Fucking legendary show! Thanks for trying, Robert! Cure forever!
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ON WITH THE SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see what tonight's set list will look like. :)
ReplyDeleteI like that it has no end time and everyone else does
ReplyDeletewhooo hooo Coachella!
ReplyDeleteHell ya!
It's probably too late to do anyone a bit of good, but earplugs are very highly recommended, if not required, to tolerate a set by My Bloody Valentine, who play right before the Cure.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure there will be some kind of noise restriction set on Coachella, but their normal concerts go over 100dB, Kevin Shields of MBV says that when the body experiences sound at that level it thinks it's in danger and releases endorphines and gives the listener a feeling they wouldn't normally experience. This usually happens during the end of their set in the middle of "You Made Me Realise," dubbed as the holocaust section, which is like up to 30 minutes of excessive feedback and walls of sound.
It would suck for this to ruin some unsuspecting person's night of the Cure...!
Me and April are on the road driving to Coachella. Be there soon. Lol at Rev's joke about Los Angeles traffic. Can't wait for tonight's show and thanks to Spiggycat for the photo of the sign, I met her the other day at Amanda Palmer's secret show.
ReplyDeleteAlso April might have or might have not accidentally left the car on the entire time we stopped to eat.
ReplyDeleteExciting!
ReplyDelete:P
;) Kate.
ReplyDeleteIt seems all of the headliners have no end time.
ALMOST wish I could be there but the heat's going to be brutal!! Stay cool everyone & drink a lot of water!
Have a great show!
*pleaseplayFaithpleaseplayFaithpleaseplayFaithpleaseplayFaithpleaseplayFaith*
A little tired, April?? LOL
ReplyDeleteThe webcast is really nice quality, can't wait to see The Cure!
ReplyDeleteApparently I won't be able to watch the webcast cause my windows2000 won't support it. dammit! Oh well, I really need to get some sleep tonight. Catch the youtube videos after work tomorrow.
ReplyDeletethe webcast has not worked for me for 3 days, how do i sort it out, i have the move player but it says theres an error :(
ReplyDeleteDang, the Cure broadcast isn't going to start until after midnight for me in Eastern time, and I have school tomorrow :( I guess I'll have to catch some youtube videos tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteI hope that Robert dedicates something to Mandy/Selkie tonight. I think that would mean a lot to many curefans who are deeply saddened by her passing including myself.
ReplyDeletewoah what happened?
ReplyDeleteHi V, Helsa, Kate, Maree, everyone from the road (!) and all! We're in for a fantastic evening~*Here's to a wonderful time for all*
ReplyDeletehttp://www.thecuremfc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3121&st=0&sk=t&sd=a
ReplyDeleteWow, that's so sad. I didn't know her personally but I recognized her picture from the other various cure sites I've posted at. My condolences go out to her family.
ReplyDeleteAaron, what browser are you using, and what does the error say?
ReplyDeleteYes, someone please help Aaron, somehow I feel he is our only hope on recording this webcast given so many active COF members in attendance tonight. Me and April are 40 min away driving and we have been on the road for nearly 5 hours from Vegas, be there soon. Plenty of time to see Cure of course. And in all honesty, I'm not quite too sure I want the front rail today. Its gonna be so exhausting at such a festival. Much love to all my Cure peeps watching around the world, and the universe? (Depeche Mode reference)
ReplyDelete;)
Aaron, if you need a hand, let me know. I will also see what I can do about recording it. I will get on that now.
ReplyDeleteYeah, no worries Andy, I have Fraps working, the clip I recorded of PBJ was nice and crisp and clear. I will record The Cure .
ReplyDeleteThanks Maree:)
ReplyDeleteBut if you need help troubleshooting yours, Aaron, let me know.
ReplyDeleteAwesome that you're recording it, Maree!
ReplyDeleteAaron- maybe you just need to update your browser? These things usually work best for me on IE.
Here's to a fabulously-fuck me sideways evening!
