Clutch Cargos, Pontiac, Michigan
Opening bands: Bif Naked, New American Shame
Kick Out the Jams Mutherfuckers! The boys are back with a vengence. They came
out with Lil' Devil and didn't look back. Ian was bouncing around the
stage like a 17 year old the whole time! They played all the favorites plus a
few of the "new ones": The Witch, and In The Clouds. What can I
say Detroit got it's balls blown off. Ian was more passionate then I've ever
seen him. He pulled a girl out of the crowd that was getting crushed, no
surprise for a guy that has gone to bat for his fans time and time again. Last
time they were in Detroit he smacked a bouncer that was pushing us around at the
Fox Theatre. The guy was actually going to fight Ian! Anyway on Thursday Ian was
very grateful to be in Detroit and was very polite. The bass player seemed a
little upset about an audiance member and offered to feed him the head stock of
his bass. It caught Ian's attention and he came over and gave the evil stare of
an Apache warrior and then ignored the dick. A typical Detroit show and a little
tip of the hat to all the Canadian brothers and sisters in the hall that nite.
The Cult has truly outdone themselves. New t-shirts for this tour: Love style
logo on the front tour dates on the back Also PURECULT style logo on front with
dates on back Girls baby-doll with PURECULT font held up by a demon very cool
got my girlfriend one All shirts $25 US PURECULT font stickers $3 US Do not miss
this tour brothers and sisters!
Brennan McFalone - culthead73@yahoo.com
Again another great cult show in Pontiac Michigan. The opening band
was New American Shame. Near the end of the set Billy, Martyn, and Matt
came out on stage and delivered a birthday cake to one of them, I think
it was one of the guitar players. Ian I believe was taking pictures.
As you would know, the cake ended up in the audience and hit one of us
(Chocolate cake in long blond hair). The cake was thrown around some
more and hit the lead singer in the head. The Cult sounded amazing the
accoustics in this church were pretty good. Near the end of the set
during Wild Flower Ian got pissed off, stopped singing and pulled a
woman out of the front row and lectured the audience about pushing.
Ian also acknowledged us few Canadians in the audience. The crowd was a
strange mix of people including goths, bikers and you name it, it was
there. We even saw Tom Arnold (Roseanne's old husband) and his wife
there. The set list was and I'am not sure is in the correct order is
Lil' Devil, Sun King, Rain, In The Clouds, Edie
(Ciao Baby), Fire Woman, The Witch, Peace Dog, New
York City, Revolution, Sweet Soul Sister, Wild Flower, and
She Sells Sanctuary. The Encore was Phoenix and Love Removal Machine.
Jeff Preston
I caught the CULT show last night in Detroit Rock City. New American Shame
opened the show with a 50 minute set that was reminiscent of the good old
days of throw down rock and roll. Don’t let the short hair and ‘we have
real jobs’ look fool you these guys can rock and roll. Despite the fact that Ian
apparently puked his guts out 10 minutes before taking the stage (approx. 10:30),
The Cult rocked the sold-out crowd at Clutch Cargo’s. From the sounds of it, the
set was similar to previous nights - a 90 minute show complete with the regular
Ian antics. At one point, Ian threw down his mike and jumped into the crowd in
order to rescue a damsel in distress. After freeing her from the dangers of the
enthusiastic crowd, Ian returned to his mike and continued on with Sweet Soul Sister.
By no means would I question the intentions for this tour - it was by all means
for the fans. If you get a chance see this show!
Marty Engel
What a show my ears are still ringing. The opener New American Shame was insanely
loud and a perfect band to open for the Cult. Ian sounded great. I personally
thought Billy was a little sloppy but he nailed the right parts. As a whole it was
a great show and it's great they are back together. We need more real rock bands
not this B.S. that we hear on the radio every day.
Tony Hoskins - tony.hoskins@cai.com