4th Greatest Dance Band of all time – and that says a lot.
Faithless in concert from earlier this year at Concerts At Sea in Zeeland, Netherlands on June 25th.
Faithless formed in 1995, with its core original members being Rollo, Sister Bliss and Maxi Jazz. During the band’s initial period of success, Sister Bliss and Maxi Jazz contributed to studio recordings and toured frequently under the Faithless name, while Rollo served as a studio-only member, and has never performed live with the band. Their first album, Reverence, was released in 1996 and their most recent, All Blessed, in 2020. They have sold millions of physical records, and their catalogue was uploaded to streaming sites in 2018. They average almost 3 million listeners a month on Spotify. Faithless’ records have charted at No. 1 in numerous countries and they were voted the 4th greatest dance band of all time by Mixmag.
Their lyrical style has been seen as sociopolitical. Their 2020 album All Blessed featured photo-journalist Yannis Behrakis‘ photograph of refugees in its artwork, and included immigration as its writing themes.
Faithless have headlined numerous major festivals in Europe and beyond, including four editions of Glastonbury.
After a seven-year recording hiatus, the seventh Faithless studio album All Blessed was released in October 2020. The release came in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the themes of the album weaving around immigration, identity, empathy and lack of it. The first track that was officially released from the album came on the same weekend as the album release, Synthesizer, a love letter to electronic music. The album features vocals from newcomers Nathan Ball and spoken word artist & poet Suli Breaks, along with Caleb Femi. Other notable appearances on the album include Soul II Soul founder Jazzie B, Gaika, and Damien Jurado. Rollo said of the album, “We want to give them something else – something that could breathe.” It continued their top 3 chart success in the UK and Europe.
On 23 December 2022, Maxi Jazz died “peacefully in his sleep” at his home in London, England at the age of 65.[19] Seven days later, the band’s compilation Forever Faithless re-entered the UK Album Downloads chart at number 7.
In January 2024, Bliss announced that Faithless were returning to the “live arena” after eight years, with the group confirmed for dates including Camp Bestival in Shropshire in August that year. On 12 July 2024, Faithless released the single “Find A Way”, which features Suli Breaks. On the same day, they announced the title of their upcoming eighth studio album, Champion Sound. On 30 August 2024, the group released the single “I’m Not Alone (Rest Well Maxwell)” which features Amelia Fox and LSK, in tribute to Maxi Jazz. On the same day, they announced The Champion Sound Tour, which will visit UK and European cities in November and December 2024.
On 25 April 2025, Faithless released the single “Dollars and Dimes”, featuring Bebe Rexha. On 4 September 2025, they released a new, promotional single-version of “Find a Way”, featuring Suli Breaks and Dido; Dido sings a new verse and chorus on the updated track. Champion Sound was released on 5 September 2025, to positive reviews.
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