Ok I am going to post what I felt with this evening.
I had one of the best "seats" in the
house (on the rail in front of Robert but a bit to Porls side). The
energy Robert gave was amazing. You could tell he wanted to give a
great show and feed his fans what they've been craving. He was very
into it and played his heart out VERY much like he did at Troubadour.
Porl seems a bit "off" personality
wise (not playing wise) from the beginning. His usual smiley self was
not there and the emotion was somewhat blank most of the night. He
still KILLED it when he played and he really was feeling the music BUT
something was missing. He was glazed over and not interacting like he
always does. I guess I could describe him as a bit COLD when he is
always Warm.
Simon I have to admit I did not watch
much. (Robert and Porl usually amuse me so much that I forget to really
take time to watch Simon - ha) The times that I did he seems really
really out of it. Just tired and drained. He DID throw the bass after
Kiss in a way that it brought back memories of see Nirvana play live.
It was very intense and odd.
Jason I couldn't see b/c of Robert and
the security guy that was pacing in front of me. I just didn't have a
good angle.
The Happy Birthday (that was laughably
botched by all the fans not being able to really get in sync and SOME
started when JEREMY walked on stage to prepare and check equipment).
Robert was SO VERY AMUSED and almost blushing. He really seemed
thankful. A few of us right in front on the rail had our Party hats on.
And we left it on as the first encore began, There was a couple times
when Robert looked up at us that it seemed as if he was thinking "why
are they still wearing those silly hats?" and would almost bite his lip
to hide a grin. If Only Tonight We Could Sleep" is such an intense song
that I'd be laughing if I saw people wearing those hats while feeling
the music! LOL (but then again I hadn't slept in over 24 hours so it
could just be what I wanted to see? haha)
As far as quality it sounded pretty
good especially for being on the rail (sometimes the quality isnt quite
the same than if your further back) However it really started to get
"off" during One hundred years. Disintegration was REALLY OFF in fact I
was thinking it was a new song at first. All I could hear was Porls
rhythm and Jason. Roberts guitar I couldnt hear at all. Then when
Robert began to sing I had to PLUG my left ear to make out the tune and
words. I finally realized that he was singing Disintegration and
thought O wow this is bad. I literally had to hold my left ear b/c porl
was too loud. At one point near the end of the song a guy in the crowd
was asking the security guy in front of Robert if he could maybe go and
tell the tech on the side stage LOL of course the guys said NO.Its over
was still a bit loud and heavy from Porl but not as bad.
Now for the awkward ending. Porl
seemed really tired and out of it. When he left and walked behind Jason
toward Mike on the side of the stage he looked Sickly and beyond wiped.
I spoke with Porl backstage at KROQ where he was unbelievably tired and
I'd say he looked like that times 10! NOT WELL AT ALL! It even crossed
my mind like wow how will he ever get thru the rest of this. Simon
leaving was abrupt in a pissy frustrated hissy fit way. The energy that
came from him and then the reaction Robert had to him leaving is hard
to explain it was not over the top obvious but very apparent. We all of
course we're expecting more and I think Robert really wanted to give
more.
The overall feeling that lurked on the
stage after the band left was as if there were angry ghost standing in
their spots unsure of what to do. I think we all knew it was "OVER" but
didn't want to accept it. The first 5 feet of the crowed off the rail
literally stood there in disbelief until the security made us leave.
When the LIGHTS went up there was a huge MOAN of "NO" from the crowd
that seemed to last forever. The Techs ran onto the stage and started
breaking down they were all very intense and seemed upset / frustrated
not responding to fans yelling their names at first. They just wanted
to get the job done and get out of there.
I was sad and frustrated that it was
cut short. But I think I am MORE sad that Robert wasn't allowed to give
the show he wanted. He wanted it so bad but you can't perform without
Porl or Simon. I don't know if it was Porl not feeling well (although
it seemed very apparent to me) or Simon being too drunk and tired to
perform Or maybe its a bit of both. My heart goes out to Robert b/c I
know he is is going to be so frustrated with himself for not doing what
he wanted and finishing his "art" for the night.
So there you have it from my point of
View - it was an intense night and we are all so very spoiled. YES it
would have been AMAZING to see the night end as they intended but we
still got to see them perform some GREAT SONGS. OMG - To Wish
Impossible Things put me back to my VERY FIRST LIVE SHOW IN 92 I felt
14 all over again!
