I guess Jamie Oliver is a Cure fan

Watch (starts at 21:27) Jamie Oliver dance to 'Close To Me (Closer Mix)' with some Italian monks. No, really. :) (Thanks Antti)

Don't forget your Visa for Brasil

"A friendly recommendation for those going to Brazil. Be sure to check if Brazil requires a visa for entry for your country of residency. Brazil requires visas for citizens of many countries, including the US. The fee is very expensive and depending on which US state you reside and the Brazilian consulate that represents your US state of residency, you may have to use a visa service. The process is very cumbersome, requires notary services, passport style photos, and hefty fees that will cost in excess of $300. Consider yourself warned as time is short. Don't get to the airport only to have an airline agent ask about your visa. It'll be too late!" (Thanks Jay)

"For further information check out this page for a list of countries whose citizens need a tourist visa to enter Brazil."
(Thanks Burton_)

Robert attends The Book of Mormon

From Ange: "A friend of mine spotted Robert with Trey Parker at his musical, The Book of Mormon, last night in London!"
(Thanks Ange)

Looks like Tim went, too.

Attended Trey Parker's 'The Book of Mormon' last night in London - excellent! Go see it!

— Tim Pope (@timpopedirector) March 1, 2013

Steven Severin tour

Steven has announced he'll be playing the following dates:
Thurs. 28th. March AUSTIN Elysium
Fri. 29th. March DALLAS Texas Theater
Sat. 30th. March HOUSTON Freneticore Theater
Sun. 31st. March NEW ORLEANS Siberia (Vampyr)
Tues. 2nd. April JACKSONVILLE Sun Ray Cinema (Blood of a Poet)

LatAm 2013 Support Acts

Robert just posted this in the comments section at the official site: "WE ARE ABOUT TO CONFIRM LOCAL SUPPORT ACTS FOR OUR LATAM TOUR... ANY IDEAS BEFORE WE DO?!!" (Thanks Maggie)

Suggestions can also be left on Roger's Facebook. (Has now been removed)

Update (Feb. 27th, 2013): "Team Cure" is also asking this now on Facebook.

Vote for Simon!

Vote for Simon Gallup (or whomever you'd like) in Music Radar's Greatest Bassist of All Time poll. (Thanks Dave)

Update: Simon ended up #3 on the list, behind Rush's Geddy Lee at #2, and Duran Duran's John Taylor at #1. (Thanks Jeff)

Rio tickets on sale now

There's a presale for Rio tickets today & tomorrow (Feb. 24th & 25th) for HSBC customers. General sale starts on the 26th.

Update: Tickets are now on sale for everyone.

Also, Tom (tomjohnson147(at)btinternet(dot)com) needs help getting tickets for both shows in Brasil. Can anyone help him? Thanks!

Cure in Rio posters

"I've made a video today in front of the arena where the cure is going to play. And I took some pictures as well and posted on my Facebook page Never Enough of The Cure." (Thanks bgolls)

Paraguay on sale Feb. 28th at 10 AM

Robert has posted (in the comments section here) that the new on sale date for Paraguay tickets is Feb 28th at 10 AM.
(Thanks Maggie)

Simon's Five

From the Orange Mountain Bikes Facebook: "Bass player for The Cure, Simon Gallup, is big into his bikes and here is his Neon Pink Five with custom MTBcut vinyl graphics by Davey Mac."
(Thanks Gildas)

Sao Paulo tickets on sale now

Tickets for The Cure in Sao Paulo, Brasil on April 6th are on sale now! Good luck!

And a reminder for international fans trying to register at the LivePass site:  "sending an email to livepass@livepass.com.br with Passport number, birth date and full name, could work in order to get registered manually in that site. i got my international registration, so this works! Beware, I had to send the e-mail twice, they didn't answer the first time" (Thanks Pablo)

'Lullaby' video remade with Legos

Lullaby vido remade using Legos. Tim Pope also posted this on his website, along with other clips/photos related to the 'Lullaby' video. (Thanks Tim Pope and Roger O'Donnell)

Update (Feb. 19th, 2013): Tim has written an article for Dangerous Minds, where he talks a bit about this video and others. 

Paraguay on sale today?

Tickets for the show in Asunción, Paraguay were scheduled to go on sale today at 10am (see local time here), but unless I'm missing something, they're not on sale yet. Has anyone heard of a new on sale date or time?

Update: "I called ticketshow.com.py today to ask about the supposed tickets sales - they weren't able to tell me when it's going to be. Maybe this week, they said. How reassuring!!" (Thanks Amanda)

Update 2: "Apparently it's going to be today at 8pm (Paraguay Time). This is the message I get when I go to my account on ticket.com.py: Tickets disponibles para la venta el 18/02/2013 a las 8:00 pm PYT. Here's the link to access the info (courtesy of bgolls)." (Thanks Amanda)

Well, 8pm has come and gone and still no tickets on sale. Who knows when they'll actually get posted, let's just hope we get some notice before they're put on sale.

