Tim on Jools confirmed

Date confirmed. Tim Pope will be on Later...with Jools Holland on May 31st.

Disintegration 33 1/3 book in Oct

From 33 1/3 books:

World Goth Day feels like the perfect time to tell you about a book we're extremely excited to publish in our series. 🖤 

Coming October 1st 2026, Andi Harriman's book on The Cure's Disintegration begs the question: why should an album make you feel good?

Elbow’s Guy Garvey talks “wonderful man” Robert Smith

From NME:

As for what it felt like to be hand-selected by The Cure frontman to take part in the 2025 edition, Garvey told NME: “If Robert Smith gives you a call, you better get there! He’s a wonderful man, and we’ve wanted to support the Teenage Cancer Trust for years, so it was a really great opportunity.”

When asked if it was the ‘Just Like Heaven’ singer who reached out to invite them to the event, Garvey replied: “Yeah, it’s him direct. He does everything! Even if you get sneaky tickets to a Cure gig, it’s his handwriting on the envelope.

“So he’s a wonderful man. He types in capitals too, and he’s just really sweet and kind and polite… And he’s really funny as well.”

Tim's audiobook has been recorded

From Tim Pope:

#IShootRockStars It’s a wrap! Audiobook, read by yours truly, in the can and soon ready for download.

UK: linktr.ee/IShootRockStars

US: https://www.diversionbooks.com/books/i-shoot-rock-stars

Pedro Pascal's love for The Cure

From NME:

The personal stories behind Pedro Pascal’s impeccable band t-shirt collection

There’s musical meaning to the Hollywood star’s cool-as-fuck wardrobe

The Cure are his fave band of all time

“Well, The Cure is middle school and high school for me. I also bought this shirt myself – in Paris at a record store. My stylist is going to be pretty annoyed, although I do get her approval.

“I finally got to see The Cure live for the first time here in London with Ebon Moss-Bachrach while we were shooting The Fantastic Four: First Steps. It was one of the best shows. I presumed – it’s so rude of me – that I probably missed the era of when it was best to see them live. But it was literally one of the best shows I’d ever seen. I was in tears for most of it.

“I wouldn’t dare meet Robert Smith. I can’t with musicians. They’re gods to me. Movie stars as well, like [The Mandalorian And Grogu co-star] Sigourney Weaver, but at least we can talk about a shared experience and shared skill. Musicians and singers are just like aliens to me.”

Olivia's The Cure is NOT about the band

Olivia Rodrigo was on the Elvis Duran show this morning and confirmed her new single The Cure has nothing to do with the band.

She did talk about her love for them and talking with Robert Smith every week.

https://youtu.be/Ym1Za-a7g68?si=V38Su61_HIBVEGT_

Lol on KALX Radio

From KALX Radio:

Musician, author & performer, Lol Tolhurst, returns to the KALX airwaves on Thursday, May 21st at 2pm for an in depth conversation with Massari before Tolhurst appears at The Chapel in SF later that same evening for a night of music and conversation.
https://www.kalx.berkeley.edu/

Lol and Gray in S.F. tomorrow

From LoL Tolhurst:

See you tomorrow at thechapelsf for an evening of conversation & music with The Tolhursts! Check out Gray's new project r_image, get the inside scoop on what Lol's been up to and then enjoy some old songs, and maybe a taste of something new?

Tickets - loltolhurst.com/tour-dates

Tim on Later... with Jools Holland

Tim Pope will be on Later...with Jools Holland (No date announced yet).

From Tim Pope:

#IShootRockStars What a great, buzzy show to appear on - thanks to me old mucker Holland. Shameless book promotion? Why not. Plenty more appearances to come. Watch this space.

Olivia's new single is called The Cure

From Billboard:

“couldn’t be more excited for you guys to hear it,” Rodrigo added in her caption, noting that the track will drop on Friday (May 22), which, coincidentally, is World Goth Day.

“The Cure” is possibly a nod to the Robert Smith-led iconic goth rock band of the same name, which Rodrigo has said is one of her favorite groups. The feeling is mutual, as Smith has previously praised the High School Musical: The Musical: The Series singer and made a cameo at her Glastonbury set last year.

From Nylon:

"Judging by the little teaser we’ve already gotten, it’s safe to assume the song won’t actually be a reference to Robert Smith and co., but again, we’re willing to give her a pass"

Nova Rock set times

Set times for Nova Rock have been announced 

The Cure are scheduled for 23: 00-01: 00 on June 12th.

