Friday, April 29, 2016
Remaing tickets for North American shows
The official site has been updated with the amount of tickets still left for each of the North American shows.
Thursday, April 28, 2016
More Australian shows
July 25th - Sydney at Qudos Bank Arena (formerly Allphones Arena)
Presales: May 3rd at 10 am for Telstra customers, May 5th at noon for Live Nation
On sale: May 6th at 10am
July 28th - Melbourne at Rod Laver Arena
Presales: May 3rd at 10 am for Telstra customers, May 5th at noon for Live Nation
On sale: May 6th at 10am
Adelaide and Perth shows to be announced soon.
(Thanks Matt)
Presales: May 3rd at 10 am for Telstra customers, May 5th at noon for Live Nation
On sale: May 6th at 10am
July 28th - Melbourne at Rod Laver Arena
Presales: May 3rd at 10 am for Telstra customers, May 5th at noon for Live Nation
On sale: May 6th at 10am
Adelaide and Perth shows to be announced soon.
(Thanks Matt)
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Cure get 150 minutes at Sasquatch
Sasquatch released their schedules today, and The Cure will get 150 minutes, playing 11 pm - 1:30 am on May 29th.
Friday, April 22, 2016
Roger's Talk at Google
I will be a part of a discussion at Google in San Francisco on Monday afternoon with Phillip Glass. We are talking about...
Posted by Roger O'Donnell on Friday, April 8, 2016
3:45 pm pacific | "Unlocking Creativity" - A panel discussion featuring Philip Glass, Roger O'Donnell, Terrace Martin and Kenny Werner — four luminaries from the worlds of classical, rock, hip hop, rap and jazz traditions. Moderated by Michael Hawley, founder of EG Conference.
Watch it here. Show is over. I'll post the link to the archived video when it gets uploaded.
Update (April 22nd, 2016): Video has been posted on YouTube.
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Cure asked to play The Bataclan in Paris
"This rumor has been all over the French media today. The following is a rough translation from this article by French national newspaper Le Monde:
Set for November 14 2016, almost one year to the day after the attacks that have devastated Paris on November 13 2015, the reopening of the Bataclan concert hall could be inaugurated with a concert by British band The Cure. If the group led by singer and guitarist Robert Smith has not given a definitive answer, a proposal was made by his French booking agency, Alias, also co-manager of the Bataclan, as confirmed by its co-founder Jules Frutos.
The probability of this concert is reinforced by the fact that the legendary new wave band will be at the same time on tour in France, with a concert on November 15 at the AccorHotels Arena (former Bercy) in Paris before dates in Lyon, 17, and Montpellier, 18. If the size of their new production (32 employees on the road and several trucks of equipment for three and half hour long concerts) hardly seems compatible with the boulevard Voltaire venue, the Englishmen should be able to adapt for this inauguration. The authors of Boys Do not Cry indeed would share the bill with two other yet unspecified bands or singers.
After all, have the Cure not given their first French concert at the Bataclan on December 17 1979 at the instigation - already – of Jules Frutos, a few months after the release of their first album, Three Imaginary Boys, before coming back on November 6, 1996? The group's presence should be confirmed (or refuted) this week. In case of refusal on their part, the opening date could be moved to November 15." (Thanks Yanic)
But this article from Le Pointe says yes, they've been asked to play, but it isn't for the reopening show:
"The cure have been contacted to play at the Bataclan, but not for the show celebrating the reopening of the venue" says Jerome Langlet, boss of Lagardere Unlimited Live Entertainment, owner of the venue. "The cure have been approached, like many other bands, to play at the Bataclan" he said, confirming an information from Le Monde, "but it's not for the reopening, that has not been defined yet." (Thanks Sylvain)
And now more stories are saying the early reports were wrong. The Cure have been asked to play at the venue, but not for the reopening show. Whatever the offer actually is, reports say they are expecting the band to accept or decline it soon. Possibly this week.
(Thanks also to Mauro, Guillaume, Julien, Olivier, Eric, Gildas, Marina, Rich, and Alexandre)
Update (April 21st, 2016): Billboard seems to think that The Cure might play in October, according to "insiders".
"Six months after the Bataclan was attacked by terrorists, the Paris club is rebuilding and refocusing and looking for a new foundation -- maybe with the help of The Cure. But with extremism still rampant in Europe, will American acts come back?
