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The Cult’s Ian Astbury has spoken to NME about the recent resurgence of goth in pop culture – which sees “women picking up the swords and leading the way” – as well as how the band are looking to challenge the perception of being “a heritage act”.The band’s ‘8424’ tour sees The Cult hit the road in celebration of their fourth decade together, and comes on the heels of their ‘8323’ Death Cult shows, which saw them revisit the first iteration of the band.“For the last 18 months we’ve been going hard at doing a health check on everything that we’re involved in creatively, whether it’s Death Cult, The Cult or stuff that I’m doing outside of the band. We’re looking to repair some bridges and reconnect with real culture,” Astbury told us.“We want to run down the perception that we’re just some heritage band who’s phoning it in, or that we’re tired and our best days are behind us.

Kraftwerk, Johnny Marr, The The, Death Cult and more leading the way. Find out more below.The new festival will run across just one day and comes as a sister event of the US Cruel World festival.Taking place at the National Bowl in Milton Keynes, the inaugural event will showcase alternative music, fashion and literature, and is set to take place on June 22.

Thomas The Tank Engine’s theme, and ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You‘.Now, an X/Twitter user has seemingly uploaded an alternate angle of the famous video, “showing more cybergoth dance moves to Early Hardstyle, ending where the famous [clip] begins”. This tweet actually stems from a clip uploaded to YouTube in March 2011 – months before its counterpart would take the Internet by storm.However, users have since reacted to the reuploaded clip on X/Twitter, hailing the video as “historically significant as getting a different angle of the JFK assassination,” whilst another singled out one dancer wearing fishnets and a purple skirt: “I have been obsessed with this queen since I first started using the internet.”Watch the cybergoth dance party below:Alternative angle of the famous "Cybergoth Dance Party" video, showing more cybergoth dance moves to Early Hardstyle, ending where the famous one begins pic.twitter.com/e01lhmPOYH— Roy Drones Jr (@chiweethedog) November 4, 2024this is as historically significant as getting a different angle of the JFK assassination https://t.co/miUKc7S0Jq— Will (@WillemDaFro) November 4, 2024I have been obsessed with this queen since I first started using the internet pic.twitter.com/WKdNQ4hL2r— Sir Cole Jerkin (@SirColeJerkin) November 4, 2024In recent goth news, The Cult’s Ian Astbury has spoken to NME about the recent resurgence of goth in pop culture.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Dig out the fishnets and lace up the Docs: The Cruel World Festival is set to return to Pasadena on May 17, featuring headliners Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and New Order. Goldenvoice’s one-day event will again take place at Brookside at the Rose Bowl. Also on the bill of new wave icons, post-punk, dark wave, alternative and adjacent acts are Devo, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Garbage, the Go-Gos, Death Cult, ‘Til Tuesday, Madness, Buzzcocks, She Wants Revenge and Alison Moyet.

The Cult have added an extra London show to their upcoming anniversary tour. Check out ticket details below.The announcement comes just days after the rock icons announced details of an upcoming UK tour for the end of 2024 – which will see them celebrate 40 years as a band.Upcoming shows will be held in 10 cities across the country, and mark the milestone anniversary of Ian Astbury and co.

The Cult have announced details of a UK tour, which will celebrate their 40th year as a band. Find upcoming dates and ticket details below.Announced today (April 16), the shows are set for later this year and will see the iconic ‘80s rock group perform in 10 cities across the country.

Death Cult have announced a UK, US and Ireland tour in honour of the band’s 40th anniversary taking place later this year.The band, consisting of Billy Duffy and Ian Astbury, will be returning to play iconic venues they previously performed in at the start of their career. According to a press release, the shows, titled Death Cult 8323, will focus on Death Cult and their eponymous EPs, and will also “boast a setlist that spans the three phases of the band, from Southern Death Cult, to Death Cult, and The Cult’s first two albums: ‘Dreamtime’ (1984) and ‘Love’ (1985).”Kicking off with a show in Los Angeles at The Theatre at The Ace Hotel on October 23, the band will then head to various cities within the UK including Belfast, Sheffield, Liverpool, Glasgow and more.

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The Cult have shared a new single, ‘A Cut Inside’ from their upcoming album ‘Under The Midnight Sun’ which is set for release on October 7 via Black Hill Records. View the album artwork and tracklisting, and hear the new single below.In the distorted guitar track, lead singer Ian Astbury suspiciously points at the community around him as he sings, “No heathens in heaven/ No sweet surrender/ Outsiders forever/ Ghosts of our lives.”Astbury has previously said that walking the grounds of Provinssirock Festival in Finland inspired the subject matter of the upcoming album.  “It’s three in the morning, the sun’s up, and there’s all these beautiful people in this halcyon moment,” he said.Astubury continued: “People are laying on the grass, making out, drinking, smoking. There were rows of flowers at the front of the stage from the performances earlier that evening.

The Cult singer Ian Astbury recently broke up a fight at one of the band’s show’s in Washington D.C.Footage emerged on social media of frontman Astbury jumping into the crowd to intervene after a fight broke out between two fans, one of whom was held in a chokehold.“Brother, never ever put a chokehold on somebody,” Astbury said after getting back on stage, per Stereogum. “It’s not fucking cool… Stop crying.