Sunday, December 25, 2016

Joyeux Noël





Merry Christmas and the happiest of holidays to you all!


The Cure - Merry Christmas Everybody 
(Wembley Arena - Dec. 9th, 1987)


Siouxsie & the Banshees - Il Est Ne Le Divin Enfant 
(Dec. 15th, 1982)  

Originally posted at Thecure.com (Dec. 2001)







"I don't believe in religions. Instead, I believe in Father Christmas and fairies in the woods!" - Robert Smith 2012

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

40 years ago tonight...

Thanks, Petr @thecureCZ

From Lol on Facebook:

"This week sees the 40th anniversary of the the band of musicians/ friends that became the Cure! I’ll take the liberty here of quoting from my own book !

“Personally, I consider the first gig we did as the band that became The Cure to be the one that we did on December 20, 1976, the Malice gig at our old secondary school, St. Wilfrid’s. True, we had done a gig of sorts a couple of days earlier in the minstrels’ gallery at Worth Abbey for Upjohn’s Christmas party, and a rather strange “performance” in 1973 as The Obelisk, but this was our first full-blown concert.”

Actually since I wrote the above I’ve changed my mind a little bit. To me it is unimportant which date you consider, the 18th or the 20th, as the start of the band that became The Cure .

What I do think IS important , is the fact that The Cure is STILL a band, and that Robert, Pearl and Michael are STILL in my life forty years later!

It’s the testimony of time to real friendship that I care about. I feel blessed. Lx"

French 'Cured' out Jan. 19th, 2017

New Wave Christmas ornaments


From Matthew Lineham on Instagram:

"1/10 "HO HO HO! MERRY SMITHMAS!"

Exclusive New Wave inspired rubber die cut Christmas ornaments will go on sale this Friday! I'll be revealing the set of ten ornaments throughout the week. Keep checking back!"

Absolutely love these! They will go on sale here tonight at Midnight eastern, 11 PM central, 10 PM Mountain, and 9 PM pacific.

Update (Nov. 25th, 2016): Complete sets, along with Robert & Bowie ornaments, are sold out. Rest are still available individually. Matt says a restock is possible, but will take 3-5 weeks.

Update (Nov. 29th, 2016):  2nd run of the ornaments are now on sale. This run will NOT arrive before Christmas, but if you missed out on the 1st run, here's a second chance to get them.

Update (Dec. 20th, 2016): 4th run of the ornaments (sets only) will go on sale at 8PM eastern tonight. These sets won't ship until late January. BTW, got my set back on Dec. 7th, and they are even better than the photos make them out to be.

Live Sound Showcase: The Cure at MSG

From Prosound Network:

By Clive Young

NEW YORK, NY—The Cure first played Madison Square Garden in 1987, and 29 years later, the stalwart pop-goth band returned once again to the fabled venue to play the last indoor shows of its 2016 North American tour. The 26-date run took the production through a variety of venues, from arenas in Dallas and Chicago, to amphitheaters in Miami and Denver, to theaters in Kansas City and Las Vegas—and the journey isn’t over yet, as now the European leg is currently underway, running through December.

Working with the group every step of the way, much as it has since 1979, is UK audio provider Britannia Row, which fielded a full audio system for North America rather than pick up a stateside PA. FOH engineer Paul Corkett, who’s respectively engineered and co-produced two Cure albums with bandleader Robert Smith, explained, “Robert puts a lot of time and attention into rehearsals, listens to everything and he’s very hands-on and articulate about what he wants, so I think he wanted to carry one consistent rig with him.”

And what Smith wants coming out of that rig, it turns out, is an open-sounding show built around the dynamics of the carefully plotted arrangements. In many ways, “The band mixes themselves,” conceded monitor engineer Rob Elliot.

New Violet Vendetta EP & merchandise out now

Saturday, December 17, 2016

Cure Christmas & Birthday cards

Went to see Jesus & Mary Chain last night, and they were selling these Christmas cards at their merch table. An investigation into who made them lead to Piper Gates Design. And that lead to the discovery that they also make cards for other bands, including The Cure. Here's the Cure Christmas and Birthday cards.


