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The Irish Sun
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘We can't wait', cry fans as legendary noughties dance act announce exclusive Irish gig this summer
A LEGENDARY noughties dance act is making their way to Ireland this summer and fans have said they "can't wait". Faithless are set to play a one-night show in 2 Faithless are set to play a gig in Limerick this summer 2 The band's original members have risen to the challenge of touring without iconic front man Maxi Jazz who passed away in 2022 The band, behind the massive 1995 dance hit Insomnia, consisted of lead singer Maxi Jazz, Jamie left the band back in 1999 to create the TV and film production company 1 Giant Leap. Maxi, 65, The band, who released their seventh studio album All Blessed back in October 2020, took some time off after the tragic passing of their bandmate. READ MORE ON CONCERTS Original members, Sister Bliss and Rollo, have now risen to the challenge of touring without iconic frontman Maxi Jazz. Faithless will play their special one-night-only show at Troy Studios in Limerick on June 6, 2025. The first round of tickets sold out instantly but a second batch have now gone on sale and they're expected to go just as fast. They've teamed up with show designer Jvan Morand to bring Faithless back to its roots in an uplifting celebration of their music and a heartfelt tribute to Maxi Jazz. MOST READ IN THE IRISH SUN The venue is a 350,000 square foot space in Castletroy that is opening for its first live gig, with a full bar licence in place and a huge crowd expected. The Limerick gig is part of a short tour, with the group also playing in Maxi Jazz dead - Faithless lead singer dies aged 65 as members share emotional tributes Speaking ahead of the gigs, DJ performer Sister Bliss said: "We cannot wait to come and play for you in Ireland, these are up close and personal warehouse shows and we will see you up at the front." Although it is their first time performing in Limerick, the band have close ties to the city. Rollo spent his childhood summers there and the musical force that is Sister Bliss once played a legendary DJ set at the long departed Docs nightclub back in the 2000s. After the gig was announced, fans raced to Nikki said: "So excited." Melissa wrote: "Cannot wait." Another added: "We can't wait." SAD LOSS Just He wrote on Instagram: "I thought I might be on top of things but sadly not... I'll let you know when I've regained sufficient oomph." In the wake of the heartbreaking incident, his devastated bandmates The band previously wrote on their "He was a man who changed our lives in so many ways. He gave proper meaning and message to our music. "He was also a lovely human being with time for everyone and a wisdom that was both profound and accessible. "It was an honour and, of course, a true pleasure to work with him. "He was a brilliant lyricist, a DJ, a Buddhist, a magnificent stage presence, car lover, endless talker, beautiful person, moral compass and genius. "Rollo,
Irish Examiner
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
Faithless to play intimate Limerick gig next month as tribute to Maxi Jazz
Electronic pioneers Faithless are to make their debut Limerick appearance this June with an intimate gig at Troy Studios. The gig will take place on Friday, June 6, as part of their two-night 'Ireland Underground' tour. A second show will take place in Derry on Saturday, June 7. The band's Sister Bliss said they cannot wait to play in Ireland, describing the gigs as 'up close and personal warehouse shows'. It's been 30 years since 'Insomnia' topped the Irish charts. Following a return to the live arena last year, Faithless will visit Ireland ahead of a number of summer festivals including the Isle of Wight and Pinkpop in the Netherlands. The gigs come three years after the band's lead singer Maxi Jazz passed away aged 65. Original members Sister Bliss and Rollo collaborated with show designer Jvan Morand for an uplifting celebration of their music and a heartfelt tribute to Maxi Jazz. Faithless are to make their debut Limerick appearance this June with an intimate gig at Troy Studios. While it is the band's first show in Limerick, member Rollo has strong ties to Limerick, having spent his childhood summers visiting his Limerick cousins. Sister Bliss also has links to Limerick, having previously played a DJ set at the long-departed Docs nightclub in the 2000s. The show is also a once-off chance to experience Troy Studios, as the 350,000 square foot space in Castletroy opens its doors for its first ever live event for one night only. The first release of the tickets were an instant sell-out, and now a second round of tickets have been released at
Irish Daily Mirror
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
Faithless announce Irish gigs this summer in tribute to late frontman Maxi Jazz
Faithless is set to perform in Ireland this summer in a tribute to iconic late singer, Maxi Jazz. The British artist, whose real name was Maxwell Fraser, died at the age of 65 "peacefully in his sleep" in 2022. Former bandmates Sister Bliss and Rollo have now decided to go back on the road and the pair will make their debut in Limerick on Friday, June 6 with an intimate show at Troy Studios. It's part of a two-night tour called 'Ireland Underground' with a show in Derry on Saturday, June 7. Sister Bliss said: "We cannot wait to come and play for you in Ireland, these are up close and personal warehouse shows and we will see you up at the front!" While this is the first Faithless show in Limerick, they have strong Limerick links, with Rollo having spent his childhood summers visiting his Limerick cousins and the musical force that is Sister Bliss having played a legendary DJ set at the long-departed Docs nightclub in the 2000s. The first release of the tickets were an instant sell-out and now a second round of tickets has been released at Sister Bliss and Rollo have risen to the challenge of touring without iconic front man Maxi, collaborating with show designer Jvan Morand, bringing Faithless back to its roots in an uplifting celebration of their music and a heartfelt tribute to Maxi Jazz.
