The Cure at Hammersmith Apollo (12-21-14)

Dec. 21st, 2014
Eventim Hammersmith Apollo in London, England
Doors 6:30 PM / And Also The Trees 7 - 7:45 / The Cure 8:07 - 11:16

Setlist: Shake Dog Shake, Kyoto Song (last played June 21st, 2008), A Night Like This, alt.end, Wailing Wall (last played Nov. 17th, 1984), Bananafishbones, The Caterpillar, The Walk, A Man Inside My Mouth (1st time ever played), Close to Me, Lullaby, High, Birdmad Girl, Just Like Heaven, Pictures of You, Before Three, Lovesong, Like Cockatoos (last played Sept. 6th, 2004), From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Want, The Hungry Ghost, One Hundred Years, Give Me It

1st encore: The Empty World (last played Oct. 17th, 1984), Charlotte Sometimes, Primary, The Top
2nd encore: Dressing Up, Piggy in the Mirror (last played Dec. 17th, 1997), Never Enough, Wrong Number
3rd encore: Three Imaginary Boys, M, Play For Today, A Forest
Robert: "We're probably going to overrun a bit but pfft it's Christmas"
4th encore: The Lovecats, Let's Go to Bed, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry, Hey You (last played March 5th, 2004).

A million thanks to JC/Perfect.Murder and Olivier at it's a perfect day for the updates tonight!

Soundcheck: Piggy in the Mirror, One Hundred Years, Stop Dead, A Night Like This, the intro a few times, Like Cockatoos
(Thanks Perfect.Murder and Geoff)

Videos: Intro/Shake Dog Shake / A Night Like This 1 - 2 / Wailing Wall 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 / The Walk / A Man Inside My Mouth 1 - 2 - 3 / Close to Me 1 - 2 / Lullaby 1 - 2 / Birdmad Girl 1 - 2 - 3 / Just Like Heaven 1 - 2 / Lovesong 1 - 2 / Like Cockatoos 1 - 2 - 3 / From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea 1 - 2 - 3 / Want 1 - 2 / One Hundred Years 1 - 2 - 3 / Give Me It 1 - 2 / The Empty World 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 / Charlotte Sometimes 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 / Primary 1 - 2 / The Top 1 - 2 - 3 / Dressing Up 1 - 2 / Piggy in the Mirror 1 - 2 - 3 / Never Enough 1 - 2 / Wrong Number / Three Imaginary Boys 1 - 2 - 3 / M / Play For Today / A Forest 1 - 2 - 3 / The Lovecats 1 - 2 / Let's Go to Bed / Why Can't I Be You? / Hey You 1 - 2   

Video clips: Shake Dog Shake / Wailing Wall / Man Inside My Mouth / Like Cockatoos / Charlotte Sometimes /

Photos: Guillaume /  On Nights Like This / Aaron Law / Olivier / Matthew North / BrucieBonus / 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13 -  / Soundcheck (from Erin Lang) / Crowd waiting to go in (From Matthew North)

Articles/Reviews: The Guardian / Music Times / Diffuser / Spin / NME / Gigwise / Coeliacboy / Slicing Up Eyeballs / Consequence of Sound

JC/Perfect.Murder will be providing the live setlist reports tonight, and Olivier will be posting updates at it's a perfect day (and let's hope he's busy filming lots of rare songs!). And as always, if you'd like to help, please do! Email me at craigatcof (at) gmail (dot) com or @CraigatCoF on Twitter. Thanks!

Two specific requests - photos or descriptions of Cure merchandise, and of any new stickers on Simon's bass. :)

Have a wonderful time tonight!

Last time I played Hammersmith was 1987 with the Psychedelic Furs little did I know that 6 weeks later I would be asked to join The Cure.
— Roger O'Donnell (@RogerODonnell) December 21, 2014

... and that 27 years later we would still all be together and playing. I have the feeling tonight is going to be one of the great shows!
— Roger O'Donnell (@RogerODonnell) December 21, 2014

@CraigatCoF 10.40 am pic.twitter.com/nGc8Tipc28
— marsworld (@marsworld) December 21, 2014