Thursday, April 14, 2016
Remembering 'Faith' - Part 2
From The Observer:
The Cure’s ‘Faith’ at 35: A Lysergic Rainbow Seen From an Ice Floe By Tim Sommer • 04/14/16 10:00am
Glacial, monumental and devastatingly simple, Faith, the third album by the Cure, is the spirit of ’76 slowed to a crawl, infused with Satie-like spaces, and re-imagined as a sad opium dreamscape. It is one of the greatest accomplishments of post-punk, and April 14 marks the 35th anniversary of its release.
For the most part, the first flowering of British punk was a sunless and airless brick, condensed for maximum effect; it needed to be that way so it could crash through the sugar-glass of the post-Sunshine Superman ’70s. “Attention must be paid!” said the punks, as martial/Marshall guitars defined a clean break from the field hippies, lovers of FM filigree, the flute and lute players stinking of patchouli and hash, and all those wearing hip-hugging bell bottoms stained at the bottom by two inches of earthy slime.
But around 1979, artists began to use air and space to fracture the solid wall of the punk palette. Compact sheets of rhythm guitar were supplanted by airy arpeggios, weighted silence, glassy sparks and gasps of atmospheric synth; anxious rhythms and thudding toms were exchanged for simple snares, front-mixed kick drums and atmospheric splashes of cymbals; and the hectoring announcements of punk were replaced by plaintive, emotive, even muezzin-like vocals.
The first shot of this cool war was fired by Public Image Ltd. on their debut album, First Issue, released in December of 1978; retaining punk’s energy, simplicity and attitude, it inserted breathing room, an unhinged and almost viscerally emotive creativity, and a touch of art-frosted hashy wheeze into the punk template.
Remembering 'Faith'
From Diffuser:
35 Years Ago: The Cure Go for Goth Glory With Their Third Album, ‘Faith’
If 1982’s Pornography was the peak of the Cure’s goth period, then its predecessor, Faith, was the gloriously gloomy mist near the peak that you have to pass to reach the top. Even the album cover is an image of an old, fog-enshrouded English estate and each of the eight songs are similarly swathed in an expertly textured haze.
Of course, the Cure emerged in 1976 at the heart of the post-punk era, delivering concise, angular and relatively speedy cuts like “Boys Don’t Cry” and “Jumping Someone Else’s Train” that matched Robert Smith’s anomie with classic pop hooks. But by their second album, 1980’s Seventeen Seconds, the Cure began crafting music to match the moodiness of their lyrics.
Though their first few albums never gained much mainstream traction even in their native England, the Cure quickly achieved cult status. The suicide of Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis (England’s post-punk/proto-goth icon) was only a few months in the past when Smith, bassist Simon Gallup and drummer Lol Tolhurst gathered to record their third album. In fact, Smith often dedicated early live versions of “Primary” (the only single from Faith) to Curtis. And when the Cure solidified their own standing as masters of modernist melancholy by following up the rather gothy Seventeen Seconds with something even more atmospheric and angst-riddled. It was like sending out a signal to all those Lost Boys and Girls that stage-whispered, “Commiserate with us.”
Even though they may not have been striving for it (and either despite or because of their relative lack of commercial success to that point), the Cure were becoming new poster boys for legions of disaffected, anorak-wearing British youth. And speaking of youth, it ought to be remembered that Smith was just 21 years old when the Cure recorded Faith, and the 1981 album is a compellingly murky account of his desperate search to find his place in the world.
Wednesday, April 13, 2016
Cure play Auckland, NZ on July 21st
From the official site:
Nine years since their last New Zealand appearance, THE CURE will make a
very welcome return to Auckland this July for one special show.
Renowned for their sublime two-hour-plus performances, The Cure will play one night only at Vector Arena on Thursday July 21, marking the band’s first NZ date since August 2007.
TICKETS ON SALE MIDDAY FRIDAY APRIL 22
http://www.ticketmaster.co.nz/event/2400508CEC592BDF
Spark pre-sale: 10am April 18 until 10am April 20
My Live Nation pre-sale: midday April 20 until 5pm April 21
http://www.ticketmaster.co.nz/event/2400508CEC592BDF?did=lna
For complete ticketing details, visit: www.livenation.co.nz
Renowned for their sublime two-hour-plus performances, The Cure will play one night only at Vector Arena on Thursday July 21, marking the band’s first NZ date since August 2007.