Friday, December 16, 2016

Pearl & Lol in L.A. tonight

••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• PEARL THOMPSON ///EXHIBITION /// ARTWORK /// PAINTINGS /// + \\\ DEC 16TH - JAN 8 /// ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• LOL TOLHURST \\\ USA "CURED" BOOK EVENT /// + \\\ DECEMBER 16TH /// 8 PM ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• LETHAL AMOUNTS (213) 265-7452 + 1226 W 7TH STREET LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90017 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• +++
A photo posted by PEARL THOMPSON (@p.e.a.r.l.thompson) on

A photo posted by PEARL THOMPSON (@p.e.a.r.l.thompson) on

Pearl's artwork will be on display at Lethal Amounts in Los Angeles from Dec. 16th - Jan. 8th. And on opening night, Dec. 16th, Lol will be there for a 'Cured' book signing event starting at 8 PM. Facebook event page

After that, head next door to Monty Bar for the after party featuring The Curse. From the Facebook event page:

"Lethal Amounts proudly presents the Lol Tolhurst & Pearl Thompson gallery event official after party!

Join us for ‘a night like this’ with live music from The Curse, LA’s finest Cure tribute band since 2003.

The night begins with a live reading from Lol Tolhurst’s “Cured”memoir and an exhibition of Pearl Thompsons art displayed at Lethal Amounts Gallery starting at 8pm. Lol and Pearl will then do a meet & greet signing for fans to close out the gallery event.

The night continues next door at Monty Bar with a live performance from THE CURSE who will play a very special set consisting of select tracks of The Cure’s back catalogue (the Lol Tolhurst & Pearl Thompson eras)

If you attended Lol Tolhurst's DJ set ...at the Monty Bar in May you recall how great that was; trust us, you won’t want to miss this very special night celebrating the legacy of two influential musicians/artists!

The event is Free
21 + to enter

We expect to hit full capacity so come early and stay late.

For more info on the artists please visit

http://www.loltolhurst.com/
https://twitter.com/LolTolhurst
IG - @lol.tolhurst
IG - @p.e.a.r.l.thompson
IG - @LETHALAMOUNTS
www.lethalamounts.com
www.montybar.com

For more info on The Curse please visit

http://www.thecurseband.com/
https://www.facebook.com/curetributeband/

Friday December 16, 2016
Monty Bar
1222 W. 7th St
Los Angeles, CA 90017"

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Another Cure photo book coming soon

From First Third Books:

"We are delighted to announce 'The Cure – Standing Still' for publication in 2017.

For the last 18 months we have been working closely with celebrated music photographer Paul Cox, sorting through and carefully scanning his incredible photographic archive. From 1981 to 2009, Paul worked with Robert Smith and the band on a diverse range of shoots including privately assigned projects, sessions for press use, and promotional sessions for new releases. Paul attended and covered video shoots and a great many private projects, the results of which show him to be an almost official photographer to The Cure. The vast majority of these images have never been published – so this sanctioned and approved limited edition photographic biography, containing over 250 photos from 35 photo sessions will be a unique and important record of such an iconic and timeless band.

We will announce further details for 'The Cure – Standing Still' early in 2017. Please join our Facebook community to keep up to date with news."

Thanks, Colm.

The Twilight Sad's photo diary from the tour

From NME:

Take a peak behind the scenes of the one finest live events of 2016

Having pulled off one of the marathon live shows of the year, The Cure‘s world tour has come to an end. Now The Twilight Sad, who were handpicked by the band to support them at each and every show, have shared a photo diary of their life of the road with the band.

“I asked The Twilight Sad to join us on The Cure Tour 2016 because they are the best band playing the best songs – consistently brilliant, emotional, intense, inspiring, entertaining,” said frontman Robert Smith  – who also covered their track ‘There’s A Girl In The Corner’. “They have added immeasurably to this year’s live experience – for fans, crew and Cure band alike… and it turns out they are the best people too! I can’t thank them enough.”

