Matthew McConaughey and Gerard Butler were just two of the celebrities who came to check out The Cult at this year’s SXSW. Butler was in the audience and hanging out backstage with Cult guitarist Billy Duffy at Friday night’s Chevy Sound Garage performance. On Saturday, The Cult headlined the 25,000-capacity Auditorium Shores Stage Concert Series and brought actor Matthew McConaughey onstage who jammed on congas for a couple of songs.
The Cult debuted a handful of new songs – “Honey From a Knife,” “The Wolf,” “Lucifer” and “For The Animals” – from their upcoming album Choice of Weapon, due out May 22 on Cooking Vinyl, as well as peppering the set with some of their biggest hits – “She Sells Sanctuary,” “Fire Woman” and “Wild Flower.”
