The Cure in Ridgefield, WA (05-28-16)

May 28th, 2016
Sunlight Supply Amphitheatre in Ridgefield, WA
Parking lots open at 4:30 PM Pacific time
Outdoor plaza opens at 5 / Doors at 6
The Twilight Sad 7 - 7:40, The Cure 8:06 - 10:56
Get there early for The Twilight Sad! They are excellent!

Soundcheck: This Twilight Garden, The Snakepit, The Drowning Man, Freakshow, Last Day of Summer, Pornography, Shake Dog Shake

Setlist: Shake Dog Shake, A Night Like This, The Walk, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, Pictures of You, High, This Twilight Garden, Lovesong, Lullaby, The Snakepit, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, The Hungry Ghost, Want, The Hanging Garden, One Hundred Years, Give Me It

1st encore: Other Voices, M, Charlotte Sometimes, Play For Today, A Forest

2nd encore:  Step Into the Light, Never Enough, Fascination Street, Burn, Wrong Number

3rd encore: Hot Hot Hot, Let's Go To Bed, Freakshow, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry

Thanks to @christinefalls, @__iShant, @Jezzieone, @muy_curiosa, @TheCureMexico, @spiralcure, @vibrissaepdx & everyone else who helped tonight.

Reviews: Spectrum Culture (also a review of Hollywood Bowl 1) / Willamette Weekly

Videos: Shake Dog Shake 1 - 2 / The Walk / Push / In Between Days / Just Like Heaven / Pictures of You 1 - 2 / Lullaby / The Hanging Garden / One Hundred Years / Other Voices / Charlotte Sometimes / Play For Today 1 - 2 / A Forest / Step Into the Light / Never Enough / Fascination Street 1 - 2 - 3 / Hot Hot Hot 1 - 2 / Let's Go to Bed / Close To Me 1 - 2 / Why Can't I Be You? / Boys Don't Cry 1 - 2

Periscopes: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 /

Read the venue's Event Guide for The Cure here.

Preview articles: Oregon Live / Portland Mercury

@CraigatCoF cool venue tonight, we are now on the bus listening to Sex Pistols, James is making toast for everyone (all true)

— John-Paul Mason (@PMJawn) May 29, 2016

@CraigatCoF here's your bit, also @thetwilightsad loved the setlist tonight pic.twitter.com/8jUL1L1ee0

— John-Paul Mason (@PMJawn) May 29, 2016

Tonight we're with @thecure at the Sunlight Amphitheatre in Ridgefield Washington. We're onstage at 7pm pic.twitter.com/rWL9IFXY8w

— the twilight sad (@thetwilightsad) May 28, 2016

Mother: A Cure Tribute in SF tonight

"Here's something for Cure fans in the SF area that's totally different. Heklina the host and creator of the legendary drag night called Trannyshack (now called Mother) is hosting a Cure night. She's a fan of shoegaze, goth, and The Cure. She was at the show last night and will be hosting Cure drag performances this weekend. The drag queens & kings are top notch.

Here's a link to the event being held at Oasis In San Francisco (Thanks Hector)

'A Short Term Effect' in Outcast

'A Short Term Effect' is used in the Episode 1 end credits of Outcast, the new Robert Kirkman show on Cinemax. Watch it here. (Thanks Geoff and Cristiano)

Also, it seriously needs to be played on this tour!

The Cure in Mountain View (05-26-16)

May 26th, 2016
Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA
Sold Out! / Doors at 5:30 PM Pacific time
The Twilight Sad 7 - 7:40, The Cure 8:18 - 11:14
Get there early for The Twilight Sad! They are excellent!
Another "hard curfew" tonight, so no going over. Oh yes they can! Had to start late, so letting them go over.

Soundcheck: Open, will post others in comments so as not to spoil it!