Primavera Sound set times announced

Set times announced for Primavera Sound.

The Cure are scheduled for 10:15pm - 12:45am on June 5th.

Lol in San Francisco

From TheChapelSF:

Lol Tolhurst (co-founder of The Cure) returns to The Chapel this Thursday, May 21st for an evening of music and conversation. With very special guests r.image (featuring Gray Tolhurst). 

🎟️: tinyurl.com/2rkwb39n

I Shoot Rock Stars contents pages

From Tim Pope:

The first copy! It's a real thing.

Olivia didn’t play ‘Drop Dead’ for Robert

From NME:

Olivia Rodrigo didn’t play ‘Drop Dead’ for Robert Smith, despite referencing The Cure icon: “I played him a bunch of other songs”

In the song, she sings: “You know all the words to ‘Just Like Heaven’ / And I know why he wrote them now that you’re standing right here”

By Max Pilley

Olivia Rodrigo’s new song ‘Drop Dead’ might reference The Cure, but she has revealed she failed to play it to Robert Smith when she had the chance.

The song is the lead single from her upcoming third studio album ‘You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love’, which is set to arrive via Geffen on June 12.

It sees Rodrigo singing the line, “You know all the words to ‘Just Like Heaven’ / And I know why he wrote them now that you’re standing right here”, and while Rodrigo and Smith have struck up a friendship over the last year, the namedrop of his classic song might have come as a surprise to him.

Rodrigo welcomed Smith onto the stage with her during her Glastonbury 2025 headline set, where they played ‘Just Like Heaven’, as well as ‘Friday I’m In Love’, and since then Smith has spoken about enjoying “a couple of memorable nights in the studio” with Rodrigo, but while Rodrigo did share some of her new songs with Smith ahead of their release, ‘Drop Dead’ was not one of them.

In a new interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music, Rodrigo said: “Oh my god I actually don’t know if I played it for him, he might hear it today. I played him a bunch of other songs on the album, I don’t know why I didn’t think to play this one for him though I should.”

During the Glastonbury set, Rodrigo wore a t-shirt that read, “You know all the words to ‘Just Like Heaven’” in anticipation of the song’s release, and she revealed in the interview that Smith “took a Sharpie” and wrote at the bottom of the t-shirt, “Or do you?”.

“And I was like oh my god, like he graffitied on this shirt,” she recalled. “There’s a hundred thousand people out there, am I going to go out in this shirt that like has this thing on it? And I was like kind of freaking out and I was like whatever, I’m just going to put it on and honestly it’s like my favourite outfit I’ve ever worn. I’m so happy that he wrote in Sharpie on it and now it’s one of my most prized possessions.”

Rodrigo gave ‘Drop Dead’ its live debut last night (April 18) during her surprise appearance in the middle of Addison Rae’s set at Coachella, having only released it for the first time a day earlier.

The song’s video sees Rodrigo taking over Versailles in Paris, dancing around the halls with her headphones on and shredding an electric guitar. “You lookin’ like an angel on the walls of Versailles,” she sings. “The most alive I’ve ever been.”

On Instagram, Rodrigo wrote, “I love this song so much!!! It’s the first chapter in the story of ‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’ and it makes me wanna skip around and roll the windows down and make out!”

Smith opened up about his relationship with Rodrigo last month, revealing that he became a fan after hearing her breakout single ‘Drivers License’, and went on to buy both ‘Sour’ and ‘Guts’.

“Although most of the songs on those two albums are not really ‘aimed at my demographic’, they are all so good that it is hard not to fall in love with them,” Smith said.

Rodrigo has since said she has been “diving deeper into The Cure’s discography”, and her Glastonbury duets with Smith were released as part of her ‘Live From Glastonbury 2025’ album.

During a conversation with NME in 2021, Rodrigo said both her mother and father were “music heads” and had encouraged their daughter’s artistic endeavours from an early age.

“I love pop-punk music; I love grunge music; I love country music and folk music,” she explained at the time. “I think, honestly, you can see little influences of all of those genres in my [debut] album [‘Sour’].”

Olivia talks about her friendship with Robert

Olivia Rodrigo talks about her friendship with Robert Smith at 11: 40.

https://youtu.be/OdyGCwzGuGU?si=6qdxhQOvcD64rUzK

Garbage covers Lovesong

Forgot to post this a couple of weeks ago, but TCT uploaded a pro shot version of Garbage's cover of Lovesong.

https://youtu.be/iTs_cgG6PHY?si=fb4R9GO0_gJFtTuC

Lol's UK/France Tour

From Lol Tolhurst:

2026 UK/France Tour

loltolhurst.com/tour-dates

A Forest used in new Stranger Things series

The Cure's A Forest is used in Chapter 2.

