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THE CURE WILL BE HEADLINING A SERIES OF MAJOR EUROPEAN MUSIC FESTIVALS THIS SUMMER
CURE.COM ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL COINCIDE WITH FESTIVAL SITES
CONFIRMATIONS so far...
1. PINK POP, HOLLAND
26 May 2012
HULTSFRED FESTIVAL, SWEDEN
14-16 June 2012
HURRICANE FESTIVAL, GERMANY
22-24 June 2012
SOUTHSIDE FESTIVAL, GERMANY
22-24 June 2012
LES EUROCKEENNES, FRANCE
29 June - 1 July 2012
ROSKILDE FESTIVAL, DENMARK
5-8 July 2012
HEINEKEN JAMMIN', ITALY
7 July 2012
ROCK IN ROMA, ITALY
9 July 2012
OPTIMUS ALIVE, PORTUGAL
14 July 2012
LOTS MORE TO COME...
2011
Posted by CURE:ROBERT on 12/4/2011 | Comments (49)
A PASSING THOUGHT
http://www.thecure.com/blog/default.aspx?nid=37407
AFTER A FABULOUS SET OF SHOWS
AND STUFF BUBBLING AWAY IN THE BASEMENT…
AAAAAAAIIIIIEEEEEEEEE!
NOT SURE WHY I AM BOTHERING POSTING SOMETHING AS BANAL AS THIS…
I KNOW I KNOW
I SHOULDN'T EVER STOP AND SIGN (?!!)
BUT…
PLEASE!
$1,500 FOR A JUNK SHOP GUITAR ON EBAY JUST BECAUSE I SCRAWLED ON IT?
FFS!
PLEASE DONT BUY THIS JUNK!
IF YOU WANT A GUITAR - BUY AN ULTRACURE!
FOR WHAT ITS WORTH MY SIGNATURE IS ON THE TOP ALREADY…
(SO WHAT IF IT'S PRINTED ON? SO WHAT?!!)
http://www.schecterguitars.com/International/Products/Guitar/Robert-Smith-Ultra-Cure.aspx
ITS A GORGEOUS INSTRUMENT!
IT WILL BRING YOU YEARS OF PLEASURE!
(AND NO I DONT GET PAID BY SCHECTER TO SAY THIS! IN FACT QUITE THE REVERSE: SINCE SALE ONE EVERY CENT I WOULD OTHERWISE MAKE IS MATCHED BY SCHECTER (APPROX $100 ON EVERY ULTRACURE) AND SENT STRAIGHT TO AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL… SO NOT ONLY IS IT GORGEOUS AND REWARDING IN AND OF ITSELF - BUYING IT IS A CHARITABLE ACT!)
deep breath
MORE REWARDING POSTS IMMINENT
ONWARDS…
RS
PS
BESTIVAL CD/DIGITAL IS OUT TODAY - AND GUESS WHAT? IT TOO IS GORGEOUS AND REWARDING IN AND OF ITSELF - AND BUYING IT IS ANOTHER A CHARITABLE ACT! (ALL PROFITS TO IOW YOUTH TRUST http://www.iowyouthtrust.co.uk/)
SIGNING...
IT'S UNLIKELY I WILL STOP SIGNING STUFF... BUT ITS USUALLY CHAOTIC PRE/POST SHOW - THROUGH FENCES/BUS WINDOWS/STAGGERING INTO HOTELS ETC ETC!!! - SO HARD IN THOSE MOMENTS TO DETERMINE WHO IS 'REAL' AND WHO ISN'T... I SUPPOSE MY POINT IS MORE THAT IF DEMAND FOR OVERPRICED SIGNED TAT DISAPPEARS, THE EBAYHOUNDS WILL FOLLOW SUIT... ? (SIGNING "TO XXX... " IS ALWAYS GOOD IDEA, BUT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT IMPRACTICAL... THERE IS USUALLY MORE THAN ONE PERSON TALKING AT ONCE (?!!) AND THE TIME IT WOULD TAKE WOULD LIKELY MEAN I WOULDN'T GET A SOUNDCHECK/GET WHERE I'M GOING/MAKE IT TO BED!)
2010
2009
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MUSIC FOR FREE?
2/27/2009 10:48 PM (GMT-08:00) CURE:ROBERT
SO
IT SEEMS A FEW PROFESSIONAL APOLOGISTS (YOU HAVE TO LOVE THEM!) OUT THERE
DISAGREE WITH MY "EVERY ARTIST SHOULD VALUE THEIR ART" MUSING
AND THINK ITS OK FOR ART - MUSIC IN PARTICULAR - TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FREE FOR
ALL...
NO I AM NOT CONFUSING 'ARTISTIC VALUE' WITH 'COMMERCIAL VALUE'
MERELY QUESTIONING THE DUMB ACCEPTANCE OF THE 'FREE ART IS THE 'NEW' PARADIGM -
THATS JUST THE WAY IT IS' MANTRA
IN THE WAY OF OUR BRIGHT AND BRAVE NEW WIRED WORLD
THESE IDIOT CRITICS HAVE TRIED VERY HARD TO TURN MY GENERAL POINT - A POINT I
MADE USING RADIOHEAD'S 'IN RAINBOWS: PAY WHAT YOU WANT' MARKETING RUSE AS IT IS
THE MOST WIDELY KNOWN EXAMPLE - INTO A MOCK SHOCK HORROR "HOW DARE ANYONE
QUESTION THE FAMOUSLY INDEPENDENT AND ANTI-CAPITALIST RADIOHEAD, THEY SELL MORE
'PRODUCT' THAN THE CURE SO THEIR STRATEGY OBVIOUSLY 'WORKED' (HUH?!!)... AND
ANYWAY, ROBERT SMITH IS WAY TOO OLD TO COMMENT ON CONTEMPORARY CULTURE"
MOMENT...
MY POINT IS NEITHER PARTICULARLY NEW NOR ORIGINAL
NOR EXCLUSIVELY ABOUT RADIOHEADS 'IN RAINBOWS'
BUT IT IS I FEEL STILL COMPELLING
ANY FAMOUS ARTIST WITH A HUGE AND DEVOTED FAN BASE (OFTEN ARRIVED AT WITH A
LITTLE HELP FROM A WEALTHY AND POWERFUL 'PATRON' OR TWO?) CAN AFFORD TO DO WHAT
HE, SHE OR IT WANTS...
INCLUDING GIVING THEIR ART AWAY AS SOME KIND OF 'LOSS LEADER' TO HELP 'BUILD THE
BRAND'
ALL WELL AND GOOD (WELL... NOT REALLY! 'LOSS LEADER'? 'BUILD THE BRAND'? AAGH!
BUT THIS IS THE LINGUA FRANCA... )
HOWEVER
IF THIS 'ART FOR FREE' IDEA BECOMES THE CULTURAL NORM
THEN HOW DO ARTISTS EARN THEIR LIVING?
HEY
HANG ON
WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT A WEALTHY AND POWERFUL 'PATRON'
LIKE... A BIG RECORD LABEL?
EXCELLENT!
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SIGN UP AND AGREE TO ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS
AND IT WILL MARKET YOU DECISIVELY
AND IF YOU PLAY IT RIGHT ITS EVEN WEALTHIER AND MORE POWERFUL PARENT COMPANY
WILL AIR YOUR WORDS AND PICTURES AND VIDEOS AND MUSIC AND ADS ON ITS MANY AND
VARIOUS WEB/TV/RADIO CHANNELS
AND CHARGE ADVERTISERS HUGE AMOUNTS TO ADVERTISE TO THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE
CONSUMING ALL YOUR FREE ART...
AND YOU THE ARTIST WILL OF COURSE GET A 'FAIR' REWARD FOR YOUR EFFORTS... ?
BAH
SOME 'NEW' PARADIGM!
SO
I STAND BY MY POINT:
AN ARTIST HAS TO VALUE THE ART THEY CREATE
OTHERWISE I DONT BELIEVE THEY CAN BELIEVE IT TO BE ART
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO PAY AN ARTIST FOR HIS OR HER OR ITS ART
AS IT OBVIOUSLY HELPS ENABLE THAT ARTIST TO KEEP CREATING
AND QUITE HONESTLY
AS ANYONE THAT DISAGREES WITH THIS POINT
IS UNLIKELY TO BE AN ARTIST
I DONT REALLY CARE TOO MUCH WHAT THEY THINK... !!!
I JUST WROTE ALL THIS BECAUSE I GOT PARTICULARLY FED UP TONIGHT WITH THE
SQUEALING HIGH DRAMA OF THE 101 STORIES A DAY AND NONE OF THEM PARTICULARLY TRUE
BRIGHT AND BRAVE NEW WIRED WORLD MEDIA THAT WHINES ON AND ON WITHOUT RESPITE OR
REFUTATION…
CRETINS!
OR MAYBE ITS JUST MY POST BIG GIG HANGOVER TALKING?!!
ONWARDS...
RSX
PS
I WONDER HOW MANY OF THE PROFESSIONAL APOLOGISTS OUT THERE WRITE THEIR SHIT FOR
FREE?
HA!
http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/robert-smith-blasts-idiot-radiohead-197836
Pay what you want? Not for The Cure
Michael Leonard, Tue 24 Feb 2009, 12:05 pm UTC
The Cure's Robert Smith: he'll set the price, thanks
The Cure's frontman Robert Smith says he "disagreed violently" with Radiohead allowing their fans to pay what they wanted for the band's last album, In Rainbows.
Users registered for Radiohead's website could pay what they wanted before downloading an MP3 version of In Rainbows. The album later went on sale in full CD / vinyl formats.
Smith and his Cure cohorts will receive the Godlike Genius award at The NME Awards on 26 February, but Smith is certainly not behind Radiohead's experimentation with new ways of selling music.
Smith said: "The Radiohead experiment of paying what you want - I disagreed violently with that.
"The idea that the value is created by the consumer is an idiot plan" Robert Smith
"You can't allow other people to put a price on what you do, otherwise you don't consider what you do to have any value at all and that's nonsense.
"If I put a value on my music and no one's prepared to pay that, then more fool me, but the idea that the value is created by the consumer is an idiot plan, it can't work."
Despite Radiohead's risky strategy, In Rainbows went to Number 1 in the US and the UK when released physically on CD/vinyl in early 2008. The Cure's most recent album, 4:13 Dream, peaked at Number 16 in the US and 33 in the UK.
You can get an album of Cure-cover versions, by other artists, free with this week's NME, interestingly.
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2008
THE REASONS WHY?
9/29/2008 2:20:56 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
THIS MTV SHOW JUST CAME UP OUT OF NOWHERE WE WERENT INTENDING PLAYING
AGAIN FOR A WHILE BUT WE WERE OFFERED THIS HEADLINE SPOT IN THE WAY WE
SOMETIMES ARE AND HAD THE IDEA OF PREMIERING THE NEW ALBUM LIVE IN
ROME...
QUITE AMBITIOUS...AND QUITE EXCITING!
MTV HAVE AGREED TO AIR AT LEAST A CUT DOWN VERSION (AN MTV HOUR IS ONLY
45 MINUTES OR SO AND THE ALBUM IS 53+) ON EVERY MTV EUROPEAN STATION -
HOPEFULLY WITHIN A WEEK OF THE EVENT - AT THE LATEST BEFORE NOVEMBER
ENDS - AND IT WILL BE BROADCAST IN THE USA TOO*...
OH
AND YOU EVER KNOW IT MIGHT MAKE ITS WAY ONTO YOUTUBE?!!
HA...
*MORE NEWS HERE WHEN I CAN CONFIRM THE DETAILS
BETTER START REHEARSING NOW...
RSX
PS - THE 2ND HOUR (?ENCORE?!!) WILL LIKELY BE A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE...
AND MAYBE VH1 CLASSIC MIGHT SHOW IT IF WE DONT PLAY ANY B-SIDES?!!
ONWARDS...
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MTV UK
MTV France
MTV Germany
MTV Netherlands
MTV Spain
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THE PERFECT
BOY
“YOU AND ME ARE THE WORLD”
SHE SAID
“NOTHING ELSE IS REAL
THE TWO OF US IS ALL THERE IS
THE REST IS JUST A DREAM…
ALWAYS MEANT TO BE
I CAN FEEL IT
LIKE A DESTINY THING
WRITTEN IN THE STARS
INESCAPABLE FATE
Yeah IT’S OUT OF MY HANDS
FALLING INTO YOUR ARMS”
“AND I DON’T WANT TO GET INNOCENT
BUT I WOULD LOVE YOU TO TAKE MY TIME
WE'RE ON THE EDGE OF A BEAUTIFUL THING”
SHE SAID
“COME ON…
LET’S STAY HERE FOR A WHILE”
Oh GIRL!
HE IS THE ONE FOR SURE
Oh GIRL!
HE IS THE PERFECT BOY
“Yeah ME AND YOU ARE A WORLD”
HE SAID
“BUT NOT THE ONLY ONE I NEED
THE TWO OF US IS NEVER ALL THERE IS
THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN FOR REAL
IF IT WAS MEANT TO BE US
IT WAS MEANT TO BE NOW
DON’T SEE THE SENSE IN WASTING TIME
IF YOU’RE SO SURE ABOUT THIS
LAUREL KISMET HARDY THING
YOU KNOW TONIGHT YOU’RE MINE”
“AND I DON’T WANT TO GET OBVIOUS
BUT I HAVE TO BE GONE BY THREE
WERE ON THE EDGE OF A BEAUTIFUL THING”
HE SAID
“SO COME ON…
JUMP WITH ME”
Oh GIRL!
HE’S NOT THE ONE FOR SURE
Oh GIRL!
HE’S NOT SO WONDERFUL
Oh GIRL!
HE’S NOT THE ONE FOR SURE
Oh GIRL!
HE’S NOT THE PERFECT BOY AT ALL
“YOU AND ME ARE THE WORLD”
SHE SAYS
“NOTHING ELSE IS REAL
THE TWO OF US IS ALL THERE IS
THE REST IS JUST A DREAM… ”
AND HER HEART MAY BE BROKEN
A HUNDRED TIMES
BUT THE HURT WILL NEVER DESTROY
HER HOPE…
THE HAPPY EVER AFTER GIRL
ONE DAY FINDS THE PERFECT BOY
WITHOUT YOU
ANYTHING AT ALL
BUT YOU KNOW I CAN’T STOP
IT’S LIFE ON THE MOON
ALL THIS TALK OF GIVING UP
LIFE IS TOO SHORT
FOR IT NOT TO BE TRUE
THE BEST IDEA I THINK
IS FOR ME TO GO MY WAY…
ANYTHING AT ALL
BUT DON’T WANT ME TO CHANGE
HARD TO UNDERSTAND
WHEN A PLAN IS THIS STRANGE
AND LIFE IS TOO BIG
Yeah IT HAS TO BE TRUE
Oh THE BEST IDEA I THINK
IS FOR ME TO GO MY WAY…
IF ALL THAT YOU WANT
IS HOW IT COULD BE
YOU MAY AS WELL GO NOW
THERE’S NO WAIT AND SEE…
ANYTHING AT ALL
BUT DON’T ASK ME TO FADE
YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT
I CAN’T EVER PLAY SAFE
LIFE IS TOO REAL
FOR IT NOT TO BE TRUE
Oh THE BEST IDEA I THINK
IS FOR ME TO GO MY WAY…
IF ALL THAT YOU WANT
IS HOW IT COULD BE
YOU MAY AS WELL GO
NO THERE’S NO WAIT AND SEE
IT WILL ALWAYS BE WRONG
IF ALL I WON’T GIVE
IS ALL THAT YOU WANT
IT’S A STRANGE WAY
TO LIVE AND LET LIVE
WHEN ALL THAT YOU DO
IS MEASURE ME UP
FALLING SHORTER THAN YOU
IT’S A STRANGE WAY TO LOVE
ALL THIS ‘BE AS I WANT’
WHEN I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW
I CAN’T FADE
CHANGE
OR STOP
SO ANYTHING AT ALL
BUT YOU KNOW I WON’T CHOOSE
IF ALL YOU COULD WIN
IS ALL I WOULD LOSE
WHEN LIFE IS TOO RARE
Yeah IT HAS TO BE TRUE
THE BEST IDEA I THINK
IS FOR ME TO GO MY WAY…
…without you
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HYPNAGOGIC STATES EP
FALL OUT BOY, AFI, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, 30 SECONDS TO MARS
AND 65 DAYS OF STATIC REMIX THE CURE FOR ‘HYPNAGOGIC STATES’ EP
The Cure announce an EP of remixes of the first 4 singles taken from
their imminent new album to be released digitally and on CD on the 13th
September.
Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance), Pete Wentz & Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy),
Jade Puget (AFI), 30 Seconds To Mars and 65 Days Of Static (who supported The
Cure on most of their recent 59 date World 4Tour), have exclusively remixed the
first 4 singles from the forthcoming studio album for this special EP, entitled
‘Hypnagogic States’, as follows:
“The Only One” - remixed by 30 Seconds to Mars
“Freakshow” - remixed by Jade Puget (AFI)
“Sleep When I’m Dead” - remixed by Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance) and Julien-K
“The Perfect Boy” - remixed by Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy)
"Exploding Head Syndrome" (all 4 singles) remixed by 65 Days Of Static
All Artist royalties from the EP will benefit The International Red Cross.
The Cure’s new studio album, their 13th, is scheduled for release on 13th
October via Suretone/Geffen... but what does schedule ever know?!!
“THE PERFECT BOY (MIX 13)”, THE 4TH OF FOUR SINGLES RELEASED ON THE 13TH OF EACH
MONTH IN THE RUN UP TO TO THE LP, IS OUT 13TH AUGUST.
Like it's predecessors “The Only One (Mix 13)”, “Freakshow (Mix 13)” and “Sleep
When I’m Dead (Mix 13)”, the single will be released digitally and on CD and 7”
and will be backed with an exclusive B-side, this time “Without You.” None of
the B-sides will appear on the album. The singles were produced by Robert Smith
and Keith Uddin.
Led as always by lead singer/guitarist Robert Smith, the Cure line-up comprises
long-time members bass player Simon Gallup, drummer Jason Cooper and, back in
the band for a third time, guitarist Porl Thompson.
Hear a clip of “The Perfect Boy (Mix 13)” at
www.thecure.com
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LAST
THOUGHTS ON THE USA RADIO SUBJECT...
8/4/2008 11:29:58 AM -
SO WE NOW HAVE THREE SINGLES IN THE USA
BILLBOARD TOP 10...
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=Hot+Singles+Sales
AND NOT A WHISPER ANYWHERE...
(AND IN CASE ANYONE WAS WONDERING... TOTAL SWID USA RADIO PLAYS TO DATE?
54! YAY! WE SATURATED! ETC ETC... )
YES...
ONWARDS INDEED!
RSX
PS
THE AMERICAN FLAG STARS IMAGE IS NOT THE HYPNANGOGIC STATES EP ART - IT'S JUST A
PICTURE I PUT UP WITH THE STORY...
IN THE SAME WAY THE IMAGE ABOVE IS NOT AN AMERICAN RADIO PLAYING A CURE SONG -
IT'S JUST A PICTURE I PUT UP WITH THE STORY?
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SO WE HAVE THE NUMBER ONE SINGLE IN AMERICA
BY SALES...
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=Hot+Singles+Sales
SO GUESS HOW MANY TIMES THE SONG HAS BEEN PLAYED ON THE RADIO?
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HYPNAGOGIC STATES EP
7/23/2008 5:59:23 PM -
THE SEPTEMBER 13TH FOUR TRACK REMIX EP WILL
BE CALLED 'HYPNAGOGIC STATES'...
AT THE MOMENT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE WORKING ON DIFFERENT MIXES
OF THE ONLY ONE... FREAKSHOW... SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD... THE PERFECT BOY
... THERE MAY BE MORE THAN ONE OF THESE EP'S I FEEL!
ALL PROFIT GENERATED BY THIS RELEASE - IE ALL OUR ROYALTIES... AND UNIVERSALS
TOO? WATCH THIS SPACE! - WILL BENEFIT THE INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS
ONWARDS...
RSX
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IS THE LATEST RELEASE DATE OF OUR
(AS YET UNTITLED)
NEW ALBUM...
AUGUST 13TH WILL SEE THE RELEASE OF OUR 4TH 'MIX 13' SINGLE
'THE PERFECT BOY'
B/W ANOTHER 'NOT ON THE ALBUM' SONG
'WITHOUT YOU'
SEPTEMBER 13TH WILL SEE THE RELEASE OF AN EP
COMPRISING THE FIRST 4 SINGLES
'THE ONLY ONE' / 'FREAKSHOW' / 'SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD' / 'THE PERFECT BOY'
REMIXED BY...
*SURPRISE REMIXERS*!!!
(sighs... remembers those pre-web golden days of surprise... )
ALL ROYALTIES FROM THIS EP RELEASE
(EVEN THOSE DUE THE MIGHTY 'U' WE HOPE!)
WILL GO TO...
WELL WE HAVEN'T QUITE DECIDED YET!
SINCE WE GOT BACK FROM AMERICA
I HAVE BEEN MIXING PARIS
AND CHARLOTTE
AND NYC SHOWS FOR TV/DVD
AND I NEED A BIT MORE TIME
TO PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES TO THE ALBUM...
TO DECIDE ON WHAT SONGS MAKE THE FINAL CUT...
AND IN WHAT ORDER...
(frowns... wonders if a 17 song 80 minute album is a double... ?)
SO...
OCTOBER 13TH IT IS THEN...
UNTIL THE NEXT POSTPONEMENT?
HA!!!
RSX
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SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD
(Smith/Gallup/Cooper/Thompson)
“SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD YOU ANGELS
I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD” I SAID
“SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD YOU ANGELS
I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD” I SAID
“SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD YOU ANGELS
I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD
BUT UNTIL THEN… “
THEY TOLD ME I WOULD LIVE FOREVER
IF I KEPT IT CLEAN
THEY SAID I WOULD BE THE CHOSEN ONE
IF I TOOK ONE FOR THE TEAM
Yeah IT’S THE ONLY WAY TO BE
NEVER THINK IT ISNT FAIR
THAT’S A GREEN EYED PANIC CLIMB
TO THE EDGE OF NOWHERE
GIVE IT TO THE CHICKEN
AND SEE IF IT TICKS
Yeah GIVE IT TO THE KITTEN
AND SEE IF IT SICKS
THEN GIVE IT TO THE WONDERFUL
WONDERFUL ME
AND I WILL TELL ON MY RETURN
THE WAY IT IS
WITH ALL THE HAPPY BOYS AND GIRLS
Yeah THE WHOLE H-H-HAPPY WORLD
AND THE LOVE THEY FEEL FOR ME
Yeah the love they feel for me…
“SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD
YOU ANGELS
I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD” I SAID
“SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD
YOU ANGELS
I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD” I SAID
THEY TOLD ME I COULD RUN THE WORLD
IF I KEPT IT QUIET
THEY SAID I COULD BE THE MAN
IF I TOOK IT OUT OF SIGHT
IN A MONKEY SUIT AGAIN
HAVING FUN WITH ALL YOUR FRIENDS
HOW A CASUAL HOUR CAN PULL
ALL THIS WORLD TO PIECES
GIVE IT TO THE BUNNY
AND SEE IF SHE KICKS
Yeah GIVE IT TO THE PUPPY
AND SEE IF HE STICKS
THEN GIVE IT TO THE WONDERFUL
WONDERFUL ME
I’LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN I GET BACK
JUST HOW IT IS
WITH ALL THE OTHER BOYS AND GIRLS
Yeah THE WHOLE F… F…
OTHER WORLD
AND THE WAY IT STIRS INSIDE
AND THE WHY IT NEVER BURNS AT NIGHT
AND THE WAY THEY MAKE THE CLIMB
AND THE WHY THEY NEVER PRAY FOR TIME
AND THE WAY I SHOW SURPRISE
AND THE WHY I NEVER CLOSE MY EYES
Yeah… JUST HOW IT IS
“SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD YOU ANGELS
I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD” I SAID
“SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD YOU ANGELS
I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD” I SAID
“SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD YOU ANGELS
I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD” I SAID
“SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD YOU ANGELS
I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD
BUT UNTIL THEN… “
Well… I should at least feel tired I think
Before I lay me down to dream…
DOWN UNDER
(Smith/Gallup/Cooper/Thompson)
AROUND THE SEA GREEN POOL WE SPIN
THE MERMAID SINGING SONGS
TO PULL US IN
TO SWIM WITH HIM SHE SLIDES UP SLOW
TO FALL DOWN UNDER
BRIGHT BURNING EYES THE ONLY CLUE
TO WHO PLAYS WHAT PLAYS WHEN PLAYS
YOU JUST BLEW MY CUE
TO DROWN HIS TEARS
FOR ALL IN WONDER
UNLUCKY START I SMILE
BUT TWICE IS HELPLESS
FIZZ DOWN NICE AS BLACK WITH ICE
DISGUISE THE STROKE
ENTICE THEM OUT
TO CALL THEIR NUMBER
LEAN IN AND BREATHE IN
AS LOW AS YOU CHOOSE
REMEMBER NOT ALL GAMES ARE WON
BY THE LAST ONE TO LOSE…
HER TAIL I TELL HIS HEAD WE BREAK
THE TRICK IS HOW TO FAKE THE FIRST MISTAKE
TO MAKE THEM TAKE
THE EASY CHOICE
TOO CLOSE TO CARE HOW
BUT WET SPOT SOMETIME CHANGES STRIPE
AND DAY TO NIGHT
IF EVERY WRONG IS RIGHT
I DRY YOUR EYE
YOU BITE MY LIP
WE’RE ALMOST THERE NOW
LEAN IN AND BREATHE IN
AS LOW AS YOU CHOOSE
REMEMBER NOT ALL GAMES ARE WON…
WE FILMED THIS WEEKS CHARLOTTE SHOW WITH
HDNET FOR A FUTURE BROADCAST... DETAILS ARE AS YET A LITTLE SKETCHY... BUT WE
GET TO USE THE FOOTAGE TOO IF WE WANT(?!!)...
WE ARE ALSO FILMING THIS FRIDAY AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN WITH FUSE
http://www.fuse.tv/ontv/shows/fuse-rocks-the-garden/
WE ARE PICKING AN HOURS WORTH OF SONGS THAT THEY WILL BROADCAST 'AS LIVE' BEFORE
WE'VE FINISHED THE SHOW (SO NO FORGETTING THE WORDS FOR ME EH?!!)
THEN WE CAN CHANGE THE SONG CHOICE AND REMIX IT (IF WE WANT) AND THEY WILL
REBROADCAST IN JULY... AND AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER I THINK...
ONWARDS...
UMMM...
HELLO CLEVELAND?!!
RSX
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NO NEW VIDEOS?
6/14/2008 6:51:33 PM -
QUITE A FEW PEOPLE HAVE ASKED US
WHY NO 'REAL' NEW VIDEOS TO GO WITH THE 'MIX 13' SINGLES...
THE TRUTH IS
AFTER THE DISMAL RESPONSE
(IE THEY WEREN'T SHOWN ANYWHERE!)
TO THE LAST 'REAL' VIDEOS WE MADE
WE JUST COULDN'T WORK UP THE ENTHUSIASM TO MAKE ANOTHER LOT...
AS WE HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT WHATEVER VIDEOS WE WERE TO MAKE - HOWEVER GOOD OR
BAD - WOULD STILL NOT REALLY GET SHOWN ANYWHERE...
SO WHAT'S THE POINT?!!
HOWEVER...
AS A KIND OF HALFWAYHOUSE THING
I DID A SHORT INTERVIEW WITH MTV IN EARLY MAY
AND WE FILMED A FEW SONGS WITH THEM IN THE SAME STUDIO WE HAVE BEEN RECORDING
AND MIXING IN...
IT WAS QUICK AND EASY
SHOT 'IN THE STUDIO' STYLE
AND INTENDED TO HELP GET US A BIT OF PRESENCE ON THE MTV SITES...
(FIND THEM SOMEWHERE HERE I THINK... )
http://www.mtv.co.uk/channel/mtvuk/news/13052008/419632/the_cure_announce_return
BUT IF YOU'RE OUTSIDE THE UK...
UMMMM... ?!!
WE THOUGHT IT WAS FOR GLOBAL MTV...
AT THE VERY LEAST 'MTV EUROPE'?
BUT APPARENTLY NOT...
(I THINK THE LAST BIT OF MTV.COM NEWS ABOUT US WAS 'UNPLUGGED WITH KORN IN
2006'?!! OH WELL... )
ANYWAY...
THANKS TO COF POSTING ON YOUTUBE
HERE IS 'THE ONLY ONE'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og_VoeTFzyY
AND 'FREAKSHOW'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2dzAFCP4UY
THE NEXT TWO SINGLES WILL ALSO HAVE 'EXCLUSIVE MTV VIDEOS'
SHOT IN THE SAME STYLE (ON THE SAME DAY!)...
AND MOST LIKELY ONLY AVAILABLE IN THE UK...
AND THEN WITHIN SECONDS
(ONE HOPES)
ON YOUTUBE?!!
HA!!!
HOWEVER...
THERE IS MORE!
AFTER MTV LEFT THE STUDIO
WE STARTED DRINKING AND...
WELL...
WE GOT A FEW FAMILY AND FRIENDS LOADED UP WITH TINY HD CAMS...
AND...
LATER THAT NIGHT WE MADE OUR OWN VIDEOS!!!
WE STILL NEED TO FINISH EDITING THEM
AND THEN FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THEM...
BUT THEY ARE VERY BRIGHT AND VERY LOUD AND VERY...
FUNNY?!!
CURE TV ANYONE?!!
IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO GO...
ATLANTA AWAITS
RSX
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FREAKSHOW
(Smith/Gallup/Cooper/Thompson)
I CAN’T BELIEVE IT
I MUST BE DREAMING
SHE TURNS THE SOUND DOWN
SAYS “I AM HEAVING
THIS IS A FREAKSHOW”
AND I AM SCREAMING…
SHE SPINS THE WORLD ROUND
I WANT TO STOP
BITTER SWEET AGAIN
HER OPENING MOVE
DOWN AND OUT IN BLACK
SOFT SHINY AND SMOOTH
LOOKS LIKE THE ALIEN CROWD GOT GROOVE
SHE BURNS HER NAME INTO MY ARM
BUT I CAN NEVER GET THROUGH
TO PLAY THE GAME
SHES TRYING TO LOSE
HER ULTRAVIOLET
MAKES IT HARDER TO CHOOSE
LOOKS LIKE THE EDGE OF THE EARTH GOT MOVED
SHE BLURS A WAY ACROSS THE FLOOR
I SPIN TO SWALLOW THE VIEW
AND IT’S THE SAME SWAY
Yeah IT’S THE SAME SLIDE
IT’S THE SAME STARE
Oh IT’S THE SAME SMILE
Yeah IT’S THE SAME BUT…
IT’S NOT QUITE RIGHT
Oh IT’S INSANE
SHE SHAKES LIKE A FREAK
STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOM
FOR A WEEK
LOOKS LIKE THE ONLY WAY TO GET ON THE BEAT
IS TAKE HER UP ON HOW TO SWING
BUT I AM MISSING MY FEET
AND IT’S THE SAME SWAY
Yeah IT’S THE SAME SLIDE
IT’S THE SAME SWISH
Oh IT’S THE SAME SMILE
Yeah IT’S THE SAME BUT…
IT’S NOT QUITE RIGHT
I’M IN A STEP
…OUT!
SHE’S TWO MORE STEPS
…DOWN!
FOR THREE STEPS UP
…CLAP!
AND GO AROUND
…OW!