The live music industry in France is still coming to terms with a new world order six months after the terrorist attack at Paris venue the Bataclan, where, on Nov. 13, 2015, Eagles of Death Metal were performing when gunmen stormed the venue, killing 89. But the club is preparing to open its doors -- perhaps, according to insiders, in October with The Cure headlining. (A rep for the band, whose first gig in France was at the Bataclan in December 1979, didn't respond to Billboard's request for comment.)"
Set for November 14 2016, almost one year to the day after the attacks that have devastated Paris on November 13 2015, the reopening of the Bataclan concert hall could be inaugurated with a concert by British band The Cure. If the group led by singer and guitarist Robert Smith has not given a definitive answer, a proposal was made by his French booking agency, Alias, also co-manager of the Bataclan, as confirmed by its co-founder Jules Frutos.
The probability of this concert is reinforced by the fact that the legendary new wave band will be at the same time on tour in France, with a concert on November 15 at the AccorHotels Arena (former Bercy) in Paris before dates in Lyon, 17, and Montpellier, 18. If the size of their new production (32 employees on the road and several trucks of equipment for three and half hour long concerts) hardly seems compatible with the boulevard Voltaire venue, the Englishmen should be able to adapt for this inauguration. The authors of Boys Do not Cry indeed would share the bill with two other yet unspecified bands or singers.
After all, have the Cure not given their first French concert at the Bataclan on December 17 1979 at the instigation - already – of Jules Frutos, a few months after the release of their first album, Three Imaginary Boys, before coming back on November 6, 1996? The group's presence should be confirmed (or refuted) this week. In case of refusal on their part, the opening date could be moved to November 15." (Thanks Yanic)
But this article from Le Pointe says yes, they've been asked to play, but it isn't for the reopening show:
"The cure have been contacted to play at the Bataclan, but not for the show celebrating the reopening of the venue" says Jerome Langlet, boss of Lagardere Unlimited Live Entertainment, owner of the venue. "The cure have been approached, like many other bands, to play at the Bataclan" he said, confirming an information from Le Monde, "but it's not for the reopening, that has not been defined yet." (Thanks Sylvain)
And now more stories are saying the early reports were wrong. The Cure have been asked to play at the venue, but not for the reopening show. Whatever the offer actually is, reports say they are expecting the band to accept or decline it soon. Possibly this week.
(Thanks also to Mauro, Guillaume, Julien, Olivier, Eric, Gildas, Marina, Rich, and Alexandre)
Update (April 21st, 2016): Billboard seems to think that The Cure might play in October, according to "insiders".
"Six months after the Bataclan was attacked by terrorists, the Paris club is rebuilding and refocusing and looking for a new foundation -- maybe with the help of The Cure. But with extremism still rampant in Europe, will American acts come back?
The live music industry in France is still coming to terms with a new world order six months after the terrorist attack at Paris venue the Bataclan, where, on Nov. 13, 2015, Eagles of Death Metal were performing when gunmen stormed the venue, killing 89. But the club is preparing to open its doors -- perhaps, according to insiders, in October with The Cure headlining. (A rep for the band, whose first gig in France was at the Bataclan in December 1979, didn't respond to Billboard's request for comment.)"
Auckland tickets on sale today
July 21st, 2016 - Auckland, New Zealand
Vector Arena
On sale: April 22nd at noon
Ticket prices: NZ $99.90 - NZ $139.90
Ticket link
Vector Arena
On sale: April 22nd at noon
Ticket prices: NZ $99.90 - NZ $139.90
Ticket link
150 minute set confirmed for Bestival Toronto
Just announced! @thecure to perform a 2.5 hour set to close out Sunday night. Get tix today https://t.co/D4avKW8pxF pic.twitter.com/vT2hu7WSwS
— Bestival Toronto (@bestivalTO) April 21, 2016
Cure parties & events for April 21st
The Cure Video Tribute Party + Orgy Official After Show Party!
Thursday April 21, 2016 (Happy Birthday, Robert!!!!)
Debonair Social Club
1575 N. Milwaukee, Chicago, IL
21 +
Password for no cover before 11pm: SHIVER & SHAKE
(Thanks Kamar)
Hero Worship: Tribute Night and Chop Suey present the ultimate celebration of the birth and life of Robert Smith, frontman and genius behind The Cure. A full lineup of local music legends lend themselves to all-night live performances, featuring Kimberly Morrison, Nicki Danger, Joey Veneziani, Ryan Weadon, Alicia Amiri, Dan Paulus, Carter Rodriguez, Kyle Kostrzewa, and Kirk Damer. Backing soundtrack to the festivities will be provided by DJ Al Niño and Dee Jay Jack.