Setlist: Tape / Open, alt.end, A Night Like This, Push, In Between Days, Kyoto Song, Screw, The Walk, Let's Go To Bed, Lullaby, Fascination Street, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Pictures of You, Last Dance, High, Lovesong, Just Like Heaven, Primary, Want, End

1st encore: It Can Never Be The Same, Cold, Play for Today, A Forest

2nd encore: Step Into the Light, Shake Dog Shake, Burn, Wrong Number

3rd encore: Dressing Up, The Lovecats, Hot Hot Hot, The Caterpillar, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry

@CraigatCoF Set list, not mine, sadly. pic.twitter.com/1xFQczYNCL

— Jodi Haddon (@jodijay333) May 27, 2016

Thanks to Paul K, @briansoto, @jodijay333, @theCureMx, @colsonslife, @jberros, @yourstaticradio, and everyone else who helped tonight!

still in shock that @thecure debuted Cold, one of my favorite songs from Pornography, last night @CraigatCoF pic.twitter.com/Kyipl9UTTt

— Dark Entries Records (@darkentriesrecs) May 27, 2016

Reviews: Something Else / Rock Subculture (and photos)

Videos: Complete show / alt.end / A Night Like This /  Kyoto Song 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 / Pictures of You / Last Dance / Primary / Want 1 - 2 / Cold 1 - 2 - 3 / Play For Today / Burn / Dressing Up 1 - 2 / The Lovecats 1 - 2 / The Caterpillar / Close to Me & Why Can't I Be You? / Boys Don't Cry 1 - 2   

Periscopes: 1 / 2 / 3 / Facebook streams

Preview articles:  SF Gate /  San Jose Mercury Press

From Pablo: Robert during 'It Can Never Be The Same'

Tonight we're with @thecure at the Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View. We're onstage at 7pm pic.twitter.com/jrV3KbfrM2

— the twilight sad (@thetwilightsad) May 27, 2016

@CraigatCoF My sister is already queued up for the show! I might not be there, but a family member is. :D pic.twitter.com/t4h4Dr9Fcm

— iShant (@__iShant) May 26, 2016

Cure on CNN's Music of the Eighties tonight

(Thanks @Zcure1)

"I just saw the commercial for the latest episode of CNN's documentary series The Eighties. The next episode Music of the Eighties will air Thursday. In the brief promo it showed the giants of music you would expect... Madonna, Michael Jackson...and Robert Smith :)" (Thanks Greg)

The episode debuts tonight at 9 PM eastern. If you catch it, please let me know if The Cure are actually in it. Thanks!

Update: "tonight's music episode has been pre-empted in light of breaking news. It has been rescheduled to next Thursday."

Update (May 26th, 2016):  Completely forgot about this. It did air tonight.

@CraigatCoF Curespotting ! The Cure featured briefly on CNN The Eighties - Music of The Eighties. https://t.co/WnuU9XZNSq. #TheCure

— Zcure1 (@Zcure1) May 27, 2016

Important info for Ridgefield/Portland

The venue has posted a bunch of info for Saturday's show.

Also, anyone know of any shuttles, party buses, or anything like that running from Portland to the venue? Anything that doesn't include renting a car and driving to the venue or taking a cab/Uber. Please let me know ASAP. Thanks!

Ride share / Carpool group on Facebook.

New tickets released for Salt Lake City

Some great new seats have been released for the SLC show. (Thanks @B_BNKS)

Lol writing a new Cure book

Update (May 26th, 2016): Waterstones in the UK have signed copies of Lol's book up for pre-ordering. (Thanks Colm)

Robert and Pete Yorn

And then this happened and i was in awe. Cool to meet one of my musical heroes and he was as nice as could be. #los… pic.twitter.com/c9KrQ1ng41

— Pete Yorn (@peteyorn) May 25, 2016

'Out of This World' At Hollywood Bowl (05-24-16)

Out of This World - Los Angeles, Hollywood Bowl 24-May-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

Sasquatch! Live Stream

Billboard reports that the Sasquatch! Festival will be live streamed this weekend. The Cure are not currently listed as one of the acts to be streamed, but lets hope that changes.

Update (May 29th, 2016): Unless they get added late, no Cure on the livestream.

