The Cure in Houston (05-14-16)

Toyota Center in Houston, TX
Doors at 6 pm
Twilight Sad 7 - 7:40, The Cure 8:00 - 11:00
Please note that this is 30 minutes earlier than the original ticketed start time.
Sold Out! All seats reserved, no GA floor tonight
Get there early for The Twilight Sad! They are excellent!

Setlist: Tape / Open, High, A Night Like This, Lovesong, Pictures of You, Lullaby, A Strange Day, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, The Last Day of Summer, At Night, M, Play for Today, Want, Shake Dog Shake, The Hungry Ghost, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, One Hundred Years, End

1st Encore: Burn, It Can Never Be the Same

2nd Encore: Step Into the Light, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Wrong Number

3rd Encore: The Lovecats, Close to Me, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Let's Go to Bed, Why Can't I Be You?

4th Encore: A Forest, Boys Don't Cry

encore setlist houston #TheCure @CraigatCoF

A photo posted by Nyx (@nyxcured) on May 14, 2016 at 9:19pm PDT

Reviews: Houston Press 

Videos: Complete show (in playlist form) / Another version of the complete show / Open / High / A Night Like This / Lovesong / Pictures of You / Lullaby / A Strange Day 1 - 2 / Push 1 - 2 / In Between Days / Just Like Heaven / Last Day of Summer 1 - 2 / At Night / M / Play for Today / Want / Shake Dog Shake / The Hungry Ghost / From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea / 100 Years / End / Burn / It Can Never Be the Same / Step into the Light / Fascination Street / Never Enough / Wrong Number / The Lovecats / Close To Me / The Caterpillar / The Walk / Let's Go To Bed / Why Can't I Be You? / A Forest / Boys Don't Cry /

Photos: Toyota Center

So this happened tonight. James dedicated 'I Could Give You All That You Don't Want' to me during tonight's set.

@CraigatCoF I did :)

— the twilight sad (@thetwilightsad) May 15, 2016

'Bloodflowers' in Austin

(Thanks @cshobson)

'Out of This World' in Austin

(Thanks @cshobson)

Dallas show info

From an email sent out by American Airlines Center:

Here are some things you should know before you arrive.

DOORS: 5:30PM
THE TWILIGHT SAD: 7:00PM
THE CURE: 8:00PM

CAMERA POLICY
Small point and shoot cameras allowed. No professional camera equipment or detachable lenses allowed. No selfie sticks. No iPads.

DIRECTIONS
For directions on how to get to the American Airlines Center, click here.

PARKING
For more information regarding parking at the American Airlines Center, click here.

To pre-purchase parking, please click here.

Time changes for Houston tonight

Email sent out by Toyota Center:

Update On Saturday Night's Show
The Twilight Sad will now be starting at 7pm for Saturday night's show. The Cure is scheduled to take the stage around 8pm. Please note that this is 30 minutes earlier than the original ticketed start time. Enjoy the show!

'Expolding Boy' in Austin

(Thanks Chris)

The Cure in Austin (05-13-16)

May 13th, 2016
Frank Erwin Center in Austin, TX
Doors at 6 pm (floor) / 6:30 (reserved)
Twilight Sad 7:20 - 8, The Cure 8:30 - 11:30
Tickets still available  / Parking info
Get there early for The Twilight Sad! They are excellent!

Setlist: Out of This World, Pictures of You, Closedown, A Night Like This, All I Want, Push, Last Dance, Lovesong, Just Like Heaven, This Twilight Garden, Lullaby, Fascination Street, Screw, The End of the World, Want, Us or Them, The Hungry Ghost, Prayers for Rain, Bloodflowers

1st Encore: Step Into the Light, Shake Dog Shake, Never Enough, Wrong Number

2nd Encore: Hot Hot Hot!!!, Close to Me, The Exploding Boy, In Between Days, Doing the Unstuck, Friday I'm in Love