TICKETS ON SALE MIDDAY FRIDAY APRIL 22
http://www.ticketmaster.co.nz/event/2400508CEC592BDF
Spark pre-sale: 10am April 18 until 10am April 20
My Live Nation pre-sale: midday April 20 until 5pm April 21
http://www.ticketmaster.co.nz/event/2400508CEC592BDF?did=lna
For complete ticketing details, visit: www.livenation.co.nz
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Cure play Splendour in the Grass July 23rd
Official site updated and adds "OTHER AUSTRALIAN DATES WILL BE ANNOUNCED VERY SOON..."
Friday, April 8, 2016
Buy 3, get 1 free for July 17th Hawaii show
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Roger wrote the score for 'Not Ever'
Ben Mourra has tweeted the trailer of his short film "Not Ever" with original score by Roger O'Donnell! 10 days to wait...
Posted by Roger O'Donnell Discography on Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Trying to license 'Killing An Arab' for a film
Update: And the trailer uses 'The Caterpillar'. (Thanks spiralcure)
Writer/Director Marina Person recounts her struggle to get the rights to use 'Killing An Arab' in her new film, 'Califórnia':
Most tricky in Person’s long quest to curate the perfect soundtrack was securing the rights to The Cure’s “Killing an Arab.” The song, inspired by Camus’ “The Stranger,” has been mired in controversy since its release, due to racist misinterpretations of the song’s lyrics. Because in “Califórnia” it accompanies a particularly moving sequence and helps to define a major character, Person reached out to The Cure’s people before filming to receive tentative permission to use the song. However, by the time she was in post-production months later, and had the cash to secure the rights, she was greeted with an altogether different reaction.
“The answer was like, ‘What?! You cannot use it! What?! Who told you you could? You know [Cure frontman] Robert Smith wants to forget he wrote a song called “Killing an Arab.” ’ They were really upset,” she reveals, postulating that the Charlie Hebdo attacks may have rendered parties more wary of giving the go-ahead. Nonetheless, she did not give up.
“I said, ‘No, you know, you have to! I’m going to London and, like, go on strike. I’m going to do a hunger strike in front of Robert Smith’s house; he must let me use it!’ I was kind of desperate,” she recalls.
Following this rejection came a weeks-long process, during which Person scribed several extensive emails detailing her reasoning behind wanting to use the song, which found their way to Smith — who tried to convince Person to use a different Cure track in its place instead. After much debate and handwringing, she was eventually granted permission, which brought Person some much-needed relief. “I couldn’t sleep, I couldn’t eat. I was totally obsessed with it.”
“Califórnia” screens Sat., Apr. 16 at 6 p.m., Mon., Apr. 18 at 9:15 p.m., and Fri., Apr. 22 at 7:15 p.m. at Regal Cinemas Battery Park (102 North End Ave., at Vesey St.). Screens Thurs., Apr. 21 at 3:45 p.m. at Bow Tie Cinemas Chelsea (260 W. 23rd St., btw. Eighth & Ninth Aves.). Visit tribecafilm.com or call 646-502-5296 for tickets ($20 plus $3.50 phone or web processing fee; $10 for the Apr. 21 matinee, plus processing).
(Thanks @vegansang)
'Kiss Me' vinyl reissue
Label/Make: Rhino
Genre/Model: Rock
Description: 180 Gram Audiophile Virgin Vinyl LP - 2 LPs Sealed
UPC: 081227967451
Release date: May 13th, 2016
Amazon (US) / SRCVinyl / Soundstage Direct / Elusive Disc / Acoustic Sounds /
(Thanks Mike, Ryan, Jean-Francois, and @arcticsounds)
Be careful when buying/selling tickets online
I know this goes without saying, but you need to be careful about who you're dealing with when buying/selling tickets online. Perfect.Murder offers up this recent example of a possible scam:
"I was contacted yesterday by someone who sounded legit initially, offering me 2 tickets to Copenhagen shows (i am asking for tickets for that particular show in the European tour section on your page)..
After a couple of back and forth i grew suspicious until this morning’s final email which i will copy paste below..