From Deadline:

All The Songs In ‘Stranger Things: Tales From ’85’: From The Cure To Black Sabbath

Primavera Sound Livestream

As long as The Cure give the ok, we'll have an official livestream of their set at Primavera Sound on June 5th.

From Official Charts:

Festi season is so back! And thanks to Amazon Music, you can live stream Primavera Sound Barcelona 🧡

Bodiam Sky lyrics offered in auction

From The Cure:

'BODIAM SKY’ HAND WRITTEN LYRICS BY ROBERT

PART OF AN AUCTION RAISING £100K+ FOR NORDOFF AND ROBBINS

11 MAY 2026

📷 JM Enternational

Simon in new Iron Maiden doc

From Greg N:

went and saw the Iron Maiden documentary in theaters last night. Simon Gallup made a brief appearance in the film discussing the bands music. Was nice to see him part of it.

How Robert ended up on the new Rolling Stones album

From Guitar Player:

“You are Robert Smith from the Cure!” Mick Jagger recalls the unexpected moment that led to a Rolling Stones collaboration

By Christopher Scapelliti

The Stones frontman shared the story during a chat on Tuesday with Conan O’Brien in Brooklyn to announce the band’s new album, ‘Foreign Tongues’

When Mick Jagger walked into a London studio to record vocals for the new Rolling Stones album, he found an unexpected guest waiting for him.

“I turned up one day to do my vocals in London, and there's this bloke standing there, with his back to me, with this long gown on,” Jagger recalled during an invitation-only event on Tuesday, May 5. “And when he turned around, he was covered in lipstick.”

The man turned out to be Robert Smith of the Cure — someone Jagger had never met before.

“And I said, ‘You are Robert Smith from the Cure!’ And he said, ‘Yeah!’” Jagger told the crowd.

“So I said, ‘Well, while you're here, then you better go and do something.’”

The impromptu encounter led to a collaboration that will appear on the Stones’ upcoming album, Foreign Tongues, due July 10.

Jagger shared the story Tuesday during a conversation with Conan O'Brien in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, where he appeared alongside the Stones’ electric guitar tandem of Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood to discuss the new record and preview a few tracks.

Cure play Bordeaux

 THE CURE

PAGAILLE FESTIVAL, BORDEAUX

AUGUST 28TH

TICKETS ON SALE APRIL 9TH

pagaille-festival.fr

Robert and Kevin at RAH

From Pitchfork:

The Cure’s Robert Smith and My Bloody Valentine’s Kevin Shields at Teenage Cancer Trust 2026.

Cure at BBC repeat

 Repeat of The Cure at the BBC will air on BBC Four on April 3rd at 21: 10 and again on April 4th at 00 :30.

Cure covers at TCT RAH shows

 Garbage - Lovesong 

Manic Street Preachers - Close to Me

Robert and Roger Daltry

 From Getty Images:

The Cure's Robert Smith is presented a trophy by patron of Teenage Cancer Trust Roger Daltrey for curating this year's shows before Mogwai perform at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Picture date: Wednesday March 25, 2026. (Photo by Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty Images)

Robert at TCT last night

From Getty Images:

Event curator Robert Smith, of The Cure, backstage ahead of the Teenage Cancer Trust show at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Picture date: Monday March 23, 2026. (Photo by Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)

More shows added

 THE CURE WILL MAKE THEIR LONG-AWAITED LIVE DEBUTS IN LITHUANIA AND ESTONIA THIS SUMMER. PRE-SALE TICKETS AVAILABLE MARCH 24.

REGISTER FOR PRE-SALE ACCESS AT

 https://uk-umg.com/um-forms/curesignup.html

Boys Don't Cry prints

2 Cure Boys Don't Cry prints, one signed by Robert Smith and Andy Vella available in the Teenage Cancer Trust store.

shop.teenagecancertrust.org

Robert and Olivia Rodrigo in studio together

From British Vogue:

That Glastonbury headline slot was her biggest dream come true. “I didn’t think I would get it for [at least] another five years… All of my family and friends came from America to watch,” she says, all smiles. “I’m dying to go as a viewer, because this year I was so fucking nervous for the show I didn’t get to enjoy the festival.”

