Faith No More to reunite

FAITH NO More are set to reunite especially for a European tour.

Singer Mike Patton's publicist confirmed the reunion of the band, who split in 1998.

The American rockers will play a number of festival dates as part of the tour but aren't planning any performances in the US.

A statement from Patton's publicist said: "Patton's upcoming schedule includes a performance with labelmates Zu, the Coachella festival with Rahzel ... and the highly anticipated reunion tour with Faith No More in Europe this summer."

The reunion is not expected to include guitarist Jim Martin, who left the band in 1993.

Fans have spent the last decade pushing for a reunion, but tensions between former bandmates prevented it happening.

Internet rumours surfaced in December last year that said the band was preparing to reform in 2009.

But they were quickly shot down by bassist Billy Gould, who insisted he hadn't spoken to his former pals in months.

Faith No More formed in 1982 and achieved widespread airplay in the late 80s following the release of their 1989 album 'The Real Thing'.