Friday, June 28, 2019

The Cure at Rock Werchter Festival

June 28th, 2019
Rock Werchter Festival in Belgium
Scheduled to play from 9:30 - 11:45 pm.
In the US that's a start time of 3:30 pm  eastern, 2:30 central, 1:30 mountain, 12:30 pacific.

Livestream here.

Setlist: Shake Dog Shake, Just One Kiss, Lovesong, Last Dance, Pictures of You, High, A Night Like This, Burn, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Play For Today, A Forest, Primary, Want, 39, One Hundred Years

Encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Doing the Unstuck, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.

Video: Full show from livestream




Posted by Craig at 12:12 PM

Thursday, June 27, 2019

BBC Radio 6 interview with Robert

Highlights from The Irish Examiner:

The Cure’s Robert Smith has said it would be “counter productive” to play the band’s “slow and gloomy” new music during their headline set at Glastonbury.

The English rock band will headline the Pyramid stage on Sunday night but will stick to older material, the frontman has promised.

He told Steve Lamacq on BBC 6 Music: “We ran through some of the new songs but it’s really, really slow and gloomy, the new album, and we just did it in rehearsal on the first day and everyone was looking at each other and I knew what they were thinking but no-one wanted to say it.

“There is no way, it just wouldn’t fit.

“Later in the year we are going to be playing our own shows and we will be playing new album songs in that show.

“I honestly think it would be a very counter productive move to walk out on stage and play 10 minutes of slow dirge in front of a summer festival crowd.

“I don’t think anyone would appreciate it.”

The group first played at Glastonbury in 1986 and this will be their fourth headlining slot.

Smith said: “The biggest change in me over the last 20 years of performing is that 20 years ago I really didn’t care what the audience did or didn’t get into, it was entirely selfish.

“The performance was all about what I wanted to do and how the band was, whereas now I’m much more aware we are playing for people and I understand now that if they are into it, it makes the show even better.

“You get more into it, they get more into it. It’s a great feedback loop.

“The show is now a much more powerful show than certainly the last time we played Glastonbury, it’s a much better band.”
Posted by Craig at 5:44 PM

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

'Lovesong' from 'The Cure Anniversary 1978-2018 Live in Hyde Park London'

Posted by Craig at 10:27 AM

The Cure at INmusic Festival

June 26th, 2019
INmusic Festival in Croatia
Scheduled to play from 10:45 pm - 1 am.
In the US that's a start time of 4:45 pm eastern, 3:45 central, 2:45 mountain, 1:45 pacific.

Setlist: Plainsong, Pictures of You, High, Just One Kiss, Lovesong, Last Dance, Burn, Fascination Street, Never Enough, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, A Night Like This, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, Play For Today, A Forest, Primary, Shake Dog Shake, 39, Disintegration

Encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Doing the Unstuck, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.

Reviews: Muzika  


Posted by Craig at 10:16 AM

The fucking Cure and the fucking Foo Fighters

Dave Grohl and Robert Smith had some fun at the Southside and Hurricane Festivals last weekend.





Posted by Craig at 10:10 AM

From the Who Gives a Fuck? files

In a recent "interview" with his nephew, Morrissey says lots of stupid things. Again. Then out of nowhere, mentions Robert. Also, this is being called an apology to Robert in the press. It's not. Nowhere in here does he apologize. Not that anyone is asking for one, and I'm sure Robert hasn't lost a second of sleep troubled by this. Anyway, read this nonsense here.

sam:
Finally, any small regrets?

M:
Oh, I never make my regrets small … if I can help it. Oh. Umm. Robert Smith. I said some terrible things about him 35 years ago … but I didn’t mean them … I was just being very Grange Hill. It’s great when you can blame everything on Tourette’s syndrome. [laughs]

sam:
but you’ve never met him?

M:
Oddly, I was in a pub near Buckingham Palace perhaps ten years ago … and there he was … staring over confrontationally. I take no moral responsibility for whatever I said in 1983 … after all … who does?
Posted by Craig at 10:09 AM

Awaydays: How we made the best soundtrack in football film history – with no money


"When it got to the scary business end of our delivery schedule, we had a finished cut of the film that featured Joy Division, The Cure and Magazine in key scenes. Having tried numerous tracks and different ‘takes’ and assemblies of these big, evocative moments – The Pack coming around the corner for Carty’s first big away day; the bizarre love triangle between Molly, Elvis and Carty; and Elvis getting jealous in Eric’s – we couldn’t imagine life without the tracks we’d settled upon: The Light Pours Out Of Me by Magazine, Joy Division’s Insight and the heartbroken, stripped-down very early four-track demo of The Cure’s 10.15, Saturday Night.

With The Cure, it was pretty simple. Their music publisher told us we would have to secure written permission from Robert Smith. The only problem was that the band was on a world tour and there was no saying when he might receive the letter, if at all. They suggested writing one letter c/o The Cure’s manager, who would be likely to fly out and join the tour at some point – but to send another (not a copy – the publisher emphasised that Robert Smith was a fan of a personal letter) to him (the publisher), who would forward it to Bobby’s home address. So I did – I wrote him a letter about how I’d seen him play at Eric’s for £1 on a Thursday night in 1979 and walked home, getting a lift from the milkman for the final mile. It was completely true – but it didn’t work. I didn’t hear back.

Until, long after we’d given up hope, a hand-written letter arrived from the man himself. He said he hoped we didn’t think he was being rude in not replying sooner. He’d just got back off a gruelling six-month tour (after which he’d taken a month’s holiday). He said he’d be more than happy to give his permission for us to use the track in a sensitive, non-violent context – so long as we donated £500 to Greenpeace. And he remembered the Eric’s gig with great affection. We were on."

Read more at https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/awaydays-film-soundtrack-how-we-made-best-football-film-history#srhWslexi2oOHEBl.99
Posted by Craig at 10:05 AM

Sunday, June 23, 2019

The Cure at Hurricane Festival

June 23rd, 2019
Hurricane Festival in Germany
Scheduled to play from 7:45 - 10 pm.
In the US that's a start time of 1:45 pm eastern, 12:45 pm central, 11:45 am mountain, 10:45 am pacific.
There will be a livestream tonight, though most of us will need a VPN to watch. Stream it here or here or here.,

Setlist: Shake Dog Shake, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Pictures of You, High, Just One Kiss, Lovesong, Last Dance, A Night Like This, Just Like Heaven, Burn, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Wendy Time, Push, In Between Days, Play For Today, A Forest, Primary, Want, 39, One Hundred Years

Encore:  Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Doing the Unstuck, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.

Video: Full show from the livestream (missing last 2 songs)
Posted by Craig at 10:37 AM
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