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The Cult rediscovers 'Love' on the road
Veteran alt-rockers The Cult will give longtime fans a treat this summer when the band exhumes its 1985 breakthrough album, "Love," and takes it out on the road.
Led by longtime core members Ian Astbury (vocals) and Billy Duffy (guitar), the band will perform the seminal album in its entirety during the tour, which kicks off Aug. 19 in San Diego and is currently slated to hit 19 cities through mid-September. Dates are below.
"Love," which sold an estimated 2.5 million copies, according to the band, spawned the group's biggest hit, "She Sells Sanctuary," which became a mainstay on MTV and other music-video channels.
The band's latest studio effort surfaced in 2007. Titled "Born Into This," the set--which marked The Cult's first collection of new material since 2001's "Beyond Good and Evil"-- debuted at No. 70 in the US on the The Billboard 200, and features the single "Dirty Little Rockstar."
A deluxe edition of the album is also available, featuring an extra CD with five additional tracks, including two demos, two unreleased studio outtakes and a new full-length original cut.
According to the band's fan club website, The Cult has recently spent time in the studio recording music for a follow-up to "Born Into This," which the band hopes to release late this year on its own New Wilderness label.