When Western Union and Ghana shows up in an email…. alarm bells SHOULD START ringing.
Some fans may not be that wary, hence my email ……
THESE ARE THE EMAILS FROM THE SENDER, WHICH WENT UNDER THE NAME OF: LEXIE NEUMANN EMAIL lexieneumann@yahoo.com
Sunday, April 3, 2016
New interview with James from The Twilight Sad
Patrick Dalziel has a great interview with James Graham from The Twilight Sad. Lots of Cure Tour & Robert Smith talk. Some highlights:
Everything seems to be going quite well for you guys, after a decade you have four LPs, playing the Hydro and getting asked to guest on other people’s albums. As well as all this you have The Cure support slot on their massive tour! Is that nerve wracking or exciting for you?
I think it’s a mix of everything which is good, cause if you were just terrified about it, then you’d be just worried about it. The one thing I’m more nervous about is playing in front of The Cure. The thousands of people that are going to turn up to see them, if they’re going to like us or not, I’ve kinda decided in my head that we’re just gonna do what we do. But, it’s playing in front of your idol every night. I’m nervous about that, but I’m really excited.
It’s the opportunity that even bands that have money flung at them, that are signing big record deals and all that stuff would love, it’s like the best tour support of all time. And the way that it’s happened as well, that we’ve been asked by Robert Smith to do it. Not just because, someone else knows their management company or they’re on the same label, no this guy like what we do! It’s the best way you can get asked to do something. So, I want to go and prove to him that he’s made the right decision to take us away.
But, we were watching the wrestling back stage earlier on and an old Summer Slam came on, showing a helicopter’s view of Madison Square Garden, and I was just like “God! We’re going to be playing there!” That was scary. It’s a mixture of emotions, but it’s all pretty phenomenal. We’re just a bunch of pals from Kilsyth getting to do this stuff. If you’d told 15 year old me that this would be happening I would have punched you, or tried to cause I can’t fight.
You said that Robert Smith approached you with the idea of touring, he also covered your single “There’s a Girl in the Corner” How did that come about?
We’d been in contact, well Stuart from Mogwai sent Robert an email saying that he recommended our latest album (“Forget the Night Ahead” 2009), and Robert said he was already a fan of us. Stuart sent us his email and I was running about my house like the kid from Home Alone shouting “Aaah!” That was enough for us, we were just like “Robert Smith likes our band, that’s cool” Then we had a remix album (“No One Can Ever Know: The Remixes” 2012), and we were going to ask Robert to do that because we saw he had done stuff with Crystal Castles. He said he was up for it but it just didn’t work out.
So then we thought for our release of “It Never Was the Same” we thought we’d like someone to cover one of our songs. We asked friends if they wanted to, and there were people kind of interested and then we thought “Fuck it, we’ll email Robert Smith and see what he says” Lo and behold he got back to us saying he’d love to, we actually asked him to cover “It Never Was the Same” But he got back saying he’d rather do “There’s a Girl in the Corner” And we were like “You can do, whatever the fuck you want” And then one night after playing San Francisco, Andy (Macfarlene- guitarist) got the email through with the track on it. We listened to it about four or five times kinda speechless, like there’s this guy who’s an icon in the music industry singing the words that I wrote in my bedroom. Pretty surreal. But, it’s the biggest compliment you could ever be paid.
Have you met The Cure yet?
No, not yet. We’ve tried to meet up a few times at some of our gigs, but we’ve not been able to make it happen. If I was them I’d be worried, like he invited us out for the rest of the year to tour with them, and the reality is we’re a bunch of absolute rockets. So, after two days he could be like “What the fuck have I done?” But, I’ve heard he’s a really nice guy. Stuart from Mogwai and him are really good friends, and I’ve only heard that he’s really nice. And, he’s proven that with what he’s done for us on the tour! He’s went over and above to help us out, to make sure everything is the best it possibly can be, and I would never expect anyone to do that. cause once you get on the tour, it should be your own job to do stuff. But he’s looking after us, he’s taken us under his wing.
Everything seems to be going quite well for you guys, after a decade you have four LPs, playing the Hydro and getting asked to guest on other people’s albums. As well as all this you have The Cure support slot on their massive tour! Is that nerve wracking or exciting for you?