IT MAKES MY HEAD BUZZ
SHE WANTS TO COME NOW
I TRY TO STOP
ALWAYS INFRADIG
HER FINISHING MOVE
UP AND DOWN IN BLACK
SOFT SHINY AND SMOOTH
LOOKS LIKE THE ALIEN CROWD GOT GROOVE
SHE CUTS A NUMBER OUT MY ARM
BUT I CAN NEVER GET THROUGH
TO PLAY THIS GAME
SHES TRYING TO LOSE
THE STUFF FROM MARS
MAKES IT HARDER TO CHOOSE
LOOKS LIKE THE FINAL FRONTIER GOT MOVED
SHE BLURS A WAY ACROSS THE FLOOR
I SPIN TO SWALLOW THE VIEW
AND IT’S THE SAME SWAY
Yeah IT’S THE SAME SLIDE
IT’S THE SAME STRIP
Oh IT’S THE SAME SMILE
Yeah IT’S THE SAME BUT
IT’S NOT QUITE RIGHT…
I CAN’T BELIEVE IT
I MUST BE DREAMING
SHE TURNS THE LIGHTS UP
SAYS SHE IS LEAVING
THIS IS A FREAKSHOW
AND I AM BEATEN…
SHE SPINS THE WORLD ROUND
I HAVE TO STOP
ALL KINDS OF STUFF
(Smith/Gallup/Cooper/Thompson)
SO MAYBE I TOOK TOO MUCH
Yeah MAYBE I LOST MY TOUCH
OR MAYBE ALL KINDS OF STUFF
Yeah MAYBE…
PROMISE ME IT COMES AROUND AGAIN
IT DOESN’T MATTER IF IT’S TRUE
I BEG YOU PLEASE DON’T TAKE AWAY
THE ONLY HOPE I HAVE TO GET
ANOTHER GO WITH YOU
AND I WILL CHANGE ME BACK
TO HOW I WAS BEFORE
I REALLY UNDERSTOOD
THE EASY WAY TO LESS IS ALWAYS MORE
BEAUTIFUL!
I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT LIKE THAT
BEAUTIFUL!
I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT RIGHT BACK
Yeah Yeah Yeah
I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT TO YOU THEN
Yeah Yeah Yeah…
I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT TO THE END
MAYBE I WOULDN’T BE HERE NOW
I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT TO YOU THEN
MAYBE I DIDN’T KNOW HOW
I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT TO THE END
MAYBE I COULDN’T GET THE TIME
I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT TO YOU THEN
MAYBE I HADN’T GOT WHY…
SO MAYBE I TOOK TOO MUCH
Yeah MAYBE I LOST MY TOUCH
OR MAYBE ALL KINDS OF STUFF
Yeah MAYBE…
PROMISE ME IT RUNS AROUND
IT DOESN’T MATTER IF IT’S ALL A LIE
I ONLY WANT THE DREAM OF US
TOGETHER LIKE IT WAS
BEFORE YOU REALIZED THE
WHY IT IS WE ONLY GET ONE WAY TO KNOW
A NIGHT
I WISH I’D GOT BACK THEN
THE EASY WAY TO WRONG IS NEVER RIGHT
WONDERFUL!
I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT LIKE THAT
WONDERFUL!
I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT RIGHT BACK
Yeah Yeah Yeah
I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT TO YOU THEN
Yeah Yeah Yeah…
I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT TO THE END
MAYBE I WOULDN’T BE HERE NOW
I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT TO YOU THEN
MAYBE I DIDN’T KNOW HOW
I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT TO THE END
MAYBE I COULDN’T GET THE TIME
I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT TO YOU THEN
MAYBE I HHHADN’T GOT WHY…
SO MAYBE I TOOK TOO MUCH
Yeah MAYBE I LOST MY TOUCH
OR MAYBE ALL KINDS OF STUFF
NO MAYBE…
I FUCKED THIS UP
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THE ONLY ONE
– (smith/gallup/cooper/thompson)
Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE
WHAT YOU DO TO MY HEAD
WHEN YOU PULL ME UPSTAIRS
AND YOU PUSH ME TO BED
Oh I LOVE WHAT YOU DO TO MY HEAD
IT’S A MESS UP THERE
Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE
WHAT YOU DO TO MY HEART
WHEN YOU PUSH ME BACK DOWN
AND THEN PULL ME APART
OH I LOVE WHAT YOU DO TO MY HEART
IT’S THE BEST Oh YEAH!
Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE
WHAT YOU DO TO MY LIPS
WHEN YOU SUCK ME INSIDE
AND YOU BLOW ME A KISS
Oh I LOVE WHAT YOU DO TO MY LIPS
IT’S SO SWEET IN THERE
Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE
WHAT YOU DO TO MY HIPS
WHEN YOU BLOW ME OUTSIDE
AND THEN SUCK ME LIKE THIS
Oh I LOVE WHAT YOU DO TO MY HIPS
IT’S THE BEAT Oh YEAH!
YOURE THE ONLY ONE I CRY FOR
THE ONLY ONE I TRY TO PLEASE
YOURE THE ONLY ONE I SIGH FOR
THE ONLY ONE I DIE TO SQUEEZE
AND IT GETS BETTER EVERY DAY I PLAY
WITH YOU
IT’S SUCH A SCREAM
YEAH IT GETS META EVERY DAY I SAY
WITH YOU
IT’S SO EXTREME
YEAH IT GETS WETTER EVERY DAY I STAY
WITH YOU IT’S LIKE A DREAM
Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE
WHAT YOU DO TO MY SKIN
WHEN YOU SLIP ME ON
AND SLIDE ME IN
Oh I LOVE WHAT YOU DO TO MY SKIN
IT’S A BLUSH ON THERE
Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE
WHAT YOU DO TO MY BONES
WHEN YOU SLIDE ME OFF
AND SLIP ME HOME
Oh I LOVE WHAT YOU DO TO MY BONES
IT’S THE CRUSH Oh YEAH!
YOURE THE ONLY ONE I CRY FOR
THE ONLY ONE I TRY TO PLEASE
YOURE THE ONLY ONE I SIGH FOR
THE ONLY ONE I DIE TO SQUEEZE
AND IT GETS HAZIER EVERY WAY I SWAY
WITH YOU
IT’S SUCH A SCREAM
YEAH IT GETS MAZIER EVERY PLAY I SAY
WITH YOU
IT’S SO EXTREME
YEAH IT GETS CRAZIER EVERY DAY I STAY
WITH YOU IT’S LIKE A DREAM
Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE
WHAT YOU DO TO ME
NY TRIP – (smith/gallup/cooper/thompson)
“ONE BY ONE THEY DROP” YOU SAID
“LEFT US TWO ON A RIDE STOPPED DEAD… “
“IT’S MONKEYS ON THE TRACK
ALL FELL OUT OF THEIR TREE…
LOST THEIR TAILS” I SAID
“IN THE DEEP DARK SEA… “
SO TAKE ME ON THE ICE AND PUSH ME AROUND
AND EVERY TIME I FALL I KISS THE GROUND
YOU SKATE ON BY WITHOUT A SOUND
Yeah I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU COLD
ANY WARMER AND I DROWN
WHATEVER YOU WANT
WHATEVER YOU NEED
Oh ANYTHING AT ALL
I’M ONLY HERE TO PLEASE YOU
IN ANY WAY I CAN
THERE’S REALLY NOTHING IN THE WORLD
I WON’T DO
TO GET A NEW YORK DISNEY SMILE FROM YOU
Ow! YOU’RE SO BEAUTIFUL IT HURTS
Ow! THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL I EVER…
Ow! TOO BEAUTIFUL FOR WORDS
NOW PLEASE! INSIDE BESIDE ME
AND LET’S TAKE ON THE WORLD
“ONE BY ONE THEY DROP” YOU SAID
“LEFT US TWO ON A RIDE STOPPED DEAD… “
“IT’S HARD TO BE SURE
BUT I SWEAR THEY’RE WHALES
SWIMMING DOWN THE LINE
SPITTING MONKEY TAILS… “
SO DRAG ME ON THE FLOOR AND GET ME TO TWIRL
AND EVERY TWIST AROUND I BUSS YOU FIRST
YOU SPIN RIGHT THROUGH
A PERFECT BLUR
Yeah I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU QUICK
ANY SLOWER AND I BURST
WHATEVER YOU WANT
WHATEVER YOU NEED
Yeah ANYTHING AT ALL
I’M ONLY HERE TO PLEASE YOU
IN ANY WAY I CAN
THERE’S REALLY NOTHING
I WON’T DO
TO GET A NEW YORK DISNEY SMILE FROM YOU
Ow! YOU’RE SO BEAUTIFUL IT HURTS
Ow! THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL I EVER…
Ow! TOO BEAUTIFUL FOR WORDS
NOW PLEASE! INSIDE BESIDE ME
AND LET’S TAKE ON THE WORLD
“ONE BY ONE THEY DROP” YOU SAID
“LEFT US TWO ON A RIDE STOPPED DEAD… “
“IT’S VULTURES ON THE RAIL
AND THEY’RE PACKED DOWN TIGHT
BEST GET CLOSE” I SAID
“THIS COULD TAKE ALL NIGHT… “
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THROAT RED ROCKS
5/21/2008 1:03:07 AM - by CURE:ROBERT
WELL...
TODAYS DOCTOR GAVE ME THE SAME ADVICE AS YESTERDAYS DOCTOR
BASICALLY I NEED TO REST MY VOICE...
WHICH IS GOOD ADVICE
BUT HARD TO DO WITH 4 SHOWS A WEEK!!!
ANYWAY
I HAVENT SAID A WORD SINCE HE LEFT ME
AND I HOPE
I HOPE
I CAN DO A BIT BETTER IN DENVER THAN I DID IN KANSAS...
BUT OUCH
THAT KANSAS SHOW HURT!
...ONWARDS
RSX
I KNOW I KNOW
THIS SHOULD ALL HAVE BEEN IN a quiet voice
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THANKS
5/18/2008 10:15:51 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
TO ALL THOSE WISHING GET WELL STUFF AND ALL THE SUPPORT
SO FAR... I PICKED UP A COLDBUGTYPETHING SOMEWHERE IN CANADA... KILLED
MY THROAT FOR THE CHICAGO CONCERT... I ALMOST RAN OUT OF NOTES...
BUT HAVING SPENT A QUIET DAY SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW I HOPE TO BE
BACK WAILING AWAY TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE STARLIGHT...
SEE SOME OF YOU THERE!
RSX
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A FEW OF THE MORE IRRITATING FALSEHOODS
FLOATING AROUND...
1) "THERE IS A "SPECIAL VERSION" OF THE FIRST CD SINGLE "THE ONLY ONE""
NO THERE ISN'T ANYONE THAT OFFERS OR CLAIMS ANY KIND OF "SPECIAL" VERSION OF THE
FIRST SINGLE - WITH A BOX OR A FREE HOLIDAY OR WHATEVER - IS EITHER LYING OR
STUPID
OR BOTH
2) "THERE IS NO USA VERSION OF THE FIRST CD SINGLE "THE ONLY ONE""
YES THERE IS ITS JUST THE MIGHTY UNIVERSAL CANT GET IT TOGETHER TO EITHER A) GET
AMAZON ETC TO LIST IT OR B) GET IT OUT ON THE 13TH... IT WILL BE AVAILABLE AT
$2.99 (OR THEREABOUTS) FROM MAY 20TH
APPARENTLY "NO-ONE BUYS CD'S ANYMORE"... UNSURPRISING IF THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE
EH?!!
3) "X,Y OR Z HAVE 'EXCLUSIVE X,Y OR Z' REGARDING THE FIRST CD SINGLE "THE ONLY
ONE""
NO THEY DON'T IT WILL BE AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE IT IS NOT EXCLUSIVE TO ANY
RETAILER
AND...
NO...
THATS IT FOR NOW!
BUT I AM SURE I WILL BE BACK..
RSX
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THE CURE TO RELEASE NEW SINGLES THE 13TH OF
EACH MONTH LEADING UP TO THE RELEASE OF THEIR 13TH STUDIO ALBUM
BAND GEARS UP FOR US TOUR KICKING OFF MAY 9TH
Santa Monica, California, May 1, 2008- The Cure, one of the most revered British
bands of the past quarter-century, have unveiled their plans to release four A &
B side singles, one each month starting May 13th, leading up to the release of
their thirteenth studio album, as yet untitled, which will be out on Suretone/Geffen
Records September 13th. It will be the band's first album of new music since
2004’s self titled album The Cure. Physical and digital singles will be
available for purchase in store and on all digital partners.
Why the 13th of each month? The forthcoming album is The Cure’s thirteenth
studio album... A lucky number indeed!
First single “The Only One” (released May 13th) includes the b-side “NY Trip”;
second single “Freakshow” (released June 13th) includes the b-side "All Kinds Of
Stuff"; neither b-side will appear on the album. Both tracks were produced by
Robert Smith and Keith Uddin. July 13th and August 13th singles will be
announced shortly...
The band is currently gearing up for a U.S. tour, kicking off May 9th at the
Patriot Center in Washington DC (see below for complete tour itinerary.)
65daysofstatic will open on all dates.
Led as always by lead singer/guitarist Robert Smith, the Cure line-up comprises
longtime members bass player Simon Gallup, drummer Jason Cooper and, back in the
band for a third time, guitarist Porl Thompson.
The Cure first formed in southern England in 1976 as Easy Cure. In 1978 the
'Easy' was dropped, and The Cure was signed to the Fiction label. In May 1979
their debut album Three Imaginary Boys was released to great acclaim.
Other landmark Cure albums include Pornography (1982), The Head on the Door
(1985), Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987), Disintegration (1989), Wish (1992), Wild
Mood Swings (1996), the Grammy-nominated Bloodflowers (2000) and their last full
length release, the self-titled set The Cure (2004). 2006 saw the Suretone/Geffen
release of Festival 2005, an award winning 5.1 DVD featuring 30 songs, shot by
fans, band members and professionals during the summer of 2005’s European
festival run.
Below is complete list of U.S. tour dates for The Cure with opening act
65daysofstatic:
May 9th Washington DC Patriot Center
May 10th Philadelphia , PA Wachovia Spectrum
May 12th Boston, MA Agganis Arena
May 14th Montreal, QC Bell Centre
May 15th Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
May 17th Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
May 19th Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre
May 21st Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
May 23rd Salt Lake City, UT E Center
May 25th George, WA Gorge Amphitheater – Sasquatch Festival
May 26th Vancouver, BC General Motors Place
May 29th Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
May 31st Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
June 1st Los Angeles, CA Shrine Auditorium
June 3rd San Diego, CA Cox Arena
June 4th Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre
June 6th Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
June 8th Austin, tX Austin Music Hall
June 9th Houston, TX Toyota Center
June 11th Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
June 13th FT. Lauderdale, FL Band Attlantic Center
June 15th Atlanta, GA Gwinnett CenterJune 16th Charlotte, NC Charlotte Bobcats
Arena
June 18th Cleveland, OH Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University
June 20th New York, NY Madison Square Garden
June 21st New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
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UPDATE: Round 8 begins tonight at 9p EST.
The Cure have been graciously giving a pair of tickets from their own allocation
and Meet and Greet passes to Amnesty International to auction for each date on
their world tour. This Auction has included both US and non US dates. The
auction consists of several Rounds. Each Round will begin on a Friday at 9p EST
and will last 10 days.
