Wednesday, May 18, 2016

'The Snakepit' in El Paso


The Snakepit - El Paso, Don Haskins Center 17-May-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

(Thanks Olivier)

Hollywood Bowl after party on May 23rd

The Cure After Party & Goth Night on the Patio
May 23rd 10 PM - 2 AM at Blue Mondays
Facebook Event Page
(Thanks Angel)

New Merchandise

Bumping this to the top due to lots of people asking about the shirts. Shirts are $25, bags & hats are $15, Tour Book is $10, Postcards are $5.





'It Can Never Be The Same' in El Paso

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

The Cure in El Paso (05-17-16)


May 17th, 2016
Don Haskins Center in El Paso, TX
Doors at 6 Mountain time
The Twilight Sad 7 - 7:40, The Cure 8 - 11:00
Get there early for The Twilight Sad! They are excellent!

Setlist: Out of This World, Watching Me Fall, Pictures of You, Closedown, High, Lovesong, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, A Letter to Elise, The Snakepit, Lullaby, Fascination Street, Want, Shake Dog Shake, 39, Bloodflowers

1st encore: Other Voices, The Drowning Man, Charlotte Sometimes, Primary

2nd encore: If Only Tonight We Could Sleep, Catch, The Perfect Girl, Why Can't I Be You?

3rd encore: Hot, Hot Hot!!!, (I Don't Know What's Going) On, Let's Go To Bed, Close to Me

4th encore: Step Into the Light, Never Enough, Burn, It Can Never Be The Same

5th encore: A Forest, Boys Don't Cry

Thanks to for the set reports and to & for the Periscope links.

Soundcheck (by crew): Lullaby, Charlotte Sometimes, A Forest, Prayers For Rain, Lovesong

Soundcheck (by band): Out of This World, Watching Me Fall, A Letter to Elise, The Snakepit, 39, Bloodflowers, If Only Tonight We Could Sleep, The Perfect Girl, Freakshow, (I Don't Know What's Going) On

Reviews: El Paso Times / Prospector Daily / El Diario 

Photos: Mauro Melis (Twilight Sad) / Sound of Violence (The Cure) / Sound of Violence (Twilight Sad) El Paso Times

Videos: Out of This World / A Letter to Elise 1 - 2 / The Snakepit 1 - 2 / 39 / Bloodflowers / Other Voices 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 / Drowning Man / If Only Tonight We Could Sleep / Catch / Perfect Girl / (I Don't Know What's Going) On / Step into the Light / It Can Never Be The Same 1 - 2 - 3 

Clips: RS intros (IDKWG) OnLullaby dance / Snakepit whistle / Lullaby 

Monday, May 16, 2016

The Twilight Sad in New Orleans (05-11-16)

Since we have an off night on the tour, and I saw a few requests for some Twilight Sad videos in the comments, here you go! I Love this band!





Help recording Twilight Sad shows?

Update: And if anyone has video or audio of the Houston show, or just 'I Could Give You All That You Don't Want' with the intro dedication, please let me know. Thanks!

Can some of you help Rob with this?

"I presume a good number of The Cure shows in the US and Canada will be taped. I wonder whether you have any taper contacts who'd be good enough to also record the Twilight Sad support sets. A mountain of TS recordings for trade here, as well as a heap of other stuff. Private trades would be great, likewise anything appearing on Dime/tradersden etc."

If you can help Rob out, contact him here - robstrong (at) blueyonder (dot) co (dot) uk.

And I've checked with the band, and they are fine with the shows being recorded and traded for free.


New Twilight Sad interview

From the El Paso Times:

The Scottish band The Twilight Sad hopped on the indie scene to critical acclaim in 2007 with its debut album, “Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters.” The band, which combines noisy guitar with folk and lead singer James Graham’s heavy accent released two more albums, but according to Graham, felt like it had hit a wall, both creatively and in terms of popularity, following the release of its third album “No One Can Ever Know” in 2012.

The band returned, reinvigorated in 2014 with the release of its fourth album, “Nobody Wants to Be Here and Nobody Wants to Leave.” Graham said the band approached the album as if it could have been its last. But the critical and fan acclaim that the album has garnered all but assures this won’t be the case. The band has been riding high since the album’s release and now finds itself on its biggest North American tour, opening for The Cure.

The tour stops in El Paso at the Don Haskins Center on Tuesday.