Thank you boys for A great night - I
hope you all are feeling better. This Fan is here until the end (which
I hope is NEVER)
ON ANOTHER NOTE: I LOVE ALL MY CURE
PEEPS - VEGAS WAS AN AMAZING WAY TO SPEND 32 HOURS OF MY LIFE - HOW DID
I BECOME SO LUCKY!??? I love you all!!
- Kelbel
I spent much of my time before the
show sitting at a penny slot machine. Spent $2 total during 4-5 hours.
(If you were "gambling" they couldn't make you leave.) I sat on the end
of the row, so that I could watch the Pearl entrance, and everyone
walking by. We all shifted around, talking, watching. It was great.
Around 6:00 or so, a very tall, leggy
woman and "rockstar" looking man, both in dark sunglasses were
consulting with the Pearl's security. Shortly thereafter, they were let
into the theater, long before anyone else. I assumed VIPs of some sort.
Later, Joel saw the woman walking across the dark stage, behind the
drum set, between the main set and the first encore.
As to the start time, tickets listed
8:00, the Pearl's box office listed 8:15, and Craig reported that the
Cure site listed 8:30. Yeesh!
The text messaging inside the Pearl
was really funny. We all squealled when COF messages appeared! They
were part of the advertising on the screens prior to the show. Once the
show began, the screen showed the close-up video feed, so, no texts
showed during the concert.
There was much activity on stage with
the techs while we waited for the show to begin. No idea why.
Maybe it was just me, but it seems
that many of the songs had different arrangements than what I am used
to. Did anyone else notice this? The acoustics at the pearl were
amazing! Even in the very front! We were standing in front of Porl.
Robert was having fun, saying silly
things about having to announce song titles and such. He even used a
funny, character voice introducing "Just Like Heaven"
Overall, the set was amazing! Yes, we
have heard much of it before, but that is what i love about it. We get
the "common" along with the "deep cuts." It's great!
We did do the Happy Birthday singing
before the 1st encore, but it ended up sounding like a bunch of weak
"rounds," and not unison. Balloons and party hats made a great
appearance, though.
Robert returned to the stage for the
first encore, and mentioned something about "balloons and shit." He was
in a good mood. :)
They did not use their graphic
backgrounds like they did during last Summer.
As far as the ending, I don't know
what happened. All the band members seemed to be quite happy during the
first part of the show. At one point, when I realized that Simon was
grinning larger than I had even seen him do before, I asked Joel to try
to get pictures. We were on the other side of the stage, and Simon
bounces around a lot. But, Joel managed to get some blurry images. At
the beginning, Porl seemed very peppy, dancing, smiling and posing.
I saw sameoldact's comments and agree
that when the house lights went on, there were many in the crowd that
were stunned, even boo-ing.
Unfortunately, the Pearl's management
was sorely lacking. The GA load-in was nearly lethal. I am not
exaggerating. When I get home, I am going to start compiling some
information to send complaints, etc. If anyone is interested, I will
share the info once I get it started. I would hate for someone to be
seriously injured (if it hasn't happened already) due to the Pearl's
negligence.
After the show ended, the security
staff was very rude. It is one thing to do the job and be firm, it's
another to actually *mock* the guests by saying "Can I have a
drumstick?" in a very whiny, high-pitched feminine voice. The techs
tearing down on-stage were not Cure crew. They had polo shirts with
"Events Unlimited" on the chest. They were not very nice, either.
Summary:
Set list and encores: Fabulous! Great
crowd, great company to share the evening, wonderful sound. Thanks to
all the COF peeps for sharing this experience together!
Ending: Awkward, befuddling and
disappointing
Pearl staff and security: Utterly
horrid, truly dangerous
- Kate
The (soon to be legendary?) Vegas show.
In my opinion it was not the best Cure
show I've seen, but certainly the most interesting. And I love it for
that. It was worth the trip from Australia!
Let me give my thoughts on what went on…
First of all, the band only arrived in
Vegas approx 3pm the day before the concert. I bumped into Jason in the
hotel one hour after they arrived, he said that they were al very tired
after the flight and time difference.
We met Simon a few hours before the show,
he said that he was extremely tired – not surprising given that he
would be on England
time! (it took me 4 days to get over the jetlag when I arrived)
I think first and foremost, this should
be acknowledged by Cure fans (anyone who has experienced jetlag would
understand).
I was in front of Simon & Robert last
night, with a good view to Jason also. In regards to the show I think a
few things were going on
·
I could be wrong, but Simon seemed to be having
issues hearing on stage at times. He was moving from speaker to
speaker, including moving in front of Porl’s speakers at one point. He
seemed to be frustrated by the sound mix or something.