See the photos at NME.

Sunday, December 11, 2016

Lol in Memphis (Dec. 11th, 2016)


A photo posted by Lol Tolhurst (@lol.tolhurst) on

We're hanging out in #memphis today at @laurelwoodbooks. Come down and say hi!

A photo posted by Lol Tolhurst (@lol.tolhurst) on


'A Forest' on 'Westworld'





Watch the scene here (updated to a better version).

Update (Dec. 11th, 2016): Full soundtrack is now available - Amazon / iTunes. Thanks, Josh.

Soundwaves Art fundraiser

From Soundwaves:

Limited edition artwork by Tim Wakefield.

Created by digitally manipulating, shaping and coloring sound waves generated in the studio recording of legendary songs. Signed by collaborating music icons.

Artwork featured here is benefiting a number of incredible charities chosen by the musicians through Wakefield's own Soundwaves Art Foundation. (see more below.) Each artwork is hand signed by the musicians and the artist and numbered with a certificate of authenticity.

$400 The Cure

2016 sees the 40th Anniversary of The Cure's formation. One the the world's most enduring bands selling an estimated 27 million albums, they were voted best British Band at the 1991 Brit Awards. Robert Smith chose "Underneath The Stars," for his artwork. Robert signed 50 prints on archival paper in 2009. These prints are now extremely limited. Printed on fine art paper. 28 x 28 inches.

2 out of 10 claimed
Estimated delivery: December 2016

Monday, December 5, 2016

Time-lapse of the setup in Vienna


The Cure Vienna Setup from René Langer on Vimeo.

Robert watching Twilight Sad's soundcheck


This is wonderful! Love how much of a fan he is. Thank you so much for bringing them along, Robert! Made this fantastic tour even better for those of us who love them. And thank you to James for all of the help & kindness shown to myself and so many other fans!

Lol in Cincinnati (Dec. 5th, 2016)

Seeing the sights in #cincinnati before tonight's event at @josephbeth

A photo posted by Lol Tolhurst (@lol.tolhurst) on





Saturday, December 3, 2016

The Cure in London (Dec. 3rd, 2016)

SSE Wembley Arena in London, England
Doors at 6 (standing), 6:10 (seated)
The Twilight Sad 7 - 7:43 / The Cure 8:12 - 11:01
US start times for The Cure are 3 PM Eastern, 2 PM Central, 1 PM Mountain, and Noon Pacific
Please arrive early for The Twilight Sad! They are excellent!

Setlist: Tape / Open, Kyoto Song, A Night Like This, The Baby Screams, Push, In Between Days, Sinking, Pictures of You, Before Three, Lovesong, Just Like Heaven, If Only Tonight We Could Sleep, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, One Hundred Years, End

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

2nd encore: Shake Dog Shake, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Wrong Number

3rd encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, Freakshow, Friday I'm in Love, Boys Don't Cry, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Three Imaginary Boys, 10:15 Saturday Night, Killing an Arab.

End of show. End of Cure Tour 2016. Thank you so very much, Robert, Simon, Jason, Roger, and Reeves! It was incredible, and we all enjoyed it SO MUCH! Hope you all get lots of rest and get back to enjoying "real life". Once again, THANK YOU!

Photos: Marsworld

Videos: Kyoto Song 1 - 2 / The Baby Screams 1 - 2 / Push / In Between Days / Sinking 1 - 2 - 3 / Pictures of You / Before Three / Lovesong / If Only Tonight We Could Sleep / From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea / One Hundred Years / It Can Never Be the Same 1 - 2 / A Forest / Freakshow / Three Imaginary Boys 1 - 2 / 10:15 Saturday Night & Killing an Arab 1 - 2 - 3 / Killing an Arab

Periscopes: Talleke (full show) / Baby Screams / Sinking / It Can Never Be the Same 1 - 2 / Burn / Burn - A Forest / Friday - Arab

Twilight Sad setlist: Reflection of the Television, Last January, Seven Years of Letters, Don't Move, It Never Was the Same, There's a Girl in the Corner, The Wrong Car, And She Would Darken the Memory

Twilight Sad Periscope: Snuffybear (full show)

Twilight Sad videos: Seven Years of Letters / There's a Girl in the Corner / And She Would Darken the Memory 

Thank you so much to , , , , and for the help tonight! And to all others who helped!


