The Cult - Web Theatre, Aug 13/2000
Phoenix, Arizona, Web Theatre
Opening Band: UPO
Ian was in a great mood tonight. They opened again in Cult Rising fashion with the music from the light saber duel in Star Wars and then jumped into Lil’ Devil. Ian traded in the hooded vest for a sleek leather jacket and continued his joking with everyone, this time trying to spit on Dimkich’s boots half the night. The sound was much better than that of Tucson. They played a different version of Breathe tonight which contained an interesting tambourine solo. Ian said that we would all be very pleased in 2001 with the new album and that after this short tour they were headed into the studio with Bob Rock. The set itself was shorter tonight. They unfortunately did not play Horse Nation and they left out Painted On My Heart as well.

Adam Garcia-McCarthy - latinochrome@hotmail.com
My comments are much the same as the other comment about this show. It was a supreme performance and the crowds energy fed the band and vive versa. I do wish I could have heard Painted On My Heart, Horse Nation or Zap City. No complaints though. The band sounded as sharp here as they did on the early part of the 94' tour, which I believe rivals the quality of the 85' shows. This version of the band simply blows away the tripe they played out back with the "Live at the Marquee" set and the rest of that era. One point about Billy though, he would do well to revisit the sounds he came up with in the early stages of the Cult and Theatre of Hate. The sound he is shooting for now is far less interesting and reminds me too much of the bulk of the uninspired and tuneless offering of countless ninties bands. The interesting underground bands out there often cop Billy's old sound to great effect. He should look back for inspration. Breathe sounds good. Ian is once again going on about aiming for unreachable goals when young. Great tune-but not much to hum along with. Billy needs to rethink the songs course. That's my opinion folks. What a great, great show. (Despite any critical thoughts!)

Bill
The Web Theatre was a cool venue for the Cult. Not to big and not to small. They played a great set with all the oldies and a taste of the new stuff, including one song they had not came up with an ending. It was alittle strange to see Ian with out any hair through. I mean NO hair. He wore simple warm ups and Tee shirts. He had all his move and his spirit that flowed like electric energy. It was a great to see them live again.

Petur Redbird - petur_redbird@yahoo.com
Setlist
Lil’ Devil
Sweet Soul Sister
In The Clouds
Edie (Ciao Baby)
Peace Dog
The Witch
Rain
Breathe
Fire Woman
Wild Flower
She Sells Sanctuary
Encore
Nirvana
Spiritwalker
Love Removal Machine