·
In regards to the Inbetween/push mix up- Simon,
Robert and Porl all seemed surprised when Jason did the drum intro to
Inbetween Days. I felt the cover up was
pretty tight, Simon immediately began playing inbetween (before running
to change bass effects). Porl walked over to Robert and made a comment.
They seemed to laugh and all jumped in to play inbetween. Robert had a
Schecter in hand and just played that. Afterwards Robert made the
comment about never introducing song titles…
·
Simon and Jason seemed a bit out of synch with
each other … They’re usually a very tight duo… Jason looked tired and
was quite obviously counting to keep his place during songs – I’ve
never noticed him do that before. Sound issues??
·
The venue sound at times was pretty bad…
·
Simon always moves in front of Jason when a song
is due to end. I guess it’s a signal to the rest of the band as well.
But they seemed to misfire at the end of ‘The Kiss’. Simon was clearly
annoyed (yelling ‘Fuck!’) and then threw his bass in the air and left
the stage. Robert saw this and looked over towards Keith in a kind of
‘holy shit, what just happened?’ kind of way.
·
They returned for encore 2. Simon stilled seemed
ticked off. There was a stuff up after the guitar intro to M. Simon and
Robert began playing their parts before Jason counted in (I’m assuming
Jason was 4 beats behind, or Robert and Simon 4 in front??) Jason
stopped counting in when he realised this and began the drum part.
Minor issue…
·
I don’t know if Simon was frustrated with himself
or something else. But I sense that he is a bit of a perfectionist when
it comes to Cure shows/songs to, and I have a feeling that the couple
of stuff ups may have made him feel like they were offering less than
this… (The casual observer probably wouldn’t have noticed anything
anyway…)
·
Yes, Simon didn’t do the normal ending to a Forest. He pretty much stopped after Robert
stopped playing and walked off.
·
No, Robert didn’t say anything (ie than-KEW!, and
goodnight) as he left the stage.
·
Why? Because everything pointed to the band
returning. The crew came out, replenished beverages, checked
instruments etc. The venue was still dark. It was several minutes
before the house lights came on. Personally, I wasn’t surprised to see
them not come back on. Clearly Robert thought it was in the best
interest of all to not come back on, although I have a feeling he would
have wanted to. The Cure is his business after all, and if not playing
more encores is a trade-off to keeping his mates happy, and protecting
the ‘brand’ (who knows what could have happened if they had returned…)
then I’m cool with that. After all, we’ve been in situations with our
own friends, right?
I’d like to think that the Vegas show
won’t only be defined by the ending. It was still an entirely generous
show (how many other bands play 2.5 hrs?), but just not as long as the
3 hr shows Cure fans have come to expect. And I guess that is the
biggest trap Robert has set for himself – by raising the bar in terms
of show length, anything that falls short leads to claims of people
feeling ‘ripped off’.
Realistically, I don’t know what was
really going on. These are just my observations.
I for one, and very glad that I forked
out thousands of dollars to travel from Australia to be there.
And I was very happy to meet other (COF)
Cure fans..
And to be there with my Aussie Cure mates
– Fuji
(you rock, thanks mate!), Jo & Andrew.
-
Brad
Some notes from
Heron (she will file a full report later, and said she loved much of
the show):
Last night was a bit strange as I am
sure you have heard, I ended up having to give the book to Darren and
Keith, who told me that they would give it to Robert. We will follow up
with them at Coachella to make sure that it was delivered, but I am
really a bit worried about the show given the abrupt ending to last
night. I have never ever seen a Cure show that ended like that, and
never seen Simon throw his bass on the floor. Strange times for the
Cure, and a huge dissappointment for the fans. Robert Always Says
Goodbye. But not last night.
As for last night, we did get video all the way to the end of a
forest and it just kind of ended. It wasn't a long drawn out ending.
Then they walked offstage. We waited for an encore, but they turned the
lights up and started moving us out. Robert did not say goodbye,
goodnight, or anything at the end of a forest.
We were on porls side so we didn't see a lot on simons side. Porl was
having a LOT of problems with his guitar too. His tech came onstage and
fixed his guitar with a screwdriver during the hungry ghost. We saw
simon throw his bass down but didn't get it on video.
It started off really strong but they started floundering after the bad
start to inbetween days. Then the energy really changed. Sad sad sad....
