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Death Cult, a post-punk and gothic rock band hailing from Bradford, England, emerged in 1983 as a precursor to what would become The Cult. The

Death Cult, a post-punk and gothic rock band hailing from Bradford, England, emerged in 1983 as a precursor to what would become The Cult. The group, co-founded by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy, return for a thirteen-date UK tour beginning in Dublin on 6 November 2023.

This tour, while centred around Death Cult and their eponymous EPs, will boast a setlist that spans the three phases of the band, from Southern Death Cult through Death Cult to The Cult’s first two albums, Dreamtime (1984) and Love (1985).

Tickets are selling out fast, with an extra date added at Islington Assembly Hall on 22 November.

Remaining tickets are available from here .

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Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy will be reviving the old "Death Cult" name for a series of shows in November.

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The Cult' s Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy are performing some of their earliest material when they revive their old incarnation Death Cult for a tour of the UK this month.

Frontman Astbury formed the goth-punk outfit Southern Death Cult in Braford in 1981, but after a year and one album the group disbanded and the singer teamed up with guitarist Duffy to form Death Cult, issuing a self titled EP and a single God's Zoo in 1983.

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The setlist for these 40th anniversary shows will be based around the three phases of the band: from Southern Death Cult, to Death Cult to The Cult’s first two albums: Dreamtime (1984) and Love (1985), which spawned the hits She Sells Sanctuary and Rain.

The band have since released 11 full-length albums, including Electric and Sonic Temple.Their last studio outing was Under The Midnight Sun in 2022.

Death Cult UK and Ireland Tour Dates 2023

• 16th November O2 Academy, Bournemouth
• 17th November UEA, Norwich
• 18th November Albert Hall, Manchester
• 20th November Brixton Electric, London
• 21st November Brixton Electric, London
• 22nd November Islington Hall, London

Tickets for all dates are on sale now via myticket.co.uk/artists/death-cult

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Death Cult returns. The storied post-punk progenitor to The Cult will headline a one-off 12-date tour across the UK and Ireland throughout November 2023, including many venues where they made their live debut as a band. The evening, while centered around Death Cult and their eponymous EPs, will boast a setlist that spans the three phases of the band, from Southern Death Cult, to Death Cult, and The Cult’s first two albums: Dreamtime (1984) and Love (1985).

Southern Death Cult formed in 1981, releasing their sole, self-titled album posthumously in 1983. That same year, Death Cult formed, with Astbury joining forces with Duffy for a musical partnership that has endured for 40-plus years. The band released two 12-inches that same year, one being the Death Cult EP, which were subsequently combined and released as a CD. Death Cult is a vital transmission from the generation of Shamanic post-punk gothic futurists.

Death Cult became The Cult in 1984. Releasing Dreamtime that same year and going on to experience a career that has seen the release of 11 full-length albums, as well as numerous international and U.S. gold and platinum certifications. 

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Death Cult returns. The storied post-punk progenitor to The Cult will headline a one-off 12-date tour across the UK and Ireland throughout November 2023, including many venues where they made their live debut as a band. The evening, while centered around Death Cult and their eponymous EPs, will boast a setlist that spans the three phases of the band, from Southern Death Cult, to Death Cult, and The Cult’s first two albums: Dreamtime (1984) and Love (1985).

Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy also announce one US date at The Theatre at the Ace Hotel in Los Angeles on October 23, featuring the same remarkable celebration of The Cult’s origins:

Tickets for all dates are on-sale this Friday, Aug. 18 at 10 am local time. Check for local pre-sale options.

Southern Death Cult formed in 1981, releasing their sole, self-titled album posthumously in 1983. That same year, Death Cult formed, with Astbury joining forces with Duffy for a musical partnership that has endured for 40-plus years. The band released two 12-inches that same year, one being the Death Cult EP, which were subsequently combined and released as a CD. Death Cult is a vital transmission from the generation of Shamanic post-punk gothic futurists.

Death Cult became The Cult in 1984. Releasing Dreamtime that same year and going on to experience a career that has seen the release of 11 full-length albums, as well as numerous international and U.S. gold and platinum certifications. 

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The Cult's Ian Astbury on his 'Belfast bloodline' and celebrating 40 years of Death Cult

David roy chats to the cult's frontman ian astbury about death cult 8323, the iconic rockers' new tour celebrating the band's earliest post-punk material, and the la-based singer's recently cemented belfast connection....

"IT WAS a massive adrenal dump," admits Ian Astbury, leader of The Cult, of how it felt to debut his band's new Death Cult 8323 set in Los Angeles last week.

"We'd been building up to it for months and then it went by so quickly – but, emotionally, it was supercharged."

The show at The Ace Hotel's Theatre in Astbury's adopted home city of Los Angeles was the only US date on the new tour celebrating The Cult's earliest material, dating all the way back to the singer's days as the teenage frontman of early-80s Bradford post-punk outfit, Southern Death Cult.

Thanks to all who came to commune with Death Cult in Los Angeles. It was a magical night, and we are happy to have shared it with you. We apologize for some of the merch items running out. You can find all Death Cult merch items here: https://t.co/CoEeAtQBj5 pic.twitter.com/h55Hn01rQ2 — THE CULT (@officialcult) October 25, 2023

"I don't think of it as a career," says Astbury of The Cult's 40 year journey to date, which includes last year's album Under The Midnight Sun.

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"I moved around a lot, went to a lot of different schools. I grew up in North America, went back to the UK. There's quite a lot of events that lead up to Death Cult."

Southern Death Cult only lasted for one single before the Cheshire-born singer split, taking part of the name with him to form Death Cult with ex-Theatre of Hate guitarist Billy Duffy – the man who would become his musical foil for the next four decades and counting.

Death Cult re-branded as The Cult in early 1984, a pivotal year which saw them making their TV debut on The Tube, releasing their debut LP Dreamtime and topping the UK indie charts with its superb lead single, Spiritwalker – an early example of Astbury's knack for combining a nascent interest in indigenous cultures and spiritualism with potent rock/pop hooks – and performing their first ever US dates.

The following year's Love album saw Astbury and co moving away from their post-punk roots to embrace some of the rock influences that had been more or less verboten since punk's 'year zero'.

Key anthems like Rain and breakthrough hit She Sells Sanctuary signposted the stadium-ready band that would emerge on 1987's Electric.

Indeed, the band's earliest work may come as something of a revelation for many who only know The Cult as leather-kekked 'rock gods': there's a tangible potency to much of Death Cult's hugely atmospheric material, on which Astbury's trademark vocals were already a force to be reckoned with.

Indeed, in those days he was already writing songs informed by 'heavy' life experiences.

"By the time I got to Death Cult, I was a pretty seasoned human," admits the singer, who lost his mother to cancer just prior to starting the band and had already learned how to survive as a perpetual 'outsider' thanks to family moves between England, Scotland and Canada during his school years.

"I'd had a lot of life experiences, even though I was in my early-20s. A lot of archetypal experiences as well, in the sense of life and death and existential questions, the threat of nuclear war, the threat of environmental consequences from industrialisation.

"We were growing up through all of that, and we still are. But it felt really concentrated in that period."

Perhaps that's why much of the Death Cult material still sounds surprisingly fresh and 'relevant' to today's turbulent times, when early-80s post-punk has once again become so influential on a fresh wave of disaffected young bands.

For Astbury himself, revisiting these songs live has proved to be more than he bargained for.

"It's my lived experience, so these are familiar memories," he tells me, "but it's incredible how visceral they became immediately when we start playing these songs again.

"I felt the actual emotional moment when the songs were created – I felt that as my dominant emotion while singing the songs, and I wasn't prepared for some of that.

"I wasn't equipped as a young person to make sense of how my life was unfolding in front of me. Whereas now I've had a lot more life experience, I can actually look at it and go like 'oh, yeah, I can see how this all went down: understanding my parents' relationship, understanding when both my parents got sick with cancer, understanding the way I was brought up, the schools I went to, the music I listened to.

"I was just intuitively drawn to certain things, whereas now I can actually have a little bit more of a deeper understanding of what was going on, when it comes to [my interest in] the psycho-spiritual realm, especially."

Belfast's early punk scene was also part of Astbury's pre-band life experience: the punk-loving frontman spent time living in a squat on the Newtownards Road after attending Terri Hooley's famous punk festival at the Ulster Hall in 1980.

"A friend of mine asked me if I wanted to go with her to this amazing punk festival in Belfast," explains Astbury, who was then living in Birkenhead and immersed in Liverpool's punk scene.