This dream always ends, this feeling always goes
The time always comes to slip away

This world always stops, this wonder always leaves
The time always comes to say goodbye

Final night of this wonderful, fantastic, amazing tour. One final (for now) celebration of the band we love. If you're lucky enough to be going tonight, please enjoy the hell out of it. Don't worry about what they play, don't worry or be bothered by the crowd around you, just forget every trouble & worry and get lost in the music, in the lights, in THAT feeling, and enjoy every single second of the show!

"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." And you were lucky enough to experience it! What a year! What a tour! What a band!


"Hello? I'd like to speak to one of the programmers that's running this simulation that I'm living in, cause it's glitching, it's fucking unbelievable!" Most likely a reference to this.





Friday, December 2, 2016

The Cure in London (Dec. 2nd, 2016)

SSE Wembley Arena in London, England
Doors at 6 (standing), 6:10 (seated)
Twilight Sad 7 - 7:43 / The Cure 8:11 -10:50
US start times for The Cure are 3 PM Eastern, 2 PM Central, 1 PM Mountain, and Noon Pacific
Please arrive early for The Twilight Sad! They are excellent!

Setlist: Plainsong, Pictures of You, Closedown, Burn, Fascination Street, Push, In Between Days, Other Voices, A Night Like This, Charlotte Sometimes, Lovesong, Just Like Heaven, Last Dance, Prayers for Rain, Disintegration

1st encore: Want, The Hungry Ghost, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea

2nd encore: At Night, M, Play for Today, A Forest

3rd encore: Lullaby, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Doing the Unstuck, Boys Don't Cry, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, 10:15 Saturday Night, Killing An Arab

Reviews: Independent  

Videos: Plainsong / Closedown / Other Voices 1 - 2 / Charlotte Sometimes 1 - 2 / Last Dance 1 - 2 / Disintegration / At Night 1 - 2 / M / Doing the Unstuck 

Periscopes: Snuffybear / 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 -

Facebook Live stream: Pink Dream

Twilight Sad setlist: That Summer, at Home I Had Become the Invisible Boy, Last January, I Could Give You All That You Don't Want, Don't Move, It Never Was the Same, The Wrong Car, And She Would Darken the Memory

Twilight Sad Periscope: Snuffybear  

Twilight Sad Facebook Live stream: Pink Dream 

Thank you so much to @jchristophem67, @gecherrill, @aTweeter2Elise, @spiggy, @savannahhrama, @thetitchmark147, @Emile_MW
And special thanks to @Snuffybear & @cureapinkdream for scopes and streams! And everyone else who helped tonight! 

'In Between Days' at Lost Rivers today

The Flood Gallery will be at the fan meetup today at Lost Rivers, starting at 3, selling some copies of Tom Sheehan's 'In Between Days' book. Limited stock, about 40 of each edition, and you will have the option of paying before the show, and then collecting it after, so you won't have to worry about it at the show. Please note that this is NOT a signing, and Tom won't be there.

Thursday, December 1, 2016

The Cure in London (Dec. 1st, 2016)

SSE Wembley Arena in London, England
Doors at 6 (standing), 6:10 (seated)
Twilight Sad at 7 - 7:41 / The Cure 8:12 - 10:50
US start times for The Cure are 3 PM Eastern, 2 PM Central, 1 PM Mountain, and Noon Pacific
Please arrive early for The Twilight Sad! They are excellent!