I think it’s a mix of everything which is good, cause if you were just terrified about it, then you’d be just worried about it. The one thing I’m more nervous about is playing in front of The Cure. The thousands of people that are going to turn up to see them, if they’re going to like us or not, I’ve kinda decided in my head that we’re just gonna do what we do. But, it’s playing in front of your idol every night. I’m nervous about that, but I’m really excited.
It’s the opportunity that even bands that have money flung at them, that are signing big record deals and all that stuff would love, it’s like the best tour support of all time. And the way that it’s happened as well, that we’ve been asked by Robert Smith to do it. Not just because, someone else knows their management company or they’re on the same label, no this guy like what we do! It’s the best way you can get asked to do something. So, I want to go and prove to him that he’s made the right decision to take us away.
But, we were watching the wrestling back stage earlier on and an old Summer Slam came on, showing a helicopter’s view of Madison Square Garden, and I was just like “God! We’re going to be playing there!” That was scary. It’s a mixture of emotions, but it’s all pretty phenomenal. We’re just a bunch of pals from Kilsyth getting to do this stuff. If you’d told 15 year old me that this would be happening I would have punched you, or tried to cause I can’t fight.
You said that Robert Smith approached you with the idea of touring, he also covered your single “There’s a Girl in the Corner” How did that come about?
We’d been in contact, well Stuart from Mogwai sent Robert an email saying that he recommended our latest album (“Forget the Night Ahead” 2009), and Robert said he was already a fan of us. Stuart sent us his email and I was running about my house like the kid from Home Alone shouting “Aaah!” That was enough for us, we were just like “Robert Smith likes our band, that’s cool” Then we had a remix album (“No One Can Ever Know: The Remixes” 2012), and we were going to ask Robert to do that because we saw he had done stuff with Crystal Castles. He said he was up for it but it just didn’t work out.
So then we thought for our release of “It Never Was the Same” we thought we’d like someone to cover one of our songs. We asked friends if they wanted to, and there were people kind of interested and then we thought “Fuck it, we’ll email Robert Smith and see what he says” Lo and behold he got back to us saying he’d love to, we actually asked him to cover “It Never Was the Same” But he got back saying he’d rather do “There’s a Girl in the Corner” And we were like “You can do, whatever the fuck you want” And then one night after playing San Francisco, Andy (Macfarlene- guitarist) got the email through with the track on it. We listened to it about four or five times kinda speechless, like there’s this guy who’s an icon in the music industry singing the words that I wrote in my bedroom. Pretty surreal. But, it’s the biggest compliment you could ever be paid.
Have you met The Cure yet?
No, not yet. We’ve tried to meet up a few times at some of our gigs, but we’ve not been able to make it happen. If I was them I’d be worried, like he invited us out for the rest of the year to tour with them, and the reality is we’re a bunch of absolute rockets. So, after two days he could be like “What the fuck have I done?” But, I’ve heard he’s a really nice guy. Stuart from Mogwai and him are really good friends, and I’ve only heard that he’s really nice. And, he’s proven that with what he’s done for us on the tour! He’s went over and above to help us out, to make sure everything is the best it possibly can be, and I would never expect anyone to do that. cause once you get on the tour, it should be your own job to do stuff. But he’s looking after us, he’s taken us under his wing.
Saturday, April 2, 2016
The Cure at Hurrah in NYC 1980
Over the past month, Charles Libin has been posting some fantastic videos of The Cure playing at Hurrah's in NYC from April 1980. The videos were shot by Charles Libin & Paul Cameron. Thank you so much for uploading them! And thanks to @guillaume_g_z for showing them to me.
Update (Feb. 26th, 2016): 'M' has been added.
Update (March 9th, 2016): 'In Your House' has been added.
Update (March 18th, 2016): 'Killing An Arab' has been added.
Update (April 2nd, 2016): 'Fire In Cairo' has been added.
Update (Feb. 26th, 2016): 'M' has been added.
Update (March 9th, 2016): 'In Your House' has been added.
Update (March 18th, 2016): 'Killing An Arab' has been added.
Update (April 2nd, 2016): 'Fire In Cairo' has been added.
