Faithless announce first live shows in eight years
Faithless have announce their first shows for eight years, which will mark their first live outings since frontman Maxi Jazz passed away.
The gigs will include a homecoming date at London‘s Roundhouse (on 14 June), as well as shows at Ancienne Belgique, Brussels (6 June), Den Atelier, Luxembourg City (9 June), and Paradiso, Amsterdam (12 June). Sets at festivals including Glastonbury, Wilderness and Bestival are also on the cards.
“As many of you have noticed, we’re back,” Faithless put it in a statement. “Some shows have already been announced but we couldn’t start the summer without a little personal note. Maxi died just over a year ago and obviously we miss him every day. Thank you all for all of your kind words of support over this last year. It has really, really meant a lot.”
As the group put it, they never stopped making music – “couldn’t stop, never wanted to stop!” – and new tracks are therefore likely to feature in the upcoming shows, which will feature a seven-piece band, as well as creative input from Jean Michel Jarre’s set and lighting director, Jvan Morandi.
“Even during Maxi’s long illness we recorded and released ‘All Blessed’ and now finally, 8 years after our last live performance, we are returning to festival stages across the summer and are planning some of our own shows later this year.”
Over the years, Faithless have sold over 20 million albums, including seventeen Top 40 singles and six Top 10 albums (three at #1), and amassed over a billion combined streams to date.
Pre-sale tickets will be available from Friday 19 April, with general release on Friday 26 April. More information is available here.
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