The Cure at the Hollywood Bowl (05-24-16)

May 24th, 2016
Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA
Sold Out! / Doors at 5:30 PM Pacific time
The Twilight Sad 7 - 7:40, The Cure 8 - 11
Get there early for The Twilight Sad! They are excellent!

Note: Tonight's curfew is said to be a "hard curfew", meaning the band HAS to stop at 11 or the venue will have to cut them off. Not the usual curfew where the band can go over it and just pay a fine.

Soundcheck: Last Day of Summer, Watching Me Fall, 39, Freakshow, various bits of 3-4 other songs.

Setlist: Out of This World, Watching Me Fall, Pictures of You, Closedown, A Night Like This, Push, In Between Days, Doing the Unstuck, Lullaby, Fascination Street, (I Don't Know What's Going) On, The Walk, Lovesong, Just Like Heaven, Last Day of Summer, Want, 39, Bloodflowers

1st encore: It Can Never Be The Same, Shake Dog Shake, Burn, A Forest

2nd encore: Step Into the Light, Us or Them, Never Enough, Wrong Number

3rd encore: The Perfect Girl, Hot Hot Hot, Friday I'm in Love, Freakshow, Close To Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry

Thanks to @namepa100169 & @briansoto for setlist updates and to Fishbugman1 for soundcheck info.

@CraigatCoF amazing show thank you @thecure @RobertSmith @reevesgabrels best #firstconcert 4 my son #thecurelive2016 pic.twitter.com/B3vcWCzlaO

— lisa miller (@mammalisato3) May 25, 2016

Videos: Out of This World 1 - 2 - 3 / Watching Me Fall 1 - 2 / Closedown / Push / In Between Days 1 - 2 / Lullaby / Fascination Street / (I Don't Know What's Going) On 1 - 2 - 3 / The Walk / Lovesong / Just Like Heaven 1 - 2 - 3 / Last Day of Summer 1 - 2 / 39 1 - 2 / Bloodflowers 1 - 2 / Burn / A Forest 1 - 2 / Step into the Light / The Perfect Girl 1 - 2 / Friday I'm in Love 1 & 2  / Close to Me / Close to Me & Why Can't I Be You? / Boys Don't Cry 1 - 2 

Clips: Bloodflowers

Periscopes: Facebook stream / 1 / 2 / 3 /  Twilight Sad

Bowl. Night 3 pic.twitter.com/caNdHdKn2t

— lol Tolhurst (@LolTolhurst) May 25, 2016

I reckon @hatpegsnick is probably having a full on meltdown at this right now 😂 hats off to @VgVg76 to sorting this! pic.twitter.com/Jlp4hGh27x

— Rachel Goswell (@RachelAGoswell) May 24, 2016

More tickets released for NYC!

"There are tickets available at Ticketmaster for MSG - right now!

They must have released some side seats based on the size of the production. I just bought tickets for Monday at MSG and already had tickets for Sunday at MSG." (Thanks Mitch)

Looks like all 3 nights have new tickets - 18th / 19th / 20th

How Revived British Rock Bands Come to Terms With Nostalgia

From Billboard:

On their current tour, The Cure are playing a new song called “It Can Never Be the Same.” It’s about intense romantic longing -- familiar territory for these emotionally forthcoming post-punk legends -- but the title also applies to the challenge facing frontman Robert Smith every time he lipsticks up and hits the stage. As a veteran rock band, how do you recreate the experience of what it was like to see you back in the day, before nostalgia became an engine of your appeal?

It’s a question facing two other era-defining British groups now back in action: The Stone Roses and Radiohead. All three acts are in unique positions -- now that they’re years beyond their most beloved work, each act is tasked with somehow approximating the spark that once made them so pivotal.

