Secret 7" test pressings auction

From @Secret7s - "7 test pressing now in the hands of Robert Smith. Coming soon - info on how they could end up in your hands."

Update (6/7/12): From @Secret7s: "The first of 7 FIIL test pressings in sleeves hand signed and doodled by Robert Smith will go live on the @TeenageCancer eBay site tomorrow. Every day a new pressings will go live, each for a duration of 7 days. All of the money raised going to @TeenageCancer. This is the first of the seven that shall go live tomorrow. HUGE thanks to Robert for all his help with the project and these extras. I hope they all find loving homes."
Also, "Yes - all seven done by hand by Robert :)" Nice!

Update (6/10/12): Here's #1 (sold for £1,550), #2 (sold for £1,652.91), #3 (sold for £1,800), #4 (sold for £2,062), #5 (sold for £2,517), #6 (sold for £1,814), #7 (sold for £1,938).

Update (6/21/12): Congratulations to everyone who got one! My unofficial total shows that you raised £13,333.91 (officially £33,365 for the entire campaign) for the Teenage Cancer Trust. Well done!

Cure at BBK Live banners

Update (06/20/12): "another picture I have just taken this afternoon. It´s the BBKLive advertisement on the streetcar in Bilbao. It looks fantastic!" (Thanks BR)

"This week, the streets of Bilbao (Spain) have appeared decorated with these BBKLive Flyers hanging on the lampposts" (Thanks BR)

Heineken Jammin' pit tickets available

PIT Fronte Palco tickets for The Cure at Heineken Jammin' Festival available again (Thanks Luciano)
Sold out again.

Southside Festival webcast?

The Dasding website says they will have a live stream from the Southside festival. Not sure if they will broadcast The Cure's set or not, there's no mention of them anywhere, but something to keep an eye on. (Thanks Aaron)

Update (6/22/12): Well, they posted the schedule, and no Cure. :(

Optimus Alive poster

Hugo spotted this poster for The Cure's show at Optimus Alive, in Lisbon today. (Thanks Hugo)

Update: Schedule is out. (Thanks hg)
The Cure - 23:50
Florence & the Machine - 22:00
Mumford & Sons - 20:40
Noah & the Whale - 19:30
We Trust - 18:30

Update (6/20/12): This article (English) says The Cure will get at least 3 hours. The Cure go on just before midnight, the festival closes at 4am, don't tempt Robert! :) (Thanks hg)

Want a free Cure shirt?

"I bought this shirt for my wife at the 4 tour in SLC. She wore it once, washed it and it's been in her closet ever since. She loves The Cure but she's not a huge fan of concert t shirts. I'm not trying to sell it, I'll give it away for the cost of postage. Here are the details:
Tag says medium but looks small
Women's cut / Perfect condition
Smoke free / pet free home
Located in Salt Lake City
Taken!

Update: It's free Cure shirts day, apparently. :) From Stefan: "I also have a t-shirt that I can sell for shipping cost, around $12. Or if the buyer donates $12 to a charity org I will pay shipping...It's never been used (bought two at the moment). Unfortunately it is XL size (I was a big man then!). Buyer can mail me at: stelin156(at)gmail(dot)com"

Frequency Festival schedule

Here's the schedule according to RockFestivals:
The Cure 23:10-01:00
Sportfreunde Stiller 21:05-22:15
Bloc Party 19:35-20:35
Hot Chip 18:05-19:05
Glasvegas 16:45-17:35
Brendan Benson 15:45-16:25
Blood Red Shoes 14:50-15:30
The Jezabels 13:55-14:35
Cloud Nothings 13:05-13:40
(Thanks to Jörg from Last Remedy)

New Secrets For September CD

Matthew North's band, Secrets For September, have a new release out, The Festival EP, and it features 2 new versions of the tracks Roger played on, 'To Behold' and 'Upside Down', along with 2 more tracks, 'Traces' and 'Reflections'. You can buy a copy here or here, or pick one up at their upcoming shows.
Also, please vote for them to get a chance to play Green Man Festival. Thanks!

Maximum interview with Robert

Update (6/18/12): Here's the video interview and report on the show.

New interview with Robert from Radio Maximum (English) Robert sounds very happy with the show. They say they'll have video of the interview and show up soon. (Thanks @Goshmac)

The Top at Hultsfred

The Cure -  The Top (Hultsfred 2012)
And another version here. (Thanks Amanda/Foolsdance)

The Cure at Hultsfred Festival 2012

Photo by Herman Dahlgren for Rockfoto.

