June 30th
Quick tip for anyone looking for single tickets.
At the TM drop down windows, choose 1 for TICKET, then choose These seats are WILL CALL only!
There are single seats in the third, fifth and sixth rows available at the time I'm writing this.
Philadelphia
- Tickets for the Wachovia Spectrum show go on
sale today at 10am (eastern) through Comcast
Tix. Ticket prices are $65 for Floor and Lower, $50
for middle and $40 for Upper. Gold Floor & Gold Lower
are said to be for American Express Gold card users only.
In the NYC pre-sale, Ticketmaster offered better seats to
Gold card users. I'm guessing it will be the same here, so use
your AMEX Gold card if you can.
Denver - Tickets for the Red Rocks show go on sale today at 10am (mountain) through Ticketmaster. Ticket prices are $65 for Reserved rows #2-25, $50 for Reserved rows #26-47, $35 for General Admission rows #48-69. Rows #1 & 70 are for handicapped seating. Rows 1-6 are WILL CALL only and only the card holder can pick up the tickets.
Denver - Tickets for the Red Rocks show go on sale today at 10am (mountain) through Ticketmaster. Ticket prices are $65 for Reserved rows #2-25, $50 for Reserved rows #26-47, $35 for General Admission rows #48-69. Rows #1 & 70 are for handicapped seating. Rows 1-6 are WILL CALL only and only the card holder can pick up the tickets.
Good Luck!
June 29th
A series of Cure.com user ticket presales will start Monday morning with the Toronto show and continue on the below schedule.
Thu-Sep-27
Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Pre-Sale Date:Tue, 03-Jul
So is it Monday July 2nd or Tuesday July 3rd?
PLANS
6/29/2007 5:28:48 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
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...
(Thanks Tom)
U.S AND CANADA FAN TICKET PRESALES
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
(Thanks Tom)
Tickets - No tickets are listed as going on sale today, but I don't trust Ticketmaster (or Comcast Tix in Philly). If there are going to be pre-sales for the shows going on sale saturday (Philadelphia, Denver), today would be the day. If you are going to any of those shows, I would play it safe and check TM and Comcast Tix around 8 or 9am for any word of a pre-sale. If not, just relax and get ready for tomorrow. : )
As I'm typing this, Comcast sent out their official e-mail once again confirming the Philly on sale date for saturday, with no mention of a pre-sale.
Shows on sale - The only shows that have gone on sale are NYC and Montreal. No other shows have tickets for sale. You have NOT missed anything. Those websites you see with all sorts of tickets for sale are ticket scalpers/brokers. DO NOT GET RIPPED OFF. DO NOT BUY FROM THEM.
Cure tickets on sale Sat. in Phila.
Friday, June 29, 2007
The Cure, one of the most revered British bands of the last 25 years, comes to the Wachovia Spectrum in Philadelphia at 7 p.m. Sept. 21.
Tickets at $40, $50 and $65 go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday online at www.ComcastTIX.com, by calling (800) 298-4200 and at the Wachovia Complex Box Office.
Led by singer/guitarist Robert Smith, the Cure lineup includes longtime members bass player Simon Gallup, drummer Jason Cooper and, back in the band for a third time, guitarist Porl Thompson.
The Cure was formed in southern England in 1976 as Easy Cure. In 1978 the "Easy" was dropped. In May 1979, the debut album "Three Imaginary Boys" was released to great acclaim.
The Cure still shows vital signs
By John Wenzel
Denver Post Staff Writer
Article Last Updated: 06/28/2007 11:04:22 PM MDT
The Cure could easily rest on its laurels and growing legacy, but the U.K. pop-rock band - often mis-identified as goth by overzealous critics - continues to tour and release new music.
In fact, the Cure is now finishing its 13th studio album for a fall release, its first since 2004's self-titled comeback. Even if lead singer Robert Smith's makeup-smeared face is more sallow than it used to be, the band still sounds surprisingly vital, particularly when so many of its peers have (or should have) dropped off the radar.
That should make the Cure's date at Red Rocks Amphitheatre a treat for anyone who jammed out to "Just Like Heaven" or "Boys Don't Cry" in high school (come on, I know you did). Tickets for the Oct. 2 concert with 65daysofstatic are on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. ($35-$65, Ticketmaster)
"The Cure is mentioned in Die Hard 4 as a band from 20 years ago. How could they be so wrong? :) "
Update: "Just wanted you to know I saw Die Hard 4: "Live Free or Die Hard" today and that there is a scene where John McClain's hacker sidekick asks him when was the last time he listened to the radio and if he listened to the Cure in the 80's. Not a bad film either."