Round 7 begins at 9p EST on April 4th at 9p EST and will include three dates
from the USA leg of the tour not already auctioned. (San Jose, Austin and
Phoenix)
For More Information On The Auction Or On How You Can Join The Cure In Calling
For The Release Of Ma Khin Khin Leh
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June 1st, 2008
Shrine Auditorium
Los Angeles,CA
Tickets On Sale April 19th at 11AM at Ticketmaster.com
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Memorial Day Weekend | May 24, 25, 26, 2008
The Gorge | Quincy, WA
R.E.M, THE CURE, THE FLAMING LIPS U.F.O. SHOW, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE,
MODEST MOUSE, M.I.A., MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD, FLIGHT OF THE
CONCHORDS, THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS, THE PRESIDENTS, THE NATIONAL, TEGAN &
SARA, BUILT TO SPILL, THE HIVES, RODRIGO Y GABRIELA, OZOMATLI, COLD WAR
KIDS, THE BREEDERS, BEIRUT, THE KOOKS, MATT COSTA, BLUE SCHOLARS,
GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY, STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS, THE FLAMING LIPS
MOVIE PREMIER: “CHRISTMAS ON MARS”, OKKERVIL RIVER, DENGUE FEVER, JAMIE
LIDELL, CRUDO (FEAT. MIKE PATTON & DAN THE AUTOMATOR), MATES OF STATE,
DESTROYER, ROGUE WAVE, BATTLES, THE FLEET FOXES, WHITE RABBITS, THE CAVE
SINGERS, PELA, GRAND ARCHIVES, THE LITTLE ONES, THAO NGUYEN & THE GET
DOWN STAY DOWN, DEAD CONFEDERATE, 65DAYSOFSTATIC, THE HEAVENLY STATES,
KINSKI, DAVID BAZAN, DYME DEF, VINCE MIRA WITH THE ROY KAY TRIO, SERA
CAHOONE, JOSHUA MORRISON, THE BLAKES, SIBERIAN, THROW ME THE STATUE, THE
COPS, SAY HI, THE SHAKY HANDS, J. TILLMAN, “AWESOME”, AND MORE TO COME!
Live Nation and Adam Zacks are proud to announce this year's Sasquatch!
Music Festival at the legendary Gorge Amphitheatre in Eastern
Washington. The festival, in its seventh and best year yet, has evolved
from a unique homegrown and laid back fest into a full blown three day
extravaganza, complete with camp-outs, canyons, sunsets, three stages
and this year (for the first time) a comedy tent. Already the official
opener to summer for music fans, the Sasquatch! Music Festival is
becoming a certified monster of a musical event: this year features
another exciting and diverse line-up for the musically adventurous, and
ups the ante on an event already hailed for its independent spirit.
Tickets go on sale Saturday, March 8th at noon.
Sasquatch! is excited to announce the return of "Presenting" partner
TobaccoSmokesYou.com under a new program name, BecomeAnEX.org. EX(r)
encourages smokers to quit by "relearning life without cigarettes." The
campaign helps people who smoke identify their triggers, like drinking
coffee or driving, and assures them that it is possible to relearn these
activities without smoking. Washingtonians can call 1-800-QUIT-NOW or go
to BecomeAnEX.org to take the first step toward becoming tobacco-free.
Sasquatch! again teams up with Esurance and Sustainable Energy Partners
to make the festival a certified carbon neutral event. Carbon dioxide is
one of the major causes of climate change and global warming. When CO2
is released into the environment, carbon offset programs ensure an equal
amount of carbon is reduced somewhere else. The preservation of the
environment and the future of the Gorge are important to the Sasquatch!
Music Festival, which is why they are purchasing carbon credits through
Sustainable Energy Partners. For every ton of carbon credits purchased,
one ton of CO2 is reduced through reforestation, sequestration, and
various energy efficient projects. The end result? A Sasquatch! Music
Festival with a net carbon output of zero.
Sasquatch! started out as a one-day event that highlighted Pacific
Northwest performers. While the loyalty to strengthening the Northwest
music scene remains intact, with the third stage dedicated to supporting
the northwest independent music community, the magnitude has grown as
the word has spread. The festival has become a part of the national
consciousness with an ever-growing and dedicated group of music
enthusiasts attending year after year after year, along with newcomers
enjoying the grandeur of the surroundings. Past performers have ranged
from international favorites like Coldplay, Beastie Boys, Bjork, Beck,
The Arcade Fire, NIN, The Pixies, Wilco, and Kanye West to standouts of
the Pacific Northwest scene like The Shins, The Postal Service, Sleater-Kinney,
and many, many more.
Ticket information:
$55 per day for the on sale weekend only, beginning Satuuuurday, March
8th at noon
$65 per day beginning Monday, March 10th
$75 week of the festival, beginning Monday, May 19th
V.I.P. package tickets with special amenities also available. Full
details on the festival website: www.sasquatchfestival.com
(Applicable service charges may apply)
Tickets go on sale Saturday, March 8th at noon and can be purchased
online at ticketmaster.com, sasquatchfestival.com, all Ticketmaster
outlets, or charge by phone in Seattle (206) 628-0888, in Oregon (503)
224-4400, and in Eastern Washington (509) 735-0500
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Tickets for Austin On-sale
starting Saturday, March 8 at 10am.
Tickets will be available through www.gettix.net or charge by phone
1-866-443-8849.
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The Cure
65 Days of Static
June 4
Dodge Theatre
On sale Friday 10am at lwww.livenation.com
Dodge Theatre Box Office and Ticketmaster
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The Cure with 65daysofstatic
May 28th at 7:30pm at HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA.
Tickets are onsale Sunday, March 2nd at 10am via
www.livenation.com
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Prior to heading out on our Curiosa Festival Tour in 2004,
we joined Amnesty International in calling for the release of prisoner Yury
Bandazhevsky. We asked you to help by signing a petition on his behalf online
and at our concerts. Thousands of signatures and less than a year later, we
received the welcome news that he had been released!
We are about to head out on the European leg of our 4Tour, and are once again
joining Amnesty International to call for the release of a prisoner of
conscience. Ma Khin Khin Leh is in jail right now for doing something we all do
at each and every Cure concert - she has been denied the basic human right of
Freedom of Assembly. We hope you will all once again give your support by
signing another petition at our shows and online.
Read more about the case
here.
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CHANGE OF VENUE IN BERLIN
2/1/2008
12:00:00 PM - by Geffen
THERE IS A CHANGE OF VENUE IN BERLIN 16TH FEBRUARY 2008 - WE ARE NOW
PLAYING THE VELODROM
ALL TICKETS PURCHASED FOR THE BERLIN ARENA SHOW ON THIS DATE WILL BE
VALID FOR THE VELODROM SHOW
Berlin, GE Germany / Velodrom
TICKETS ON SALE Sat 2nd feb 9am
thecure@karsten-jahnke.de
Tickethotline: 49 (0)1805-62 62 80
(0,14 € / per Minute, cellphone prices may differ)
Tickets
www.karsten-jahnke.de
Doors: 06.30pm
65DOS: 07.45pm - 8:15pm
THE CURE: 08.45 pm - 11.45pm
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The Cure at Radio City Music Hall
1/21/2008 3:00:00 PM - by Geffen
The Cure, with special guests 65daysofstatic, will be
performing at Radio City Music Hall on Saturday, June 21st at 8pm.
Tickets go on sale to the public on Saturday, January 26th at 10am
through ticketmaster.com, phone charge 212-307-7171, and ticketmaster
outlets. If tickets remain, they will also be available at the Radio
City box office on Monday, January 28th.
2008
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5th March 2008 the Spanish 'City of the Arts and Sciences’
will welcome musical icons The Cure as the headline act of a unique free MTV
open-air concert.
This event will be genuinely global, with a potential audience of 207 million
people around the world.
The complete bill is to be announced by MTV in the next couple of weeks.
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The Cure Donate Guitar to Aid in Inmate’s Defense Fund
12/10/2007 2:00:00 PM - by Geffen
Alternative rock band joins the fight to free the West Memphis Three
December 8th, 2007: San Francisco, Calif.— The Cure will be auctioning a
customised Schecter RS-1000 acoustic guitar to raise money for the
defense fund of three wrongfully-imprisoned Arkansas men. Damien Echols
(who is on death row), Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley, Jr.—also
known as the West Memphis Three (www.wm3.org) —were convicted for
murdering three elementary school children in 1994.
This special guitar was not only designed to lead singer and guitarist
Robert Smith’s specifications—maple body with spruce top, maple and
rosewood neck and specially designed white pearl moon and star
inlays—but it was also used in the studio by the musician this year.
The guitar is signed by all four-band members—Robert, Simon Gallup
(bass), Jason Cooper (drums), and Porl Thompson (guitar); and features a
unique Cure logo drawn by Thompson, who is responsible for the majority
of the band’s artwork down the years. It also includes a “Free the West
Memphis Three” message written by Smith.
The auction will last for 14 days—from December 11 (Echols’s birthday)
to December 25—one day for each year the West Memphis Three have spent
behind bars.
The starting bid for the instrument has been set at $999.
“It is my hope that through Skeleton Key Auctions, both funds and
awareness will be raised about the travesty perpetrated on these three
innocent men,” said Anje Vela, president of Music4Life. “Cases like the
West Memphis Three’s are a blemish to our justice system. No innocent
man or woman should be left to rot in prison without recourse, just
because they lack the financial resources for a fair fight. Skeleton Key
Auctions is grateful for bands such as The Cure who have generously
donated to this cause.”
For further information about the guitar and to place a bid, log on to
www.thecure.com or
www.skeletonkeyauctions.com
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CAUSES 1
11/19/2007 12:01:19 AM - by CURE:ROBERT
Waxploitation is pleased to announce the availability of Causes 1 - a
limited edition charity CD to benefit Darfur, which includes exclusive
and rare tracks donated by Animal Collective, The Black Keys, Bloc
Party, Bright Eyes, Cornelius, The Cure, David Sylvian, Death Cab for
Cutie, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, The Shins remixed by Clint
Mansell, Spoon, Teargas & Plateglass, Thievery Corporation and Travis.
100% of the proceeds from the sale of this CD will go to three
non-profit organizations: Doctors Without Borders, Human Rights Watch,
and Oxfam America.
We urge you to help those working in Dafur by pre-ordering your copy of
the CD now. This CD will only be available for a limited time, so
pre-order today!
Order:
http://waxploitation.shop.musictoday.com/Dept.aspx?cp=12510_12513
Sign Up:
http://www.waxploitation.com/2007/causes.html
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The Cure Wants You on Their Guest
List
10/16/2007 4:00:00 PM - by geffen
The Cure have graciously given a pair of tickets from their own
allocation (and Meet and Greet passes where applicable) to Amnesty
International to auction for each date on their upcoming world tour.
The Auction for the Dates of European Leg of the Tour Will Begin on
October 19th at 9pm EST.
* » www.amnestyusa.org
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THE CURE ANNOUNCE EUROPEAN 4TOUR 2008 SHOWS
9/27/2007 1:00:00 AM - by geffen
(2)
Following on from their sell-out Australasian first leg of THE CURE
4TOUR, the band will be performing 22 headlining shows across 15
different European countries in the spring of 2008, once again playing
for around 3 hours a night!
The quartet of Robert Smith (voice/guitar), Simon Gallup (bass), Jason
Cooper (drums) and Porl Thompson (guitar) are currently in the studio
finishing off their latest album which is scheduled for
release early Spring 2008.
It will be The Cure’s 13th studio release and is expected to be a double
CD package.
FEBRUARY 2008
Sat 9 Stockholm Hovet
Mon 11 Oslo Spektrum
Wed 13 Copenhagen Forum
Fri 15 Hamburg Color Line
Sat 16 Berlin Arena
Mon 18 Warsaw Towa
Tue 19 Katowice Spodek
Thu 21 Prague Saska Arena
Sat 23 Vienna BACA
Mon 25 Munich Olympiahalle
Wed 27 Zurich Hallenstadion
Fri 29 Rome Palalottomatica
MARCH 2008
Sun 2 Milan Palasharp
Tue 4 Marseille Le Dome
Thu 6 Madrid Palacio de Deportes
Sat 8 Lisbon Pavilhao Atlantico
Mon 10 Barcelona Palau St Jordi
Wed 12 Paris Bercy
Fri 14 Antwerp Sportpaleis
Sun 16 Oberhausen Konig-Pilsner Arena
Tue 18 Rotterdam Ahoy
Thu 20 London Wembley Arena
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13TH SEPTEMBER 2007
THE
CURE ANNOUNCE RE-SCHEDULED 2008 NORTH AMERICAN 4TOUR SHOWS
AT LAST!
WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THE NEW 2008
DATES OF OUR POSTPONED NORTH AMERICAN
4TOUR.
EIGHTEEN OF THE NINETEEN PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED SHOWS HAVE BEEN RE-SCHEDULED IN
THE ORIGINAL VENUES, AND ALL 2007 TICKETS WILL BE HONOURED FOR THESE NEW 2008
CONCERTS.
(THE ONLY ONE WE COULDN’T GET SWITCHED WAS SEATTLE… BUT INSTEAD OF NO CURE SHOW
AT ALL, WE WILL BE CLOSING THE SASQUATCH! MUSIC FESTIVAL ON SUNDAY 25TH MAY
(MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND) AT THE GORGE AMPHITHEATRE, WHERE WE HAVE BEEN GUARANTEED
150 MINUTES ONSTAGE! ALL TICKETS FOR THE ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED CURE KEY ARENA
CONCERT WILL BE HONOURED AT THE GORGE, BUT PLEASE NOTE: ALL TICKETS FOR THE
SASQUATCH! FESTIVAL ARE GENERAL ADMISSION, INCLUDING ANY PREVIOUSLY ISSUED CURE
KEY ARENA TICKETS).
IT’S ALL HAPPENING SLIGHTLY LATER THAN WE EXPECTED DUE TO ‘THE PLAYOFFS’ – A LOT
OF THE VENUES WE NEEDED WOULDN’T LET US CONFIRM DATES IN THE MARCH/APRIL PERIOD
– BUT WE UNDERSTAND THEY ALL HAVE TO LIVE IN HOPE!
HOWEVER, AN UNEXPECTED BONUS OF THE NEW ROUTING IS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ADD
IN KANSAS CITY, PHOENIX, AUSTIN, FT LAUDERDALE AND CLEVELAND… AND THERE WILL BE
MORE DATES TO COME!
WE APOLOGIZE AGAIN FOR THE INCONVENIENCE AND UPSET THE ORIGINAL POSTPONEMENT
CAUSED, AND WILL MAKE SURE THAT THE NEW SHOWS ARE MORE THAN WORTH THE WAIT…
SEE YOU ALL SOON,
LOVE ROBERT, SIMON, JASON AND PORL XXXX (THE CURE)
PS: ANYONE WHO WANTS A REFUND ON THEIR 2007 TICKET WILL BE ABLE TO GET ONE IN
FULL FROM HIS OR HER POINT OF PURCHASE UNTIL 1ST NOVEMBER 2007.
PPS: ALL TICKET INFO LINKS WILL BE UP AS SOON AS WE HAVE THEM...
THE CURE 4TOUR NORTH AMERICA 2008
MAY 2008
09 WASHINGTON DC Patriot Center
10 PHILADELPHIA Wachovia Spectrum
12 BOSTON Agganis Arena
14 MONTREAL Bell Centre
15 TORONTO Air Canada Centre
17 CHICAGO Allstate Arena
19 KANSAS CITY Starlight Theatre –
ADDED SHOW
21 DENVER Red Rocks Amphitheatre
23 SALT LAKE CITY E Center
25 GEORGE WA The Gorge Sasquatch! Festival (in place of
Seattle
- headlining from 9:30 to midnight)
26 VANCOUVER General Motors Place
29 SANTA BARBARA Santa Barbara Bowl (Thusday)
31 LOS ANGELES Hollywood Bowl (Saturday)
JUNE 2008
03 SAN DIEGO Cox Arena (Tuesday)
04 PHOENIX Dodge Theatre –
ADDED SHOW
06 DALLAS American Airlines Center
08 AUSTIN Austin Music Hall –
ADDED SHOW
09 HOUSTON Toyota Center
11 TAMPA St Pete Times Forum
13 FT LAUDERDALE Bank Atlantic Center –
ADDED SHOW
15 ATLANTA Gwinnett Center
16 CHARLOTTE Charlotte Bobcats Arena
18 CLEVELAND (Venue TBD) –
ADDED SHOW
20 NEW YORK CITY Madison Square Garden (Friday)
2008 EUROPEAN DATES...
9/13/2007 7:43:31 AM - by CURE:ROBERT
2008 EUROPEAN DATES ARE BEING CONFIRMED THIS WEEK...
THE TIME FRAME: EARLY FEBRUARY TO LATE MARCH
I WILL (HOPEFULLY) BE ABLE TO POST THEM ALL EARLY NEXT WEEK...
AND MORE NEWS AS IT COMES...
