Soundwave announced yesterday that Primus will be joining forces with The Melvins in Melbourne for a Soundwave sideshow. The mayhem occurs on Thursday the 3rd of March at the Palais Theatre.
Forgot to post this the other day when the line up leaked, but the Melvins will be making the trek down under next February to join the annual Australian music festival Soundwave, which hosted both Isis and Faith No More earlier this year.
Last time the Melvins were in Oz, Trevor Dunn filled in the bass duties. I’m guessing it will be the full entourage this time including the big biz boys, which should be interesting.
I’m hoping there will be Melvins solo shows as I really don’t want to have to go to soundwave 
photo credit: bog_king
So for some reason Mike Patton loves rockin out with his cock out in Bris-Vegas. He pulled the same moves in Brissy on a Tomahawk tour a while back just a few days before this happened in London:
And now, Brisbane Soundwave fans were presented with this charming visage:
click to embiggen the stretchiness
Image c/o tanithskye
Update: The video evidence. FNM chatroulette begins!
One ungulate’s thoughts on the Faith No More Sydney Soundwave show:
This is pretty cobbled together in between me working. Just some thoughts, take them with a sack of salt!
Reunited – a long intro, the sounds are great. Roddy’s keys are clear, Puffy’s kick and Billy’s bass are in perfect unison, Jon’s guitar tones are spot on and classy. Patton’s all greasy schmaltz, and wonder of wonders, the harmonies between Roddy, Jon and Patton actually sound good in the forgiving environment of the festival.
Land of Sunshine – Huge. The juxtaposition against the opening track (and indeed the previous band, Jimmy Eat World) is jarring.
Be Aggressive – Nice and hardcore. Happy they played this one because it’s one of 2 songs my Patton hating wife likes.
Evidence – It’s a pity that Jon’s basically playing covers a lot of the time, because it’s his guitar work that saves songs like this one that have me yawning. Great tone.
Surprise you’re dead – I realize at this stage that I know exactly what song’s coming up by Puffy’s count-ins. This is a Puffy track for me, some interesting work and it’s a great job that if they’re going to pick one non-Epic track from the Real Things they’ve picked this one.
Poker face -> Chinese Arithmetic – Brilliant. The Poker Face intro really showcases Patton’s vocals funnily enough. Just about any song off of Introduce Yourself kicks butt when they revive them. They’re raw, and there’s something odd about the vocal lines that puts Patton
in an uncomfortable spot and forces him to perform.Last Cup of Sorrow – A bit of a meh song really; but seemingly a crowd pleaser. Again, harmonies that sound awful in bootlegs and broadcasts are mushed up into the acceptable by the breeze. Where’s Caffeine? A Small Victory? Digging the Grave/ A dozen better songs than this one. OK I still loved it, but…you know.
Cuckoo for Caca – Manic stuff; violent and ugly and tight as a nun’s. Cool lighting when Billy gets the spotlight in his mini-solos.
Easy – Another one which serves only to highlight Jon’s classy and professional playing of other people’s music.
Ashes to Ashes – Yet another pop stadium crowd pleasure, but it comes across way better in person than recorded, live or album.
Midlife crisis -> popcorn – this is the song that really got me into FNM, but I think it always comes across a bit weak compared to the thick production on the album. The schtick of letting the crowd sing the chorus worked a charm. Popcorn as a middle bit was chuckle worthy.
Gentle art of making Enemies – Fabuloso. Huge. Etc. Perfect.
King for a Day – The bridge on this one is really a highlight of the set. The indulgent outro has always seemed like everyone but Patton is completely lost with no effects or anywhere to go, and that hasn’t changed.
Epic – I fully expected to hate this. They tore it apart and spat it out with as much heart as any other tune, if not more. Amazing.
Just a Man – Best surprise of the night, and it sounded better than they’ve ever played it. I think Jon is severely underrated, and he shines on these more dynamic tracks.