"I thought it sounded really exciting, so we took the ferry over and she got us some accommodation with some of the punk kids, and we went to the festival.

"Belfast in 1980 was intense. I'd never experienced an environment like that – the army were throwing you up against the wall and beating you with batons.

"But I loved everybody I met in Belfast and hanging out at the Harp Bar. It didn't matter where we were from, because we were all punks."

More recently, The Cult man has discovered a familial link to the city.

"I'm mostly Scots, Irish and Welsh – and my great, great, great grandmother was born in Belfast," reveals Astbury.

"That's so auspicious, because when I went to Belfast, I felt partially at home. I didn't feel alien like I did in Canada – maybe also because the punk community there was so open.

"But I've definitely got a Belfast bloodline now."

The Cult presents Death Cult 8323 at The Telegraph Building in Belfast on Monday November 6 and Dublin's Olympia Theatre on November 7. Tickets via ticketmaster.ie

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Death Cult in 2023: Celebrating 40 Years of Musical Mastery // Live Review // The Telegraph Building // Belfast

In the world of rock and roll, very few bands manage to stand the test of time. However, one iconic group, originally known as Death Cult, has defied the odds, evolving and thriving for four incredible decades. As they celebrate their 40th anniversary in 2023, a rollercoaster of a journey and their impact on the music scene, what makes Death Cult a true live entity?

Death Cult, now widely recognized as simply “The Cult,” was formed in 1983 by frontman Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy. Originally known as Death Cult, they started as a post-punk band before evolving into a hard-hitting, rock ‘n’ roll sensation. The band’s name underwent a few changes over the years, and they’ve gone by The Southern Death Cult and eventually The Cult. Belfast 2023 sees the start of their Ireland and UK Tour, for the gathered masses here at The Telegraph Building this is an extraordinary occasion. The crowd is eclectic, young and old side by side to worship together, celebrate together and live this experience in the now, 40 Years of majestic sonic storytelling and we get to embrace every second of it this evening.

In support, we have Lili Refrain, a musician, and an artist based in Rome, Italy. Little was known of the support before Lili took to the stage, it’s how I like to absorb a new artist or band, in the flesh, with no preconceptions and totally open to whatever gets thrown at me but I have to say this is not what I expected. Like a lot of genres now we are seeing a real influx of traditional artists shining through, bands like The HU, a Mongolian Throat singing metal band, we are seeing the most extreme examples of what defines a band, a solo artist in mainstream gigs and live performances, but for sure today you have to be ready for anything. Lili was a breath of fresh air, as she kicked off her set there was that momentary pause as people stopped to take it all in, what is this? Where is this going to go, what we got was a glorious ambient explosion that really, nobody was prepared for. As the set went on you could see across the room a real appreciation for what Lili was doing, her skills looping drum patterns, Vocals and guitar work allowed for these huge ambient sounds to build and build into a crescendo, her vocals altering from something akin to chanting to almost operatic in range at times and everything in between. A truly unique sound, a unique artist and one that will no doubt be the topic of conversation at every Death Cult gig along this run.

The Belfast crowd show their appreciation as Lili’s set comes to a close, and by now the masses have indeed gathered and the spaces and getting smaller as the crowd clambers forward toward the stage inch by inch, I get my beautiful ass to the back to grab a spot in which to see above the sea of heads as the stage gets prepped for the arrival of tonight’s special guests.

A fiercely independent spirit marked this band’s early years, and their sound was a potent blend of rock, punk, and alternative music. Their self-titled debut album “Dreamtime” in 1984 and “Love” in 1985 showcased their raw, energetic style. These early works laid the foundation for their distinctive sound, fusing the power of rock with Astbury’s charismatic vocal style. One of the defining moments in The Cult’s career came with their 1987 album “Electric.” It significantly departed from their previous work, featuring a harder and more aggressive sound. The question is, with a four-decade back catalogue, which version of The Cult/Death Cult will the thirsty Belfast crowd see tonight? For many, the original and best version, the early days celebrated with tracks like ‘Go West’ ,’ Resurrection Joe’ and ‘She Sells Sanctuary’, those songs so steeped in Cult history and the soundtrack to so many people’s youths who are here tonight, this is what this is all about. It puts you right back to where you first heard these gems, the hairs standing on the back of your neck as you absorb these glorious tunes for the very first time, there is only one first time after all. Tonight though in Belfast sharing this soundtrack live with friends who you grew up with, to this very soundtrack.

Does it get any better? Death Cult’s commitment to live performances has been a cornerstone of their success. Their concerts are legendary for their energy and emotional depth, capturing the essence of their music. The band’s stage presence, coupled with their ever-evolving sound, has kept them relevant and captivating audiences for four decades. The band’s journey from Death Cult to The Cult, from post-punk to hard rock, has been a remarkable one. As they celebrate their 40th anniversary in 2023, their music continues to inspire and influence generations of music enthusiasts. With their unwavering commitment to live performances and their dynamic, ever-evolving sound, They stand as a testament to the enduring power of rock and roll. Here’s to 40 years of music that has rocked our souls and continues to do so with every electrifying performance.

For all those hardcore dedicated fans, a box was ticked this evening, for the younger fresh faces in the crowd, a musical education was delivered the only way this band knows how, with sheer class. Dublin is up next before the lads move onto the mainland, hearts and minds will be laid to waste so be prepared.

Check out the upcoming dates: 

November 7 Dublin, IE 3Olympia

November 9  Sheffield, UK  Foundry

November 10  Liverpool, UK  Guild of Students

November 12  Glasgow, UK  Barrowland

November 13  Nottingham, UK  Rock City

November 14  Birmingham, UK  O2 Institute

November 16  Bournemouth, UK  O2 Academy

November 17  Norwich, UK  UEA

November 18  Manchester, UK  Albert Hall

November 20  London, UK  Brixton Electric

November 21  London, UK  Brixton Electric

Belfast and Dublin dates via:  www.ticketmaster.ie

Check for local pre-sale options.

Southern Death Cult formed in 1981, releasing their sole, self-titled album posthumously in 1983. That same year, Death Cult formed, with Astbury joining forces with Duffy for a musical partnership that has endured for 40-plus years. The band released two 12-inches that same year, one being the  Death Cult  EP, which were subsequently combined and released as a CD. Death Cult is a vital transmission from the generation of Shamanic post-punk gothic futurists.

Death Cult became The Cult in 1984. Releasing  Dreamtime  that same year and going on to experience a career that has seen the release of 11 full-length albums, as well as numerous international and U.S. gold and platinum certifications.

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The evening, while centered around Death Cult and their eponymous EPs, will boast a setlist that spans the three phases of the band, from Southern Death Cult, to Death Cult, and The Cult’s first two albums: “Dreamtime” (1984) and “Love” (1985).

Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy follow the Los Angeles outing with a UK & Ireland Tour for November 2023, featuring the same, remarkable celebration of The Cult’s origins.

US Live Shows 2023: October 23 Los Angeles, CA The Theatre at The Ace Hotel

UK & Ireland Tour Dates 2023: November 6 Belfast, UK Telegraph November 7 Dublin, IE 3Olympia November 9 Sheffield, UK Foundry November 10 Liverpool, UK Guild of Students November 12 Glasgow, UK Barrowland November 13 Nottingham, UK Rock City November 14 Birmingham, UK O2 Institute November 16 Bournemouth, UK O2 Academy November 17 Norwich, UK UEA November 18 Manchester, UK Albert Hall November 20 London, UK Brixton Electric November 21 London, UK Brixton Electric

Tickets for all dates are on-sale this Friday, Aug. 18 at 10 am local time. Check for local pre-sale options.

Southern Death Cult formed in 1981, releasing their sole, self-titled album posthumously in 1983. That same year, Death Cult formed, with Astbury joining forces with Duffy for a musical partnership that has endured for 40-plus years. The band released two 12-inches that same year, one being the “Death Cult” EP, which were subsequently combined and released as a CD. Death Cult is a vital transmission from the generation of Shamanic post-punk gothic futurists.

Death Cult became The Cult in 1984. Releasing “Dreamtime” that same year and going on to experience a career that has seen the release of 11 full-length albums, as well as numerous international and U.S. gold and platinum certifications.

The band previously announced a series of traditional performances, spanning The Cult’s discography.