(Thanks Bret and DSC)
"In the radiostation Reporte 98.5 FM they have a sports show Reporte Deportivo and since few weeks ago in their commercial breaks they played
a lot of CURE songs and even the host say The CURE is one their favorites bands.
In the cable program In-d the male host Chuck Pereda said the 3 people that he has met and admire the most are Robert Smith, Damon Albarn and
Morrissey."
(Thanks Jorge)
June 28th
The Cure Announce 13th Studio Album
June 28, 2007
The Cure -- lead singer/guitarist Robert Smith, bass player Simon Gallup, drummer Jason Cooper, and guitarist Porl Thompson -- have announced that they will be releasing their 13th studio album.
After a series of re-released albums and Festival 2005, a 155-minute DVD that consists of 30 live songs filmed by their fans, crew and "on-the-night-big-screen-cameras" last November, The Cure are already in the process of putting their finishing touches to the as-yet-titled album.
According to the official press release, the album has been recorded in the U.K. with Robert Smith on the producing helm and will be released on Suretone/Geffen this fall.
Other than the new album, The Cure are also going on an headlining tour in the U.S. that kicks off on September 13 in Tampa, Florida. The group has also previously announced their Australasian tour a couple of months back, with two dates in Hong Kong and Singapore.
-- Lennat Mak
NYC - the pre-sale is over, now time for the normal on-sale at 9am eastern.
Montreal - If you missed the "Montreal Surprise" pre-sale yesterday, the normal on-sale starts at noon.
Stuff - New Zealand Herald - Yahoo Xtra News - antiMUSIC
(Thanks Alastair)
June 27th
Update: No one can get it to work. Probably a mistake or a test of their system.
"announced in NZ Herald - just thought id let you know the date for auckland has been reported in the NZ Herald as August 14th at Vector - with tickets on sale from July 9th."
(Thanks Alastair)
(Thanks John)
Good luck to everyone trying to get tickets! And don't panic if you don't get tickets today, there should be plenty left for the regular on-sale tomorrow.
(Thanks Paul)
"While all the American and Australian fans are getting excited about tour dates, this may perk up the ears of the Europeans. Just heard a
track by the (German I think) band Digitalism on BBC 6 Music, which featured a whacking big sample of 'Fire In Cairo'. Funnily enough, it's
called 'Digitalism In Cairo', and it's on their album 'Idealism'."
(Thanks Dandyboy)
"A bizarre Cure Spotting – On BBC Radio 5 Live (UK) last night John McEnroe was asked about the prize money being the same for men & women
at Wimbledon despite the ladies only playing 3 sets. He replied that if you pay to go & see a band; The Pretenders might play for 1 hour, but
The Cure will play for 2 but they don’t charge you more for it!
3 hours would be nearer the mark.."
(Thanks Benj)
June 26th
The Denver show has been added to the Ticketmaster site.
Internet Onsale Info
Onsale to General Public: Sat, 06/30/07 10:00 AM MDT
Reserved Seating: Rows 1-47
General Admission Seating: Row 48 & higher
PLEASE NOTE: Rows 1-6 are WILL CALL only and only the card holder may
pick up the tickets! This does include Accessible Seating in Rows 1 and 2
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
(Thanks Tommy)
Tickets on sale thursday, june 28 2007 at noon
Ticket prices $50-65
Show starts at 7:30pm
http://www.admission.com/html/evinfo.htmI?l=FR&EVNT=CU70926&STAGE=1&C=&f=1&x=2007-06-28%2012:00&mev=1
(Thanks Steve)
Just wanted to let everyone know the latest on the NYC pre-sale tomorrow. You apparently will need a password, and from what is being said, the password is being sent to Optimum Online subscribers. Unconfirmed reports say that the password is Fascination.
This site was also pointed out to me: http://presale-codes-passwords.blogspot.com/2007/06/cure-presale-passwords.html
And they have the password as BRBIGSHOW
If anyone hears anything different, please e-mail me and I'll get it out to the list and posted here ASAP.
