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Mike Patton Cancels Faith No More, Mr. Bungle Shows for "Mental Health Reasons"

"I have issues that were exacerbated by the pandemic that are challenging me right now"
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Mike Patton has abruptly canceled all of the upcoming tour dates for Faith No More and Mr. Bungle.

The alt-metal frontman was scheduled to play a handful of festivals — Riot Fest, Knotfest and Aftershock Fest — and headlining off-dates with Faith No More beginning September 16th, as well as two Chicago concerts with his other band Mr. Bungle this coming weekend (September 17th and 19th). 

Unfortunately, none of those shows will be happening for what Patton attributed to "mental health reasons" in a social media post he shared earlier this afternoon (September 14th). 

"Sorry to report that due to mental health reasons, I cannot continue with the currently scheduled Faith No More and Mr. Bungle dates," Patton wrote. 

"I have issues that were exacerbated by the pandemic that are challenging me right now," he continued. "I don't feel I can give what I should at this point and I am not going to give anything less than 100 percent. I am sorry to our fans and hope to make it up to you soon." 

"The bands' support me in this decision," he added, "and we look forward to working through this in a healthy way." 

Additionally, Faith No More commented on the cancellations in their own post, which expressed their disappointment about the situation while doubling down on their support for Patton's decision to take time off. 

"To say that we feel shattered by these cancellations would be a complete understatement," they wrote. "It has been a real challenge to return to this music after a 5 year absence, but we have been working hard for a few months now, and these last few rehearsals left no doubt that we were back to top form, which makes this statement very difficult to write."

They continued, "Coming on almost two years of pandemic and lack of work, it has been heartbreaking to give our crew the news. We consider our crew like family. And then, equally importantly, we are aware of what this means to our fans, who have been patiently supporting us — waiting, as we have, for a break in this frustrating situation. Many folks have taken isolation quite hard, and patiently waited as shows have been postponed time and time again. This will be tough for them.

"And yet in spite of all this, we have a family member who needs help," they emphasized. "We believe that forging ahead with these dates would have had a profoundly destructive effect on Mike, whose value to us as a brother means more to us than his job as singer. He can count on our 100% support to do what he needs to do to get things right. Just as we also ask for your support right now.

"Thank you for continuing to believe in us."

The official Mr. Bungle Facebook page shared Patton's personal post without adding any additional information.