4th And B, San Diego, California
Opening band: New American Shame
As with every other date of this tour this sold was sold out months in advance and now
the night we had been waiting for arrived.It had been eight years since i saw them in my
hometown of London. The club was small and packed to capacity (about 1800 people. After
we had seen the warm up acts we were ready for the real thing. At about ten pm The Cult
took the stage and totally ripped the roof off the venue with a blistering set. They
opened with Lil' Devil and from the opening riffs of the first song to the
closing barrs of the encore they put on one hell of a show. The set list was the same
as the rest of the tour and was one hit after another. Billy Duffy played with such
power and ease it was impossible to believe the sounds he was making with his guitar.
The whole band was tight and on form. Ian Astbury was fantastic and is truly possesed
by the spirits of Native Americans, Shamen and Jim Morrison. He was so in to the music
he was performing, he was in a trance like state with his dancing. The man was a wild
banshee! The crowd were not the greatest as the layout of the venue has a large seated
area and the fans sat in that section didn't stand once and had the 'entertain us'
attitude (not all of them) this got on Ian's nerves a bit and on more than one occasion
he invited them to join in and have some fun. Ian is one of the greatest frontmen around
and he really held the crowd in his hand. His between song banter was entertaining and
fun. I cannot really pick out a specific highlight as it was one rollercoaster after
another. If you get the chance to see The Cult see them do not miss out! Many people
have called this a greatest hits tour, if The Cult continue to play like this and put
some of this energy in the studio the greatest hits are yet to come! A+A+A+A+A+
Darren Richardson - CREGGJG@MNS.COM
It should be pointed out that from the the time the opening band went off stage to the
time The Cult came on was almost one hour and 15 min. They were out of XL shirts. And
they had to sit throught the rodies playing as a band called kitty litter disco, which
was as bad as it sounds. Ian has always been on the crowds case to go participate more
for lack of a better choice of words. It was a fantastic concert. Without a doubt they
were better than at least 95% of the bands in the world today. Just a quick note about
New American Shame. They were tight and good. Yet every song sounded alike as well as
the solos. Not one ballad, they played all songs at 100 mph. With a little growing and
maybe guidance they could be really big. The Cult was fantastic as the other reviews have
repeated. I just wanted you to get another view of this concert. The Cult was about one
hour and 15 minutes. The opening band played 45 min.
Terry - TCOYLE7@YAHOO.COM
OK, I notice a lot of people boasting about NEW AMERICAN SHAME. The only thing new
about them is they made me ashamed to be American. For starters The two geeks making
the cliche LOVE sign (the two middle fingers down and the pinky and forfinger up) Need
to go back to High School. During their set, a piece of the ceiling fell down. It was
a small piece of black dry wall , THE NOISE they were producing shook it loose and it
fell in between the Bass and Guitar (rythem) player. They both looked up at the
ceiling and laughed, THEY were so IMPRESSED with themselves because they were so
LOUD they knocked the roof down. The crowd seemed to really dig em. There sound was a
cross between Quiet Riot meets AC/DC. All songs had an AC/DC style riff cluttered with
non whimsical melodoes. I swear the entire set was one song that lasted an excrutiating
45 minutes. The lead Guitar player and spokesperson for the band wore a shirt that said
ENJOY WEED. Listen my brothers and sisters, I don't condone drug use but you're gonna
need more than WEED to enjoy these clowns. Maybe my standards are higher than most when
it comes to music and if I look on a positive note I can say they were better than BIG
CHIEF, DANGEROUS TOYS, Bonham (yuk) and any other sap who had to open for the best rock
Band in the World. NOW FOR THE CULT, I can't say anything that hasn't been said all ready.
THE CULT are a living, breathing, force of nature that hits the heart of many people. It
was great to get that spark of life thrown at us after a 4 year absence. Revolution
was the most refreshing moment for me. That could very well be my favorite live Cult
song. I was really looking forward to The Phoenix and Revolution. They
were my top 2 fav picks of the night. Sweet Soul Sister hit the spot as well.
Great show! No complaints. I'll be looking forward to the August 23rd show at THE HOUSE
OF CULT. Joi De vivre....
Mike MacLelland - wilco1971@hotmail.com
Saw the Cult live for the first time in 10 years.... was a great, fun show, came out
playing Lil' Devil, which was a surprise. They did everything we'd want them
to do, but I think I sang more than Ian and Billy wasn't very sharp. Overall it was
a good show!
J. Pack - jeffpack@sunpapers.com
Setlist
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
She Sells Sanctuary
Encore
Phoenix
Love Removal Machine