1988
The band tour Europe for the first time.
Chuck leaves. Patton joins, records "The Real Thing" and possibly plays a couple of gigs...
Chuck leaves. Patton joins, records "The Real Thing" and possibly plays a couple of gigs...
New: Setlist statistics
| Day | Date | Venue | State / Country |
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| January | ||||
| >> We Care A Lot single released - 18th January 1988 | ||||
| >> Faith No More's first European tour begins. | ||||
| Fri | 22 Jan 1988Friday | Dingwalls, London | England |
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| Sat | 23 Jan 1988Saturday | Leadmill, Sheffield | England | |
| Sun | 24 Jan 1988Sunday | Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone | England |
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| Mon | 25 Jan 1988Monday | Leicester University, Leicester | England | |
| Tue | 26 Jan 1988Tuesday | Rock City, Nottingham | England |
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| Thu | 28 Jan 1988Thursday | Baths Hall, Scunthorpe | England | |
| Fri | 29 Jan 1988Friday | Stairways, Birkenhead | England | |
| Sat | 30 Jan 1988Saturday | Queen Margaret Union QMU, Glasgow | Scotland | |
| February | ||||
| Mon | 01 Feb 1988Monday | The Refectory, Leeds University, Leeds | England | |
| Tue | 02 Feb 1988Tuesday | Salford University, Salford | England | |
| Wed | 03 Feb 1988Wednesday | Brunel University, Uxbridge | England | |
| Thu | 04 Feb 1988Thursday | UEA, Norwich | England | |
| Fri | 05 Feb 1988Friday | Marquee Club, London | England |
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| Sat | 06 Feb 1988Saturday | Marquee Club, London | England |
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| March | ||||
| Thu | 17 Mar 1988Thursday | 100 Club, London | England | |
| Sun | 27 Mar 1988Sunday | Benefit for Amnesty International, John Anson Ford Amphitheatre, Hollywood | CA, USA | |
| April | ||||
| Sat | 02 Apr 1988Saturday | Perkins Palace, Pasadena | CA, USA | |
| >> Anne's Song single released - 18th April 1988 | ||||
| Tue | 19 Apr 1988Tuesday | CANCELLED Birmingham | England | |
| Fri | 29 Apr 1988Friday | CANCELLED Northhampton | England | |
| Sat | 30 Apr 1988Saturday | Ancienne Belgique, Brussels | Belgium |
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| May | ||||
| Sun | 01 May 1988Sunday | Willem II, Den Bosch | Netherlands | |
| Mon | 02 May 1988Monday | Paradiso Club, Amsterdam | Netherlands |
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| Tue | 03 May 1988Tuesday | Lantaren-Venster, Rotterdam | Netherlands | |
| Wed | 04 May 1988Wednesday | Paard van Troje, The Hague | Netherlands |
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| Thu | 05 May 1988Thursday | Tivoli, Utrecht | Netherlands | |
| Fri | 06 May 1988Friday | Simplon, Groningen | Netherlands | |
| Sat | 07 May 1988Saturday | Große Freiheit 36, Hamburg | Germany | |
| Sun | 08 May 1988Sunday | The Loft, Berlin | Germany | |
| Wed | 11 May 1988Wednesday | Rock City, Nottingham | England |
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| Thu | 12 May 1988Thursday | Tivoli, Buckley | Wales | |
| Fri | 13 May 1988Friday | International 2, Manchester | England | |
| Sat | 14 May 1988Saturday | Queen Margaret Union QMU, Glasgow | Scotland | |
| Sun | 15 May 1988Sunday | Venue, Aberdeen | Scotland | |
| Mon | 16 May 1988Monday | Leeds University, Leeds | England | |
| Tue | 17 May 1988Tuesday | Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool | England |
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| Wed | 18 May 1988Wednesday | Mayfair, Newcastle | England | |
| Thu | 19 May 1988Thursday | Hummingbird, Birmingham | England | |
| Sat | 21 May 1988Saturday | Kamikaze Club, Northampton | England | |
| Sun | 22 May 1988Sunday | UEA, Norwich | England |
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| Sun | 22 May 1988Sunday | ?? Basin's, Portsmouth | England | |
| Mon | 23 May 1988Monday | Bierkeller, Bristol | England |
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| Tue | 24 May 1988Tuesday | ?? London Theatre, London | England | |
| Tue | 24 May 1988Tuesday | Town & Country Club, London | England | |
| June | ||||
| >> Some time shortly after the European tour, Chuck Mosley leaves the band. | ||||
| July | ||||
| Sun | 24 Jul 1988Sunday | Folkestone | England | |
| October | ||||
| >> Mike Patton joins the band some time around October 1988. | ||||
| Mon | 31 Oct 1988Monday | Kesha's Inn, Berkeley | CA, USA | |
| November | ||||
| Fri | 04 Nov 1988Friday | I-Beam, San Francisco | CA, USA |
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| December | ||||
| >> Recording begins for The Real Thing at Studio D, Sausalito | ||||
We Care A Lot single released - 18th January 1988