San Diego, California, House Of Blues
Ian hasnt changed a bit. Belted the notes as if he was recording the Manor sessions all over
again. Billy was a little uninspired in his rifts. Edie (Ciao Baby) was done acoustically
which was fantastic. Ian seemed really happy to be back singing their great songs. Fire
Woman sounded a little off key but everything else was awesome. House of Blues was packed
to the gills with fans. Merchandise was a little over priced (as it always is).
Worth the ticket price especially if your used to seeing the Cult from bigger venues.
John from Orange County
The last time I saw The Cult was during their short 2002 six date tour that ended in San Diego and
the show rocked. This time around was no different. The guys sounded tight and the energy was
great. They are really enjoying themselves on this tour. This is the first set change from what
I gathered from some people who were at the Las Vegas show. They dropped New York City,
Gone, and Rise. The biggest surprise was the inclusion of Brother Wolf; Sister
Moon. Mike was on acoustic, Chris on a stand-up string bass, and Billy on his Gretch. This
was quite a treat as it is one of my favorites and we had just talked with Billy in San Francisco
about how we'd like to hear this live. I hope there are more surprises like this throughout the tour.
Adam Garcia-McCarthy
My husband finally came up with tickets to the show at 4:30 pm!! We got ready and headed for the House
of Blues. He managed to get us a black wrist bands which allowed us to get in 20 minutes before the
doors opened.
We staked out our spot right up front and there we stood for about 1-1/2 hours socializing with the fans
around us. Everyone uses the CULTCENTRAL website and is familiar with Jon!! One fan was from Texas,
another couple drove 1,000 miles from Mexico and another couple was from Washington. There were REAL
fans at this show!! Everyone was really into it and the joint was jumpin'!
The Cult came on at about 9:15 pm and from the first few notes, I knew the show was going to ROCK!! It
was one of the best shows I have EVER seen!! They pretty much sang anything and everything a Cult fan
would want to hear. Billy was amazing, Ian was his usual self and the bass player was really good and I
think a good addition to the band. The band sounded like they had been playing together for a long time.
My personal favorites were Wild Flower, Peace Dog, Rain, Spiritwalker, She
Sells Sanctuary and The Phoenix. We would have liked to see Billy jam more -- this was the first
time I have ever heard the Cult stick so close to the actual recording.
The Cult played for about 1 hour and 40 minutes. It was an hour and 40 mintues of total disconnect from
reality!! It was AWESOME!!
Pam - San Diego
Setlist
Lil' Devil
Sweet Soul Sister
The Witch
Wild Flower
Revolution
Spiritwalker
In The Clouds
Wonderland
Brother Wolf; Sister Moon
Rain
Fire Woman
Peace Dog
War
Encore 1:
Edie (Ciao Baby)
The Phoenix
She Sells Sanctuary
Encore 2:
Love Removal Machine