Before becoming The Cult, the band formed by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy was originally called Southern Death Cult, then transforming into Death Cult, before finally receiving their most well known name. To celebrate the legacy of those pre-The Cult groups and the EPs they released, the two musicians will perform those early tracks on a special tour that will happen in Los Angeles next October at the Theatre at The Ace Hotel and acoss the United Kingdom on November.
Next Death Cult tour dates
October
- 23 – Los Angeles, CA – The Theatre at The Ace Hotel
November
- 6 – Belfast, UK – Telegraph
- 7 – Dublin, IE – 3Olympia
- 9 – Sheffield, UK – Foundry
- 10 – Liverpool, UK – Guild of Students
- 12 – Glasgow, UK – Barrowland
- 13 – Nottingham, UK – Rock City
- 14 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Institute
- 16 – Bournemouth, UK – O2 Academy
- 17 – Norwich, UK – UEA
- 18 – Manchester, UK – Albert Hall
- 20 – London, UK – Brixton Electric
- 21 – London, UK – Brixton Electric
The Cult’s current line-up has Ian Astbury (Vocals), Billy Duffy (Guitar), John Tempesta (Drums), Charlie Jones (Bass) and Mike Mangan (Keyboards).
Formed in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England back in 1983, The Cult started as a post-punk/gothic rock band and evolved to a sound more close to Hard Rock by the late 80s. Their most famous albums are “Love” (1985), “Electric” (1987), “Sonic Temple” (1989) and “Ceremony” (1991).
Their most recent album “Under The Midnight Sun”, released in 2022.
“Under The Midnight Sun” tracklist
- Mirror
- A Cut Inside
- Vendetta X
- Give Me Mercy
- Outer Heaven
- Knife Through Butterfly Heart
- Impermanence
- Under The Midnight Sun
Besides his work with The Cult, singer Ian Astbury was also part of the project The Doors of the 21st Century from 2002 to 2007, a project to revive The Doors with the two original members Ray Manzarek (Keyboards) and Robby Krieger (Guitar).