US Tour Dates 2023: October 5 Sacramento, CA Aftershock Festival October 6 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Resort & Casino – Grand Theatre * October 8 Eugene, OR Hult Center for the Performing Arts – Soreng Theatre * October 11 Spokane, WA Northern Quest Resort & Casino October 12 Boise, ID Revolution Concert House * October 14 Shelton, WA Little Creek Casino Resort – Skookum Event Center October 15 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre * October 17 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery October 19 San Diego, CA Humphreys Concerts by the Bay * October 20 San Diego, CA Humphreys Concerts by the Bay * October 21 Rancho Mirage, CA Aqua Caliente Rancho Mirage – The Show October 26 Chandler, AZ Gila River Hotels & Casino – The Showroom at Wild Horse Pass October 27 Las Vegas, NV The Pearl * October 28 Las Vegas, NV The Pearl * * (Cold Cave opens)

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The Cult to Highlight Early Material on Death Cult Fall 2023 Tour

The Cult ’s Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy will honor their post-punk roots with a one-off tour this fall under their pre-fame moniker Death Cult.

The brief run will comprise one Los Angeles show on Oct. 23, with support from darkwave group Cold Cave, as well as a dozen shows in the United Kingdom in November. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday. You can see the full list of dates below.

Formed by Astbury and Duffy in 1983, Death Cult evolved out of Astbury’s previous band Southern Death Cult. The group released a self-titled EP and the single “Gods Zoo” in 1983 before rechristening itself as the Cult in early 1984.

The upcoming tour will honor all three phases of the band, focusing on Southern Death Cult, Death Cult and the Cult’s first two full-length albums: 1984’s Dreamtime and 1985’s Love , which spawned the breakthrough hit “She Sells Sanctuary.”

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Between the Death Cult shows the Cult will tour regularly in support of their latest album, last year’s Under the Midnight Sun . You can see those dates below as well.

Death Cult Fall 2023 Tour Oct. 23 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel * Nov. 6 – Belfast, UK @ Telegraph Nov. 7 – Dublin, IE @ 3Olympia Nov. 9 – Sheffield, UK @ Foundry Nov. 10  – Liverpool, UK @ Guild of Students Nov. 12 – Glasgow, UK @ Barrowland Nov. 13 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City Nov. 14 – Birmingham, UK @ O2 Institute Nov. 16 – Bournemouth, UK @ O2 Academy Nov. 17 – Norwich, UK @ UEA Nov. 18 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall Nov. 20 – London, UK @ Brixton Electric Nov. 21 – London, UK @ Brixton Electric

The Cult Fall 2023 Tour Oct. 5 - Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival Oct. 6 - Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Resort & Casino – Grand Theatre * Oct. 8 - Eugene, OR @ Hult Center for the Performing Arts – Soreng Theatre * Oct. 11 - Spokane, WA @ Northern Quest Resort & Casino Oct. 12 - Boise, ID @ Revolution Concert House * Oct. 14 - Shelton, WA @ Little Creek Casino Resort – Skookum Event Center Oct. 15 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre * Oct. 17 - Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain Winery Oct. 19 - San Diego, CA @ Humphreys Concerts by the Bay * Oct. 20 - San Diego, CA @ Humphreys Concerts by the Bay * Oct. 21 - Rancho Mirage, CA @ Aqua Caliente Rancho Mirage – The Show Oct. 26 - Chandler, AZ @ Gila River Hotels & Casino – The Showroom at Wild Horse Pass Oct. 27 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Pearl * Oct. 28 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Pearl *

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Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy to resurrect Death Cult for 40th anniversary concerts

The Cult’s Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Death Cult — the earlier, darker iteration of their long-running band — with a special one-off U.S. performance in Los Angeles this fall followed by a dozen dates in the U.K. and Ireland.

Billed as The Cult Presents Death Cult, the shows will find Astbury, Duffy and their current Cult bandmates performing a set built around the songs recorded by Death Cult before the band changed its name to The Cult. The shows also will feature songs by The Southern Death Cult — Astbury’s short-lived pre-Death Cult outfit — and selections from the first two albums by The Cult (1984’s Dreamtime and 1985’s Love ).

What’s being billed as the sole U.S. performance will take place Oct. 23 at The Theatre at  Ace Hotel in Los Angeles. The band will then perform that same celebration of The Cult’s origins and early years at a dozen shows in November in the U.K. and Ireland. See the full tour itinerary below.

Tickets for all of the Death Cult shows go on sale at 10 a.m. local time Friday, Aug. 18.

Watch The Cult’s website for ticketing details.

+ DEATH CULT + // NOVEMBER 2023 + . Tickets go on Sale AUG 18 pic.twitter.com/rzykEQ8R6d — THE CULT (@officialcult) August 14, 2023

The Cult has other, previously announced U.S. dates through October, but the band’s representatives say those shows will instead be “traditional performances, spanning The Cult’s discography.”

Astbury formed the Southern Death Cult in 1981 with Barry Jepson, David “Buzz” Burrows and Haq Nawaz “Aky” Qureshi. The group mined a goth/post-punk sound, but only released one single — “Moya”/”Fatman” — before disbanding. Beggars Banquet released a self-titled compilation in 1983 that collected that single along with radio sessions and live material.

That same year, Astbury and Duffy formed Death Cult, the beginning of their now-decades-long musical collaboration. They released a self-titled EP and a follow-up single, “Gods Zoo,” in 1983 before dropping “Death” and continuing on as The Cult. Those two releases were combined on a single CD in 1988 and, in 1996, that CD was expanded with four tracks from a BBC radio session and retitled Ghost Dance .

Since then, Duffy and Asbury have released 11 albums as The Cult, with breakthrough singles coming in the mid- and late-’80s, including “She Sells Sanctuary,” “Wildflower,” “Love Removal Machine,” “Firewoman” and “Edie (Ciao Baby),” as the band evolved from its goth/post-punk roots into a more hard-rock sound.

Below, check out the Death Cult dates:

The Cult Presents Death Cult tour dates 2023

Oct. 23: Los Angeles, CA — The Theatre at Ace Hotel * Nov. 6: Belfast, UK — Telegraph Nov. 7: Dublin, IE — Olympia Nov. 9: Sheffield, UK — Foundry Nov. 10: Liverpool, UK — Guild of Students Nov. 12: Glasgow, UK — Barrowland Nov. 13: Nottingham, UK — Rock City Nov. 14: Birmingham, UK — O2 Institute Nov. 16: Bournemouth, UK — O2 Academy Nov. 17: Norwich, UK — UEA Nov. 18: Manchester, UK — Albert Hall Nov. 20: London, UK — Brixton Electric Nov. 21: London, UK — Brixton Electric

The Cult tour dates 2023

Oct. 5: Sacramento, CA — Aftershock Festival Oct. 6: Reno, NV — Grand Sierra Resort & Casino – Grand Theatre * Oct. 8: Eugene, OR — Hult Center for the Performing Arts – Soreng Theatre * Oct. 11: Spokane, WA — Northern Quest Resort & Casino Oct. 12: Boise, ID — Revolution Concert House * Oct. 14: Shelton, WA — Little Creek Casino Resort – Skookum Event Center Oct. 15: Portland, OR — Roseland Theatre * Oct. 17: Saratoga, CA — The Mountain Winery Oct. 19: San Diego, CA — Humphreys Concerts by the Bay * Oct. 20: San Diego, CA — Humphreys Concerts by the Bay * Oct. 21: Rancho Mirage, CA — Aqua Caliente Rancho Mirage – The Show Oct. 26: Chandler, AZ — Gila River Hotels & Casino – The Showroom at Wild Horse Pass Oct. 27: Las Vegas, NV — The Pearl * Oct. 28: Las Vegas, NV — The Pearl *

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The Cult announce 40th anniversary UK tour for winter 2024

The dates conclude with a stop at London’s Royal Albert Hall

The Cult have announced details of a UK tour, which will celebrate their 40th year as a band. Find upcoming dates and ticket details below.

Announced today (April 16), the shows are set for later this year and will see the iconic ‘80s rock group perform in 10 cities across the country. The dates come in celebration of a huge milestone for Ian Astbury and co., as this year marks four decades since the band formed as we recognise them today – swapping their name from the original title ‘Death Cult’ into ‘The Cult’.

“Following up from the great energy of Death Cult 8323 shows, I’m looking forward to bringing that sense of celebration of the band’s music, and the communion with our fans, to Cult 8424,” guitarist Billy Duffy said of the new announcement. “CFFC. Let the ceremony commence!”

The shows all take place this winter, and kick off on October 21 with an opening night at the De Montfort Hall in Leicester. This is followed the next night with a gig at Swansea Arena (22), followed by stops in Edinburgh (24), Manchester (25), Bristol (27), York (29) and Newcastle (30).