- Heron
I'm back in my room here at Palms
Place and I had to write about The Cure concert tonight. After
suffering from a horrendous hangover, I somehow staggered to the
breakfast buffet to hopefully soak up the remaining gallons of
alcoholic consumables I drank the night previously. I did pass by
two girls who were sitting at the slot machines, one was still wearing
her pajama bottoms!!! Conflicting rumours about the lineup
confused everyone. Officially, it was supposed to start at
7pm. But, it started around 6:30. I managed somehow to be
one of the first people in the four lines and made my way through the
checkpoint and into the venue. From there, we were escorted to a
staircase. The staff checked the tickets and then gave out
wristbands. It was a rather tedious and incredibly unplanned out
method. Having them go through the crowd was insane. I
looked behind me to see people waving their tickets to get a
wristband. This girl from Spain looked like she was going to pass
out. So, I had her hold on to the bottom of my shirt and a member
of security took us down two flight of stairs to the general admission
section. I was front and center!!! Just like the Las Vegas
Hard Rock Bloodflowers show in 2000. After an hour or so of
standing around like sardines, The Cure finally made their way onstage
at 8:45.
With the sounds of crashing waves
echoing in the venue, the band comes out and starts to play Underneath
The Stars. I noticed Robert Smith's guitar with 1 big and 3 small
florescent stars. How appropriate :)
I absolutely love when Simon gleefully
hops up and down especially during Prayers For Rain. Jason's drum
part sends me sky high and only wanted me to jump up in excitement as
well. Robert belted out the high notes for an inconceivably long
time. But he always does huh?
There's something about hearing
Jason's drum part during A Strange Day and Simon's rhythmic bass part
that made me want to jump as high as I can to the roof of The Palms
venue. I also liked when Robert blew a kiss with both his hands
during "...a blind man kissing my hand."
Have you ever been to a Cure concert
and forgot what the name of the song was? I felt like that during
Alt End. I, without reservation, LOVE this song.
It amazes me to this day how Porl can
dance with those Kiss like boots of his??? During The End of the
World, it was like he was two stepping...like I know what that looks
like!!! His guitar solo was astonishing. I also loved
Robert's "Love me more" ending as well.
To this day, it's soo neat to see
Simon hunched over doing his Peter Hook of New Order impression.
Wonder if the black scart tied in a know on Porl's left arm was a
fashion statement or something more. Inquiring Cure fans would
like to know. Okay, I need to know.
Another momentary loss of Cure memory
during To Wish Impossible Things. I sometimes forget how truly
talented and gifted Robert Smith's guitar playing really is!!!
It's rather spectacular. Completely brilliant especially during
the beginning of the song.
The crowd around me went completely
bezerk when Robert approached us in the middle of the pit during the
intro to Pictures of You. I looked over at this girl who made her
way to the front and said, "Welcome to the front row!" I forgot
to ask her what her name was. If your reading this, you can email
me through COF.
Before the first note was being
played, Mario - who I sold my Utah ticket las year - called Lullaby out
like some sort of fortune teller. You should get your own 900
number and you'd make millions and follow The Cure around!!!
Rather spooky but at the same time to a higher degree amazing.
Impressive young Skywalker. Most impressive!!! Simon's bass
playing added with Robert's hypnotic like guitar makes this song a
treat to hear and see live. Robert shaked like crazy at the end
of the song during "...shivering in bed." I have not seen that
move before which only make everyone there erupt and clap wildly.
I hope that becomes one of his patented concert moves. He also
went into this Hindu like spectacle went he sang, "That's why the man
is always hungry. It was like he was a jeanie doing a traditional
dance. Too cool.
I glanced at Jason during FTEOTDGS to
play air drums with him which is one of my favorite things to do when
The Cure plays live. Simon's happily hopping on one foot right
again. At the end of the song, Porl kneels on the ground as if
he's paying homage to Jimi Hendrix like he was trying to squeeze every
las bit of sound out of his guitar. The entire band played with
almost reckless abandonment. Gotta love Simon's patented jab step
like he's a boxer bobbing and moving.
I'll be the first one to admit to you
my Cure friends here on COF, I wasn't a fan of The Perfect Boy when I
heard it. But after hearing it live experiencing it in front of
me, I've done a 360 and now it's one of my favorite tracks on the new
cd. I appreciate it much more as well. I think Mario
belting out the lyrics and singing along played an integral part.
The crowd around me and everyone in
the cozy venue at The Palms Casino went crazy when the first few guitar
parts were being played of Push. I never forget how many people
around me were singing, "Go go go."
There was a part during Inbetween days
were Simon played a different bass line. I guess there was a
miscommunication between Robert when they talked before the song.