3rd Encore: Burn, It Can Never Be the Same

4th Encore: A Forest, Boys Don't Cry

Reviews: Brooklyn Vegan / Glide / Austin Chronicle / Austin 360

Videos: Out of This World / Pictures of You / Closedown 1 - 2 / A Night Like This 1 - 2 - 3 / All I Want / Push 1 - 2 / Bloodflowers / Shake Dog Shake / Never Enough / Close To Me / Exploding Boy 1 - 2 - 3 / In Between Days / Doing the Unstuck / Friday I'm in Love / Burn 1 - 2 / It Can Never Be The Same  / A Forest 1 - 2 / Boys Don't Cry

$20 ticket special for NC & "Portland"

Not exactly sure what seats they'll be offering, guessing lawn, but Live Nation will have a $20 Gets You In sale starting today at either midnight PDT or 10 am local time (of the city you're buying for).

Only 3 Cure shows qualify, The "Portland" show n Ridgefield, WA, Atlanta, and the Charlotte, NC show. Full list of participating artists & venues here. (Thanks Andy)

Important Austin show info

Dear Ticket Buyer,

We appreciate your recent ticket purchase to The Cure Tour 2016 at the Frank Erwin Center on Friday, May 13. Please review this helpful information to make your experience an enjoyable one!

GENERAL ADMISSION

General admission wristbands will be distributed to customers with general admission tickets at the Red River entrance beginning at 9 a.m. the day of the show. Please note you must have your general admission ticket in hand to receive a wristband. You can only pick up your own wristband. All general admission ticket holders must enter through the Red River doors. General admission floor seating is standing room only.

Doors will open at approximately 6 p.m. for general admission and 6:30 p.m. for all other ticket holders. 

DON'T FORGET TO TEXT FRANK!

If you need assistance, please report any issues to the Frank Erwin Center event management staff during the event by texting the word “FRANK”, your issue and location to 69050. Standard message and data rates may apply.

PRINT AT HOME TICKETS
 If you selected the Print at Home option when you purchased your tickets, please remember to print your tickets before coming to the show. If you need to have your tickets printed at the venue, a $3 per ticket reprint fee will apply.

WILL CALL

DIRECTIONS & PARKING

Traffic, parking and access to the Frank Erwin Center will be affected by the UIL Track and Field State Meet. You can check parking disruptions on the UT Parking and Transportation Services site. Please plan accordingly. Parking is available for purchase in advance through Click and Park. You must purchase parking before 10 p.m. the day before your scheduled event.

CONCESSIONS

GUEST SERVICES & FAQS

CAMERA POLICY

Enjoy the show and share on social media using #THECUREATX!

Fan meetups for Texas shows

Austin
Spider House Cafe & Ballroom
May 13th, 2016 from 5 - 7PM
Facebook Event Page

Houston
Lola's Depot Pre-show party
May 14th, 2016 at 6:30 PM
Facebook Event Page

Etro Lounge Afterparty
May 14th, 2016 from 10 PM - 2 AM
Facebook Event Page

Dallas
Living Room Bar
May 15th, 2016 from 6 - 7:30 PM
Facebook Event Page
(Thanks Kelly)

More shows in 2017? Sounds like it!

From Texx and the City:

The Cure Is ”Keen” To Visit SA, Possibly In 2017
EXCLUSIVE: Attie van Wyk gives us the lowdown on The Cure’s possible tour.
12 May 2016 / / written by Graeme Raubenheimer

“We must’ve exchanged about a hundred emails with their [The Cure’s] agents,” says Big Concert International’s Attie van Wyk, who kindly walked out of a busy staff meeting to speak exclusively to Texx and the City’s contributor Graeme Raubenheimer.

“They’re [The Cure] very keen to come here… they just couldn’t fit South Africa in this year.”

The legendary English rock band just kicked off their first major US tour in eight years. The post-punk outfit, formed back in 1976, promise to “explore 37 years of Cure songs” on this tour, while surprising American crowds to a taste of their new material. So, sadly South Africa won’t be treated to a visit anytime soon.

But van Wyk is reasonably confident The Cure will aim for 2017.
“I definitely think they will look at South Africa next year. And it will also include markets like Japan and South East Asia,” van Wyk said and he agrees with us, that if metal gods Iron Maiden can come to South Africa, so can The Cure.