The final run of the new tour dates will take place in the first week of November; including a slot at Guildhall in Portsmouth on the 1st, and a show at Civic Hall in Wolverhampton the following night. The dates wrap up with a closing show at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall in London on November 4.

Tickets go on sale this Friday (April 19) at 10am BST. Visit here to get tickets and find a full list of tour dates below.

The Cult 2024 tour dates are:

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OCTOBER 21 – Leicester, De Montfort Hall 22– Swansea, Swansea Arena    24 – Edinburgh, Usher Hall  25 – Manchester, O2 Apollo  27 – Bristol, Beacon     29 – York, Barbican 30 – Newcastle, O2 City Hall      

NOVEMBER: 1 – Portsmouth, Guildhall 2 – Wolverhampton, Civic Hall 4 – London, Royal Albert Hall

The dates for 2024 come following a tour the band embarked on last year, celebrating 40 years since their first formation under the name ‘Death Cult’ .

Taking place around the UK, Ireland and the US, the tour was called ‘Death Cult 8323’ and saw Duffy and Astbury return to play iconic venues they previously performed in at the start of their career.

The live shows focused on Death Cult and their eponymous EPs, and also boasted a setlist that spanned “the three phases of the band, from Southern Death Cult, to Death Cult, and The Cult’s first two albums: ‘Dreamtime’ (1984) and ‘Love’ (1985).”

More recently, Billy Duffy joined Johnny Marr on stage in Frome last summer to play tracks by The Smiths and Depeche Mode .

The on-stage appearance was the latest of the multiple times the two musicians have joined forces, as they both have a long history of playing music together – stemming back to their adolescent years.

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“ Our music is just melodies and guitar, we’re like Big Country and U2….Only Better!” Ian Astbury 1985

The Cult, a British rock band with a penchant for blending post-punk, hard rock, and alternative influences, emerged as a prominent force in the music scene during the 1980s. Formed in 1983 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, the band underwent an initial incarnation as “Death Cult” before shortening their name to The Cult.

Starting out in 1983 as “The Southern Death Cult,” the band consisted of; Ian Astbury (Vocals), Barry Jepson (bass), Haq Nawaz ‘Aky’ Qureshi (Drums) and Dave ‘Buzz’ Burrows (Guitar), the band was soon revitalised after Astbury disbanded the band and reformed it as the “Death Cult,” this time the line up included; Astbury (vocals), Billy Duffy (guitar), Jaime Stewart (bass) and Raymond ‘Ray Mondo’ Taylor Smith (drums). This line up continued until another change was made in1994.

From this point, core of The Cult consists of just two founding members, Ian Astbury (vocals) and Billy Duffy (guitar). Their musical collaboration, rooted in their shared passion for rock and roll and a mystic aesthetic, laid the foundation for the band’s distinctive sound.

The Cult’s early success came with their third album, “Love” (1985), which featured hits like “She Sells Sanctuary” and “Rain.” These tracks showcased the band’s ability to marry Ian Astbury’s soulful and charismatic vocals with Billy Duffy’s iconic guitar riffs, creating a sound that resonated with both mainstream and alternative audiences.

The band’s exploration of various genres and willingness to evolve their sound marked their career. The 1987 album “Electric” took a more hard rock-oriented approach, featuring tracks like “Love Removal Machine,” while the move to America and the collaboration with the infamous ‘Bob Rock’ who engineered, “Sonic Temple” (1989) solidified their status with hits like “Fire Woman” and “Edie (Ciao Baby).”

The early ‘90s saw The Cult continue to experiment with their sound, incorporating elements of alternative and grunge music. The album “Ceremony” (1991) showcased this evolution, featuring tracks like “Wild Hearted Son.” However, by the mid-’90s, the band took a hiatus.

The Cult reunited in 1999, and another album quickly followed, releasing “Beyond Good and Evil” (2001), sadly, another brief hiatus followed , this time from 2002 until 2006, since reforming they have gone on to release four more albums, “Born Into This” (2007), “Choice of Weapon” (2012), “Hidden City” (2016) and “The Midnight Sun” (2022) and in doing so, thereby demonstrating their enduring relevance and commitment to evolving their musical identity.

In addition to their success in the studio, The Cult has built a reputation for powerful and dynamic live performances. Ian Astbury’s enigmatic stage presence and Billy Duffy’s masterful guitar work have made their concerts memorable experiences for fans worldwide.

The band’s song writing often explores themes of spirituality, love, and societal issues, with Ian Astbury’s lyrics contributing a poetic and reflective element to their music. His respect for the Native American people is evident in the band’s early works.

The Cult’s influence on the rock genre extends beyond their chart-topping hits; they are regarded as trailblazers who have seamlessly bridged the gap between alternative and hard rock. With a career now spanning four decades and a catalogue of critically acclaimed albums, The Cult remains a driving force in the evolution of rock music.

Their latest tour sees them reverting back to using their earlier, ‘Death Cult’, name, their tour poster featuring the words “The CULT presents DEATH CULT 8323”, (1983 – 2023, it’s a ‘40 th Anniversary tour,’), kicking off in Belfast on November 6 th , it then continues for 12 nights, climaxing at the Brixton Electric in London for two nights, 20-21 Nov.

Up first is “LiLi Refrain,” a musician based in Rome, Italy. She uses guitar, drums, vocals mixed in with synths and loopers to build tracks in real time, full of haunting sounds that have an element of a bygone era about them, she uses her voice as an extra instrument, the lyrics are other worldly and have no semantics. I suppose her attire and face paint help to reinforce that pagan ritualistic image that her music projects. She has been around since 2007 and to date has five studio albums; ‘Lili Refrain’ (2009), “9” (2009), “Kawax” (2013), “ULU” (2020) and “Mana” (2022). She has toured with the mighty Heilung through 2022 into 2023.

A Lili Refrain live performance is on of being transported to an otherworldly realm, one where the boundaries of reality dissolve, and the audience is transported into a literal sonic dreamscape. A Lili Refrain takes to the stage she is shrouded in an ethereal mist as, adorned with enigmatic face paint, she slowly takes command of her sonic universe.

The journey begins with “Ichor” from the album “Mana,” (2022), a haunting introduction that sets the tone for the surreal experience that is about to unfold. Lili Refrain’s mastery of the looping pedal becomes immediately apparent, as layers of sound weave together, creating a mesmerizing tapestry.

As “Sangoma” ( Mana 2022), reverberates through the venue, the crowd is left in a state of bewilderment. Lili’s use of vocal sounds, devoid of traditional words, adds a strange, otherworldly but captivating dimension to the performance. The looping pedal becomes her sorcery, conjuring sonic spells that enrapture the audience in a trance.

“Mami Wata,” another enchanting composition from the album “Mana,” further deepens the sonic journey. The looping pedal becomes a portal through which Lili summons spectral melodies, each layer building upon the last, creating a sonic cathedral that resonates with the audience’s collective soul.

“Terra 2.0” (ULU 2020), unfolds like a cosmic ballet, with Lili Refrain manipulating time and space through her intricate loops. The crowd, now fully immersed in the surreal soundscape, responds with a mix of awe and reverence, unsure whether they are witnessing a performance or a mystical ritual.

The enigmatic journey continues with a rendition of “Nature Boy,” a track that transcends its earthly origins, from the earlier album “Kawax (2013)”. Lili’s vocal sounds, intertwined with the other instruments and looping pedal, create an otherworldly choir that seems to echo from distant galaxies. The crowd, caught in the sonic embrace, is transported to a dimension where the boundaries between artist and audience blur.

As the set draws to a close, Lili Refrain unleashes the sonic culmination of the evening, “Earthling.” (Mana 2022), The looping pedal becomes a conduit for her cosmic energies, and the crowd is left spellbound by the sonic alchemy taking place before them. Lili’s face paint seems to glow with an unearthly light as she orchestrates the final crescendo.

The set concludes, leaving the audience in a state of transcendence. Lili Refrain’s ethereal performance, marked by haunting sounds, both instrumental and vocal, and the mystical use of looping, has not just entertained but has transported the crowd to a place where the boundaries of reality are beautifully and bizarrely blurred. A stunning warm up set for tonight’s headliners. With Astbury’s love of the native American, Canadian cultures its obvious why Lili Refrain was chosen.

As the crew yet again, swiftly clear the stage, the buzz from the crowd has started to grow, fans are hurriedly trying to get a drink from the bar, deep with fans trying to do the same before the main act hits the stage.

