https://realrocklab.com/people/mike-patton/Recent content in Mike Patton on Real Rock LabHugoen-usSun, 13 Sep 2026 21:01:47 +0000https://realrocklab.com/faith-no-more-opening-for-system/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 21:01:47 +0000https://realrocklab.com/faith-no-more-opening-for-system/<p><em>Four stadium dates in Australia and New Zealand put Faith No More on before System of a Down. Read the bill as a timeline and it runs backwards: 1990, 1992, 2000, 2021, 2027.</em></p> <h2 id="the-announcement-and-why-the-order-matters">The announcement, and why the order matters</h2> <p>On 27 July 2026, <a href="https://realrocklab.com/bands/system-of-a-down/">System of a Down</a> and <a href="https://realrocklab.com/bands/faith-no-more/">Faith No More</a> announced four stadium shows for early 2027: Accor Stadium in Sydney on 22 January, Marvel Stadium in Melbourne on 27 January, Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on 1 February and Hnry Stadium in Wellington on 7 February. Faith No More is the support act. General sale opened on 31 July. It is System of a Down&rsquo;s first trip to the region in more than a decade, and Faith No More has not played there since Soundwave in 2015. (<a href="https://news.pollstar.com/2026/07/27/system-of-a-down-faith-no-more-announce-australia-nz-stadium-shows-for-early-27/">Pollstar</a>, <a href="https://teglive.com.au/live_tour/soad27web/">TEG Live</a>, <a href="https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/system-of-a-down-and-faith-no-more-announce-2027-australia-and-new-zealand-tour">Louder</a>)</p>