He says frontman Robert Smith has been very hands-on regarding the mails exchanged so far. “What I can tell you is that he [Smith] reads every e-mail… the agent copies him, but I don’t have direct conversations with him,” adds Big Concert’s Executive Chairman.

Expanding on how they do business, van Wyk tells us that the UK band doesn’t like the term “golden circle”, because they believe fans should be treated to same experience at the same price.

The Cure’s fantastic in that they appeal to both young and old audiences. Van Wyk says even though the band is massive in many parts of the globe, he doesn’t see them performing at Cape Town Stadium or FNB Stadium, but rather at an outdoor event or somewhere small and intimate. “Fingers crossed.”

The Cure aside, Big Concerts International is pretty busy. “We talk to a lot of artists all the time. At the moment my list is exactly 68 artists that we’ve approached to come tour here. But eventually most of these artists come through, even if it’s in the next three or four years, eventually we get them,” reveals van Wyk.

If you’re wondering which acts are on that list, we simply can’t tell you. “I’d rather choose not to,” laughs Attie.

The fact remains though – The Cure is interested in us. And baby, that’s something to scream about.
(Thanks @nilsvdlinden)

'It Can Never Be The Same' lyrics

These are not 100% correct. Just my first run through. Also, he changes it a bit each night, so not sure which version is correct.

Don't worry, I smile
I'll miss you, but it's not like you're gone
Don't worry, I smile
It's not like there won't be another one
We laughed about last year
The games we played, the songs we sang
The way we danced all night
Don't worry, I smile
We'll do all those things again next time

And I kiss you
So soft,  so pale, so cold,
The words are left unsaid
But we know, we always know
I can sing, I can dance, I can laugh
As if nothing ever changed
But without you, without you
It can never be the same
It can never be the same
Never be the same
Never be the same

No don't worry, I smile
I'll miss you, but it's not like you're gone
Oh don't worry, I smile
It's not like there won't be another one
There won't be another one
However long I wait
There won't be another one
It will always be too late
There won't be another one
We won't do it all again
There won't be another one
Without you, it can never be the same
It can never be the same
It can never be the same

Yeah, I can sing, I can laugh, and I can dance
As if nothing ever changed
Without you, without you
It could never be the same

El Paso preview article

Local fans gush over The Cure before Don Haskins Show

Formed in 1970s England on the heels of the punk rock revolution, The Cure crept into the music scene and never looked back. Fronted by Robert Smith, the soft-spoken, wild-coiffed, lipstick-wearing guitarist and vocalist, the band has exhibited amazing longevity and relevance.

Marina Monsisvais, a longtime Cure fan and all-around music lover, said she’s looking forward to the band’s El Paso show on Tuesday, May 17 at the Don Haskins Center. She has passionately studied bands and music culture throughout life, and for her, the reason The Cure has stuck around for so many years is clear.

“A lot of that has to do with the themes they hit upon – they really resonate with people,” she said. “Things they talk about are universal: love, sadness, unrequited love. Those feelings don’t get old.”

Read the rest at What's Up.

'Last Dance' in New Orleans (night 2)

'This Twilight Garden' in New Orleans (night 2)

So sorry I didn't get all of it!

'Step into the Light' in New Orleans (night 2)

'It Can Never Be The Same' in New Orleans (night 2)

The Cure in New Orleans (05-11-16)

May 11th, 2016 - New Orleans, LA
UNO Lakefront Arena
Doors at 6 pm, Twilight Sad 7:20 - 8, The Cure 8:30 - 11
Sold Out! / Parking is $10 (cash only)

@CraigatCoF 2nd night in New Orleans set list from one of the tech guys. pic.twitter.com/VcaX97ncAs

— Scott Wells (@skullyzrecordz) May 12, 2016

Setlist: Plainsong, Pictures of You, Closedown, A Night Like This, The End of the World, Lovesong, Doing the Unstuck, Just Like Heaven, Last Dance, This Twilight Garden, Lullaby, Fascination Street, Hot Hot Hot!!!, Screw, Want, Us or Them, The Hungry Ghost, Prayers for Rain, Disintegration

1st encore: The Same Deep Water as You

2nd encore: Other Voices, Charlotte Sometimes, Primary

3rd encore: Step Into the Light, Never Enough, Wrong Number

4th encore: Burn, It Can Never Be the Same

5th encore: Boys Don't Cry

WOW!!!

