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2012 SUMMER FESTIVALS - UPDATED 19TH JANUARY 2012

Posted by CURE:ROBERT on 1/13/2012
2012 SUMMER FESTIVALS - UPDATED 18TH JANUARY 2012

THE CURE WILL BE HEADLINING A SERIES OF MAJOR EUROPEAN MUSIC FESTIVALS THIS SUMMER

CURE.COM ANNOUNCEMENTS WILL COINCIDE WITH FESTIVAL SITES

CONFIRMATIONS so far...

1. PINK POP, HOLLAND
26 May 2012

HULTSFRED FESTIVAL, SWEDEN
14-16 June 2012

HURRICANE FESTIVAL, GERMANY
22-24 June 2012

SOUTHSIDE FESTIVAL, GERMANY
22-24 June 2012

LES EUROCKEENNES, FRANCE
29 June - 1 July 2012

ROSKILDE FESTIVAL, DENMARK
5-8 July 2012

HEINEKEN JAMMIN', ITALY
7 July 2012

ROCK IN ROMA, ITALY
9 July 2012

OPTIMUS ALIVE, PORTUGAL
14 July 2012

LOTS MORE TO COME...

2011

Posted by CURE:ROBERT on 12/4/2011 | Comments (49)

A PASSING THOUGHT

http://www.thecure.com/blog/default.aspx?nid=37407

AFTER A FABULOUS SET OF SHOWS

AND STUFF BUBBLING AWAY IN THE BASEMENT…

AAAAAAAIIIIIEEEEEEEEE!

NOT SURE WHY I AM BOTHERING POSTING SOMETHING AS BANAL AS THIS…

I KNOW I KNOW 

I SHOULDN'T EVER STOP AND SIGN (?!!)

BUT…

PLEASE!

$1,500 FOR A JUNK SHOP GUITAR ON EBAY JUST BECAUSE I SCRAWLED ON IT?

FFS!

PLEASE DONT BUY THIS JUNK!

IF YOU WANT A GUITAR - BUY AN ULTRACURE!

FOR WHAT ITS WORTH MY SIGNATURE IS ON THE TOP ALREADY…

(SO WHAT IF IT'S PRINTED ON? SO WHAT?!!)

http://www.schecterguitars.com/International/Products/Guitar/Robert-Smith-Ultra-Cure.aspx

ITS A GORGEOUS INSTRUMENT! 

IT WILL BRING YOU YEARS OF PLEASURE!

(AND NO I DONT GET PAID BY SCHECTER TO SAY THIS! IN FACT QUITE THE REVERSE: SINCE SALE ONE EVERY CENT I WOULD OTHERWISE MAKE IS MATCHED BY SCHECTER (APPROX $100 ON EVERY ULTRACURE) AND SENT STRAIGHT TO AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL… SO NOT ONLY IS IT GORGEOUS AND REWARDING IN AND OF ITSELF - BUYING IT IS A CHARITABLE ACT!)

deep breath

MORE REWARDING POSTS IMMINENT

ONWARDS…

RS

PS

BESTIVAL CD/DIGITAL IS OUT TODAY - AND GUESS WHAT? IT TOO IS GORGEOUS AND REWARDING IN AND OF ITSELF - AND BUYING IT IS ANOTHER A CHARITABLE ACT! (ALL PROFITS TO IOW YOUTH TRUST http://www.iowyouthtrust.co.uk/)

SIGNING...
IT'S UNLIKELY I WILL STOP SIGNING STUFF... BUT ITS USUALLY CHAOTIC PRE/POST SHOW - THROUGH FENCES/BUS WINDOWS/STAGGERING INTO HOTELS ETC ETC!!! - SO HARD IN THOSE MOMENTS TO DETERMINE WHO IS 'REAL' AND WHO ISN'T... I SUPPOSE MY POINT IS MORE THAT IF DEMAND FOR OVERPRICED SIGNED TAT DISAPPEARS, THE EBAYHOUNDS WILL FOLLOW SUIT... ? (SIGNING "TO XXX... " IS ALWAYS GOOD IDEA, BUT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT IMPRACTICAL... THERE IS USUALLY MORE THAN ONE PERSON TALKING AT ONCE (?!!) AND THE TIME IT WOULD TAKE WOULD LIKELY MEAN I WOULDN'T GET A SOUNDCHECK/GET WHERE I'M GOING/MAKE IT TO BED!)

 

2010

 

2009

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MUSIC FOR FREE?
2/27/2009 10:48 PM (GMT-08:00) CURE:ROBERT

SO
IT SEEMS A FEW PROFESSIONAL APOLOGISTS (YOU HAVE TO LOVE THEM!) OUT THERE DISAGREE WITH MY "EVERY ARTIST SHOULD VALUE THEIR ART" MUSING
AND THINK ITS OK FOR ART - MUSIC IN PARTICULAR - TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FREE FOR ALL...

NO I AM NOT CONFUSING 'ARTISTIC VALUE' WITH 'COMMERCIAL VALUE'
MERELY QUESTIONING THE DUMB ACCEPTANCE OF THE 'FREE ART IS THE 'NEW' PARADIGM - THATS JUST THE WAY IT IS' MANTRA

IN THE WAY OF OUR BRIGHT AND BRAVE NEW WIRED WORLD
THESE IDIOT CRITICS HAVE TRIED VERY HARD TO TURN MY GENERAL POINT - A POINT I MADE USING RADIOHEAD'S 'IN RAINBOWS: PAY WHAT YOU WANT' MARKETING RUSE AS IT IS THE MOST WIDELY KNOWN EXAMPLE - INTO A MOCK SHOCK HORROR "HOW DARE ANYONE QUESTION THE FAMOUSLY INDEPENDENT AND ANTI-CAPITALIST RADIOHEAD, THEY SELL MORE 'PRODUCT' THAN THE CURE SO THEIR STRATEGY OBVIOUSLY 'WORKED' (HUH?!!)... AND ANYWAY, ROBERT SMITH IS WAY TOO OLD TO COMMENT ON CONTEMPORARY CULTURE" MOMENT...