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Ranking: Every Alternative Rock No. 1 Hit
Consequence of Sound decided to do a ranking of every song to hit #1 on the Alternative Rock chart. Here's where The Cure placed:
263. The Cure – “Never Enough”
Date Reaching Number One: 9/29/90
The straightforward rock guitar strains of the one lackluster new track from The Cure’s 1990 remix collection, Mixed Up, sounded almost as out of place among the most popular alternative singles of the time as it did tacked on the end of a collection of extended mixes, and yet “Never Enough” spent three non-consecutive weeks on top of the modern rock chart in the fall of 1990. –Sarah Kurchak
108. The Cure – “High”
Date Reaching Number One: 4/11/92
At their best, The Cure were able to make you feel happy about being depressed, sweeping you up in their magical wisdom and punchy melancholy. “Wish”, the first single off their 1992 album, High, literally begins with a sparkly twinkle, as if Robert Smith has opened up the storm clouds and swept you off your feet in all his splendor and glory. From there, the song capitalizes on all the band’s accessible trademarks: the cozy bass lines, the earworm guitar hooks, and Smith’s teardrop poetry. For added measure, there’s even a feline overdub that would be way too obtrusive and atrociously precious if it were coming from any other band. Here? It’s David Copperfield-type shit. Now, that’s some power. –Michael Roffman
58. The Cure – “Fascination Street”
Date Reaching Number One: 5/6/89
Disintegration featured a few stellar singles, but the truly interesting comparison here, chart-wise, is the difference between “Fascination Street” and “Lovesong”. The former reached the top of the alt chart, but only hit number 42 overall; the latter never peaked the alt chart, but hit number two overall. So, what makes “Fascination Street” the more alt choice? Perhaps the extended, moody, bass-driven intro. Or the ominous, noisy squealing at the edges? The fact that it’s two minutes longer? Likely all of that at once. “Fascination Street”, though, burns the alt torch brightly, the kind of thing that’d be perfect for a late-night ride through the city. –Adam Kivel
16. The Cure – “Friday I’m in Love”
Date Reaching Number One: 6/13/92
Just how good is “Friday I’m in Love”? Robert Smith was so impressed by the melody he wrote that he could have sworn he stole it from somebody else (he didn’t). The recorded song that appears on The Cure’s 1992 album, Wish, is slightly faster and more upbeat than the version the band rolls out at shows, which is really just as well. It’s a deeply nostalgic love song, and don’t we always remember past romance in a slightly different key? –Collin Brennan
And one Cure cover made the list. This godawful thing:
281. 311 – “Love Song”
Date Reaching Number One: 5/1/04
311 offer up a perfectly serviceable, reggae-flavored tiki bar rendition of this Cure classic. And somewhere back in 1989, Robert Smith is still sitting alone in a cave among stalagmites wondering what he’s gotta do to feel his enduring love reciprocated by the charts. Hopefully, a new generation of spelunking Cure fans soon found him and explained that 311 had sent them. –Matt Melis
263. The Cure – “Never Enough”
Date Reaching Number One: 9/29/90
The straightforward rock guitar strains of the one lackluster new track from The Cure’s 1990 remix collection, Mixed Up, sounded almost as out of place among the most popular alternative singles of the time as it did tacked on the end of a collection of extended mixes, and yet “Never Enough” spent three non-consecutive weeks on top of the modern rock chart in the fall of 1990. –Sarah Kurchak
108. The Cure – “High”
Date Reaching Number One: 4/11/92
At their best, The Cure were able to make you feel happy about being depressed, sweeping you up in their magical wisdom and punchy melancholy. “Wish”, the first single off their 1992 album, High, literally begins with a sparkly twinkle, as if Robert Smith has opened up the storm clouds and swept you off your feet in all his splendor and glory. From there, the song capitalizes on all the band’s accessible trademarks: the cozy bass lines, the earworm guitar hooks, and Smith’s teardrop poetry. For added measure, there’s even a feline overdub that would be way too obtrusive and atrociously precious if it were coming from any other band. Here? It’s David Copperfield-type shit. Now, that’s some power. –Michael Roffman
58. The Cure – “Fascination Street”
Date Reaching Number One: 5/6/89
