In their day, the cult was playing Madison Square Garden, so they have a pretty big fan base
plus they've been touring pretty regularly for the past 10? years and putting on great shows
I don't think these guys (or Bauhaus) ever really made it out of the clubs
Bauhaus...they have legendary status, but always thought the Anthem was too big for them
They would have been a likely sell out at the Filmore
Edit, I didn't remember that the Cult Headlined the Anthem recently
I still think the Roxy Music tour was crazy that they were playing such big venues
I'm very curious about the bottom line on that tour. I guess they were charging like $1000 for those front rows maybe helped?