Funko 5 pack is shipping

The Funko 5 pack has started shipping, with people getting their confirmation emails today.

Robert involved with new Blink-182 album

Update: Song is out now,and despite the report of Robert Smith being involved with it, he doesn't sing on it. There's a clear Close to Me influence, but that's about it. Maybe Robert is doing the claps.😀

Interview with Andy Vella

‘We Didn’t Look Homogenized’: The Cure’s Go-To Cover Artist on the Creative Spark Behind the Band’s Most Enduring Album Sleeves

Andy Vella walked us through five of his most iconic designs for the band.

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/the-cure-andy-vella-album-art-2338346

The Cure play Riot Fest in Chicago tonight

Setlist: Alone, Pictures of You, High, Lovesong, And Nothing is Forever, Cold, Burn, Fascination Street, A Night Like This, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, At Night, Play for Today, A Forest, Shake Dog Shake, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Endsong

Encore: Lullaby, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry, 10:15 Saturday Night, Killing An Arab.

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Noel Gallagher on Robert Smith

From Hot Press:

When Noel sent one of the tracks Johnny features on, ‘Pretty Boy’, to Robert Smith for remix purposes, the cheeky get not only added his own guitar solo but also got his Cure bandmate Jason Cooper to supply the spacey drum track that he jams along to.

“He can be cheeky anytime he wants,” Noel deadpans. “What I didn’t know about Robert - and the reason he’s such a geezer – is that he’s a northerner. He was born in Blackpool and moved as a kid to Crawley so, yeah, he’s one of us."

“After we’d finished the track, my record label – who are ‘content, content, content!’ – were at me for another angle they could work and I thought, ‘‘Pretty Boy’ does sound a bit like The Cure; maybe we can get Robert Smith to do a remix?’ I wasn’t having it that Robert Smith was an Oasis fan or fucking anything like that, so I got someone to ask him, ‘Would you be receptive to receiving an email from Noel Gallagher?’ I was expecting an ‘Er, no, you’re alright…’ but word came back that he was, and eventually I sent him the track, which he loved.

“Fuck me, if I thought it sounded a bit like The Cure when I sent it to him, it sounded completely like The Cure when it came back!” Noel laughs. “When I said to him ‘Do whatever you want’, I didn’t expect it to include a whole new solo. It took a few plays before it dawned on me, ‘That’s Robert Smith playing guitar. That’s Johnny Marr playing guitar. That’s me playing guitar!’ It’s the collaboration you didn’t know you wanted – one of The Cure, one of The Smiths and one of Oasis!”

In the same way that Noel’s spent ten minutes gushing over Johnny Marr, the Gothfather spent a goodly part of his pre-Electric Picnic interview with Hot Press extolling the virtues of Philip Lynott.

“Robert’s into Lizzy? I didn’t know that. Johnny’s the same with Rory Gallagher. Yes, they’re these huge rock stars, but they’re also massive fucking fans who’ll talk to you for days about this singer and that band.

“I’d never met Robert, nor had I even seen The Cure until 2018 because every time they were on I’d arrive the day after. So, anyway, I caught ‘em at Roskilde and was blown away – the tunes are fucking undeniable. You don’t have to wear lipstick to be into them. Then I got to meet Robert and he’s a funny, funny man.”

Evangeline's APs on Wednesday

Evangeline Gallagher will have AP copies of the Columbia,MD poster available at 11 am eastern on Wednesday.

2nd edition Miami poster is up

1st edition of last night's Cure poster is sold out. 2nd edition poster and trading card are up. https://shop.thecure.com/dept/shows-of-a-lost-world?cp=105516_113391

I'm Still Here [missing tweets]

Hey, I didn't just disappear at the end of last night's show, Twitter has now decided I can't tweet any more. 

So I'll be back as soon as they let me tweet again.

I can't tweet or reply, but I do seem to be able to retweet though.

Update: can tweet again now. 

The Cure play Miami tonight

Setlist: Alone, Pictures of You, A Fragile Thing, A Night Like This, Lovesong, And Nothing Is Forever, Burn, Charlotte Sometimes, Push, Play for Today, A Forest, Shake Dog Shake, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Endsong 

1st encore: I Can Never Say Goodbye, Trust, Plainsong, Prayers for Rain, Disintegration

2 encore: Lullaby, Lovecats, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, Boys Don't Cry, 10:15 Saturday Night, Killing An Arab.

Unable to tweet now. Guess I posted too much or broke some dumb new rule or too many links to Instagram? Will be back as soon as they let me. 

End of show. End of tour.

That's a wrap on the North American leg of the Shows of a Lost World tour. But fear not! The Cure return to the US on Sept. 17th in Chicago for @riotfest.