MY POINT IS NEITHER PARTICULARLY NEW NOR ORIGINAL
NOR EXCLUSIVELY ABOUT RADIOHEADS 'IN RAINBOWS'

BUT IT IS I FEEL STILL COMPELLING

ANY FAMOUS ARTIST WITH A HUGE AND DEVOTED FAN BASE (OFTEN ARRIVED AT WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM A WEALTHY AND POWERFUL 'PATRON' OR TWO?) CAN AFFORD TO DO WHAT HE, SHE OR IT WANTS...
INCLUDING GIVING THEIR ART AWAY AS SOME KIND OF 'LOSS LEADER' TO HELP 'BUILD THE BRAND'

ALL WELL AND GOOD (WELL... NOT REALLY! 'LOSS LEADER'? 'BUILD THE BRAND'? AAGH! BUT THIS IS THE LINGUA FRANCA... )

HOWEVER
IF THIS 'ART FOR FREE' IDEA BECOMES THE CULTURAL NORM
THEN HOW DO ARTISTS EARN THEIR LIVING?

HEY
HANG ON
WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT A WEALTHY AND POWERFUL 'PATRON'
LIKE... A BIG RECORD LABEL?
EXCELLENT!
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SIGN UP AND AGREE TO ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS
AND IT WILL MARKET YOU DECISIVELY
AND IF YOU PLAY IT RIGHT ITS EVEN WEALTHIER AND MORE POWERFUL PARENT COMPANY WILL AIR YOUR WORDS AND PICTURES AND VIDEOS AND MUSIC AND ADS ON ITS MANY AND VARIOUS WEB/TV/RADIO CHANNELS

AND CHARGE ADVERTISERS HUGE AMOUNTS TO ADVERTISE TO THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE CONSUMING ALL YOUR FREE ART...

AND YOU THE ARTIST WILL OF COURSE GET A 'FAIR' REWARD FOR YOUR EFFORTS... ?

BAH
SOME 'NEW' PARADIGM!

SO
I STAND BY MY POINT:

AN ARTIST HAS TO VALUE THE ART THEY CREATE
OTHERWISE I DONT BELIEVE THEY CAN BELIEVE IT TO BE ART

I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO PAY AN ARTIST FOR HIS OR HER OR ITS ART
AS IT OBVIOUSLY HELPS ENABLE THAT ARTIST TO KEEP CREATING

AND QUITE HONESTLY
AS ANYONE THAT DISAGREES WITH THIS POINT
IS UNLIKELY TO BE AN ARTIST
I DONT REALLY CARE TOO MUCH WHAT THEY THINK... !!!
I JUST WROTE ALL THIS BECAUSE I GOT PARTICULARLY FED UP TONIGHT WITH THE SQUEALING HIGH DRAMA OF THE 101 STORIES A DAY AND NONE OF THEM PARTICULARLY TRUE BRIGHT AND BRAVE NEW WIRED WORLD MEDIA THAT WHINES ON AND ON WITHOUT RESPITE OR REFUTATION…


CRETINS!

OR MAYBE ITS JUST MY POST BIG GIG HANGOVER TALKING?!!

ONWARDS...
RSX

PS
I WONDER HOW MANY OF THE PROFESSIONAL APOLOGISTS OUT THERE WRITE THEIR SHIT FOR FREE?

HA!
 

http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/robert-smith-blasts-idiot-radiohead-197836

Robert Smith blasts "idiot" Radiohead

Pay what you want? Not for The Cure

Michael Leonard, Tue 24 Feb 2009, 12:05 pm UTC

Robert Smith

The Cure's Robert Smith: he'll set the price, thanks

The Cure's frontman Robert Smith says he "disagreed violently" with Radiohead allowing their fans to pay what they wanted for the band's last album, In Rainbows.

Users registered for Radiohead's website could pay what they wanted before downloading an MP3 version of In Rainbows. The album later went on sale in full CD / vinyl formats.

Smith and his Cure cohorts will receive the Godlike Genius award at The NME Awards on 26 February, but Smith is certainly not behind Radiohead's experimentation with new ways of selling music.

Radiohead idea was "nonsense"

Smith said: "The Radiohead experiment of paying what you want - I disagreed violently with that.

"The idea that the value is created by the consumer is an idiot plan" Robert Smith

"You can't allow other people to put a price on what you do, otherwise you don't consider what you do to have any value at all and that's nonsense.

"If I put a value on my music and no one's prepared to pay that, then more fool me, but the idea that the value is created by the consumer is an idiot plan, it can't work."

Despite Radiohead's risky strategy, In Rainbows went to Number 1 in the US and the UK when released physically on CD/vinyl in early 2008. The Cure's most recent album, 4:13 Dream, peaked at Number 16 in the US and 33 in the UK.

You can get an album of Cure-cover versions, by other artists, free with this week's NME, interestingly.


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2008

THE REASONS WHY?
9/29/2008 2:20:56 PM - by CURE:ROBERT


THIS MTV SHOW JUST CAME UP OUT OF NOWHERE WE WERENT INTENDING PLAYING AGAIN FOR A WHILE BUT WE WERE OFFERED THIS HEADLINE SPOT IN THE WAY WE SOMETIMES ARE AND HAD THE IDEA OF PREMIERING THE NEW ALBUM LIVE IN ROME...

QUITE AMBITIOUS...AND QUITE EXCITING!

MTV HAVE AGREED TO AIR AT LEAST A CUT DOWN VERSION (AN MTV HOUR IS ONLY 45 MINUTES OR SO AND THE ALBUM IS 53+) ON EVERY MTV EUROPEAN STATION - HOPEFULLY WITHIN A WEEK OF THE EVENT - AT THE LATEST BEFORE NOVEMBER ENDS - AND IT WILL BE BROADCAST IN THE USA TOO*...

OH
AND YOU EVER KNOW IT MIGHT MAKE ITS WAY ONTO YOUTUBE?!!

HA...

*MORE NEWS HERE WHEN I CAN CONFIRM THE DETAILS

BETTER START REHEARSING NOW...
RSX

PS - THE 2ND HOUR (?ENCORE?!!) WILL LIKELY BE A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE... AND MAYBE VH1 CLASSIC MIGHT SHOW IT IF WE DONT PLAY ANY B-SIDES?!!

ONWARDS...
 

