The Cult announce tour dates & release new video

Support the global release of critically acclaimed albums under the midnight sun2023 cult .

Along with the tour announcement, cult ‘s fiery expressionist new videoRevenge XThe third single from “. under the midnight sun.

A stylized cinematic reimagining of the song was directed by the band’s longtime collaborator Juan Azorey (Known for his powerful images created with groundbreaking artists from Sigur Roth to Lydia Lunch). The video can be viewed at this link.

The full European tour dates are below – buy your tickets here.

The Cult – European Tour – Summer 2023
June 14 @ Old Belgium (Brussels, Belgium)
June 15 @ LKA Longhorn (Stuttgart, Germany)
June 21 @ La Riviera (Madrid, ES)
June 22 @ Razzmatazz (Barcelona, Spain)
June 23 @ BBK Bilbao Music Legends Festival (Bilbao, ES)
June 25 @ Les Docks (Lausanne, Switzerland)
June 27 @ Budapest Park (Budapest, HU)
29th June @ Arsenal Fest (Kragujevac, RS)
June 30 @ SRC Salaata (Zagreb, HR)
July 1st @ Pordenone Blues Festival (Pordenone, Italy)
July 4 @ Cardiff Castle (Cardiff, UK)
July 5 Halifax Peace Hall (Halifax, UK)
July 6 @ Scarborough Open Air Theater (Scarborough, UK)

produced by Tom Dalgety (Pixies, Ghost, Royal Blood) to mark the band’s debut release on Black Hill Records. under the midnight sun Co-founding member of The Cult Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy, continues to push its esoteric strengths even further with its 11th album. Sandwiched between Duffy’s atmospheric riffs and glowing solos, Astbury reaches new heights of powerful vulnerability in his vocal presence, as evocative and mysterious as the album’s title paradox. It reinforces the album’s stylistic alchemy with its lyrical perspective.

As cult Return to the stage to start the next chapter of under the midnight sun, Astbury He hopes that the album’s new dimension will provoke a primal and sublime reaction in the listener’s consciousness, reflecting what he himself experienced during its production.Underlying it is the vibrational frequency that we were transmitting before speaking.‘ says Astbury. “Songs of birds, sounds of animals, string theory, quantum physics, psychedelics… This record is finally about discovering and celebrating new beauty from the strange and natural moments that surround and inspire us. will be about”

The Midnight Sun track listing includes:

mirror
cut inside
Revenge X
Give Me Mercy
Outer Heaven
knife through butterfly heart
impermanence
under the midnight sun

“Rock’s indelible melodramatists still set fire to their eyes. [investing] Those primordial energies with the wisdom of the ages create something fresh and powerful…that’s what a great cult album is all about. ” Mojo

“British rock masters deliver the gems of their later years” classic rock

“Dark and brooding… radiant” daily telegraph

“This album shows how The Cult are taking their musicality, sonic tricks and experiences to new places while still retaining their identity. This is a good thing.” collision

“Ian Astbury continues to be a spirited, fiery frontman…he can still cry.” Brooklyn Vegan

“It’s very impressive.” rock candy

“Defining Musical Genius” power play

“A welcome return to form for this legendary bandfirework

“Under the midnight sun…has all the hallmarks of a cult gem…” LA Weekly

“Give Me Mercy has a classic cult feel to it as the band wraps its gothic rock influences in a modern sheen.” result

“‘Give Me Mercy’ sounds like a classic cult song thanks to Astbury’s commanding vocals and guitarist Billy Duffy’s melodious riffs… sonically a throwback. but the lyrical content speaks to today’s social climate.” LA Daily News