Disintegration featured a few stellar singles, but the truly interesting comparison here, chart-wise, is the difference between “Fascination Street” and “Lovesong”. The former reached the top of the alt chart, but only hit number 42 overall; the latter never peaked the alt chart, but hit number two overall. So, what makes “Fascination Street” the more alt choice? Perhaps the extended, moody, bass-driven intro. Or the ominous, noisy squealing at the edges? The fact that it’s two minutes longer? Likely all of that at once. “Fascination Street”, though, burns the alt torch brightly, the kind of thing that’d be perfect for a late-night ride through the city. –Adam Kivel
16. The Cure – “Friday I’m in Love”
Date Reaching Number One: 6/13/92
Just how good is “Friday I’m in Love”? Robert Smith was so impressed by the melody he wrote that he could have sworn he stole it from somebody else (he didn’t). The recorded song that appears on The Cure’s 1992 album, Wish, is slightly faster and more upbeat than the version the band rolls out at shows, which is really just as well. It’s a deeply nostalgic love song, and don’t we always remember past romance in a slightly different key? –Collin Brennan
And one Cure cover made the list. This godawful thing:
281. 311 – “Love Song”
Date Reaching Number One: 5/1/04
311 offer up a perfectly serviceable, reggae-flavored tiki bar rendition of this Cure classic. And somewhere back in 1989, Robert Smith is still sitting alone in a cave among stalagmites wondering what he’s gotta do to feel his enduring love reciprocated by the charts. Hopefully, a new generation of spelunking Cure fans soon found him and explained that 311 had sent them. –Matt Melis
Ranking the Albums from 13 to 1
What is it, ranking season or something? Chris at PopMatters ranks The Cure's albums. Won't list it all here, go read his article on the whys for each one, but here's his ranking:
13. The Cure
12. 4:13 Dream
11. Bloodflowers
10. Wild Mood Swings
9. Three Imaginary Boys
8. The Top
7. Faith
6. Wish
5. Seventeen Seconds
4. Pornography
3. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
2. The Head on the Door
1. Disintegration
13. The Cure
12. 4:13 Dream
11. Bloodflowers
10. Wild Mood Swings
9. Three Imaginary Boys
8. The Top
7. Faith
6. Wish
5. Seventeen Seconds
4. Pornography
3. Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
2. The Head on the Door
1. Disintegration
Cure play Bestival Toronto on June 12th
From the official site:
"The Cure will be headlining at Bestival, Woodbine Park, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada - June 11th / 12th 2016 (Can you guess which night?!!)
Ticket pre-sale starts Friday 10am EST / 3pm GMT via www.bestival.ca
Pre-sale access code is:increasethepeacein2016
(No, code is increasethepeace)
Tickets on general sale 10am EST, Monday March 14th
Direct ticket link: https://bestival.frontgatetickets.com/"
Note from Bestival about ticket prices - "Tickets will be tiered in price, so the quicker you buy the better price you get".
The access code Bestival emailed this morning is increasethepeace.
Also, there will probably be a limit on the # of tickets they sell in each tier, so if they sell out today or this weekend, don't worry. General on sale starts Monday March 14th at 10 am, when more acts will be announced.
Update (March 31st, 2016): Presale for single day tickets today. Code is Sundaybest. Public on sale April 1st at 10 am eastern. Also, the daily lineups have been announced.
And as Paul points out, Robert has also added this to the original announcement:
"WE HAVE 150 MINUTES ONSTAGE TIME IF WE WANT IT..."
IF?!?! Seriously? Now that you've posted that, if the band plays even a 149 minute set, some will be chasing you out of Toronto with pitchforks and torches! :)
Ticket pre-sale starts Friday 10am EST / 3pm GMT via www.bestival.ca
Pre-sale access code is:
(No, code is increasethepeace)
Tickets on general sale 10am EST, Monday March 14th
Direct ticket link: https://bestival.frontgatetickets.com/"
Note from Bestival about ticket prices - "Tickets will be tiered in price, so the quicker you buy the better price you get".
The access code Bestival emailed this morning is increasethepeace.
Also, there will probably be a limit on the # of tickets they sell in each tier, so if they sell out today or this weekend, don't worry. General on sale starts Monday March 14th at 10 am, when more acts will be announced.
Update (March 31st, 2016): Presale for single day tickets today. Code is Sundaybest. Public on sale April 1st at 10 am eastern. Also, the daily lineups have been announced.