...and it would be awfully sweet if they could dedicate something to Mrs. Selkie, too...
please, people, listen to halo eighteen and wear earplugs for the my bloody valentine set. they will probably be made available, but in case they're not, stick some kleenex in(not too far in!) your ears or something. i had ringing in my ears for 3 days after the show and i wore earplugs!
ReplyDeletei cant be up late tonight because of work, but i wanted to stop by and say hello. i miss you guys.
lots of love...
xo
Oh wow, so awesome to see Jo standing next to Simon!!!! :)
ReplyDeleteV: I was so happy to see that! Our Rock & Roll Jo with Si! : )
ReplyDeletewow those are great pics...so jealous!
ReplyDeletenever been lucky enough to run into/meet any of them.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs are good. I'm about 100 feet from the stage, good view and sound but still not satisfied. I will be near Simon!
ReplyDeleteHi everyone!!!!
ReplyDeleteV and Craig - yep, I was pretty happy to see me with Simon too!!! Amazing!
The good news is, I have found a place to set up at LAX, and will be able to be online until about 10.00pm Pacific.
Jo: I'm so excited and happy for you, that you got to run in to him. How long is your flight from LAX?
ReplyDeleteok, I can hear the music, but there is no picture.. anyone ? I installed whtever it was I was prompted to... well hearing is better than nothing I suppose...
ReplyDeleteV - I would never have gone and spoken with him and Keith, if it wasn't for Fuji and Brad. I would have just admired from afar.
ReplyDeleteThe flight LAX to SYD is 14 and a half hours (eek!!!!) and then another 4 and a hlaf to Perth.
Andy: Good luck!
ReplyDeleteJo: I know it's not Robert, but it's a good start, right? : )
Jo: Did you talk ti him? Get anything signed? Did he sign Fuji's shirt?
ReplyDeleteJo: LA, no X. : P
ReplyDeleteCraig - Fuji had a good chat with him about his cycling and YES, Simon did sign his shirt. I kinda just thanked him for chatting with us, and then kept apologising for bugging him ;)
ReplyDeleteI had a nice chat with Keith though, and he said he remembered me saying hi to him at O2, so that was very cool.
Craig: Haha!! ;)
ReplyDeleteAnd guys, if there Simon has problems tonight, we blame it on Andy. : )
ReplyDeleteOh, and no, I didn't get anything signed. Brad suggested having our picture taken with the Oz flag, and Fuji and I said 'No, and Simon said 'Yes'. So we did, and after he said, 'That was an ironic smile' - or something similar.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, LAX - LA International Airport
I'm having trouble typing right now. I blame V! : P
ReplyDeleteI don't think there will be problems today - all the bugs will be ironed out, and the jetlag slept away!
ReplyDeleteONWARDS!
Uh oh... >;) Sorry about that.
ReplyDeleteV has that affect on you, Craig :)
ReplyDeleteJo: The LAX thing was a reference to the RSX thing. : )
ReplyDeleteBTW - Did anyone tell you that there were messages to COF on the jumbotron at the Pearl?
ReplyDeleteLOL - LAX - Sorry, I am 'slightly' muddled. I have lost my voice, and seemingly, some of my mind.
ReplyDeleteJo: Blonde moment? : )
ReplyDeleteJo: I was in the same state last time I was at LAX, on my way home from 4Tour shows in Germany. Sigh. :) I very strongly associate that airport with that state.
ReplyDeleteYeah, Kate mentioned something about the messages. I wanted to text a hello, but the info Sara gave us, didn't work.
ReplyDeleteCraig - it couldn't possibly be a blonde moment, I had the artificial intelligence refreshed before I came stateside.
ReplyDeleteAndy is working his way closer and closer to the stage. Photos in a minute.
ReplyDeleteIt would have been so cool if you had been able to get a message to come through :), but it was very nice to see COF highly praised in that forum!