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The Perfect Boy
8/13/2008 2:00:00 PM
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by Geffen

MTV UK
MTV France
MTV Germany
MTV Netherlands
MTV Spain

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THE PERFECT ANNIVERSARY SINGALONG?!!
8/12/2008 8:51:45 PM
- by CURE:ROBERT

THE PERFECT BOY

“YOU AND ME ARE THE WORLD”
SHE SAID
“NOTHING ELSE IS REAL
THE TWO OF US IS ALL THERE IS
THE REST IS JUST A DREAM…
ALWAYS MEANT TO BE
I CAN FEEL IT
LIKE A DESTINY THING
WRITTEN IN THE STARS
INESCAPABLE FATE
Yeah IT’S OUT OF MY HANDS
FALLING INTO YOUR ARMS”

“AND I DON’T WANT TO GET INNOCENT
BUT I WOULD LOVE YOU TO TAKE MY TIME
WE'RE ON THE EDGE OF A BEAUTIFUL THING”
SHE SAID
“COME ON…
LET’S STAY HERE FOR A WHILE”

Oh GIRL!
HE IS THE ONE FOR SURE
Oh GIRL!
HE IS THE PERFECT BOY

“Yeah ME AND YOU ARE A WORLD”
HE SAID
“BUT NOT THE ONLY ONE I NEED
THE TWO OF US IS NEVER ALL THERE IS
THAT DOESN’T HAPPEN FOR REAL
IF IT WAS MEANT TO BE US
IT WAS MEANT TO BE NOW
DON’T SEE THE SENSE IN WASTING TIME
IF YOU’RE SO SURE ABOUT THIS
LAUREL KISMET HARDY THING
YOU KNOW TONIGHT YOU’RE MINE”

“AND I DON’T WANT TO GET OBVIOUS
BUT I HAVE TO BE GONE BY THREE
WERE ON THE EDGE OF A BEAUTIFUL THING”
HE SAID
“SO COME ON…
JUMP WITH ME”

Oh GIRL!
HE’S NOT THE ONE FOR SURE
Oh GIRL!
HE’S NOT SO WONDERFUL
Oh GIRL!
HE’S NOT THE ONE FOR SURE
Oh GIRL!
HE’S NOT THE PERFECT BOY AT ALL

“YOU AND ME ARE THE WORLD”
SHE SAYS
“NOTHING ELSE IS REAL
THE TWO OF US IS ALL THERE IS
THE REST IS JUST A DREAM… ”

AND HER HEART MAY BE BROKEN
A HUNDRED TIMES
BUT THE HURT WILL NEVER DESTROY
HER HOPE…

THE HAPPY EVER AFTER GIRL
ONE DAY FINDS THE PERFECT BOY

WITHOUT YOU

ANYTHING AT ALL
BUT YOU KNOW I CAN’T STOP
IT’S LIFE ON THE MOON
ALL THIS TALK OF GIVING UP
LIFE IS TOO SHORT
FOR IT NOT TO BE TRUE
THE BEST IDEA I THINK
IS FOR ME TO GO MY WAY…

ANYTHING AT ALL
BUT DON’T WANT ME TO CHANGE
HARD TO UNDERSTAND
WHEN A PLAN IS THIS STRANGE
AND LIFE IS TOO BIG
Yeah IT HAS TO BE TRUE
Oh THE BEST IDEA I THINK
IS FOR ME TO GO MY WAY…

IF ALL THAT YOU WANT
IS HOW IT COULD BE
YOU MAY AS WELL GO NOW
THERE’S NO WAIT AND SEE…

ANYTHING AT ALL
BUT DON’T ASK ME TO FADE
YOU HAVE TO ACCEPT
I CAN’T EVER PLAY SAFE
LIFE IS TOO REAL
FOR IT NOT TO BE TRUE
Oh THE BEST IDEA I THINK
IS FOR ME TO GO MY WAY…

IF ALL THAT YOU WANT
IS HOW IT COULD BE
YOU MAY AS WELL GO
NO THERE’S NO WAIT AND SEE
IT WILL ALWAYS BE WRONG
IF ALL I WON’T GIVE
IS ALL THAT YOU WANT
IT’S A STRANGE WAY
TO LIVE AND LET LIVE
WHEN ALL THAT YOU DO
IS MEASURE ME UP
FALLING SHORTER THAN YOU
IT’S A STRANGE WAY TO LOVE
ALL THIS ‘BE AS I WANT’
WHEN I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW
I CAN’T FADE
CHANGE
OR STOP

SO ANYTHING AT ALL
BUT YOU KNOW I WON’T CHOOSE
IF ALL YOU COULD WIN
IS ALL I WOULD LOSE
WHEN LIFE IS TOO RARE
Yeah IT HAS TO BE TRUE
THE BEST IDEA I THINK
IS FOR ME TO GO MY WAY…

…without you

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HYPNAGOGIC STATES EP
8/8/2008 10:45:48 AM
- by CURE:ROBERT

HYPNAGOGIC STATES EP

FALL OUT BOY, AFI, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, 30 SECONDS TO MARS AND 65 DAYS OF STATIC REMIX THE CURE FOR ‘HYPNAGOGIC STATES’ EP

The Cure announce an EP of remixes of the first 4 singles taken from their imminent new album to be released digitally and on CD on the 13th September.

Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance), Pete Wentz & Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy), Jade Puget (AFI), 30 Seconds To Mars and 65 Days Of Static (who supported The Cure on most of their recent 59 date World 4Tour), have exclusively remixed the first 4 singles from the forthcoming studio album for this special EP, entitled ‘Hypnagogic States’, as follows:

“The Only One” - remixed by 30 Seconds to Mars

“Freakshow” - remixed by Jade Puget (AFI)

“Sleep When I’m Dead” - remixed by Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance) and Julien-K

“The Perfect Boy” - remixed by Pete Wentz and Patrick Stump (Fall Out Boy)

"Exploding Head Syndrome" (all 4 singles) remixed by 65 Days Of Static

All Artist royalties from the EP will benefit The International Red Cross.

The Cure’s new studio album, their 13th, is scheduled for release on 13th October via Suretone/Geffen... but what does schedule ever know?!!

“THE PERFECT BOY (MIX 13)”, THE 4TH OF FOUR SINGLES RELEASED ON THE 13TH OF EACH MONTH IN THE RUN UP TO TO THE LP, IS OUT 13TH AUGUST.
Like it's predecessors “The Only One (Mix 13)”, “Freakshow (Mix 13)” and “Sleep When I’m Dead (Mix 13)”, the single will be released digitally and on CD and 7” and will be backed with an exclusive B-side, this time “Without You.” None of the B-sides will appear on the album. The singles were produced by Robert Smith and Keith Uddin.

Led as always by lead singer/guitarist Robert Smith, the Cure line-up comprises long-time members bass player Simon Gallup, drummer Jason Cooper and, back in the band for a third time, guitarist Porl Thompson.

Hear a clip of “The Perfect Boy (Mix 13)” at www.thecure.com

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LAST THOUGHTS ON THE USA RADIO SUBJECT...
8/4/2008 11:29:58 AM
- by CURE:ROBERT

SO WE NOW HAVE THREE SINGLES IN THE USA BILLBOARD TOP 10...

