Yes, it's official. No more toying with us, making only random festival appearances here
and there, both few and far between.
The Cure -- they of the badly drawn lipstick,
artfully disheveled tresses, and gift for bridging the goth gap between mope and merriment
-- are heading back to North American shores this Fall.
The Head On the Door. Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me. Disintegration. Standing on a
Beach, the Singles. The mere mention of any one of these landmark releases is enough to
send paroxysms of dreamy nostalgia through my entire being. Yes, I'm a dork. But what
can I say, The Cure were a defining force in music for more folk than just me. And that's
precisely why this tour is going to be big, baby, big.
The first round of tickets go on sale next Thursday, 6/28! Dates will continue to roll
out over the subsequent weeks, so keep your eyes peeled on the link below for your city.
BUY CURE TICKETS (Hold your horses til 6/28, Mr. Enthusiastic!)
Thu-Sep-13 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times
Forum
Sat-Sep-15 Atlanta, GA Gwinnett
Center
Mon-Sep-17 Charlotte, NC Charlotte
Bobcats Arena
Wed-Sep-19 Washington DC Patriot
Center
Fri-Sep-21 Philadelphia , PA Wachovia
Spectrum
Sun-Sep-23 New York, NY Madison
Square Garden
Tue-Sep-25 Boston, MA
Agganis Arena
Wed-Sep-26 Montreal, QC
Bell Centre
Thu-Sep-27 Toronto, ON
Air Canada Centre
Sat-Sep-29 Chicago, IL
Allstate Arena
Tue-Oct-02 Denver, CO
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Thu-Oct-04 Salt
Lake City, UT E Center
Sat-Oct-06 San Francisco, CA
Shoreline Amphitheatre - Download Festival
Mon-Oct-08
Seattle, WA Key Arena
Tue-Oct-09
Vancouver, BC General Motors
Place
Thu-Oct-11 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara
Bowl
Sat-Oct-13 San Diego, CA Cox
Arena
Sun-Oct-14 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood
Bowl
Tue-Oct-16 Houston, TX Toyota
Center
Wed-Oct-17 Dallas, TX American
Airlines Center
The opening band will be 65 Days Of Static. And what you really want to
know: Is this
really The Cure, or just a bunch of studio musicians
accompanying Robert Smith?
According to their lovely publicity peeps,
"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." Oh happy
day!
Now go listen to The Head On the Door and think of six different ways to love The Cure.
