'Same Deep Water As You' in Bogota

The Same Deep Water As You (Bogota, Colombia 04/19/13)
A classic Robert intro, and back to "Can't you see I try?" tonight.

Mexico ticket update

For the most part, this show is now sold out. A few tickets keep popping up, here and there, but not many. More may be released on the day of the show, so if you need them, keep checking. Job well done, Mexico! (Thanks @jogelu and David)

Update (04/20/13): Okay, it's not sod out at all. Tickets still available, and in many different sections, including General A. Update: "Sold Out" again. Give it a few hours & it will probably change again.

'Kiss Me' & 'Blue Sunshine' colored vinyl for RSD

We've had a hint from Steven Severin, and a couple of listings, but it now looks like we're one step closer to getting confirmation that 'Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me' & 'Blue Sunshine' will get the individually numbered & colored vinyl treatment for Record Store Day 2013 on April 20th, 2013.

This comes from a list put together by Wax Poetic, and then posted on other blogs.
Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me Individually Numbered, Red Vinyl LP 
Glove Blue Sunshine Individually Numbered, Blue colored LP
(Thanks Beatle) 

Update: Slicing Up Eyeballs has articles about 'Kiss Me' and 'Blue Sunshine', and Wax Poetic says both of these are confirmed for US release. and will most likely be available in the UK, too, though that is not confirmed yet.

Update (03/21/13): Official lists are coming out. 'Kiss Me' and 'Blue Sunshine' officially confirmed for the US, UK, Germany, France, Belgium, and Netherlands.

Update (04/20/13): Just bumping this up so you don't forget. Let me know where you find them. :)

Operation Rescue: The Cure's 'Bloodflowers'

An article (English) that takes a look back at 'Bloodflowers'. (Thanks David)

The Cure in Bogota (04/19/13)

Setlist: Plainsong, Pictures of You, Lullaby, High, The End of the World, Lovesong, Sleep When I'm Dead, Push, Inbetween Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Prayers For Rain, Play For Today, A Forest, Bananafishbones, The Walk, Mint Car, Friday I'm In Love, Doing the Unstuck, Trust, Want, The Hungry Ghost, Wrong Number, One Hundred Years, Disintegration

1st encore: The Same Deep Water As You, Cold, A Strange Day, The Hanging Garden
2nd encore: Shake Dog Shake, Fascination Street, Charlotte Sometimes, Primary
3rd encore: The Lovecats, The Caterpillar, Close To Me, Hot Hot Hot, Let's Go To Bed, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry, 10:15 Saturday Night, Killing An Arab

Started around 8:15. Ended around 11:47.

Once again, huge thank you to Peter (finalsound) for the old school email setlist updates tonight! Appreciate it so much!

Reviews: Terra 1 - 2 / Revista Metronomo (with photos) / El Tiempo

Photos: El Tiempo (meet & greet with fans) / Terra /  Shock / 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9  / Cure on front page of El Tiempo today / Terra (stage setup)

Video: Plainsong 1 - 2 / Pictures of You / Lullaby / High 1 - 2 / The End of the World / Lovesong 1 - 2 - 3 / Sleep When I'm Dead / Push 1 - 2 / Inbetween Days 1 - 2 / Just Like Heaven 1 - 2 - 3 / From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea / Prayers For Rain / Play For Today 1 - 2 / A Forest 1 - 2 / The Walk / Mint Car 1 - 2 / Friday I'm in Love 1 - 2 / Doing the Unstuck 1 - 2 / Trust 1 - 2 / Want / The Hungry Ghost / Disintegration / The Same Deep Water As You 1 (brief) - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 / Cold / A Strange Day / Shake Dog Shake / Charlotte Sometimes / The Lovecats 1 - 2 / Close To Me 1 - 2 - 3 / Why Can't I Be You & Boys Don't Cry / Boys Don't Cry 1 - 2 - 3 / 10:15 Saturday Night / 10:15 Saturday Night & Killing An Arab / Meet & Greet winners / Preparing for the show

Audio: Robert interview with Blu Radio

Gary Biddles tribute on BBC Radio Devon

Tonight on BBC Radio Devon I will pay tribute to Gary Biddles and Storm Thorgerson after 11pm
— Matthew North (@matthew_north) April 19, 2013

We love you Gary Biddles. Rest in peace, friend. Thank you, @swindonred & @matthew_north for that tribute. If you missed it, listen here (starts at 1:14:00).

Articles from Mexico

CURE trivia: Do you really think you know everything of The CURE? Ten questions to see if it's true.

Mexican online article "CURE's  most exciting song". Radio dj @cova tells her feelings about the band and her favourite album and song. Nice writing.
(Thanks Jorge)

Robert interview with Blu Radio

Blu Radio has an interview with Robert today.

