More tickets!

Night 1 - Night 2 And all gone once again.
"just letting you know, i just got an email from the opera house they have released more tickets! Apparently it was an interstate only release of tickets, but if you click these links it should work!
I just tried now and they are still available" (Thanks Skyler)

General public sale today

It's up! (Night 1 - Night 2) Now sold out.

Today's general sale to the public starts at 9am in Sydney. Again, here are the times for other spots around the world -11am New Zealand, 8am Japan, 7am Hong Kong, 1am in much of Europe, midnight UK, 7pm eastern US, 6pm central US, 5pm mountain US, 4pm pacific US. If you need more help with this, use the World Time Server Converter. Good luck to anyone who still needs tickets!

Note: "Please be advised that Ticketmaster no longer has an allocation for tomorrow’s general public on sale for The Cure: 'Reflections' at the Sydney Opera House - Concert Hall on Tue 31/05/11 and Wed 01/06/11 as was earlier featured in the PerformerAlert sent today. Tickets may be purchased through the Sydney Opera House from 9am, Thu 12/05/11 (subject to availability). Please visit sydneyoperahouse.com or call 02 9250 7777." (Thanks Shaun)

SOH pre-sale today

Another pre-sale! Night 1 - Night 2. Sold out again.

Pre-sale is live! Modular email. Good luck!
Sold out, but a few tickets keep popping up. Keep trying!

If you missed out on the pre-sales yesterday, there's another one at the SOH website today/tonight. The links from yesterday should work for today (Night 1 - Night 2), so have them open and ready to go when the email arrives later in the day.
Note: The "4 tickets total" rule still applies today, so if you've already purchased 4 (from SOH, not TM), you can not buy more today.

Reflections tickets on sale now!

Update: Ticketmaster also has a pre-sale! Password: VISITORVIVID Night 1 - Night 2. Pre-sale is over now.
(Thanks Damon!)

SOH Priority Sale
Night 1 - Night 2. Go! Sold out for now.
Note the limit of 4 total for both nights, not each night!

YOUR EXCLUSIVE PRIORITY IS NOW OPEN!
As a friend of Sydney Opera House who lives outside NSW, we wanted to give you extra time to book your flights and accommodation to this memorable event. Demand for these tickets is very high so access is strictly limited to 4 tickets per person (for the whole event, not each night). If you miss out today don’t despair. The final allocation will be released on Thursday when tickets open to the general public at 9am.

SOH subscriber pre-sale on now!

Update: Subscribers to QPAC, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, in Brisbane are also getting a pre-sale right now!
(Thanks Damon)

From Grinderman: "Just nabbed my tickets in the exclusive Super Presale! See you guys there! People who are paid subscribers to the Opera House get advance-advance presale. Very limited tickets; no way to access it without being a paid subscriber. It's not worth joining for one show; it's quite pricey. They only release a very limited number of tickets too. You're still more likely to get better seats in general presale or general sale. Very, very limited were available in all sections. I can't say for certain, but after presale goes on sale tomorrow, I'd say that between a quarter to a half of all tickets will be gone. Both nights were available. The best seats went within the first minute or two, and the rest sold out in the first 10 minutes. But it seems that they've released a second wave of tickets in the last few minutes.

Congratulations, Grinderman, Dane, and Damon!

'Reflections' pre-sale

While we wait for the pre-sale info (make sure you are signed up here and here for it), I thought I should clear something up. For Sydney, it will be sometime on May 11th, probably in the morning, but that means it's the afternoon/evening of May 10th in the US, and very early morning on May 11th in Europe. For example, let's say it happens at 9am on the 11th in Sydney, that would be 11am in New Zealand, 8am in Japan, 7am in Hong Kong, 1am in much of Europe, midnight in the UK, 7pm eastern US, 6pm central US, 5pm mountain US, 4pm pacific US (all US times are on May 10th). If you need more help with this, use the World Time Server Converter.

'Faith' live in Camden, NJ (Aug. 1st, 2004)

Getting excited about 'Reflections' yet? Here's a great pro-shot clip of 'Faith' that was posted on YouTube a few days ago. From the 'Curiosa' show in Camden, NJ on Aug. 1st, 2004. Want more? Here's 'Charlotte Sometimes' from the same show.
(Thanks jL and SL)

Knock it out of the park!

From Roger: "Right now into the studio for some serious work on these Reflection songs. We set the bar high with Trilogy, this will surpass it!"

Caution on buying tickets

To those of you who are not going to the shows, but were going to try to help buy tickets, and then sell them to fans who are, you might need to rethink those plans. Maggie went ahead and did a practice run with Bat For Lashes tickets, and noticed that the only delivery option was "Hold For Collection". No shipping or print at home options. I tried it with several other Vivid shows and got the same result. So if you are not going to be at the show to pick up the tickets, please don't buy them. (Thanks Maggie)

Vivid curator Stephen Pavlovic on The Cure

Vivid Live Festival curator Stephen Pavlovic on why he booked The Cure (from The West Australian): "It was a 100 per cent selfish motive. I love them... I have always been a major fan," he said."They are very emotive and expressive. They recognise that the world doesn't exist on sunshine alone."...."I would say that The Horrors have captured the look. Interpol has captured the vibe, but no one has captured the magic. And that's why The Cure stand alone as The Cure." (Thanks David)

'Reflections' pages

Just a note to say I've created 2 new pages for the 'Reflections' shows. This one is a sort of a FAQ about the shows, and this one is for specific info & tips about getting tickets and SOH info. Hope you find them useful. Once ticket sales are over, we can use it for selling extra tickets, planning fan meet ups/parties/events, requests for help with room & ride sharing, or anything else you guys need help with.