Reviews: Nolavie (plus photos) / Gambit (Alex nails it!), New Orleans Advocate (plus great photos)

Photos: Offbeat

Twilight Sad videos: There's a Girl in the Corner / That Summer at Home I Became the Invisible Boy & I Became a Prostitute & Nil / And She Would Darken the Memory

Videos: Full show / Full Show #2 / Plainsong 1 - 2 / Pictures of You 1 - 2 / Closedown / A Night Like This / End of the World / Lovesong / Doing the Unstuck 1 - 2 / Just Like Heaven 1 - 2 / Last Dance 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 / This Twilight Garden 1 - 2 - 3 - 4  - 5 / Lullaby 1 - 2 - 3 / Fascination Street 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 / Hot, Hot, Hot / Screw / Want / Us or Them / Hungry Ghost / Prayers for Rain & Disintegration / Disintegration / Same Deep Water As You 1 - 2 - 3 / Charlotte Sometimes 1 - 2 - 3 / Charlotte Sometimes & Primary / Other Voices / Primary / Step into the Light 1 - 2 / Never Enough 1 - 2 - 3 / Wrong Number / Burn 1 - 2 / It Can Never Be The Same / Boys Don't Cry 1 - 2 

Clips: "Prayers for Raaaaaiiiinnnn" / A bit of 'Same Deep Water As You' 1 - 2 / Reeves on 'A Night Like This' / Reeves on 'Wrong Number' / "Thank you very much, New Orleans. Dare I say we'll see you again?" /

Line Reports: NOLA night 2

@CraigatCoF Look who walked by!!! Can't wait for tonight!#TheCure2016Live pic.twitter.com/JShmZnycBQ

— Small Planet Studio (@CateBrubaker) May 11, 2016

Not from the line, but you never know who you might meet while walking through the French Quarter. :)

3:11 PM: Mindy C -About 25 deep right now.
11:39 AM: Lara C - About 9 of us now!
9:42 AM: Lara C - Three of us lined up now :)

The Cure in New Orleans (05-10-16)

May 10th, 2016 - New Orleans, LA
UNO Lakefront Arena
Doors at 6 pm, Twilight Sad 7:20 - 8, The Cure 8:35 - 11:07
Tickets still available / Parking is $10 (cash only).

Setlist: Tape / Open, alt.end, All I Want, Push, In Between Days, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Step Into The Light, Sleep When I'm Dead, A Letter to Elise, High, The Walk, Lovesong, Just Like Heaven, Trust, Want, The Hanging Garden, One Hundred Years, End

1st Encore: At Night, M, Play for Today, A Forest

2nd Encore: Dressing Up, Piggy in the Mirror, Shake Dog Shake, Give Me It

3rd Encore: Burn

4th Encore: It Can Never Be the Same

Reviews: Nola.com

Photos: New Orleans Local

Articles: RadioX / Entertainment Weekly / Vanyaland / Stereogum / Billboard / Rolling Stone / Radio.com / Diffuser / NME / Pitchfork / The 405 / CoS / GigWise / Crack / Overblown

Videos: From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea 1 - 2 / From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea & Step Into The Light & Sleep When I'm Dead & A Letter To  Elise / Step Into The Light / A Letter To Elise / The Walk / Lovesong / A Forest /Give Me It / Burn 1 - 2 / It Can Never Be The Same / 1 hour 3 minutes of the show (Deep Green Sea to Give Me It) / 1 hour 45 minutes of the show 

Clips: Robert talks about playing different songs both nights / Robert tells a joke about his shirt /At Night 1 - 2 / Trust 1 - 2 - 3 / A Forest