RSX
PS
A MEXICO LIVE DVD... HMMM... PRETTY HARD TO ORGANIZE ALONG WITH EVERYTHING
ELSE... WE WILL CERTAINLY RECORD SOUND, BUT AS FOR PICTURE... IT'S LOOKING
UNLIKELY, BUT NOT HOPELESS...
(WE WILL HOWEVER FILM A SHOW NEXT YEAR FOR SURE... )
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PLEASE
LAST POST SOUNDING
8/27/2007
6:46:51 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
HERE WE GO AGAIN...
Disappointed
8/27/2007 4:05:09 PM - by gfaller
I, too, am disappointed....
THAT MAKES A FEW OF US THEN!
I feel as if they are selling out...
WHY? BECAUSE WE POSTPONED SHOWS SO WE CAN FINISH THE NEW ALBUM?
I NEED US TO FINISH THE NEW ALBUM NOW, NOT IN A FEW MONTHS
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE DONE BY NOW - THE DATES WERE BOOKED IN APRIL - AND I
MADE A MISTAKE
IT HAPPENS...
I HAVE APOLOGISED - A FEW TIMES NOW! - AND THIS WILL BE MY LAST POST ON THE
SUBJECT
TO BE CLEAR
(AGAIN!)
ALL 2007 CONCERT TICKETS WILL BE HONOURED AT THE 2008 SHOWS WITH NO EXTRA
COSTS
ALL 2007 CONCERT TICKETS WILL BE REFUNDABLE
WE FEEL FOR THOSE WHO PLANNED TO TRAVEL TO MORE THAN ONE SHOW AND MAY LOSE
MONEY ON UNINSURED AIRLINE TX - BUT...PLEASE REMEMBER: ALTHOUGH UNFORTUNATE,
THIS WAS ONLY ONE CONSIDERATION AMONG MANY
They are postponing their concert to sell new CD's.
HUH? WE ARE POSTPONING THE CONCERTS TO FINISH THE NEW ALBUM NOW BEFORE I
CHANGE MY MIND AND MORE ABOUT ALL THIS AND MORE...
I DONT BELIEVE FOR A SECOND WE WILL SELL MORE OR LESS CDS IF WE PLAY THE
SHOWS NOW, CHRISTMAS, SPRING OR NEVER
IT DOESNT WORK LIKE THAT WITH US
While I would love to see them FINALLY do something new, I long to hear
them perform their old stuff.
GOOD
ME TOO
I would think that most of their fans thrive on their old stuff because
most of the teenagers have never even heard of The Cure.
UMMMMM... NOT SURE I AGREE WITH THIS BIT THOUGH!
ANYWAY
The loyal fans want to hear the old tunes we grew up to and would still
buy the new CD regardless of when it is released.
THE NEW TUNES CAN BE ENJOYABLE TOO...
Is anyone else with me?
SO
I AM KIND OF HALF WITH YOU?
BUT ALONG WITH A FEW OTHERS ON HERE I THINK YOU ARE MISUNDERSTANDING THE KEY
POINT
WE MOVED THE DATES BECAUSE I AM DESPERATE TO FINISH A PROJECT THAT WAS
STARTED IN MARCH 2006
IT IS DRAGGING OUT TOO LONG AND I KNOW IN MY HEART WE NEED TO FINISH IT NOW
NOW
NOT IN 2 MONTHS
BUT
NOW
WHEN IT IS DONE
WE WILL PLAY SHOWS
AND THERE WILL BE LOTS OF OLD SONGS
(SOME VERY FAMILIAR SOME NOT SO FAMILIAR!)
AND LOTS OF NEW NEVER HEARD BEFORE SONGS...
WE WILL I HOPE PICK UP AT THE DOWNLOAD SHOW WHERE WE LEFT OFF IN NEW ZEALAND
ON FIRE
AND BURN OUR WAY THROUGH THE MEXICAN SHOWS TOO
AND THE BITTERNESS I AM READING FROM A FEW 'FANS' ON HERE WILL BE LONG
FORGOTTEN
THERE!
LOVE
RSX
PS
OH NO...
THIS!
SIGH
Postponing a scheduled tour to finish an album that's been neglected for
so long made no sense to me at all.
IT HASNT BEEN NEGLECTED1
IT HAS BEEN MADE
IT NEEDS TO GET FINISHED
WE HAVE TAKEN LONGER TO GET IT RIGHT THAN I THOUGHT WE WOULD
(AND ANYWAY
REALLY
INSIDE I THINK:
SO WHAT IF IT DOESNT MAKE SENSE TO YOU?!!)
It really pisses me off, and like someone else said, it seemed like a
sell-out move. Disgusting.
HMMM... I MUST BE MISSING SOMETHING... AS I REALLY CANT GET MY HEAD
AROUND THIS ONE...
SOMEHOW, WITH ALL THE 'SELL-OUT' OPTIONS I KNOW TO BE OUT THERE, 'POSTPONE
YOUR AMERICAN TOUR AND CAUSE A LOT OF UPSET' DOESNT SEEM TO ME LIKE THE BEST
ONE!
But, then I thought, WHY is the album important now? WHY REALLY? Why the
need to suddenly drop everything and finish it? I suddenly feel very
worried that maybe there is something more, something looming, some reason
why Robert wants the record done with no further delay, even at the "cost"
of pissing off loads of fans....
YES THERE IS A REASON
I NEED US TO FINISH IT NOW...
WHY IS IT SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND THIS?
AND WHY CANT THIS REASON BE ENOUGH FOR YOU?
(RESCHEDULING SOME OF THE DATES IS PROVING TRICKY BECAUSE OF THE
'PLAYOFFS' THAT HAPPEN IN A LOT OF THESE AMERICAN/CANADIAN VENUES IN
SPRING...
BUT WE ARE GETTING THERE)
X...
ONE LAST TIME... AGAIN!
8/28/2007 1:02:16 PM - by
CURE:ROBERT
TO THE BAND
8/28/2007 11:45:56 AM - by nacl.9
...i was so happy to heard that your come back to montreal after 10 years
and now i'm so afraid you could cancel everything just because some unhappy
people who can't just understand that this is not a TRAGEDY!
DON'T WORRY
WE WILL BE RE-SCHEDULING ALL THE 2007 USA/CANADIAN DATES
ALL OF THEM
IN FACT
AS THE SPRING 2008 ROUTING IS HAVING TO CHANGE DUE TO VENUE AVAILABILITIES
IT IS VERY LIKELY WE WILL ACTUALLY ADD IN A COUPLE MORE SHOWS...
(AND WHERE WILL THAT LEAVE THE 'NO NO NO THEY CANCELLED THEY DIDNT POSTPONE
AND THEY HAD TO DO IT BECAUSE THEY DIDNT SELL ANY TICKETS' BLOCKHEAD FACTION
I WONDER?!!)
LOVE
RSX
PS
EUROPEAN DATES WILL RUN FROM FEBRUARY 9TH TO MARCH 20TH... FULL
DETAILS HERE SOON
MOST LIKELY AT THE SAME TIME AS THE RE-SCHEDULED NORTH AMERICAN DATES
ANNOUNCEMENT...
WE ALREADY HAVE QUITE A FEW RE-SCHEDULED DATES LOCKED DOWN, BUT AS I
ALREADY SAID
ONE OR TWO ARE PROVING TRICKY...
WE ARE GETTING THERE!
PPS
2 HOURS AT DOWNLOAD I THINK... I WILL CONFIRM IN A WHILE
it's really simple...
8/28/2007 3:24:41 PM - by
CURE:ROBERT
8/28/2007 2:52:16 PM - by antoe123
The poll on chainofflowers.com has been a little hurtful, I thought fans
would be more genuine and take Robert's word in it all. I guess some of
the fans posting here are pretty similar... just put a little faith in
the band and believe in what they're doing :-)
DONT WORRY ABOUT IT...
I GOT SENT IT JUST NOW AND IT MADE ME SMILE!
SO (ASSUMING THIS ISNT ONE MAN HITTING ALL THE BUTTONS... WHICH IS OF
COURSE A STRONG POSSIBILITY EH CONSPIRACY FANS?!!)
286 PEOPLE DONT SEEM TO NEED ANOTHER REASON BUT THE REASON - They need
time to finish the record (286) - CONGRATULATIONS!
179 PEOPLE THINK THE LABEL HAVE POWER(!!!) - Geffen wants the album
release & tour to coincide (179) (BTW OUR LABEL ISNT GEFFEN - ITS
SURETONE... AND THEY WILL SMILE TOO WHEN THEY SEE THIS!)
151 PEOPLE WENT FOR THE SNIDE ATYPICAL BRINGBACKROGER
ITWASALLSOMUCHBETTERINTHEOLDDAYS COF OPTION - Typical current Cure
bullsh*t (151)
60 PEOPLE THINK THAT SELLING OUT VENUES ACROSS AMERICA IS WEAK - Ticket
sales are weak (60)
AND YAY! 77 PEOPLE DONT THINK THEY CAN BREEZE THEIR WAY BACKSTAGE
BECAUSE DARYL ISNT THERE ANYMORE! - Disorganization. Bring back Daryl (77)
...AN EDIFYING POLL!
467 REAL (OR IMAGINARY?) PEOPLE KNOW THE REAL (OR IMAGINARY?)REASONS!
HMMMM...
PERHAPS THE OTHER 250,000 FANS WHO ARE COMING TO OUR USA SHOWS ARE ALL
WRONG TO JUST TAKE ME AT MY WORD...
OR MAYBE THEY HAVE A TOUCH MORE SENSE AND PERSPECTIVE? OR MAYBE NOT
ENOUGH TIME TO CONTINUE WITH THIS NONSENSE?
AND ON THAT NOTE
I HEAD BACK INTO THE STUDIO
RSX
OUT THE DOOR...
8/28/2007 4:01:25 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
Robert I do hope
8/28/2007 3:42:28 PM - by Serendipity*
you managed to read all the nice and positive posts as well as all the
crap you've been continually addressing.
YES
THANKS FOR ALL THE MORE REASONABLE STUFF
AS WE ARE NOW DOWN TO THE LAST FEW SPORADIC ANGRY NOTMUCHGOINGON POSTERS...
I FEEL I CAN LEAVE THIS FOR A WHILE (BUT NO... ONE LAST SIGH... I CAN'T
RESIST IT: TO THE DUH A FEW AGO... MY POINT WAS WHY WOULD WE ADD EXTRA
SHOWS IF WE AREN'T SELLING TICKETS? BUT I SUPPOSE THAT'S TOO TRICKY...
AAGH! TO BE BOTHERED WITH THIS IS SO DISMAL!)
ANYWAY
I FEEL I HAVE EXPLAINED AS BEST I CAN
FINAL APOLOGIES TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN GENUINELY DISCOMFITED BY OUR
POSTPONEMENT
ANYONE STILL LEFT WITH A BITTER POST IN THEM...
POST AWAY
I AM OFF TO SING SOME SONGS
AND WILL BE BACK WITH NEWS OF OUR RESCHEDULED SHOWS
LOVE
RSX
WE ARE ONE SHOW AWAY FROM
ANNOUNCING THE RESCHEDULED DATES!
WE WILL BE POSTING THE NEW 2008 NORTH AMERICAN CONCERT SCHEDULE SOMETIME
THIS COMING WEEK (AN UNEXPECTED UPSIDE - THE REVISED ROUTING HAS ALLOWED
US TO PUT IN A COUPLE OF ADDED SHOWS!)
AND IF THE INK DRIES...
WE WILL POST THE EUROPEAN SHOWS TOO
AND...
HAV A GOOD WEEKEND
RSX
ON...
8/7/2007 10:49:30 AM - by CURE:ROBERT
AIIIIIEEEEEE!
SEEMS LIKE MOST PEOPLE ARE ENJOYING THESE SHOWS AS MUCH AS WE ARE - IF
THAT'S POSSIBLE?!!
THANKS FOR ALL THE ENCOURAGING REVIEWS/POSTS - THIS IS THE REAL FUN...
WE HAVE THE MOST INCREDIBLE FEELING IN THE BAND OFFSTAGE AND ON - THESE
CONCERTS ARE MAKING ALL FOUR OF US VERY VERY VERY VERY HAPPY...
AIIIIIEEEEEE!
ANYWAY...
A FEW SMALL THINGS
1.
ITS PRETTY UNLIKELY WE WILL INTRODUCE ANY NEW (UNRELEASED) SONGS INTO
THE SET IN AUSTRALIA/NZ - I WAS TRYING TO GET THE NEW ALBUM FINISHED
RIGHT UP UNTIL WE LEFT SO WE ONLY HAD TIME TO REHEARSE SONGS I REALLY
KNEW (?!) (REMEMBERING CHORDS AND WORDS AND STUFF AND GETTING LIGHTS
SORTED AND... WELL... IT ALL TAKES TIME!!!) AND ANYWAY: THE POINT OF
THIS TRIP FOR US IS ALL ABOUT PLAYING LIVE MUSIC IN A GROUP CALLED THE
CURE - REDISCOVERING A FIRE AND A PASSION... AND I THINK WE ARE DOING
JUST THAT
2
THERE WILL HOWEVER BE A FEW MORE SURPRISES OVER THE NEXT 5 SHOWS...
3
OBVIOUSLY
WHEN WE GET TO THE USA WE WILL HAVE ABOUT 25 MORE SONGS TO PICK AND
CHOOSE FROM - INCLUDING LOTS OF NEW ONES!
4
THE NEW ALBUM HAS TO BE JUST RIGHT - WHICH IS WHY ITS TAKING A BIT OF
TIME...
BUT IT WILL BE WORTH THE WAIT!
AND...
NO
ITS LATE...
SO
ON...
TO BRISBANE!
RSX
TICKET PRICES?
C'MON!
I DID PRICE COMPARISONS WITH AT LEAST A DOZEN OTHER COMPARABLE (IN MY
OPINION!) ACTS THAT HAD PLAYED AT EVERY NORTH AMERICAN VENUE IN THE LAST 6
MONTHS...
AND OUR TICKET PRICES ARE NOT HIGH!
ALTHOUGH I ADMIT THEY ARE MORE THAN THEY WERE IN 1992...
ANYWAY
ITS CALLED CONSUMER CHOICE I THINK...
ON A BRIGHTER NOTE:
WE ARE PLAYING SHOWS IN MEXICO A FEW DAYS AFTER TEXAS...
DETAILS POSTED HERE SOON!
NOW FOR SINGAPORE...
RSX
PS
I THINK THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL JUST SOLD OUT...
WHATEVER THAT MEANS?
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The Cure Want You On Their Guest List!
7/3/2007 12:22:31 PM - by Geffen
In support of Music For Human Rights, The Cure will be providing a pair
of tickets and 'Meet and Greet' passes (where applicable) to Amnesty
International for charity auction for most dates on their upcoming
'4Tour 2007-2008' world tour. The auction will consist of several
rounds, each beginning on a Friday at 9p EST and lasting 10 days.
The first round begins at 9p EST on July 6th and will include dates from
the Far East / Australasian leg of the tour. Following rounds will be
announced shortly.
No hard tickets will be mailed. Your name will be on a guest list at the
Will Call office the day of the show once doors open. Both you and your
guest must bring government issued, photo ID to enter the event. This
auction does not include transportation or lodging.
To place your bid and learn more about Amnesty International's Music For
Human Rights visit the
Amnesty International website
"I wouldn't count anyone as my friend that didn't support Amnesty"
– Robert Smith, The Cure
"The release of Professor Yury Bandazhevsky is welcome news, and another
great example of how we can all make a difference if we try. Well done,
Amnesty! The fight goes on."
– Robert Smith,
The Cure
Amnesty International stands for all that is fair and just in this
world. The rights that too often we take for granted can too quickly be
taken away. Through Amnesty International, each individual's voice
becomes amplified into a loud chorus of protest over injustice and a
rousing celebration of human dignity. I am proud to lend my voice to the
call for human rights and urge you to speak out as well by joining
Amnesty International today.