Update: MSG's Backstage Access service has sent out official e-mails with their password. See the e-mail here:
http://msgnyc.com/viewmsg.cfm?n35043s4697c17648055t4713
Their password is BABIGSHOW
(Thanks Charlie)
June 25th
Internet Presale Info
Start:Wed, 06/27/07 10:00 AM EDT
End:Wed, 06/27/07 10:00 PM EDT
AEG LIVE PRESENTS
THE CURE
NO CAMERAS/NO RECORDERS
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
7TH AVE AT 32ND STREET
SUN SEP 23, 2007 8:00PM
"I have given in and will revive the Cure Ticket Alert mailing list. For those of you who weren't here for the Dream Tour, this is a private mailing list I set up to send out ticket alerts (pre-sale info, on sale dates, etc) as soon as I get the info. All info will still be posted here, but this saves you the trouble of checking COF every hour to see if there's any ticket info yet. Unlike the Dream Tour alerts, which were an "all in one" alert, I'm breaking it up into individual lists for each city on the Curiosa tour this time.
So if you would like to be included, just e-mail me and let me know which city or cities you want the info for, and I'll add you to the list."
This is only for the US and Canadian shows. Thanks
and good luck getting tickets!
Philadelphia - According to the Wachovia Spectrum website, tickets go on sale (through Comcast Tickets) June 30th at 10am. Ticket prices are $40, $50, $65. Show starts at 7pm.
Denver
- From the Red Rocks website,
tickets go on sale June 30th at 10am at
The Fillmore Auditorium Box Office and at all
Ticketmaster retail locations including select Macy’s
stores, select FYE stores, The Official Visitors Center
@ 1600 California St, Angelo’s CD’s & more and Cheapo
Discs & Second Spin, both on Colorado Blvd. To charge tickets
by phone, call (303) 830-TIXS or (719) 520-9090 or order
on-line. Ticket prices are $50 &
$65 for reserved, $35 for general admission. Show starts at
7:30pm, doors opn at 6pm.
Not to get into the travel
agent business, but Paul sent this in
and it might help some of you NYC fans:
"New York to Chicago $39, weekend of show - http://www.southwest.com/landing/070531_isp_mdw.html?src=isp_mdw_053107
Flights are available the weekend of the gig."
(Thanks Paul)
"New York to Chicago $39, weekend of show - http://www.southwest.com/landing/070531_isp_mdw.html?src=isp_mdw_053107
Flights are available the weekend of the gig."
(Thanks Paul)
June 23rd
As Billboard reported yesterday, at least some of the US tickets will be going on sale June 28th. First confirmation of this comes from the Madison Square Garden website. The MSG tickets go on sale June 28th at 9am. Ticket prices are $45-$75.
Live Nation will have a pre-sale for the Mountain View, Ca. (Download Festival) show starting on July 18th at 10am and ending on July 20th at 10pm.
Ticketmaster Australia confirmed that the first Sydney show (Aug. 10th) is sold out. The 2nd Sydney show (Aug. 9th) is on sale now.
"Interview with Wayne Hussey (Mission UK) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQZWQSidMSo
A real "Goth" interview, but some good references to The Cure."
(Thanks wirebaughs)
And now back to the music. Damn, I love the new Interpol album! 'Our Love To Admire' is out on July 4th in Japan, July 9th in Europe and July 10th in North America (and of course, leaked to the internet on June 21st).
June 22nd
The Cure Touring North America, Wrapping New CD
June 22, 2007, 11:55 AM ET
Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
With a new Suretone/Geffen album arriving sometime this fall, the Cure will hit the Road in North America for month-long tour beginning Sept. 13 in Tampa, Fla. Tickets begin going on sale June 28. 65 Days Of Static will open.
The Cure's present lineup is lead singer/guitarist Robert Smith, bassist Simon Gallup, drummer Jason Cooper and guitarist Porl Thompson. That incarnation is featured on the recent DVD "Festival 2005," taped during a run of summer 2005 European festivals.
The as-yet-untitled new album is the follow-up to a 2004 self-titled effort, which debuted at No. 7 on The Billboard 200.
Update: Live Daily, Yahoo, Pitchfork, Pollstar and CMJ also have stories about the tour.