Michael Dempsey interview

La X Mas Musica has a new interview with Michael Dempsey.

Update from Tim Pope - Final Push

Tim has posted a new update on his website, talking about this final push, some of the stuff they've filmed, and when it might come out. On that last one, sounds like we'll be waiting quite a while. No surprise there. :)

Cure support "My Body, My Rights" campaign

From Amnesty UK: During The Cure’s “LatAm2013” tour, the group’s first in the region for 17 years, the band will be promoting Amnesty’s “My Body, My Rights” campaign, a new global initiative to highlight the barriers faced by young people worldwide - especially girls and young women - when accessing basic health services and information about their sexual and reproductive rights.
The campaign is gathering support ahead of a major UN meeting on the issue next year, and on The Cure tour Amnesty will have a “My Body, My Rights” stall and will be encouraging fans to take action.

The Cure’s Robert Smith said: “The My Body, My Rights campaign really speaks to The Cure and our fans. We’ve got thousands of young fans who obviously deserve to make their own choices about their bodies and their reproductive health.
“If even a handful of people come away from our concerts feeling they’ve got more power over their bodies - their lives - that’s got to be a good thing.
“At the end of the day it’s important that artists use whatever influence they have to highlight human rights causes. We’re really happy to have Amnesty on board for this tour.”

Art for Amnesty’s Lucy Macnamara said:
“To receive support from an iconic band like The Cure is fantastic and really appreciated.
“Their music commands a massive fanbase and it’s great that many of these fans will be learning about the My Body, My Rights campaign at these concerts.”
(Thanks David)

Update: Here's article about it from Terra. And one from RadioMDM. (Thanks Cris & David)

Update (04/19/13): Video from Amnesty International Paraguay.

"This is for Biddles"

A Forest (Lima, Peru 04/17/13)
Dedicated to Gary Biddles
Other versions - 1 / 2 /

Getting ready in Bogota

Stage being set up yesterday for the show in Bogota, Colombia on Friday night. Posted on Evenpro Colombia's Facebook.

McDonald's Cure merchandise?

"They were giving these out before the concert in Paraguay. McDonalds had a stand on the entrance of the VIP sections, where you could have a “Robert” make up if you wanted. (they were not selling food there)" (Thanks Pedro)

Pretty safe bet that these were not approved by the band.

'Shake Dog Shake' in Santiago

Shake Dog Shake (Santiago, Chile 04/14/13)
(Thanks Sven)

A.V. Club's Beginner's Guide to The Cure

The A.V. Club has posted A Beginner's Guide to the Music of The Cure. (Thanks David)

They also recently posted this article about 'Why Can't I Be You?'. (Thanks David) 

The Cure in Lima, Peru (04/17/13)

Setlist: Tape/Open, High, The End of the World, Lovesong, Push, Inbetween Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Pictures of You, Lullaby, Fascination Street, Sleep When I'm Dead, Play For Today, A Forest (Robert: "This is for Biddles"), Bananafishbones, The Walk, Mint Car, Friday I'm In Love, Doing the Unstuck, Trust, Want, The Hungry Ghost, Wrong Number, One Hundred Years, End

1st encore: The Kiss, If Only Tonight We Could Sleep, Fight
2nd encore: Plainsong, Prayers For Rain, Disintegration
3rd encore: Dressing Up, The Lovecats, The Caterpillar, Close To Me, Hot Hot Hot, Let's Go To Bed, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry, 10:15 Saturday Night, Killing an Arab

Huge thank you to Peter (finalsound) and to Juan Carlos for the setlist updates tonight.

Reviews: RPP / La Republica / El Comercio 1 - 2 / Peru.com / Peru21 / El Comercio (article about Robert meeting with the support bands)

Photos: Meet & Greet winners / Terra / Oxigeno / El Comercio / Peru21 / Peru.com 1 - 2 / Diario16 1 - 2 / 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13
Photos from Carlos & Florencia Merino - Flag Ready! / Early in the venue / Florencia At Night / Watching Over You / Kinder / Resplandor / Drums / Open / In Action / In Love

Videos: News report / Highlights / Open 1 - 2 / High 1 - 2 / The End of the World / Lovesong 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 / Push / Inbetween Days 1 - 2 - 3 / Just Like Heaven 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 / Pictures of You 1 - 2 - 3 / Lullaby / Fascination Street / Sleep When I'm Dead / Play For Today / A Forest 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 / Mint Car 1 - 2 / Friday I'm In Love 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 / Doing the Unstuck / Trust / One Hundred Years / The Kiss 1 - 2 - 3 / Fight / Plainsong 1 - 2 / Prayers For Rain / Disintegration / Dressing Up 1 - 2 / The Lovecats 1 - 2 - 3 / Close To Me 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 / Hot Hot Hot / Let's Go To Bed / Why Can't I Be You? 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 / Boys Don't Cry 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 / 10:15 Saturday Night / Killing An Arab 1 - 2 - 3 

Gary Biddles has passed away

Presence - Act of Faith (Thanks Curehead)

From Lol Tolhurst on Facebook: "RIP Gary Biddles. My friend. We will always love you." (Thanks Emiliano)

Andy Anderson on Facebook: "This is very sad news indeed, I'm stunned and shocked, by this news. He was a great friend, back in the early days with the cure."