Thank you so much to @thecure, @thetwilightsad, the crew, the production crew, and every single person involved in the booking and planning of these shows. We greatly appreciate everything you all do! Thank you!

And a huge thank you to every one of you who attended these shows and shared setlist updates, photos, videos, livestreams and everything else. So many were unable to go and you helped all of us attend virtually. We all appreciate it so much! Let's "do it all again" in September. 

The Cure play Tampa tonight

Setlist: Alone, Pictures of You, A Fragile Thing, A Night Like This, Lovesong, And Nothing Is Forever, Burn, At Night, Push, Play for Today, A Forest, Shake Dog Shake, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Endsong 

1st encore: I Can Never Say Goodbye, It Can Never Be the Same, Want, Plainsong, Disintegration 

2nd encore: Lullaby, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, Boys Don't Cry.

The Cure play Atlanta tonight

Setlist: Alone, Pictures of You, A Fragile Thing, Lovesong, And Nothing Is Forever, Like Cockatoos, Burn, Kyoto Song, A Night Like This, Push, Play for Today, A Forest, Shake Dog Shake, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Endsong

1st encore: I Can Never Say Goodbye, Want, At Night, Plainsong, Disintegration 

2nd encore: Lullaby, Hot Hot Hot, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, Boys Don't Cry.

The Cure play Atlanta tonight

Setlist: Alone, Pictures of You, A Fragile Thing, A Night Like This, Lovesong, And Nothing Is Forever, Three Imaginary Boys, Burn, A Strange Day, Charlotte Sometimes, Push, Primary, 39, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Endsong 

1st encore: I Can Never Say Goodbye, It Can Never Be the Same, Shake Dog Shake, One Hundred Years, A Forest

2nd encore: Lullaby, Six Different Ways, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, Boys Don't Cry.

The Cure play Columbia, MD tonight

Setlist: Alone, Pictures of You, A Fragile Thing, Burn, Lovesong, And Nothing Is Forever, Last Day of Summer, At Night, A Night Like This, Push, Play for Today, A Forest, Shake Dog Shake, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Endsong

1st encore: I Can Never Say Goodbye, Want, Plainsong, Prayers for Rain, Disintegration

2nd encore: Lullaby, Fascination Street, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, Boys Don't Cry.

The Cure play Philadelphia tonight

Setlist: Alone, Pictures of You, A Fragile Thing, Kyoto Song, A Night Like This, Lovesong, And Nothing Is Forever, Burn, Charlotte Sometimes, Push, Play for Today, A Forest, Shake Dog Shake, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Endsong 

1st encore: I Can Never Say Goodbye, It Can Never Be the Same, At Night, Plainsong, Disintegration

2nd encore: Lullaby, Six Different Ways, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, Boys Don't Cry.

The Cure play NYC night 3 tonight

Setlist: Alone, Pictures of You, A Fragile Thing, A Night Like This, Lovesong, And Nothing Is Forever, Want, Hungry Ghost, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, Last Day of Summer, Burn, A Forest, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Endsong 

1st encore: I Can Never Say Goodbye, Shake Dog Shake, Plainsong, Prayers for Rain, Disintegration

2nd encore: Lullaby, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry, Jumping Someone Else's Train, Grinding Halt, 10:15 Saturday Night, Killing An Arab.

The Cure play NYC night 2 tonight

Setlist: Alone, Pictures of You, A Fragile Thing, A Night Like This, Lovesong, And Nothing Is Forever, Like Cockatoos, Burn, If Only Tonight We Could Sleep, Charlotte Sometimes, Push, 39, Fascination Street, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Endsong 

1st encore: I Can Never Say Goodbye, Want, Shake Dog Shake, One Hundred Years, A Forest 

2nd encore: Lullaby, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Doing the Unstuck, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, Boys Don't Cry.

The Cure play NYC night 1 tonight

Setlist: Alone, Pictures of You, A Fragile Thing, Kyoto Song, A Night Like This, Lovesong, And Nothing Is Forever, Three Imaginary Boys, Burn, Push, Play for Today, A Forest, Shake Dog Shake, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Endsong 

1st encore: I Can Never Say Goodbye, It Can Never Be the Same, At Night, Plainsong, Disintegration 

2nd encore: Lullaby, Six Different Ways, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, Boys Don't Cry.

The Cure play Mansfield, MA tonight

Setlist: Alone, Pictures of You, A Fragile Thing, A Night Like This, Lovesong, And Nothing Is Forever, Burn, At Night, Charlotte Sometimes, Push, Play for Today, A Forest, Shake Dog Shake, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Endsong

1st encore: I Can Never Say Goodbye, It Can Never Be the Same, Plainsong, Prayers for Rain, Disintegration

2nd encore: Lullaby, Six Different Ways, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, Boys Don't Cry.