One of her musical heroes, Robert Smith, joined her to sing two timeless The Cure tracks: “Friday I’m in Love” and “Just Like Heaven”. Just as big a fan of hers, Smith was surprised and flattered to get the call. When he first heard “Drivers License”, “I bought Sour, and then Guts (both on CD!)” he writes to tell me. “Although most of the songs on those two albums are not really ‘aimed at my demographic’(!), they are all so good that it is hard not to fall in love with them.” They’ve stayed friends. “She calls me up quite a bit to talk about clothes and fashion – and we have enjoyed a couple of memorable nights in the studio together… I can’t wait to hear what she does next!”

Cure play Paleo Festival

From The Cure:

THE CURE WILL HEADLINE @PALEOFESTIVAL 2026
TICKETS ONSALE MARCH 25 VIA PALEO.CH

Robert's playlist for BBC 6

Replay will be available for the next 29 days (as of this posting).
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002s02q

The only Robert content is the brief intro.

Shirley Manson on playing Robert's TCT shows

 From NME:

The alt-rock pioneers will be playing as part of a stacked line-up at London’s Royal Albert Hall this month in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust – a cause close to Manson’s heart. Having stepped in as curator for this year in place of The Who’s Roger Daltrey, Smith has hand-picked a week of gigs from the likes of Wolf Alice, Manic Street Preachers, Chvrches, My Bloody Valentine, Mogwai and Elbow.

The NME Icon Award alumni revealed that the invite came through via one of Smith’s legendary all caps lock emails, at which point she “just about fucking lost my marbles!”

I’ve loved The Cure for as long as I can remember, since I was about 14-years-old,” she told NME. “To get one of those famous emails from someone I admire so much was gobsmacking, really. He just asked us if we’d be interested in performing in support of Teenage Cancer Trust.

We didn’t really need any introduction and all of us were immediately like, ‘Yes, we are going to do this’. Management were like, ‘Hold on!’ but we said, ‘No, we have to make this happen’. Bless our management for figuring it all out.”

Tim Pope reads from his book

From Tim Pope:

Hear me reading from #IShootRockStars: @thecure 's wardrobe video,@iggypop’s infamous 'cock moment' and duetting with @DavidBowieReal  on 'Space Oddity'.

Next time I’ll drink less coffee. Promise.

https://www.davidreviews.com/News/Tim_Pope_Live_at_the_Flamingo/

Pre-order: https://linktr.ee/IShootRockStars

Robert on BBC6

From The Cure:

ROBERT TAKES OVER THE @BBC6MUSIC 6MIX AHEAD OF HIS 'CUREATION' OF THIS YEAR'S TEENAGE CANCER TRUST CONCERTS AT THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL MARCH 23-29. TUNE IN FRIDAY 11PM UK TIME

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002s02q

Reeves and the Boston Ballet

From Reeves:

GIG ALERT: REEVES GABRELS w/ BOSTON BALLET, ten performances, 19-29 Mar 2026. The Cure guitarist collaborated w/ Mischa Santora on music for choreography by My'Kal Stromile.

Full press release.

From Boston Ballet:

Reeves Gabrels isn’t just a guitarist, he’s a creative trailblazer. From Bowie collaborations to The Cure’s iconic sound, he knows how to push limits. Now he joins Boston Ballet for My’Kal Stromile’s world premiere of The Leisurely Installation of a New Window. Get tickets to experience how this unexpected collaboration opens a new window on what dance can be.

https://www.bostonballet.org/performances/the-dream/

Chuck Sperry variants

 From Chuck Sperry:

The Cure proudly released this special limited edition art print on its merchandising platform where the band's allotment of the poster sold out swiftly.

Now I'm offering my Cure poster and its variants to my friends and supporters launching Wednesday!

I will be making a very limited release of my Cure poster and variants opening on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 9 am PST. The launch closes on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 9 pm PST. The launch will be open for 36 hours. As long as you enter during this timeframe, time of entry does not impact your chances of purchase. Multiple entries per launch will be penalized. You may only win 1 blotter from the live launches within this 36 hour period. One per household.

Visit the launch page for the release (Set a reminder -countdown and launch)

Chuck Sperry print & merch

From Chuck Sperry:

Poster: SOLD OUT

I will be making a very limited release of this poster and variants soon! Sign up to my mailing list to get the latest news about the release!

