The Cure at Austin City Limits (10/05/13)

Setlist: Plainsong, Pictures of You, Lullaby, High, The End of the World, Lovesong, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Fascination Street, The Walk, Mint Car, Friday I'm In Love, Doing the Unstuck, Trust, Want, The Hungry Ghost, Wrong Number, One Hundred Years, Disintegration

Encore: The Lovecats, The Caterpillar, Close To Me, Hot Hot Hot, Let's Go To Bed, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.

Note: First time Inbetween Days hasn't been played at a regular show (excluding Reflections and TV shows) since Feb. 23rd, 2008 in Vienna, Austria.

Thanks so much to Olivier (@iapdtweet), @TigerBuckeye, and Scott for the setlist reports tonight!

Reviews: Rolling Stone / Crave Online / Examiner / Austin Chronicle / Houston Press / Noise 11 / Austin 360

Photos: Karen / Spin / Reverb / It's A Perfect Day / Brooklyn Vegan / BV Austin / B-Sides On-Air/Online / N / Simon Gallup / Robert Smith / Robert & Reeves / 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 -

Video clips: Roger playing a bit of Trust / Pictures of You - High - End of the World - Lovesong

Videos: Plainsong 1 - 2 / Pictures of You 1 - 2 - 3 / Lullaby / High / End of the World / Lovesong / Just Like Heaven 1 - 2 - 3 / From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea 1 - 2 / Fascination Street / The Walk / Mint Car / Friday I'm In Love 1 - 2 / Doing the Unstuck 1 - 2 / Trust 1 - 2 / Want / The Hungry Ghost / Wrong Number / One Hundred Years / Disintegration / The Lovecats 1 - 2 / Hot Hot Hot / Why Can't I Be You? / Boys Don't Cry 1 - 2

Brit Face Off: Depeche Mode vs. the Cure

The Austin Chronicle matches up Depeche Mode and The Cure in an epic ACL Festival battle. Silly, yet fun article, but one huge mistake....
"Song they (The Cure) shouldn't play: "Give Me It"."
The writer completely misspelled Wrong Number. ;)
(Thanks Dana and @kafdancer)

Austin Rehearsals

Posted by Eden Gallup on Instagram. Follow him @edvendetta for more behind the scenes photos from the shows.

Help from ACL & Mexico?

If you're going to the shows in Austin and/or Monterrey, and wouldn't mind helping me with the live setlist & reports (via Twitter, email, WhatsApp, Facebook, etc.), please let me know. Thanks! 

Nice article in El Paso Times

From the El Paso Times:

Iconic band The Cure makes its El Paso debut after all these years
By Doug Pullen / El Paso Times

It would seem El Paso has found The Cure.
Or maybe that's the other way around.

It's been 37 years since Robert Smith -- he of the teased raven's hair, smudged red lipstick and black eye makeup -- formed the gloomy, doomy British band; 34 since their first album came out; and 30 since the dancey "The Walk" accelerated a string of hit singles ("Just Like Heaven," "Lovesong," "Boys Don't Cry") and albums ("Pornography," "Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me") that made them the darlings of goth rock.

But the iconic British band has never played in El Paso before.

Fans from as far away as southern Mexico no doubt will be in love Thursday when the venerable group brings its "Group Circle Tour" to UTEP's Don Haskins Center at 8 p.m.

More than 4,000 of the 7,000 ticket for the show were sold out within a couple of days of going on sale Aug. 30, a rarity for the El Paso area.

By Sept 9, promoters had begun selling restricted-view seating. More tickets could be released by the time the band hits the stage, according to Jorge Vazquez, director of UTEP's Special Events office.

"I think The Cure is one of those what you'd now call classic acts that everybody wants to see," Vazquez said.

"There are certain names ... that trigger that, 'Oh my God, this is going to be huge' kind of thing. This is definitely one of those."

‘Purple Haze’ - Terrible Classic Rock Covers

Ultimate Classic Rock lists The Cure's cover of 'Purple Haze' as one of their Terrible Classic Rock Covers.

The Cure play Voodoo Experience 2013!

Ticketmaster says The Cure are playing Voodoo Experience 2013, and I believe them. :) After 13 long years, The Cure finally returns to New Orleans! Welcome back! Thank you so much!
And just a reminder that this is VOODOO...in New Orleans...on Halloween weekend (though I dispute this), so a dark set? Please? I mean if The Cure are playing Voodoo they HAVE to play 'Siamese Twins', right? "Voodoo smile, Siamese Twins". Come on, Robert! :)

Update: CoS has contacted Voodoo and they have confirmed it! And yes, it is now official!

Update (Sept. 5th, 2013): The daily schedules are out, and The Cure are playing on Sunday, Nov. 3rd, from 7 - 9PM. Kid Rock right before them. And as expected, the general 3 day passes have jumped up to the $200 level now.

Update (Oct. 1st, 2013): "A limited number" of single day tickets are now on sale. $87 + TM fees. Also, as most of you know, How To Destroy Angels have unfortunately had to cancel their appearance at Voodoo and Mountain Oasis.

