The Cure

[William Bloke]

I really wanna see them again. Maybe I'll do something fiscally irresponsible.

Good idea.

There's a fantastic sounding audience recording of the Chula Vista, CA show up on dime for those who are interested.

I snagged this and checked it out at work today. Sounds very good indeedy.

Very much looking forward to seeing them myself in a few months.

[Birds in Hell]

Me too, Bloke!

Excellent looking set in Mountain View, CA (May 26):

Open
alt.end
A Night Like This
Push
In Between Days
Kyoto Song
Screw
The Walk
Let's Go To Bed
Lullaby
Fascination Street
From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea
Pictures of You
Last Dance
High
Lovesong
Just Like Heaven
Primary
Want
End

It Can Never Be The Same
Cold
Play for Today
A Forest

Step Into the Light
Shake Dog Shake
Burn
Wrong Number

Dressing Up
The Lovecats
Hot Hot Hot!!!
The Caterpillar
Close to Me
Why Can't I Be You?
Boys Don't Cry

Tour debuts for Kyoto Song and Cold and dig that 5-song Head on the Door mini-set.

Portland/Ridgefield up next, looking forward to hearing mreeder's impressions.

Average videos from this guy but great sound:

[matt reeder]

1. Shake Dog Shake
2. A Night Like This
3. The Walk
4. Push
5. In Between Days
6. Just Like Heaven
7. Pictures of You
8. High
9. This Twilight Garden
10. Lovesong
11. Lullaby
12. The Snakepit
13. From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea
14. The Hungry Ghost
15. Want
16. The Hanging Garden
17. One Hundred Years
18. Give Me It

Encore:
19. Other Voices
20. M
21. Charlotte Sometimes
22. Play for Today
23. A Forest

Encore 2:
24. Step Into the Light
25. Never Enough
26. Fascination Street
27. Burn
28. Wrong Number

Encore 3:
29. Hot Hot Hot!!!
30. Let's Go to Bed
31. Freakshow
32. Close to Me
33. Why Can't I Be You?
34. Boys Don't Cry

The show was incredible, the setlist was incredible, Robert sounded incredible and the musicianship was incredible. I don't know what else to say. "One Hundred Years" melted my brain.

[Birds in Hell]

The show was incredible, the setlist was incredible, Robert sounded incredible and the musicianship was incredible. I don't know what else to say. "One Hundred Years" melted my brain.

I'm so thrilled!

Looks like an incredible show, first Shake Dog Shake opener of the tour too. I'd be ecstatic with a set like that.

[Birds in Hell]

Sasquatch Festival, George, WA (May 29):

Plainsong
Pictures of You
Closedown
A Night Like This
The Walk
Push
In Between Days
Just Like Heaven
Last Dance
High
The End of the World
Lovesong
If Only Tonight We Could Sleep
Want
The Hungry Ghost
From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea
Disintegration

It Can Never Be The Same
Boys Don't Cry

Poor weather meant the band's set was almost moved to a smaller stage and I believe their time was cut somewhat short as a result.

[matt reeder]

Sasquatch Festival, George, WA (May 29):

Plainsong
Pictures of You
Closedown
A Night Like This
The Walk
Push
In Between Days
Just Like Heaven
Last Dance
High
The End of the World
Lovesong
If Only Tonight We Could Sleep
Want
The Hungry Ghost
From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea
Disintegration

It Can Never Be The Same
Boys Don't Cry

Poor weather meant the band's set was almost moved to a smaller stage and I believe their time was cut somewhat short as a result.

Before they announced the Ridgefield show I was going to go to this one instead. I'm glad I didn't. I love the Gorge but the weather can be terrible there and festival sets are always shorter.

[Birds in Hell]

Vancouver, BC (May 31):

Plainsong
Pictures of You
High
A Night Like This
Lovesong
Trust
Last Dance
Kyoto Song
Screw
The Walk
Push
In Between Days
Just Like Heaven
Lullaby
Like Cockatoos
Fascination Street
The Hungry Ghost
Prayers for Rain
Disintegration

At Night
M
Play For Today
A Forest

Step Into the Light
Want
Never Enough
Burn
Wrong Number

The Perfect Girl
Hot Hot Hot!!!
Let's Go To Bed
Close to Me
Why Can't I Be You?
Boys Don't Cry

Tour debut for the supremely excellent Like Cockatoos.

[matt reeder]

Vancouver, BC (May 31):

Plainsong
Pictures of You
High
A Night Like This
Lovesong
Trust
Last Dance
Kyoto Song
Screw
The Walk
Push
In Between Days
Just Like Heaven
Lullaby
Like Cockatoos
Fascination Street
The Hungry Ghost
Prayers for Rain
Disintegration

At Night
M
Play For Today
A Forest

Step Into the Light
Want
Never Enough
Burn
Wrong Number

The Perfect Girl
Hot Hot Hot!!!
Let's Go To Bed
Close to Me
Why Can't I Be You?
Boys Don't Cry

Tour debut for the supremely excellent Like Cockatoos.

A friend of mine from Portland went to this. She bought tickets for Vancouver and decided to make it a long weekend, and after she'd already made all her plans, they announced the Ridgefield (Portland) show. I'm looking forward to getting her report about the Vancouver show. I'm really jealous she got to hear "Trust", but otherwise this is pretty similar to the show we got down here.

