Alexandera TheatreCopenhagen, Denmark

Opening Band: Mother Tongue

I do honestly wonder if the local music critic who reviewed The Cult's show attended the same concert as I did. I found neither The Cult nor the audience more blackened than any other rockshow I've been to. Maybe she ought to stick with The Pet Shop Boys

No, The Cult played an excellent show in Copenhagen. It was a loud, hard rocking kick-ass show, and definitely one of the best concerts I've ever been to. Coming Down (Drug Tongue) was a little tame and the boys (except for Scott who was practically naked) were dressed up for an expedition to the North Pole. And it was a cold November day but still.... Anyways, that's all the bad stuff I have to say about that concert. Well, I sure didn't like Ian's pigtails and I miss their long hair - but that's it.

The audience was a mixed lot. I saw T-shirts and tour jackets with everything from Pink Floyd, Bryan Adams and Sisters of Mercy to The Black Crowes, Danzig and Paradise Lost - plus obviously tons of Cult T-shirts. We were all there from alternative fans to metalheads like my friend and I, aged 16 to 40, and we rocked along with the band.

As I said, The Cult played a great show. New as well as old songs were played with heart and emotion. Surprisingly enough, songs like The Phoenix had been added to the bill, and my friend who finds Cult albums pre-"Sonic Temple" pretty boring loved it all. So did I, and I can't wait to see The Cult live in action again. Keep it rocking and please come back real soon.

Nickie Hansen