Robert dedicated 'A Forest' to Gary at tonight's show in Lima, Peru. Video.

Very sad news. All of our love and positive thoughts go out to Gary's friends & family.

Here's an interview that DJ Scribbles did with him in 2011, here's the infamous "The Cure Are Dead" clip, and listen to the 'Closer' album here. (Thanks Shawn)

From @waswasere: "I was planning a 30th anniversary reposting: http://bit.ly/XGU92v  The Cry - Rock Garden 19/04/83. Seems more apt to do it now. And a review of The Cry from Sounds [This was their second gig]"

An article at Slicing Up Eyeballs.

Robert interview with El Comercio

This interview ran in El Comercio on Saturday, April  13th, 2013. Thanks to Alfredo for translating it and sending it in.

“Rock from the eighties was crap”
By Francisco Melgar Wong
El Comercio

The first thing that surprises you is the way he speaks. Casual. Relaxed. As if he is watching a music video and calls you in the middle of the night to drop a comment on how to play guitar. "Hello. I'm Robert Smith ". The hard part is to associate the same voice with the image you have of him in the press photos and album covers. Yeah, well-think-is a guy like any other. Although his music does not resemble any.

"I do not know why we have not played in Latin America as elsewhere," he says when you ask him about their prolonged absence here.

"The Latin American public seems fantastic, but for some inexplicable reason we just did not." Let's talk about music then, I say. And so begins the conversation with one of the icons of the new wave.

The trilogy of "Seventeen Seconds" "Faith" and "Pornography" (The Cure albums released between 1980 and 1982) is commonly associated with depressive moods and stages of emotional darkness. Is there anything from that time that comes back to you when you sing those songs?

When I hear the songs of those albums, I realize that it was a very dark time for me. The lyrics I wrote then sometimes get to scare me. What I can say is that at the time when we were recording "Pornography" I already knew that time was running out and that opened a new era in my life and in the group. And yes, sometimes, when I'm singing these songs, I reconnect with the emotions of which you speak. The good thing is that now the feeling does not last more than four minutes.

The Cure fans never seem to agree on what is the best album of the band. Do you have a favorite album of The Cure?

If I had to choose an album by The Cure, that would be "Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me". And I'll tell you why. Every time I think of that record I remember the time when we recorded it and it was a time when everything seemed perfect. Personally, I was happy. And as for the band, I was excited because I thought we were getting somewhere. There are a lot of light on that album.

Many believe that the eighties were the golden decade of rock. Do you agree?

Eighties music was crap. At least a big part of it was. That was one of our motivations, we wanted to make better music. The golden age of rock for me started in 1973 and ended in 1975. When Roxy Music, Bowie and Rory Gallagher were playing.

Do you remember when did you decide to become a rock musician?

Yes. It was in 1975, when i saw Thin Lizzy live. I had it all decided on the train back home from the concert.

Venue and schedule info for Peru

Evenpro Peru have posted schedule and venue info for the show.

Schedule: Doors open at 5, Kinder at 6:30 pm, Resplandor at 7:30 pm, The Cure at 8:30 pm.

And this article (English) should make Simon happy. It says there will be free parking and shelter for fans taking their bikes to the show. :)

Tim Pope filming fans in Peru

This article (English) includes video of Tim Pope filming & interviewing fans waiting outside of the stadium in Lima, Peru. (Thanks Carlos)

'Same Deep Water As You' in Santiago

The Same Deep Water As You (Santiago, Chile 04/14/13)
"Can't you see I cry?"
 (Thanks Sven)

Other versions here, here and here.

Cure poster in El Comercio

"Here in Lima, El Comercio, the most important newspaper has released a free The Cure poster along with the newspaper. Here are a couple of pictures of the front and back." (Thanks Alfredo)

LatAm 2013 tour help?

Time to put out the call for help with covering the LatAm 2013 tour. If you're going to any of the shows, and wouldn't mind sending us live updates, please let me know (leave a note in the comments, email me at craigatcof(at)gmail(dot)com, or reply on Twitter @CraigatCoF).
Mainly looking for song by song setlist updates & reports, but whatever you can send will be appreciated. If you can help, we can do it via email, Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, or whichever way is best for you. Just let me know. Thanks!

