time.[1]

Background

The tour covered several continents, lasting from April 1997 to December 1997.[2] During April 1998, the band reconvened for three festival dates in Spain and Portugal.[1] These would end up being their last shows in over 10 years, as they announced their split later that month.

When Album of the Year was released in June 1997, Mike Bordin was called in to perform with Ozzy Osbourne for that year's edition of Ozzfest, which ran from May 24 to July 1.[3] This resulted in Robin Guy (of the band Rachel Stamp) filling in on drums for Bordin during a UK Top of the Pops performance on May 30, as well as an absence of any Faith No More shows during the month of June. Shortly after he returned from Ozzfest, the band had to cancel four July dates in Europe, so Bordin could attend the birth of his first daughter in San Francisco.[4]

The Album of the Year tour is notable for featuring Limp Bizkit, a nu metal/rap metal band greatly influenced by Faith No More, as an opener for several 1997 US dates. They were frequently booed by Faith No More's fans, including during a September 1997 concert at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia, where the crowd booed them off stage.[5] In a 2013 interview, Roddy Bottum reflected on the shows with Limp Bizkit, recalling "I fought it at the time. I had to really push to get a couple bands that I liked to get on the bill in Portland and Seattle on that leg. I had no interest in the sound of Limp Bizkit. It was not how I wanted to be represented at all. Not to be snotty at all, but that guy Fred Durst had a really bad attitude. He was kind of a jerk."[6] Bottum also remembered an incident where Durst "called the audience faggots at one show when they booed him."[6] Durst apologized to him after this show, as he did not know that Bottum had come out as gay in the early 90s.[7] Limp Bizkit's guitarist Wes Borland later claimed that his band were excited about the prospect of getting to tour with Faith No More, stating "the idea of it was cool [but] once we got there, it was a really tough crowd. They have a really tough crowd to please, who are very vocal about not liking you. We opened for Faith No More and Primus in the same year, and the Primus tour went a lot better than the Faith No More tour."[8] Borland added that he did not get to know Mike Patton personally until several years later.[8]

During the tour, they would cover various songs, both in full and as snippets, such as the Aqua song "Barbie Girl",[9] "Highway Star" by Deep Purple, Will Smith's "Men in Black", Herb Alpert's "This Guy's in Love with You" and the R. Kelly songs "I Believe I Can Fly" and "Gotham City". An intro tape was used at the beginning of shows, which contained "Also sprach Zarathustra", followed by an Elvis-style fanfare clip announcing Faith No More as being from Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.[2] The band's setlists for the tour mainly consisted of their 1990s material, with songs from Introduce Yourself and The Real Thing being played less frequently than before.[2] However, the track "As the Worm Turns" (from 1985's We Care a Lot) began to appear more often this tour,[2] having been mostly absent throughout the 1995 King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime tour.[2] All songs from Album of the Year were played during the tour, with the sole exception of "She Loves Me Not", which still remains one of the only studio album songs Faith No More has never performed live.[2] The two b-sides "The Big Kahuna" and "Light Up & Let Go" were also not played, and have remained unperformed to this day.[2] "Helpless" was only performed a single time on the tour, during the October 26, 1997 show at Festival Hall in Melbourne, Australia.[2]

On the European legs, Faith No More performed in Croatia and Luxembourg, two countries they had never previously visited.[10]

Concert dates

Early European shows

Date City Country Venue Other Performers
April 22, 1997
(First show since September 1995, and first show with Jon Hudson)
LondonEnglandHippodrome
April 28, 1997StockholmSwedenElectric Garden
April 30, 1997AmsterdamNetherlandsParadiso
May 3, 1997ParisFranceÉlysée MontmartreTreponem Pal
May 4, 1997ColgoneGermanyBürgerhaus Stollwerck
May 5, 1997BerlinGermanySO 36
May 6, 1997HamburgGermanyMarkthalleBad Sin
May 8, 1997ParisFranceNulle Part Ailleurs
May 12, 1997GlasgowScotlandArches
May 13, 1997NottinghamEnglandRock City
May 13, 1997LondonEnglandAstoriaA
May 16, 1997LondonEnglandTFI Friday
May 30, 1997
(With Robin Guy of Rachel Stamp on drums)
LondonEnglandBBC Top of the PopsSpice Girls
Album of the Year is released around the world in June 1997

July '97 Florida shows

Date City Country Venue Other Performers
July 4, 1997TampaUnited StatesPinellas County FairgroundsOur Lady Peace, Mighty Joe Plum, Sugartooth, Cool for August, Creed, Naked
July 5, 1997SunriseUnited StatesMarkham ParkBetter Than Ezra, The Nixons, Orbit

First European leg

Date City Country Venue Other Performers
July 10, 1997
(Cancelled due to the birth of Mike Bordin's daughter)
NaplesItalyOpen Air at the Sea
July 11, 1997
(Cancelled due to the birth of Mike Bordin's daughter)
VeniceItalyBeach Bum Rock Festival
July 12, 1997
(Cancelled due to the birth of Mike Bordin's daughter)
FrauenfeldSwitzerlandOut in the Green Festival
July 13, 1997
(Cancelled due to the birth of Mike Bordin's daughter)
WelsAustriaFestival
July 15, 1997KatowicePolandSpodek SporthallFlapjack
July 17, 1997PragueCzech RepublicSky Club BrumlovkaSatisfucktion
July 19, 1997ZeebruggeBelgiumBeach Rock FestivalSimple Minds, Wet Wet Wet, Neneh Cherry, Mark Owen, Shaggy
July 20, 1997Stratford Upon AvonEnglandPhoenix FestivalDavid Bowie, Billy Bragg, Catatonia, Apollo 440
July 23, 1997CopenhagenDenmarkVega
July 24, 1997OsloNorwayRockefeller
July 26, 1997StockholmSwedenLollipop Festival
July 28, 1997HelsinkiFinlandKulttuuritalo
August 14, 1997
(Cancelled)
CunlhatFranceFree-Wheels Festival
August 16, 1997CologneGermanyBizarre FestivalSilverchair, Fettes Brot, Marilyn Manson, Rollins Band, Bush, Skunk Anansie, Atari Teenage Riot, Catherine, Das Auge Gottes, Deine Lakaien, Descendents, Pist.On, Sans Secours
August 17, 1997BudapestHungaryPepsi-sziget fesztiválTankcsapda, New Model Army, Ladánybene 27
August 19, 1997HaifaIsraelCity Hall
August 20, 1997Tel-AvivIsraelCinerama
August 22, 1997TrutnovCzech RepublicTrutnov Open Air Festival
August 24, 1997DrontenNetherlandsLowlands FestivalFoo Fighters, Life of Agony, Heideroosjes, Rowwen Hèze, Skunk Anansie, Rammstein, Blur, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Pigmeat, Millencolin, Pennywise, I Against I
August 25, 1997LuxembourgLuxembourgDen Atelier
August 26, 1997UtrechtNetherlandsTivoli
August 27, 1997RotterdamNetherlandsNight Town
August 29, 1997StrasbourFranceLa Laiterie
August 30, 1997KonstanzGermanyRock Am See Festival
August 31, 1997BolognaItalyArena Parco NordEels

North American leg

Date City Country Venue Other Performers
September 5, 1997Tinley Park, ILUnited StatesNew World Music TheatreVeruca Salt, Silverchair, Seven Mary Three, Megadeth, Local H, Limp Bizkit, Helmet, Gravity Kills, Days of the New, Cracker
September 7, 1997TulsaUnited StatesMohawk ParkHelmet, Sugar Ray, Reel Big Fish, Our Lady Peace, Smash Mouth, Caroline's Spine, Outhouse, Artificial Joy Club, Groove Pilots
September 9, 1997St. LouisUnited StatesMississippi NightsLimp Bizkit
September 10, 1997ColumbusUnited StatesNewport Music HallLimp Bizkit
September 11, 1997CincinnatiUnited StatesBogart'sLimp Bizkit
September 12, 1997AtlantaUnited StatesMasqueradeLimp Bizkit
September 13, 1997CharlotteUnited StatesBlockbuster PavilionNeil Young and Crazy Horse, Blues Traveler, Primus, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Soul Coughing
September 14, 1997Virginia BeachUnited StatesVirginia Beach AmphitheatreSeven Mary Three, The Nixons, Corrosion of Conformity, Jimmie's Chicken Shack
September 16, 1997WashingtonUnited States9:30 ClubLimp Bizkit
September 17, 1997Sea BrightUnited StatesThe TradewindsLimp Bizkit
September 18, 1997ProvidenceUnited StatesStrand TheatreLimp Bizkit
September 19, 1997New YorkUnited StatesRoseland BallroomLimp Bizkit
September 20, 1997PhiladelphiaUnited StatesElectric FactoryLimp Bizkit
September 21, 1997WorcesterUnited StatesGreen Hill ParkLimp Bizkit, Godsmack, Sector 98, Fjlex
September 22, 1997
(Rumored; not officially confirmed)
RochesterUnited StatesWaterstreet Music HallLimp Bizkit
September 23, 1997ClevelandUnited StatesAgora TheatreLimp Bizkit
September 24, 1997DetroitUnited StatesSt. Andrews HallLimp Bizkit
September 25, 1997MilwaukeeUnited StatesModjeska TheatreLimp Bizkit
September 26, 1997Bonner SpringsUnited StatesSandstone AmphitheatrePantera, Machine Head, Limp Bizkit, Coal Chamber
September 27, 1997DallasUnited StatesDeep Ellum LiveLimp Bizkit
September 28, 1997New OrleansUnited StatesMarconi MeadowsFoo Fighters, Fiona Apple, Better Than Ezra, Candlebox, Cowboy Mouth, Limp Bizkit, Reel Big Fish
October 1, 1997DenverUnited StatesOdgen TheatreLimp Bizkit
October 2, 1997Salt Lake CityUnited StatesBrick'sLimp Bizkit
October 3, 1997Las VegasUnited StatesHuntridge TheatreLimp Bizkit
October 4, 1997PhoenixUnited StatesCelebrity TheaterLimp Bizkit, Grey Daze
October 5, 1997Los AngelesUnited StatesPalaceLimp Bizkit
October 6, 1997San FranciscoUnited StatesThe Warfieldlowercase
October 8, 1997PortlandUnited StatesLa Lunalowercase
October 10, 1997VancouverCanadaRagelowercase
October 11, 1997SeattleUnited StatesMoore Theatre