Setlist: Out of This World, Pictures of You, High, Lovesong, Just Like Heaven, A Night Like This, The Walk, Push, In Between Days, Three Imaginary Boys, Play for Today, Primary, Trust, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Bloodflowers

1st encore: 39, Burn, A Forest

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

3rd encore: The Lovecats, Lullaby, Hot Hot Hot, Friday I'm in Love, Boys Don't Cry, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, 10:15 Saturday Night, Killing An Arab

Robert's "Manchester comment" before Lovecats: "It's got nothing to do with a curfew, it's got nothing to do with my throat ...it has everything to do with whether an audience likes you".
Thanks, Snuffybear.

Reviews: Financial Times / NME  / The Upcoming  

Photos: Jose / Getty Images

Videos: Out of This World / Pictures of You 1 - 2 / Just Like Heaven 1 - 2 / A Night Like This / Push / Three Imaginary Boys / Primary / Trust 1 - 2 / Bloodflowers 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 / 39 / A Forest 1 - 2 / Step Into the Light 1 - 2 / Fascination Street 1 - 2 (12 camera views at once) / The Lovecats 1 - 2 / Lullaby 1 - 2 / Friday I'm in Love / Boys Don't Cry 1 - 2 / 10:15 Saturday Night 1 - 2 / 10:15 Saturday Night & Killing An Arab 1 - 2 - 3 / Killing An Arab 1 - 2  

Periscope: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 (the "Manchester comment" at 16:30)

Facebook Live Stream: Pink Dream (or Part 1 here, Part 2 here, Part 3 here)

Twilight Sad setlist: Reflection of the Television, Last January, Drown So I Can Watch, Alphabet, Mapped by What Surrounded Them, It Never Was the Same, There's a Girl in the Corner, And She Would Darken the Memory

Videos: Last January 

Twilight Sad Periscope: Snuffybear 

Facebook Live Stream: Pink Dream 

Thank you to , , , , , , @snuffybear, and everyone else who helped tonight!


"Hello? Hello, can I speak with someone who can tell me what the fuck is going on? Why the world is...?"

Wembley show important info

IMPORTANT INFORMATION PLEASE READ THE BELOW

If you are driving to the event please check for local road closures HERE or if using public transport please refer to the TFL website to plan your journey accordingly.

Door Timings 

(Please note all times are approximate and subject to change)

Foyer/Mezzanine bar/1934 Bar & Grill open 5pm
Doors to building/Auditorium (standing) 6pm
Doors to building/Auditorium (seated) 6.10pm
The Twilight Sad 7pm
The Cure 8pm

Finish 11pm

We don't want you to miss any of the show so please arrive in plenty of time to allow for:

Congestion in the Wembley area

Heightened security checks - everyone entering the arena will be screened through our security arches which will take time and queues are likely.


Only small bags and handbags are allowed into the venue and will be searched. For security reasons, bags no larger than a standard rucksack size of 35(W)x17(D)x42(H) cm will be allowed into the venue, we no longer have cloakrooms available.


Click HERE for full FAQ's. 

Parking

Click HERE to book parking at £16.25 (blue badge £13.25) in advance otherwise parking will be £20 on the day subject to availability. Please ensure you are booking for the correct date.          


If arriving under sat-nav direction, please use the postcode for your allocated Car Park as follows: Green Parking HA9 0TU, Red Parking HA9 8DS, Yellow Parking HA9 0EG.

Shoppers who spend £40 or over at The London Designer Outlet can park from £1 an hour up to 6 hours*

*Must validate ticket at level 0 parking office or Guest services. For over 6 hours parking, additional rates apply. 


Thanks, Benj!

Roger promotes 'In Between Days'


So that's one Cure who's NOT a fan of Lol's 'Cured'. Wonder how the others feel?

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

The Cure in Manchester (Nov. 29th, 2016)

Manchester Arena in Manchester, England
Doors at 5:30 / Twilight Sad at 7 - 7:44 / The Cure 8:14 -10:14
US start times for The Cure are 3 PM Eastern, 2 PM Central, 1 PM Mountain, and Noon Pacific
Please arrive early for The Twilight Sad! They are excellent!