(Thanks Pietro)
June 21st
USA DATES CONFIRMED
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
(Thanks Lisa)
Shoegaze Documentary “Beautiful Noise” in the Works
Fred Mills
June 19, 2007
With nearly two years of filming under his belt, filmmaker Eric Green of L.A.-based Hypnagogia Films is nearing completion of his documentary chronicling the 1985-91 shoegaze movement of Great Britain. Titled Beautiful Noise, it’s about the influence of the Cocteau Twins, Jesus & Mary Chain and My Bloody Valentine and the subsequent rise of outfits such as Ride, Curve, Slowdive, Lush, Chapterhouse, Swervedriver, Pale Saints and Boo Radleys, as well as more ambient-inclined and experimental artists like Flying Saucer Attack, AR Kane and Seefeel.
According to Hypnagogia, these stories will be told through contemporary interviews and via archival concert footage, outlining how, for the most part, the groups “resisted having a marketable image and sound, and how their individuality, while sabotaging their mainstream commercial appeal, eventually led to an indelible impact on modern music.”
Among the personalities interviewed for the film: Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde (Cocteau Twins), Jim Reid and Bobby Gillespie (Jesus & Mary Chain), Kevin Shields (My Bloody Valentine), Dave Pearce (Flying Saucer Attack), Mark Gardener (Ride), Neil Halstead (Slowdive), Martin Carr (Boo Radleys), Emma Anderson (Lush), Alan Moulder, Alan McGee, Wayne Coyne, Trent Reznor, Billy Corgan and Robert Smith.
The film company adds that the documentary is a labor of love—“a DIY, passion project.” Aficionados of the shoegaze scene would no doubt agree, and suggest that such a welcome project is long overdue.
(Thanks James)
"The Cure Unplugged is again on VH1 Europe, this Friday 22.6. from 10pm-10.30pm (German Time) http://www.vh1e.com"
(Thanks Dennis)
"During this years "Woodstage Summer Open Air" (16.17.06.) Glauchau / the german famous synth-pop-mainstream-band AND ONE covered
THE CURE’s "The Walk" ... They also partly played "sweet dreams / Eurythmics". It was a nice show in front of a big crowd, in contrast to the the small crowd the main act (Type O Negative) played. Of course both shows were taped ;-) "
(Thanks PILLOWMAN)
"In France, on TF1 tv program '50 minutes inside' (a stupid 'people' magazine), there was a report about the 'anniversary' of the death of the absolutely magnificent Grace Kelly, and for about 30 seconds 'plainsong' was used as background music.
And another little curespotting from french tv, on M6 channel program 'D&CO' (on re-decorating your house -badly-), this sunday they used a few seconds of 'boys don't cry' as background music."
(Thanks Fabien G)
June 17th
"The Sydney Morning Herald website has a pre-sale on now for all 5 Aussie dates. They are selling the General Admission seats for the Sydney Ent
Centre which anyone who likes concerts will want. Seeing a show at the Ent Centre in the actual seats sucks big time.
http://boxoffice.smh.com.au/smh/tour/138/1074/the_cure"
(Thanks Jeff)
June
15th
Update: "I thought i'd let you know, that if you purchase the instant karma cd from certain independent music stores you get a free 2 song cd that has the cure cover of "love". the other song is by the raveonettes. this link is to the coalition of independent music stores that would have this offer.
http://www.cimsmusic.com"
(Thanks Robi)
"Just saw by coincidence the tracklist for the 2nd Volume of 'Countdown - The Wonder Years' (legendary Australian Music Show), included is The Cure with 'Primary' - as the first Volume was TV-Appearances only, I assume it is a studio performance as well...
http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=745702"
(Thanks Dennis)
"two days ago in the performance event called "Performance Pool" in Fluc Wanne in Vienna (Austria) the artstudent Eunjung Park did a great piece about the Viennese Actionists, she sang almost the whole song The Kiss while making a persiflage of Otto Mühl´s critical sexual experiments."
(Thanks Thomas)
"UK band Babyshambles have just recorded their second album. Bassist Drew McConnell kept a blog of each days activities.
Song - There She Goes (A Little Heartache) was mentioned as having normal drums but Drew influenced the drummer Adam Ficek to change to using brushes after listening to tracks including The Lovecats"
(Thanks Scott)
"Pictures of You was played as a segway between stories on NPR's Marketplace. Sounded like an extended version of the track. Very Cool!"
