Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Win tickets for Manchester

From The Cure:

WIN VIP TICKETS TO THE SOLD OUT MANCHESTER SHOW ON 21ST AUGUST IN SUPPORT OF Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) UK 

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Isle of Wight broadcast

Sky confirms they'll be broadcasting The Cure's set on Sunday.

Thanks, Andreas


Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Robert doing backing vocals, guitar and synth on Stones album

Reviews list Robert not only for backing vocals, but guitar & synth too.

From The Telegraph:

25 albums in, the Rolling Stones are still rock’s most thrilling band

Robert Smith & Paul McCartney are among the surprise guest musicians on the Stones’ superb new album. 5/5

Another Olivia interview, another mention of Robert

Olivia Rodrigo talks with Nardwuar, is given a Cure present, and talks a bit more about Robert Smith.

At 23:28

Robert is on The Stones Divine Intervention

From The Times:

The Rolling Stones: Foreign Tongues review — a career high, in their eighties.

Monday, June 15, 2026

Olivia talks to Zane Lowe

Olivia Rodrigo talked to Zane Lowe, and of course Robert and The Cure came up.

4:00 - briefy talks about seeing The Cure with her dad.

32:27 - talks about her love for, and working with,  Robert Smith.

https://youtu.be/IPoIjlDBbYs?is=rtcuEUJF79DoKyNg

Al in Italy

Sunday, June 14, 2026

Cure play Firenze Rocks in Italy tonigt

Firenze Rocks
Italy
Cure start at 21:30

Set: Alone,  Pictures of You , High, A Night Like This, Lovesong, Secrets, Just Like Heaven, Treasure, Want, A Fragile Thing, Burn, Fascination Street, alt.end, Push, Inbetween Days, Play for Today, A Forest, Trust, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Endsong

Encore: Lullaby, The Walk, Let's Go to Bed, Mint Car, Friday I'm in Love, Lovecats, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry 

Poster for Italy

Friday, June 12, 2026

Cure play Nova Rock in Austria tonight

Nova Rock Festival 
Austria
23:00 - 01:00

Set: Alone, Pictures of You, Burn, Lovesong, Just Like Heaven, Shake Dog Shake, A Night Like This, Wrong Number, The Walk, Push, In Between Days, Play for Today, A Forest, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, One Hundred Years, Endsong 

Encore: Plainsong, Prayers for Rain, Disintegration, 

Encore 2: Three Imaginary Boys, Boys Don't Cry

Vote Darcie?!!

For those who don't know, Darcie is Janet Smith & Pearl Thompson's son.

From The Cure:

From Peter Diamond Art

From Dan Parkinson in Austria

Poster for Austria

Thursday, June 11, 2026

What's Wrong with Me Lyric Video

 Watch it here.

Robert did more than just sing on Olivia's new album

 From Aaron Law:

what's wrong with me is out in the UK, lovely stuff from Olivia and Robert.

Robert credited with vocals, guitar, piano and bass! (And engineer)


Olivia's WTF Moment

From Rock Hall:

Olivia Rodrigo on her "WTF moment" — performing "Just Like Heaven" with Robert Smith of The Cure at astonbury 2025.

In a conversation with Kathleen Hanna for our Music Makes Us podcast, Rodrigo opened up about the surreal experience of sharing the stage with The Cure's Robert Smith to perform a song she grew up loving.

Watch the full Music Makes Us episode with Olivia Rodrigo: https://bit.ly/4oj6gCI

Olivia talks about Robert & The Cure on Kimmel

Olivia Rodrigo talked about Robert Smith and The Cure on Jimmy Kimmel tonight, mentioning her dad being a huge Cure fan and that he got to see them with Olivia at Primavera. It was his 30th Cure show.

And said his screen saver is a selfie he took with Robert. I love the Rodrigos. ❤️🤘

Watch here at 3:40.