Saturday, July 7, 2018

The Cure at Hyde Park (July 7th, 2018)


The Cure's 40th Anniversary Party
July 7th, 2018
BST at Hyde Park
London, England

Setlist: Plainsong, Pictures of You, High, A Night Like This, The Walk, End of the World, Lovesong, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, If Only Tonight We Could Sleep, Play For Today, A Forest, Shake Dog Shake, Burn, Fascination Street, Never Enough, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Disintegration

1st encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry, Jumping Someone Else's Train, Grinding Halt, 10:15 Saturday Night, Killing An Arab.

"Thank you very much. See you again very soon. Thank you."

Articles & Reviews: Independent.IE / Post Punk  / Sopitas

Scopes: Snuffybear (audio only)

Videos: A Night Like This / Push / Just Like Heaven / Play For Today / Shake Dog Shake / From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea / Disintegration 1 - 2 / Close to Me / Boys Don't Cry / Jumping Someone Else's Train & Grinding Halt & 10:15 Saturday Night & Killing An Arab  / Boys Don't Cry & Jumping Someone Else's Train & Grinding Halt & 10:15 Saturday Night & Killing An Arab

Songs heard at soundcheck (no vocals heard, so probably the techs, not the band): High, A Night Like This, Pictures of You, Fascination Street, In Between Days, Disintegration, Plainsong.

Thank you so much to Snuffybear and everyone who shared photos and videos and reports and everything else! Thank you for letting fans who couldn't be there, celebrate the band that they love! Happy 40th anniversary, The Cure! We love you!






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BST Hyde Park merch




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Monday, July 2, 2018

Tim will be filming the Hyde Park show

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Hyde Park t-shirt, lanyard, and mug


Cure Hyde Park T-shirt (£25) and Lanyard (£8) are up for ordering.

"Enter unique code from your email if you paid for shirt with Hyde Park ticket." Thanks @GMFree1.


Update (July 2nd, 2018): And now there's a mug, too
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All Cure edition of Dark Wave this Sunday

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Photos from the Crawley Museum Cure Exhibit




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Saturday, June 30, 2018

Updates from the Crawley Museum Cure Exhibit






The Cure exhibition will run from July 1-22. Opening times are Wednesday to Saturday 10.30am to 4pm, Sunday 2-4.30pm.
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Hyde Park schedule


Primary Entry: 12:30
Doors open for general admission: 13:30
Last entry: 21:00
Curfew: 22.30

Great Oak Stage
The Cure 20:10 - 22:20
Interpol 18:35 - 19:35
Goldfrapp 17:15 - 17:55
Editors 16:00 - 16:45
Slowdive 14:50 - 15:30
Pale Waves 13:40

Barclaycard Stage
Ride 19:25 - 20:10
Lisa Hannigan 17:55
Twilight Sad 16:35 - 17:15
This Will Destroy You 15:20


Summer Stage
Kathryn Joseph 17:55
Kaelan Mikla 16:35 - 17:15
PG Lost 15:20


Update (June 30th, 2018): Some updates to the schedules...Allthingsmata and Gallops have been removed. End time for The Twilight Sad added. Kaelyn Mikla and Kathryn Joseph have switched spots, so no more conflict between the Sad's set and Kathryn's set.

All times taken from the official BST Hyde Park app.
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Thursday, June 28, 2018

Hyde Park tickets for sale or trade


Had a bunch of requests for this lately, so here you go. If you have tickets for sale or trade, post them in the comments.

As always, only list tickets at face value or below (plus the ticket fees & shipping).
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Hyde Park Aftershow Party


Facebook Event Page
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Hyde Park pre-show party

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Sunday, June 24, 2018

CURÆTION-25 at Meltdown Festival


Meltdown Festival
June 24th, 2018
Royal Festival Hall at Southbank Centre
London, England

Twilight Sad set: It Never Was The Same, VTR (new), The Arbor (new), There's A Girl in the Corner, And She Would Darken the Memory, Keep Yourself Warm (Frightened Rabbit cover).

CURÆTION-25 set

Set 1 (From There to Here): Three Imaginary Boys, At Night, Other Voices, A Strange Day, Bananafishbones, A Night Like This, Like Cockatoos, Pictures of You, High, Jupiter Crash, 39, Us or Them, It's Over, It Can Never Be The Same.

Set 2 (From Here to There): Step Into The Light, The Hungry Ghost, alt.end, Last Day of Summer, Want, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Disintegration, If Only Tonight We Could Sleep, Sinking, Shake Dog Shake, One Hundred Years, Primary, A Forest, Boys Don't Cry.

Note: Faith was listed on the official setlist, but was not played. Primary took its spot in the set.


Reviews & Articles: The Guardian / The Times / The Telegraph / The Arts Desk / NME / Slicing Up Eyeballs / CoS / Alternative Press

Periscope: A bit of soundcheck / The Twilight Sad audio / Cure Audio (all thanks to Snuffybear!)

Videos: 21 minutes, mix of songs / Three Imaginary Boys / Three Imaginary Boys & At Night / A Strange Day 1 - 2 - 3 / Bananafishbones / Like Cockatoos 1 - 2 / Jupiter Crash / Us or Them / It's Over / It Can Never Be The Same / Last Day of Summer / If Only Tonight We Could Sleep 1 - 2 / Sinking 1 - 2 - 3 / Shake Dog Shake / One Hundred Years /


"Curator Robert Smith closes the 25th Meltdown festival with an exclusive show at Royal Festival Hall, with support from The Twilight Sad.

He is joined onstage by four of his curious friends – and other, imaginary accompanists – to perform special interpretations based on a very particular selection of songs he has sung throughout the years."

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CURÆTION-25 shirts


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Friday, June 22, 2018

'Prayers For Rain' (2018 Mark Saunders Remix)

From @drbeeching:
"So, whilst giving CD3 a spin & thinking it a pity Mark Saunders wasn't asked to contribute, I stumbled across:
Prayers for Rain (Mark Saunders 2018 mix)."
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Manics cover 'In Between Days' on BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show


Thanks, @AaronLaw92.
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Deftones cover 'If Only Tonight We Could Sleep' at Meltdown

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Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Libertines cover 'Boys Don't Cry' at Meltdown

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Placebo covers 'Let's Go To Bed' at Meltdown

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Manics cover 'In Between Days' at Meltdown

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Joycut covers 'Hanging Garden' at Meltdown

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