Thurs, April 21 at 9 pm–2 am
Chop Suey
1325 E Madison St, Seattle, WA 98122
206-324-8005
http://www.chopsuey.com
(Thanks fmjews)
Not an event, but a nice article about Robert's birthday, and The Cure in general. (Thanks Jorge)
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
New NOLA tickets available
Some new tickets, including floor, are available for the New Orleans show on May 10th.
And some tickets, including floor, now available for the previously "sold out" New Orleans show on May 11th.
And some tickets, including floor, now available for the previously "sold out" New Orleans show on May 11th.
Cure song in 'Sing Street'
From Deadline: "Nostalgic trips into musical history run a very high risk of rotting the audience’s teeth out. However, seeing John Carney’s name attached to Sing Street should be taken as a very, very good sign indeed. No one makes movies about how music is made with the energy, intimacy and authenticity of John Carney (Craig Brewer’s Hustle & Flow being a notable exception), and the Once director’s latest, a coming of age tale inspired by his own upbringing and set in 1980s Dublin, is playing playing Sundance 2016. As such, a U.S. trailer has been released, and you can watch it here.
Sing Street follows Conor (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo), a 14-year old boy in 1980s Dublin transferred to an inner city public school when his parents’ financial problems mean they can no longer afford to pay his private school tuition. When meets the beautiful and very cool Raphina (Lucy Boynton), he hastily invites her to star in his band’s music video in an attempt to woo her. The fact that he doesn’t actually have a band means he has to hastily form one with his friends, and so Conor immerses himself in the music of the era as he attempts to win the girl. As you can see from the trailer, the film is a deep dive into the pop music of the era, featuring songs by A-Ha, Duran Duran, Hall & Oates, The Cure, The Clash, Spandau Ballet, and The Jam, among others.
Along with Walsh-Peelo and Boynton, it stars Maria Doyle Kennedy, Aiden Gillen, Jack Reynor, and Kelly Thornton. Anthony Bregman, John Carney, and Martina Niland produced."
(Thanks Perfect.Murder)
Update (01/29/16): From MTV - "The evolution of the music in “Sing Street” is one of the best elements of this delightful film. Connor’s older brother Brendan (Jack Reynor) becomes his musical guru of sorts, lending hims records and giving him tips on how to impress Raphina. As Connor learns more about Duran Duran, The Cure, ABC and other bands from Brendan, he shifts his musical styles and looks. For example, when Connor discovers the happy-sad music of The Cure, he comes to school the next morning in eyeshadow and eyeliner. It’s a wonderful ode to ’80s music and style. And whenever anyone asks him what kind of music he plays, he says he’s a futurist — always looking forward, not back."
The article mentions 'Just Like Heaven', but also says the film is set in 1985, so hopefully, JLH (from 1987) isn't the Cure song used in the film. (Thanks Perfect.Murder)
Update (April 20th, 2016): The film's soundtrack will be released April 29th, and it says the song used is 'In Between Days'.
And there's a nice interview and feature at Consequence of Sound today: "Whereas your brother is there to try and make you happy and hope that you’ll just be happy in life and doesn’t care if you’re gay or straight or transgender, or if you’re into the Cure, or if you want to become a banker or a road sweeper. Your siblings don’t care; they just want to see you happy. Your parents want to see you happy, but they also want to see you rich and doing well."
From Kate: "I just attended a screening of Sing Street. It was a great film! The music is fantastic, and the Cure referenceS (yes, there is more than one) are light-hearted yet respectful. Highly recommend. "
Splendour in the Grass on sale today
Splendour in the Grass
North Byron Parklands, Australia
The Cure headline on Saturday July 23rd, 2016
On sale April 21st at 9 am AEST
Ticket prices: Single day - $159 / 3 day - $375
Ticket link
Update: Sold out! They suggest you get on the wait list for tickets.
And if you don't want to go to a festival show, remember that other Australian dates will be announced soon.
North Byron Parklands, Australia
The Cure headline on Saturday July 23rd, 2016
On sale April 21st at 9 am AEST
Ticket prices: Single day - $159 / 3 day - $375
Ticket link
Update: Sold out! They suggest you get on the wait list for tickets.
And if you don't want to go to a festival show, remember that other Australian dates will be announced soon.
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
New guitars for Cure Tour 2016
Schecter Guitars has a Facebook video preview of some of the new guitars the band will be taking out on the tour.
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)
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