– Robert Smith, The Cure
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U.S AND CANADA FAN TICKET PRESALES (2)
6/29/2007 2:37:50 PM - by
Geffen
A series of
Cure.com user ticket presales will start Monday morning with the Toronto show
and continue on the below schedule. Only registered users on thecure.com will
have access to the presales, so make sure you are signed up and signed in. Codes
and info will be in the banner at the top the site. All on sales will start at
10am local time. Only the shows below will have presales, so if its not below,
you would buy tickets during the standard public on sales two days later. Enjoy
the shows.
Thu-Sep-27
Toronto, ON
Air Canada Centre
Pre-Sale Date:
Tue, 03-Jul
Tue-Oct-09
Vancouver, BC
General Motors Place
Pre-Sale Date:
Tue, 03-Jul
Sat-Sep-29
Chicago, IL
Allstate Arena
Pre-Sale Date:
Thu, 12-Jul
Mon-Oct-08
Seattle, WA
Key Arena
Pre-Sale Date:
Thu, 12-Jul
Wed-Oct-17
Dallas, TX
American Airlines Center
Pre-Sale Date:
Thu, 12-Jul
Tue-Sep-25
Boston, MA
Agganis Arena
Pre-Sale Date:
Thu, 19-Jul
Thu-Sep-13
Tampa, FL
St Pete Times Forum
Pre-Sale Date:
Thu, 19-Jul
Sat-Sep-15
Atlanta, GA
Gwinnett Center
Pre-Sale Date:
Thu, 19-Jul
Thu-Oct-11
Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Barbara Bowl
Pre-Sale Date:
Thu, 19-Jul
Sat-Oct-13
San Diego, CA
Cox Arena
Pre-Sale Date:
Thu, 19-Jul
Sat-Oct-06
San Francisco, CA
Shoreline Amph
Pre-Sale Date:
Thu, 19-Jul
Mon-Sep-17
Charlotte, NC
Charlotte Bobcats Arena
Pre-Sale Date:
Thu, 26-Jul
THIS WASNT DONE FOR THE AUSTRALIAN DATES
BECAUSE...
THERE WAS AN ADMIN OVERSIGHT
I WILL SAY NO MORE
USA DATES CONFIRMED
(5)
6/21/2007 5:00:00 PM - by Geffen
AT LAST!
HERE THEY ARE…
Thu-Sep-13 Tampa - St Pete Times
Forum
Sat-Sep-15 Atlanta - Gwinnett Center
Mon-Sep-17 Charlotte - Charlotte Bobcats Arena
Wed-Sep-19 Washington DC - Patriot Center
Fri-Sep-21 Philadelphia - Wachovia Spectrum
Sun-Sep-23 New York City - Madison Square Garden
Tue-Sep-25 Boston - Agganis Arena
Wed-Sep-26 Montreal - Bell Centre
Thu-Sep-27 Toronto - Air Canada Centre
Sat-Sep-29 Chicago - Allstate Arena
Tue-Oct-02 Denver - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Thu-Oct-04 Salt Lake City - E Center
Sat-Oct-06 San Francisco - Shoreline Amphitheatre - Download Festival
Mon-Oct-08 Seattle - Key Arena
Tue-Oct-09 Vancouver - General Motors Place
Thu-Oct-11 Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara Bowl
Sat-Oct-13 San Diego - Cox Arena
Sun-Oct-14 Los Angeles - Hollywood Bowl
Tue-Oct-16 Houston - Toyota Center
Wed-Oct-17 Dallas - American Airlines Center
65 DAYS OF STATIC
WILL BE OPENING EVERY SHOW
TICKET DETAILS HERE SOON…
RSX
What's happened to the NZ Shows??
SHOW..
SHOW!
HONESTLY
WE ARE PLAYING AUCKLAND
BUT
CAN'T OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE UNTIL THE DEAL HAS BEEN INKED
IT'S NOT MY FAULT!!!
IT WILL BE ADDED BY MONDAY I AM VERY SURE...
RSX
NZ
6/26/2007 1:36:23 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
THE AUCKLAND SHOW WILL BE CONFIRMED HERE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
WE ARE PLAYING IN NZ!
RSX
IT NOW DOESNT LOOK LIKE THE ALBUM WILL COME
OUT UNTIL AFTER THE USA TOUR...
YAY!
SERIOUSLY
THIS IS A GOOD THING!
AS ANY NEW SONGS WE PLAY WILL BE EXTRA UNKNOWN...
THERE WILL PROBABLY BE SOME KIND OF A SINGLE RELEASE IN EARLY SEPTEMBER...
AND PROBABLY SOME PROMO STUFF AROUND THE ALBUM RELEASE
I THINK THE ALBUM WILL BE A 'LIMITED EDITION' DOUBLE...
WE WILL SEE!
SO
LATE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER NEEDS TO BE FREE FOR ALBUM RELATED SURPRISE STUFF...
WHICH MEANS SOUTH AMERICA HAS BEEN JOSTLED TO THE BACK OF THE QUEUE BEHIND
EUROPE...
OH NO!
BUT WE WILL GET THERE...
RSX
PS
THERE WILL BE USA DATES PRESALE INFO/PASWORDS UP HERE IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS...
PASSWORDS
HA!
AND
WE ARE A QUARTET...
RSX
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EUROPE
6/13/2007 4:31:56 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
i'm surprised Geffen bother
putting any money up for a European tour at all
UMMM... THEY DON'T!
IN FACT
GEFFEN DON'T PUT ANY MONEY UP FOR ANY CURE TOUR ANYWHERE...
AN INSIGHT?
IF WE WANT TO PLAY NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA THROUGH SEPTEMBER INTO NOVEMBER
WE END UP IN EUROPE PLAYING THE WRONG HALLS IN THE WRONG CITIES ON A DARTBOARD
ROUTING THROUGH DECEMBER
BECAUSE ALL THE ICE SHOWS AND PRE-CHRISTMAS FLIMFLAM HAVE THE BEST CHOICE OF
VENUES LOCKED UP FOR A YEAR IN ADVANCE...
SO
WE CHOOSE TO PICK THE DATES AND VENUES WE WANT TO CREATE A PERFECT EUROPEAN CURE
TOUR - AND THAT HAPPENS IN SPRING
CLEARER?!!
AND NO
IT IS HUGELY UNLIKELY WE WILL PLAY MORE THAN ONE UK DATE...
RSX
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JAPAN - FRIDAY 27TH JULY - FUJI FESTIVAL 2007
ONSTAGE 21:30 - (ONLY 90 MINUTES TO CURFEW... )
HONG KONG - MONDAY 30TH JULY -ASIA WORLD ARENA
ONSTAGE 20:00 - (FOR AS LONG AS WE WANT?!!)
TICKETS: On sale 10am June 8th - Hong Kong Ticketing - Hotline + 852 31 288 288
www.hkticketing.com
SINGAPORE - WEDNESDAY 1ST AUGUST - SINGAPORE INDOOR STADIUM
ONSTAGE 20:00 - (FOR AS LONG AS WE WANT?!!)
TICKETS: On sale 9am June 13th - Sistic - Hotline + 65 6488 5555
-
www.sistic.com.sg
NEXT UP AUSTRALIA/NZ...
75 MINS IN HK AND SINGAPORE?
6/12/2007 9:08:11 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
HA! TRY 180 MINS!!!
AND I KNOW I KNOW ITS THE 13TH HERE...
BUT I MEANT THE 13TH AT NIGHT!
RSX
EUROPE
6/13/2007 10:21:42 AM - by CURE:ROBERT
I AM 99% SURE THAT WE WON'T PLAY ANY EUROPEAN SHOWS UNTIL VERY EARLY SPRING 2008
THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME WE COULD GET THE VENUES AND ROUTING WE WANTED
BUT
IT WILL BE HERE ALL TOO SOON...
RSX
SF DOWNLOAD
5/29/2007 7:43:43 PM - by CURE:ROBERT (3)
WE ARE HEADLINING THE SAN FRANCISCO DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL AT THE
SHORELINE AMPHITHEATRE SATURDAY 6TH OCTOBER
ITS A GREAT BILL - AFI, KINGS OF LEON, 65 DAYS OF STATIC (YEAH!) BRMC
AND LOTS OF OTHERS...
TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT
http://www.livenation.com AND
http://www.downloadfestival.com FROM JULY 22ND...
IT WILL BE OUR SECOND AND FINAL FESTIVAL DATE IN THE USA THIS
YEAR... THE OTHER 19 SHOWS WE WILL BE PERFORMING IN
NORTH AMERICA WILL BE CURE SHOWS!!!
MORE NEWS AS THE INK DRIES...
(CONFIRMED SINGAPORE AND HONG KONG AND AUSTRALIA DATES HERE BY THE
WEEKEND... )
OTHER CONFIRMED SHOWS...
5/29/2007 7:56:38 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
THE REASON WE CANT ANNOUNCE ALL THE OTHER SHOWS WE ARE PLAYING
(SINGAPORE, HONG KONG, AUSTRALIA, NEW Z.............. AND ALL THE NORTH
AND SOUTH AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN SHOWS WE HAVE LINED UP) IS WE ARE
OBLIGED TO KEEP ALL DETAILS CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL THE DATE IS 100%... IT IS
FRUSTRATING, AS WE ALREADY KNOW 99% EVERY SHOW WE ARE PLAYING BETWEEN
NOW AND NEXT MARCH! BUT WE CAN ONLY ANNOUNCE THEM WHEN WE
KNOW 100%...
OTHERWISE IT WOULD BE PRETTY POINTLESS HAVING AN 'OFFICIAL' SITE
FULL OF TRUTH... NOW WOULDNT IT!
ANYWAY
THE AUSTRALASIAN SHOWS SHOULD BE POSTED HERE WITHIN A WEEK
AND ON THE OTHER MORE IMPORTANT FRONT
THE DOUBLE ALBUM (HA? PLEASE YEAH!) NEARS COMPLETION...
AT ITS OWN PACE...
MUSIC MADE TO LIVE AND DIE TO
NOT SELL
MORE NEWS AS IT GETS MADE...
RSX
PERTH AND...
6/2/2007 4:45:27 PM -
THE INK ISNT DRY YET!
BUT IF WE PLAY SYDNEY (WHICH WE WILL)...
THEN WE PLAY PERTH!
AND...
NORTH AMERICA - THE WINDOW:
WE WILL START IN THE EAST AROUND 13TH SEPTEMBER
AND END IN THE WEST AROUND 13TH OCTOBER
GIVE OR TAKE A DAY OR THREE...
ALL THE DETAILS VERY SOON!
RSX
UMMM...
4/3/2007 10:28:13 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
It kind of pisses me off that The Cure had these so called “fans” who
would stop liking them after Robert did this, even though it’s not
official.
AND I WONDER WHY "ITS NOT OFFICIAL"?
MAYBE BECAUSE I DIDNT ACTUALLY DO IT?
WOW...
COULD BE EH?
ANYWAY
BACK TO THE CURE ALBUM
WHICH IS ALMOST DONE
AND I'M SURE COULD HAVE BEEN DONE SO MUCH SOONER IF I WASNT OFF IN
CUCKOO LAND SINGING WITH THE JESUS FAIRIES...
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!
I AM 'OFFICIALLY' NOT GOING TO BOTHER DENYING ANY MORE RUMOURS THIS YEAR
- IT'S WAY TOO STUPID A WASTE OF MY TIME
(AND AS FOR MY WEEKLY GH ROUNDUP CONTAINING THIS GEM:
Have you been paying attention over the last 3 or 4 years?
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
SANCTIMONIOUS ****... )
SO
I AM OFF TO COOL DOWN...
SINGING A CURE SONG!
LATER!
RSX
AUSTRALIA AND...
3/19/2007 10:34:05 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
I HATE POSTING ANYTHING ON THIS SITE THAT ISN'T 100%
GOING TO HAPPEN...
IT FEELS SUCH A WIND UP DON'T YOU THINK?
BETTER TO LEAVE THE 'I HEARD IT FROM A RELIABLE SOURCE SO IT MUST BE
TRUE' STUFF FOR OTHER SITES...
I HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED www.thecure.com NEWS PAGE HAS TO BE ABOUT WHAT
IS REALLY GOING ON... OTHERWISE WHERE WILL ANYONE GO TO GET THE FACTS?
HAVING SAID THAT... AGAIN (AND AGAIN AND AGAIN!!!)...
WE WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY - ALMOST CERTAINLY - FLY ON FROM FUJI TO HONG
KONG TO SINGAPORE TO AUSTRALIA TO NEW ZEALAND...
BUT
THERE IS A BUT
WE MIGHT NOT!
UNTIL ITS CONFIRMED
ITS UNCONFIRMED
BUT AS I'M IN THIS MOOD...
I WOULD BE VERY SURPRISED IF WE DIDN'T PLAY NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA IN
THE LATER PART OF THIS YEAR...
AND I WOULD BE EVEN MORE SURPRISED IF WE DIDNT PLAY EUROPEAN CURE SHOWS
AFTER THAT!
SO
MORE NEWS AS IT HAPPENS?
OF COURSE!
NOW...
OFF TO MIAMI!
RSX
23 YEARS LATER...
3/14/2007 12:00:00 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
PENDING A FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT... THE FUJI FESTIVAL LOOKS INTERESTING
THIS YEAR... FRIDAY 27TH JULY IN PARTICULAR... AND HONG KONG ON MONDAY
30TH... AND SINGAPORE ON WEDNESDAY 1ST AUGUST... AND WHAT ABOUT A FEW
AUSTRALIAN CITIES AFTER THAT... LOOKS LIKE AROUND THE WORLD WE GO?!!
FULL DETAILS WILL BE POSTED HERE WHEN THE INK IS DRY...
SHOWS
1/14/2007 9:22:27 AM - by CURE:ROBERT
NEWS OF OUR 2007 PLANS WILL BE POSTED SOON... RSX
ULTRA
1/10/2007 4:45:02 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!
TO GET THINGS STRAIGHT...
WE ARE PLAYING THIS MIAMI FESTIVAL SHOW AS A ONE-OFF 'EXPERIENCE' - THE
DEAL IS PRETTY MUCH 'GO SEE US BUT SEE LOTS OF OTHER STUFF TOO' - NOT
SUCH A BAD IDEA?!! AS THERE ARE A LOT OF REALLY GOOD ACTS PERFORMING
OVER THE ULTRA WEEKEND - SHINY TOY GUNS, JUNKIE XL, DEEP DISH ON OUR
NIGHT - ALONG WITH OTHERS ON THE SATURDAY (A LOT YET TO BE ANNOUNCED)...
WE WILL VERY LIKELY PLAY A 'DANCE' SET - NAAAAH! - WITH MAYBE A COUPLE
OF NEW ONES THROWN IN... BUT IT IS NOT
NOT
THE START OF A CURE TOUR
ANYWAY
MY BI-ANNUAL "IF ITS NOT ANNOUNCED ON THIS SITE THEN IT'S NOT HAPPENING"
POST JUST HAPPENED
AS
WE WILL NOT BE PLAYING ANYWHERE
ANYWHERE
UNTIL JULY 2007 EARLIEST
SO
SAD
BUT
TRUE!
SOON...
RSX
2006
WRITERS BLOCKAAAAAAAAAAAA
12/20/2006 6:13:05 AM - by CURE:ROBERT (1)
AAAAAAAGH! THE ALBUM IS NOT DELAYED (OR EVEN "DELAYED AGAIN"? ****!) DUE TO ME
HAVING THAT MOST MYSTERIOUS OF AILMENTS 'WRITERS BLOCK'...
IN THE COURSE OF THE REUTERS INTERVIEW I CONDUCTED RECENTLY I TALKED (IN
PASSING) ABOUT THE OBVIOUS DIFFICULTIES OF REALIZING 33 NEW SETS OF LYRICS -
EACH TIME I SET OUT ON AN ALBUM PROJECT MY STANDARDS, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARDS
TO THE SONGWORDS, GO UP - I NEED TO BE HONEST AND PROUD, AS WELL AS (HOPEFULLY)
ENTERTAINING ETC ETC ETC...
