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What could have been:
(Thanks Heron)
Helsa - well i was going to say
ReplyDeletedon't let the nips bite... but decided not :P
more like dont bite the nips :)
ReplyDeleteahhh yes....may we all have a good night
ReplyDeleteand don't bite the nips!
thanks dj
Sounds like a great night, just heard Selkie passed away, how sad! wish she could have been here at the show
ReplyDeleteconcert was wonderful.....met Heron but not anyone else. I was able to video Lullaby in all of Roberts glory...will upload it when home on Monday. xxoo
ReplyDeleteconcert was wonderful.....met Heron but not anyone else. I was able to video Lullaby in all of Roberts glory...will upload it when home on Monday. xxoo
ReplyDeleteThanks Craig, you make being a curefan all the better! Thanks to SaraB for the tidbits!
ReplyDeleteThe show was to be longer as the set list confirms that the old school encore should have been played as well as Faith. I know! Bummer. No reason as to why it got cut. Robert didn't even say goodbye, good night or anything.
ReplyDeleteAndy: I've heard that Simon got angry about something that happened during A Forest, and that was it for the show. Did you see anything happen?
ReplyDeleteApparently he threw his bass down angrily and walked off after The Kiss. And during A Forest he didn't finish as he should have.
ReplyDeleteIt was a pretty odd way to see them end the show. I've never heard Simon end A Forest like that... ever.
ReplyDeleteI hate to hear that. Wonder what happened?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update, Andy and Jeff.
Jeff: Did they do the aftershow?
ReplyDeleteSome people speculate it was a curfew and others think something got into Simon. I hope this doesn't affect Coachella. And this quite possibly could have been the best show ever if it had been complete. After A Forest then the lights came on, us Curefans knew right away that it wasn't over. But it was...
ReplyDeleteAndy: Hmm, I don't know what to think. Security told Sara that there wasn't a curfew at The Pearl.
ReplyDeleteCraig: didn't know that. Oh crap! What went wrong tonight then?! It was a spectacular show and could have been epic in my book.
ReplyDeleteoh man a lot of us were bummed but it doesnt make me love the band any less. i just hope everythings alright with the band. simon seemed so chill at the bar and pretty content. i was really hoping that they would play faith...i hope we find out what happened and i hope coachella is not affected. maybe the coachella peeps will get faith. it was a great show though. also porl was dancing and being himself at first but it seems like after awhile he seemed upset/bored and was not as lively. but simon just threw his bass down around the end and wasnt too happy, i also noticed he chugged his beer quite fast, maybe out of frustration. robert seemed to enjoy his bday "surprise" lol :) i just hope the band is okay.
ReplyDeleteI'm shocked about Simon. Do you think the long delay at the beginning had something to do with it?
ReplyDeleteIf they continue with the Another schizophrenia i'll sell all my T*e C**e stuff! If they sell themselves I'll sell them too. Goodbye COF. It has been a good half a dozen of years or so...
ReplyDeleteJust woke up... I wonder what pissed Simon off? Inner rumblings in the band (I hope not!) or something related to the show?
ReplyDeleteWe'll find out soon enough, I hope everything is OK...I'm sure it will be.
He may have lost money on the slots :P
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's band issues. I think the technical delay at the beginning of the show forced them to end early, curfew or not, which pissed Simon off. I hope I am right. I would hate for there to be any tension in the band (again!)
I remember my friend telling me Simon looked like he was having a temper tantrum- hmmmm.
ReplyDeleteWhat a waste of a night... I mean they really could have pulled out some rare stuff, more new stuff like 'Scream', 'Switch', 'Reasons Why'...
ReplyDeleteThe Cure are becoming somewhat predictable...
Any updates on what happened with Simon last night?
ReplyDeleteWe seem to forget that last night's show was a WARM UP for the Coachella Gig. The whole point was to play live the list they'll play for the "festival audience."
ReplyDeleteWe can only speculate as to why the last encore wasn't played. Maybe they had to catch a flight to California! Maybe someone wasn't feeling well. Who knows!
(it was still a 2.5 hour show!!!)
LOL, 45 mins longer than most bands.
Maybe he got the runs
ReplyDeleteand needed to leave stage urgently
lol andrew and maniken, nice try to lighten things
ReplyDeletequite sorry to hear that you guys :(
still sounded like a helluva show though!
hopefully coachella gets the whole faith encore and more.
Actually, it looks like they only started 15 minutes late. While the tickets and Pearl website listed an 8pm start, their official schedule listed an 8:30pm start.