Simon then walked over to his setlist and glanced down at it.
Then Porl strolled over towards Simon and smiled at him. Robert
said something afterwards like, "And the next song is called The
Walk." It was one of the few times I ever understood him in all
the years I've seen them live. Still miss the keyboard parts.
Robert says something like, "Sounds
like 100 Years but it's..." Simon's again jumping on one foot like he's
playing a game of hop scotch. I noticed he was looking at himself
on one of the screens which were on both sides of the stage.
It's amazing how Primary, a song that
is well over 25 years old, sounds just as good...strike that...is
BETTER now. Liked how Jason tapped his cymballs six times.
Simon spins around like there's not a
care in the world when Robert singing "I want to want to make a trip to
the moon." Mario and I were singing along like one of those
barber shop duos.
as Jason beats out the drum part to
Shake Dog Shake as if he's some African tribesman, Simon sprints from
his part of the stage towards Robert. It totally reminded me of
what Axl Rose does when he performs live. I thoroughly enjoyed
the feedback from Porl's guitar. He might look like he's
completely off his rocker. But, you have to give it up and say he
rocks. Simon does a double move. First, he starts off bent
down like Peter Hook and spreads his legs apart like Johnny Ramone as
he's bouncing on a pogo stick.
Mario once again calls out the next
song which is The Hungry Ghost. Porl is spectacular once
again. Absolutely love Robert’s sticker on his guitar. It
says scream with the “m” right under “screa”. Wonder if he bought
it to remind him of Mary or the song “M”???
The opening part of 100 Years makes me
want to jump as high as I can like I’m on 10 different types of
medication. Towards the end of the song, Simon wails away at his
bass. Porl knees down again like Jimi Hendrix like he was going
to light his guitar on fire.
I lifted out my hand to mimic Robert
when he extended out his right arm and opens his hand to “…just let go
my party piece.” During Distintegration.
During It’s Over, Simon bends over
like he was the Hunch Back of Notre Dame. Mario even noticed it
too. It was like that the past couple days talking to fellow Cure
fans as well.
I was completely surprised to hear If
Only Tonight We Could Sleep. It was rather unexpected. So
much so, I forgot the name of the song!!! Funny, I can play the
song on the piano but I can’t remember the title.
As soon as the first few notes are
being played, Simon immediately moves towards Robert. I think it
startled him at first. Simon gets full on into it and just runs
towards the middle of the stage like he’s been in a cage for
days. Towards the end, Simon hunches down and looks at Robert
while he was playing. It was priceless. I hope someone took
a picture of that.
I like how an old song like At Night
intensifies and already memorable experience. It makes me better
appreciate songs like this. Porl must be on this Jimi Hendrix
thing because he did it again at the end of the song.
Encores like M are my favorite part of
the show. It’s like being reacquainted with a long lost friend.
It makes you come home from the concert, get the cd out, and play it
again transforming you back to that moment when you heard it only hours
ago.
I like looking back at everyone during
the concert and especially during Play For Today. To see everyone
singing at the beginning of the song especially this really tall guy to
the left of me was way cool. I gave him a hi five at the end.
When The Cure played A Forest, this
girl who was standing two people away from me started screaming like
really loud then started jumping up and down when The Cure started
playing the song.
The house lights come on and everyone
around me were shocked. The blonde girl who was standing next to
me said, “It was the best concert she has ever been to!” The wait
was excruciating. My body is sore from jumping up and down and my
voice is hoarse. But, I would’ve traded it for the world. I
was surrounded by fellow Cure fans who sang along to practically every
song…which is a rarity. I did get Robert Smith’s setlist.
This was an amazing concert from start to finish. Met some cool
people like Sarah, Matthew, and Mario, drank like a fish, and even
gambled abit. Hey Angela and afoolisharrangement, I hope to see
the pictures that you took of the setlist. I’ll send you the
pictures when I get home.
And as always, I end my review of the
April 17th Cure show at The Palms to Craig. This is the only site that
I post my concert reviews on. I totally appreciate the
opportunity to let me tell everyone what happened at the show in Vegas.
- Marc Subia
Venue
security told me they were prepared for a very long show - at least
three hours - whatever the band wanted to play (hence no curfew issue).
A 15 minute delay doesn't sound like
enough to piss anyone off.
The first half was awesome. Robert was
smiling, and seemed in a good mood - he kept saying things like "we're
in for a long night".
