The Cure alive and well

Saw the Cure peforming @ Ahoy, Rotterdam, holland last night...i have to admit it was shit, band played solid for three hours, how boring! Robert Smiths voice sounded very girly and he kept eating pies.The tracks ranged from tedious to absolute gash. The buggers have also got a forthcoming album...

The closed with 'A Forest' in a 10 min long version or so, fucking rubbish

Go and see them if u need a CURE for insomnia

No I won't bother thanks

Boing Boing Baggies Baggies wrote: No I won't bother thanks

I forgot....only if u like them off course, otherwise don't

Seeing them tomorrow night at Wembley

Are they coming to Texas?

Cool, i'll see them on may 8.

one question...are they using keyboards??

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Yes:

06.06.2008 Dallas - American Airlines Center 08.06.2008 Austin - Austin Music Hall 09.06.2008 Houston - Toyota Center

Andrès wrote: Cool, i'll see them on may 8.

one question...are they using keyboards??

fook the keeboards:) at last they play without this device, besides Porl is playing guitar like it was keyboard, nice. I saw them in Warsaw February 18th. Fat Bob is in a good shape, really; great setlist.

They really put on an amazing live performance. I think if someone could throw Digi in a bag, tie it up and make him watch a show, he'd be thier biggest fan.

Midnight Blue wrote: Seeing them tomorrow night at Wembley

me too even more excited if it seems they end with 'a forest'

banshee wrote: even more excited if it seems they end with 'a forest'

They ended with faith in Paris.

In A Noisy Place wrote: 12 mars 2008 - Bercy, Paris, France concert de 3 heures et 30 minutes

01 Plainsong 02 Prayers For Rain 03 A Strange Day 04 alt.end :\ohwell: pas fan 05 The Walk manquait de synthés 06 The End Of The World :\ohwell: pas fan 07 Lovesong 08 To Wish Impossible Things 09 Pictures Of You 10 Lullaby :\ohwell: dommage, ça manquait de synthés 11 From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea 12 Kyoto Song 13 Please Project :\ohwell: pas fan des nouveaux titres 14 Push 15 How Beautiful You Are 16 Friday I'm In Love 17 Inbetween Days 18 Just Like Heaven 19 Primary ENORME!!! 20 A Boy I Never Knew :\ohwell: pas fan des nouveaux titres 21 Shake Dog Shake 22 Never Enough :\ohwell: pas terrible en live 23 Wrong Number :\ohwell: pas terrible en live 24 One Hundred Years 25 Disintegration

1st encore: 26 At Night 27 M 28 Play For Today que du très bon tout ça 29 A Forest manquait l'intro au synthé quand même

2nd encore: 30 Lovecats :\ohwell: pas fan 31 Let's Go To Bed :\ohwell: pas fan 32 Freak Show :\ohwell: pas fan des nouveaux titres 33 Close To Me 34 Why Can't I Be You? :\ohwell: manquait de synthés

3rd encore: du tout bon 35 Three Imaginary Boys 36 Fire In Cairo 37 Boys Don't Cry 38 Jumping Someone Else's Train 39 Grinding Halt 40 10:15 Saturday Night 41 Killing an Arab

4th encore: 42 Faith excellent pour finir

Andrès wrote:

|| | ||| 6217|| 8 || 3 wrote: Are they coming to Texas?

Yes:

06.06.2008 Dallas - American Airlines Center 08.06.2008 Austin - Austin Music Hall 09.06.2008 Houston - Toyota Center

Ticketmaster shows only Dallas.. strange.

You know the one thing I really liked about the Cure is that they were in touch with what the FANS wanted to hear. I've been to many other concerts where the band has an attitude about playing thier music differently because they don't want to hear t anymore. The Cure never has this issue, they always give what the fans want, which makes them so great live.

Jiphy wrote:

banshee wrote: even more excited if it seems they end with 'a forest'

They ended with faith in Paris.

In A Noisy Place wrote: 12 mars 2008 - Bercy, Paris, France concert de 3 heures et 30 minutes

01 Plainsong 02 Prayers For Rain 03 A Strange Day 04 alt.end :\ohwell: pas fan 05 The Walk manquait de synthés 06 The End Of The World :\ohwell: pas fan 07 Lovesong 08 To Wish Impossible Things 09 Pictures Of You 10 Lullaby :\ohwell: dommage, ça manquait de synthés 11 From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea 12 Kyoto Song 13 Please Project :\ohwell: pas fan des nouveaux titres 14 Push 15 How Beautiful You Are 16 Friday I'm In Love 17 Inbetween Days 18 Just Like Heaven 19 Primary ENORME!!! 20 A Boy I Never Knew :\ohwell: pas fan des nouveaux titres 21 Shake Dog Shake 22 Never Enough :\ohwell: pas terrible en live 23 Wrong Number :\ohwell: pas terrible en live 24 One Hundred Years 25 Disintegration

1st encore: 26 At Night 27 M 28 Play For Today que du très bon tout ça 29 A Forest manquait l'intro au synthé quand même

2nd encore: 30 Lovecats :\ohwell: pas fan 31 Let's Go To Bed :\ohwell: pas fan 32 Freak Show :\ohwell: pas fan des nouveaux titres 33 Close To Me 34 Why Can't I Be You? :\ohwell: manquait de synthés

3rd encore: du tout bon 35 Three Imaginary Boys 36 Fire In Cairo 37 Boys Don't Cry 38 Jumping Someone Else's Train 39 Grinding Halt 40 10:15 Saturday Night 41 Killing an Arab

4th encore: 42 Faith excellent pour finir

3 and half hours, 42 tracks... So hell does exist, Mike...

