New music… old music… out of lockdown with a new release…

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Things do finally seem to be moving forward here in the UK as we ease out of lockdown but still looking very challenging for any sort of return to live music soon.Staying positive though, this has given me a chance to spend more time working on creating new music both for The Cult and with one of my closest friends Mike Peters (more on that below).It has to be said that my Falcon Friday socials Cult song video posts have been really popular but with the end of lockdown I’m gonna move to a more ad hoc drop of videos… Read the full article.

Tour news…

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+ A SONIC TEMPLE + So, after a long time waiting we are back doing what I love best and that’s playing live. Last weekend we played the first A SONIC TEMPLE shows and judging by the response we received I can tell it’s going to be special.  The core of the set focuses on Sonic Temple but we feel that the ‘playing a whole album’ format is a bit jaded and even back in the day of the original tour we never did every song as with any album some tracks are more suited to the live experience. What this… Read the full article.

Billy Duffy Live with The Cult

New shows… Record Store Day Release and more…

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Moving home & moving on ‘Memory-billy-a’… Well, we’re a couple of months into the year and it probably seems like I’ve had my feet up as it’s been all quiet on the “west coast” front 😉 Actually, despite not being out there ‘work wise’ I’ve been super busy on a personal front as I’ve been moving home. I’ve not moved far (pretty close to my old place actually) but anyone who has been through this will know it’s one of life’s major hassles. One thing it really does is make you take stock of all your “stuff” as you sort… Read the full article.

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Exclusive new interview…

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Hi… So, after the long flight from LA we arrived in New Zealand safely sad to hear about the two people that had died in the recent earthquake but glad that the dates were OK to go ahead and that we didn’t have to let our fans down. The two dates here have been amazing and a big thanks to everyone who came along and made the shows so special. Now it’s Grant’s homeland for the last ‘Alive In The Hidden City’ shows of 2016. We know that there have been a lot of disappointed people particularly in Europe and South… Read the full article.

The Cult - Alive in the Hidden City

Alive in the Hidden City …. Manchester Exhibition… & more…

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So we’re not even out of January yet and its already hotting up to be a storming year!…. Back at NAMM I guess I’m pretty lucky to have one of the world’s best music gear shows so close to home so this month saw my annual trip back to NAMM and chance to hang with some of my pals in the business. Obviously we need to start with Grestch and the recent launch of my Signature Black Falcon. I couldn’t have dreamed a few years ago that I could have the honour of one signature model and now I have… Read the full article.

Gretsch G7593T Billy Duffy 'Black' Falcon

The Year of the Falcon pt.II…

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2015 has been really busy even if I haven’t played as many shows as in previous years. JANUARY kicked off with my annual visit to NAMM, which is one of the biggest music trade shows in the world and held here in California. It was a great chance to start plans for two new exciting signature projects…a Dunlop Billy Duffy Cry Baby and the Billy Duffy Gretsch Black Falcon… but more about that later! Another January highlight was that I also got to play a gig with Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top and Butch Trucks of the Allman Brothers band at a show in… Read the full article.

The Cult 'Hidden City' cover

New Album release news… tour dates & the Black Falcon!

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Hidden City Well, the big news that you’ve all been waiting for is finally here and I’m pleased to say that ‘Hidden City’ the new Cult album has arrived to pre-order with an official release date of 5th February 2016. I’m very proud of it and more so that Ian and I are still making new music in this era of bands constantly rehashing and touring old music. You can pre-order various white vinyl editions exclusively from The Cult Store. If you can’t wait until February you can download the first track ‘Dark Energy’ on various sites including in Amazon… Read the full article.

Billy Duffy with Gretsch White Falcon in a comfy chair!

Back in the Studio – May 2015

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Hey, I’ve just finished an intense week in Maui with long hours in the studio working hard on phase two of recording for the new Cult album. For these sessions I left my guitars and backline in California and hooked up with some really cool gear including some with a real ‘rock n roll’ history! Click on this link to check out the photos taken by me and the guys at Aala Recordings… Guitarmaggedon in Maui… Now that these sessions are finished I’m looking forward to getting out there for these few  dates in a couple of weeks; June 4th… Read the full article.

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‘Electric Peace’ and more tour dates…

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“It’s been great to have seen the buzz around the ‘Electric 13’ Tour since the dates were first announced and I’m really looking forward to playing all those songs live again. Over the years my live guitar solos on ‘Electric’ songs have morphed a bit into something different from the originals. So for this tour I’m trying to be as authentic as possible to the recorded versions, a bit like I did when we did the ‘Love Live’ tour. I’m also pleased that we’ve been able to add some dates in Australia to ‘Electric 13’ and remember if you want to keep up to date on the latest… Read the full article.