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=Hot+Singles+Sales

AND NOT A WHISPER ANYWHERE...

(AND IN CASE ANYONE WAS WONDERING... TOTAL SWID USA RADIO PLAYS TO DATE?


54! YAY! WE SATURATED! ETC ETC... )


YES...
ONWARDS INDEED!
RSX

PS
THE AMERICAN FLAG STARS IMAGE IS NOT THE HYPNANGOGIC STATES EP ART - IT'S JUST A PICTURE I PUT UP WITH THE STORY...

IN THE SAME WAY THE IMAGE ABOVE IS NOT AN AMERICAN RADIO PLAYING A CURE SONG - IT'S JUST A PICTURE I PUT UP WITH THE STORY?

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HUH?
7/25/2008 4:47:16 PM
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by CURE:ROBERT

SO WE HAVE THE NUMBER ONE SINGLE IN AMERICA BY SALES...

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Singles&f=Hot+Singles+Sales

SO GUESS HOW MANY TIMES THE SONG HAS BEEN PLAYED ON THE RADIO?

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HYPNAGOGIC STATES EP
7/23/2008 5:59:23 PM
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by CURE:ROBERT

THE SEPTEMBER 13TH FOUR TRACK REMIX EP WILL BE CALLED 'HYPNAGOGIC STATES'...

AT THE MOMENT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE WORKING ON DIFFERENT MIXES OF THE ONLY ONE... FREAKSHOW... SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD... THE PERFECT BOY

... THERE MAY BE MORE THAN ONE OF THESE EP'S I FEEL!

ALL PROFIT GENERATED BY THIS RELEASE - IE ALL OUR ROYALTIES... AND UNIVERSALS TOO? WATCH THIS SPACE! - WILL BENEFIT THE INTERNATIONAL RED CROSS

ONWARDS...

RSX

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OCTOBER 13TH...
7/16/2008 10:13:31 PM
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by CURE:ROBERT


IS THE LATEST RELEASE DATE OF OUR
(AS YET UNTITLED)
NEW ALBUM...

AUGUST 13TH WILL SEE THE RELEASE OF OUR 4TH 'MIX 13' SINGLE
'THE PERFECT BOY'
B/W ANOTHER 'NOT ON THE ALBUM' SONG
'WITHOUT YOU'

SEPTEMBER 13TH WILL SEE THE RELEASE OF AN EP
COMPRISING THE FIRST 4 SINGLES
'THE ONLY ONE' / 'FREAKSHOW' / 'SLEEP WHEN I'M DEAD' / 'THE PERFECT BOY'
REMIXED BY...
*SURPRISE REMIXERS*!!!
(sighs... remembers those pre-web golden days of surprise... )

ALL ROYALTIES FROM THIS EP RELEASE
(EVEN THOSE DUE THE MIGHTY 'U' WE HOPE!)
WILL GO TO...
WELL WE HAVEN'T QUITE DECIDED YET!


SINCE WE GOT BACK FROM AMERICA
I HAVE BEEN MIXING PARIS
AND CHARLOTTE
AND NYC SHOWS FOR TV/DVD

AND I NEED A BIT MORE TIME
TO PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES TO THE ALBUM...
TO DECIDE ON WHAT SONGS MAKE THE FINAL CUT...
AND IN WHAT ORDER...
(frowns... wonders if a 17 song 80 minute album is a double... ?)

SO...
OCTOBER 13TH IT IS THEN...

UNTIL THE NEXT POSTPONEMENT?
HA!!!
RSX

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SWIDALONGACURE TIME...
7/15/2008 4:58:02 PM
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by CURE:ROBERT

SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD
(Smith/Gallup/Cooper/Thompson)

“SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD YOU ANGELS
I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD” I SAID
“SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD YOU ANGELS
I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD” I SAID
“SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD YOU ANGELS
I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD

BUT UNTIL THEN… “

THEY TOLD ME I WOULD LIVE FOREVER
IF I KEPT IT CLEAN
THEY SAID I WOULD BE THE CHOSEN ONE
IF I TOOK ONE FOR THE TEAM

Yeah IT’S THE ONLY WAY TO BE
NEVER THINK IT ISNT FAIR
THAT’S A GREEN EYED PANIC CLIMB
TO THE EDGE OF NOWHERE

GIVE IT TO THE CHICKEN
AND SEE IF IT TICKS
Yeah GIVE IT TO THE KITTEN
AND SEE IF IT SICKS
THEN GIVE IT TO THE WONDERFUL
WONDERFUL ME
AND I WILL TELL ON MY RETURN
THE WAY IT IS
WITH ALL THE HAPPY BOYS AND GIRLS
Yeah THE WHOLE H-H-HAPPY WORLD
AND THE LOVE THEY FEEL FOR ME
Yeah the love they feel for me…

“SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD
YOU ANGELS
I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD” I SAID
“SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD
YOU ANGELS
I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD” I SAID

THEY TOLD ME I COULD RUN THE WORLD
IF I KEPT IT QUIET
THEY SAID I COULD BE THE MAN
IF I TOOK IT OUT OF SIGHT

IN A MONKEY SUIT AGAIN
HAVING FUN WITH ALL YOUR FRIENDS
HOW A CASUAL HOUR CAN PULL
ALL THIS WORLD TO PIECES

GIVE IT TO THE BUNNY
AND SEE IF SHE KICKS
Yeah GIVE IT TO THE PUPPY
AND SEE IF HE STICKS
THEN GIVE IT TO THE WONDERFUL
WONDERFUL ME
I’LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN I GET BACK
JUST HOW IT IS
WITH ALL THE OTHER BOYS AND GIRLS
Yeah THE WHOLE F… F…
OTHER WORLD

AND THE WAY IT STIRS INSIDE
AND THE WHY IT NEVER BURNS AT NIGHT
AND THE WAY THEY MAKE THE CLIMB
AND THE WHY THEY NEVER PRAY FOR TIME
AND THE WAY I SHOW SURPRISE
AND THE WHY I NEVER CLOSE MY EYES
Yeah… JUST HOW IT IS

“SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD YOU ANGELS
I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD” I SAID
“SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD YOU ANGELS
I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD” I SAID
“SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD YOU ANGELS
I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD” I SAID
“SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD YOU ANGELS
I’LL SLEEP WHEN I’M DEAD

BUT UNTIL THEN… “

Well… I should at least feel tired I think
Before I lay me down to dream…


DOWN UNDER

(Smith/Gallup/Cooper/Thompson)