ReplyDeleteV - it would have been hard work coming from Germany to LAX - I hate travelling east, especially when you have to cross the international date line. West is sooooo much easier (but I don't know why)
ReplyDelete*waves to craig, V, and jo*
ReplyDeleteHi Sara! :)
ReplyDeletethe coachella webcast should be better quality than mine! LOL
ReplyDelete*running hug, Sara*
ReplyDeleteSo glad to see you have made it home safely.
Hi Sara! Why aren't you in Coachella, Livecasting for all of us? : )
ReplyDelete*hug* I texted you but I dont think you got it.... you never get my texts for some reason! lol I cant wait for the cure to start... i KNOW that they will make up for what happned at the pearl... i bet they play a long time and i am reallly hoping they play faith
ReplyDeleteJo: Luckily, I flew west to get to LAX from Europe that time. I actually prefer going east, though, because the jetstream helps you get where you're going faster. :D
ReplyDeleteSara: Your quality was so much better than I expected. And more than that, it was fun to see it pop on throughout the night. Everyone would get excited when you went live.
ReplyDeletelol craig because my dad sucks. I would be right up on the rail if it were up to me, but in the future i will get to travel a lot for the cure now! :)
ReplyDeleteI really hope that this show starts up where the Pearl left off.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why I don't get your texts - very odd.
Craig, long story about why Sara isn't there, but I think we have done some excellent groundwork this week to ensure she will be at ALL future Cure shows.
lol craig! thats good to hear! I tried to save the battery for the songs that arent played very often... would have gotten faith if it was played... that wouldve been epic!
ReplyDeleteAndy: "Ran across some rude people, or am I the rude one? Gonna be difficult for a while."
ReplyDeleteWell what do you expect when you're cutting in front of people? : )
Craig: Seriously!!! ;)
ReplyDeleteAndy: "Got rid of them, in front of them. I'm so close Craig. Not yet though."
ReplyDeleteomg paolo nutini is on!! i love him!!!! i didnt think he was going to show up!
ReplyDeleteAndy is freaking awesome!
ReplyDeleteAndy: "Post in comments for me a big thank you to Sara, she gave me her ticket and I wouldn't be here without her, and without the ride from April from Vegas."
ReplyDeleteAw, that is so sweet. :)
ReplyDeletelol when it comes to the cure andy will do whatever it takes to be up close! haha i remember when he snuck in the pit twice even after getting kicked out the first time at KROQ haha
ReplyDeleteLOL - I told you Andy is freaking awesome! And so sweet, too.
ReplyDeleteI hope April is feeling better today.
andy has my portable charger so hopefully he can update all night
ReplyDeleteAndy wants everyone to know "that guitarist is SEXY! Nice solo too."
ReplyDeleteAw, that is sweet. Sara is def. CoF winner!
ReplyDeleteJo: I don't know about April. Andy said she left the car running when they stopped earlier to get something to eat. : )
ReplyDeletejo what time are ya gonna leave? will you be able to catch the cure?
ReplyDeleteAndy, LOL. Agreed!
ReplyDeleteSara - I have to leave at about 10.15 - so will hopefully catch some of the fun.
ReplyDeleteJust to clarify, Andy was talking about the guitarist from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. : )
ReplyDeleteLOL Craig, yeah yeah yeah - I worked that one out ;)
ReplyDeleteaybe ur flight will get delayed and you can see more! lol is that a bad thing to say? and i see paolo nutini in the webcast and he is looking fiiiine as usual :)
ReplyDeleteHe reminds me a little of Nick Cave...(Nick Zinner that is).
ReplyDeleteSara - I never said I would stay to the stay til the end ;)
ReplyDeleteTo be honest, I would prefer my flight to leave on time - I just wanna get this leg of my journey over.
BTW, Fuji is now officially back in Oz
yay!! fuji is so cool, hes lk the coolest australian pilot in the world!
ReplyDeletewhere is deej? she should be here!