[E.H. Ruddock]

We ate at an Italian restaurant last night and the accordion player played a Cure song

[surfndestroy]

Vancouver, BC (May 31):

Plainsong
Pictures of You
High
A Night Like This
Lovesong
Trust
Last Dance
Kyoto Song
Screw
The Walk
Push
In Between Days
Just Like Heaven
Lullaby
Like Cockatoos
Fascination Street
The Hungry Ghost
Prayers for Rain
Disintegration

At Night
M
Play For Today
A Forest

Step Into the Light
Want
Never Enough
Burn
Wrong Number

The Perfect Girl
Hot Hot Hot!!!
Let's Go To Bed
Close to Me
Why Can't I Be You?
Boys Don't Cry

Tour debut for the supremely excellent Like Cockatoos.

A friend of mine from Portland went to this. She bought tickets for Vancouver and decided to make it a long weekend, and after she'd already made all her plans, they announced the Ridgefield (Portland) show. I'm looking forward to getting her report about the Vancouver show. I'm really jealous she got to hear "Trust", but otherwise this is pretty similar to the show we got down here.

Last night was 2:45 of swaying happiness. More hits would have been nice but you go in knowing that The Cure's going to play what they want to play. I was happy with 8 songs from Disintegration, my fave Cure release.
Robert Smith is an engaging front man, leaving my son and I wishing he spoke a little more to the audience, and a way better guitarist than I would have thought. Robert takes most of the solos and leads, leaving Reeves Gabriel (of Bowie fame) playing rhythm on all but a hand full of songs.

[Birds in Hell]

More hits would have been nice but you go in knowing that The Cure's going to play what they want to play.

The only other complaint that I've seen about the sets on this tour is that the band are leaning too heavily on the hits!

In that set above I count sixteen singles, for example - or eighteen if you include Play for Today and A Night Like This which weren't technically released as standalone singles but have film clips, received radio play and were included on the CD edition of the Standing on a Beach singles compilation.

Very much looking forward to seeing these guys again next month. From what I understand they still have plenty of songs left that were rehearsed and haven't been added to the sets yet so I'm interested to see what else crops up.

[Birds in Hell]

Boise, ID (June 2):

Open
alt.end
A Night Like This
Push
In Between Days
Lullaby
The Walk
Sleep When I'm Dead
Sinking
Pictures of You
High
Lovesong
Just Like Heaven
Fascination Street
The Hungry Ghost
From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea
One Hundred Years
End

It Can Never Be the Same
Want
Burn

Shake Dog Shake
Never Enough
Wrong Number
A Forest

The Lovecats
Hot Hot Hot!!!
Let's Go to Bed
Close To Me
Why Can't I Be You?
Boys Don't Cry

Tour debut for Sinking.

[Birds in Hell]

Great set in Salt Lake City, UT (June 3):

Shake Dog Shake
A Night Like This
Push
Primary
Like Cockatoos
Kyoto Song
The Walk
Lullaby
High
The Caterpillar
The End of the World
Pictures of You
Closedown
Lovesong
Just Like Heaven
Trust
From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea
One Hundred Years
Give Me It

Want
Never Enough
Fascination Street
Burn
Wrong Number
A Forest

Inbetween Days
Doing the Unstuck
Friday I'm in Love

Hot Hot Hot!!!
Let's Go to Bed
Close to Me
Why Can't I Be You?
Boys Don't Cry

[Iholdthepain]

Glad the Frow and I pulled the trigger and went to the Denver show tonight... They played four songs from Bloodflowers, which is both of our favorite Cure album (contrary to popular opinion). Fiddler's Green is a ho-hum venue... Nothing special, but the views of the Front Range are nice from the lawn. I'd much rather have seen them play at Red Rocks, but then Robert & Co. wouldn't have made as much $$.

and now for the whiskey hangover

Out of This World
Pictures of You
Closedown
High
Lovesong
Just Like Heaven
The Last Day of Summer
Cold
A Strange Day
A Night Like This
Push
In Between Days
Fascination Street
The Hungry Ghost
39
Bloodflowers
Encore:
It Can Never Be the Same
Want
Shake Dog Shake
Burn
Encore 2:
At Night
M
Play for Today
A Forest
Encore 3:
Hot Hot Hot!!!
The Caterpillar
The Walk
Let's Go to Bed
Encore 4:
Lullaby
Close to Me
Why Can't I Be You?
Boys Don't Cry

[Birds in Hell]

Incredible set, particularly happy to see Cold and A Strange Day making an appearance.

[Birds in Hell]

They played four songs from Bloodflowers, which is both of our favorite Cure album (contrary to popular opinion).

I'll admit I'm kind of hoping we don't get a Bloodflowers-themed set in Adelaide next month. It's my least favourite Cure album.

[Jorge]

Sometimes I think it's mine too. But I really like "Out of This World".

[Jorge]

What is the best Cure lineup?

[Iholdthepain]

Sometimes I think it's mine too. But I really like "Out of This World".

It worked very well as an opener!

[Birds in Hell]

Yeah, I like Out of This World too.

What is the best Cure lineup?

Good question and I've gone back and forth on the best answer.

I think it's definitely one with Boris Williams on drums but that's still at least four (or arguably five or six depending on how pedantic you want to be) different line-ups.

Probably either the Robert/Simon/Porl/Lol/Boris line-up that made The Head on the Door and Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me or that which made Disintegration which is the same but with the addition of Roger (who came onboard for the Kiss Me tour).

I think the current line-up with Reeves is their best since the 1990-1992 line-up that made Wish. Though it's almost the same as the long-running 1994-2004 line-up, having Reeves on guitar instead of Perry Bamonte has made a gigantic difference.