On time in a smoke-filled Rock City, The Cult take the stage with an electrifying energy that sets the night ablaze. The air, thick with anticipation as the first chords of “83rd Dream” (Dreamtime 1984), resonated through the venue, signalling the beginning of a musical journey. The crowd drinks or not are on their toes, this is what they have come for, this is what they want, Astbury, Duffy, Tempesta and Jones… LIVE!

“Christians” (Brothers Grimm EP 1983), follows on, shaking the crowd to their core with its raw power. The ever-present smoke adding a mysterious ambiance, enhancing the visual experience. Ian Astbury’s voice cut through the haze, captivating the audience with each lyric. Billy Duffy’s guitar riffs wove seamlessly with Astbury’s vocals, creating a sonic tapestry that filled the venue.

As “Gods Zoo” (1983, later released on the Ghostdance EP ), and “Brothers Grimm” (1983 EP), reverberated through Rock City, the atmosphere intensifies. The crowd, immersed in the sonic waves, responded with fervent cheers and enthusiastic applause after each song. Astbury’s enigmatic stage presence and Duffy’s masterful guitar work fuel the connection between band and audience.

The tribal beats of “Ghost Dance” (1983 EP), resonated, invoking a collective rhythmic response from the crowd. The Cult cover, “Butterflies” ( Dreamtime 1984) is up next along with the reworked “A Flower In The Desert,” formally a Death Cult song from 1983 called ‘Flowers In The Forest’, showcasing the band’s versatility, drawing the audience into a trance-like state. “Resurrection Joe” (Dreamtime 1984), and “Horse Nation” (1983 EP) stirred the energy, amplifying the fervour within the venue to new heights.

“Go West (Crazy Spinning Circles)”( Dreamtime 1984), and “Hollow Man”(Love 1985), continue to build the momentum, setting the stage for a climactic moment. The atmosphere nearly reaching its peak during “Dreamtime,” (Dreamtime 1984), with the crowd collectively surrendering to the hypnotic rhythm. Astbury and Duffy’s onstage chemistry was obvious, creating a collaboration that elevated the performance to a spectacle for the hungry fans .

“Spiritwalker” (Dreamtime 1984), resonates with the crowd, leading into the set closer, “Rain.” (Love 1985). The haunting melody filling the air, and the venue, as one erupts as The Cult exit the stage, leaving the audience hungry for more.

The encore begins with “Moya,” released in 1982 on a 12 inch which also included “Fatman” and “The Girl.” It would later appear on a compilation album released in 1983 called “the Southern Death Cult”. This surprise inclusion thrilled long-time fans, and its pulsating beats marked a high point in the show. The climax of the night arrived with the legendary “She Sells Sanctuary,” (Love 1085). Duffy’s iconic guitar riff echoing through Rock City, igniting a frenzied response from the crowd. Astbury’s vocals soared, and the synergy between the band and the audience reached a fever pitch.

As the final notes of “She Sells Sanctuary” faded, the crowd are left on a natural “Gothic” High. The night concluded with The Cult delivering what is arguably their best-known song, from the album “Love,” leaving the fans in Rock City bathed in the afterglow of a spiritual performance, the collective buzz leaving the venue is one of euphoria, and nostalgia as the Death Cult have reminded their partisan following, just how damn good their live shows are.

I first saw The Cult in the early 80’s in Leicester’s, DeMontfort Hall, on the “Love” tour. It was a simple stripped back set from memory, but it has remained in my top three gigs of all time. I often refer to it even today, tonight has cemented that memory even more.

As we step out into the cold November night the evening still reverberating in our ears, we happily go about our way home, with a smile and a whispered song on our lips.. Yes, another great school night away from homework ..

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The Cult announce 40th anniversary UK tour

Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy play 10 shows

The Cult will celebrate their glorious four-decade career with a major headline tour this coming autumn.

The Cult's 8424 40th Anniversary Tour visits 10 cities in England, Scotland and Wales this October and November.

Opening at Leicester De Montfort Hall, Ian Astbury, Billy Duffy and co. then take in shows in Swansea, Edinburgh, Manchester, Bristol, York, Newcastle, Portsmouth and Wolverhampton before closing with a show in London's prestigious Royal Albert Hall.

We have a 24-hour pre-sale to the tour, which starts right here at 10am on Thursday 18th April. General sale follows at 10am on Friday.

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The Cult’s 40th anniversary tour follows their autumn 2023 trek as their embryonic incarnation, Death Cult .

Billy Duffy shares: “Following up from the great energy of Death Cult 8323 shows, I’m looking forward to bringing that sense of celebration of the band’s music, and the communion with our fans, to Cult 8424. CFFC. Let the ceremony commence!”

The Cult’s 8424 40th Anniversary Tour dates:

OCTOBER 2024

Leicester De Montfort Hall – Mon 21st

Swansea Arena – Tue 22nd

Edinburgh Usher Hall – Thu 24th

Manchester O2 Apollo – Fri 25th

Bristol Beacon – Sun 27th

York Barbican – Tue 29th

Newcastle O2 City Hall – Wed 30th

NOVEMBER 2024

Portsmouth Guildhall – Fri 1st

Wolverhampton Civic Hall – Sat 2nd

London Royal Albert Hall – Mon 4th

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Eric Clapton

Guitar virtuoso Eric Clapton has announced a headline UK & Ireland tour for May 2024. Slowhand will play arenas in Newcastle, Liverpool, Birmingham and Dublin before culminating with four nights at London's world-famous Royal Albert Hall. Buy tickets here.

'Hotel California' legend Eagles will be carrying out a UK residency in May and June 2024 - joined by Steely Dan at all dates. The residency will take place in Manchester, as part of their multi-year swansong tour The Long Goodbye . The Eagles will play the UK's largest indoor arena - Manchester's new 23,500 capacity Co-op Live venue - on Friday 31st May, Saturday 1st June and Tuesday 4th June 2024. Due to phenomenal band, the band have extended the residency with two more dates , adding shows on Friday 7th and Saturday 8th June. Buy tickets here

Tenacious D

The self-professed Greatest Band That Ever Played on Planet Earth, Tenacious D, will embark on a six-date UK arena tour in May 2024. The 'Tenacious D and the Spicy Meatball Tour' opens at Resorts World Arena in Birmingham on Tuesday 7th May 2024 and visits Manchester AO Arena, Glasgow OVO Hydro, Leeds First Direct Arena and Nottingham Motorpoint Arena before culminating at Brighton Centre on Monday 13th May 2024. Buy tickets here.

Bryan Adams

The legendary Bryan Adams will be embarking on a six-date UK tour in May 2024. The Groover From Vancouver will kick off the string of shows with a three-night residency at London's Royal Albert Hall from Monday 13th to Wednesday 15th May 2024, before heading through Coventry, Sheffield and Cardiff from 17th - 19th. Buy tickets here

Nickelback will head on a four-date UK arena tour in May 2024, starting the string of dates in Glasgow on Thursday 16th, before playing in Manchester and London, and ending the run in Birmingham on Thursday 23rd May 2024. Chart-topping UK indie-rock band Lottery Winners will join Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger and Daniel Adair at all four dates. Buy tickets here

Bruce Dickinson

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson will embark on a six date UK tour in May 2024. The opening dates of Bruce's summer European trek, Bruce will play shows in Wolverhampton, Glasgow, Manchester, Swansea, Nottingham and London, from 16th - 24th May 2024. At all six dates, the support act comes in the form of New Zealand hard rockers Black Smoke Trigger. Buy tickets here Buy tickets here

Jane's Addiction

Jane's Addiction will head on a short headline UK tour in May and June 2024. The short tun of shows will follow Jane Addiction's already announced headline slot at the Bearded Theory Festival, which will take place in Derbyshire from Thursday 23rd May to Sunday 26th May 2024. They will then perform two nights at London's The Roundhouse (27th and 29th May), then play Glasgow Barrowland (31st May) and Manchester O2 Apollo (3rd June). Buy tickets here

Five Finger Death Punch

Five Finger Death Punch will embark on their UK/European tour of headline dates, including a show at London's OVO Arena Wembley, starting on 23rd May 2024. Dates are set to continue through to 14th July.

Robin Trower

May 2024 will see Robin Trower perform his first live concerts in six years, at Planet Rock's Blues Power Live. For the first time, Blues Power Live will take place at three separate venues across England - Robin Trower kicks off the trio of concerts at London Islington Assembly on Tuesday 28th May, before playing two more dates at Gateshead Glasshouse (30th May) and Holmfirth Picturedrome (31st May). Buy tickets here

After teasing UK and European tour dates just a week before, Tool confirmed in November 2023 that they would be bringing a series of shows to the UK in May and June 2024. Maynard James Keenan, Adam Jones, Danny Carey and Justin Chancellor will play a total of 15 European shows in the early summer, including three arena dates in England - on Thursday 30th May 2024, Saturday 1st June and Monday 3rd June. Buy tickets here

Winger - 2024

New York City rockers Winger have announced details of their final UK concert . After touring the UK with Steel Panther last year, Winger will play their last-ever show on these shores at London Islington Assembly Hall on Friday 7th June 2024. Get tickets here.

