I FUCKING DESPAIR...The Cure 2011

[Cookieman908]

44 songs in one night, are you $#* kidding me. Who the hell does that?

[sbessiso]

O.O

[CellarOwl]

That's some serious Benjamin Button bullshit right there. Dude's on the other end of 50, running through 44 songs and sounding as good as ever.

Holy shit he looks terrifying though.

[darksideofkaos.]

Holy shit... They need to come back around again. I need to hear The Hanging Garden live and for that matter the rest of Pornography.

[Thisismyname]

So what DVD should I get for my birthday, Trilogy or Festival?

[Pixiessp]

The Cure in Orange.

On second thought. Get all 3.

[bballarl]

The Cure in Orange.

On second thought. Get all 3.

What she said. Although I don't think The Cure in Orange is out on DVD yet.

[Thisismyname]

Yeah, Definitely am most interested in The Cure in Orange, but I'm not cool enough to still have a VCR.

Thanks though.

[Thisismyname]

Bestival setlist:

Plainsong
Open
Fascination Street
A Night Like This
The End Of The World
Lovesong
Just Like Heaven
The Only One
The Walk
Push
Friday I'm In Love
In Between Days
Play For Today
A Forest
Primary
Shake Dog Shake
The Hungry Ghost
One Hundred Years
End
Disintegration

Encore:
Lullaby
The Lovecats
The Caterpillar
Close To Me
Hot Hot Hot!!!
Let's Go To Bed
Why Can't I Be You?

Encore 2:
Boys Don't Cry
Jumping Someone Else's Train
Grinding Halt
10:15 Saturday Night
Killing An Arab

Oh, and Roger O’Donnell is back.

[Derekx]

FUCK! They better come back. I must see them with Roger.

[bballarl]

Are they doing two guitars + keys now that Roger is back?

[Sleepingrock]

[CellarOwl]

Are they doing two guitars + keys now that Roger is back?

Looks like just one guitar. Robert's combover is Trump-worthy if he went all fat and goth.

[sbessiso]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

THE CURE “REFLECTIONS” - SEVEN FINAL PERFORMANCES



Featuring THREE IMAGINARY BOYS (1979), SEVENTEEN SECONDS (1980) and FAITH (1981) played in their entirety.





Due to overwhelming demand The Cure “REFLECTIONS” show - first experienced in the spring of 2011 at the Vivid Festival in Sydney - will be performed seven more times in November 2011.



"REFLECTIONS" sees an evolving line up of band members past and present playing the first three Cure albums live in their entirety - from the punchy, offbeat, starkly unadorned songs of Three Imaginary Boys (1979), through the increasingly shadowy and quixotic pieces of Seventeen Seconds (1980), to the singular melancholic grandeur of Faith (1981) - in a truly extraordinary concert experience.



This final chance to experience the "REFLECTIONS" show will happen in Europe at the Royal Albert Hall, London on Tuesday November 15th, and in the USA at the Pantages Theatre, LA on Monday 21st, Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd, and at the Beacon Theatre, NYC on Friday 25th, Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th.



Tickets for the Royal Albert Hall, London show go on-sale Friday 30th September 2011 at 9am local time and are available from the 24 hour ticket hotline:

www.bookingsdirect.com / 0844 338 0000. Four tickets per person maximum.



Tickets for the Pantages Theatre, LA and Beacon Theatre, NYC shows will go on-sale Monday 31st October at 10am local time and are available online at Ticketmaster.com and at all Ticketmaster outlets. To charge tickets by phone, call (800) 745-3000. Any tickets not purchased directly through Ticketmaster or at the venue box offices may not be official tickets and run the risk of not being honoured night of show. Two tickets per person maximum.



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SET 1 (approx 40 minutes)

'THREE IMAGINARY BOYS' (1979)

The Cure Trio - ROBERT SMITH: Voice & Guitar / SIMON GALLUP: Bass / JASON COOPER: Drums



>approx 15 minute changeover interval



SET 2 (approx 40 minutes)

'SEVENTEEN SECONDS' (1980)

The Cure Quartet - ROBERT SMITH: Voice & Guitar / SIMON GALLUP: Bass / JASON COOPER: Drums / ROGER O'DONNELL: Keys



>approx 15 minute changeover interval



SET 3 (approx 40 minutes)

'FAITH' (1981)

The Cure Quartet - ROBERT SMITH: Voice & Guitar / SIMON GALLUP: Bass / JASON COOPER: Drums / ROGER O'DONNELL: Keys & Percussion / LAURENCE TOLHURST: Keys & Percussion



>approx 5 minute interval



SET 4 (approx 30 minutes)

'ENCORES' of the period...



For more info please keep visiting www.thecure.com

[summerkid]

L.A. show is two days after my birthday, looks like a nice birthday present for myself.

[sbessiso]

so its the 3 albums each night right?

[Miroir Noir]

They were announced as a final nominee for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame today. I doubt that the Rolling Stone industry types who run that thing will vote them in, but at least getting on the final ballot has brought them further than Depeche Mode, the Smiths, the Replacements, Sonic Youth, etc. etc.

[CellarOwl]

This final chance to experience the "REFLECTIONS" show will happen in Europe at the Royal Albert Hall, London on Tuesday November 15th, and in the USA at the Pantages Theatre, LA on Monday 21st, Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd, and at the Beacon Theatre, NYC on Friday 25th, Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th.

I think I just peed a little.

[summerkid]

so its the 3 albums each night right?

Yes!

it breaks it down (I had to go back and read it too get all the information because I got too excited).

set 1 approximately 40 minutes (three imaginary boys)

Set 2 approximately 40 minutes (17 seconds)

Set 3 approximately 40 minutes (Faith)

Set 4 approximately 40 minutes (Encore)

Also goes into the band lineup for each set but don't feel like typing that.

[sbessiso]

right right right, I saw that but am also jittery with excitement. Im definitely coming down for one of these shows.

[summerkid]

yeah, the dates are perfect. It means that a lot of my friends up in northern california will be home for Thanksgiving and probably go to the show.

[sbessiso]

only thing im not crazy about is that its an all seated venue. have you ever been there before?

[ficklecycle]

My Morning Jacket were great the Pantages, I look forward to possibly seeing The Cure there now. Awesome news.

[Derekx]

I have to go at least one night! Late birthday present for me.

[Thisismyname]

last show honestly seems plausible. ohmanohmanohman.

[cutterbutter]

"SEVEN FINAL PERFORMANCES" scared the shit out of me, until I realized it was just for these Reflections shows.

[summerkid]

man, they are a bit pricey

$65.00-$105.00

[WhyTheLongFace]

How much does the Pantages theater fit? That doesn't seem too bad

[sbessiso]

man, they are a bit pricey

$65.00-$105.00

Oof. Pricey as hell.....if $105 guarantees me a great seat I just might spring for it

[summerkid]

How much does the Pantages theater fit? That doesn't seem too bad

2,691.