Monday, August 4, 2008

Recent US sales info

In a post mainly about Depeche Mode, Ask Billboard also had this Cure info:

"As for the Cure, the band's last studio release, 2004's self-titled effort, has sold 327,000 in the U.S. Before that, 2000's "Bloodflowers" shifted 301,000 while 1996's "Wild Mood Swings" has done 371,000.

The Cure recently completed a tour, and of its global dates, we have information on 26 of those shows, nearly all were in North America. Nine of those were sellouts, with a reported attendance of 204,920. Total gross for those shows were $12 million.

The Cure's new as-yet-untitled new album is due out Oct. 13."
(Thanks Sean)
Posted by Craig at 3:19 PM

13 comments:

  1. hynreckandjoeAugust 4, 2008 at 3:29 PM

    Hmm. No time to comment. I'm having a monocle moment. o_q
    *Sips tea*

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  2. sofiaAugust 4, 2008 at 4:06 PM

    i see you being fancy there!

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  3. perfect.murderAugust 4, 2008 at 4:06 PM

    Alot of bands would kill for those stats!! Well done!

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  4. David L LankfordAugust 4, 2008 at 4:27 PM

    Hey Robert Smith, can I bum like five dollars? I swear I'm good for it. hugs and kisses,D

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  5. CraigAugust 4, 2008 at 5:18 PM

    The numbers are decent, but I'm surprised that Depeche Mode has been outselling them recently. Nothing against the Mode, I love them too, just thought The Cure were bigger.

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  6. JPXAugust 4, 2008 at 5:41 PM

    Jesus, Robert, give the damn thing a title already!

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  7. ericAugust 4, 2008 at 8:56 PM

    je trouve ca super ! go the cure go!!

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  8. cure_kittyAugust 4, 2008 at 9:07 PM

    Decent stats for The Cure but I'm not at all surprised DM is selling a bit better now than The Cure. I know more DM fans than I do for The Cure and overall I always thought they sold more albums than the Cure. I love DM too but The Cure will always be #1 for me!

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  9. AnonymousAugust 5, 2008 at 6:54 AM

    "The Cure" sold more copies than "Bloodflowers"???

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  10. DroidAKovAugust 5, 2008 at 7:34 AM

    SuRprising

    Singles must sell....

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  11. SeanAugust 5, 2008 at 9:31 AM

    Happy to share the info, Craig.

    I was happy to see the sales info was relatively strong for both bands. Having contributed a fair amount to the Cure's album/touring revenue and far more to DM's, I'm happy to see them both doing well.

    -Sean

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  12. Dumb AnguishAugust 5, 2008 at 1:56 PM

    Actually, jpx, I've come to the conclusion that the new album will actually be called:

    "The As-Yet Untitled 13th Album"

    Would raise some eyebrows, no? :)

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  13. ohellAugust 5, 2008 at 5:18 PM

    I bought all of those cd`s at least 3 times. judging by the numbers,...i say all the cure fans saw a show this tour. I was in charlotte,..what a show!

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