Thursday, November 12, 2026

Simon's testimonial for Dan

From Dan Parkinson;

Simon Gallup - The Cure

Hello, Simon Here.

I am a full time bass player for The Cure.

I first heard of Dan through a stroke of luck, I was driving and for some reason Andover local radio came on and Dan had an advertisement on, since I had recently had a bass painted (by coincidence by his friend Caitlin Pearce) I needed the bass set up and along with another couple of basses I headed over to his studio

The first thing that struck me was while I was waiting at the door I heard him playing guitar and noticed his fluidity and skill which made me realise this was someone who knew about guitars and basses, the second thing that struck me was his warmth, friendliness and enthusiasm. I left the instruments with him just expecting a normal set up, service but by watching instagram I saw he was going way beyond that and it was almost like a complete rebuild !!

I picked the basses up and they played superbly (easier to play, intonation perfect and pick up height just spot on) in fact in all the time I've been a professional bassist I've never had such a good set up

In summary ,I cannot recommend Dan highly enough, he is professional, friendly and takes this side of his many talents completely seriously and would advise anybody thats looking for a similar kind of service to go to Dan

Cheers

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

More Cure shows in 2027 and new songs

Robert tells BBC 6 Music there will be Cure shows in 2027 (can't say where and when yet) and they'll be bursting with new songs.

Also, The Cure have made the shortlist for BBC 6 Music's 2026 Artist of the Year.

Thanks to Liqueurband for the video.



Monday, November 2, 2026

Cure on new Hunger Games soundtrack

From Spin:

Nicks, Musgraves, Grohl, The Cure, Depeche Mode Bolster ‘Hunger Games’

Depeche Mode teams with KÁRYYN on a reworking of "Survive" and the Cure is represented by a live version of "Alone" recorded in Berlin in 2022.

Friday, October 23, 2026

Phil Thornalley also joined Lol in London

Todd Slater Edinburgh APs now available

Congratulations Robert!

Michael Dempsey joined Lol in London

Robert to be honored at Artist & Manager Awards

From Music Week:

Robert Smith is this year’s winner of the Fan Champion Award, which recognises an individual who has used their platform to both protect their audience and drive positive change.

The Cure frontman has been outspoken on the need for fairer and more transparent ticketing practices.

He has also backed the advocacy of the FanFair Alliance campaign, established by the Music Managers Forum in 2016, and joined calls to the UK government to deliver on a manifesto promise to ban ticket touting and introduce a cap on ticket resale prices. 

“These interventions on behalf of consumers have not only helped raise awareness and kickstart positive dialogue around ticketing, they have demonstrated to other artists that they too can use their agency and influence to improve industry practices,” said a statement.

“Robert’s plainspeaking approach has been a welcome antidote to the controversies that continue to swirl around ticketing and live music – not only successfully standing up for The Cure’s fanbase, but actively changing business practices in the process. His stand against online ticket touting and support of the FanFair Alliance campaign has also been exemplary. We are so pleased to present him with our Fan Champion award.

Anonymous heART Project 2026

Saturday, October 17, 2026

Disintegration book signing and conversation

From Rough Trade NYC:

Andi Harriman will be appearing in person at Rough Trade Below, on Saturday, November 14th at 2pm, in conversation with Rob Sheffield and Trevor Ristow and signing in support of her new book @3313books.bsky.social The Cure’s Disintegration.

https://dice.fm/partner/tickets/event/l8pgrp-33-13-the-cures-disintegration-in-conversation-14th-nov-rough-trade-below-new-york-city-tickets

Disintegration book out now

 

Lol (and special guest?) in London

From Lol Tolhurst:

We're playing in London with The Chameleons on 23rd Oct at KOKO. If you keep your eyes peeled you may spot an imaginary boy or a love cat joining us on stage for a song or two!

GET TICKETS!!

https://pinkdot.seetickets.com/event/chameleons/koko/3552362

Friday, October 9, 2026

More praise for Robert from Olivia

"He's just the most wonderful, wonderful human being ever. Just couldn't be kinder, and warmer, and smarter."

Olivia Rodrigo talking about Robert Smith on Austin City Limits Backstage.

Watch Olivia on Austin City Limits.

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

American Football covers Boys Don't Cry

American Football - Boys Don't Cry 

More praise for Olivia from Robert

From The Hollywood Reporter:

"Olivia’s desire to be recognized as a songwriter is very refreshing; it’s unmodern in a way,” says The Cure’s Robert Smith, the first artist to ever feature on one of Rodrigo’s albums, lending his vocals on the You Seem Pretty Sad standout, “What’s Wrong With Me.” Rodrigo calls that song the best on the album.

“It’s not effortless — she spends an awful lot of time getting things right with her music,” Smith says. “But she also gets it right so quickly. It’s bizarre at times. She was in London with me a while back. She played me something she wrote that morning, things that could take 14 years for many writers to get out, and she does it in a morning.”