Am I Pixielated or have I have read about this concept not too long ago, from another band for the 80s? On Tuesday, The Cure have announced on their website that they will be playing their first three albums, ‘Three Imaginary Boys’, ‘Seventeen Seconds’, and ‘Faith’ in their entirety, seven times in November.
They had already done it during their ‘Reflections’ show early this year at the Vivid Festival in Sydney, and due to an overwhelming demand, they have decided to go for it.
As if 3 albums were not enough to fill up a show, they are also promising some encores of 30 minutes:
SET 1 (approx 40 minutes)
'THREE IMAGINARY BOYS' (1979)
The Cure Trio – ROBERT SMITH: Voice & Guitar / SIMON GALLUP: Bass / JASON COOPER: Drums
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
SET 3 (approx 40 minutes)
'FAITH' (1981)
The Cure Quintet – ROBERT SMITH: Voice & Guitar / SIMON GALLUP: Bass / JASON COOPER: Drums / ROGER O'DONNELL: Keys & Percussion / LAURENCE TOLHURST: Keys & Percussion
SET 4 (approx 30 minutes)
'ENCORES' of the period…
Talk about a music marathon! Here are the dates, but there are only three locations:
Tuesday November 15th at the Royal Albert Hall, in London
Monday 21st, Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd at the Pantages Theatre, in Los Angeles Friday 25th, Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th at the Beacon Theatre, in New York