Although it's not quite a UK tour, German rock legends Scorpions will be playing their first UK concert in five years in 2024. Taking place at London OVO Arena Wembley on Saturday 8th June 2024, Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine, Matthias Jabs, Pawel Maciwoda and Mikkey Dee will perform their only UK concert, as part of the 'Love at First Sting Tour', celebrating the 40th anniversary of Scorpions' ninth studio album of the same name. Their special guests at the momentous show will be their fellow rock icons Extreme. Buy tickets here

Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets

Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets will celebrate the early music of Pink Floyd on a headline UK tour in June 2024 . Nick Mason, Gary Kemp, Guy Pratt, Lee Harris and Dom Beken will play 14 headline shows opening at Stoke Victoria Hall on Tuesday 11th June and wrapping up at London Royal Albert Hall on Saturday 29th June. Buy tickets here

Mr. Bungle will play two headline shows ahead of their appearance at Download Festival this summer, serving as their first headline UK shows in 24 years. The epic shows will take place at London O2 Forum Kentish Town on Wednesday 12th June and Manchester O2 Ritz on Thursday 13th June. Their performance at Download Festival will then take place on Friday 14th June. Buy tickets here

Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters began promoting their 11th studio album 'But Here We Are' in May 2023, while also revealing that UK concerts were on the horizon . The news was confirmed in June, with the band announcing their highly anticipated UK tour will take place in 2024 . Dates for the shows take place from Thursday 13th June - Thursday 27th, with the tour being the band's first in the UK since the untimely death of drummer Taylor Hawkins , which led to them cancelling UK stadium tour in June and July 2022 . Foo Fighters made their live return in May 2023, with Josh Freese recruited as their new drummer . Foo Fighters will play in Manchester, Glasgow, London, Cardiff and Birmingham. Due to phenomenal demand, they added an extra date in Manchester . Buy tickets here

Troy Redfern

British slide guitar virtuoso Troy Redfern has lined up an 11-date headline UK tour for June 2024, titled the 'Troy Redfern "Invocation" Headline UK Tour'. The tour will open in Frome on Monday 17th June 2024, travelling through Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Chester, Birmingham, Guildford, Cambridge, Southampton and London before concluding in Tunbridge Wells on Tuesday 27th June. Buy tickets here

Keanu Reeves' rock band Dogstar will play their first UK shows in 25 years this summer, heading to the UK to play two shows in June 2024 . As part of a larger European tour, Dogstar will play headline shows at Manchester New Century Hall on Tuesday 18th June and London Electric Ballroom on Wednesday 19th June. Marking a quarter of a century since performing on these shores, the band's last UK performance was at Glastonbury Festival on 27th June 1999. Buy tickets here

In 2024 'American Idiot' legends Green Day will be bringing their tour to the UK & Europe . 'The Savior Tour' will follow the release of their 14th studio album of the same name, which will be released on Friday 19th January 2024. Tour dates start in Manchester on Friday 21st June 2024, and also include their appearance at the Isle Of Wight Festival. Joining them at the four stadium dates will be chart-conquering Southend-on-Sea collective Nothing But Thieves, and Hasting punk rockers Maid of Ace. Buy tickets here

The same day they premiered the title track from their 12th studio album 'Dark Matter' , Pearl Jam announced shows in England and Ireland for as part of their tour in summer 2024. The Seattle rock heroes will perform at Dublin Marlay Park on Saturday 22nd June, Manchester's brand new venue Co-op Live on Tuesday 25th June, and London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday 29th June.

Rock legends Heart will embark on their first UK tour in eight years this July 2024. The Royal Flush Tour 2024 will see Heart play six huge arena shows with special guests Squeeze, who are celebrating their 50th anniversary. The tour will open at London's The O2 on Monday 1st July 2024, then visit Birmingham, Nottingham, Manchester and Leeds before concluding at Glasgow OVO Hydro on Tuesday 9th July 2024. Buy tickets here

Following reports that AC/DC were 'looking at 2024 tour dates' to coincide with their 50th anniversary, and after the rock legends' live return at October 2023's Power Trip festival in California, it has been confirmed that AC/DC will perform two colossal concerts at London's Wembley Stadium for this summer. As part of The Power Up Tour, named after the band's chart-topping 2020 album 'PWR UP', the shows will take place on Wednesday 3rd and Sunday 7th July 2024. The two Wembley shows will mark the first time AC/DC have performed in the UK in more than eight years. At all European dates of their tour, New York rockers The Pretty Reckless will play support . Buy tickets here

Mammoth WVH

Mammoth WVH will return to the UK in July for their first headlining shows - after their stint opening for Slash with Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators, and playing shows with legendary names such as Metallica, Alter Bridge and Sevendust, Def Leppard and Motley Crüe, and Nita Strauss. Their two headlining shows take place at Birmingham O2 Institute 2 on Monday 8th July 2024, and London O2 Academy on Tuesday 9th July. Buy tickets here

Stevie Nicks

Fleetwood Mac icon Stevie Nicks will headline American Express presents BST Hyde Park this summer. Stevie will top the bill at the London festival on Friday 12th July 2024. Shortly after her headline spot was announced, it was then revealed that the legend will be performing two more arena shows in the UK this summer, taking place at Glasgow's OVO Hydro on Saturday 6th July and Manchester's Co-op Live on Tuesday 9th July. Buy tickets here

The Commoners - 2024

Taking place alongside their festival performances at Steelhouse and Maid of Stone, Canadian rockers The Commoners will play a string of headline shows throughout the UK. The trek of seven headline shows will open at London's The Grace on Friday 19th July 2024, and visit Milton Keynes, Wolverhampton, Newbury, Manchester, Edinburgh and Leeds on 27th July. Buy tickets here

Garbage - 2024

Scottish-American rockers Garbage have announced their first headline UK tour in five years. Following their previously confirmed show at Glasgow's TRNSMT Festival in July 2024, Garbage will play their own headline concerts in Edinburgh, Bridlington, Wolverhampton and Manchester before concluding with a gargantuan gig at London Wembley OVO Arena on Saturday 20th July. Get tickets here.

Alt-metal pioneers KoRn will return to London in August 2024 to perform for the first time in seven years. In what will be their biggest UK headline show to date, the band will perform at London's Gunnersbury Park on Sunday 11th August.

Blackberry Smoke

In September 2024 Blackberry Smoke will be coming to the UK for a five-date headline tour. The band will kick off their tour at Glasgow O2 Academy on Monday 9th September 2024, before going on to play Edinburgh O2 Academy, Manchester O2 Apollo, Birmingham O2 Academy, and finally London Eventim Apollo on Saturday 14th. Buy tickets here

Tyketto and Little Caesar

Tyketto, along with long-time friends Little Ceasar, will embark on a nine-date UK tour in September 2024. Titled 'A Show of Strength Tour', shows bein at London O2 Academy on Thursday 12th September 2024, and it visit Cambridge, Nottingham, Barnsley, Newcastle, Glasgow, Manchester and Wolverhampton before concluding at Southampton's The 1865 on Sunday 22nd September 2024. Buy tickets here

Elles Bailey

Genre-splicing roots singer, and Planet Rock presenter, Elles Bailey will head on her biggest headline tour to date this Autumn - spanning 16 shows across the UK - in support of her latest album 'Beneath The Neon Glow'. Dates begin in Lincoln on Wednesday 25th September 2024, with the run travelling through Norwich, Cambridge, Oxford, Carlisle, Gloucester, Exeter, Bristol, London, Southampton, Sunderland, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Chester and Wolverhampton, before culminating in Leeds on Sunday 1st December. Buy tickets here

Apocalyptica

Following Finnish symphonic metallers Apocalyptica recruiting Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo for a track on their tenth studio album 'Plays Metallica Vol. 2', the band also announced 2024 UK tour dates. Apocalyptica will perform Metallica classics on tour throughout September and October 2024, with dates starting in Manchester on Sunday 29th September. The 'Apocalyptica Plays Metallica Vol.2 Tour' will then travel through London, Glasgow and Nottingham, before culminating in Cardiff on Saturday 5th October. Buy tickets here

