The Cure

[Birds in Hell]

Houston, TX setlist (May 14):

Open
High
A Night Like This
Lovesong
Pictures of You
Lullaby
A Strange Day
Push
In Between Days
Just Like Heaven
The Last Day of Summer (first performance since 2002)
At Night
M
Play for Today
Want
Shake Dog Shake
The Hungry Ghost
From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea
One Hundred Years
End

Burn
It Can Never Be the Same

Step Into the Light
Fascination Street
Never Enough
Wrong Number

The Lovecats
Close to Me
The Caterpillar
The Walk
Let's Go to Bed
Why Can't I Be You?

A Forest
Boys Don't Cry

[LetMeSleep]

This one had a lot more flow and is just about the perfect setlist (that doesn't have Bsides). Not one person could complain about that show.

RS also said he enjoyed it.

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Haha, that's my least favourite setlist of the four so far!

Regardless, I doubt many fans could walk out feeling unsatisfied no matter what they play.

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Dallas, TX (May 15):

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

Charlotte Sometimes
Push
In Between Days
Primary

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

Step Into the Light
Shake Dog Shake
Never Enough
Wrong Number

Burn
A Forest
Boys Don't Cry

Over the last few days I came up with my preferred tracklisting for the Cure's most recent (er, in 2008) album 4:13 Dream by cutting a few album tracks, replacing them with b-sides and generally moving things around:

Underneath the Stars
Down Under
Switch
Sleep When I'm Dead
The Hungry Ghost
Freakshow
Sirensong
The Perfect Boy
All Kinds of Stuff
NY Trip
The Scream
It's Over

Much improved.

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Incredible setlist in El Paso, TX (May 17):

Out of This World
Watching Me Fall (first performance since 2007)
Pictures of You
Closedown
High
Lovesong
Push
In Between Days
Just Like Heaven
A Letter to Elise
The Snakepit (first performance since 2000)
Lullaby
Fascination Street
Want
Shake Dog Shake
39 (first performance since 2004)
Bloodflowers

Other Voices
The Drowning Man
Charlotte Sometimes
Primary

If Only Tonight We Could Sleep
Catch
The Perfect Girl (first performance since 1990)
Why Can't I Be You?

Hot Hot Hot!!!
(I Don't Know What's Going) On (first performance since 2004)
Let's Go to Bed
Close to Me

Step Into the Light
Never Enough
Burn
It Can Never Be the Same

A Forest
Boys Don't Cry

Particularly thrilled to see the return of The Snakepit:

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RM's general indifference to my Cure setlist updates has not yet deterred me.

Las Vegas! (May 19)

Plainsong
Pictures of You
Closedown
A Night Like This
The Caterpillar
Sleep When I'm Dead
Lovesong
Trust
Lullaby
The Perfect Girl
Hot Hot Hot!!!
Screw
The Walk
Push
In Between Days
Just Like Heaven
2 Late
Want
Shake Dog Shake
Disintegration

Step into the Light
Never Enough
Burn
Wrong Number
Give Me It

The Lovecats
Close to Me
Let's Go to Bed
Freakshow
Why Can't I Be You?

A Forest
Boys Don't Cry

Heartened to see 2 Late and Freakshow making their tour debuts (and only the third time the former has ever been played).

If you have even the vaguest interest in The Cure, this is the year to see them - who knows when they'll tour on this scale again, they're playing staggeringly varied setlists and they sound better right now than they have since the early 90s.

[matt reeder]

RM's general indifference to my Cure setlist updates has not yet deterred me.

Las Vegas! (May 19)

Plainsong
Pictures of You
Closedown
A Night Like This
The Caterpillar
Sleep When I'm Dead
Lovesong
Trust
Lullaby
The Perfect Girl
Hot Hot Hot!!!
Screw
The Walk
Push
In Between Days
Just Like Heaven
2 Late
Want
Shake Dog Shake
Disintegration

Step into the Light
Never Enough
Burn
Wrong Number
Give Me It

The Lovecats
Close to Me
Let's Go to Bed
Freakshow
Why Can't I Be You?

A Forest
Boys Don't Cry

Heartened to see 2 Late and Freakshow making their tour debuts (and only the third time the former has ever been played).

If you have even the vaguest interest in The Cure, this is the year to see them - who knows when they'll tour on this scale again, they're playing staggeringly varied setlists and they sound better right now than they have since the early 90s.

