Ball Of The Bel

Pattonesque

[YUNGBLUD @yungblud]

We roll on to the east coast 🇺🇸 Florida, North Carolina you’s were beautiful! Jersey I’ll see you tomorrow night! I know you’re loud! I want you screamin!

[perfectisaskinnedknee @perfectskndknee]

This gig sits firmly in my top tier because everyone on that stage is operating at a level of unbothered excellence. Billy, Roddy, and Dean are strutting around like they’re auditioning for a runway no one else was invited to, and Patton is… well, Patton.

You get the full sampler:
• a completely unnecessary Hootie and the Blowfish chant (because of course)
• the signature skulking/pacing gremlin walk
• the patented feral crouch™
• multiple bursts of joyful, unfiltered bat‑shit chaos

Faith No More - ‘We Care a Lot’ - Pinkpop Festival - Renbaan - Landgraaf, Netherlands - 06/05/1995

Happy 31st anniversary to this beautifully unhinged classic😈

#MikePatton #FaithNoMore #KFADMike #ShaggyHairedMike #MyFavoriteMuppet #PinkPopFestival

[FNM Gig Database @fnmlivedb]

Faith No More
Monday, 5 June 1995
Pinkpop Festival
Renbaan, Landgraaf, Netherlands
with Sinéad O'Connor, The Levellers, Biohazard, The Tragically Hip, Rollins Band, Live + more
https://t.co/vvKkzg0bS6

https://t.co/XGiw7n4cJ0

[Ball Of The Bel @belbanger6]

@perfectskndknee He had me at "menstruating" ❣️💙⛽🧢🪽

[perfectisaskinnedknee @perfectskndknee]

On this day — 05/25/1992 — Faith No More dropped their first single, ‘Midlife Crisis,’ from their fourth studio album Angel Dust.

I still remember the first time I saw the Kevin Kerslake directed video — it absolutely scrambled my teenage brain in the best way🤯

Happy 34th anniversary to the song that gave us all a tiny, tantalizing preview of the glorious chaos Angel Dust was about to unleash…

#MikePatton #FaithNoMore #ADEraMike #GasStationMike #FauxSideburnsOnPoint #MidlifeCrisis

[perfectisaskinnedknee @perfectskndknee]

…continuing the Prague theme, because subtlety is overrated…

Mike Patton - Faith No More - Strahov Stadium - Prague, Czechoslovakia - 05/20/1992

An iconic moment in history featuring vocals, chaos, and those sideburns🫠

Stunning Photos by David Neff

#MikePatton #FaithNoMore #ADEraMike #GasStationMike #FauxSideburnsOnPoint

[Ball Of The Bel @belbanger6]

@PostMalone @DonToliver Bring yo' ass to Perth!

[perfectisaskinnedknee @perfectskndknee]

34 YEARS AGO—THIS ABSOLUTELY DESTROYED.

I watched this on MTV, smashed the record button on my VCR, and still can’t forgive them for only airing one song 😢

Faith No More - 'Midlife Crisis' - Strahov Stadium - Prague, Czechoslovakia - 05/20/1992

MTV, we deserved the whole set😡

#MikePatton #FaithNoMore #ADEraMike #GasStationMike #FauxSideburnsOnPoint

[Ball Of The Bel @belbanger6]

A day of discovery LOL
https://t.co/XkGAqLBObk via @enola.be

[perfectisaskinnedknee @perfectskndknee]

'During their stay in Chile Patton bonded with local author Alberto Fuguet and on the second night he encouraged the singer to dress as a schoolboy, dedicate a song to Myriam Hernández and to kiss the much loved presenter Antonio Vodanovic on the cheek. All of the above designed to upset the establishment' - https://t.co/hRfBE8o3Ji

This is an edit showcasing Mike accepting an award from presenter Antonio Vodanovic - whom he kissed and slapped his ass😈😉😂

Mike Patton - Faith No More - Quinta Vergara - Night 2 - Viña Del Mar, Chile - 02/06/1991

#MikePatton #FaithNoMore #TRTEraMike #NotQuiteADEraMike #HappyAnniversary

[Ball Of The Bel @belbanger6]

Iconic #tomahawk

[perfectisaskinnedknee @perfectskndknee]

Tomahawk - ‘God Hates a Coward’ - Channel [V] Studios - Sydney, Australia - 02/07/2002

Happy 24th Anniversary to this absolute banger of a performance! I will always repost this🫠

#MikePatton #DuaneDenison #JohnStanier #KevinRutmanis #TomahawkTheBand #HappyAnniversary

[perfectisaskinnedknee @perfectskndknee]

Tomahawk - ‘Flashback’ - Channel [V] Studios - Sydney, Australia - 02/07/2002

Happy 24th Anniversary! This performance NEVER gets old!

#MikePatton #DuaneDenison #JohnStanier #KevinRutmanis #TomahawkTheBand #HappyAnniversary

[YUNGBLUD @yungblud]

“ZOMBIE” just went in at #1 on Alternate Radio in America. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 WILD. This is my first ever song hit number 1 at radio in the states. To all the listeners, stations and people supportin this record I thank you from the bottom of my heart. This song is deeply personal to me and it’s incredible to see how many of you are connecting with it. 🖤🖤🖤

[Ball Of The Bel @belbanger6]

#tomahawk

[perfectisaskinnedknee @perfectskndknee]

How about a little Tomahawk to kick the week off properly? Bonus points because Patton is sporting one of my all‑time favorite California‑era Hawaiian shirts. The man’s shirt collection is so elite it should honestly have its own museum wing. 🔥🔥🫠

Mike Patton - Tomahawk - Royal Adelaide Showground - Adelaide, Australia - 02/01/2002

Stunning photos by Aaron Crocker

#MikePatton #TomahawkTheBand #MikePattonMustacheMonday

[Ball Of The Bel @belbanger6]

Unforgettable performance ✨

[perfectisaskinnedknee @perfectskndknee]

Tomahawk - ‘God Hates a Coward’ - Channel [V] Studios - Sydney, Australia - 02/07/2002

Happy 24th Anniversary to this absolute banger of a performance! I will always repost this🫠

#MikePatton #DuaneDenison #JohnStanier #KevinRutmanis #TomahawkTheBand #HappyAnniversary

[perfectisaskinnedknee @perfectskndknee]

Mid‑song, Patton attempts dance moves that can only be described as ‘possessed marionette energy’ 😉 He's clearly transitioning from TRT Era but he's not quite in AD Mode yet...

Faith No More - 'We Care A Lot' - Quinta Vergara - Night 1 - Viña Del Mar, Chile - 02/05/1991

#MikePatton #FaithNoMore #TRTEraMike #NotQuiteADEraMike #HappyAnniversary

[Ball Of The Bel @belbanger6]

RT @perfectskndknee: Tomahawk - ‘God Hates a Coward’ - Channel [V] Studios - Sydney, Australia - 02/07/2002

Happy 24th anniversary to this…

[perfectisaskinnedknee @perfectskndknee]

On December 29, 1992, Faith No More dropped their single ‘Easy.’

But they didn’t just cover it—they hijacked it, flipped it, and made it dangerous.

33 years later, it’s still the coolest curveball in rock history.

Happy Anniversary to this legendary twist on the Commodores classic!

#MikePatton #RoddyBottum #MikeBordin #BillyGould #JimMartin #FaithNoMore #ADEraMike #GasStationMike #FauxSideburnsOnPoint

[Trevor Dunn @dunnatov]

Once, I transcribed a Biggie rap