Editing Faith No More (section)

===Reformation (2009–2012)===
Rumours that Faith No More would reunite for shows in the [[United Kingdom|U.K.]] in the summer of 2009 were circulating in late November 2008,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=109861 |title=Faith No More Reunion In The Works? |website=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date=November 29, 2008 |access-date=May 19, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419114527/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=109861 |archive-date=April 19, 2010 }}</ref> but were originally dismissed by bassist Billy Gould. He explained: "If anything like this were to happen, it would have to come from the band, and I haven't spoken with any of them in over a year. So as far as I know, there isn't anything to talk about, and I'm pretty sure that if you were to contact Patton, he would tell you the same thing."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/faith_no_more_not_reuniting.html |title=Faith No More Not Reuniting &#124; Music News |website=Ultimate-guitar.com |access-date=May 19, 2015}}</ref>

However, on February 24, 2009, after months of speculation and rumors, Faith No More announced they would be reforming with a line-up identical to the ''[[Album of the Year (Faith No More album)|Album of the Year]]'' era,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://faithnomore.ipower.com/error.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325213918/http://www.fnm.com/news/|url-status=dead|title=::official FAITH NO MORE site:: Error::|archive-date=March 25, 2009|website=Faithnomore.ipower.com}}</ref> embarking on a reunion tour called ''[[The Second Coming Tour (Faith No More)|The Second Coming Tour]]''. To coincide with the band's reunion tour, Rhino released the sixth Faith No More compilation, ''[[The Very Best Definitive Ultimate Greatest Hits Collection]]'', a double album that includes their hit singles and b sides & rarities, in the U.K. on June 8.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=118969 |title=Faith No More: 'The Very Best' Greatest-Hits Collection Due In June |website=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=November 15, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104041202/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=118969 |archive-date=January 4, 2012 }}</ref> Faith No More then played in major European festivals including [[Download Festival]] in the U.K. in June, [[Hurricane Festival|Hurricane]] and [[Southside Festival|Southside]] festivals in Germany,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hurricane.de/ |title=Hurricane Festival in Scheeßel – Bands, Tickets, alle Infos zum Hurricane – Hurricane Festival |website=Hurricane.de |date=April 30, 2015 |access-date=May 19, 2015}}</ref> [[Greenfield Festival]] in [[Switzerland]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greenfieldfestival.ch/ |title=Greenfield Festival: Intro |website=Greenfieldfestival.ch |date=May 13, 2015 |access-date=May 19, 2015}}</ref> [[Hove Festival]] in [[Norway]] and [[Roskilde Festival]] in [[Denmark]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=119147 |title=Faith No More Confirmed For Denmark's Roskilde Festival |website=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date=April 30, 2009 |access-date=May 19, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504103448/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=119147 |archive-date=May 4, 2009 }}</ref> among other dates. The tour continued into 2010 with appearances at the [[Soundwave (Australian music festival)|Soundwave Festival]] in [[Australia]]n cities throughout February and March.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=125224 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912212231/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=125224 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 12, 2012 |title=Faith No More, Jane's Addiction, Him Confirmed For Australia's Soundwave Festival |website=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date=August 13, 2009 |access-date=May 19, 2015 }}</ref> During their tour, the band added covers to their repertoire including "[[Poker Face (Lady Gaga song)|Poker Face]]" by [[Lady Gaga]], "[[Ben (song)|Ben]]" by [[Michael Jackson]] and "[[The Scream (album)|Switch]]" by [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpFr5qSXIfk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/WpFr5qSXIfk| archive-date=December 11, 2021 |url-status=live|title=Faith No More – Switch and Stripsearch Live Melbourne February 25, 2010 |website=YouTube |date=February 28, 2010 |access-date=May 19, 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

After an eleven-month hiatus, Faith No More played four shows in South America in November 2011. On the first date (November 8, 2011), the band played a "mystery song", which led to speculation of new material.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=165875 |title=Faith No More Performs Mystery Song In Argentina (Video) |website=Roadrunnerrecords.com |date=November 9, 2011 |access-date=May 19, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111214083502/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=165875 |archive-date=December 14, 2011 }}</ref>

In November 2011, the band performed the entire ''King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime'' album at the Maquinaria Festival in Chile with Trey Spruance on guitar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.mxdwn.com/2011/09/22/topstory/faith-no-more-to-play-classic-king-for-a-day-album-with-trey-spruance-in-santiago-chile/ |title=Faith No More to Play Classic King For a Day Album with Trey Spruance in Santiago, Chile |website=mxdwn.com |date=2011-09-22 |access-date=2024-12-06}}</ref>

They played at the [[Sonisphere Festival#France 2|Sonisphere France]] in France on July 7, 2012, and toured throughout Europe during that year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710144236/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=170043|url-status=dead|title=Blabbermouth.net|website=Blabbermouth.net|archive-date=July 10, 2012|access-date=October 12, 2019}}</ref> They added new covers during the 2012 shows, including "[[Niggas in Paris]]" by [[Jay Z]]/[[Kanye West]], "[[Never Gonna Give You Up]]" by [[Rick Astley]] and the internet meme song "Trololo" by [[Eduard Khil]].<ref name="ad">{{cite web | url=http://www.faithnomorefollowers.com/2019/02/faith-no-more-comprehensive-list-of.html | title=FAITH NO MORE a comprehensive list of COVERS and AD LIBS | date=February 4, 2019 }}</ref> Faith No More became temporarily inactive again. Mike Patton spent 2013 touring with his reformed rock supergroup [[Tomahawk (band)|Tomahawk]],<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://consequence.net/2013/01/interview-duane-denison-of-tomahawk/|title=Interview: Duane Denison (of Tomahawk)|date=January 29, 2013|magazine=[[Consequence of Sound]]}}</ref> while the band's other members also pursued their own side projects. In July 2013, Billy Gould confirmed that the band's hiatus would not be permanent, saying "We will do something again only when all members are with the focus on that, and ready for the challenge. This is not the time... yet."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.faithnomoreblog.com/2013/07/faith-no-more-could-there-be-more.html|title=Faith No More – Could there be more? ~ Faith No More Blog|website=Faithnomoreblog.com|access-date=December 17, 2015|archive-date=January 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190114221405/http://www.faithnomoreblog.com/2013/07/faith-no-more-could-there-be-more.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In a 2015 interview, Roddy Bottum said that the band originally intended to reform with guitarist Jim Martin for their reunion tour, but it did not happen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/faith-no-more-keyboardist-explains-original-guitarist-jim-martins-absence-from-reunion/|title=FAITH NO MORE Keyboardist Explains Original Guitarist JIM MARTIN's Absence From Reunion|website=Blabbermouth.com|date=March 24, 2015|access-date=March 24, 2015}}</ref>