AROUND THE SEA GREEN POOL WE SPIN
THE MERMAID SINGING SONGS
TO PULL US IN
TO SWIM WITH HIM SHE SLIDES UP SLOW
TO FALL DOWN UNDER

BRIGHT BURNING EYES THE ONLY CLUE
TO WHO PLAYS WHAT PLAYS WHEN PLAYS
YOU JUST BLEW MY CUE
TO DROWN HIS TEARS
FOR ALL IN WONDER

UNLUCKY START I SMILE
BUT TWICE IS HELPLESS
FIZZ DOWN NICE AS BLACK WITH ICE
DISGUISE THE STROKE
ENTICE THEM OUT
TO CALL THEIR NUMBER

LEAN IN AND BREATHE IN
AS LOW AS YOU CHOOSE
REMEMBER NOT ALL GAMES ARE WON
BY THE LAST ONE TO LOSE…

HER TAIL I TELL HIS HEAD WE BREAK
THE TRICK IS HOW TO FAKE THE FIRST MISTAKE
TO MAKE THEM TAKE
THE EASY CHOICE
TOO CLOSE TO CARE HOW

BUT WET SPOT SOMETIME CHANGES STRIPE
AND DAY TO NIGHT
IF EVERY WRONG IS RIGHT
I DRY YOUR EYE
YOU BITE MY LIP
WE’RE ALMOST THERE NOW

LEAN IN AND BREATHE IN
AS LOW AS YOU CHOOSE
REMEMBER NOT ALL GAMES ARE WON…

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FILMING...
6/18/2008 12:21:39 AM
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by CURE:ROBERT

WE FILMED THIS WEEKS CHARLOTTE SHOW WITH HDNET FOR A FUTURE BROADCAST... DETAILS ARE AS YET A LITTLE SKETCHY... BUT WE GET TO USE THE FOOTAGE TOO IF WE WANT(?!!)...

WE ARE ALSO FILMING THIS FRIDAY AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN WITH FUSE
http://www.fuse.tv/ontv/shows/fuse-rocks-the-garden/
WE ARE PICKING AN HOURS WORTH OF SONGS THAT THEY WILL BROADCAST 'AS LIVE' BEFORE WE'VE FINISHED THE SHOW (SO NO FORGETTING THE WORDS FOR ME EH?!!)
THEN WE CAN CHANGE THE SONG CHOICE AND REMIX IT (IF WE WANT) AND THEY WILL REBROADCAST IN JULY... AND AGAIN IN SEPTEMBER I THINK...

ONWARDS...
UMMM...
HELLO CLEVELAND?!!
RSX

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NO NEW VIDEOS?
6/14/2008 6:51:33 PM
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by CURE:ROBERT

QUITE A FEW PEOPLE HAVE ASKED US
WHY NO 'REAL' NEW VIDEOS TO GO WITH THE 'MIX 13' SINGLES...
THE TRUTH IS
AFTER THE DISMAL RESPONSE
(IE THEY WEREN'T SHOWN ANYWHERE!)
TO THE LAST 'REAL' VIDEOS WE MADE
WE JUST COULDN'T WORK UP THE ENTHUSIASM TO MAKE ANOTHER LOT...
AS WE HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT WHATEVER VIDEOS WE WERE TO MAKE - HOWEVER GOOD OR BAD - WOULD STILL NOT REALLY GET SHOWN ANYWHERE...

SO WHAT'S THE POINT?!!

HOWEVER...
AS A KIND OF HALFWAYHOUSE THING
I DID A SHORT INTERVIEW WITH MTV IN EARLY MAY
AND WE FILMED A FEW SONGS WITH THEM IN THE SAME STUDIO WE HAVE BEEN RECORDING AND MIXING IN...

IT WAS QUICK AND EASY
SHOT 'IN THE STUDIO' STYLE
AND INTENDED TO HELP GET US A BIT OF PRESENCE ON THE MTV SITES...

(FIND THEM SOMEWHERE HERE I THINK... )

http://www.mtv.co.uk/channel/mtvuk/news/13052008/419632/the_cure_announce_return

BUT IF YOU'RE OUTSIDE THE UK...
UMMMM... ?!!

WE THOUGHT IT WAS FOR GLOBAL MTV...
AT THE VERY LEAST 'MTV EUROPE'?
BUT APPARENTLY NOT...

(I THINK THE LAST BIT OF MTV.COM NEWS ABOUT US WAS 'UNPLUGGED WITH KORN IN 2006'?!! OH WELL... )

ANYWAY...

THANKS TO COF POSTING ON YOUTUBE
HERE IS 'THE ONLY ONE'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og_VoeTFzyY

AND 'FREAKSHOW'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2dzAFCP4UY


THE NEXT TWO SINGLES WILL ALSO HAVE 'EXCLUSIVE MTV VIDEOS'
SHOT IN THE SAME STYLE (ON THE SAME DAY!)...

AND MOST LIKELY ONLY AVAILABLE IN THE UK...
AND THEN WITHIN SECONDS
(ONE HOPES)
ON YOUTUBE?!!

HA!!!

HOWEVER...
THERE IS MORE!

AFTER MTV LEFT THE STUDIO
WE STARTED DRINKING AND...
WELL...
WE GOT A FEW FAMILY AND FRIENDS LOADED UP WITH TINY HD CAMS...
AND...
LATER THAT NIGHT WE MADE OUR OWN VIDEOS!!!


WE STILL NEED TO FINISH EDITING THEM
AND THEN FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THEM...
BUT THEY ARE VERY BRIGHT AND VERY LOUD AND VERY...
FUNNY?!!

CURE TV ANYONE?!!
IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO GO...

