August 9th, 2019
Way Out West Festival in Sweden
Scheduled to play from 10 - midnight.
In the US that's a start time of 4 pm eastern, 3 pm central, 2 pm mountain, 1 pm pacific.
There will be a Livestream here, but you will need to use a VPN if outside of Sweden.
Setlist: Plainsong, Pictures of You, A Night Like This, Just One Kiss, Lovesong, Last Dance, Burn, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Play For Today, A Forest, Shake Dog Shake, Disintegration
Encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.
Friday, August 9, 2019
Cure to release 40 Live: Cureation25 & Anniversary on Oct. 18th
THE CURE
40 LIVE – CURÆTION-25 + ANNIVERSARY
DELUXE BOX, HARDBOOK DVD, HARDBOOK BLU-RAY, AND DIGITAL FORMATS
AVAILABLE FROM OCTOBER 18th
VIEW TRAILER <HERE>
PRE-ORDER NOW <HERE>
LONDON, August 8th — Less than a year before their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Cure celebrated their 40thanniversary. On October 18th 2019, Eagle Vision will present two special performances in which they commemorated this milestone, when 40 LIVE – CURÆTION-25 + ANNIVERSARY is released in a Limited Edition Deluxe Box (2Blu-ray+4CD, or 2DVD+4CD, each with 40-page book), on Limited Edition Hardbook 2Blu-ray or 2DVD (each with 16 page book), and standalone digital formats.
The first film — CURÆTION-25: From There To Here | From Here To There– was captured on the tenth and final night of the 25thMeltdown Festival (curated by lead singer Robert Smith) at London’s Royal Festival Hall in June 2018. Presented in HD with 5.1 surround sound, Smith, Simon Gallup, Jason Cooper, Roger O’Donnell, and Reeves Gabrels performed a song from each of their 13 studio albums in chronological order, displaying the evolution of The Cure’s music live on stage. At the core of the set, they broke the cycle with some new, unreleased songs – offering a glimpse into the band’s future – before retracing their steps with another song from each album, ending with “Boys Don’t Cry.”
Released in theatres globally only last week, ANNIVERSARY: 1978-2018 Live In Hyde Park London features the band’s acclaimed 29-song, 135-minute anniversary concert. Filmed in one of London’s Royal Parks to a crowd of 65,000 fans, The Cure presented a four-decade deep set on July 7, 2018, including “Just Like Heaven,” “Lovesong,” “High,” and “The End Of The World.” Adding to the experience, the band is back-dropped by giant screens displaying footage that complements the unique moods and emotive song writing that established The Cure as pioneers of alternative rock. The result is a concert that Rolling Stoneexpressed shows the “unique power in The Cure’s live performance.”
Directed by Tim Pope – the long-time collaborator behind many of The Cure’s music videos and their award-winning 1986 film In Orange– Anniversary is chronicled in 4K with a 5.1 surround sound mix by Robert Smith and Paul Corkett. Pope states “I went to rehearsals in a very cramped studio just the day before the show… I knew as the set list unfolded that the only way to show people The Real Cure was to capture not only the grand, epic dimension of their stage show, but also the close, intimate side of this band simply making music together.”
“This really was the perfect way to celebrate 40 years of the band,” Smith exclaimed. “It was a fabulous day none of us will ever forget!”
THE CURE: 40 LIVE – CURÆTION-25 + ANNIVERSARY limited edition Deluxe Box includes gatefold 2x Blu-ray/DVD and 4x CDs, covering both concerts with nearly 9 hours of content, plus a 40 page hardback book. The limited edition Hardbook includes 2x Blu-rays/DVDs and 16 page booklet. CURÆTION-25 and ANNIVERSARY are available as standalone concerts on Digital
CURÆTION-25:
From There To Here | From Here To There
1. Three Imaginary Boys
2. At Night
3. Other Voices
4. A Strange Day
5. Bananafishbones
6. A Night Like This
7. Like Cockatoos
8. Pictures Of You
9. High
10. Jupiter Crash
11. 39
12. Us Or Them
13. It’s Over
14. It Can Never Be The Same
15. Step Into The Light
16. The Hungry Ghost
17. alt.end
18. The Last Day Of Summer
19. Want
20. From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea
21. Disintegration
22. If Only Tonight We Could Sleep
23. Sinking
24. Shake Dog Shake
25. One Hundred Years
26. Primary
27. A Forest
28. Boys Don’t Cry
ANNIVERSARY:
1978-2018 Live In Hyde Park London
1. Plainsong
2. Pictures Of You
3. High
4. A Night Like This
5. The Walk
6. The End Of The World
7. Lovesong
8. Push
9. Inbetween Days
10. Just Like Heaven
11. If Only Tonight
12. Play For Today
13. A Forest
14. Shake Dog Shake
15. Burn
16. Fascination Street
17. Never Enough
18. From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea
19. Disintegration
20. Lullaby
21. Caterpillar
22. Friday I’m In Love
23. Close To Me
24. Why Can’t I Be You
25. Boys Don’t Cry
26. Jumping Someone Else’s Train
27. Grinding Halt
28. 10:15 Saturday Night
29. Killing an Arab
40 LIVE – CURÆTION-25 + ANNIVERSARY
DELUXE BOX, HARDBOOK DVD, HARDBOOK BLU-RAY, AND DIGITAL FORMATS
AVAILABLE FROM OCTOBER 18th
PRE-ORDER NOW <HERE>
LONDON, August 8th — Less than a year before their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Cure celebrated their 40thanniversary. On October 18th 2019, Eagle Vision will present two special performances in which they commemorated this milestone, when 40 LIVE – CURÆTION-25 + ANNIVERSARY is released in a Limited Edition Deluxe Box (2Blu-ray+4CD, or 2DVD+4CD, each with 40-page book), on Limited Edition Hardbook 2Blu-ray or 2DVD (each with 16 page book), and standalone digital formats.
The first film — CURÆTION-25: From There To Here | From Here To There– was captured on the tenth and final night of the 25thMeltdown Festival (curated by lead singer Robert Smith) at London’s Royal Festival Hall in June 2018. Presented in HD with 5.1 surround sound, Smith, Simon Gallup, Jason Cooper, Roger O’Donnell, and Reeves Gabrels performed a song from each of their 13 studio albums in chronological order, displaying the evolution of The Cure’s music live on stage. At the core of the set, they broke the cycle with some new, unreleased songs – offering a glimpse into the band’s future – before retracing their steps with another song from each album, ending with “Boys Don’t Cry.”
Released in theatres globally only last week, ANNIVERSARY: 1978-2018 Live In Hyde Park London features the band’s acclaimed 29-song, 135-minute anniversary concert. Filmed in one of London’s Royal Parks to a crowd of 65,000 fans, The Cure presented a four-decade deep set on July 7, 2018, including “Just Like Heaven,” “Lovesong,” “High,” and “The End Of The World.” Adding to the experience, the band is back-dropped by giant screens displaying footage that complements the unique moods and emotive song writing that established The Cure as pioneers of alternative rock. The result is a concert that Rolling Stoneexpressed shows the “unique power in The Cure’s live performance.”
Directed by Tim Pope – the long-time collaborator behind many of The Cure’s music videos and their award-winning 1986 film In Orange– Anniversary is chronicled in 4K with a 5.1 surround sound mix by Robert Smith and Paul Corkett. Pope states “I went to rehearsals in a very cramped studio just the day before the show… I knew as the set list unfolded that the only way to show people The Real Cure was to capture not only the grand, epic dimension of their stage show, but also the close, intimate side of this band simply making music together.”
“This really was the perfect way to celebrate 40 years of the band,” Smith exclaimed. “It was a fabulous day none of us will ever forget!”
THE CURE: 40 LIVE – CURÆTION-25 + ANNIVERSARY limited edition Deluxe Box includes gatefold 2x Blu-ray/DVD and 4x CDs, covering both concerts with nearly 9 hours of content, plus a 40 page hardback book. The limited edition Hardbook includes 2x Blu-rays/DVDs and 16 page booklet. CURÆTION-25 and ANNIVERSARY are available as standalone concerts on Digital
CURÆTION-25:
From There To Here | From Here To There
1. Three Imaginary Boys
2. At Night
3. Other Voices
4. A Strange Day
5. Bananafishbones
6. A Night Like This
7. Like Cockatoos
8. Pictures Of You
9. High
10. Jupiter Crash
11. 39
12. Us Or Them
13. It’s Over
14. It Can Never Be The Same
15. Step Into The Light
16. The Hungry Ghost
17. alt.end
18. The Last Day Of Summer
19. Want
20. From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea
21. Disintegration
22. If Only Tonight We Could Sleep
23. Sinking
24. Shake Dog Shake
25. One Hundred Years
26. Primary
27. A Forest
28. Boys Don’t Cry
ANNIVERSARY:
1978-2018 Live In Hyde Park London
1. Plainsong
2. Pictures Of You
3. High
4. A Night Like This
5. The Walk
6. The End Of The World
7. Lovesong
8. Push
9. Inbetween Days
10. Just Like Heaven
11. If Only Tonight
12. Play For Today
13. A Forest
14. Shake Dog Shake
15. Burn
16. Fascination Street
17. Never Enough
18. From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea
19. Disintegration
20. Lullaby
21. Caterpillar
22. Friday I’m In Love
23. Close To Me
24. Why Can’t I Be You
25. Boys Don’t Cry
26. Jumping Someone Else’s Train
27. Grinding Halt
28. 10:15 Saturday Night
29. Killing an Arab
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
The Cure at Oya Festival
August 7th, 2019
Oya Festival in Norway
Scheduled to play from 8:45 - 11 pm.
In the US that's a start time of 2:45 pm eastern, 1:45 pm central, 12:45 pm mountain, 11:45 am pacific.
Setlist: Plainsong, Pictures of You, High, A Night Like This, Just One Kiss, Lovesong, Last Dance, Burn, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Play For Today, A Forest, Primary, Shake Dog Shake, 39, Disintegration
Encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.
Oya Festival in Norway
Scheduled to play from 8:45 - 11 pm.
In the US that's a start time of 2:45 pm eastern, 1:45 pm central, 12:45 pm mountain, 11:45 am pacific.
Setlist: Plainsong, Pictures of You, High, A Night Like This, Just One Kiss, Lovesong, Last Dance, Burn, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Play For Today, A Forest, Primary, Shake Dog Shake, 39, Disintegration
Encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.
Saturday, August 3, 2019
The Cure at Afisha Picnic
August 3rd, 2019
Afisha Picnic in Russia
Scheduled to play from 8:30 - 11 pm.
In the US that's a start time of 1:30 pm eastern, 12:30 pm central, 11:30 am mountain, 10:30 am pacific.
Setlist: Plainsong, Pictures of You, High, Just One Kiss, Lovesong, Last Dance, Burn, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Shake Dog Shake, A Night Like This, Play For Today, A Forest, Primary, 39, Disintegration
Encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.
Afisha Picnic in Russia
Scheduled to play from 8:30 - 11 pm.
In the US that's a start time of 1:30 pm eastern, 12:30 pm central, 11:30 am mountain, 10:30 am pacific.
Setlist: Plainsong, Pictures of You, High, Just One Kiss, Lovesong, Last Dance, Burn, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Shake Dog Shake, A Night Like This, Play For Today, A Forest, Primary, 39, Disintegration
Encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.
Sunday, July 28, 2019
The Cure at Fuji Rock Festival
July 28th, 2019
Fuji Rock Festival in Japan
Scheduled to play from 9 - 11:15 pm.
In the US that's a start time of 8 am eastern, 7 am central, 6 am mountain, 5 am pacific.
Watch the show live on YouTube.
Setlist: Plainsong, Pictures of You, High, A Night Like This, Lovesong, Last Dance, Burn, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Play For Today, A Forest, Shake Dog Shake, Disintegration
Encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.
Note: Eden Gallup is taking Simon's place tonight. Simon is fine. All will be explained later.
Video: Interview with Robert.
Update: Here's the statement from The Cure.
“A SERIOUS PERSONAL SITUATION AFFECTING OUR BASSIST SIMON AROSE AFTER THE PALEO FESTIVAL SHOW ON THURSDAY, AND AS A CONSEQUENCE SIMON WAS UNABLE TO TRAVEL WITH US TO JAPAN. VERY RELUCTANT TO DISAPPOINT OUR WONDERFUL JAPANESE FANS, AND AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION, WE DECIDED TO GO AHEAD WITH OUR 'FUJI FESTIVAL’ HEADLINE ON SUNDAY, WITH A VERY BRAVE AND VERY EXCELLENT EDEN GALLUP FILLING IN ON BASS! WE ARE ALL VERY GRATEFUL TO ED FOR REACHING OUT ACROSS THE GENERATIONAL DIVIDE TO HELP US OUT, AND JOIN HIM IN WELCOMING HIS DAD BACK FOR OUR SEVEN REMAINING SUMMER FESTIVAL SHOWS, COMMENCING WITH AFISHA PICNIC MOSCOW NEXT SATURDAY 3RD AUGUST. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING; HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE FUJI SHOW AS MUCH AS WE DID, AND SEE YOU ALL VERY SOON… LOVE THE CURE X”
Fuji Rock Festival in Japan
Scheduled to play from 9 - 11:15 pm.
In the US that's a start time of 8 am eastern, 7 am central, 6 am mountain, 5 am pacific.
Watch the show live on YouTube.
Setlist: Plainsong, Pictures of You, High, A Night Like This, Lovesong, Last Dance, Burn, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Play For Today, A Forest, Shake Dog Shake, Disintegration
Encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.
Note: Eden Gallup is taking Simon's place tonight. Simon is fine. All will be explained later.
Video: Interview with Robert.
Update: Here's the statement from The Cure.
“A SERIOUS PERSONAL SITUATION AFFECTING OUR BASSIST SIMON AROSE AFTER THE PALEO FESTIVAL SHOW ON THURSDAY, AND AS A CONSEQUENCE SIMON WAS UNABLE TO TRAVEL WITH US TO JAPAN. VERY RELUCTANT TO DISAPPOINT OUR WONDERFUL JAPANESE FANS, AND AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION, WE DECIDED TO GO AHEAD WITH OUR 'FUJI FESTIVAL’ HEADLINE ON SUNDAY, WITH A VERY BRAVE AND VERY EXCELLENT EDEN GALLUP FILLING IN ON BASS! WE ARE ALL VERY GRATEFUL TO ED FOR REACHING OUT ACROSS THE GENERATIONAL DIVIDE TO HELP US OUT, AND JOIN HIM IN WELCOMING HIS DAD BACK FOR OUR SEVEN REMAINING SUMMER FESTIVAL SHOWS, COMMENCING WITH AFISHA PICNIC MOSCOW NEXT SATURDAY 3RD AUGUST. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING; HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE FUJI SHOW AS MUCH AS WE DID, AND SEE YOU ALL VERY SOON… LOVE THE CURE X”
Thursday, July 25, 2019
The Cure at Paleo Festival
July 25th, 2019
Paleo Festival in Switzerland
Scheduled to play from 11:30 pm - 1:30 am.
In the US that's a start time of 5:30 pm eastern, 4:30 central, 3:30 mountain, 2:30 pacific.
Live radio broadcast of the show on Couleur3 here.
Setlist: Plainsong, Pictures of You, High, A Night Like This, Lovesong, Last Dance, Burn, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Play For Today, A Forest, Shake Dog Shake, Disintegration
Encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.
Tweets by CraigatCoF
Paleo Festival in Switzerland
Scheduled to play from 11:30 pm - 1:30 am.
In the US that's a start time of 5:30 pm eastern, 4:30 central, 3:30 mountain, 2:30 pacific.
Live radio broadcast of the show on Couleur3 here.
Setlist: Plainsong, Pictures of You, High, A Night Like This, Lovesong, Last Dance, Burn, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Play For Today, A Forest, Shake Dog Shake, Disintegration
Encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.
Tweets by CraigatCoF
Monday, July 22, 2019
The Cure at Rock the City
July 22nd, 2019
Rock the City in Romania
Scheduled to play from 8:45 - 11 pm.
In the US that's a start time of 1:45 pm eastern, 12:45 pm central, 11:45 am mountain, 10:45 am pacific.
Setlist: Plainsong, Pictures of You, High, Just One Kiss, Lovesong, Last Dance, Burn, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Shake Dog Shake, A Night Like This, Play For Today, A Forest, Primary, 39, Disintegration
Encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.
Rock the City in Romania
Scheduled to play from 8:45 - 11 pm.
In the US that's a start time of 1:45 pm eastern, 12:45 pm central, 11:45 am mountain, 10:45 am pacific.
Setlist: Plainsong, Pictures of You, High, Just One Kiss, Lovesong, Last Dance, Burn, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Shake Dog Shake, A Night Like This, Play For Today, A Forest, Primary, 39, Disintegration
Encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.
Saturday, July 20, 2019
The Cure at Colours of Ostrava
July 20th, 2019
Colours of Ostrava in the Czech Republic
Scheduled to play from 9:15 - 11:30 pm.
In the US that's a start time of 3:15 pm eastern, 2:15 central, 1:15 mountain, 12:15 pacific.
Setlist: Shake Dog Shake, Burn, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, Last Dance, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, A Strange Day, Just One Kiss, Lovesong, Pictures of You, High, A Night Like This, Play For Today, A Forest, Primary, 39, One Hundred Years
Encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.
Colours of Ostrava in the Czech Republic
Scheduled to play from 9:15 - 11:30 pm.
In the US that's a start time of 3:15 pm eastern, 2:15 central, 1:15 mountain, 12:15 pacific.
Setlist: Shake Dog Shake, Burn, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, Last Dance, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, A Strange Day, Just One Kiss, Lovesong, Pictures of You, High, A Night Like This, Play For Today, A Forest, Primary, 39, One Hundred Years
Encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
The Cure at Ejekt Festival
July 17th, 2019
Ejekt Festival in Greece
Scheduled to start at 10:20 pm.
In the US that's a start time of 3:20 pm eastern, 2:20 central, 1:20 mountain, 12:20 pacific.
Setlist: Plainsong, Pictures of You, High, Just One Kiss, Lovesong, Last Dance, Burn, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Shake Dog Shake, A Night Like This, Play For Today, A Forest, Primary, Want, 39, Disintegration
Encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry
Ejekt Festival in Greece
Scheduled to start at 10:20 pm.
In the US that's a start time of 3:20 pm eastern, 2:20 central, 1:20 mountain, 12:20 pacific.
Setlist: Plainsong, Pictures of You, High, Just One Kiss, Lovesong, Last Dance, Burn, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Shake Dog Shake, A Night Like This, Play For Today, A Forest, Primary, Want, 39, Disintegration
Encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry
Saturday, July 13, 2019
The Cure at Mad Cool Festival
July 13th, 2019
Mad Cool Festival in Spain
Scheduled to play from 11:10 pm (delayed until 11:25) - 1:25 am.
In the US that's a start time of 5:10 pm eastern, 4:10 central, 3:10 mountain, 2:10 pacific.
Livestream here (need a VPN if watching outside of Spain).
Setlist: Plainsong, Pictures of You, High, Just One Kiss, Lovesong, Last Dance, Burn, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, A Night Like This, Play For Today, A Forest, Primary, Shake Dog Shake, 39, Disintegration
Encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.
Video: Full show from the livestream
Mad Cool Festival in Spain
Scheduled to play from 11:10 pm (delayed until 11:25) - 1:25 am.
In the US that's a start time of 5:10 pm eastern, 4:10 central, 3:10 mountain, 2:10 pacific.
Livestream here (need a VPN if watching outside of Spain).
Setlist: Plainsong, Pictures of You, High, Just One Kiss, Lovesong, Last Dance, Burn, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, A Night Like This, Play For Today, A Forest, Primary, Shake Dog Shake, 39, Disintegration
Encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.
Video: Full show from the livestream
Thursday, July 11, 2019
The Cure at NOS Alive
July 11th, 2019
NOS Alive in Portugal
Scheduled to start at 12:10 am.
In the US that's a start time of 7:10 pm eastern, 6:10 central, 5:10 mountain, 4:10 pacific.
Livestream here (need a VPN if watching outside of Portugal).
Setlist: Shake Dog Shake, Burn, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Pictures of You, High, Just One Kiss, Lovesong, Last Dance, A Night Like This, Play For Today, A Forest, Primary, 39, One Hundred Years
Encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.
Reviews: Gigwise / Observador / Blitz / JN / Sapo (and lots of photos) / Radio Comercial /
Videos: Full show from the livestream / Just Like Heaven / Just One Kiss / Friday I'm in Love / Boys Don't Cry
NOS Alive in Portugal
Scheduled to start at 12:10 am.
In the US that's a start time of 7:10 pm eastern, 6:10 central, 5:10 mountain, 4:10 pacific.
Livestream here (need a VPN if watching outside of Portugal).
Setlist: Shake Dog Shake, Burn, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Pictures of You, High, Just One Kiss, Lovesong, Last Dance, A Night Like This, Play For Today, A Forest, Primary, 39, One Hundred Years
Encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.
Reviews: Gigwise / Observador / Blitz / JN / Sapo (and lots of photos) / Radio Comercial /
Videos: Full show from the livestream / Just Like Heaven / Just One Kiss / Friday I'm in Love / Boys Don't Cry
Robert Smith Talks the Cure’s ‘Overwhelming’ 40th Anniversary Concert Film
Robert Smith wasn’t ready for the full 4K experience when he sat down to watch a concert film of the Cure’s stunning 2018 Hyde Park concert. “The first close-up of a human face I saw was me,” he says. “It was quite terrifying.”
The recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee says he was initially on the fence about making the film, which is titled Anniversary 1978-2018 Live in Hyde Park London and will get a special screening in movie theaters around the world on Thursday, July 11th. People tend to be more self-conscious when they know they’re being filmed, but he decided it was ultimately worth it since it was a momentous occasion.
The gig took place 40 years to the weekend from when the Cure played their first gig in Crawley, and he’d jammed the set list with favorites like “Just Like Heaven,” “Lovesong” and “Boys Don’t Cry.” So he asked the band’s longtime videographer, Tim Pope, to direct the film “on the sly” with 16 cameras and didn’t tell his bandmates, who had enough to worry about with playing for some 65,000 people that day. Despite his initial fright with the close-up, he’s happy he did it.
“It’s actually quite an overwhelming experience,” he says of the picture. “I thought that I’d be a bit blasé, but I was actually quite taken aback with the whole thing. I’m really pleased we did it because it turned into probably one of the best days we’ve ever had through a combination of just great weather and England’s football team was doing remarkably well in the World Cup. And I picked the bill for the whole day at Hyde Park. … It was just, like, a huge celebration of music.”
Read the rest at Rolling Stone.
Don't forget, the film is out today. Some cities are only showing it tonight, some are showing it multiple times this weekend. Check thecure.film for all screenings in your area.
'Anniversary' screenings in New Orleans update
For New Orleans area Cure fans, some bad news about our screenings of 'The Cure Anniversary'.
First though, the good news...tonight's 7 pm screening at the AMC Palace 20 in Harahan is still on. Weather should still be okay, though obviously check radar and forecasts before heading out, in case something has changed.
Now the bad news...due to Wednesday's city wide flooding, and the theatre taking on water, and the forecast for possibly worse flooding from Tropical Storm Barry this weekend, the Friday screening at The Broad Theater has been cancelled. As of now, Sunday's screening is still a go, but will depend upon what happens on Friday & Saturday.
Regarding The Cure concert film on Friday: we plan on honoring all Friday tickets for the Sunday showtime, weather permitting. Any Friday tickets not claimed on Sunday will be refunded.
— The Broad Theater (@BroadNOLA) July 11, 2019
Just posted an update for Friday sales. We will look into the possibility of adding an additional show as soon as we reopen.
— The Broad Theater (@BroadNOLA) July 11, 2019
We know how big this film is for The Cure fans in the area. We will do our best to accommodate anyone who purchased a ticket, and obviously we rather do that by showing it than refunds.
— The Broad Theater (@BroadNOLA) July 11, 2019
Saturday, July 6, 2019
The Cure at Roskilde Festival
July 6th, 2019
Roskilde Festival in Denmark
Scheduled to start at 11 pm.
In the US that's a start time of 5 pm eastern, 4 central, 3 mountain, 2 pacific.
Livestream here (need a VPN if watching outside of Denmark).
Setlist: Shake Dog Shake, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Just One Kiss, Lovesong, Last Dance, Pictures of You, High, A Night Like This, Burn, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, Play For Today, A Forest, Primary, Want, 39, One Hundred Years
Encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.
Video: Full show from the livestream.
Roskilde Festival in Denmark
Scheduled to start at 11 pm.
In the US that's a start time of 5 pm eastern, 4 central, 3 mountain, 2 pacific.
Livestream here (need a VPN if watching outside of Denmark).
Encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.
Video: Full show from the livestream.
Someone was definitely having fun tonight! pic.twitter.com/1o7jCaddAJ— Adam Lopardo (@honeyinmyveins) July 6, 2019
Great NME interview with Robert
Read the whole thing at NME, but here's the part talking about the new album:
AMBITION IN THE BACK OF A BLACK CAR – THE “MERCILESS” NEW ALBUM
Tim Pope started teasing his new film about The Cure last year, by saying he was working on a special anniversary film containing archive footage alongside the band’s story narrated by Robert Smith. After they found that the format didn’t hold together, they decided to just focus on the London gig. The original idea has not been totally shelved, but won’t be revisited just yet.
“I hate people who write their autobiographies when they’re still alive,” says Smith. “I’d prefer it for them to write it when they’re dead! You know what I mean. They do one, then they go, ‘Here’s my autobiography part two’. I’m not going to do a history of The Cure from my perspective when we’re still going to do something new. What’s the point?”
The “something new” he’s talking about is, excitingly, an album. It’s been over a decade since new music from The Cure, but the wait should be over by the end of 2019. The act of searching for younger talent to play at his Meltdown residency last year left Smith “enthused by their enthusiasm” and it pushed him to create something new. And the band have been working on a huge batch of new songs. While 2008’s acclaimed ‘4:13 Dream’ and its self-titled 2004 predecessor felt very much like a stab at ‘classic Cure’, this new 14th album will see the band push down on the bruise that inspired their morbid ‘80s masterpieces ‘Pornography’ and ‘Disintegration’.
Smith once said he wanted the claustrophobic nihilism of ‘Pornography’ to sound and feel“virtually unbearable”, and it laid down the black runway for the likes of Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, Placebo, Deftones, Muse and, arguably, Billie Eilish. It seems only right that The Cure should return to the shadowlands they opened up for so many. So when will the new album be ready?
“It’s changing. It is a work in progress,” says Smith. “We did three weeks in Rockfield Studios in Wales in the early part of the year to try and capture some genuine Welsh doom and gloom. It was sunny the entire time though, which was pretty disappointing. It only rained once in three weeks, which I think is a national record for Wales.”
Which version of the The Cure are we likely to hear on the record?
“We did about 17 songs and almost all of them were really downbeat and heavy. There were a handful of others, and I really shouldn’t say this because you’ll go ‘oh no’, but in my head I wanted to do two albums – one after another. One was gonna be upbeat and the other downbeat, but the upbeat one I’m not so sure about now.”
So you’ve settled on the idea of something quite miserable now?
“Although the concept of what it’s going to be hasn’t really changed, I may have to change some bits of it. It’s kind of pushed me back a little bit because I thought I’d be in the mixing stage by the time we’d finished the festivals, but in fact we’re going to go back and re-record about three or four songs around the time we go and play Glasgow in August. I feel intent on it being a 2019 release and would be extremely bitter if it isn’t. At some point I will have to say ‘this is it’, otherwise we’ll just keep recording like we have done in the past. It never gets any better. We’re due one more session then we’re done.”
It’s been 11 years since you released ‘4:13 Dream’. Do you feel like a different person now?
“I don’t think I’ve ever changed much particularly. The core of who I am remains the same. Just like everyone, I have good days and bad days. I think I’m generally more of a balanced individual than I was 10 years ago. I’ve experienced more of life’s darker side, for real.”
What impact has that had on the new songs?
“Before I used to write about stuff that I thought I understood. Now I know I understand it. The lyrics I’ve been writing for this album, for me personally, are more true. They’re more honest. That’s probably why the album itself is a little bit more doom and gloom. I feel I want to do something that expresses the darker side of what I’ve experienced over the last few years – but in a way that will engage people. Some of the albums like ‘Pornography’ and ‘Disintegration’ are kind of relentless. I levelled ‘Disintegration’ with some songs like ‘Lullaby’ and ‘Lovesong’, but I think this one is more like ‘Pornography’ because it hasn’t got any of those songs that lighten the mood at all.”
So you’re not looking for ‘a hit’?
“When it’s closer to its finished form, it’s all about whether I think it’s too much or whether we just go with it. If it does turn out like that I think it’s going to alienate any kind of pop audience we still have. I think fans for a certain type of music that The Cure make will love it. That’s the dichotomy of the paradox: they will love the fact that it’s merciless.”
Merciless and very, very long?
“I know eight songs that currently make up the album. In the band, there’s a certain discussion going on but I obviously realise that the option is to do another album. Roger thinks that this is the last album but I think that every album we do is the last Cure album. It may well be, but if there’s another bunch of good songs then there’s no reason not to follow it up. What do we do if we’ve got seven good songs leftover? Wherever it ends up, it will be an honest decision. There’s no record company involvement. It’s just us doing it. No one is pulling the strings.”
Tim will be at the Picturehouse Central screening in London on July 11th
I shall be introducing 'ANNIVERSARY' at Picturehouse Central on July 11. So, if you are in London, here's where you can buy tickets https://t.co/v7dz5c42J3
— Tim Pope (@timpopedirector) July 6, 2019
'The Cure Anniversary 1978 - 2018' reviews & interviews
A collection of reviews for the films.
The Guardian (3/5)
Radio Times (4/5)
Critical Popcorn (5/5)
Paste
Strangeways Radio
New City Film (9/10)
Herald Sun Australia (3.5/5)
Interviews with Tim Pope
A Short Term Effect— The Quietus (@theQuietus) July 8, 2019
Tim Pope on four decades of making videos for Robert Smith, his insights into the new Cure album & documentary, *and* the Anniversary live film, which hits the cinemas this week. https://t.co/rxuMAfst5n pic.twitter.com/N18EurDwlw
Director Tim Pope discusses his life and times with The Cure and his beautiful film capturing their Live in Hyde Park Anniversary concert.— Team Picturehouse (@picturehouses) July 9, 2019
☆☆☆☆☆ 'the perfect set' - The Independent. https://t.co/JYVbnSBgeX@timpopedirector @thecure pic.twitter.com/ZaXD2hBIpO
THE CURE - Tim Pope interview on BBC Radio 6 Music - 2019-07-02https://t.co/DDG4gSO426— TCDB.info (@TCDB_info) July 10, 2019
THE CURE - Tim Pope interview on SiriusXM Volume - 2019-07-04https://t.co/hAMFfvoSSK— TCDB.info (@TCDB_info) July 6, 2019
Forgot to mention that yesterday I was live to the US on @siriusxmvolume with @LoriMajewski and @TheNotoriousNIK. This was the same show that Robert/Roger did. This is me doing the interview, as the room I was in was echoey. pic.twitter.com/iw8cD8wAyz— Tim Pope (@timpopedirector) July 5, 2019
One of my fave interviews so far - I talk about Anniversary, but also our videos. https://t.co/ar1QnIIiSg— Tim Pope (@timpopedirector) July 5, 2019
Listen, I shan't be doing this for much longer, promise, but here is me being interviewed for @Picturehouses about ANNIVERSARY. https://t.co/9KF4XHpZ1N— Tim Pope (@timpopedirector) July 5, 2019
Interview: Tim Pope, Director of The Cure: Anniversary — Curzon Blog https://t.co/o8gFgYXdWh— Tim Pope (@timpopedirector) July 4, 2019
Interview with @timpopedirector.— Chain of Flowers (@CraigatCoF) July 4, 2019
The Cures musikkvideoregissør fra 80-tallet har laget ny film om bandet https://t.co/NudoDFctCm
Thursday, July 4, 2019
The Cure at Exit Festival
July 4th, 2019
Exit Festival in Serbia
Scheduled to play from 8:30 (started at 8:45) - 10:45 pm (stopped at 11:05).
In the US that's a start time of 2:30 pm eastern, 1:30 central, 12:30 mountain, 11:30 am pacific.
Livestream here and here (VPN needed)
Setlist: Plainsong, Pictures of You, High, A Night Like This, Just One Kiss, Lovesong, Last Dance, Burn, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Play For Today, A Forest, Primary, Shake Dog Shake, 39, Disintegration
Encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Doing the Unstuck, Friday I'm in Love, Close To Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.
Reviews: NME
Exit Festival in Serbia
Scheduled to play from 8:30 (started at 8:45) - 10:45 pm (stopped at 11:05).
In the US that's a start time of 2:30 pm eastern, 1:30 central, 12:30 mountain, 11:30 am pacific.
Livestream here and here (VPN needed)
Setlist: Plainsong, Pictures of You, High, A Night Like This, Just One Kiss, Lovesong, Last Dance, Burn, Fascination Street, Never Enough, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Play For Today, A Forest, Primary, Shake Dog Shake, 39, Disintegration
Encore: Lullaby, The Caterpillar, The Walk, Doing the Unstuck, Friday I'm in Love, Close To Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.
Reviews: NME
Signed Cure amp donated to charity, up for auction on July 13th
The ACMF knows The Cure for mid week blues is Music!— ACMF (@ACMF) June 26, 2019
Speaking of >Check out this amplifier signed and dedicated to us by The Cure’s Robert Smith. We’ll be auctioning this off this month - For a chance to bid on it, get tickets to Peter Northcote’s concert: https://t.co/rjlAC7CdUJ pic.twitter.com/XuOsv1drYQ
Following their epic Disintegration shows @ #SydneyOperaHouse, @thecure signed one of their #Line6 #SpiderV120 amps played by Robert Smith & donated it to the @ACMF. This special amp will be auctioned off on July 13th. Learn more: https://t.co/NLHb4esJui.— Line 6 (@Line6) July 4, 2019
Image: Prudence Upton pic.twitter.com/hUBAy1Ti2Q
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