The Cure have a great strategy for this. Since launching the North American leg of their global trek on May 10, they’ve injected their sets with more than 70 different songs. In addition to “It Can Never Be the Same” and another new one titled “Step Into the Light,” the group has kept fans guessing with songs from throughout its 37-year career. These include spiky early cuts like “Primary,” seldom-heard gloomy sparklers from 1987’s Disintegration (“Closedown,” “Last Dance”), and even a bunch of tunes from their better-than-you-remember recent albums The Cure (2004) and 4:13 Dream (2008). “Screw,” a fuzzy, funky favorite from 1985’s The Head on the Door, is back in the fold for the first time in 30 years.

It can’t possibly be the same as seeing The Cure on their 1982 Pornography tour -- when they were a dark, dagger-sharp goth-rock trio -- or even catching them in 2000. But this latest go-round is a chance to party with every iteration of the iconic band at once -- with a lineup that’s game for doing four encores a night. People who live and die by Smith’s music aren’t looking for a greatest-hits show, and they needn’t worry about getting one.

Roger is hanging out in parking lots now :)

@CraigatCoF not sure why Roger was waiting for me in the parking lot. :) #sisterphotobomb pic.twitter.com/HOg2tAFusy

— Jeff Love (@JeffLove_23) May 24, 2016

'Step into the Light' inspiration?

“The only angels we need invoke are those of our better nature: reason, honesty, and love. The only demons we must fear are those that lurk inside every human mind: ignorance, hatred, greed, and faith, which is surely the devil's masterpiece.”

― Sam Harris, The End of Faith: Religion, Terror, and the Future of Reason

(Thanks Anna) 

Hey Perry!

'The Exploding Boy' at Hollywood Bowl (05-23-16)

The Exploding Boy - Los Angeles, Hollywood Bowl 23-May-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

'The Snakepit' at Hollywood Bowl (05-23-16)

The Snakepit - Los Angeles, Hollywood Bowl 23-May-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

'This Twilght Garden' at Hollywood Bowl (05-23-16)

This Twilight Garden - Los Angeles, Hollywood Bowl 23-May-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

The Cure at the Hollywood Bowl (05-23-16)

May 23rd, 2016
Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA
Sold Out! / Doors at 5:30 PM Pacific time
The Twilight Sad 7 - 7:40, The Cure 8 - 11
Get there early for The Twilight Sad! They are excellent!
Note: Tonight's curfew is said to be a "hard curfew", meaning the band HAS to stop at 11 or the venue will have to cut them off. Not the usual curfew where the band can go over it and just pay a fine.

Soundcheck: Dressing Up, Exploding Boy, Never Enough, Open

Setlist: Tape / Open, High, Pictures of You, This Twilight Garden, A Night Like This, Lovesong, A Letter to Elise, Last Dance, Fascination Street, The Hungry Ghost, Screw, Lullaby, The Caterpillar, Exploding Boy, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, If Only Tonight We Could Sleep, Want, End

1st encore: It Can Never Be The Same

2nd encore: The Snakepit, Shake Dog Shake, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, A Forest

3rd encore: Step Into the Light, Never Enough, Burn, Wrong Number

4th encore: Hot Hot Hot, Let's Go to Bed, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry

Thanks to Paul K. for the setlist reports.

Thanks Debi. 'Dressing Up' was not played, presumably due to curfew concerns.

Reviews: Yesterday After / L.A. Times

Videos: This Twilight Garden 1 - 2 / Lovesong / A Letter to Elise / The Hungry Ghost / Screw / Lullaby / The Caterpillar / The Exploding Boy 1 - 2 / If Only Tonight We Could Sleep / The Snakepit 1 - 2 / From the Edge of the Dep Green Sea / Never Enough / Close To Me 1 - 2 / Boys Don't Cry / The Twilight Sad - There's a Girl in the Corner

Periscopes: 1 / 2 / 3

Bowl . Night 2 pic.twitter.com/amiqpaJX4K

— lol Tolhurst (@LolTolhurst) May 24, 2016

@thetwilightsad merch desk @HollywoodBowl feat download cards of Robert Smiths There's a Girl in the Corner cover pic.twitter.com/dAOtA32vjR