Graham took some time for a phone Q&A with The Beat from his home in Glasgow prior to the tour kicking off.

The Beat: So you’re about to go on tour with The Cure. What have you been doing to get ready?

Graham: It’s been a weird couple of days. I’ve been working with Stuart (Braithwaite) from Mogwai and Rachel (Goswell) from Slowdive on a project they are working on. I’m singing one song with them, it was really easy going. I’m just back (in Glasgow) for a couple of days before we take off to your country.

The Beat: Is it a surreal feeling to know you’re about to be on tour with one of your biggest influences? Is this your biggest tour of the U.S?

Graham: I feel privileged to be asked to be on it. I’m not going to lie, it’s pretty much a dream tour. A dream come true. We are used to playing 300-capacity venues. We toured with Mogwai once and it was a bit bigger but this is something I never thought was ever possible or would ever happen. Six weeks playing in front of thousands of people.

The Cure are our favorite band so I’m waiting to wake up from the dream or find out somebody’s playing a mean trick on me.

The Beat: You’ve been catfished! How did the tour happen?

Graham: (Laughs) Yes! We found out Robert (Smith) was a fan of the band on our second record. Mogwai emailed him some songs and Robert said he was already a fan. I ran around my house screaming the night I heard that. Then every time a record came out, we sent it to him. Last year we asked him if he’d be up to cover one of our songs, for a b-side. That was mind-blowing.

Then Robert emailed Andy, our guitarist, asking if we would like to go on tour. He’s been absolutely amazing. It’s amazing to see someone that can (care) and really want to help us out.

'Last Dance' in Dallas


Last Dance - Dallas, American Airlines Center 15-May-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

(Thanks Olivier)

'Charlotte Sometimes' in Dallas


Charlotte Sometimes - Dallas, American Airlines Center 15-May-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

(Thanks Olivier)

'Closedown' in Dallas


Closedown - Dallas, American Airlines Center 15-May-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

(Thanks Olivier)

'Plainsong' in Dallas


Plainsong - Dallas, American Airlines Center 15-May-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

(Thanks Olivier)

'Trust' in Dallas


Trust - Dallas, American Airlines Center 15-May-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

(Thanks Olivier)

'Us or Them' in Dallas


Us or Them - Dallas, American Airlines Center 15-May-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

(Thanks Olivier)

'Burn' in Houston


Burn - Houston, Toyota Center 14-May-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

'It Can Never Be The Same' in Houston


It Can Never Be the Same - Houston, Toyota Center 14-May-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.


'M' in Houston


M - Houston, Toyota Center 14-May-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.


Sunday, May 15, 2016

The Cure in Dallas (05-15-16)

May 15th, 2016
American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX
Doors at 5:30 pm
The Twilight Sad 7 - 7:40, The Cure 8:00 - 11:00
Sold Out! All seats reserved, no GA floor tonight
Get there early for The Twilight Sad! They are excellent!

Setlist: Plainsong, Pictures of You, Closedown, A Night Like This, alt.end, The Walk, Sleep When I'm Dead, Lovesong, Just Like Heaven, Trust, Last Dance, Lullaby, Fascination Street, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Want, Us or Them, The Hungry Ghost, Prayers for Rain, Disintegration

1st encore: Charlotte Sometimes, Push, In Between Days, Primary

2nd encore: Hot Hot Hot!!!, Close to Me, Let's Go to Bed, Why Can't I Be You?

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

4th encore: Burn, A Forest, Boys Don't Cry

A photo posted by Jeff K (@jeffknet) on


Note: 'It Can Never Be The Same' was on the stage setlist, listed after 'Burn', but was cut. Presumably due to time constraints of the curfew?

Also, first night of the tour to not see any new surprise songs added, and first night of the tour that 'It Can Never Be The Same' wasn't played.

Reviews: Dallas Observer  

Videos: Plainsong 1 - 2 / Closedown 1 - 2 / A Night Like This / The Walk / Just Like Heaven / Trust 1 - 2 / Last Dance 1 - 2 / Lullaby / From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea / Want / Us or Them / Prayers For Rain / Charlotte Sometimes / Step Into the Light / Burn


'Last Day of Summer' in Houston


The Last Day of Summer - Houston, Toyota Center 14-May-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.

'A Strange Day' in Houston


A Strange Day - Houston, Toyota Center 14-May-2016 from itsaperfectday on Vimeo.