The Cult To Play "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"

The Cult will be the musical guest on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Friday, May 18, marking the band's second appearance on the late-night network television show.  "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" airs at 12:00AM ET and PT/11:00PM CT.  Fans are invited to attend the taping - go to www.1iota.com for information on obtaining tickets, or log onto www.thecult.us/ for more information.

For the telecast, The Cult will perform a track from their new album, Choice of Weapon, due out May 22, as well as one of the band's classics.  In addition, the band will play three more songs that will be made available exclusively on the "Kimmel" website.

The Cult's appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" precedes the band's busy summer touring schedule that kicks off May 25 in San Diego, CA with the first leg of its 2012 North American Tour.  The 20-date trek will take the band to major and secondary markets across the continent, and includes shows in New York and Los Angeles.  A three-week European trek, where the band will headline their own concerts as well as share stages with Ozzy and Guns N' Roses, begins in Belgrade on June 28.

Confirmed dates are as follows:

MAY

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

 8   New York, NY - Terminal 5

 9   Hampton Beach, NH - Ballroom

10   Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory

12   Washington, D.C.  - The Fillmore

13   The Norva, Norfolk, VA

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

23   Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood, CA

(European Tour Dates):

JUNE  

28   Belgrade, Serbiz - 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)