I did not get a great read from Porl
or Simon - only it seemed like Porl was less interested as the night
went on. I did not see Simon throw the bass - but we were shocked at
the way “A Forest” ended,- seemed very odd. The house lights were down,
as usual for another encore. I even saw them bring (more) beers to
Robert’s riser, indicating they were on their way back (as this GREAT
setlist indicates). Then after a long delay – maybe 4-5 minutes(?) -
house lights go on. It was like a punch in the stomach. Your could hear
audible screams of “NO!”. People looked stunned.
Something obviously happened. My
wife's been a fan for 25 years, seen them 25+ times, and this was
really awful. She now says she's done. Between this and the Jimmy
Kimmel experience, it's becoming too hard to be a Cure fan. We buy
(this time expensive) tickets, travel to these cities (airfare, hotels,
cars, etc). And what do we get, a *problem* than ruins a show. And yes,
it ruined the show. We all knew this show was NOT going to be 2.25 or
2.5 hour show - this was going to be a TRUE CURE SHOW, and maybe
something special. At $165 per ticket, that's a rough "warm up" show -
which it really wasn't. Robert seemed excited about his birthday,
saying something like "it's my birthday, I can do what I want..."
(before the first encore) with a smile.
One caveat: I thought, from middle of
the lower level seats straight back, the crowd wasn't very good. Not
much (as in almost no) noise during encore breaks, and some empty
seats. I don't know if the crowd impacted this or not – but the lack of
noise (during the encore breaks) actually worried me.
It sounds, though, like it could have
been something else. But as a fan you can only take so many of these
disappointments – and this was a big one - when you need to travel to
see the band. This night was just a terrible way to treat it's fans -
whatever the reason. No goodbye's, nothing.
It’s sad, they might have just lost a
25 year fan - plus me - a new convert who's has really enjoyed the "4"
incarnation. What a shame.
- Joe
I
was more excited for this show than I have been for any Cure show since Trilogy. As if the combination of the
Cure and Las Vegas weren't enough
to make me swoon, it also happened that the venue they'd be playing was the smallest I'd have seen them
in since their Webster Hall
NYC show on Halloween of 1996. This was a show I absolutely could not miss.
That said, I didn't have the highest
expectations for the show itself. I expected the sound to be meh; unlike most
other bands I enjoy, I think
the Cure sounds best in large, cavernous spaces where the music has room to kind of roll over and bloom and
echo. I'm also not a fan of
the new album overall, so I was prepared to be bored for most of the set. What's more, I expected a pretty
pop-heavy setlist on top of the
new stuff, and if you've read any of my earlier reviews, you'll remember that pop setlists make me foam at
the mouth.
I was sooooo wrong.
Last night was INCREDIBLE. First, the
sound was killer. Huge, layered, crystal clear...just beautiful. The light
show was toned down for the smaller
space, but it didn't matter--last night was all about the music. The band was energetic, and Robert
seemed genuinely excited to be
playing this show. He seemed more engaged throughout the set than I've seen him look in several years. He
told us early on that it would be
"a long evening," and he made good on that promise: 2.5 hours with only a very brief break before each of 2
encores.
And the setlist...unbelievable. The
best since Trilogy (if that counted
as a "setlist"). Mostly dark, deep cuts. Though I'm a big devotee of the Plainsong opening, I was
actually hoping they'd start with
Underneath the Stars this time, and they did. It was lush and delicate and set just the right tone for
the evening, though it was probably
the only time I missed the lightshow a bit. From there they went to Prayers for Rain and A Strange Day,
and I started thinking this
might just be my kind of show.
And it just kept coming...Primary,
Want, Shake Dog Shake, 100 Years, FTEOTDGS, Disintegration, If Only
Tonight.... A highlight for me, believe
it or not, was It's Over from the new album; it was a total "Welcome Back, Porl!" moment and blended
perfectly with the older stuff.
It was nice to see the old school fans diving into a new song with the kind of zeal usually reserved for
the classics. By the time they
got to The Kiss, one of the best live songs ever, my body was so spent from dancing that I could barely stay
on the beat. But I couldn't,
wouldn't stop. I literally *limped* out of the venue with a swollen left knee, aching feet, and some
serious dehydration. (They never
played a song that I disliked enough to leave to buy water!)
Toward the end, I was so exhausted
there was a small part of me that wanted to beg them for mercy--please, I
can't take anymore!
This was the Cure at its finest. Huge,
beautiful, deep, dark, warm, perfect.
This is why they are the best band on earth. This is why they are so important to me. This is why I
travel to shows. This is why I'm a Curefan for LIFE.
- Angel, NYC