Snorri xxx

Also good to see you've refrained from abusing your power as a moderator, Mr Boing...

Snorri xxx

Andrès wrote: Cool, i'll see them on may 8.

one question...are they using keyboards??

No keys but Jason is using some samples on drum triggers. I can't remember which songs specifically. I'm sure Porl will be playing some of those parts from guitar. I'm excited to see them but I'm sure I won't be completely sober for this show so I'll have to maintain an even buzz for 3 hours or so.

I didnt know it was physically possible for a band to play for 3.5 hours. Thats some feat but I cant help think its a case of quantity over quality.

I wonder if The Hoosiers or Razorlight will be performing 3.5 hours shows in years to come?

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Andrès wrote:

|| | ||| 6217|| 8 || 3 wrote: Are they coming to Texas?

Yes:

06.06.2008 Dallas - American Airlines Center 08.06.2008 Austin - Austin Music Hall 09.06.2008 Houston - Toyota Center

Ticketmaster shows only Dallas.. strange.

Remember last year the american tour was cancelled, and it was sold out....that's why!!

violaine wrote:

Andrès wrote: Cool, i'll see them on may 8.

one question...are they using keyboards??

No keys but Jason is using some samples on drum triggers. I can't remember which songs specifically. I'm sure Porl will be playing some of those parts from guitar. I'm excited to see them but I'm sure I won't be completely sober for this show so I'll have to maintain an even buzz for 3 hours or so.

Jason...he's not good. And never is gonna be the same Porl plays some parts from guitar.

I've never seen them play live...but if you compare videos like show, Orange...with festival 2005, you see a big difference.

Keys are important to the band.

Banshee's just rang me and played me A FOREST! Fucking loved that tune for years. That's an impressive setlist.When me and Julie saw them at Move Festival in 2004,they only did one song I knew.:(

Mar 20, 2008 London, Wembley Arena setlist (taken from a Cure msg board)

41 songs!!

Mainset:

1. Plainsong

This is the best yet. Perfect!

2. Prayers For Rain
3. A Strange Day

Oh my god... Beautiful colors & brilliant sound!!

4. Alt.End

I don't want this to stop!

5. A Night Like This

Tonight they are better than I have heard this year! Robert's guitar solo awesome!

6. The End Of The World
7. Lovesong
8. To Wish Impossible Things

This is the most gorgeous piece of music. An absolute dream version!

9. Pictures Of You

Crying

10. Lullaby

Spider is crawling up my leg 2nite Wink Video is fantastic!

11. From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea
12. Hot Hot Hot !!!

Good rocky song and they are enjoying it!

13. Please Project

Robert has no idea what the song's called...

14. The Walk
15. Push

Truly amazing. Voice is spot on!

16. Friday I'm In Love

The entire arena is singing & dancing!

17. Inbetween Days
18. Just Like Heaven
19. Primary
20. A Boy I Never Knew
21. Shake Dog Shake
22. Never Enough

Robert is dancing & smiling like crazy

23. Wrong Number

Porl's doing it again Smile

24. One Hundred Years

Stunning version. Scary!

25. Disintegration

Tell Badlander this is the best ever Disintegration played. I am speechless!

Encore 1: 26. At Night 27. M 28. Play For Today 29. A Forest

Best Forest of the tour. As it should be!!

Encore 2: 30. The Lovecats 31. Let's Go To Bed 32. Freak Show I cannot tell you how Steve called the song... Wink

Bob's very dancey 2nite

33. Close To Me

Arena dancing to fake keyboards Wink

34. Why Can't I Be You ?

Sound now just bass. Same as Rome Sad

Encore 3: 35. Three Imaginary Boys

with a little bit of Foxy Lady at the beginning

36. Fire In Cairo
37. Boys Don't Cry

Every1 dancing

38. Jumping Someone Else's Train
39. Grinding Halt
40. 10.15 Saturday Night
41. Killing An Arab

Oh dear.God help us if there's a war

I can't think of anything worse than seeing a band play 41 fucking songs. Especially when half those Cure tunes are about 30 minutes in duration anyways.

Are they saying 'goodbye', or are the set lists just becoming as bloated at Bob's waistline???

And, really, The Cure? In 2008????????

PETER COATES'S BELATED REDEMPTION wrote: I can't think of anything worse than seeing a band play 41 fucking songs.

Are they saying 'goodbye'

I hope not.If they are,I wish that The Order had gone out on a fan set-list as impressive as this.

3 1/2 hours????? A Goth "Grateful Dead" now?

sounds like it would be a good idea to arrive late and miss the first 1 1/2 hours, come in after "Friday I'm In Love" singalong crap.

0_o wrote: 3 1/2 hours????? A Goth "Grateful Dead" now?

sounds like it would be a good idea to arrive late and miss the first 1 1/2 hours, come in after "Friday I'm In Love" singalong crap.

Yep I quite liked that 3rd or 4th encore when they sang songs from 1978-79. Yeah

"The Cure alive and well"

This is what you consider alive and well is it? Would love to see what you consider "on their death bed"

What a FAT GAY PIE EATER

Boing Boing Baggies Baggies wrote: What a FAT GAY PIE EATER

You sound like Rik Mayall.