Australia/New Zealand leg

Date City Country Venue Other Performers
October 16, 1997WellingtonNew ZealandQueens Wharf
October 17, 1997AucklandNew ZealandNorth Shore Events CentreGo Ask Alice
October 20, 1997SydneyAustraliaHordern PavilionShihad
October 21, 1997SydneyAustraliaHordern PavilionShihad
October 23, 1997NewcastleAustraliaWorkers Club
October 24, 1997BrisbaneAustraliaBrisbane Entertainment Centre
October 26, 1997MelbourneAustraliaFestival HallShihad
October 27, 1997MelbourneAustraliaFestival HallShihad
October 29, 1997AdelaideAustraliaAdelaide Entertainment Centre
November 1, 1997PerthAustraliaPerth Entertainment CentreShihad

Japanese leg

Date City Country Venue Other Performers
November 5, 1997NagoyaJapanClub Quattro
November 6, 1997OsakaJapanSinsaibashi
November 7, 1997TokyoJapanShibuya On Air East
November 8, 1997TokyoJapanShibuya On Air East

Second European leg

Date City Country Venue Other Performers
November 11, 1997HamburgGermanyGrosse Freiheit
November 12, 1997BerlinGermanyHuxley's Neue Welt
November 13, 1997LudwigsburgGermanyForum Am Schlosspark
November 14, 1997SurseeGermanyStadthalle
November 15, 1997GenevaSwitzerlandVernier sur Rock
November 17, 1997MunichGermanyColosseumRadish
November 18, 1997ViennaAustriaLibro Music Hall
November 19, 1997LjubljanaSloveniaHala TivoliOdpisani, Psycho-Path
November 20, 1997ZagrebCroatiaDom Sportova
November 21, 1997MilanItalyPalalidoRadish
November 23, 1997MoscowRussiaLushnikiTequilajazzz, Green Gray, Naive
November 25, 1997Offenbach am MainGermanyStadthalle OffenbachEskimos and Egypt, Radish
November 26, 1997DüsseldorfGermanyStahlwerk
November 27, 1997HannoverGermanyMusic HallEskimos and Egypt, Radish
November 29, 1997LondonEnglandBrixton AcademyRadish
November 30, 1997CambridgeEnglandCorn Exchange
December 1, 1997WolverhamptonEnglandCivic Hall
December 3, 1997ManchesterEnglandManchester AcademyRadish
December 4, 1997NottinghamEnglandRock CityRadish
December 5, 1997LondonEnglandTFI Friday
December 5, 1997GlasgowScotlandBarrowlands
December 6, 1997InnsbruckAustriaMTV Air & Style Event
December 8, 1997LyonFranceTransbordeur
December 9, 1997ParisFranceCanal + Studios
December 9, 1997ParisFranceLe BataclanRadish
December 10, 1997LilleFranceL'AéronefRadish

Late European shows

Date City Country Venue Other Performers
April 4, 1998GranadaSpainFestival Esparrago Rock
April 6, 1998OportoPortugalColiseu do Porto
April 7, 1998LisbonPortugalColiseu dos Recreios
Faith No More officially announce their breakup on April 20, 1998
July 1, 1998
(Cancelled due to breakup)
KristiansandNorwayQuart Festival
July, 1998
(Cancelled due to breakup)
RingeDenmarkMidtfyns Festival
July 9, 1998
(Cancelled due to breakup)
CologneGermanySporthalleAerosmith

Songs performed

Studio songs

We Care a Lot

Introduce Yourself

  • "Introduce Yourself"
  • "Chinese Arithmetic"
  • "Death March"

The Real Thing

Angel Dust

King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime

Album of the Year

  • "Collision"
  • "Stripsearch"
  • "Last Cup of Sorrow"
  • "Naked in Front of the Computer"
  • "Helpless" (performed only once live)
  • "Mouth to Mouth"
  • "Ashes to Ashes"
  • "Got That Feeling"
  • "Paths of Glory"
  • "Home Sick Home"
  • "Pristina"

Cover songs

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Faith No More Gig Database". Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  3. "Ozzfest 1997". Ozzy Osbourne.
  4. "Kerrang! Issue 659". Kerrang!. August 2, 1997. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  5. September 20, 1997 Philadelphia, Electric Factory gig review
  6. 1 2 "Roddy Bottum Fan Q and A – The Answers". Archived from the original on October 16, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  7. Jay Gabler. "Rock and Roll Book Club: 'Small Victories' tells the story of Faith No More". The Current. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  8. 1 2 Borland, Wes. 2017. Talk Toomey Podcast
  9. "FAITH NO MORE a comprehensive list of COVERS and AD LIBS". Faithnomorefollowers.com. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  10. "Faith No More Gig Database - 1997". Fnmlive.com. 1997-06-03. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
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