If Blue Oyster Cult needs more cowbell this Saturday in Cape Coral, the band can just ask someone in the audience. Singer Eric Bloom hears it all the time in concert crowds: People bring their ...

Blue Oyster Cult's Buck Dharma recalled how a famous 'SNL' sketch forced them to start using cowbell in concert in a July 2024 interview.

Why Blue Oyster Cult Had to Ban Cowbells at Their Shows "It’s funny to think about," Dharma said. "I feel bonded to Will and Christopher in a way, because we’re all at the mercy of the cowbell ...

Twenty-four years after airing, Blue Öyster Cult’s front man is still reckoning with the legacy of SNL’s ‘More Cowbell’ sketch: ‘My first feeling was relief. Relief that it was funny ...

Blue Oyster Cult got through it and we persevered. When we play 'Reaper,' people still mimic playing the cowbell, and we had to ban people from bringing actual cowbells to the concerts. But, again ...

In fact, a kind of cult has sprung up around the Blue Oyster Cult bit and its two magic words. "More cowbell" appears on T-shirts, coffee mugs and buttons, and the spoof is still discussed and ...

Blue Oyster Cult, sans "more cowbells," brought its 50th anniversary concert tour to the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton.

Blue Öyster Cult is ready to rock Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races on Nov. 19. The DMV has a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell from nearby West Virginia.

PITTSFIELD -- OK, the one question everybody asks Blue Oyster Cult lead singer Eric Bloom is, of course: "How do feel about that infamous ‘Saturday Night Live' sketch that parodied your band?" "It was ...

(CNN) - Hard rock legends Blue Oyster Cult are releasing their first album of new songs in nearly 20 years. “The Symbol Remains” is out Friday on vinyl, CD and digitally from Frontiers Music ...

Blue Oyster Cult guitarist Buck Dharma said the band was forced to start using a cowbell while performing their classic track “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” as a result of Saturday Night Live‘s ...