ATLANTA AWAITS
RSX

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MORE SINGALONGACURE...
6/12/2008 2:14:25 AM
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by CURE:ROBERT

FREAKSHOW
(Smith/Gallup/Cooper/Thompson)

I CAN’T BELIEVE IT
I MUST BE DREAMING
SHE TURNS THE SOUND DOWN
SAYS “I AM HEAVING
THIS IS A FREAKSHOW”
AND I AM SCREAMING…
SHE SPINS THE WORLD ROUND
I WANT TO STOP

BITTER SWEET AGAIN
HER OPENING MOVE
DOWN AND OUT IN BLACK
SOFT SHINY AND SMOOTH
LOOKS LIKE THE ALIEN CROWD GOT GROOVE
SHE BURNS HER NAME INTO MY ARM
BUT I CAN NEVER GET THROUGH

TO PLAY THE GAME
SHES TRYING TO LOSE
HER ULTRAVIOLET
MAKES IT HARDER TO CHOOSE
LOOKS LIKE THE EDGE OF THE EARTH GOT MOVED
SHE BLURS A WAY ACROSS THE FLOOR
I SPIN TO SWALLOW THE VIEW

AND IT’S THE SAME SWAY
Yeah IT’S THE SAME SLIDE
IT’S THE SAME STARE
Oh IT’S THE SAME SMILE
Yeah IT’S THE SAME BUT…
IT’S NOT QUITE RIGHT

Oh IT’S INSANE
SHE SHAKES LIKE A FREAK
STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOM
FOR A WEEK
LOOKS LIKE THE ONLY WAY TO GET ON THE BEAT
IS TAKE HER UP ON HOW TO SWING
BUT I AM MISSING MY FEET

AND IT’S THE SAME SWAY
Yeah IT’S THE SAME SLIDE
IT’S THE SAME SWISH
Oh IT’S THE SAME SMILE
Yeah IT’S THE SAME BUT…
IT’S NOT QUITE RIGHT

I’M IN A STEP
…OUT!
SHE’S TWO MORE STEPS
…DOWN!
FOR THREE STEPS UP
…CLAP!
AND GO AROUND
…OW!
IT MAKES MY HEAD BUZZ
SHE WANTS TO COME NOW
I TRY TO STOP

ALWAYS INFRADIG
HER FINISHING MOVE
UP AND DOWN IN BLACK
SOFT SHINY AND SMOOTH
LOOKS LIKE THE ALIEN CROWD GOT GROOVE
SHE CUTS A NUMBER OUT MY ARM
BUT I CAN NEVER GET THROUGH

TO PLAY THIS GAME
SHES TRYING TO LOSE
THE STUFF FROM MARS
MAKES IT HARDER TO CHOOSE
LOOKS LIKE THE FINAL FRONTIER GOT MOVED
SHE BLURS A WAY ACROSS THE FLOOR
I SPIN TO SWALLOW THE VIEW

AND IT’S THE SAME SWAY
Yeah IT’S THE SAME SLIDE
IT’S THE SAME STRIP
Oh IT’S THE SAME SMILE
Yeah IT’S THE SAME BUT
IT’S NOT QUITE RIGHT…

I CAN’T BELIEVE IT
I MUST BE DREAMING
SHE TURNS THE LIGHTS UP
SAYS SHE IS LEAVING
THIS IS A FREAKSHOW
AND I AM BEATEN…
SHE SPINS THE WORLD ROUND
I HAVE TO STOP

ALL KINDS OF STUFF
(Smith/Gallup/Cooper/Thompson)

SO MAYBE I TOOK TOO MUCH
Yeah MAYBE I LOST MY TOUCH
OR MAYBE ALL KINDS OF STUFF
Yeah MAYBE…

PROMISE ME IT COMES AROUND AGAIN
IT DOESN’T MATTER IF IT’S TRUE
I BEG YOU PLEASE DON’T TAKE AWAY
THE ONLY HOPE I HAVE TO GET
ANOTHER GO WITH YOU
AND I WILL CHANGE ME BACK
TO HOW I WAS BEFORE
I REALLY UNDERSTOOD
THE EASY WAY TO LESS IS ALWAYS MORE

BEAUTIFUL!
I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT LIKE THAT
BEAUTIFUL!
I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT RIGHT BACK
Yeah Yeah Yeah
I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT TO YOU THEN
Yeah Yeah Yeah…

I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT TO THE END
MAYBE I WOULDN’T BE HERE NOW
I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT TO YOU THEN
MAYBE I DIDN’T KNOW HOW
I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT TO THE END
MAYBE I COULDN’T GET THE TIME
I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT TO YOU THEN
MAYBE I HADN’T GOT WHY…

SO MAYBE I TOOK TOO MUCH
Yeah MAYBE I LOST MY TOUCH
OR MAYBE ALL KINDS OF STUFF
Yeah MAYBE…

PROMISE ME IT RUNS AROUND
IT DOESN’T MATTER IF IT’S ALL A LIE
I ONLY WANT THE DREAM OF US
TOGETHER LIKE IT WAS
BEFORE YOU REALIZED THE
WHY IT IS WE ONLY GET ONE WAY TO KNOW
A NIGHT
I WISH I’D GOT BACK THEN
THE EASY WAY TO WRONG IS NEVER RIGHT

WONDERFUL!
I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT LIKE THAT
WONDERFUL!
I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT RIGHT BACK
Yeah Yeah Yeah
I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT TO YOU THEN
Yeah Yeah Yeah…

I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT TO THE END
MAYBE I WOULDN’T BE HERE NOW
I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT TO YOU THEN
MAYBE I DIDN’T KNOW HOW
I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT TO THE END
MAYBE I COULDN’T GET THE TIME
I SHOULD HAVE SUNG IT TO YOU THEN
MAYBE I HHHADN’T GOT WHY…

SO MAYBE I TOOK TOO MUCH
Yeah MAYBE I LOST MY TOUCH
OR MAYBE ALL KINDS OF STUFF
NO MAYBE…

I FUCKED THIS UP
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THAT SINGALONGACURE FEELING...
5/21/2008 1:40:25 AM - by CURE:ROBERT

THE ONLY ONE
 – (smith/gallup/cooper/thompson)


Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE
WHAT YOU DO TO MY HEAD
WHEN YOU PULL ME UPSTAIRS
AND YOU PUSH ME TO BED
Oh I LOVE WHAT YOU DO TO MY HEAD
IT’S A MESS UP THERE
Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE
WHAT YOU DO TO MY HEART
WHEN YOU PUSH ME BACK DOWN
AND THEN PULL ME APART
OH I LOVE WHAT YOU DO TO MY HEART
IT’S THE BEST Oh YEAH!

Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE
WHAT YOU DO TO MY LIPS
WHEN YOU SUCK ME INSIDE
AND YOU BLOW ME A KISS
Oh I LOVE WHAT YOU DO TO MY LIPS
IT’S SO SWEET IN THERE
Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE
WHAT YOU DO TO MY HIPS
WHEN YOU BLOW ME OUTSIDE
AND THEN SUCK ME LIKE THIS
Oh I LOVE WHAT YOU DO TO MY HIPS
IT’S THE BEAT Oh YEAH!

