The Cult

[Falcon]

Ian on Playboy Radio can be heard here:

https://soundcloud.com/pbrmusicspotlight/playboy-radios-music-spotlight-with-ian-astbury-of-the-cult

[Bansidhe]

Ain't been on here in years!
Great to see Falcon still posting regular updates representing the lads

Heard Dark Energy a few weeks back and though it was alright but nothing special, heard a bit of Deeply Ordered Chaos on Planet Rock the other day though and must say I'm looking forward to the new record very much now 

[Falcon]

A new vid with appearances from Ian, Billy and Johnny from The Cult's forthcoming album "Hidden City" for the song "Hinterland" debuting at Billboard can be scene here:

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/6828946/cult-hinterland-video-premiere-hidden-city-ian-astbury-exclusive

"U.K. goth-mystic rockers The Cult are primed to cap off their most recent trilogy of albums with Hidden City, due Feb. 5. They?ve hyped it as a window into humankind?s innermost thoughts, and on the video for its latest single, we get to see what frontman Ian Astbury and company are musing about.

In the brand-new music video for the powerful ?Hinterland,? a mysterious white-clad young woman enters a dream world and envisions ?a shift in human consciousness.? Check it out below, premiering exclusively via Billboard:

??Hinterland' is a place both real and imagined, a hidden city symbolic of a new Rome,? Astbury says. ?Through the eyes of several witnesses we observe a young woman as she realizes her enlightened self in a dystopian dream world. ?Hinterland' is filled with symbolism, reflecting a new aeon in the shift of human consciousness as we realign with our planet?s natural rhythms.?

[Falcon]

The Cult are being honored by the Grammy Museum, very cool.

http://www.grammymuseum.org/events/detail/the-cult

The Cult's performance at Coachella in 2014 was a defining moment for the British rock band. Rolling Stone hailed it as "the Messianic moment" of the festival, and it subsequently set the wheels in motion for the band to begin recording their 10th studio album, Hidden City. Due out on February 5, 2016, Hidden City will complete a circle that band members Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy have long been forming, beginning with 2007's Born Into This and 2012's Choice of Weapon. The closing chapter on the album trilogy, Hidden City was produced by Bob Rock and written by Astbury and Duffy. It features Astbury's signature baritone and blood-soaked lyrics paired with Duffy's smoldering, textured guitar tones, creating a fearless musical environment. The album's name stems from the Spanish phrase "La Ciudad Oculta," a lower-income area of Buenos Aires, Argentina where unfathomable poverty exists. The Argentine government turns a blind eye toward the "hidden city" while highlighting the cosmopolitan and European flair of the more proper sections of the city. Thus, "Hidden city" became the perfect metaphor for revolt of the self and soul. The GRAMMY Museum welcomes The Cult to the Clive Davis Theater for a conversation on their career and forthcoming new album, moderated by Scott Goldman, Vice President of the GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares. The discussion will be followed by an intimate performance.

[Falcon]

Updated "Alive in The Hidden City" tour dates for The Cult, US leg included:

Feb 4/2016 - Los Angeles, California, The Grammy Museum Clive Davis Theater
Feb 5/2016 - Los Angeles, California, Tower Theater
Feb 17/2016 - New York, New York, Gramercy Theater
Feb 19/2016 - Brooklyn, New York, Music Hall of Williamsburg
Feb 25/2016 - Bristol, England, Colston Hall
Feb 26/2016 - Manchester, England, Albert Hall
Feb 27/2016 - London, England, O2 Academy Brixton
Feb 29/2016 - Nottingham, England, Rock City
Mar 1/2016 - Birmingham, England, O2 Institute
Mar 3/2016 - Aberdeen, Scotland, Music Hall
Mar 4/2016 - Glasgow, Scotland, Barrowlands
Mar 5/2016 - Dublin, Ireland, Vicar Street
Mar 6/2016 - Belfast, Northern Ireland, Mandella Hall
Mar 8/2016 - Leeds, England, Beckett University Union
Mar 9/2016 - Newcastle, England, City Hall
Mar 10/2016 - Norwich, England, UEA
Mar 18/2016 - Austin, Texas, SXSW Music Festival
Mar 19/2016 - Tulsa, Oklahoma, Brady Theater
Mar 20/2016 - Salinas, Kansas, Stiefel Theater
Mar 22/2016 - Sioux City, Iowa, Anthem At Hard Rock Cafe
Mar 24/2016 - Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mill City Nights
Mar 25/2016 - Chicago, Illinois, House Of Blues
Mar 26/2016 - Detroit, Michigan, The Fillmore
Mar 28/2016 - Cincinnati, Ohio, Taft Theater
Mar 29/2016 - Northfield, Ohio, Hard Rock Live
Mar 31/2016 - Rama, Ontario, Casino Rama
Apr 5/2016 - Boston, Massachusetts, Shubert Theater
Apr 6/2016 - Huntington, New York, The Paramount
Apr 8/2016 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Electric Factory Ballroom
Apr 9/2016 - Montclair, New Jersey, Wellmont Theater
Apr 10/2016 - Silver Springs, Maryland, The Fillmore
Apr 12/2016 - Atlanta, Georgia, Variety Playhouse
Apr 14/2016 - Orlando, Florida, House Of Blues
Apr 15/2016 - St. Petersburg, Florida, Mahaffey Theater
Apr 16/2016 - Miami, Florida, The Fillmore Jackie Gleason Theater

[Falcon]

Seems Billy has let the cat out of the bag on gigs with GNR this summer, he's been mentioning them quite alot in recent interviews promoting The Cult's new record and tour.

Always cool to see long time friends sharing a bill.

[CheapJon]

I actually listened to their new album yesterday due to the news. It's alright but The Cult's still not doing it for me, ya know.

[Falcon]

Confirmed as support for GNR in Mexico City:

https://twitter.com/officialcult/status/715995265195515905

[sky dog]

They fucking rocked last night in the Atl. Falcon, old Madagas here aka friends with Eric. We went yesterday...ears still hurt and I really dug the songs I didn't know...one long psychedelic track was incredible...love the keyboards as well. I have never seen them with keys. 

[Bansidhe]

The lads are doing a series of "Death Cult" shows later in this year.
Setlist to feature material from SDC, DC, Dreamtime and Love.

They'll be playing some stuff that hasn't featured in decades.
Hopefully might see Jamie Stewart pop up for a couple of tunes at some point too.

Got my tickets for the Barrowlands show in Glasgow.