Signs of life at the Ticketshow website! Not much, but one step closer. :) (Thanks Bgolls)

Now they've added the floor plan. Click on 'precios y ubicaciones' here. (Thanks Setenta y siete)

Win 2 tickets to the Sao Paulo show

Kiss FM will be giving away 2 tickets to the Sao Paulo show. (Thanks David)

The Cure in Brasil update

Livepass has finally posted a page for the shows in Brasil, with ticket prices & sections. Sao Paulo on sale Feb. 21st and Rio on sale Feb. 26th.

This article (English) also has info on sections & ticket prices. (Thanks @LOQUILLOPANAMA)

Rio
Preços (ingressos à venda a partir de 26 de fevereiro):
Nível 3: R$ 200,00 (inteira) | R$ 100,00
Pista: R$ 300,00 (inteira) | R$ 150,00 (meia)
Nível 1 Frontal: R$ 450,00 (inteira) | R$ 225,00 (meia)
Nível 1 Lateral: R$ 500,00 (inteira) | R$ 250,00 (meia)
Pista Premier: R$ 600,00 (inteira) | R$ 300,00 (meia)
Camarote: R$ 600,00 (inteira) | R$ 300,00 (meia)

Sao Paulo
(clique aqui pra ver o mapa dos setores)
Preços (ingressos à venda a partir de 21 de fevereiro):
Arquibancada C: R$ 125,00 (inteira) | R$ 62,50 (meia)
Arquibancada A: R$ 200,00 (inteira) | R$ 100,00 (meia)
Arquibancada B1: R$ 200,00 (inteira) | R$ 100,00 (meia)
Arquibancada B2: R$ 200,00 (inteira) | R$ 100,00 (meia)
Pista: R$ 275,00 (inteira) | R$ 137,50 (meia)
Cadeira Inferior A: R$ 325,00 (inteira) | R$ 162,50 (meia)
Cadeira Inferior B: R$ 325,00 (inteira) | R$ 162,50 (meia)
Cadeira Coberta A: R$ 350,00 (inteira) | R$ 175,00 (meia)
Cadeira Coberta B: R$ 350,00 (inteira) | R$ 175,00 (meia)
Cadeira Coberta C: R$ 350,00 (inteira) | R$ 175,00 (meia)
Cadeira Premium C: R$ 375,00 (inteira) | R$ 187,50 (meia)
Pista Premium: R$ 500,00 (inteira) | R$ 250,00 (meia)

New Cure fan site in Mexico

The Cure MX

"Over the course of the last three years I've been interviewing musicians of Mexican and Latin American Rock and people who in general had been somehow influenced by The Cure. They had told us their stories on how had they been influenced by the band or how their careers had been involved with The Cure.
The first video We`d like to show is from Daniel Fernandez a Mexican tattoo artist who during the last Cure visit to Mexico got Porl Thompson tattooed in 2007 and the second video from an interview with Alejandro Giacomán, a Mexican musician whom in the eighties was a member of the rock band, ´Bon y Los Enemigos del Silencio´, with whom he recorded three albums. Their song "Posmos" is a tribute to The Cure, included in "El Señor Tapaderrumbes" album from 1995."

Thanks & congratulations, Oscar! Wish you many years of fun & success with it!

'Kiss Me' vinyl reissue on the way?

HMV Japan has a European import up for pre-order with a release date of April 15th. Also, AllMusic has a new vinyl listing with an April 15th release date. In no way official, but something to keep an eye on. (Thanks Jean-Francois)

Change to on sale dates for Brasil

There has been a change to on sale dates for the Brasil tickets. Sao Paulo will now go on sale Feb. 21st and Rio will now go on sale Feb. 26th. (Thanks Rafael)

Also, Pablo may have found the way for international fans to register to buy tickets:

"Just wanted to let you know this was posted (in the comments for an unrelated event) in LivePass Brazil's facebook

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    Sebastian Goñi Olá. Sabem a partir de quando vai funcionar a venda internacional de ingressos? Vai ser antes de 18 de fevereiro? Obrigado.

    10 de febrero a la(s) 20:53 · Me gusta
  • Livepass Brasil Olá Sebastian Goñi, tudo bem? A venda internacional de ingressos para o The Cure será realizada simultaneamente com a venda normal. Para se cadastrar, por favor, envie e-mail para 'livepass@livepass.com.br' e informe número do passaporte, data de nascimento e nome completo.

So, sending an email to livepass@livepass.com.br with Passport number, birth date and full name, could work in order to get registered manually in that site." (Thanks Pablo)

'Open to the Dark' by 1991

This is a year old, but I never posted it. Listen to 'Open to the Dark' by 1991. Built around samples of 'Charlotte Sometimes'. (Thanks Ingmar & Clemens)

The looks of Robert Smith, by each album

Chilango (English) has an article about The looks of Robert Smith, by each album. (Thanks Jorge)