YOURE THE ONLY ONE I CRY FOR
THE ONLY ONE I TRY TO PLEASE
YOURE THE ONLY ONE I SIGH FOR
THE ONLY ONE I DIE TO SQUEEZE

AND IT GETS BETTER EVERY DAY I PLAY
WITH YOU
IT’S SUCH A SCREAM
YEAH IT GETS META EVERY DAY I SAY
WITH YOU
IT’S SO EXTREME
YEAH IT GETS WETTER EVERY DAY I STAY
WITH YOU IT’S LIKE A DREAM

Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE
WHAT YOU DO TO MY SKIN
WHEN YOU SLIP ME ON
AND SLIDE ME IN
Oh I LOVE WHAT YOU DO TO MY SKIN
IT’S A BLUSH ON THERE
Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE
WHAT YOU DO TO MY BONES
WHEN YOU SLIDE ME OFF
AND SLIP ME HOME
Oh I LOVE WHAT YOU DO TO MY BONES
IT’S THE CRUSH Oh YEAH!

YOURE THE ONLY ONE I CRY FOR
THE ONLY ONE I TRY TO PLEASE
YOURE THE ONLY ONE I SIGH FOR
THE ONLY ONE I DIE TO SQUEEZE

AND IT GETS HAZIER EVERY WAY I SWAY
WITH YOU
IT’S SUCH A SCREAM
YEAH IT GETS MAZIER EVERY PLAY I SAY
WITH YOU
IT’S SO EXTREME
YEAH IT GETS CRAZIER EVERY DAY I STAY
WITH YOU IT’S LIKE A DREAM

Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE Oh I LOVE
WHAT YOU DO TO ME


NY TRIP – (smith/gallup/cooper/thompson)

“ONE BY ONE THEY DROP” YOU SAID
“LEFT US TWO ON A RIDE STOPPED DEAD… “
“IT’S MONKEYS ON THE TRACK
ALL FELL OUT OF THEIR TREE…
LOST THEIR TAILS” I SAID
“IN THE DEEP DARK SEA… “

SO TAKE ME ON THE ICE AND PUSH ME AROUND
AND EVERY TIME I FALL I KISS THE GROUND
YOU SKATE ON BY WITHOUT A SOUND
Yeah I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU COLD
ANY WARMER AND I DROWN

WHATEVER YOU WANT
WHATEVER YOU NEED
Oh ANYTHING AT ALL
I’M ONLY HERE TO PLEASE YOU
IN ANY WAY I CAN
THERE’S REALLY NOTHING IN THE WORLD
I WON’T DO
TO GET A NEW YORK DISNEY SMILE FROM YOU

Ow! YOU’RE SO BEAUTIFUL IT HURTS
Ow! THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL I EVER…
Ow! TOO BEAUTIFUL FOR WORDS
NOW PLEASE! INSIDE BESIDE ME
AND LET’S TAKE ON THE WORLD

“ONE BY ONE THEY DROP” YOU SAID
“LEFT US TWO ON A RIDE STOPPED DEAD… “
“IT’S HARD TO BE SURE
BUT I SWEAR THEY’RE WHALES
SWIMMING DOWN THE LINE
SPITTING MONKEY TAILS… “

SO DRAG ME ON THE FLOOR AND GET ME TO TWIRL
AND EVERY TWIST AROUND I BUSS YOU FIRST
YOU SPIN RIGHT THROUGH
A PERFECT BLUR
Yeah I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU QUICK
ANY SLOWER AND I BURST

WHATEVER YOU WANT
WHATEVER YOU NEED
Yeah ANYTHING AT ALL
I’M ONLY HERE TO PLEASE YOU
IN ANY WAY I CAN
THERE’S REALLY NOTHING
I WON’T DO
TO GET A NEW YORK DISNEY SMILE FROM YOU

Ow! YOU’RE SO BEAUTIFUL IT HURTS
Ow! THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL I EVER…
Ow! TOO BEAUTIFUL FOR WORDS
NOW PLEASE! INSIDE BESIDE ME
AND LET’S TAKE ON THE WORLD

“ONE BY ONE THEY DROP” YOU SAID
“LEFT US TWO ON A RIDE STOPPED DEAD… “
“IT’S VULTURES ON THE RAIL
AND THEY’RE PACKED DOWN TIGHT
BEST GET CLOSE” I SAID
“THIS COULD TAKE ALL NIGHT… “


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THROAT RED ROCKS
5/21/2008 1:03:07 AM - by CURE:ROBERT


WELL...
TODAYS DOCTOR GAVE ME THE SAME ADVICE AS YESTERDAYS DOCTOR
BASICALLY I NEED TO REST MY VOICE...

WHICH IS GOOD ADVICE
BUT HARD TO DO WITH 4 SHOWS A WEEK!!!

ANYWAY
I HAVENT SAID A WORD SINCE HE LEFT ME
AND I HOPE
I HOPE
I CAN DO A BIT BETTER IN DENVER THAN I DID IN KANSAS...

BUT OUCH
THAT KANSAS SHOW HURT!

...ONWARDS
RSX

I KNOW I KNOW
THIS SHOULD ALL HAVE BEEN IN a quiet voice

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THANKS
5/18/2008 10:15:51 PM - by CURE:ROBERT


TO ALL THOSE WISHING GET WELL STUFF AND ALL THE SUPPORT SO FAR... I PICKED UP A COLDBUGTYPETHING SOMEWHERE IN CANADA... KILLED MY THROAT FOR THE CHICAGO CONCERT... I ALMOST RAN OUT OF NOTES...
BUT HAVING SPENT A QUIET DAY SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW I HOPE TO BE BACK WAILING AWAY TOMORROW NIGHT AT THE STARLIGHT...
SEE SOME OF YOU THERE!
RSX
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FRUSTRATED?
5/17/2008 12:41:56 AM
- by CURE:ROBERT
Rang up my local | Posts (0)
5/17/2008 12:07:39 AM - by roberts-hairspray
record shop (YES I still call them that) and asked if they had the new CURE single yet, he said"when is it out??"
I had to tell him all about it...

YOU'RE FRUSTRATED?
IMAGINE HOW WE FEEL!
THE BEAUTY OF THE MIGHTY UNIVERSAL GETTING US OUT THERE AND IN THE SHOPS... YEAH!

ANYWAY
ITS AN ONGOING THING...

MAYBE THE NEXT ONE WILL BE FOUND IN A FEW MORE PLACES... ?
(the sound of not holding breath)

ITS AN ONGOING THING...

LIKE MAKING THIS WEBSITE LOOK AND FEEL LIKE THE ONLY ONE...

SOON
PLEASE
SOON!