THESE OBSERVATIONS WERE THEN (PREDICTABLY) REDUCED TO THE OLD JOURNALISTIC
CLICHE 'WRITERS BLOCK', DISSEMINATED, AND SEIZED ON BY THE LAZY AND THE BORED...
I LOVE THE CREATIVE PROCESS OF MAKING SONGS, AND THIS ALBUM IN PARTICULAR HAS
BEEN A JOY - THE THRILL OF PLAYING IN A BAND THAT LOVES WHAT IT DOES IS
SOMETHING I HAD ALMOST FORGOTTEN - SO THE NOTION OF 'GETTING IT OUT ON TIME' -
WHATEVER THAT ACTUALLY MEANS - IS NOT MY PRIORITY...
THE END JUSTIFIES THE MEANS, AND THE TRUE TEST OF ART IS TIME, AND...
WELL ENOUGH - YOU GET WHAT I MEAN I HOPE?!!
THE NEXT CURE ALBUM WILL BE FUCKING AMAZING... BUT TO GET TO FUCKING AMAZING
SOMETIMES TAKES A LITTLE MORE TIME...
"TOMORROW MUST BE MORE" INDEED
RSX
PS
RE: CURE LIVE SHOWS...
AS EVER: WHEN WE HAVE AGREED TO PLAY ANYWHERE - ANYWHERE! - WE WILL POST IT
HERE... SO IF IT ISNT HERE... ITS WISHFUL THINKING!
BUMPING FESTIVAL 2005 FROM THE TOP SLOT FOR A DAY.
11/12/2006 1:02:05 PM - by CURE:ROBERT (4)
SATURDAY MARCH 24TH... AND SO IT BEGINS...
WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE OUR FIRST LIVE SHOW OF 2007...
HEADLINING
http://www.ultramusicfestival.com/
AFTERSHOCK...
11/13/2006 7:51:55 AM - by CURE:ROBERT
WE ARE NOT PLANNING ON MIAMI BEING OUR ONLY SHOW OF 2007!
AS EVER WE NEED TO DECIDE WHERE WE WANT TO GO AND WHEN... ONCE WE SIGNAL OUR
INTENTION TO PLAY WE GET OVERWHELMED BY OFFERS - OF ALL KINDS! - AND WE THEN
HAVE TO SORT THROUGH AND AGREE ON A COHERENT PLAN... LIKE DO WE PLAY CURE SHOWS
- INSIDE OR OUT? - OR DO WE DO ANOTHER CURIOSA STYLE THING - WITH WHO? - OR DO
WE PLAY FESTIVALS... AND DO WE PLAY THE BIG SHOWS IN THE BIG CITIES OR...
WELL YOU GET THE IDEA
ANYWAY...
WHEN WE HAVE MORE OF AN IDEA I WILL POST AGAIN!
RSX
PS
IN ANSWER TO THE (FEW) RAISED ULTRA EYEBROWS: THE CURE HAS A LONG HISTORY WITH
'DANCE' MUSIC... OUR FIRST EXTENDED 12" MIXES HAPPENED IN 1981... AND OF COURSE
1990'S MIXED UP (AND MIXED UP 2? HA!)... AND THE MANY AND VARIED
COLLABORATIONS... C'MON! WE CAN DANCE! (KIND OF... )
PS
11/12/2006 4:38:02 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
AND BEFORE ANYONE PUTS 2 AND 2 TOGETHER AND COMES UP WITH 4 (?)...
OUR NEW RECORD IS NOT A DANCE RECORD!
WELL NOT ANY KIND OF DANCE I KNOW...
ALL I KNOW...
11/12/2006 4:35:34 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
IS THIS
WE WILL HAVE FINISHED THE NEW RECORD BY THE TIME WE DO THIS ULTRA FESTIVAL... (I
HOPE!)
THIS MIAMI SHOW WILL BE OUR FIRST SHOW OF THE YEAR - BUT NOT OUR LAST...
I NOT SURE HOW LONG WE WILL GET TO PLAY - MORE THAN 90 MINUTES I HOPE... IT
COULD BE 2 HOURS... WE ARE YET TO SORT THIS OUT...
HOWEVER: I AM PRETTY SURE OUR SET WILL REFLECT THE FACT THAT WE ARE AT A DANCE
FESTIVAL...
WE ARE STILL DECIDING WHAT TO DO AFTER IT - WHERE TO PLAY AND WHEN - AND AS SOON
AS WE HAVE FINALISED OUR PLANS I WILL BE SURE TO POST THE BIG PICTURE SCHEDULE
HERE FIRST...
AND THAT IS ALL I KNOW
The Cure "Never Enough" Live
11/10/2006 7:56:25 PM -
NOTSOYAHOO
11/10/2006 9:36:30 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
I CANT GET IT TO PLAY EITHER - I WILL TRY TO FIND OUT WHY...
FESTIVAL 2005 (4)
10/24/2006 8:00:26 AM - by CURE:ROBERT
I JUST GOT TOLD THIS...
11/8/2006 5:57:40 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
...BUT I DONT WANT TO BUMP THE MAIN FESTIVAL 2005 RELEASE STORY OFF THE TOP
SPOT... AND I CANT POST THIS AS NEWS WITHOUT DOING THAT... SO WHILE I FIGURE IT
OUT... I LEAVE IT HERE!
“Never Enough” is debuting on Yahoo this Fri Nov 10 –
check it out!
OTHER INFO...
10/24/2006 7:19:33 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
THIS FESTIVAL 2005 DVD IS BEING KEPT TO AN ULTRA LOW PRICE
EVERYWHERE - AROUND THE $12-$13 MARK WE EXPECT...
AND ALTHOUGH IT VARIES WILDLY IN VISUAL QUALITY - FROM BIG CAMERA STUFF TO MINI
DV - THE SOUND GLUES IT ALL TOGETHER... IT HAS TO BE EXPERIENCED LOUD AND IN 5.1
SURROUND - SERIOUSLY! ALL IN ALL ITS A GREAT MEMENTO OF SUMMER 2005 - AND/OR A
TASTE OF THINGS TO COME...
IT IS OUT THE LAST WEEK IN NOVEMBER/FIRST WEEK IN DECEMBER... IT SHOULD BE OUT
'EVERYWHERE' - CERTAINLY NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA AND EUROPE... AND AUSTRALASIA
WE THINK...AND JAPAN? HMMM...
THE NEW ALBUM ISNT QUITE DONE AS I AM STILL GETTING THE WORDS AND VOICE RIGHT -
IT HAS TO BE PERFECT! - SO REALISTICALLY ITS A SPRING RELEASE... IT'S WORTH
WAITING FOR I PROMISE!
AND WE WILL BE PLAYING SHOWS IN 2007...
MORE AS IT HAPPENS?
RSX
FAB!
10/24/2006 8:40:13 AM - by CURE:ROBERT
FAB!
FESTIVAL 2005 -OUT
LATE NOVEMBER 2006 - A NEW LIVE DVD - 'FESTIVAL 2005'10/24/2006
8:00:26 AM - by CURE:ROBERT
In 2005 a nascent Cure trio of Robert Smith, Simon Gallup and Jason Cooper
celebrated the return of former guitarist Porl Thompson with a series of nine
eclectic headline festival shows across Europe. The quartets unique blend of
passion and power proved to be a thrilling combination, and the summer set a new
benchmark for Cure live highs.
Festival 2005 presents a selection of these performances captured by a mix of
fans, crew and ‘on-the-night-big-screen cameras’.
Edited by Daren Butler and mixed by Keith Uddin in collaboration with Robert
Smith, this 30 song DVD is a wonderful reminder of how and why The Cure remain
one of the most vibrant bands on the planet.
01. OPEN 02. FASCINATION STREET 03. alt.end 04. THE BLOOD 05. A NIGHT LIKE THIS
06. THE END OF THE WORLD 07. IF ONLY TONIGHT WE COULD SLEEP 08. THE KISS 09.
SHAKE DOG SHAKE 10. US OR THEM 11. NEVER ENOUGH 12. THE FIGUREHEAD 13. A STRANGE
DAY 14. PUSH 15. JUST LIKE HEAVEN 16. INBETWEEN DAYS 17. FROM THE EDGE OF THE
DEEP GREEN SEA 18. THE DROWNING MAN 19. SIGNAL TO NOISE 20. THE BABY SCREAMS 21.
ONE HUNDRED YEARS 22. SHIVER AND SHAKE 23. END
encores 24. AT NIGHT 25. M 26. PLAY FOR TODAY 27. A FOREST 28. PLAINSONG 29.
DISINTEGRATION 30. FAITH
Filmed in Spain / Belgium / France / Switzerland / Sicily / Hungary / Germany /
Greece / Turkey
Directed by Ad Hoc and Seren Dipity
A SUBcure Production
RUNNING TIME 155 minutes
5.1 and dolby stereo sound
Art by Parched Art
All songs published by Fiction Songs
© Geffen Records 2006
SONGWORDS (4)
8/10/2006 8:33:52 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
International Songwriting Competition
8/11/2006 11:49:38 AM - by CURE:ROBERT
"Also, did someone approach you to be a judge for the International Songwriting
Competition? My husband thinks it's like -battle of the bands- (fake) and won't
enter. What do you think?"
I REALLY AM ONE OF THE JUDGES
ONE OF MANY
I HAVE ONE VOTE PER CATEGORY...
SO I CANT SWING IT BY MUCH!
RSX
AND...
8/10/2006 8:53:18 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR US IS THAT THE NEW CURE ALBUM IS THE BEST THING WE
HAVE EVER DONE
NOT THAT IT COMES OUT ON TIME!
SO
IT WILL BE THE BEST THING WE HAVE EVER DONE
RSX
ME
8/10/2006 8:49:58 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
AGH!
OF COURSE ITS ME!
I KEEP SAYING THIS
EVERY TIME (NOT OFTEN I KNOW I KNOW!) I COME ON...
HOW DO YOU THINK GEFFEN OR ANYONE ELSE COULD KEEP PRETENDING TO BE ME ON OUR OWN
WEBSITE?!!
EXHALE
RSX
SONGWORDS
8/10/2006 8:33:52 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
THE LYRICS TO THE THREE UNRELEASED 2004 'THE CURE' SESSION SONGS POSTED
ELSEWHERE ON THE WEB HAVE BEEN TRANSCRIBED BY SOMEONE WHO HAS HEARD THE SONGS
(OBVIOUSLY)
BUT
SURPRISE SURPRISE
THEY ARE NOT RIGHT
DO I NOW FEEL OBLIGED TO POST THE CORRECT VERSIONS?
WELL
AS THE SONGS ARENT YET AVAILABLE
NO I DONT!
ANYWAY
NEWS(ISH)
WE ARE TAKING A BREAK FROM THE ALBUM FOR A FEW DAYS SO I CAN FINISH UP THE
MIXING/EDITING OF THE LIVE DVD DOCUMENTING LAST SUMMERS SHOWS...
OTHERWISE IT WONT MAKE A 2006 RELEASE!
WILL THE NEW ALBUM...
HMMM...
NOT IF ITS A DOUBLE IT WONT...
ONWARDS
RSX
BLUE SUNSHINE (1983) / THE TOP (1984) / THE HEAD ON THE DOOR (1985) / KISS ME
KISS ME KISS ME (1987)
TRACK DETAILS OF THE NEXT ROUND OF RE-MASTERED RE-RELEASES - OUT IN AUGUST...
5/28/2006 8:18:27 PM - by
CURE:ROBERT
GEFFENS
POCKETS
6/1/2006 7:44:27 PM - by
CURE:ROBERT
YAWN
IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY (?) YOU WILL SEE THE
REMASTERS
ARE ON UNIVERSAL AND RHINO...
THE CURE THE CURE WAS ON GEFFEN - AND THE NEW ONE WILL BE TOO - (WELL... SURETONE!)
- AS WE SIGNED A 3 ALBUM DEAL WITH GEFFEN IN 2004...
HOWEVER: THE 'CATALOGUE' (IE EVERYTHING PRE 2004) IS OUT THERE ON OTHER LABELS
SO: EVEN IF I DIDNT
WANT 'THEM' TO EVER SELL ANOTHER CURE ALBUM EVER (WHICH WOULD BE A BIT
STRANGE... YES?)
IT WOULD MAKE NO DIFFERENCE
BECAUSE 'THEY' OWN IT
IN THE REAL WORLD...
ALL I CAN DO IS TRY TO STOP THE SONGS BEING 'EXPLOITED' IN THE 'WRONG' WAY
AND ENSURE ANY RE-ISSUES SOUND AND LOOK GOOD...
WHICH THEY DO!
SO
TRUST ME
SERIOUSLY
IT MAKES SENSE!
RSX
PS
AND IT WASN'T ME THAT HIT APPLE R AND REPOSTED!
HAVING
FUN? WORKING? HAVING FUN WORKING...
6/1/2006 6:47:42 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
...IS WHY ITS SO GOOD!
SINGLES
6/1/2006 6:10:24 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
And on the other hand he says an 'all singles' compilation is under plan,
singles which we all have in many formats and 3 compilations already!
YES
BUT
UNIVERSAL WANT TO COMBINE STANDING ON A BEACH AND THE GREATEST HITS INTO AN 'ALL
THE CURE SINGLES BEFORE GEFFEN' DVD/CD PACKAGE...
SO I CAN TRY AND MAKE IT MORE INTERESTING FOR/ATTRACTIVE TO FANS BY INCLUDING
'OTHER FOOTAGE' INBETWEEN THE VIDEOS, AND CONSTRUCTING ANOTHER MICROSITE...
OR NOT!
HA...
(AND I KNOW THIS REMASTERING SCHEDULE MAY APPEAR A BIT 'RECORD COMPANY CYNICAL'
AT TIMES - BUT I AM TRYING VERY HARD TO COUNTER THIS BY PUTTING TOGETHER
PACKAGES THAT WORK... AND BELIEVE ME: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE NEXT 4 AND
THE 'ORIGINAL' CD RELEASES IS PRETTY ASTOUNDING I THINK... THEY SOUND GORGEOUS!)
ANYWAY
WHAT ABOUT THE NEW SONGS?!!
BED
5/30/2006 7:48:57 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
WHAT IS THIS BEDTIME STUFF?
I AM IN THE STUDIO
AND THE SUN DOESNT COME UP FOR ANOTHER 2 HOURS...
JAPANESE WHISPERS AND...
5/30/2006 6:16:24 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
STUFF
JAPANESE WHISPERS IS DELETED
AS THERE SEEMED LITTLE POINT IN REMASTERING AN ALBUM THAT WASNT REALLY AN ALBUM
ANYWAY
AND
(AS HAS ALREADY BEEN POINTED OUT)
ALL THE JW SONGS ARE AVAILABLE AS REMASTERS ON THE GREATEST HITS AND JOIN THE
DOTS
AND
'OTHER' KMKMKM SONGS...
THIS WAS A DIFFICULT EXTRAS CD TO COMPILE
AS THERE WERE REALLY TWO...
ONE WITH 18 UNRELEASED AND B-SIDE INSTRUMENTAL DEMOS
AND THE DEMOS/OUT-TAKES/LIVE ONE THAT IS TO BE RELEASED
ON BALANCE I (AND THOSE I PLAYED BOTH TO) FELT THAT THE DEMOS/OUT-TAKES/LIVE ONE
WAS JUST MORE INTERESTING AS AN EXTRA WITH THE KMKMKM ALBUM...
MAYBE THE OTHER ONE WILL LEAK OUT SOMETIME...
ANYWAY...
THESE NEXT REMASTERS REALLY DO SOUND FAB... PARTICULARLY THE TOP!
RSX
AND
(AS HAS ALSO ALREADY BEEN POINTED OUT)
NOW ALL THE CURIOSITY TRACKS WILL BE AVAILABLE
AND
THERE WILL BE AN 'ALL THE SINGLES' COLLECTION NEXT YEAR - WITH STARING AT THE
SEA TYPE LINKS INBETWEEN
AND
THERE WILL BE A LIVE DVD BOXSET
WITH ORANGE
AND SHOW
AND JAPAN(?)