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bruce Springsteen Shares ‘Faithless' From Soundtrack to Unmade ‘Spiritual Western'
Twenty years ago, Bruce Springsteen was approached by a filmmaker about creating the soundtrack to a 'spiritual Western' called Faithless that had yet to be filmed. He began penning material for it at the conclusion of the Devils and Dust tour in late 2005, and wound up with 11 songs, including four instrumentals. But the movie never went into production, the songs were placed in the vault, and not even the most devoted Springsteen fan that ever existed. The complete Faithless soundtrack is finally coming out June 27 as one of the seven discs on Tracks II: The Lost Albums, and the title track was shared with fans on Thursday. (The movie remains unmade, and the filmmaker behind it remains unknown.) 'This was a really unusual collection of songs,' Springsteen says in a statement, noting that he wrote the songs at his home in Florida over a period of just two weeks, even though the movie was little more than an idea at that point. 'You could recognize details and maybe a character or two. But for the most part, I just wrote atmospheric music that I thought would fit.' More from Rolling Stone Bruce Springsteen Jams With John Fogerty, Tom Morello, Smokey Robinson at American Music Honors Bruce Springsteen Shares Unreleased 'Blind Spot' From 'Tracks II: The Lost Albums' How Craig Finn Made the Seventies L.A. Record of His Dreams The album is largely a solo project, but there are appearances by Patti Scialfa, producer Ron Aniello, E Street Band violist Soozie Tryell, and longtime background singers Lisa Lowell, Curtis King, Jr., Michelle Moore, and Ada Dyer. Springsteen and Scialfa's two sons, Sam Springsteen and Evan Springsteen, also contributed to the album. 'Faithless' is the third Tracks II: The Lost Albums track that Springsteen has unveiled over the past three weeks. He's also shared 'Rain in the River' from his late 1990s/early 2000s LP Perfect World, and 'Blind Spot' from his infamous shelved 1994 'drum loop' album, which is now known as Streets of Philadelphia Sessions. 'The Lost Albums were full records, some of them even to the point of being mixed and not released,' Springsteen said in a statement when the project was announced. 'I've played this music to myself and often close friends for years now. I'm glad you'll get a chance to finally hear them. I hope you enjoy them.' Springsteen's last live appearance took place on April 26 when he joined Smokey Robinson, John Fogerty, Tom Morello, Jackson Browne, Nils Lofgren, Darlene Love, and Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul for an incredible night of music at the third annual American Music Honors at Monmouth University. On May 14, he kicks off a European stadium tour in Manchester, England. It wraps up July 3 in Milan, Italy. Best of Rolling Stone The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs All 274 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bruce Springsteen Releases Haunted Song ‘Faithless' From Upcoming ‘Tracks II: The Lost Albums' Box Set
Bruce Springsteen continued to preview his upcoming expansive box set Tracks II: The Lost Albums on Thursday (May 1) with the haunting ballad 'Faithless.' The song is described as the title track from a 'long-lost soundtrack to a movie that was never made.' Like so many of The Boss' iconic songs, this one takes us down to the river, where love is found. 'Well, I work by the rocks of the river/ Faithless, faithless, faithless/ Then I met you,' Springsteen sings in a hushed voice over gentle, high desert-style acoustic guitar backing. 'I walked 'neath the eaves of the garden/ Faithless, faithless, faithless/ Then I saw you,' he adds with a chorus of female voices echoing his own. More from Billboard Bruce Springsteen's 'Tracks II: The Lost Albums' Box Set To Feature Seven Never-Before-Heard Records Is Rose from 'Gypsy' the Greatest Role in Broadway History? That's What Tony Awards History Suggests 'Buena Vista Social Club,' 'Death Becomes Her' and 'Maybe Happy Ending' Lead 2025 Tony Award Nominations: Full List In a release announcing the song, it is called a 'meditation on purpose, belief and acceptance' that was originally intended to accompany a 'spiritual Western' film that never got made. Springsteen recorded much of the Faithless album between the end of the November 2005 Devils & Dust tour and the April 2006 release of the We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions album. The Faithless LP — one of seven previously unreleased albums included in the set due out on June 27 from Sony Music — has four instrumental songs that were written as interstitials for the film on a collection that is said to explore Springsteen's 'unique vision of spirituality in the mythic American West, while working inside of his uncharted artistic medium.' 'This was a really unusual collection of songs,' Springsteen said in a statement of the score album that was composed in a 'prolific' two weeks in Florida before a single frame of the movie was shot. 'You could recognize details and maybe a character or two. But for the most part, I just wrote atmospheric music that I thought would fit,' he said. Mostly recorded as a solo effort, Faithless features appearances from producer Ron Aniello, touring members of The E Street Band Soozie Tyrell, Lisa Lowell, Curtis King, Jr., Michelle Moore and Ada Dyer and the singer's wife and fellow E Street Band member and solo performer Patti Scialfa, as well as the couple's two adult sons, Evan and Sam Springsteen. 'Faithless' joins the other two pre-release songs previewing the Tracks II collection, the beat-heavy 'Blind Spot' from the 10-track Streets of Philadelphia Sessions and the turbulent, 'Rain in the River.' The 83-track collection will 'fill in rich chapters of Springsteen's expansive career timeline — while offering invaluable insight into his life and work as an artist,' according to the initial release announcing the set, which noted that some of the albums got to the mixing stage before being shelved. Among the other albums included are the lo-fi LA Garage Sessions '83, the country-leaning Somewhere North of Nashville and the border tales LP Inyo, as well as the 'orchestra-driven, mid-century noir' Twilight Hours. The box set covers the years 1983-2018 and will be issued in a limited-edition 9-LP set , as well as 7-CD and digital formats, with distinctive packaging for each. A 20-track compilation, Lost and Found: Selections From The Lost Albums, will also be released on June 27 on two LPs and one CD. Listen to Springsteen's 'Faithless' below. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