Next up...Peru! Good people of Peru, or good people visiting Peru, can you help us? I have 1, maybe 2 possible reporters, but backup is always welcome. Never know who will be able to get a signal, or when a battery might run out, as we've found out at every show so far. Each night is an adventure. :) So if you can offer help, let me know. Thank you!

UK Ambassador: "Cure are cultural icons"

In this Terra Chile article (English) UK Ambassador to Chile, Jon Benjamin, says The Cure are cultural icons, and talks a bit about attending the show. (Thanks David)

Win tickets to the Mexico City show

Need to hurry and enter, as the deadline is 5:30 pm today. Details on how to enter here (English). (Thanks @TheCureMexico)

'Cold' in Santiago

Cold (Santiago, Chile 04/14/13)
Shot by Sven, so you know it's great. And he promises more to come. (Thanks Sven)

Venue and schedule info for Bogota

Evenpro Colombia have posted venue and schedule info on their Facebook. There's also an article here.
Schedule: Doors open at 5, Mmodcats at 5:30, Superlitio at 6:30,  The Cure at 8. (Thanks @biva77)

Win tickets & passes for the Bogota show

Information here (English) on how to win tickets and a chance to meet the band at the Bogota show. (Thanks @biva77)

The Cure in Buenos Aires (complete video)

The Cure in Buenos Aires, Argentina (04/12/13)
(Thanks @TheCureMexico & @hispacure)

Contest to meet Robert in Colombia

Evenpro Colombia has details on how you can win a chance to meet Robert at the show in Bogota, Colombia. (Thanks @biva77)

Tim Pope in Santiago

(Thanks to Alvaro for the photos)

And Tim has posted a new update from Santiago.

The Cure backstage in Santiago

Posted by @romartinezc: "This closes one of the toughest jobs done in DG thanks to all! and read the newspapers today, confirms a hit" (Thanks @bru_vicky)

The Cure in Santiago (04/14/13)

Setlist: Tape/Open, High, The End of the World, Lovesong, Push, Inbetween Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Pictures of You, Lullaby, Fascination Street, Sleep When I'm Dead, Play For Today, A Forest, Bananafishbones, The Walk, Mint Car, Friday I'm In Love, Doing the Unstuck, Trust, Want, The Hungry Ghost, Wrong Number, One Hundred Years, End

1st encore: The Same Deep Water As You, Shake Dog Shake, Charlotte Sometimes, Primary, Cold, A Strange Day, The Hanging Garden

2nd encore: Dressing Up, The Lovecats, The Caterpillar, Close To Me, Hot Hot Hot, Let's Go To Bed, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry, 10:15 Saturday Night, Killing An Arab.

(Thanks to Antti and Rev. Heron for correcting and verifying the setlist)

Reviews: Terra / La Tercera / Terra / ADN / Nacion / Cooperativa / Emol 

Photos: Official Merchandise stand / Natalia Espina / Rodrigo / Avodrocc / Gaston / DG Medios / Agenda Musical / Sergio Piña G (Reeves, Robert, Simon / Robert 1 - 2 - 3 - 4) / Carlos Varela / Sandra Rivera / Tu Medio / 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16 - 17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 -
"@Prehistoricos This was the gift of Robert Smith found in our dressing room after playing, mission accomplished. http://fb.me/2FVU6Ri2o  "

Videos: Open 1 - 2 / High / The End of the World / Lovesong 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 / Push / Inbetween Days 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 / Just Like Heaven 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 / Just Like Heaven & From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea / From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea / Pictures of You 1 - 2 - 3 / Lullaby 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 / Fascination Street 1 - 2 / Sleep When I'n Dead / Play For Today 1 - 2 / A Forest 1 - 2 - 3 / The Walk / Mint Car / Friday I'm In Love 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 / Trust 1 - 2 / The Hungry Ghost / Wrong Number / One Hundred Years / The Same Deep Water As You 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 / Shake Dog Shake 1 - 2 - 3 / Charlotte Sometimes 1 - 2 / Charlotte Sometimes & Primary / Primary 1 - 2 / Cold 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 / A Strange Day 1 - 2 / The Hanging Garden 1 - 2 - 3 / Dressing Up & The Lovecats / The Lovecats 1 - 2 - 3 / The Caterpillar / Close To Me 1  - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 / Hot Hot Hot 1 - 2 - 3 / Why Can't I Be You? 1 - 2 / Boys Don't Cry 1 - 2 - 3 / 10:15 Saturday Night & Killing An Arab / Killing An Arab 1 - 2     

Interview with David Fargier

La Segunda ran a bit of an interview today with our friend David Fargier (aka davidaftertherain), the author of 2 books ("After The Rain...The Cure" and "One Hundred Songs: The Dark Side of the Mood?") about The Cure. They only used a bit of that interview, so David let us post the rest here: