30 years of News, rumors, minutiae about The Cure
Update: If you missed it, listen here (starts at 20: 45)...
Whole Wide World with Delphine Blue
https://wfuv.org/archives
Also on YouTube.
From Roger O'Donnell:
Tonight on WFUV I reveal all the secrets youve ever wanted to know about everything!!! 10pm New York time.... Not really, she tried though hahaha I talk about being sick getting better, raising money for Lymphoma foundation and next years shows..
Update: Roger says presale will start on Oct. 8th.
From Roger:
Who doesn’t love a 3D postcard??? So I made some and the first 100 people to post a photo of themselves with Projections vinyl will get a personalised signed copy…
From Primavera:
Register now to access festival ticket Fan Sale. Registration will be available until 28/09 at 23:59 (CEST). Fan Sale starts on 29/09 at 11:00 (CEST) and will last 24H or while stocks last.
💐 Fan Sale: https://bit.ly/3VCiY1Z
ℹ️ Info: https://bit.ly/46Q6v0Z
From The Cure:
THE CURE WILL HEADLINE Primavera Sound BARCELONA IN 2026.
TICKETS ON GENERAL SALE ON TUESDAY 30TH AT 11 CEST AT PRIMAVERASOUND.COM/CA/BARCELONA
"Been on in my car for a long time."
Robert Smith quote about NewDad's excellent new album Altar.
Photos from Aaron Law.
From Reeves Gabrels:
I'm heading to Ft Wayne, Indiana this coming weekend to do some guitar demos for Reverend Guitars during Guitar Month festivities at Sweetwater. We'll be there Fri Sep 26th and Sat Sep 27th. 🎸
From Roger O'Donnell:
Back after 13 years the one and only Synthesist t shirt!! Coming soon
From The Cure:
THE CURE WILL HEADLINE NOVA ROCK FESTIVAL IN AUSTRIA NEXT SUMMER ON FRIDAY 12 JUNE 2026. TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT NOVAROCK.AT
Well, if Roger's comments, the promo photo for Rock en Seine, etc still left some doubt for you, Donna Bamonte confirms on her Facebook that Perry will not be with The Cure next year.
"Sadly not he is a bit poorly but we wish them well xxx ❤️ very blessed to see Perry play a second time and very cherished xxx"
All the best to you Perry! Hope you feel better asap! We all love you!
"Thursday morning 10-12 on Do.You radio with Charlie and Ian premiering my new album Projections. Dissecting the tracks playing some love Moog. What more could you ask for?????"
Update: interview is archived here:
Update 2: Tickets go on sale today at 5pm cet.
In the US that's...
11am eastern
10am central
9am mountain
8am pacific
5am Hawaii
Update: Roger says this is just the 1st one announced...
"First of the summer to announce... cant wait X"
And in a reply (on Bluesky) to a question about more shows:
"It's very unlikely we would only play one festival now isnt it!"
From The Cure:
THE CURE WILL RETURN TO FRANCE NEXT SUMMER TO HEADLINE ROCK EN SEINE ON SUNDAY 30 AUGUST 2026. TICKETS FOR THE FESTIVAL AT THE DOMAINE NATIONAL DE SAINT-CLOUD GO ON SALE WEDNESDAY AT 5PM CET VIA ROCKENSEINE.COM
From Roger:
Today is Lymphoma Giving day and if you can spare anything it will be very gratefully received. I was diagnosed in 2023 and thanks to research and some sci fi drugs I was back on stage a year later! Go to lymphoma.org/roger to donate and thanks X
So there are at least 2 color variants of this.
The one in Olivia's store is "on exclusive magenta and periwinkle transparent vinyl."
https://store.oliviarodrigo.com/products/live-from-glastonbury-a-bbc-recording-vinyl
From Olivia Rodrigo Daily:
First look at the Live From Glastonbury Light Blue + Cobalt Vinyl!
Coming to record stores on December 5th.
Update: Single is listed as sold out, but a new listing for a CD Wallet available on Dec. 5th is up for pre-order now.
https://polydor.co.uk/products/live-from-glastonbury-cd-wallet
There's also a CD single up for pre-order that's just Olivia Rodrigo and Robert Smith's performances of Just Like Heaven and Friday I'm In Love from Glastonbury 2025. Out on Dec. 12th.
https://polydor.co.uk/products/live-from-glastonbury-cd-single
From The Cure;
Robert's performance with @oliviarodrigo from this summer's Glastonbury Festival is available to pre-order and stream now on
https://store.oliviarodrigo.com/products/live-from-glastonbury-a-bbc-recording-vinyl
Artists’ net proceeds from “Friday I’m in Love” and “Just Like Heaven,” will benefit Doctors Without Borders
From The Cure:
We have recently seen an increase in scams, posts, and DMs from fake accounts pretending to be Robert, Simon, or The Cure's management. Please note that they do not use Facebook, and NO-ONE associated with the band would contact fans personally regarding meet-and-greets, gift cards, or personal appearances etc etc. Please report any suspected accounts to Facebook and block them.
From Heart Research UK:
Our Robert Smith Art Auction is NOW LIVE! 🎨
Join us from 1-10 August to bid on Robert’s signed artwork, created alongside some of the songs on @thecure’s 2024 album Songs Of A Lost World! All proceeds will fund our life-saving work. ❤️
https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/heartresearchuk_shop
From The Times:
When Olivia Rodrigo met David, Lily and Rob — the art of the surprise guest
From the Glastonbury headliner to Sabrina Carpenter and Dua Lipa, why every pop diva needs a throwback cameo in summer 2025
Will Hodgkinson
One surprise appearance really was a big surprise at Glastonbury. While everyone knew about the so-called secret sets by Pulp, Haim and Lewis Capaldi, absolutely nobody suspected that Robert Smith was to join the American pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo during her Sunday night headline slot, for a rendition of the Cure’s Just Like Heaven and Friday I’m in Love.
“Nobody even spotted him driving in,” says Julian Stockton, earthly representative of Robert Smith and the Cure, who found out himself only when he was watching Rodrigo’s set at home on television. “Robert has no manager, so Olivia must have asked him directly. Her dad is a massive Cure fan, so it is a classic case of a parent’s record collection rubbing off on the child.”
It was quite a duet: a super-perky 22-year-old former Disney child star and the raven-haired 66-year-old godfather of the misunderstood. How did it happen? “We did make up a list of potential guest spots for Olivia, but Robert Smith wasn’t on it, so the request must have come from her,” a source close to Rodrigo confirms. “It made for a moment nobody expected but everyone will remember.”