The Cult: Ritz, NYC
Abby Weissman, East Coast Rocker, June 1987
THE NIGHT the Cult played the Ritz on a few hours' notice was such a perfect media event, a seasoned rock publicist couldn’t have schemed up a better one. The big star cancels out, and the understudy goes on to steal the show – kinda like a group d’etat. Definitely a triumph for the band, a soon-to-be-legendary concert for some – but for others, more proof that what makes it for one person might not quite do it for another.
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