Welcome to the new and improved Cult Central. This site chronicles the past, present and future of the Cult and related projects. The Cult is Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy. In 2006 they added a couple new members, John Tempesta on Drums, Chris Wyse on Bass and the old friend Mike Dimkich on Rhythm Guitar. It is nice to see the band with a stable lineup for consecutive years as it has translated to much tighter and exciting live shows. As always, we're interested in contributions including stories, reviews, news, pictures, artwork, and anything else that may be on your mind. You can reach me by E-Mail, on MSN Messenger (My user name is: wildjon4@hotmail.com), or by snail mail (please request my address).

2010 means new Cult music. Look for the band to release a "capsule" of music, 4 songs in the summer of 2010. Prior to the releases those abroad who have not seen the band in a while are in for a treat. The rumour has it that the band will be touring New Zealand, Australia and Japan. They will follow it up with some European festivals over the summer including Sonicsphere and Pinkpop along with other scattered European dates. The plan is to return to North America later this year. Sounds like there will be a lot of touring to follow up the highly successful Love Live tour of 2009.

In addition to new music, check out Ian guesting on the new Slash album. His vocals are featured on the song "Ghost". Pop by the forum for an exciting contest related to this album - but act quickly!

What exactly is a "capsule". The Cult are currently in the studio recording and have got 4 tracks together with producer Chris Goss. These tracks are going to be released together - the exact release formats have not been finalized yet. They will likely be released as a download but there will also likely be vinyl according to the band's official site. Vinyl delicious vinyl. That's what I'm excited about.

By now you've seen the special edition Love Live CD that was released. There are two formats, a 2 disc edition and a 4 disc "omnibus" edition. The set is fully remastered and the Omnibus edition contains never before released demos. It's a pretty cool set. It's still available out there and worth picking up. As a side note, Beggars Banquet included the infamous London 1985 show with this set as it was the best quality show they could find, however after it's release Beggars Banquet found, in the vault, a professional recording of the also infamous Ritz show from December 1985. With any luck we'll see that recording at some point, too, it's a great show.

Please feel free to continue to send in reviews of the shows this year (and previous years for that matter), it's great to have that information on the site for everybody to read.

Pop by the message board using the link on the right. Lots of fans dropping in to discuss various aspects of the band and side projects.

Have a look at the CultCentral Owner's List page. It's a list of all the numbered Cult items and where they are residing in the world. Feel free to E-Mail me your stuff, and I'll add it to the site.