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The Cure Revivify: New Album, New Tour

Submitted by Aaron_Lariviere

Edited by erin_broadley

Tags: The Cure, Robert Smith, tour, album



I’ve been scanning the web for news of this for months, and Pitchfork has finally done the honors by bringing the good news. Perennial guilty pleasure The Cure has at long last dusted off its chorus pedals and is reportedly hard at work finishing up its latest album.

The as-yet-untitled, goth-pop opus is scheduled to drop sometime this autumn on Suretone/Geffen, and will be the band's 13th album (oooh). Hopefully they won’t bother doing a “Friday (the 13th) I’m in Love” version of their ‘92 hit, as that would be tacky even by Robert Smith standards.

This new release marks the first album without keyboardist Roger O’Donnell and guitarist Perry Bamonte, who were with the band since 1987 and 1990 respectively, and were both fired in 2005. Guitarist Porl Thompson, a member of the original ’76 lineup, has since rejoined.

But there’s more gothy goodness: Mr. Smith has dug up his trusty makeup case and will be embarking on an intercontinental tour that’ll hit up Australia, Asia, and America. Check it:

07-27 Fuji, Japan - Fuji Rock Festival
07-30 Hong Kong, China - Asia World Arena
08-01 Singapore, Singapore - Singapore Indoor Stadium
08-04 Perth, Australia - Challenge Stadium
08-06 Adelaide, Australia - Entertainment Centre
08-08 Brisbane, Australia - Entertainment Centre
08-10 Sydney, Australia - Entertainment Centre
08-12 Melbourne, Australia - Rod Laver Arena
09-13 Tampa, FL - St. Petersburg Times Forum *
09-15 Atlanta, GA - Gwinnett Civic Center *
09-17 Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Bobcats Arena *
09-19 Washington, DC - Patriot Center *
09-21 Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum *
09-23 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden *
09-25 Boston, MA - Agganis Arena *
09-26 Montreal, Quebec - Bell Center *
09-27 Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre *
09-29 Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena *
10-02 Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater *
10-04 Salt Lake City, UT - E Center *
10-06 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater (Download Festival) *
10-08 Seattle, WA - Key Arena *
10-09 Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place *
10-11 Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl *
10-13 San Diego, CA - Cox Arena *
10-14 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl *
10-16 Houston, TX - Toyota Center *
10-17 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center *

* with 65daysofstatic


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JenBat

JenBat

Statesboro, GA
June 2004

JUN 22, 2007 07:16 PM

woo hoo! maybe I will finally be able to see them live! Course now I have to find someone to go with me and decide if it will be the tampa or atlanta show.... confused

Volkov

Volkov

San Antonio, TX
OLD SKOOL

JUN 22, 2007 07:18 PM

biggrin

Renji

Renji

Oakland, CA
September 2006

JUN 22, 2007 07:27 PM

can't wait till October, watching Robert Smith and Davey Havok all in one night. biggrin

SouGei

SouGei

Blackwood, NJ
January 2007

JUN 22, 2007 07:42 PM

So great live. And it's not a mope-fest either. The upbeat stuff is underrated.

ladylovelyBrit

ladylovelyBrit

USA
July 2006

JUN 22, 2007 08:14 PM

OMG!!!
I want to see them in Chicago soooo bad. frown

raechellyn

raechellyn

I'm lost
January 2007

JUN 22, 2007 09:10 PM

i am so stoked to see them with porl (as long as he avoids the mid-drift shirts)! he is a great musician and responsible for the best album art that they've had. i hope he gets to have something to do with the art for the newest album. i can not wait!!!

lolly

lolly

Madison, WI
April 2004

JUN 22, 2007 09:33 PM

yay! I mean..mope

HillsideStrangle

HillsideStrangle

Victoria, BC
September 2006

JUN 22, 2007 09:38 PM

Good lord, they need to pack it in. I can't believe he still tries to pull off that look.
Can you say 'gimmick'?

girlafraid

girlafraid

I'm lost
October 2005

JUN 22, 2007 10:35 PM

I understand them not wanting to come to NM, but no AZ??!? Curioso a couple years back didn't cut it.

llouys

llouys

Brazil
August 2003

JUN 22, 2007 11:34 PM

pack it in? christ, they'll never pack it in. i can remember thinking that "disintegration" was their swan song. Bob'll be crankin out that stuff till nanotech kicks in.

Then he'll start over.

NotJason

NotJason

Orono, ME
October 2004

JUN 23, 2007 05:46 AM

Man, I really want to see the cure, but don't want to pay to see the cure. I wish I were young again and didn't understand money. I'd totally hit that shit.

fictionalsounds

fictionalsounds

Alva, OK
April 2004

JUN 23, 2007 08:53 AM

meh. roger was in and out of the band, not continuously a member of the group from 1987 forward. and the new album may or may not be a double along the lines of "kiss me kiss me kiss me." interested, yes...but dunno if excited.

doolittle

doolittle

Mesa, AZ
December 2004

JUN 23, 2007 09:16 AM

i guess i am going to CA

Postblank

Postblank

New Brunswick, NJ
June 2004

JUN 23, 2007 11:46 PM

fictionalsounds said:
meh. roger was in and out of the band, not continuously a member of the group from 1987 forward. and the new album may or may not be a double along the lines of "kiss me kiss me kiss me." interested, yes...but dunno if excited.



Well, the only continuous member of the band has been Robert. Everyone else has left at one point or another. I liked Roger, even though he was on a short leash with the Cure. He had a kind of Charlie Watts appeal that defies normal rock logic.

If I get a promise of lots of old stuff from Robert, I'd go. No promises on legally obtaining the album.

WrEtcH

wretch

San Francisco, CA
OLD SKOOL

JUN 24, 2007 10:13 AM

ugh, why Shoreline, I hate that place. Anyways, necessary means to see one of my favorite bands.

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