And as Paul points out, Robert has also added this to the original announcement:
"WE HAVE 150 MINUTES ONSTAGE TIME IF WE WANT IT..."
IF?!?! Seriously? Now that you've posted that, if the band plays even a 149 minute set, some will be chasing you out of Toronto with pitchforks and torches! :)
Friday, March 25, 2016
"Portland" on sale today
May 28th, 2016 - Portland, OR*
Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
On-Sale: March 25th at 10 am Pacific
Prices are $92, $67, $42, $17
Ticket link
Link for the $299 box seats
"Listen to 94/7 this weekend for your chance to win FRONT ROW tickets. Listen for the secret text codeword to enter!"
(Thanks crowbi_wan)
*This show isn't in Portland. It isn't even in Oregon. It's in Ridgefield, WA.
Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
On-Sale: March 25th at 10 am Pacific
Prices are $92, $67, $42, $17
Ticket link
Link for the $299 box seats
"Listen to 94/7 this weekend for your chance to win FRONT ROW tickets. Listen for the secret text codeword to enter!"
(Thanks crowbi_wan)
*This show isn't in Portland. It isn't even in Oregon. It's in Ridgefield, WA.
Thursday, March 24, 2016
More tickets for the Paris show
From Alias on Facebook:
Attention attention, des places en fosse pour THE CURE @ ACCORHOTELS ARENA remises en vente dans les minutes à venir sur les réseaux Fnac Spectacles Ticketmaster Digitick et AccorHotels Arena
Ticketmaster link (Thanks Bill and @guillaume_g_z)
Attention attention, des places en fosse pour THE CURE @ ACCORHOTELS ARENA remises en vente dans les minutes à venir sur les réseaux Fnac Spectacles Ticketmaster Digitick et AccorHotels Arena
Ticketmaster link (Thanks Bill and @guillaume_g_z)
Love Amongst Ruin live in Slovenia
Hi all,we're currently in the studio recording new songs for you!Enjoy your easter holidays with this full show video recorded at Channel Zero!
Posted by Love Amongst Ruin on Thursday, March 24, 2016
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
The Glove reunion! Well, sort of...
"THE GLOVE"2016.March.20 - EdinburghSteve Severin & ROBERT SMITH(Photo courtesy Jamie Johnstone)
Posted by The Cure - Pictures Of You on Wednesday, March 23, 2016
"This week I met Robert Smith and Steven Severin on the street where I live in Edinburgh! I couldn't believe it, so I got this record from my flat and got it signed. Strange and amazing but true!"
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Portland, OR show added on May 28th
From the official site:
"THIS IS THE LAST SHOW TO BE ADDED TO OUR NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
SEE YOU ALL VERY SOON!
5/28 Portland, OR
Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
Pre-Sale: Thursday, March 24 10a-10pm PDT
Password: BIGFOOT
On-Sale: Friday, 3/25 @10am PDT / 5pm GMT
Ticket link: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0F005075B1663F52"
Also, the 2 Live Nation presale codes are HITMAKER and COVERT. Ticket prices range from $17 - $92.
Note: For those of you who bought tickets to see The Twilight Sad in Portland on May 28th, that show has been rescheduled to May 30th. Tickets for the 28th will be accepted, but "Ticket buyers will be receive an email soon with info on how to get a refund if you can't attend due to date change".
Note 2: As a friend has pointed out, this "Portland, Oregon" show is actually in Ridgefield, Washington. As our Seattle friends will tell you, RS continues to be geographically challenged when it comes to the Pacific Northwest. :)
"THIS IS THE LAST SHOW TO BE ADDED TO OUR NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
SEE YOU ALL VERY SOON!
5/28 Portland, OR
Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
Pre-Sale: Thursday, March 24 10a-10pm PDT
Password: BIGFOOT
On-Sale: Friday, 3/25 @10am PDT / 5pm GMT
Ticket link: http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0F005075B1663F52"
Also, the 2 Live Nation presale codes are HITMAKER and COVERT. Ticket prices range from $17 - $92.
Note: For those of you who bought tickets to see The Twilight Sad in Portland on May 28th, that show has been rescheduled to May 30th. Tickets for the 28th will be accepted, but "Ticket buyers will be receive an email soon with info on how to get a refund if you can't attend due to date change".