Update: "Just a funny coda to the story about NPR and Pictures of You. I heard it driving home from work. Found it amusing that it was the segue for a story about how Kodak was losing profit from lack of sales of film rolls... making way for the statement.... Not so many Pictures of You around lately are there? Had to giggle."
(Thanks Patrick and Jek.)
June
14th
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
(Thanks Tim)
(Thanks Santiago)
Three-hour Cure set to rock Perth
14th June 2007, 6:00 WST
Fans of English gothic hit-machine The Cure will be happy for a change. The band will perform a marathon three-hour concert at Challenge Stadium on August 4 to kick off their first Australian visit in seven years.
The Cure have plenty to draw on, having released 12 albums in their 30-year history and scoring hits with such goth-pop favourites as In Between Days, Close to Me, Let’s Go to Bed, The Lovecats, Boys Don’t Cry and Just Like Heaven. And the band are apparently recording their 13th studio album.
Frontman Robert Smith is joined in the current incarnation of The Cure by guitarist Porl Thompson and bassist Simon Gallup, who first played with the band in the late 70s, and drummer Jason Cooper, who joined in the mid-90s.
Promoter Michael Coppel said yesterday that there will be not be a support act for the concert, billed as A Night with the Cure, and Smith and his chums will be onstage from 7.45pm. Tickets go on sale June 22 from Ticketmaster outlets.
"TV3 has a video link to a segment they did interviewing myself and the other petition organiser Gordon, in case anyone is interested, we were also on Radio Live this morning, which is a nationally broadcast radio station, afterwards loads of people rang up with Cure stories and reflections, proving the Cure have a large fanbase here in NZ."
(Thanks and congratulations to Alastair and Gordon)
June
13th
SATURDAY 4TH AUGUST
CHALLENGE STADIUM
PERTH
http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/
MONDAY 6TH AUGUST
ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE
ADELAIDE
http://www.ticketek.com.au/
WEDNESDAY 8TH AUGUST
ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE
BRISBANE
http://www.ticketek.com.au/
FRIDAY 10TH AUGUST
ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE
SYDNEY
http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/
SUNDAY 12TH AUGUST
ROD LAVER ARENA
MELBOURNE
http://www.ticketek.com.au/
(Thanks Gwyneth and Valerie)
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
(Thanks Valerie)
"As a Cure fansite owner, we thought you might be interested in hearing that Seafood have just released a download-only cover of ‘Lovesong’. Seafood’s singer/guitarist David Line said “We’ve often been compared to The Cure and we thought Lovesong sounded like a Seafood song so it was the perfect choice to cover”. The single came out yesterday, and was BBC 6Music’s breakfast show ‘single of the week’ a couple of weeks ago.
You can buy the single here: http://www.7digital.com/stores/productDetail.aspx?shop=34&product=105174&sid=1533367
The band are also doing a small UK tour to coincide with the release of the tracks. Full details of where they’re playing and when can be found on the band’s website - http://www.seafood.uk.com
Cheers, and thanks for your time!
Cooking Vinyl
http://www.cookingvinyl.com/ "
(Thanks Duncan)
"Niyaz covered Lovesong for Backspin: A Six Degrees 10 Year Anniversary Project.
Very spacy arrangement. http://sixdegreesrecords.com/compilations.php?upc=657036113220
It was in heavy rotation in the AMC Theaters CinemaSounds for a couple of months."
(Thanks CBLynch)
"The Cure keep popping up their heads in the weirdest of places... They get mentionned twice in Machine Head's biography on their official site
( www.machinehead1.com ), as an influence, and an example. Here are the relevant passages:
"Flynn’s confessions on the songs "Five" and "The Burning Red" were lyrical scars torn wide open, revealing dark truths that he had yet to
even share with many of his closest friends. This heightened lyrical heft lent itself to even greater musical experimentation, with the band
incorporating more eccentric influences such as The Cure, and the guitar psychedelics of Jimi Hendrix into their healthy dose of metal."
"All of our musical heroes have made monumental records that didn’t necessarily go with the evolution of their band; a perfect example would
be The Cure from /Pornography/ to /Disintegration/, or Metallica from /Kill ‘em All/ to /Master of Puppets/. Those bands destroyed their
drawing board and reconstructed it.”"
And The Cure was also mentionned on p.118 in April 2007's issue of Mix Magazine, in a review of The Cinematics' "A Strange Education" album."