ReplyDeleteSara - I love Fuji - he was the 'enabler'
ReplyDeletebells says hi but she cant stay up late so she cant come in here
ReplyDeleteAndy: "So happy, seven feet from rail."
ReplyDeletePhoto in a minute.
Tell Bells I miss her!
ReplyDeleteRev says to say "Hi" to everyone too
ReplyDeletejo- "aww... I miss her too! tell her we'll catch up soon" from bells
ReplyDeleteJo: Rev is there with you? She didn't go to Coachella?
ReplyDeleteAndy: "Somebody gave Simon's tech a plastic bag, didn't see who or what it was."
ReplyDeleteCraig - Rev IS at Coachella - we were texting
ReplyDeleteOh! Duh! : ) Just got a text from her. Her e-mails are backing up and not being sent to me. : (
ReplyDeleteCraig - yeah, she is having problems with texting.
ReplyDeleteAndy: "My bloody valentine on now and yes they are loud. Not necessarily at rail, but close, met some cool people. One from costa rica. Gonna smoke some weed with them. Yes!"
ReplyDeleteLOL andy told me he found some weed. hahaha
ReplyDeleteAndy is going to have so much fun!
ReplyDeleteI wish they were showing My Bloody Valentine's set.
You'd have to be blind not to find some pot at Coachella, it's literally everywhere :)
ReplyDeleteWhich reminds me of tonight's Family Guy, it cracked me up, "Everything's better with a bag of weed!"
ugg, i know i wanted to view the MBV show, not fair!
ReplyDeleteAndy: "Getting to the rail was like climbing a building, its better if you don't look down. There are probably thousands behind me."
ReplyDeleteandy said "tell cof that people hid alcohol in sunblock bottles, why didnt i think of that? also MBV are really loud. I should have listened" i think he means about bringing earplugs lol
ReplyDeleteNo Jumbotron there? I was having a ball with the text messaging at the Jumbotron at the Pearl Show!
ReplyDeleteVegas was so much fun (where else can a guy offer you weed and a hooker proposition you within a five minute time span?) But its good to be back in boring old Nebraska :)
Jo, I was so glad to finally meet you! Even though we only talked for a couple minutes. I loved your pic with Simon!
LMAO:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3Xmim-zgGs&feature=related
edit: NM, this one is even better:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPVLHDMzVe8&NR=1
OMG, I just fell over....
I like the one of them on the QE2. :)
ReplyDeleteandys internet is out and doesnt know if craig is getting his texts so hes gonna send them to me to post
ReplyDeleteAndy: "I'm really enjoying this, they are just too loud."
ReplyDeleteThey will air the Cure at 10:10 Pacific, I'm not sure what plug- ins you need though?
ReplyDeleteAnd Andy is cracking me up, poor thing!
ok looks like u got his text craig, good deal.
ReplyDeleteSara: I just got one from him and posted it.
ReplyDeleteSorry about being quiet there peeps, needed to catch up on some emails
ReplyDeleteRobert
ReplyDelete*waves at Morris*
ReplyDeleteOMG I'm so glad I brought earplugs. MBV sounds like Enya with a jet engine. It's an endurance test to see the cure
ReplyDeleteThat faint droning noise in the webcast right now is MBV haha.
ReplyDeletekinda late to the party, i was doing hw.*tear tear*
ReplyDelete*grabs everyone and hugs*
ROFL AT ANDY!!
Hey DJ!
ReplyDeleteWTFFF - i missed out on so much of MBV!!!!
ReplyDeletemust try to resist screaming out frustration.
OMG DEEJ GET IN MEEBO NOW I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YA
ReplyDeleteHey DJ *hugs*
ReplyDeleteHello everyone! 1 hour 10 minutes THE CURE webcast!
ReplyDeleteSmooches,
Pussycat
Hi CURE peeps.
ReplyDeleteFinally, i managed to get here tonight for a while.
I want CURE starts now ¡¡¡
How all is going, so far ?
Is the stars upon Indio or is there still twilight sky ?
