The Cure
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i thought trent gave a great speech and robert is always pretty amusing .. i didn't love the performance but it was some bootleg camera video .. seemed a little slow and tired .. it's weird to see them all so close together .. like seeing the original beatles or whatever .. like the wings aren't the same thing ... and the band always looks more right with the older less studio musician guys that helped shape those classic records .. kinda bums me out that they didn't let the other guys play .. it would have been cool to start out with the original trio on an early song .. add members as they hit the songs they worked on .. kinda like stop making sense.. end with out of this world with the new guys .. it will probably sound better when the hof special comes out and it gets mixed good .. i mean i am not a fan of hot hot hot but it would be funny if robert went full george clinton on that funky tune and had like everybody up there .. like 7 guitars .. cmon its the roh hall o fame .. gotta jam with yer old mates .. or have siouxie come out and sing a tune with them .. seemed like just another gig for the band but i guess that is ok .. super excited for the new depressing mopey album .. and disingtegration tour with b sides played .. fear of ghosts would do me in if i got to hear that live ..
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Pearl’s comment said nothing about performance quality, it said “tribute band”. So “not the real thing”. Why not the real thing? Is it because Pearl’s not in it anymore or because they played old songs? Who knows... maybe Pearl is old and bitter or maybe Pearl was booted unfairly. I guess only a handful will ever really know.
You didn’t like it? Oh well, sucks for you I guess. I thought the performance was good for the most part ( I have seen and heard some dreadful and spectacular ones across the years of bootlegged and in person shows) and people played their respective parts well and correctly, musically-speaking.
Simon always bounds around, Reeves and Roger are pretty much statues and Robert is always the way he was that night.
Trev, they will def do FoG live at Vivid.
You didn’t like it? Oh well, sucks for you I guess. I thought the performance was good for the most part ( I have seen and heard some dreadful and spectacular ones across the years of bootlegged and in person shows) and people played their respective parts well and correctly, musically-speaking.
Simon always bounds around, Reeves and Roger are pretty much statues and Robert is always the way he was that night.
Trev, they will def do FoG live at Vivid.
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I really like Pearl. I follow him on IG. He puts up a lot of artwork mainly. He lives out in Joshua Tree...a true iconoclast. I loved him in the band. Though I thought I was a big Cure fan until I read some of the detailed posts, I thought this gig was excellent with the exception of the drums on Heaven. The studio's version tom tom work is essential to this tune, just as the cymbal work. So, unless the mix was horrible the drum arrangement choices were off. I also can understand the bitterness. They reached some summits with him.
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They did, I’m not sold on his work in 4:13 Dream though. Overall the arrangements on a lot of the songs felt samey samey. My initial reaction to it was “The Porl widdly-widdly Show” but this has mellowed somewhat after repeated listens. He is an excellent musician and artist though. No denying it. I prefer The Cure with him in it but with Roger or Perry on keys/guitar too.SR wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2019 3:39 pmI really like Pearl. I follow him on IG. He puts up a lot of artwork mainly. He lives out in Joshua Tree...a true iconoclast. I loved him in the band. Though I thought I was a big Cure fan until I read some of the detailed posts, I thought this gig was excellent with the exception of the drums on Heaven. The studio's version tom tom work is essential to this tune, just as the cymbal work. So, unless the mix was horrible the drum arrangement choices were off. I also can understand the bitterness. They reached some summits with him.
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Impossible to appease everyone involved...sounded decent
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Agreed. I too am happy with this performance.
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cant really judge it from that clip. it will be on hbo in a few weeks.
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Inez’s tape is on dime. I can post it here if anyone is interested.
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It's funny....we can dissect who said what and how the mix was...whether the institution is a joke or otherwise and a million other things, but this was a pretty fucking amazing night. Was it the best performance of theirs that I have witnessed? No, but I wasn't really measuring it. Because sometimes it's just about the songs and an occasion, and how you feel. If you watch The Cure and spend the whole time thinking, rather than feeling, well....
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This is true. I felt the hardening in my panz.
Did u go?
Did u go?
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Aye...the expectations were zero as in that kind of setup, the performance was never going to sublime, especially in such a shit venue. But the whole thing will live on in the memory. TR did an excellent job, I thought. And it was nice to see the other old geezers on stage, no matter the silliness from the geezerette on social media after the fact. It was nice to park my cynicism for a few hours.
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The two aren't exclusive (in fact, I don't think there is a real distinction at all -- there is thinking *about* which is distinct from the thinking involved in what is thought about, but the former involves feelings too). If the songs don't feel right, they don't feel right, and that may not reflect entirely on the band or the occasion or whatever. There are subjective and objective components to the evaluation of the experience. For me, it seemed weak on both counts, and that contributes to an overall "meh" about it. (Side note: I tried to laugh about it, cover it all up with lies... but... no this is stupid.)phenobarb_bambalam wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2019 8:49 pmBecause sometimes it's just about the songs and an occasion, and how you feel. If you watch The Cure and spend the whole time thinking, rather than feeling, well....
I'll sleep when I'm dead.
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I'm going to tune in the 30th.
" Today marks the 30th anniversary of The Cure’s renowned 1989 album, Disintegration. To honour the occasion, The Cure have added a fifth performance to their Vivid LIVE residency at the Sydney Opera House, which will be live streamed in full.
The concert will take place on May 30th, and will see the legendary rock band playing Disintegration in full. The performance, which will be live streamed worldwide on Facebook and YouTube, is directed by British filmmaker and the band’s collaborator, Nick Wickham.
“We look forward to celebrating the anniversary of this special album with you all,” frontman Robert Smith explained in a statement. “And remember: this album was mixed to be played loud… so turn it up!”