ReplyDeletei'm sorry i missed you guys.
ReplyDeleteweird night. i'm sort of glad i stayed away.
very sorry to hear about selkie. i knew her casually.
see you during coachella maybe since i can't go anymore.
xx
A few things:
ReplyDeleteVenue security told me they were prepared for a very long show - at least three hours - whatever the band wanted to play (hence no curfew issue).
A 15 minute delay doesn't sound like enough to piss anyone off.
The first half was awesome. Robert was smiling, and seemed in a good mood - he kept saying things like "we're in for a long night".
I did not get a great read from Porl or Simon - only it seemed like Porl was less interested as the night went on. I did not see Simon throw the bass - but we were shocked at the way “A Forest” ended,- seemed very odd. The house lights were down, as usual for another encore. I even saw them bring (more) beers to Robert’s riser, indicating they were on their way back (as this GREAT setlist indicates). Then after a long delay – maybe 4-5 minutes(?) - house lights go on. It was like a punch in the stomach. Your could hear audible screams of “NO!”. People looked stunned.
Something obviously happened. My wife's been a fan for 25 years, seen them 25+ times, and this was really awful. She now says she's done. Between this and the Jimmy Kimmel experience, it's becoming too hard to be a Cure fan. We buy (this time expensive) tickets, travel to these cities (airfare, hotels, cars, etc). And what do we get, a *problem* than ruins a show. And yes, it ruined the show. We all knew this show was NOT going to be 2.25 or 2.5 hour show - this was going to be a TRUE CURE SHOW, and maybe something special. At $165 per ticket, that's a rough "warm up" show - which it really wasn't. Robert seemed excited about his birthday, saying something like "it's my birthday, I can do what I want..." (before the first encore) with a smile.
One caveat: I thought, from middle of the lower level seats straight back, the crowd wasn't very good. Not much (as in almost no) noise during encore breaks, and some empty seats. I don't know if the crowd impacted this or not – but the lack of noise (during the encore breaks) actually worried me.
It sounds, though, like it could have been something else. But as a fan you can only take so many of these disappointments – and this was a big one - when you need to travel to see the band. This night was just a terrible way to treat it's fans - whatever the reason. No goodbye's, nothing.
It’s sad, they might have just lost a 25 year fan - plus me - a new convert who's has really enjoyed the "4" incarnation. What a shame.
joe
I have not read thru this thread yet...
ReplyDeleteBut, wanted to say great show last night, except for that strange ending.
When Joel received the after meet- up TGIFridays text from thistle, I was already soaking in a huge bubble bath.
Sorry that we didn't meet up late last night, but wanted to let everyone know that it was terrific meeting them.
We are now at the Vegas airport with time to spare, if anyone else here... :)
Will catch up later!
I have not been on MFC for a Long Time. I checked and found out about this very sad news about Selkie. I'm very sorry,
ReplyDeletefor her family, her friends,
the Cure community to whom she was dear,
and The Cure who lost a Great & a Real Fan.
Inbetween the sad posts of condolences, I was glad for her to notice she enjoyed the new album and wished she would hear all the ones to come. I wish she would have been given more time to spend with her family and see her children grow up.
A comment from Lawrence on his blog
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=58914836&blogId=483950913
"samedi, avril 18, 2009
Mandy/Selkie
Tonight we say farewell to one of Levinhurst's most ardent fans Mandy aka Selkie.
Even though we never met her personally her support meant a great deal to Cindy and myself.Our thoughts are with her family.
May she rest in peace
LOL"
Who knows, the band might have heard it. Simon might have had his own way of showing his sadness.
LeChienNoir
Joel's quick-and-dirty best-of photos from yesterday (posted from the airport):
ReplyDeletehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/cajunjoel/sets/72157616995321284/
We will be boarding our plane soon!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the photos, Kate and Joel! Have a safe trip!
ReplyDeleteI read through all of these comments on the plane!
ReplyDeleteIt *is* exciting, V! :P
Hi Craig! ;)
Helsabot - I make new headpieces with real blossoms for every show. :)
I spent much of my time before the show sitting at a penny slot machine. Spent $2 total during 4-5 hours. (If you were "gambling" they couldn't make you leave.) I sat on the end of the row, so that I could watch the Pearl entrance, and everyone walking by. We all shifted around, talking, watching. It was great.