UTS for opener ?
:)
Have a good flight Jo! Hope you can grab some zzzz's and dream of Cure.
ReplyDeleteHola, Mad Bob!
ReplyDeleteHi DJ!
ReplyDeleteand...
sarab543 said...
"OMG DEEJ GET IN MEEBO NOW I HAVE SOMETHING FOR YA"
LOL, that sounds funny Sara O.o
Heron: "MBV VERY VERY EFFING LOUD"
ReplyDeleteHi Mad Bob :) I think it might be getting dark there now.
ReplyDeleteFlavor Flave is in the house!!!!
ReplyDeleteWoot! Public Enemy opening for The Cure...LOL
ReplyDeleteanah - youre so... whats the word.. i cant call you a perv cuz then you could accuse me as one for thinking along those lines..
ReplyDeletemad bob - HEY!!! :)
morris - EWW. hes really there??
Love this PE song!
ReplyDelete17 minutes until The Cure...if they're on time tonight. ; )
ReplyDeletethanks for the commentary! I was getting the webcast but something's wrong with my broadband and it won't load. waaaa. at least I can read what y'all are seeing. wish I was there!
ReplyDeleteNot long now...
Flava Flav that is (...i'm such a white boy)
ReplyDeleteChuck D too DJ!!!
oh wait. hes IN PE. i totally forgot.
ReplyDeletehe annoys me when hes not being in the group.
like on flavor of love or whatever show hes on
how could someone that talented by so freaking annoying?
andy- "loudest concert in the world they have been screeching nonstop for the past 15 mons it feels. its just noise, feels like and earthquake. i havent texted because my fingers were in my ears, this text now hurts. I so so so underestimated peoples precautions"
ReplyDeleteShould the show starts in 20-25 mins, right ?
ReplyDeleteCallings fot tonight´s setlist ?
UTS opener, Baby Rag closer main set [ what difficut to guess that ;) ]
Pop Encore, Old School, 17 Secs and Faith...not in that particular order.
:)
I hope they get Faith - it is almost RSX's birthday after all
ReplyDeleteMaybe we'll get the Faith encore that didn't happen Friday.
ReplyDelete(i really don't think they'll play Faith at a festival)
ReplyDeleteStop it Morris! Grr! *hugs*X)
ReplyDeleteAt least Andy smoked some weed, maybe that's helped to ease some of the pain! Ouch!
i think theyll get faith... i have faith.... im confident they will
ReplyDeleteDon't believe the hype!
ReplyDeleteApril- "I am side porl 3 peeps deep i am packed like a sardine"
ReplyDeleteYeah Boyyyyyyeeeeeee!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteoh yeaa boooyyyeee
ReplyDeleteflava flaaav
haha, this is pretty cool watching most of the artists there. i like that i can sit in the comfort of my home and not have to bop around with the other sweaty smelly people. :D EXCEPT the Cure would be the only exception i would bop around to.
so my boyfriend and I were wondering if robert is putting his lipstick on boppin to PE in the background. hehe you think? maybe Porl is groovin'???
Flava Flaaaaaaaav! Oh good lord....
ReplyDeleteIs there reports of any CURE members sightings this evening ?
ReplyDeleteI want Faith or Sirensong, dedicated to Selkie.
ReplyDelete:-)
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Public Enemy are a class act. Love these guys. This is a good performance.
ReplyDeleteMr Craig Sir? How many more minutes until The Cure??
ReplyDeleteYESSSS the webcast is back on. PE is a little poppier than I remember them...
ReplyDeleteDang... 1:10am EST before the webcast starts. dang.
ReplyDeleteI'm laughing at the image of Porl and Robert doing the moves to Terminator X...yeeaH boyz...
ReplyDeleteHelsa: They should be on now, but I think MBV ran late. Checking with Jen.
ReplyDeleteoh god i want sirensong and faith too, I was hoping sirensong at the pearl
ReplyDeleteChuck D has the most awesome rapping voice - plain flat out intimidating!