Sign Up: https://chucksperry.net/mailinglist/

From Collectionzz;

A dream collab that’s been in the works for over a year has seen the light of day… and there is more to come that is not yet announced 😉

From The Cure:

LIMITED EDITION THE CURE X CHUCK SPERRY PRINT & MERCH
ALL NET PROFITS WILL BE DONATED TO
MÉDECINS SANS FRONTIÈRES / DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS (@MSF)
lnk.to/thecurexsperry

Tim Pope's book cover reveal

 From Tim Pope:

Proud to share my book's cover

Manics to cover Close to Me at TCT RAH show?

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Robert signed vinyl auction

From Heart Research UK:

SIGNED ROBERT SMITH VINYLS AUCTUIN

Available to bid on from 6-15 February to raise funds for Heart Research

https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/heartresearchuk_shop?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=robert_smith_vinyls_auction&utm_content=launch_post

Robert and Olivia guitar

The Robert Smith & Olivia Rodrigo guitar in the Grammys Musicares auction sold for $51,200!

BDC (86 mix) Merch

From The Cure:

THE NEW BOYS DON’T CRY 5-TRACK EP IS NOW AVAILABLE AS A HI-RES DIGITAL DOWNLOAD FROM THE OFFICIAL STORE, ALONGSIDE BRAND-NEW MERCH AT thecure.lnk.to/BoysDontCry-MT

Congratulations from Lol and Donna

From Lol Tolhurst:

As a member of the recording academy -Congratulations to my old band mates The Cure on their two Grammys -Well done Chaps!

From Donna Bamonte:

Congratulations to you all.. I’m so grateful Perry got to tour this album and play his part.. thank you for these memories and a Grammy well earned xxx

Greatest Hits and Acoustic Hits for RSD26

From Record Store Day UK:

Record Store Day are proud to announce the first 14 of the upcoming titles for #RSD26 which will be in support of our Official Charity Partner, War Child UK 

 bit.ly/4qTqEef

Robert's Grammy Speech

While the band were not at the awards, Robert did send in a speech to be read.

From The Cure:

SIMON, JASON, ROGER, REEVES AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE GRAMMY'S FOR THIS WONDERFUL AWARD; 

WE ARE VERY HONOURED TO RECEIVE IT. 

WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK;

EVERYONE WHO HELPED IN THE CREATION OF OUR SONGS OF A LOST WORLD ALBUM, PARTICULARLY CO-PRODUCER PAUL CORKETT; 

EVERYONE IN THE UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP WHO WORKED SO HARD TO GET OUR LOST WORLD FOUND; 

EVERYONE IN OUR MOSTLY INDEFATIGABLE CURE CREW, INCLUDING ALL THOSE AT PRIMARY AND CAA;

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, ALL THE CURE FANS AROUND THIS WORLD WHO CAME TO OUR LOST WORLD SHOWS AND ENJOYED OUR LOST WORLD MUSIC;

WITHOUT YOU, NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE. 

THANK YOU.

Good luck tonight!

Update: wow! Grammys get it right for once. Cure win both! Congratulations!

Best of luck to The Cure at The Grammy Awards tonight, where they are nominated for 2 awards.

From Dave Allen

Perry Bamonte's sad transcendence. For anyone who would have sent flowers had they been able to here is the link for donations and a quote that really sums it all up.

From Donna Bamonte

Thank you everyone wherever you are in the world that made Perrys send off perfect.. xxxx

Thank you so much to everyone who has donated.. it’s all for good causes.. my gratitude is unconditional.. thank you xx

The page is still open if anyone would like to donate.. Perry would be so overwhelmed with this.. THANK YOU

https://perrybamonte.muchloved.com/

BDC (86 mix) now streaming

From The Cure:

BOYS DON’T CRY (86 MIX) SINGLE - INCLUDING A 2026 REMASTER - IS AVAILABLE TO STREAM NOW. IT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON CD FROM UK INDIE RECORD STORES AND ONLINE AT thecure.lnk.to/BoysDontCry

Photos: Andy Vella

Bid on Robert's Glastonbury 2025 guitar

Olivia Rodrigo and The Cure’s Robert Smith are teaming up with MusiCares® and Julien’s Auctions for this year’s Charity Relief Auction!

Bid now on the stage-played guitar used in their performance, now signed by Olivia, Robert, and the rest of Olivia’s band.

MusiCares® provides critical support through health services, human services and mental health and addiction recovery services for music professionals in need.

Join us for Julien’s Auctions and MusiCares® official 2026 MusiCares® Charity Relief Auction, a cornerstone of Grammy® Week celebrating Music’s Biggest Night®.