— John-Paul Mason (@PMJawn) May 24, 2016

Day 2. pic.twitter.com/NZS9hiOpQ2

— Aaron Law (@AaronLaw92) May 24, 2016

25 Most Anticipated Tours of Summer 2016

From Consequence of Sound:

06. The Cure
The Cure are an institution at this point. The goth pop-rockers have been going steady since 1976, releasing 13 albums and helping teenagers of multiple generations deal with their complex feelings. While some of their later work has not been as critically adored, their live performances have remained remarkably steady. Robert Smith’s voice remains a timeless bastion of heartache and longing, sweetly crooning over the band’s impeccable post-punk arrangements. It’s a time for old fans to rekindle their love for the band and for new fans to find that emotional release promised from their parents’ old copies of Disintegration. We’re lucky to have The Cure still going strong and shouldn’t take this opportunity for granted. –Dusty Henry

Lol at the Bowl (05-22-16)

At the bowl. Night 1. pic.twitter.com/8i7sQLEzLd

— lol Tolhurst (@LolTolhurst) May 23, 2016

@CraigatCoF Lol Tolhurst sighting. pic.twitter.com/5sekMG8coa

— Mike Moskowitz (@Mike_Mosk) May 23, 2016

.@LolTolhurst y #TheCure en Los Ángeles 22.05.2016 @TheCure #TheCure2016Live #TheCureTour2016 Foto: Mark pic.twitter.com/pCFudH3YTW

— The Cure México (@TheCureMexico) May 23, 2016

@CraigatCoF Ran into Lol having dinner... pic.twitter.com/nF8envxASg

— Jeff Love (@JeffLove_23) May 23, 2016

'Piggy in the Mirror' at Hollywood Bowl (05-22-16)

Piggy in the Mirror - Los Angeles, Hollywood Bowl 22-May-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

'Give Me It' at Hollywood Bowl (05-22-16)

Give Me It - Los Angeles, Hollywood Bowl 22-May-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

'Shake Dog Shake' at Hollywood Bowl (05-22-16)

Shake Dog Shake - Los Angeles, Hollywood Bowl 22-May-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

The Cure at the Hollywood Bowl (05-22-16)

May 22nd, 2016
Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA
Sold Out! / Doors at 5 PM Pacific time
The Twilight Sad 6:30 - 7:10, The Cure 7:30 - 10:30
Get there early for The Twilight Sad! They are excellent!
Note: Tonight's curfew is said to be a "hard curfew", meaning the band HAS to stop at 10:30 or the venue will have to cut them off. Not the usual curfew where the band can go over it and just pay a fine.

Soundcheck: A Letter to Elise, This Twilight Garden, L,ast Day of Summer, Plainsong

Setlist: Plainsong, Pictures of You, Closedown, A Night Like This, Push, In Between Days, Last Dance, Lullaby, Fascination Street, End of the World, Lovesong, Just Like Heaven, 2 Late, Trust, Want, One Hundred Years, Disintegration

1st encore: It Can Never Be The Same, A Forest

2nd encore: Shake Dog Shake, Piggy in the Mirror, All I Want, Give Me It

3rd encore: Step into the Light, Never Enough, Burn, Wrong Number

4th encore: The Lovecats, Hot Hot Hot, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry

Thanks Dave B.

Reviews: OC Register / L.A. Weekly

Photos: L.A. Weekly / Jill / Daniele

Videos: Plainsong 1 - 2  / Pictures of You / Closedown / Push / Last Dance / Lullaby / Fascination Street / 2 Late / One Hundred Years / Disintegration / It Can Never Be The Same 1 - 2 / A Forest / Shake Dog Shake 1 - 2 - 3 / Piggy in the Mirror 1 - 2 / All I Want 1 - 2 / Give Me It 1 - 2 / Burn 1 - 2 / Wrong Number / Boys Don't Cry 

Periscopes:  1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 /  The Twilight Sad

Night 1 with @thecure at the Hollywood Bowl. We're onstage at 6.30pm pic.twitter.com/BN36frnhP8