Articles: Filter / Paste / AntiMusic / Washington Post / Offbeat / Spin / Rolling Stone / Pollstar / My Spilt Milk / NOLA Defender / BWM Music World / Crave Online / Slicing Up Eyeballs / Gambit / NOLA.com 1 - 2 / Consequence of Sound

Vote for 'Kiss Me' in Best of 87 poll

Slicing Up Eyeballs' ongoing Best of the 80s project continues with their Best Album of 1987 poll, and 'Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me' is one of the options.

Update (09/30/13): And to no one's surprise, 'Kiss Me' is #1! And again, one hell of a Top 5!

'Just Like Heaven' #17 on Vanity Fair list

From Vanity Fair - Spot On: All The Best Songs from the 1980s. (Thanks @birdmadgirl611)

Cure's backstage rider requests for Monterrey

Translation from Mural.com: "The Cure also has simple tastes. Concert organizers to give the English band in the Arena Monterrey on October 8 will have to be ready in the dressing room of Robert Smith and his companions no less than milk and Corn Flakes.

On your next visit to royal land, the group called for, among other things, chicken salad and tuna salad, vegetable soup, 12 chocolate bars, assorted pickles, olive oil and cheese bars.

To drink, the musicians want to have on hand 24 water bottles, 12 Red Bulls, 12 lemonades, juices and soft drinks V8 Dr. Pepper.

To provide, The Cure called pink champagne brand Krug, Mumm, Perrier-Jouet and Moët & Chandon, red wine and a bottle of tequila añejo." (Thanks @TheCureMexico)

Meet Lol in San Diego on Sept. 14th

From Lol on Facebook: "For any of you that will be in the San Diego, California area on Saturday 14th September I will be speaking at The San Diego Music Thing in the afternoon. All the details below... Hope to meet a few of you! http://www.sandiegomusicthing.com/home.cfm"

Update: Here's a review of the event. (Thanks David)

Liqueur plays Norwich on Dec. 28th

From Cure tribute band Liqueur: "Saturday 28th December - Norwich Waterfront Studio - tickets £6adv available very soon , paypal reserve yours now -info@liqueurband.com !!"

Falling In Love Again, by Roger O’Donnell

Roger tells Machine Head about his love for the Voyager.
(Thanks Filip)

The Cure play El Paso, Texas on Oct. 10th

The rumor was true after all. Ticketmaster now has a listing for The Cure to play the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas on Oct. 10th. Tickets go on sale Aug. 30th at 10am mountain time. (Thanks Jay)

Articles: El Paso 411 / Slicing Up Eyeballs

Note from Ticketmaster: General Admission Floor Section is Standing Room Only!

Tickets on sale now.

Carlos is already planning to take over one of the bars across the street from the venue for a pre-show meetup. Will post details as soon as he finalizes everything.

Fans lined up to buy tickets this morning. (Thanks Carlos)

Carlos' ticket.

Choir! Choir! Choir! cover 'Inbetween Days'

This is really wonderful. Well done! (Thanks David)

Friday We're In Love (With The Cure)

Blinded By Sound seems to have a regular feature called "Friday We're In Love (With The Cure)". Two have been posted so far - 'High' and 'Just Like Heaven/A Forest'. (Thanks David)

Update (March 8th, 2013): New one just posted - 'How Beautiful You Are/To Wish Impossible Things'.

Update (March 15th, 2013): 'Memories Of Lust, Loneliness From Masterpiece Album 'Disintegration'.'

Update (July 22nd, 2013): They've added a few new ones to their series - From '100 Years' to 'A Night Like This',  'All I Want', and 'Apart' / 'Sinking'.

Update (August 9th, 2013): 'Torture' / 'Want'.
Update (August 23rd, 2013): 'Lovesong' / 'End' .
Update (August 30th, 2013): 'Pictures of You' / 'A Chain of Flowers'.
Update (Sept. 13th, 2013): 'Burn'
Update (Oct. 18th, 2013): 'Boys Don't Cry' / 'Sugar Girl'

More of Porl's art up for auction

Looks like 10 more pieces of art by Porl Thompson will be up for auction on Sept. 13th. (Thanks Darren)

Official site update

Robert has updated the official site, confirming Voodoo, Monterrey, and El Paso. And on any other shows for this year, he says: "…AND THERE MAY BE ONE MORE 'SPECIAL APPEARANCE' SHOW ON THE EAST COAST…BUT OTHERWISE… I THINK THAT IS IT FOR 2013! HEY NOW! ONWARDS..."

Help The Curse find Dean

"Can you please help us find a bass player named Dean from San Diego, California? He was involved with The Curse early on, he even went with some of us to purchase The Cure's "Trilogy" DVD at midnight when it went on sale in 2003. Unfortunately, he had to move back to San Diego before we played a show with him, but we would really like to include him in the upcoming 10 year Anniversary shows. Thanks!"

Can anyone help? If you know Dean, please ask him to contact Brian from The Curse.

Win a copy of 'Trilogy' on Blu-ray

Musik Express is giving away 3 copies of 'Trilogy' on Blu-ray. Not sure if this is only open to those in Germany or not.
(Thanks David)