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two songs with two of the longest intros ever...
pretty disappointing
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They work, for me - and work really well. I went to a bunch of the shows so far and they've played 3-4 new songs each night. I think three of them are outstanding, and one ("And Nothing is Forever") is just weirdly ordinary. I love the layering and build up on "Alone" and "Ending", and the utter misery. I hope the other one they've been playing ("I Can Never Say Goodbye", about Bob's brother who passed away) gets reworked, if they end up recording it - it's a bit repetitive. Between these songs, and the one new song with a ling intro they played on the last tour, "It Can Never Be the Same", I think whatever they put out is going to be the best almost for a long while. Even in Cure years.
The shows have been fucking fantastic, but then again, they always are. Deep cuts galore and they just sound so good.
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Apparently they played Trip Away last night.
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Exciting news!! I just registered for tickets.
Registered for Chicago & Philly too. Just realized my passport has expired! Better get that sorted..
I've only ever seen The Cure once and that was about 6 or 7 years go at the Bestival Festival in Toronto.
US & Canada Tour
THE CURE RETURN TO NORTH AMERICA IN MAY FOR A 30 DATE TOUR #ShowsOfALostWorld23 - REGISTER FOR TICKETS NOW AT https://verifiedfan.ticketmaster.com/thecure2023
Registered for Chicago & Philly too. Just realized my passport has expired! Better get that sorted..
I've only ever seen The Cure once and that was about 6 or 7 years go at the Bestival Festival in Toronto.
US & Canada Tour
THE CURE RETURN TO NORTH AMERICA IN MAY FOR A 30 DATE TOUR #ShowsOfALostWorld23 - REGISTER FOR TICKETS NOW AT https://verifiedfan.ticketmaster.com/thecure2023
The Cure this morning announced its first North American tour in seven years, with plans to bring its “Shows of a Lost World” trek to the U.S. and Canada for 30 dates beginning in May, with three nights apiece in New York City and Los Angeles.
The tour opens May 10 in New Orleans and runs through July 1 in Miami, with dates in between in Dallas, Seattle, Denver, Chicago, Cleveland, Montreal, Atlanta and more, plus three-night stands at the Hollywood Bowl and Madison Square Garden. The Twilight Sad, once again, will open all shows.
See full dates below.
Tickets will be available through a Ticketmaster Verified Fan Sale beginning Wednesday, March 15, and it will require pre-registration to access. Fans will be able to register for a maximum of five different shows, and registration closes at 10 a.m. Pacific Monday, March 13. Head over here for details and to register.
In an email to fans, bandleader Robert Smith — in his trademark all-caps — makes this promise:
THE CURE HAVE AGREED ALL TICKET PRICES, AND APART FROM A FEW HOLLYWOOD BOWL CHARITY SEATS, THERE WILL BE NO ‘PLATINUM’ OR ‘DYNAMICALLY PRICED’ TICKETS ON THIS TOUR
The Cure’s touring lineup had been stable for more than a decade, with Smith joined by his longest-serving bandmate, bassist Simon Gallup, as well as drummer Jason Cooper, keyboardist Roger O’Donnell and guitarist Reeves Gabrels. Smith surprised fans last fall by bringing back guitarist/keyboardist Perry Bamonte, who played in the band from 1990 to 2005.
Smith has been teasing the completion and release of The Cure’s 14th studio album Songs of a Lost World — the group’s first since 2008’s 4.13 Dream — for more than a year, at one point suggesting it would be released before the band embarked on a lengthy European tour last fall.
That didn’t happen, although the group performed a number of new songs live, including “Alone,” “Endsong,” “And Nothing is Forever,” “I Can Never Say Goodbye” and “A Fragile Thing.”
The Cure’s European tour last year marked the group’s first live shows since before the pandemic, when The Cure followed up its Pasadena Daydream festival in Southern California in September 2019 with appearances at the Austin City Limits Festival in Texas and a one-off stadium concert in Mexico City.
The band has not toured the U.S. since 2016.
Here are The Cure’s new dates:
The Cure 2023 tour dates
May 10: New Orleans, LA — Smoothie King Center
May 12: Houston, TX — Toyota Center
May 13: Dallas, TX — Dos Equis Pavilion
May 14: Austin, TX — Moody Center
May 16: Albuquerque, NM — Isleta Amphitheater
May 18: Phoenix, AZ — Desert Diamond Arena
May 20: San Diego, CA — NICU Amphitheatre
May 23: Los Angeles, CA — Hollywood Bowl
May 24: Los Angeles, CA — Hollywood Bowl
May 25: Los Angeles, CA — Hollywood Bowl
May 27: San Francisco, CA — Shoreline Amphitheatre
June 1: Seattle, WA — Climate Pledge Arena
June 2: Vancouver, BC — Rogers Arena
June 4: Salt Lake City, UT — Vivint Smart Home Arena
June 6: Denver, CO — Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
June 8: Minneapolis St. Paul, MN — Xcel Energy Center
June 10: Chicago, IL — United Center
June 11: Cleveland, OH — Blossom Music Center
June 13: Detroit, MI — Pine Knob Music Theatre
June 14: Toronto, ON — Budweiser Stage
June 16: Montreal, QC — Bell Centre
June 18: Boston, MA — Xfinity Center
June 20: New York, NY — Madison Square Garden
June 21: New York, NY — Madison Square Garden
June 22: New York, NY — Madison Square Garden
June 24: Philadelphia, PA — Wells Fargo Center
June 25: Columbia, MD — Merriweather Post Pavilion
June 27: Atlanta, GA — State Farm Arena
June 29: Tampa, FL — Amalie Arena
July 1: Miami, FL — Miami-Dade Arena
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That Tampa date is very tempting!