Steve Hackett

Guitar great Steve Hackett will be performing shows in October 2024 - embarking on the 15-date Genesis Greats, Lamb Highlights & Solo UK tour. The tour will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Genesis' sixth studio album 'The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway', with the setlist boasting a selection of highlights from the album. Steve will also be performing other Genesis favourites and songs from his solo repertoire. The tour opens at Aylesbury Friars Waterside on Wednesday 2nd October 2024, and visits Portsmouth, Bristol, Cambridge, Birmingham, Liverpool, Cardiff, Guildford, Stoke, York, Nottingham, Glasgow, Gateshead, Manchester and Reading before concluding at London Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday 23rd October. Buy tickets here

Samantha Fish

Blues rocker Samantha Fish will head on her 10-date 'The Bulletproof Tour' throughout the UK in October 2024. Shows begin at Birmingham Town Hall on Friday 4th October, before visiting Brighton, London, Norwich, Cardiff, Bath, Leeds, Nottingham and Newcastle, then closing at Edinburgh Queen's Hall on Sunday 13th October. Buy tickets here

Scottish blues rockers King King have a 15-date tour lined up for autumn 2024. With special guest Arielle at all dates, the Planet Rock presents King King tour opens at Kendal Brewery Arts on Thursday 10th October and wraps up at Southport Atkinson on Tuesday 29th October - also visiting Chester, Southampton, Brighton, Gloucester, Bath, Stockton, Leeds, Carlisle, Gateshead, Lincoln, Norwich, Reading and Cardiff. Buy tickets here

Alice Cooper

Icon, pioneer, and Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductee Alice Cooper will be performing in the UK for the first time since 2022, bringing his 'Too Close For Comfort Tour' across the pond in October 2024. Alice and his award-winning band will begin the string of shows in Glasgow on Monday 14th October, before heading to arenas in Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, before finishing with two shows at London's Eventim Apollo on Sunday 20th and Monday 21st. Buy tickets here

Dream Theater

The reunited 'classic line-up' of Dream Theater announced European tour dates , to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the band - including a UK show. The tour, billed as 'An Evening With Dream Theater' will be their first live outing since drummer Mike Portnoy's return to the lineup - with dates starting at the O2 in London, on 20th October 2024, serving as the only UK date. Buy tickets here

As part of their 50th anniversary celebrations, Y & T have lined up an eight-date autumn 2024 UK tour . The California rockers open the tour at Southampton The Brook on Tuesday 22nd October 2024, before visiting Cardiff, London, Wolverhampton, Holmfirth, Glasgow and Newcastle, culminating at Nottingham Rock City on Saturday 2nd November. Buy tickets here

Journey with special guests Cheap Trick

Rock legends Journey are bringing their 50th Anniversary Freedom Tour to the UK & Ireland in autumn 2024. The tour serves as their first on these shores in well over a decade, and opens at Cardiff Utilita Arena on Wednesday 30th October 2024, visiting Nottingham, Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham and Newcastle before concluding at London The O2 on Sunday 17th November. Buy tickets here

Suzi Quatro

Suzi Quatro will celebrate her 60th anniversary in the music business with a five-date UK tour in the autumn of 2024. Playing in prestigious venue throughout the UK, her tour opens at the world-famous London Palladium on Wednesday 13th November 2024. She'll then play dates at York Barbican, Cardiff New Theatre and Liverpool Philharmonic Hall before closing at Leicester De Montfort Hall on Wednesday 20th November. Buy tickets here

Within Temptation

Dutch symphonic metallers Within Temptation will be heading on a headline UK arena tour in autumn 2024. Part of a much larger European trek, the UK leg opens at Cardiff Utilita Arena on Friday 15th November and visits London Wembley Arena, Nottingham Motorpoint Arena and Leeds First Direct Arena. Buy tickets here.

Robert Jon & The Wreck

November and December 2024 will see Orange County rockers Robert Jon & The Wreck head on a 10-date UK tour , following the June release of their new studio album 'Red Moon Rising'. Opening at The Appleyard in Sittingbourne on Wednesday 20th November 2024, the band will then visit Brighton, Bath, Southampton, Newcastle, Glasgow, Cambridge, London and Oxford before culminating at Nottingham Rock City on Sunday 1st December. Buy tickets here

Anthrax, Kreator and Testament

Anthrax and Kreator are joining forces for a co-headline UK and Ireland tour this coming autumn, joined by their fellow thrash veterans Testament. The joint tour will begin at Manchester O2 Apollo on Thursday 21st November 2024, with the force then playing Wolverhampton Civic Hall, London Eventim Apollo and Dublin 3Arena before concluding at Glasgow OVO Hydro on Wednesday 27th November. Buy tickets here

Philip Sayce

Blues rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter Philip Sayce will tour the UK in 2024, in support of his latest studio album 'The Wolves Are Coming'. Philip will be joined by special guest Troy Redfern at all dates, opening the tour at Leeds Brudenell on Thursday 21st November, and visiting Gateshead, Glasgow, Manchester, Nottingham, Bristol, Southampton and Colchester before concluding at London Islington Assembly Hall on Wednesday 4th December. Buy tickets here After playing a rapturously received UK tour last November, the Aberystwyth-born, Toronto-raised, Los Angeles-residing musician will play nine shows on his next headline trek.

Rick Wakeman

Keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman is heading on a 2024 Christmas tour . The 'Rick Wakeman Yuletide Christmas Show' tour opens at Portsmouth New Theatre Royal on Saturday 23rd November 2024, and wraps up at London Cadogan Hall five days before Christmas on Friday 20th December. Buy tickets here

Punk rock pioneers The Damned will perform 11 shows with their 80s line-up, in a very special UK tour in December 2024. The tour will see their 80's line-up back together, with the permanent return of drummer Rat Scabies, in what will be the first time they have all shared the stage together in 35 years. Shows begin at Newcastle's NX on Wednesday 4th December 2024, with the string of shows ending at London's Roundhouse on Wednesday 18th December. Buy tickets here

Legendary Heart vocalist Ann Wilson announced an album with her band Tripsitter, 'Another Door', in September 2023, and in a statement issued to Planet Rock said: 'UK tour dates will be announced in 2024' in support of 'Another Door'. Dates are yet to be announced.

The Australian Pink Floyd Show - 2024

Acclaimed Pink Floyd tribute act The Australian Pink Floyd Show have added an extra show to their Autumn 2024 UK tour due to huge demand. They've already sold out five dates on their upcoming trek, including their closing tour date at London's world-famous Royal Albert Hall, and has now been expanded to 35 dates and it will open at London Palladium on Thursday 10th October 2024. Get tickets here.

Bywater Call - 2024

Canadian blues-infused roots rockers Bywater Call have announced a headline UK tour for October 2024. The Toronto septet open their tour in Manchester on 16th October before concluding at Newbury Arlington Arts on 26th October.

Deep Purple - 2024

Rock legends Deep Purple will head on their five date UK tour this autumn, embarking on their 'The =1 More Time Tour'. Shows begin at Birmingham Resorts World Arena on Monday 4th November 2024, visiting London, Leeds and Manchester before concluding at Glasgow OVO Hydro on Sunday 10th November. Buy tickets here

The Almighty - 2024/2025

Glasgow's prodigal sons The Almighty announced six headline UK shows over the next two years, bringing three shows in November 2024 and three more in November 2025. The tour sees the band's original line-up of Ricky Warwick, Stumpy Monroe, Floyd London and Andy 'Tantrum' McCafferty continue the three in a row concept under the title 'Three 'N' Easy.' Buy tickets here

GUN will be heading on their headline tour in December 2024, in support of their new studio album 'Hombres'. The Scottish rockers' tour is set to begin at London Scala on Wednesday 4th December, visiting Wolverhampton, Manchester, Bristol, Southampton, Leeds, Newcastle, Aberdeen and Galashiels before culminating at Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom on Saturday 14th December. Buy tickets here

Slipknot - 2024

Iowan masked metallers Slipknot have will head on their headline UK arena tour in December 2024. The tour will celebrate the 25th anniversary of their seminal debut album 'Slipknot', with dates beginning in Leeds on 14th December 2024, continuing in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham and London on 20th December. Buy tickets here

Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium - 2025

Welsh metal titans Bullet For My Valentine and Orlando metal heroes Trivium are joining forces for a co-headline UK arena tour in early 2025. The 'Poisoned Ascendancy UK Tour' opens in Cardiff on Sunday 26th January, visiting Glasgow, Manchester and Birmingham before concluding at London the O2 on Saturday 1st February.