AND
AND
OTHER SURPRISE STUFF
AND
A PRAYER TOUR SHOW?
HMMMM...
IF I CAN FIND THE FOOTAGE!
ONWARDS...
BLUE SUNSHINE (1983) / THE TOP (1984) / THE HEAD ON THE DOOR (1985) / KISS ME
KISS ME KISS ME (1987)
TRACK DETAILS OF THE NEXT ROUND OF RE-MASTERED RE-RELEASES - OUT IN AUGUST
5/28/2006
8:18:27 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
THE GLOVE - BLUE SUNSHINE
2 CD SET COMPILED BY STEVEN SEVERIN AND ROBERT SMITH
DIGITALLY
REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL
MASTER TAPES
RARITIES FEATURES x16 TRACKS ON CD FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME
DELUXE PACKAGE CONTAINS A 20 PAGE BOOKLET INCLUDING SLEEVENOTES
AND LYRICS WITH RARE AND PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHS
DISC ONE – THE ORIGINAL ALBUM (AND BONUS TRACKS) (1983)
01 Like An Animal
02 Looking Glass Girl
03 Sex-Eye-Make-Up
04 Mr. Alphabet Says
05 A Blues In Drag
06 Punish Me With Kisses
07 This Green City
08 Orgy
09 Perfect Murder
10 Relax
11 The Man From Nowhere (Original Instrumental Mix)
12 Mouth To Mouth (Landray
Vocal Mix)
13 Punish Me With Kisses (Mike Hedges Mix)
14 The Tightrope (Original Instrumental Mix)
15 Like An Animal (12" Club What Club? Mix)
DISC TWO – RARITIES (1983)
01 Like An Animal (RS Vocal Demo)
02 Looking Glass Girl (RS Vocal Demo)
03 Sex-Eye-Make-Up (RS Vocal Demo)
04 Mr. Alphabet Says (Alt RS Vocal Demo)
05 A Blues In Drag (Alt RS Vocal Demo)
06 Punish Me With Kisses (RS Vocal Demo)
07 This Green City (RS Vocal Demo)
08 Orgy (RS Vocal Demo)
09 Perfect Murder (Alt RS Vocal Demo)
10 Relax (Alt RS Vocal Demo)
11 The Man From Nowhere (Alt Instrumental Mix)
12 Mouth To Mouth (RS Vocal Demo)
13 Opened The Box (A Waltz) (RS Vocal Demo)
14 The Tightrope (Almost Time) (RS Vocal Demo)
15 And All Around Us The Mermaids Sang (aka
Torment) (RS Vocal Demo)
16 Holiday 80 (Original Instrumental Mix)
>
THE CURE - THE TOP
2 CD SET COMPILED BY ROBERT SMITH
DIGITALLY REMASTERED
FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES
RARITIES FEATURES x4 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED SONGS
WITH x17 TRACKS ON CD FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME
DELUXE PACKAGE CONTAINS A 20 PAGE BOOKLET INCLUDING SLEEVENOTES
AND LYRICS WITH RARE AND PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHS
DISC ONE – THE ORIGINAL ALBUM (1984)
01 SHAKE DOG SHAKE
02 BIRDMAD
GIRL
03 WAILING WALL
04 GIVE ME IT
05 DRESSING UP
06 THE CATERPILLAR
07 PIGGY IN THE MIRROR
08 THE EMPTY WORLD
09 BANANAFISHBONES
10 THE TOP
DISC TWO - RARITIES (1982 – 1984)
01 YOU STAYED... (RS Home demo)
02 ARIEL (RS Home demo)
03 A HAND INSIDE MY MOUTH (Studio demo)
04 SADACIC
(RS Studio demo)
05 SHAKE DOG SHAKE (Studio demo)
06 PIGGY IN THE MIRROR (Studio demo)
07 BIRDMAD
GIRL (Studio demo)
08 GIVE ME IT (Studio demo)
09 THROW YOUR FOOT (Studio demo)
10 HAPPY THE MAN (Studio demo)
11 THE CATERPILLAR (Studio demo)
12 DRESSING UP (Studio alt mix)
13 WAILING WALL (Studio alt mix)
14 THE EMPTY WORLD (Live bootleg)
15 BANANAFISH
BONES (Live bootleg)
16 THE TOP (Live bootleg)
17 FOREVER (version) (Live bootleg)
>
THE CURE - THE HEAD ON THE DOOR
2 CD SET COMPILED BY ROBERT SMITH
DIGITALLY REMASTERED
FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES
RARITIES FEATURES x4 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED SONGS
WITH x18 TRACKS ON CD FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME
DELUXE PACKAGE CONTAINS A 20 PAGE BOOKLET INCLUDING SLEEVENOTES
AND LYRICS WITH RARE AND PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHS
DISC ONE – THE ORIGNAL
ALBUM (1985)
01 INBETWEEN
DAYS
02 KYOTO SONG
03 THE BLOOD
04 SIX DIFFERENT WAYS
05 PUSH
06 THE BABY SCREAMS
07 CLOSE TO ME
08 A NIGHT LIKE THIS
09 SCREW
10 SINKING
DISC TWO - RARITIES (1984 – 1985)
01 INBETWEEN
DAYS (RS Home demo)
02 INWOOD
(RS Home demo)
03 PUSH (RS Home demo)
04 INNSBRUCK (RS Home demo)
05 STOP DEAD (Studio demo)
06 MANSOLIDGONE
(Studio demo)
07 SCREW (Stttudio
demo)
08 LIME TIME (Studio demo)
09 KYOTO SONG (Studio demo)
10 A FEW HOURS AFTER THIS... (Studio demo)
11 SIX DIFFERENT WAYS (Studio demo)
12 A MAN INSIDE MY MOUTH (Studio demo)
13 A NIGHT LIKE THIS (Studio demo)
14 THE EXPLODING BOY (Studio demo)
15 CLOSE TO ME (Studio demo)
16 THE BABY SCREAMS (Live bootleg)
17 THE BLOOD (Live bootleg)
18 SINKING (Live bootleg)
>
THE CURE - KISS ME KISS ME KISS ME
2 CD SET COMPILED BY ROBERT SMITH
DIGITALLY REMASTERED
FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES
RARITIES FEATURES x18 TRACKS ON CD FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME
DELUXE PACKAGE CONTAINS A 20 PAGE BOOKLET INCLUDING SLEEVENOTES
AND LYRICS WITH RARE AND PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHS
DISC ONE – THE ORIGINAL ALBUM (1984)
01 THE KISS
02 CATCH
03 TORTURE
04 IF ONLY TONIGHT WE COULD SLEEP
05 WHY CAN'T I BE YOU?
06 HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE...
07 THE SNAKEPIT
08 HEY YOU!
09 JUST LIKE HEAVEN
10 ALL I WANT
11 HOT HOT HOT!!!
12 ONE MORE TIME
13 LIKE COCKATOOS
14 ICING SUGAR
15 THE PERFECT GIRL
16 A THOUSAND HOURS
17 SHIVER AND SHAKE
18 FIGHT
DISC TWO – RARITIES (1986 – 1987)
01 THE KISS (RS Home demo)
02 THE PERFECT GIRL (Studio demo)
03 LIKE COCKATOOS (Studio demo)
04 ALL I WANT (Studio demo)
05 HOT HOT HOT!!! (Studio demo)
06 SHIVER AND SHAKE (Studio demo)
07 IF ONLY TONIGHT WE COULD SLEEP (Studio demo)
08 JUST LIKE HEAVEN (Studio demo)
09 HEY YOU! (Studio demo)
10 A THOUSAND HOURS (Studio alt mix)
11 ICING SUGAR (Studio alt mix)
12 ONE MORE TIME (Studio alt mix)
13 HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE (Live bootleg)
14 THE SNAKEPIT
(Live bootleg)
15 CATCH (Live bootleg)
16 TORTURE (Live bootleg)
17 FIGHT (Live bootleg)
18 WHY CAN’T I BE YOU? (Live bootleg)
MONDAY YOU CAN HOLD YOUR HEAD INDEED...
5/15/2006 5:00:45 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
BACK ON IT...
GH EMAILED ME OVER THE WEEKEND CONCERNED BY THE REACTION TO FAKE SIMON AND FAKE
JASON (AND FAKE ROBERT?) DISAPPEARING FROM MYSPACE...
AS THINGS STAND, NONE OF THIS CURE HAVE A MYSPACE PAGE
(NOT NOW, NOT THEN!)
BUT
WE MIGHT CHANGE THAT THIS WEEK IF WE GET TIME?
IF/WHEN WE DO
I WILL POST THE REAL ADDRESSES HERE (AND ON THE CURE MYSPACE PAGE TOO)
HMMMMM...
BACK TO WORK!
RSX
('THE CURE: LIVE 8' news comments)
SO...
6/16/2005 5:03:41 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
THAT WAS THE REASON BEHIND THE 'LONDON MAYBE'! - AS EVER: NOTHING IS CONFIRMED
UNLESS IT IS ON THIS WEBSITE... RS
---
('THE CURE: LIVE 8' news comments)
Even if the info is wrong, fan can be on their starting bloc
6/16/2005 7:14:22 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
ONCE AGAIN... I AM POSTING NEWS OF EVENTS WE HAVE CONFIRMED - HOW ON EARTH IS
THIS (STILL!) SEEN AS A DIG AT FANSITES? - PLEASE... I AM MERELY RESTATING THE
POINT (AD NAUSEUM?!!) THAT THIS NEWS PAGE ONLY RUNS WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING - NOT
WHAT MIGHT BE HAPPENING...
PS
IF ANYONE TEXTED FOR A LIVE 8 HYDE PARK TICKET BECAUSE THE CURE 'MIGHT BE'
PLAYING: HOW CAN THIS BE OUR RESPONSIBILITY?!! WE WERE NOT THE SOURCE OF THIS
'INFORMATION' - ALTHOUGH THE STORY OF OUR INVOLVEMENT WAS PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE
IT WASN'T POSTED HERE: NOW YOU KNOW WHY!
AND...
IF ANYONE WAS SUCCESFUL AND GOT A HYDE PARK TICKET BUT DOESN'T WANT TO GO
BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ON THE BILL - GIVE THE TICKET TO A FRIEND! C'MON!!! - RS
----
('Line-Up Change' news comments)
LET'S GO TO BED...
5/31/2005 11:45:48 AM - by CURE:ROBERT
I JUST GOT AN EMAIL FROM A FRIEND ASKING ME TO PUT THE (SURPRISINGLY!) STILL
ONGOING 'RUMOURS DEBATE' TO BED - I SUSPECT THIS IS NOT IN MY GIFT! - BUT A FEW
FINAL WORDS FROM ME ANYWAY...
(AS FOR "a serious problem"... UMMM... NOT SURE WHICH PART OF SERIOUS OR PROBLEM
I DON'T GET... AS I REALLY DON'T CARE - IS THAT UNAMBIGUOUS ENOUGH?!!)
SO - ONE LAST TIME: THIS WEBSITE IS THE 'OFFICIAL' WEBSITE - THERE IS NO POINT
IN POSTING HOURLY NEWS OF DISCUSSIONS WE MAY OR MAY NOT BE HAVING WITH REGARDS
LIVE SHOWS/STUDIO WORK/PROPOSED TRIPS TO THE SEASIDE ETC ETC ETC AS 99% OF THEM
NEVER HAPPEN... HOW COULD IT BE HELPFUL?
I HONESTLY DON'T CARE ABOUT RUMOURS ON THE WEB - WITHOUT THEM IT WOULD SURELY
COME UNDONE! - AND I ENJOY READING NEWS OF CURE ACTIVITY IN THE WIDER WORLD AS
POSTED BY FANS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES - IT IS OFTEN THE WAY THE BAND FINDS OUT
ABOUT STUFF LIKE TRIBUTES/BOOTLEGS/ROGUE ADS ETC...
MY POINT IS MERELY: HERE IS NEWS
(AND AS A PARTING WHISPER: WE ARE NOT PLAYING COLMAR AND DAVE ALLEN IS NOT DOING
THE NEW CURE ALBUM... BUT... *)
SPENDING MY LIFE DENYING RUMOURS THAT I KNOW TO BE JUST THAT: RUMOURS? UMMM...
NO THANKYOU
I AM OFF NOW TO GET ON WITH REAL THINGS...
AND NEWS OF THEM WILL BE POSTED HERE WHEN THEY HAPPEN!
LOVE
RS
PS
*LIFTING UP THE CORNER OF MY SKIRT TO REVEAL A LIGHTER SIDE... THOSE DREAMS OF
HYDE PARK IN JULY ARE NOT CONFIRMED... YET! HA!
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('Line-Up Change' news comments)
What's happening to Robert ?
5/31/2005 5:01:17 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
WHAT'S HAPPENING IS A DIM REALIZATION THAT POSTING HERE INSTEAD OF STICKING TO
THE NEWS IS A MISTAKE! IT SEEMS THAT SOME PEOPLE ONLY SEE WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE
AND HEAR WHAT THEY WANT TO HEAR... IN MY PREVIOUS POSTS I HAVE BEEN VERY CAREFUL
TO PUSH ONE SIMPLE POINT - THIS WEBSITE DOESN'T POST ANYTHING THAT ISN'T 100%
CONFIRMED - IT POSTS FACTS NOT RUMOURS...
WHY IS THIS SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND?!! IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH FANSITES...
PLEASE!
(HOW CAN "AND I ENJOY READING NEWS OF CURE ACTIVITY IN THE WIDER WORLD AS POSTED
BY FANS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES - IT IS OFTEN THE WAY THE BAND FINDS OUT ABOUT STUFF
LIKE TRIBUTES/BOOTLEGS/ROGUE ADS ETC... " BE DISSING FANS... HUH?!!)
THIS WEBSITE CONFIRMS (AS FAR AS I KNOW!) WHAT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO HAPPEN WITH
THE CURE - SIMPLE
I FIND IT SERIOUSLY UNREAL THAT SUCH A DRY FACT CAN GENERATE SUCH HYPERBOLE - ON
WHICH NOTE I ABSOLUTELY STOP WRITING ABOUT IT...
FOR THOSE WHO BELIEVE ETC ETC
ONWARDS?
LOVE
RS
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('Ivor Novello Outstanding International Achievement Award' news comments)
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST...
5/30/2005
6:41:45 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
I THINK THIS WAS ABOUT THE SUN COMING UP TOMORROW?
NOT THAT FUNNY REALLY... MERELY HIGHLIGHTING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STATING THE
UNDISPUTED - (YES I AM SINGING ON BILLY CORGAN'S ALBUM 'THE FUTURE EMBRACE' -
BUT THE POST WILL GO UP NEARER THE RELEASE - (DUE IN PART TO THE SLIGHTLY IDIOT
'ROLLING NEWS' WAY THINGS WORK AT PRESENT!) IT SEEMS TO MAKE MORE SENSE TO FLAG
THE ALBUM WHEN IT'S ABOUT TO BE AVAILABLE RATHER THAN THE NIGHT I SING IT... ) -
AND THE PURELY SPECULATIVE (STEVE SEVERIN WILL BE JOINING THE CURE... OF COURSE
HE WON'T... BUT THE BLUE SUNSHINE EXTRAS CD IS SHAPING UP VERY NICELY!)
ANYWAY:
I WILL LET THINGS REST HERE... NEWS POSTS ON THIS WEBSITE WILL REMAIN 'NEWS
ONLY' - THAT WAS (AND IS) ESSENTIALLY MY POINT - (INITIALLY ACCOUNTING FOR (IF I
REMEMBER) THE LACK OF 'LIFE GIVING RUMOUR' ON THIS WEBSITE... )
"YOUR NAME BEGINS WITH C... OR J... AND YOU HAVE HAD SOME PERSONAL WORRIES
RECENTLY... "
AND IF YOU GET TEN TRIES AT PICKING A NUMBER BETWEEN ONE AND TEN YOU CAN BE
PRETTY SURE YOU WILL GET IT...
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
ONWARDS...
WHAT'S THAT SAM? TIME TO GO ALREADY?
SOON
RS
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