Ole ole -> Chariots of Fire -> Stripsearch – Ole Ole seemed out of place here. But it seemed like few of the crowd knew where they were going with this, so the effect was all cool. Roddy’s samples were incredibly loud and piercing, which in a way was strangely cool.
We Care a Lot – I’m a bit confused by this one; it’s a good stomper of a song, but is any of the crowd really familiar with FNM from 1985? Again, so many better songs to be played.
I’m pretty critical in here; that’s because I’ve seen the band half a dozen times, listened to a dozen bootleg gigs and watched a bunch of gigs on video as well; etc. etc. I don’t want to leave the review on a bad note though, so overall the show was surprisingly strong; certainly a lot better in person than listening to recent boots/watching on youtube. The band seemed to enjoy themselves and honestly I had a smile on my face for the whole 80 minutes, and I’m pumped for this evening.
Thanks to Max Cow for allowing us to publish his thoughts here.
Image c/o faster louder
About to head off to Soundwave Sydney now. All being well (and there is 3G coverage) I will be live tweeting the FNM set.
Soundwave recently released the maps of the various cities they will be hitting on the tour. The time tables are also available on the same pages:
BRISBANE – http://www.soundwavefestival.com/info/brisbane#maps
SYDNEY – http://www.soundwavefestival.com/info/sydney#maps
MELBOURNE – http://www.soundwavefestival.com/info/melbourne#maps
ADELAIDE – http://www.soundwavefestival.com/info/adelaide#maps
PERTH – http://www.soundwavefestival.com/info/perth#maps
According to soundwave’s twitter, there are only a few Sydney tix left so get in if you want ‘em.
Aaron Turner from Isis recently conducted a very nice little interview with the Soundwave guys where Aaron opens up about everything from touring to his first concert experience (Slayer). Check it out………..
Also finally the Isis side show details have been announced! They will have a brief run down the east coast of Australia during the soundwave festival tour, visiting Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne:
Tix on sale tomorrow (20th November) at 9am. More info.
Thanks to fourth eye for the sidewave info
Direct from the band, Faith No More have confirmed to Stubbadub that there will be up to three Australian Faith No More “side” shows during the soundwave 2010 tour. This is great news for
No details about the when and where at this stage but I will keep you posted as news comes to hand.
As for a support, I would love to see Ipecac rockers Isis, who are joining Faith No More on the Soundwave tour, to pick up the supporting role.
Aussie stubb readers please feel free to speculate on gig details in the comments 
Even though the official soundwave site has been majorly slashdotted, official word is out. Faith No More will return to Australian shores after over a decade! Also on the bill will be Janes Addiction, Clutch, Meshuggah and Ipecac metallers ISIS!!!.
Fingers crossed some “sidewave” Faith No More shows will be announced.
Full line up on fasterlouder
FEBRUARY/MARCH 2010
SATURDAY 20 BRISBANE, RNA SHOWGROUNDS
SUNDAY 21 SYDNEY, EASTERN CREEK RACEWAY
FRIDAY 26 MELBOURNE, SHOWGROUNDS
SATURDAY 27 ADELAIDE, BONYTHON PARK
MONDAY 1 PERTH, STEEL BLUE OVAL
Thought this was pretty cool. FYI DEP covered wish on there itunes only Plagiarism EP a few years back.
NIN: Wish live with The Dillinger Escape Plan – Perth, 3.02.09 [HD] from Nine Inch Nails on Vimeo.
DEP have added a couple of solo shows to their upcoming Soundwave Australian tour. The details are:
DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN + POISON THE WELL + EVERY TIME I DIE + EVERGREEN TERRACE
Tickets $38.
50 + fees and charges
SYDNEY
Tuesday February 24
The Forum
cnr Bent St & Errol Flynn Blvd, Moore Park NSW 1363
www.moshtix.com.au & www.ticketek.com.au 132849
MELBOURNE -
Wednesday February 25
The Epsy,
11 The Esplanade, St.
Kilda VIC 3182
www.oztix.com.au