Fish - 2025

Fish is performing UK dates for his farewell 'Road to the Isles Tour' , which starts in Europe in 2024. The 15-date UK leg opens with a hometown show at Haddington Corn Exchange on Tuesday 18th February 2025 and wraps up at Glasgow O2 Academy on Monday 10th March 2025 – serving as Fish's last ever live performance. Two further dates were added to the tour in March 2024 due to phenomenal demand. Buy tickets here

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THE CULT Announces Fall 2023 U.S. Tour

THE CULT has announced a slate of Western U.S. tour dates for this fall, with the iconic rock band trekking across the region following their Aftershock festival performance.

"We are thrilled to announce these shows," singer Ian Astbury shares. "As we close the circle from '83 to '23, we are entering into this moment to celebrate with you all, what has been, and shall continue to be, THE CULT 's continuing legacy."

Tickets go on sale this Friday, June 16 at 10 a.m. local time. VIP options, including deluxe seating, will be available simultaneously.

In addition, the band has added a trio of July performances, including a July 14 slot at the Harley-Davidson Homecoming festival.

THE CULT U.S. tour dates:

Jul. 12 - Northfield, OH @ Center Stage at MGM Northfield Jul. 13 - Peoria, IL @ Peoria Civic Center Theater Jul. 14 - Milwaukee, WI @ Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival Oct. 05 - Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival Oct. 06 - Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Resort & Casino – Grand Theatre * Oct. 08 - Eugene, OR @ Hult Center for the Performing Arts – Soreng Theatre * Oct. 11 - Spokane, WA @ Northern Quest Resort & Casino Oct. 12 - Boise, ID @ Revolution Concert House * Oct. 14 - Shelton, WA @ Little Creek Casino Resort – Skookum Event Center Oct. 15 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre * Oct. 17 - Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain Winery Oct. 19 - San Diego, CA @ Humphreys Concerts by the Bay * Oct. 20 - San Diego, CA @ Humphreys Concerts by the Bay * Oct. 21 - Rancho Mirage, CA @ Aqua Caliente Rancho Mirage – The Show Oct. 26 - Chandler, AZ @ Gila River Hotels & Casino – The Showroom at Wild Horse Pass Oct. 27 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Pearl * Oct. 28 - Las Vegas, NV @ The Pearl *

* COLD CAVE opens

In a recent interview with Germany's Rock Antenne , Astbury was full of praise for THE CULT 's latest album, "Under The Midnight Sun" , calling it "essential." He clarified: "If you're a fan of rock music, our new record's essential… I don't think there's any recent releases of rock music that come close to 'Under The Midnight Sun' . And to say that, it may sound like an arrogant statement, but I'm tired of this bullshit. Stop it. Stop phoning it in. Stop exploiting your fans. Stop patronizing your fans. And stop calling them fans. They're your benefactors. Our audience are our benefactors."

Astbury continued: "I have such incredible gratitude and respect to people who would actually pay their hard-earned money to walk through a door, buy a record, come to a show, buy a t-shirt. Are you kidding? I was one; I am one. I appreciate that. I appreciate them. And that's why we made this record, because we wanted it to be the best of the best of the best. It's a gift. Yeah, you've gotta pay for it. But I'm sorry, that's… it's society."

"Under The Midnight Sun" arrived in October via Black Hill Records . The LP was produced by Tom Dalgety ( PIXIES , GHOST , ROYAL BLOOD ). Dalgety is the first British producer THE CULT has worked with since its second album, "Love" (1985).

Astbury previously spoke highly of "Under The Midnight Sun" last July in an interview with Dayton Daily News . At the time, he said: "It is a different animal. It destroys 'Hidden City' and anything else we've done in quite a while. We dug deep and put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into this record.

"It's a brave new world out there and we want to be a part of it, but you don't get to be a part of it unless you're doing your best work," he added. "There are no free passes for anyone. You're only as good as what's happening today."

In a separate interview with the Los Angeles Daily News , Astbury stated about "Under The Midnight Sun" : "This new album is a really honest, authentic depiction of where we are today. It's a very focused record and it's layered, it's dense, it's celebratory and it gets dark. There's a lot in this record. It's an amalgamation of THE CULT 's major influences, the DNA of the band all culminating in a very special moment."

Born out of the ashes of the U.K. post-punk scene, THE CULT evolved to become one of the most influential and controversial rock bands of the late 20th century, selling millions of albums, headlining arenas and stadiums around the world, infusing innovative possibilities into the worlds of music and art, and quickly ascending through the ranks of the indie music world to achieve global status. THE CULT , whose music transformed from punk rock to post-punk, psychedelia, heavy dance music and transcendental hard rock, became one of the handful of important bands in the U.S. post-modern and hard rock communities, and was embraced by a generation that was waking up to the influence of 1960s and 1970s rock icons like LED ZEPPELIN , THE NEW YORK DOLLS and David Bowie .

The constant core of THE CULT is the "head and heart" of the band, Astbury and guitarist/composer Billy Duffy . Attitude incarnate, the chemistry between these two vastly different artists — equal parts genuine affection and palpable tension — remains the source of their long-standing partnership. Duffy grounds Astbury 's esoteric side with a hard rock perspective, and there is no doubt that at all times, these two have each other's back. THE CULT 's current lineup also includes former WHITE ZOMBIE , EXODUS and TESTAMENT drummer John Tempesta .

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The Cult Announce 2023 US Tour

Cold Cave will support the October run

UK rock legends The Cult have announced a run of 2023 US tour dates, including a fall run featuring support from Cold Cave .

Following their current Summer UK/European jaunt, The Cult will play three Midwest shows in July, including a set at the Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival in Milwaukee. The fall outing kicks off with an appearance at the Aftershock Festival on October 5th and wraps up with a two-night stand in Las Vegas on October 27th and 28th.

Tickets are available via StubHub , where your purchase is 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s Fan Protect program.

“We are thrilled to announce these shows,” frontman Ian Astbury stated in a press release. “As we close the circle from ’83 to ’23, we are entering into this moment to celebrate with you all, what has been, and shall continue to be, The Cult’s continuing legacy.”

The Cult Detail New Album Under the Midnight Sun, Share “A Cut Inside”: Stream

This year, founding members Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy are celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Cult, having originally formed under the name “Death Cult” in 1983. The group has released 11 studio LPs over that span, with 2022’s Under the Midnight Sun being the most recent.

Among their best-known songs are the ’80s classics “She Sells Sanctuary,” “Love Removal Machine,” and “Fire Woman.”

Below you can see a full list of The Cult’s 2023 tour dates. Get tickets  here .

The Cult’s 2023 Tour Dates: 06/14 – Brussels, BE @ Ancienne Belgique 06/15 – Stuttgart, DE @ LKA Longhorn 06/21 – Madrid, ES @ La Riviera 06/22 – Barcelona, ES @ Razzmatazz 06/23 – Bilbao, ES @ BBK Bilbao Music Legends Festival 06/25 – Lausanne, CH @ Les Docks 06/27 – Budapest, HU @ Budapest Park 06/29 – Kragujevac, RS @ Arsenal Fest 06/30 – Zagreb, HR @ SRC Salaata 07/01 – Pordenone, IT @ Pordenone Blues Festival 07/04 – Cardiff, UK @ Cardiff Castle 07/05 – Halifax, UK @ Halifax Piece Hall 07/06 – Scarborough, UK @ Scarborough Open Air Theatre 07/12 – Northfield, OH @ Center Stage at MGM Northfield 07/13 – Peoria, IL @ Peoria Civic Center Theater 07/14 – Milwaukee, WI @ Harley-Davidson Homecoming Festival 10/05 – Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock Festival 10/06 – Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Resort & Casino – Grand Theatre * 10/08 – Eugene, OR @ Hult Center for the Performing Arts – Soreng Theatre * 10/11 – Spokane, WA @ Northern Quest Resort & Casino 10/12 – Boise, ID @ Revolution Concert House * 10/14 – Shelton, WA @ Little Creek Casino Resort – Skookum Event Center 10/15 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre * 10/17 – Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain Winery 10/19 – San Diego, CA @ Humphreys Concerts by the Bay * 10/20 – San Diego, CA @ Humphreys Concerts by the Bay * 10/21 – Rancho Mirage, CA @ Aqua Caliente Rancho Mirage – The Show 10/26 – Chandler, AZ @ Gila River Hotels & Casino – The Showroom at Wild Horse Pass 10/27 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Pearl * 10/28 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Pearl *

* = w/ Cold Cave

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