Setlist: (Tape), Open, High, End of the World, Lovesong, Push, Inbetween Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea ("Sound broke down"), Three Imaginary Boys (brief version, "only played until sound came back"), The Hungry Ghost, Play For Today, A Forest, If Only Tonight We Could Sleep, Pictures of You, Lullaby, Bananafishbones, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Doing the Unstuck, Trust, Want, Wrong Number, One Hundred Years, End

1st encore: The Top
2nd encore: Dressing Up, Lovecats, The Caterpillar, Close To Me, Just One Kiss, Boys Don't Cry.
Robert - "We planned to play until the sun came up, but we must stop now or they'll call the police & turn off the power."

Thanks to @Kulturbloggen and @jakobsellberg for the live setlist reports tonight.

Reviews: NME / Gaffa (English) / Göteborgs-Posten (English) (Scan) / Konstpretton (English) / SvD (English) / HLN (English) / Aftonbladet (rebuttal to this review / English) / Kulturbloggen (English) / Barometern (English) / Festivalrykten (English) / Expressen (English)

Photos: Rockfoto / Roger & Johan / Merchandise (Anders) / Crowd (Hultsfred) / Open (Jakob)

Videos: Lovesong / Push / Inbetween Days 1 - 2 - 3 / Just Like Heaven / A Forest / If Only Tonight We Could Sleep /  Pictures of You 1 - 2 / Bananafishbones 1 - 2 / The Walk / Friday I'm in Love 1 - 2 - 3 / One Hundred Years & The Top / End / The Top 1 - 2 / Dressing Up 1 - 2 / The Lovecats / The Caterpillar 1 - 2 / Close To Me / Just One Kiss 1 - 2 / Robert explains why they can't play longer & Boys Don't Cry 1 - 2

I Was Robert Smith

"Wanted to let you know that an ebook by Daniel Bourrion has just been published (in French) : J'ai été Robert Smith (« I was Robert Smith »). The first pages may be read online for free here. This is an autobiographical story loosely related to R.S. Obviously not a masterpiece, but hey, it could interest some readers." (Thanks David)

Simon and Michael in Sweden

Simon with Michael (left) and Javier (right) before the Hultsfred show. 

Cure bodyguard Michael with Javier before the Hultsfred show. 

"Simon was in a really great mood, so was his guard. Caught him in the break of the Euro Cup Football Swe-Eng. which they won. They were watching the game in the tv room of the hotel with no other people around except us and them."
(Thanks Javier/Javveboy)

The Cure Maxidrom 2012 video

The Cure - Live at Maxidrom in Moscow (June 11th, 2012)
From Close To Cure, the Russian Cure fan club. Nearly complete show, just missing the 3rd encore. (Thanks @CloseToCure)

Interest in a Nottingham UK Cure fan event?

"My husband and I are trying to work out if we can get an event together in Nottingham (UK) for UK fans. It will take place in late summer/ early Autumn and will, we hope, include a tribute band performance, charity raffle, record store and t-shirt store amongst other things.

We would like an idea of how many people would be interested. We don't want to lose money on it as we would like to donate any profits to The Teenage Cancer Trust here in the UK."
(Thanks Justine)

If interested in getting together, leave a comment, or email me - craigatcof(at)gmail(dot)com, and I'll post for you. 

Eurockeenes tickets auction

SFR Live Concerts will have an auction on June 21st at 10am for the last 50 tickets to the sold out Eurockeennes show.
(Thanks David)

Anyone have Forever from Aug. 5th, 1983?

From @guillaumegrivaz: "Live show collector & fan of "Forever" I'm searching for an UNCUT version of the song played in NY 5 aug 1983"

Cure return to Russia in Spring 2013?

There's a new article in Russian Rolling Stone (English), and Robert apparently said that The Cure are planning to return to Russia next Spring. Obviously nothing official, could just be a misunderstanding. (Thanks @CloseToCure)

Roskilde announces schedule

The Cure plays July 5th at 21:00. Here's the full Orange Stage schedule:
18:00 - Kellermensch
21:00 - The Cure
01:00 - Apparatjik
(Thanks Klaus and Perfect.Murder)

Cure items for sale

"Have got a few bits which I am about to ebay but wondered if anyone out there might want to make an offer first."
(Thanks Geoff)