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

1st encore: A Forest

2nd encore: Burn

3rd encore: Lullaby, Friday I'm in Love, Boys Don't Cry, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?

Reviews: Mancunion / Manchester Evening News / Last Night I Dreamt Of / Get in to This / Even the Stars / NME

Photos: Getty Images 

Videos: Shake Dog Shake / Push / In Between Days / Sinking 1 - 2 / Pictures of You 1 - 2 / Primary / One Hundred Years / Give Me It / A Forest 1 - 2 / Lullaby / Friday I'm in Love - Boys Don't Cry - Close to Me /

Periscopes: Snuffybear 1 - 2 

Facebook Live Stream: A Pink Dream (or here)

Twilight Sad setlist: Reflection of the Television, Last January, Don't Move, Seven Years of Letters, It Never Was the Same, The Wrong Car, And She Would Darken the Memory

Twilight Sad Periscope: Snuffybear (Complete set)  

Thank you so much to , , for setlist & photos, & to for scopes & for stream!

Monday, November 28, 2016

'In Between Days' book released today




Order a copy from The Flood Gallery.

'In Between Days' book unboxing video



From The Flood Gallery:

We've just received the first advanced copy of the much anticipated IN BETWEEN DAYS - THE CURE IN PHOTOGRAPHS 1982-2005 by Tom Sheehan... This calls for a quick unboxing video!

Featuring 240 pages and 322 photographs- including many never seen before- from over 20 sessions across 3 decades. This stunning book is available as two strictly limited-editions:

SUPER DELUXE edition of just 700 features a 3mm rigid board photographic slipcase and a pearlescent book cover, on the inside of which is a sealed envelope with three 5 x 7" photographs from Tom Sheehan's Cure archive. It also includes a bound-in certificate of authenticity signed and numbered by Tom himself.

DELUXE edition of 2500 features the beautiful 3mm rigid board photographic slipcase.

Released on November 28th, don’t miss out – pre-order your copy now!

Saturday, November 26, 2016

The Cure in Barcelona (Nov. 26th, 2016)

Palau St Jordi in Barcelona, Spain
Doors at 6:30 / Twilight Sad 7:45 - 8:31 / The Cure 9:05 - 11:51
US start times for The Cure are 3 PM Eastern, 2 PM Central, 1 PM Mountain, and Noon Pacific
Please arrive early for The Twilight Sad! They are excellent!

Setlist: Tape / Open, Kyoto Song, A Night Like This, The Walk, Push, In Between Days, Sinking, Pictures of You, The Blood, Three Imaginary Boys, Primary, Charlotte Sometimes, Lovesong, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, One Hundred Years, End

1st encore: It Can Never Be the Same, Burn, Play for Today, A Forest

2nd encore: Shake Dog Shake, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Wrong Number

3rd encore:The Lovecats, Lullaby, Hot Hot Hot, Friday I'm in Love, Boys Don't Cry, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?

Reviews: La Vanguardia / El Periodico / El Punt Avui / Miusyk / El Pais / Ara  

Videos: The Blood / Three Imaginary Boys / Primary 1 - 2 / Lovesong / Shake Dog Shake/ Boys Don't Cry 

Periscopes: Snuffybear (complete show) / Fuji (One Hundred Years & End) /

Twilight Sad setlist: Reflection of the Television, Last January, Alphabet, I Could Give You All That You Don't Want, It Never Was the Same, There's a Girl in the Corner, The Wrong Car, And She Would Darken the Memory

Twilight Sad Periscopes: 1 / Snuffybear (complete show) 

Note: James dedicated 'There's a Girl in the Corner' to Robert. Now and always: "This song's for Robert. This song will always be for Robert".

Thank you so much to , , , , and for the setlist, photos, and videos. And of course, thanks to the great for the Cure and Twilight Sad scopes!