No, please do keep posting setlists! I appreciate it. I'm very much looking forward to seeing them next Saturday.

[surfndestroy]

RM's general indifference to my Cure setlist updates has not yet deterred me.

Las Vegas! (May 19)

Plainsong
Pictures of You
Closedown
A Night Like This
The Caterpillar
Sleep When I'm Dead
Lovesong
Trust
Lullaby
The Perfect Girl
Hot Hot Hot!!!
Screw
The Walk
Push
In Between Days
Just Like Heaven
2 Late
Want
Shake Dog Shake
Disintegration

Step into the Light
Never Enough
Burn
Wrong Number
Give Me It

The Lovecats
Close to Me
Let's Go to Bed
Freakshow
Why Can't I Be You?

A Forest
Boys Don't Cry

Heartened to see 2 Late and Freakshow making their tour debuts (and only the third time the former has ever been played).

If you have even the vaguest interest in The Cure, this is the year to see them - who knows when they'll tour on this scale again, they're playing staggeringly varied setlists and they sound better right now than they have since the early 90s.

No, please do keep posting setlists! I appreciate it. I'm very much looking forward to seeing them next Saturday.

Let us know how the show is and stage times. Seeing them on the 31st. It's an outdoor show and looks like opening act stage time is 6pm. Seems crazy.

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It's changed depending on venue but most shows on this tour have had The Twilight Sad on from 7:00-7:40pm and The Cure from 8:00-11:00(+)pm, I believe.

[Birds in Hell]

Looks like a cool venue.

Screw and The Walk from Vegas:

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Chula Vista, CA (20 May):

Open
High
Pictures of You
Closedown
This Twilight Garden
A Night Like This
All I Want
Push
Jupiter Crash
Last Dance
Lullaby
The End of the World
Lovesong
A Letter to Elise
Fascination Street
The Hungry Ghost
From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea
End

It Can Never Be The Same

At Night
M
Play For Today
A Forest

Step Into the Light
Us or Them
Burn
Wrong Number

The Walk
The Exploding Boy
In Between Days
Doing the Unstuck
Friday I'm in Love
Just Like Heaven
Boys Don't Cry

Tour debut for the wonderful Jupiter Crash and nice to see that Seventeen Seconds-themed encore played again.

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First night of three at the Hollwood Bowl (May 22):

Plainsong
Pictures of You
Closedown
A Night Like This
Push
In Between Days
Last Dance
Lullaby
Fascination Street
The End of the World
Lovesong
Just Like Heaven
2 Late
Trust
Want
One Hundred Years
Disintegration

It Can Never Be the Same
A Forest

Shake Dog Shake
Piggy in the Mirror
All I Want
Give Me It

Step into the Light
Never Enough
Burn
Wrong Number

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

[Stardog Champion]

I bought a ticket to one of the NY shows because of the setlists in this thread.

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I bought a ticket to one of the NY shows because of the setlists in this thread.

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Hollywood Bowl night 2 (May 23):

Open
High
Pictures of You
This Twilight Garden
A Night Like This
Lovesong
A Letter to Elise
Last Dance
Fascination Street
The Hungry Ghost
Screw
Lullaby
The Caterpillar
The Exploding Boy
In Between Days
Just Like Heaven
If Only Tonight We Could Sleep
Want
End

It Can Never Be The Same

The Snakepit
Shake Dog Shake
From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea
A Forest

Step Into the Light
Never Enough
Burn
Wrong Number

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

Matt Chamberlain was there:

[Jorge]

lol, Lol.

[Jorge]

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

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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.

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Hollywood Bowl night 3 (May 24):

Out of This World
Watching Me Fall
Pictures of You
Closedown
A Night Like This
Push
In Between Days
Doing the Unstuck
Lullaby
Fascination Street
(I Don't Know What's Going) On
The Walk
Lovesong
Just Like Heaven
The Last Day of Summer
Want
39
Bloodflowers

It Can Never Be The Same
Shake Dog Shake
Burn
A Forest

Step Into the Light
Us or Them
Never Enough
Wrong Number

The Perfect Girl
Hot Hot Hot!!!
Friday I'm in Love
Freakshow
Close to Me
Why Can't I Be You?
Boys Don't Cry

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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.