Note 2: As a friend has pointed out, this "Portland, Oregon" show is actually in Ridgefield, Washington. As our Seattle friends will tell you, RS continues to be geographically challenged when it comes to the Pacific Northwest. :)
Friday, March 18, 2016
More tickets added for Minneapolis
Note: For the fans who've bought tickets and are upset about the changes, if you try for new tickets today, and need to sell your old ones, just let me know and I'll be happy to help with that. Post them in the tickets for sale post, or email the info to me, and I'll also post it here and on Twitter for you.
From the official site:
WE HAVE BEEN BLOWN AWAY BY THE RESPONSE TO OUR JUNE 7TH SHOW AT THE XCEL ENERGY CENTER MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL - THANK YOU!
WHEN WE SAW HOW OVERWHELMING THE DEMAND WAS IN THE PRE-SALE, WE DID OUR BEST TO MEET IT BY SLIGHTLY INCREASING THE CAPACITY FOR THE PUBLIC ONSALE, BUT APPARENTLY IT WAS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH…
SO AS A GESTURE OF GOODWILL TO THE MANY FANS THAT HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN THEIR BID TO GET TICKETS, WE HAVE TAKEN THE VERY UNUSUAL STEP OF AGREEING TO 'PUSH THE STAGE BACK' EVEN FURTHER IN ORDER TO FREE UP MORE SEATS
THIS WILL INEVITABLY MEAN THAT SOME FANS ALREADY WITH TICKETS WILL BE A BIT FURTHER AWAY FROM THE STAGE, BUT IT WILL ALSO MEAN THAT THE MANY FANS WITHOUT TICKETS WILL NOW GET A (SECOND) CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE THE SHOW
WE REALLY HOPE THIS DOESNT CAUSE ANYONE ANY UPSET – AND WE PROMISE THE CONCERT WILL BE GREAT WHEREVER YOU ARE IN THE VENUE!!!
THE NEW ONSALE WILL BE MONDAY 21ST MARCH @ MIDDAY CT
6/7: St. Paul, MN
Xcel Energy Center
On Sale: Monday, 3/21 @12pm CDT / 5pm GMT
Ticket Link:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/the-cure-saint-paul-minnesota-06-07-2016/event/06005063D953B175
SEE YOU ALL SOON...
WITH LOVE,
THE CURE
From the official site:
WE HAVE BEEN BLOWN AWAY BY THE RESPONSE TO OUR JUNE 7TH SHOW AT THE XCEL ENERGY CENTER MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL - THANK YOU!
WHEN WE SAW HOW OVERWHELMING THE DEMAND WAS IN THE PRE-SALE, WE DID OUR BEST TO MEET IT BY SLIGHTLY INCREASING THE CAPACITY FOR THE PUBLIC ONSALE, BUT APPARENTLY IT WAS NOT NEARLY ENOUGH…
SO AS A GESTURE OF GOODWILL TO THE MANY FANS THAT HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN THEIR BID TO GET TICKETS, WE HAVE TAKEN THE VERY UNUSUAL STEP OF AGREEING TO 'PUSH THE STAGE BACK' EVEN FURTHER IN ORDER TO FREE UP MORE SEATS
THIS WILL INEVITABLY MEAN THAT SOME FANS ALREADY WITH TICKETS WILL BE A BIT FURTHER AWAY FROM THE STAGE, BUT IT WILL ALSO MEAN THAT THE MANY FANS WITHOUT TICKETS WILL NOW GET A (SECOND) CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE THE SHOW
WE REALLY HOPE THIS DOESNT CAUSE ANYONE ANY UPSET – AND WE PROMISE THE CONCERT WILL BE GREAT WHEREVER YOU ARE IN THE VENUE!!!
THE NEW ONSALE WILL BE MONDAY 21ST MARCH @ MIDDAY CT
6/7: St. Paul, MN
Xcel Energy Center
On Sale: Monday, 3/21 @12pm CDT / 5pm GMT
Ticket Link:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/the-cure-saint-paul-minnesota-06-07-2016/event/06005063D953B175
SEE YOU ALL SOON...
WITH LOVE,
THE CURE
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