ReplyDeletecrap I'm doing some last minute things, don't wanna miss my BOYS!
ReplyDeleteFor those wondering if The Cure are watching PE, probably not, since they are on a totally different stage than TC.
ReplyDeleteI know this might sound rude to those providing reports and stuff, but I don't think it's fair to push into the crowd. A few times, I've made the effort to get there early and really rude people who arrive late push and shove and wade through to the front and block my view.
ReplyDeleteIf there's lots of space, fine, but I hope people aren't really pushing hard.
Helsa: The webcast doesn't start until 10:10pm pacific.
ReplyDeleteFlava Flav stage dives feet first!!!
ReplyDeleteOUCH!
Fuck Public Enemy, we want The Cure!
ReplyDeleteI thought that the stage that PE is on is the bigger stage? Wouldn't the cure need the bigger area or is the other stage just as big?
ReplyDeleteI'm watching PE. I love these guys.
ReplyDeleteNow I want Robert to shout "y'all got me?" and jump into the audience too since it was also HIS 50th birthday. heh heh.
"at simons side, no cure peeps just new ones. really squished" - andy
ReplyDeleteWord Up Craig!!!! : )
ReplyDelete(it's all Cure from here on out)
Michelle: Cure are on Main stage, PE is on Outdoor Theatre stage.
ReplyDeleteThe Cure are on the main stage and PE on the secondary I think.
ReplyDeleteThanks Craig! you're a peach! if an oddly shaped one! XD
ReplyDelete~yawn~ I WANT THE CURE ALREADY!
ReplyDeleteSmooches,
Pussycat
"simons tech whole checking simons bass played a bit of 'its over'" - andy
ReplyDeletenot whole *WHILE*
ReplyDeletewhy are they showing public enemy and not MBV on at and t? :(
ReplyDeleteThe most egregious thing I saw was waiting to see Radiohead and this bitch and her asshole friends barge in front of me -- I mean really push, then she ties her hair up, so it blocks my and others' view even more, and then when some guy wants to get ahead because he says he's meeting his friend ahead -- and it seemed legit because he was carrying a beer -- she refuses. Hypocritical whore! She also talked during a few of the songs; luckily me and some others were able to "shush" her. On the way out, her friend also shoved right into me.
ReplyDeleteAt least people know how to behave at the opera.
Let´s go on, CURE...
ReplyDeleteSMASH THAT STAGE ¡¡¡
SET THE DESERT ON FIRE !!!!
SHOW THW WORLD, AGAIN, WHY YOU´RE THE BEST BAND EVER ¡¡¡
:)
DJ: I don't think Yeah Yeah Yeahs and MBV gave them permission to broadcast their sets.
ReplyDeleteWhoa. This AT&T footage is great quality. Thanks for the link and all the updates, as usual, Craigers. Caprica is out in 2 days!
ReplyDeletemuldfeld!!!
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ReplyDeleteCaprica looks terrible.
ReplyDeleteandy- "its cooled off significantly but doesnt seem to help to have thousands of people around you with no shoulder room"
ReplyDeleteOff topic... I'm so sad that BSG is over, I can't look at my toaster without crying.
ReplyDeleteandy- "simons tech did a sweep on the audience with a small camera. good to know its for the cure and not coachella"
ReplyDeleteHOW COOL! maybe for the 30th year anniverary dvd?
I hate being squished. Festivals scare me these days.
ReplyDeleteandy- "lights are dim, darn now back up it has got to start soon"
ReplyDeleteO.o Sara, that would be cool!
ReplyDeleteUTS here we come :)
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ReplyDeleteOMG I am getting butterflies for the COF peeps that are there
ReplyDelete20 minutes!
ReplyDelete20 minutes!
ReplyDeleteandy- "im not good with recognizing basses but it seems Sion has the one he uses for The Kiss AKA the one he threw. maybe were getting a kiss? lights off music is turning off"
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