Around 6:00 or so, a very tall, leggy woman and "rockstar" looking man, both in dark sunglasses were consulting with the Pearl's security. Shortly thereafter, they were let into the theater, long before anyone else. I assumed VIPs of some sort. Later, Joel saw the woman walking across the dark stage, behind the drum set, between the main set and the first encore.
As to the start time, tickets listed 8:00, the Pearl's box office listed 8:15, and Craig reported that the Cure site listed 8:30. Yeesh!
The text messaging inside the Pearl was really funny. We all squealled when COF messages appeared! They were part of the advertising on the screens prior to the show. Once the show began, the screen showed the close-up video feed, so, no texts showed during the concert.
There was much activity on stage with the techs while we waited for the show to begin. No idea why.
Maybe it was just me, but it seems that many of the songs had different arrangements than what I am used to. Did anyone else notice this? The acoustics at the pearl were amazing! Even in the very front! We were standing in front of Porl.
Robert was having fun, saying silly things about having to announce song titles and such. He even used a funny, character voice introducing "Just Like Heaven"
Overall, the set was amazing! Yes, we have heard much of it before, but that is what i love about it. We get the "common" along with the "deep cuts." It's great!
We did do the Happy Birthday singing before the 1st encore, but it ended up sounding like a bunch of weak "rounds," and not unison. Balloons and party hats made a great appearance, though.
Robert returned to the stage for the first encore, and mentioned something about "balloons and shit." He was in a good mood. :)
They did not use their graphic backgrounds like they did during last Summer.
As far as the ending, I don't know what happened. All the band members seemed to be quite happy during the first part of the show. At one point, when I realized that Simon was grinning larger than I had even seen him do before, I asked Joel to try to get pictures. We were on the other side of the stage, and Simon bounces around a lot. But, Joel managed to get some blurry images. At the beginning, Porl seemed very peppy, dancing, smiling and posing.
I saw sameoldact's comments and agree that when the house lights went on, there were many in the crowd that were stunned, even boo-ing.
Unfortunately, the Pearl's management was sorely lacking. The GA load-in was nearly lethal. I am not exaggerating. When I get home, I am going to start compiling some information to send complaints, etc. If anyone is interested, I will share the info once I get it started. I would hate for someone to be seriously injured (if it hasn't happened already) due to the Pearl's negligence.
After the show ended, the security staff was very rude. It is one thing to do the job and be firm, it's another to actually *mock* the guests by saying "Can I have a drumstick?" in a very whiny, high-pitched feminine voice. The techs tearing down on-stage were not Cure crew. They had polo shirts with "Events Unlimited" on the chest. They were not very nice, either.
Summary:
Set list and encores: Fabulous! Great crowd, great company to share the evening, wonderful sound. Thanks to all the COF peeps for sharing this experience together!
Ending: Awkward, befuddling and disappointing
Pearl staff and security: Utterly horrid, truly dangerous
hey guys I just got home... bummer I couldnt go to coachella :( but I am happy with at least vegas.... despite the odd incomplete ending of the show, it was still one hell of a show and even longer than a lot of bands play anyway, I really wish i got faith, but hope that the coachella people get it...
ReplyDeleteSeeing the rest of the encore set... I feel like I might start crying. We paid so much money and went through hell to get there. Our flight was delayed 8 hours! It was still a wonderful concert and I don't regret the money I paid by ANY means, but knowing what could have been... It does tear at my heart. The end of the concert was so strange... I could never even describe how strange.
ReplyDeletePS--We pretty much got SOMEWHERE backstage (magically, by going through strange doors) and were immediately removed. HAH!
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ReplyDeleteThanks to the COF peeps for their reviews, photos & videos from this show. They were all great! It's a bit sad that the show ended shortly and it appears something was not quite right but I'm glad everyone had a good time despite a few problems.
ReplyDeleteI had a fun night on the COF Friday and I'm kind of glad when I left I really didn't miss any more songs since I left after A Forest but still one more encore was needed! Weird but I kind of felt it was going to end with that song. It was truly a unique show and even with the ending, I still wish I was there. Thanks again to everyone for sharing & to the COF peeps who were on here blogging away! It was fun to do that again with you all once again!
I know we already have Faithdesired's photos up here but I found hers also at: http://www.prefixmag.com/photos/cure-palms-las-vegas-photos/
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ReplyDeleteHello Miss Mellisa with three boys Living in Temecula - please contact me. Fun photo to share with you...
& the dear sweet couple from PARIS that was filming - that was next to us on the rail (Robert/Simon). Please send me a line.
Autumn
(http://www.picturesofyou.us/)