In addition to their previously announced North American and European tour dates, THE CULT have also confirmed five UK shows for September which will see them play to in excess of 40,000 fans. The band's complete live itinerary can be found below.

The Cult will release their first new album in five years, Choice Of Weapon, on May 21st internationally, and on May 22nd in North America, on Cooking Vinyl worldwide. Audio samples for all tracks on the album can be found at Amazon.

Choice Of Weapon was produced by Bob Rock (METALLICA). It was written by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy, recorded in New York City, Los Angeles, the California high desert, and the band's Witch Mountain studio between July and December 2011. The new release features founding members Astbury on vocals and Duffy on guitars, with drummer John Tempesta and bassist Chris Wyse.

Choice Of Weapon tracklist:

'Honey From A Knife'

'Elemental Light'

'The Wolf'

'Life > Death'

'For The Animals'

'Amnesia'

'Lucifer'

'Wilderness Now'

'A Pale Horse'

'This Night In The City Forever'

In addition to the ten songs listed above, The Choice Of Weapon deluxe edition features four bonus tracks:

'Every Man And Woman Is A Star'

'Embers'

'Until The Light Takes Us'

'Siberia'

The first single from Choice Of Weapon, available now, is 'For The Animals'. There will also be a very limited picture 7” available for Record Store Day on April 21st.

"This is going to be a very intense, high-energy tour," said The Cult's vocalist, Ian Astbury. "We are really looking forward to the time we spend on stage connected to our music and our audience. That's our purpose."

The Cult on tour:

May

4 - Birmingham, AL - Schaeffer Eye Center Crawfish Bowl
5 - Memphis, TN - Beale Street Music Festival
25 - San Diego, CA - Humphreys By the Bay
26 - Las Vegas, NV - M Resort
27 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
30 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre

June

1 - Chicago, IL - Congress Theatre
2 - Windsor, ON - Great Canadian Beaverfest, Riverfront Festival Plaza
3 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE - Indoor Stage
5 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
7 - Buffalo, NY - Erie Canal Harbor Central Wharf
8 - New York, NY - Terminal 5
9 - Hampton Beach, NH - Ballroom
10 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
12 - Washington, D.C. - The Fillmore
13 - Norfolk, VA - The Norva
15 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
16 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
17 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
19 - Houston, TX - House of Blues
20 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
22 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
28 - Belgrade, Serbia - USCE Park (with Ozzy & Friends)
29 - Graz, Austria - Schwarzl Freizeit Zetrum (with GN'R)

July

1 - Bucharest, Romania - Rock the City Festival (with GN'R, Faith No More)
3 - Split, Croatia - Spaladium Arena (headline)
4 - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Kino Siska (headline)
7 - Zottegem, Belgium, Rock Zottegem Festival
8 - Weert, Netherlands - Bospop Festival
10 - Utrecht, Netherlands - Tivoli (headline)
13 - Pizzola Sul Brenta, Italy - Contarini Festival (headline)
14 - Rimini, Italy - Velvet Rock (headline)
15 - Milano, Italy - Carroponte (headline)
17 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz (headline)
18 - Madrid, Spain - La Riviera (headline)
19 - Porto, Portugal - Mares Vivas Festival (with Garbage)

September

11 - Newcastle, UK - Metro Radio Arena
12 - Sheffield, UK - Motorpoint Arena
14 - Manchester, UK - Arena
15 - Birmingham, UK - LG Arena
16 - London, UK - Wembley Arena