(Thanks Laurent)
June
11th
PERTH - AUSTRALIA
The Cure
Challenge Stadium,
Mt Claremont, WA
Sat 4 Aug 2007, 07:45 PM
AU $120.40 -- ca. 76 Euro
Internet Onsale Info
Onsale to General Public: Fri 22/06/07, 09:00
Internet Presale Info
Presale:
Start:Tue 19/06/07, 12:00
End:Thu 21/06/07, 17:00
The Link: http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/event/13003ECBAEFA4DA7?artistid=915776&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60
Imgage Challenge Stadium: http://new2.wildcats.onlinepublicity.net/media/images/challengevenue.jpg
Image and Information on Challenge Stadium
(Thanks Jan. and Brad)
"If you go to this link, you'll hear the soundcheck of at night and also open in live taken at La route du rock in 2005 in France"
(Thanks Nic)
I wanted to let you know that the French version of "Never Enough", The Cure biography by Jeff Apter, is now available. The book may be ordered here:
Amazon France
Camion Blanc
FNAC
(Thanks Sylvia)
http://www.myspace.com/curepicnic
(Thanks Birdmad Girl)
"In France, on wednseday, on France Inter radio, in the program 'Le Fou Du Roi', the band Sugarbeans, from Canada, played one of they track live and also covered 'boys don't cry'. Nothing extraordinary but nice nonetheless."
(Thanks Fabien G.)
"You may already be aware of this but the freeview channel (in the UK) UKTV History has been running an advert for a forthcoming nature
programme, 'Tropical Season', with what is clearly a version of A Forest as the soundtrack. But who it is by I don't know...there are no vocals (or if there are it doesn't get that far in) and it has a sort of world music/african sound to it, very rhythmic. If anyone else does know who it is I'd be interested to know as it is driving me nuts."
Update: "I think it is Nouvelle Vague that made that cover."
(Thanks Darren, Mauro and Johan)
"Just wanted to tell you that today, June 9th 2007, 00:11 CET, German TV station RTL did use "Just like heaven" as background music for a news feature on Germany's hottest day in 2007 (until now). Could have been some kind of remix, as in the beginning only drums could be heard."
(Thanks Law)
June 7th
(Thanks Tim)
"I wanted to let you know that a Cure Oeuvreblog - One Imaginary Blog - has started up at http://oneimaginaryblog.wordpress.com/. It was inspired by the Pop Songs 07 blog by Matthew Perpetua, and is still growing. Even so, I thought it might be of interest to people who like to discuss songs in far-too-much detail. "
(Thanks Jon and Van)
MFC Cure Forums** have been upgraded and given a new address!!
After spending far too long on out-of-date Forum software, we have jumped ship and moved to a new address and the latest version of the Forum software! The Forum now runs faster and smoother, and the change in admin means that:
* New Members can actually register!
* Spam-Bots can't, thanks to the new account registration system!
* Search functions don't time-out
* Pages load faster and without errors
* We have 'For Sale' and 'Bootlegs Downloads' sections for registered members
* The calendar works, and also now has a "Private Calendar" function, where you can post events and reminders that only you can see
* The Forum will be regularly updated with new software and security features, meaning risks of spyware and adware infections are MASSIVELY
reduced
* We are looking towards installing a live Chat Room function in the very near future!
To register, please visit www.mfc-cure.com and click on Forum.
Questions, problems and suggestions can be emailed to admin@mfc-cure.com
(Thanks Jo)
"There's a contest in Mexico. We have to vote the song Fascination Street as the best song, the number 1 and...the Echo and the Bunnymen's
fans are voting too and there is a crazy wild competition between Fascination Street and Lips Like Sugar... GRRRR!!!
All The Cure fans around the world must to click all the times to vote from here to Friday night...
Click all the time, you must reload to add more votes...
Don't let Echo and the Bunnymen win the number one!!!
Here is the address where you have to vote: http://classic106fm.com/top.aspx"
(Thanks Chivi Cure)
"just a little curespotting from french tv channel M6. During the night of tuesday 5th to wednesday 6th, on the talk show 'T'empeche tout le monde de dormir', they did a little hommage to a french actor, Jean-Claude Brially, who died just a few days ago and who came a few times as guest of this program. As they replayed a few images from previous shows with him, 10-15 seconds of the intro of 'just like heaven' where used as background music."
(Thanks Fabien G)
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(Thanks Alastair)