Sunday, June 7, 2026
Cure play North Music Festival in Portugal tonight
North Music Festival
Portugal
Portugal
Start time is 22:45
In the US that's -
5 45pm eastern
4 45pm central
3 45pm mountain
2 45pm pacific
11 45 am Hawaii
Set:
Saturday, June 6, 2026
Olivia's full set at Primavera Sound Barcelona
Olivia Rodrigo's full set from Primavera Sound Barcelona tonight. Just skip the first few minutes.
31: 20 - Olivia talks about seeing The Cure last night.
36: 57 - Olivia and Robert Smith debut What's Wrong with Me
https://www.youtube.com/live/ByIYW3QbBcw?si=APqdw9ZZdyyhSOYz
Robert duets with Olivia Rodrigo
So now we know what Robert and Olivia were doing in a studio together.
They've collaborated on a song called What's Wrong with Me on Olivia's new album, and she debuted it (with Robert) at a surprise set tonight at Primavera Sound Barcelona.
Olivia also confirmed during the intro to her song The Cure that she saw The Cure last night and said it was the best fucking show she's seen and that they're the best band.
Here's a couple of videos of What's Wrong with Me.
Friday, June 5, 2026
Cure play Primavera Sound Barcelona tonight
The Cure play Primavera Sound Barcelona tonight.
Start time is 10.15pm there.
In the US - 4.15pm eastern, 3.15pm central, 2.15pm mountain, 1.15pm pacific and 10.15am in Hawaii.
Livestream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Music and Twitch. On Channel 1.
Set: Alone, Pictures of You, High, A Night Like This, Lovesong, 2 Late, Last Day of Summer, Burn, Fascination Street, alt.end, The Walk, Mint Car, Inbetwbeen Days, Just Like Heaven, Trust, Push, Play for Today, A Forest, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Endsong
Encore: Lullaby, Hot Hot Hot, Wrong Number, Let's Go to Bed, Lovecats, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry
Eden Gallup on additional keyboard and guitar.
Watch on YouTube.
Barcelona poster
From Collectionzz:
We are excited to share the first poster for The Cure's 2026 Summer Tour for Barcelona by @nimitmalavia! We will have a small quantity of hand-numbered show edition prints for most shows, which will be available on the concert dates on Collectionzz!
"Taking thematic inspiration from A Forest and I Can Never Say Goodbye, I wanted to capture the feeling of being lost in the woods, on one level seeing through layers of trees, and as we take it all in, a familiar figure's iconic silhouette begins to coalesce out of the coiling branches. Contained inside their face a small raven. Held there, trapped by the feeling of loss. A songbird's melody makes its way to them. Exploring the idea of reconnecting with an essential thread, and through distance and loss, we find a way to connect." - Nimit Malavia
Thursday, June 4, 2026
New Cure tour posters
Collectionzz confirms new Cure posters are on the way.
"This was the first poster for The Cure's 2023 North American "Songs Of A Lost World" Tour that we released just over 3 years ago!Tomorrow kicks off The Cure's summer tour & we can't wait for everyone to see what is to come!"
Papa Rodrigo loves The Cure too
From Music Radar:
Speaking of festivals, Rodrigo also reflected again on her performance at Glastonbury last year. “I think it truly was the best weekend I’ve ever had in my 23 years,” she says. “All the people that I love, my whole family and all my friends, came over.”
Much as she enjoyed it, though, the fact that she got to perform with another of her musical inspirations meant that one particular member of her family may have cherished the experience even more.
“I got to sing two songs with Robert Smith from The Cure, who is one of my heroes,” she says. “I think it was the happiest that I’ve ever seen my dad, too. His screensaver is still a picture of him and Robert Smith.”
RS signed white label test pressings
Some Robert Smith signed vinyl in the new white label TP auction from Omega on June 23rd.
More Cure talk from Olivia
From Dazed:
I was at Glastonbury last year and loved your set. What was it like to sing with Robert Smith?
Olivia Rodrigo: Ugh, dream come true. That was the best weekend of my life, hands down. It was one of the happiest and proudest moments of my career. I adore Robert – he’s such a genius. The fact that he was so generous to show up and do it with me is just beyond me... I’m so grateful to him to this day. I love those [Cure] songs too and being able to sing them with him in front of that amazing crowd was the stuff of dreams. No other way to put it. I’ve hung out with him for a few nights in the studio. He’s nocturnal – he only works when it’s dark out – which is awesome.
t seems like you have a lovely friendship. Has he given you any good advice over the last few months?
Olivia Rodrigo: I was lamenting to him about impostor syndrome and he said, ‘When you look out at the crowd at a concert, people either sing the songs back at you, or they don’t. You either connect with people, or you don’t. It is what it is. Don’t make it about you.’ That gave me a little confidence boost. [Instead of thinking] “I’m not this, I’m not that,” it’s all about connection. My favourite song to play sometimes is “traitor”, because when I look at the audience, I see these girls crying and holding each other’s hands and having this cathartic experience. That makes me so happy – to see them feeling safe enough to express that feeling in public.
In terms of the album’s sound, are there any artists or groups or specific eras that inspired you?
Olivia Rodrigo: I was listening to a lot of post-punk: The Cure, New Order, Depeche Mode, Siouxsie and the Banshees... Hopefully it translated. I wanted it to sound like how it feels to fall in love; string arrangements that are like your heart swelling, or the ups and downs of having a crush on someone.
5 Artists That Shaped Olivia Rodrigo
From Dazed:
The Cure
Rodrigo has repeatedly paid homage to English post-punk pioneers The Cure over the years, which has only amped up in recent months: “drop dead”, the lead single from her forthcoming, references “Just Like Heaven” in its lyrics (as well as having an eighties synth-pop vibe), and its followup is literally titled “the cure”. While Rodrigo said that the title was just a “happy coincidence”, she still cites The Cure as a key influence on the maturity that underpins her new project in today’s cover story. Rodrigo also performed alongside Robert Smith during her Glastonbury headline set last year, and has said that the pair “talk every week”. Could there be a collab on the cards...?
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