THE CULT To Kick Off World Tour With TV Appearance On "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"!

The Cult will be the musical guest on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Friday, May 18, marking the band's second appearance on the late-night network television show. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" airs at 12:00AM ET and PT/11:00PM CT. Fans are invited to attend the taping - see the link below for obtaining tickets!

For the telecast, The Cult will perform a track from their NEW album, 'Choice of Weapon', due out May 22, as well as one of the band's classics. In addition, the band will play three more songs that will be made available exclusively on the "Kimmel" website.

'Choice of Weapon' has already begun to get stellar press reviews, with the consensus being that it's the band's best album since their Platinum-selling 'Sonic Temple'. Both the UK's Mojo and Record Collector gave it a 4-Star review with Record Collector proclaiming it to be "their best album in years - probably decades;" Q magazine called it "brilliant," and response from U.S. outlets has been as enthusiastic: "...the group's most incisive, infectious, and irresistible album ever..." "...Choice of Weapon captures the best essence of the band's sound from Electric and Sonic Temple while pushing it forward..." "...pretty sensational..."



The Cult's appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" precedes the band's busy summer touring schedule that kicks off May 25 in San Diego, CA with the first leg of its 2012 North American Tour.  The 20-date trek will take the band to major and secondary markets across the continent, and includes shows in New York and Los Angeles.  A three-week European trek, where the band will headline their own concerts as well as share stages with Ozzy and Guns N' Roses, begins in Belgrade on June 28.

go to  for information on obtaining tickets, or log onto www.thecult.us/ for more information.

Confirmed dates for The Cult's 2012 North American tour are as follows:

- MAY

25        San Diego, CA - Humphreys By the Bay
26        Las Vegas, NV - M Resort
27        San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
30        Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre

- JUNE

 1         Chicago, IL - Congress Theatre
 2         Windsor, ON - Great Canadian Beaverfest, Riverfront Festival Plaza
 3         Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE - Indoor Stage
 5         Boston, MA - House of Blues
 8         New York, NY - Terminal 5
 9         Hampton Beach, NH - Ballroom
10        Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
12        Washington, D.C.  - The Fillmore
13        Norfolk, VA - The Norva
15        Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
16        Orlando, FL - House of Blues
17        Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
19        Houston, TX - House of Blues
20        Dallas, TX - House of Blues
22        Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre

23        Hollywood, CA - Hollywood Palladium

Related links:
Click here to get tickets for Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Cult's Official Site (Ticket information available)
The Cult on Facebook

THE CULT Reflect Dystopian Youth In Provocative NEW Music Video "For The Animals"!

The Cult's film clip for their new single, "For The Animals," from their forthcoming Choice of Weapon album, reflects the socially and economically divided world that we find ourselves facing. You can watch the video below.

"'For The Animals' is a metaphor for people existing in a realm outside of structured society and what cultural editors deem to be relevant," explains The Cult's lead singer Ian Astbury. "It could be the feral punk rock kids squatting in abandoned homes or the spirited individual who has little regard for social conventions. It's for people who choose not to tow the party line or try to fit in. It's for the free-thinkers who are creative and dynamic."

With the film clip, The Cult has captured the rising tensions and frustration of a growing group of disenfranchised youth. The provocative clip, from visionary director Michelle Peerali and starring hot young actress Hanna Mosqueda as the lead character, portrays the 19-year-old protagonist transforming from a lost and abandoned youth, overwhelmed by the state of the world large and at her own poor economic status and broken family at home, into an empowered strong woman who finds her inner strength in the end.

In the film clip, we see the lead character navigate a chaotic world looking for an answer only to realize in the end that what she was looking for all along was within her the whole time. "She realizes that the only solution for change is actually within her. It's about her self-awareness, inner strength, and waking her internal life, realizing she has to take command of the situation and has the power to break through," says Astbury, who appears in a cameo role along with band mates Billy Duffy (guitar), John Tempesta (drums), and Chris Wyse (bass). "In the end, she finds others who feel the same way. The message being, 'if you feel you don't fit it, it's okay. There are others out there. The tribe is there.'"



As Astbury sings in "For The Animals," the song and film clip is "for all the fucked up children staring down the barrel of a gun," a real and metaphorical image, the social, economic, and environmental cards this generation of youth has been dealt. It's a theme that is put into sharp focus by an aware Astbury on the band's new album, Choice of Weapon, due May 22 on Cooking Vinyl.

"Your choice of weapon can be anything you use to deal with your world.  It could be self-knowledge. I think we're at a crossroads, as individuals and as a society, to define our intentions in life. What do you choose to do with your life? What do you need to really flourish? How do I not get stuck being a slave to convention? And as the character in the film clip writes on the wall, 'How many more ways will they find to reinvent boredom?'"
These are just some of the observations The Cult shares in "For the Animals" and on Choice of Weapon.

This is a new world.

A new fight.

A new Cult.



Confirmed dates for The Cult's 2012 North American tour are as follows:

- MAY

25        San Diego, CA - Humphreys By the Bay
26        Las Vegas, NV - M Resort
27        San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
30        Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre

- JUNE

 1         Chicago, IL - Congress Theatre
 2         Windsor, ON - Great Canadian Beaverfest, Riverfront Festival Plaza
 3         Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE - Indoor Stage
 5         Boston, MA - House of Blues
 7         Buffalo, NY - Erie Canal Harbor Central Wharf
 8         New York, NY - Terminal 5
 9         Hampton Beach, NH - Ballroom
10        Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
12        Washington, D.C.  - The Fillmore
13        Norfolk, VA - The Norva
15        Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
16        Orlando, FL - House of Blues
17        Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
19        Houston, TX - House of Blues
20        Dallas, TX - House of Blues
22        Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre

Related links:
The Cult's Official Site (Ticket information available)
The Cult on Facebook