— the twilight sad (@thetwilightsad) May 22, 2016

Is there room in your life? #curetour2016live #curetour2016 #twilightsad #hollywoodbowl #cure #soldout

A photo posted by PUSH - A CURE FAN DOCUMENTARY (@curefandoc) on May 22, 2016 at 12:26am PDT

Calm before the storm. #hollywoodbowl #thecure

A photo posted by Aaron Law (@aaronjlaw) on May 21, 2016 at 3:55pm PDT

'Step Into The Light' lyrics

"I made an attempt at the lyrics for Step Into the Light based primarily from the following video link.  There are a couple of parts I couldn't make out and just added ?'s there. " (Thanks Kyle)

Step Into the Light

Oh all of your faith in simple shadows (or All of your faith to see into shadow) and your hopes for something more
??? any reason to be sure
You believe, it's as simple as that
You believe, there's nothing more to add

So I laugh about your sinners, saints, and saviors, (acting in mysterious ways?)
Until your "I believe it's true, I know!", then I start to feel dismayed

Because you don't know, you don't know, you don't know
You just want it all true
No, you don't know, you don't know, you don't know
You just have to say you do
You can't really know, you can only believe, ignorance borne of deceit

The only angels you should hear are reason, honesty, equality and love
The only devils you should fear are hate and anger that scream in a world full of people scared dumb

You believe, it's as simple as that
You believe, there's nothing more to add

So I laugh about the aliens?, ghosts, and fairies, all the voices in your head
Until your "I believe it's true, I know", than I start to feel upset

Because you don't know, you don't know, you don't know
You just want it all true
No you don't know, you don't know, you don't know
You just have to say it's true

You can't really know, you can only believe,
It really is insane, this crazy desperate need
For unknowable magic, strange supernatural power,
You're flying through space at a million miles an hour
For 4 billion years, the sun keeps coming up,
It's all too wonderful for words but for you it's not enough
You should step out of the shadows yeah and step into the light

(Thanks also to fmjews for her help)

Update (05-22-16): Madeleine made a very cool discovery this morning. Robert gave use some of the lyrics back in 2008! So this is most likely one of the 4:14 tracks. This was posted on Dec. 12th, 2008:

KROQ has posted the Almost Acoustic X-mas program guide, and they asked each band what change they would like to see most in 09, and here's what Robert wants:

More people getting involved in the preservation of the only world we have? The rich getting poorer, and the poor getting richer? No more labels? Can I really only pick one?

"The only angels you should hear are reason, honesty, equality and love / the only devils you should fear are hatred, ignorance, greed and a world full of people scared dumb."


And if you missed it, my attempt at the lyrics for 'It Can Never Be The Same' are posted here.

Can anyone help with this?

WANTED:CUREFANS/STUDENTS/PRO filmmkrs to help shoot/sound LA 5/22-24 HBowl - No Pay All Love @curefandoc #IndieFilm pic.twitter.com/83NIWYQQBO

— curefandocumentary (@curefandoc) May 17, 2016

If you can help, get in touch asap - "Need sound help & a set of hands to help with getting photo releases. All shooting 100% unofficial and outside the bowl.thx"
info (at) curefandocumentary (dot)com and @curefandoc

The Twilight Sad in Chula Vista

It Never Was the Same - Chula Vista, Sleep Train Amphitheater 20-May-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

There's a Girl in the Corner - Chula Vista, Sleep Train Amphitheater 20-May-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

'The Exploding Boy' in Chula Vista

The Exploding Boy - Chula Vista, Sleep Train Amphitheater 20-May-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

'This Twilight Garden' in Chula Vista

This Twilight Garden - Chula Vista, Sleep Train Amphitheater 20-May-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

'All I Want' in Chula Vista

All I Want - Chula Vista, Sleep Train Amphitheater 20-May-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

'A Night Like This' in Chula Vista

A Night Like This - Chula Vista, Sleep Train Amphitheater 20-May-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

'Doing the Unstuck' in Chula Vista

Doing the Unstuck - Chula Vista, Sleep Train Amphitheater 20-May-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.