Mr. Bungle on Tour

Inventive and experimental rock band Mr. Bungle’s avant-garde style includes a unique blend of of instrumentation and genres that can include ska, death metal, jazz, lounge, pop, Middle Eastern, surf and funk, and more. Mr. Bungle’s  hybrid sound invites  listeners on a sonic rollercoaster ride, hopping from genre to genre. This unique sound has amassed them a global cult following.

They released their first studio album, Mr. Bungle, after signing with Warner Bros in 1991. Their next album, Disco Volante, was released in 1995, followed by California in 1999. The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo was released as a full-length album in 2020.

With their genre-defying, sonic experimentation, there’s never a dull moment at a Mr. Bungle concert.

Mr. Bungle Live in Concert

Having reunited in 2020, Mr. Bungle’s lineup includes Mike Patton (lead vocals), Trey Spruance (lead guitar), Trevor Dunn (bass), Dave Lombardo (drums), and Scott Ian (rhythm guitar). Ian was a member of the pioneering thrash metal band Anthrax, and Lombardo was Slayer’s former drummer and has worked with hardcore punk groups like the Suicidal Tendencies and Dead Cross. Patton and Spruance are original members of Mr. Bungle.

Originally formed in Eureka, California, by high school buddies, the first iteration of Mr. Bungle consisted of Dunn, Danny Heifetz (drums), Theo Lengyel (alto saxophone), Clinton McKinnon (tenor saxophone), Patton, and Spruance. The band’s name comes from a ’60s children’s educational film that was later featured in Pee-wee Herman’s first HBO special. Mr. Bungle reformed in 2020 for what was supposed to be three shows in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Brooklyn. The plan was to perform their 1986 demo — The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo — in its entirety, but demand for tickets was so high that additional nights were added, and the spark to tour was ignited.

Mr. Bungle’s unique sound has influenced legendary artists like Korn, System of a Down, Incubus, and Uncle Kracker.