Bid online or LIVE at The Recording Academy in Santa Monica on 2/1.

Register & Bid Now

ow.ly/eaCu50Y1Q8X

About BDC (86)

From The Cure:

WE ARE SORRY THE RELEASE OF 'BOYS DON’T CRY (86)’ IS A BIT MUDDLED - NOT OUR FAULT!

THE 7” B-SIDE IS 'PLASTIC PASSION (79)' (NOT 'PILLBOX TALES (86)’) - & SOME OF THE MORE ABSURD PRICES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE THIS: CD @ £4.99/$6.99 - 7” @ £9.99/$13.99 - 12” @ £14.99/$19.99

ALBEIT WE CANNOT REALLY CONTROL PRICES - INDEED, IT IS IN MANY PLACES SEEN AS ‘PRICE FIXING’ IF WE EVEN TRY TO DISCUSS GETTING THEM LOWERED! - BUT HOPEFULLY  IT IS NOW ALL SORTED… ONWARDS! THE CURE

PS. LOVELY NEW MERCH AT GREAT PRICES (!) IS ON IT’S WAY SHORTLY - DETAILS/ORDERING ANNOUNCED NEXT WEEK

Boys Don't Cry (86) cd, 7'", 12"

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Reeves in Philadelphia

 WHAT THE PICTURES SOUND LIKE

Sonic Explorations of Art Kane Photographs

a FREE PERFORMANCE on Thurs, JAN 22, 2026

at THE ROTUNDA, 4014 Walnut St, Philadelphia PA

with

JONATHAN KANE on drums

REEVES GABRELS on guitar

JAIR-ROHM PARKER WELLS on bass

https://www.therotunda.org/event/what-the-pictures-sound-like-sonic-explorations-of-art-kane-photographs-with-jonathan-kane-reeves-gabrels-jair-rohm-parker-wells

Lol in Santa Cruz

 Legends: Live & Local with Lol Tolhurst & David J

February 27, 2026

6:00pm

Hwy 17 Studio

An Intimate Night with Lol Tolhurst & David J

Live interview & storytelling

Meet-and-greet (very limited spots)

https://www.eventsantacruz.com/event/legends-live-local-with-david-j-lol-tolhurst/

UK & Ireland shows sold out

From The Cure:

ALL UK & IRELAND SHOWS ARE NOW SOLD OUT!

SEE YOU IN THE SUMMER!

Prize draw for Robert art.prints

 From Heart Research UK:

The Robert Smith signed prints prize draw is LIVE! For just £5 you can buy a ticket to win an A4 or A3 print signed by Robert, which will fund lifesaving research into heart diseases❤️

ow.ly/YxHU50XTYqb

Robert plays on 3 tracks of The Twilight Dad's new album

 From NME:

Having since made what he describes as a “breakthrough” with his health, Graham headed home to recover – with support from his bandmate and childhood friend MacFarlane as well as Smith (“He’s got a really good understanding of these things,” revealed Graham) and receiving a touching message from the recently departed Cure guitarist Perry Bamonte (“That showed me what an amazing connection I’d made with him on tour and how he sweet he was. He was so complimentary to me. Losing Perry has been rough as well. He was such a lovely person”).

Smith, a longtime friend, collaborator and champion of the band, gave Graham and MacFarlane invaluable advice during the making of the record as well as playing guitar, keys and bass across three tracks: ‘Waiting For The Phone Call’, ‘Dead Flowers’ and ‘Back To Fourteen’.

“Robert’s been wanting to play guitar on a record of ours for a while,” MacFarlane told NME. “Things don’t always work out because he’s so busy. He’s so involved in the actual arrangement and songwriting of it too and was giving us tips. We told him he needed to play something on this album. We didn’t want him to sing as that would have been too on-the-nose. We’ve got him playing guitar, keys and six-string bass.”

Graham noted that Smith was “a great friend to ask for advice as well”.

“It’s both amazing and terrifying at the same time, but he’s been so generous with his time and his opinions,” he revealed. “He genuinely cares. He was advising on these little things here and there, and of course they all fucking work! It’s not just about having Robert Smith on the record, he’s been part of this and tried to help us more than anyone: in life and in music. It was so natural and important for him to play on it.”

From Wembley Arena

All of us at OVO Arena Wembley were saddened by the loss of The Cure's guitarist and keyboard player, Perry Bamonte.

Our thoughts are with his family, friends, and bandmates during this difficult time.