Update: And Grinderman has kindly offered to help with any questions you have about the Sydney Opera House. Just post a question in the comments. Thanks, Grinderman!

Roger interview tonight

Roger O'Donnell on BBC Devon (May 6th, 2011) by CoF

Roger will be on BBC Radio Devon (direct link to the stream here) tonight at 11pm UK time for an interview. Everyone tune in!
Update: Listen on BBC iPlayer, Soundcloud, and/or download it here. (Thanks Matthew and Aaron)

'Reflections' at Bestival campaign

There's a Facebook campaign to ask Robert to do the Reflections show at Bestival. Seems unlikely, but good luck! (Thanks Hugh)

'Reflections' pre-sale info

From the Vivid Live newsletter: Tickets go on sale to the General Public on Thurs 12 May at 9am Sydney time. However, if you sign up here & here, you will receive access to the pre-sale via email on Wed 11 May. Ticket allocation is strictly limited, so you'll need to be ready on Wed 11 May to secure your seats.

The Cure - 'Reflections'
31 MAY - 1 JUN, 7PM
CONCERT HALL
180 MINS (2 INTERVALS)
PREMIUM $180* / A $139* / B $109*
Please note this performance is being recorded for distribution and broadcast. Cameras will be present in the venue and Ticketholders acknowledge this by purchasing a ticket. By entering the event site Ticketholders consent to their filming and sound recording as members of the audience which may be used in any release for distribution and broadcast.

Statement from Lol

From Lol on Facebook: "thank you everyone for your kind words! Yes I am really looking forward to seeing everyone again and playing these wonderful songs in such a beautiful place! Truth is truly stranger than Fiction!"

Welcome back, Lol! Can't wait to see you with them once again. And thank you for suggesting the 'Faith' shows to Robert!

Statement from Roger

Excerpt from Roger's 99X/10 newsletter: "Many times over the last few years I wondered and have often been asked "would you play again with The Cure" .. There were times I was sad and some times bitter and said stupid things. When you love somebody/something as much as I have loved The Cure those times will always of course be difficult, breaking up is awful. My love for the band and the music always said yes to the answer though. The last thing Robert and I said on that phone call in 2005 was "never say never"... "

Welcome back, Roger! Hope you enjoy it more than ever before!

Cure Reflections in Sydney

Update: It's official now! Robert, Simon, & Jason for the '3 Imaginary Boys' set, Roger joins them for '17 Seconds', Lol & Roger join them for 'Faith'! Tickets go on sale May 12th, but be sure to sign up with Vivid Live for priority early access.

Vivid LIVE at Sydney Opera House presents
The Cure “Reflections”
Tuesday 31 May & (repeated) Wednesday 1 June 7pm
180 mins (2 intervals)
Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House
Tickets $109 – $180 sydneyoperahouse.com / 02 9250 7777


Well, the Sydney Morning Herald leaked it early...The Cure will play 'Three Imaginary Boys', 'Seventeen Seconds', and 'Faith', in their entirety, each night, as part of Vivid Live at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall. They will be joined for part of the show by Lol Tolhurst and Roger O'Donnell!

A quote from Robert in the NME: "We have played a lot of memorable shows in Australia, we first performed here in 1980, and this will be our seventh trip – but it will be our first time onstage in the Sydney Opera House," said singer Robert Smith. "We want to do something unique to mark the occasion … combining The Cure members past and present in a live filmed interpretation of our first three albums. Feels to me like it should do the trick."

Stories are also posted at Slicing Up Eyeballs, Pitchfork, NME, CoS, West Australian, Undercover, In The Mix, AntiMusic, Under the Radar, Kill Your Stereo, Sonic Seducer, Tone Deaf, Sonorika.

Another Day...

...another cryptic message from Roger:

rogerodonnell - Oh I do like to be beside the seaside, oh I do like to be beside the sea... Staring at the sea, wearing a kiss me quick hat ah the memories!

Old memories are great. Creating new ones is even better. : )

The Funeral Party

Interesting tweets from Roger today. Black clothes and a tambourine? Must be going to a Funeral Party. ; )

rogerodonnell - Alright thats it, Im off out to buy some new black clothes... Sadly no Helmut Lang!....
rogerodonnell....and a new tambourine....

Hahaha...Roger reminds me that he has an upcoming gig at WGT, which he says is the biggest goth festival in Europe, and that the tambourine is just a present for his brother's birthday. And I suppose that his googling about the water flow in Australia is due to his new plumbing business in Oz. : )

Secrets

VividSydney - We can't confirm or deny the rumour about The Cure but we can share their music http://youtu.be/mcUza_wWCfA

Update: Music Feeds reports that Vivid artist Azari & III have posted that The Cure are playing, and The Music Network has a report on the VividSydney tweet. (Thanks Joel)