ITS AN ONGOING THING...

CHICAGO!
RSX

PS
THE NEW ALBUM 'SINGLE OR DOUBLE?' DEBATE...

I JUST FEEL ON REFLECTION THAT MAKING THE NEW ALBUM A 'SINGLE' (WHATEVER THAT MEANS... 8 TRACKS? 13 TRACKS? 21 TRACKS?!!) WILL BE SOMEHOW 'BETTER' - MORE COHERENT - MORE IN TUNE WITH THE BAND AS IT IS...
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE LABEL - THEY ARE HAPPY(?!!) TO TRUST ME WHATEVER WE DECIDE...

AND ANYWAY (BIG CLAIM ALERT!) EVERYTHING WE RECORDED DURING THE NEW ALBUM SESSIONS WILL GET RELEASED - IN THE REAL WORLD NOT JUST AS DIGITAL...

THAT DARK SECOND ALBUM FOR CHRISTMAS MAY NOT BE AS FANCIFUL AS I THINK?!!

ONWARDS...

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THE MAJOR CONFUSION
5/7/2008 1:45:12 PM - by CURE:ROBERT

A FEW OF THE MORE IRRITATING FALSEHOODS FLOATING AROUND...

1) "THERE IS A "SPECIAL VERSION" OF THE FIRST CD SINGLE "THE ONLY ONE""

NO THERE ISN'T ANYONE THAT OFFERS OR CLAIMS ANY KIND OF "SPECIAL" VERSION OF THE FIRST SINGLE - WITH A BOX OR A FREE HOLIDAY OR WHATEVER - IS EITHER LYING OR STUPID
OR BOTH

2) "THERE IS NO USA VERSION OF THE FIRST CD SINGLE "THE ONLY ONE""

YES THERE IS ITS JUST THE MIGHTY UNIVERSAL CANT GET IT TOGETHER TO EITHER A) GET AMAZON ETC TO LIST IT OR B) GET IT OUT ON THE 13TH... IT WILL BE AVAILABLE AT $2.99 (OR THEREABOUTS) FROM MAY 20TH

APPARENTLY "NO-ONE BUYS CD'S ANYMORE"... UNSURPRISING IF THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE EH?!!

3) "X,Y OR Z HAVE 'EXCLUSIVE X,Y OR Z' REGARDING THE FIRST CD SINGLE "THE ONLY ONE""

NO THEY DON'T IT WILL BE AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE IT IS NOT EXCLUSIVE TO ANY RETAILER

AND...

NO...
THATS IT FOR NOW!

BUT I AM SURE I WILL BE BACK..

RSX

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THE CURE TO RELEASE NEW SINGLES 
5/1/2008 12:49:36 PM
- by TheCure

THE CURE TO RELEASE NEW SINGLES THE 13TH OF EACH MONTH LEADING UP TO THE RELEASE OF THEIR 13TH STUDIO ALBUM

BAND GEARS UP FOR US TOUR KICKING OFF MAY 9TH

Santa Monica, California, May 1, 2008- The Cure, one of the most revered British bands of the past quarter-century, have unveiled their plans to release four A & B side singles, one each month starting May 13th, leading up to the release of their thirteenth studio album, as yet untitled, which will be out on Suretone/Geffen Records September 13th. It will be the band's first album of new music since 2004’s self titled album The Cure. Physical and digital singles will be available for purchase in store and on all digital partners.

Why the 13th of each month? The forthcoming album is The Cure’s thirteenth studio album... A lucky number indeed!

First single “The Only One” (released May 13th) includes the b-side “NY Trip”; second single “Freakshow” (released June 13th) includes the b-side "All Kinds Of Stuff"; neither b-side will appear on the album. Both tracks were produced by Robert Smith and Keith Uddin. July 13th and August 13th singles will be announced shortly...

The band is currently gearing up for a U.S. tour, kicking off May 9th at the Patriot Center in Washington DC (see below for complete tour itinerary.) 65daysofstatic will open on all dates.

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.

The Cure first formed in southern England in 1976 as Easy Cure. In 1978 the 'Easy' was dropped, and The Cure was signed to the Fiction label. In May 1979 their debut album Three Imaginary Boys was released to great acclaim.

Other landmark Cure albums include Pornography (1982), The Head on the Door (1985), Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987), Disintegration (1989), Wish (1992), Wild Mood Swings (1996), the Grammy-nominated Bloodflowers (2000) and their last full length release, the self-titled set The Cure (2004). 2006 saw the Suretone/Geffen release of Festival 2005, an award winning 5.1 DVD featuring 30 songs, shot by fans, band members and professionals during the summer of 2005’s European festival run.

Below is complete list of U.S. tour dates for The Cure with opening act 65daysofstatic:
May 9th Washington DC Patriot Center
May 10th Philadelphia , PA Wachovia Spectrum
May 12th Boston, MA Agganis Arena
May 14th Montreal, QC Bell Centre
May 15th Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
May 17th Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
May 19th Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre
May 21st Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
May 23rd Salt Lake City, UT E Center
May 25th George, WA Gorge Amphitheater – Sasquatch Festival
May 26th Vancouver, BC General Motors Place
May 29th Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
May 31st Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
June 1st Los Angeles, CA Shrine Auditorium
June 3rd San Diego, CA Cox Arena

June 4th Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre
June 6th Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
June 8th Austin, tX Austin Music Hall
June 9th Houston, TX Toyota Center
June 11th Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
June 13th FT. Lauderdale, FL Band Attlantic Center
June 15th Atlanta, GA Gwinnett CenterJune 16th Charlotte, NC Charlotte Bobcats Arena
June 18th Cleveland, OH Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University
June 20th New York, NY Madison Square Garden
June 21st New York, NY Radio City Music Hall

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The Cure Want You On Their Guest List! (Round 8)
4/18/2008 1:00:00 AM
- by Geffen

UPDATE: Round 8 begins tonight at 9p EST.

The Cure have been graciously giving a pair of tickets from their own allocation and Meet and Greet passes to Amnesty International to auction for each date on their world tour. This Auction has included both US and non US dates. The auction consists of several Rounds. Each Round will begin on a Friday at 9p EST and will last 10 days.

Round 7 begins at 9p EST on April 4th at 9p EST and will include three dates from the USA leg of the tour not already auctioned. (San Jose, Austin and Phoenix)

For More Information On The Auction Or On How You Can Join The Cure In Calling For The Release Of Ma Khin Khin Leh

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New Los Angeles Date Added

4/16/2008 10:00:00 AM - by Geffen

June 1st, 2008
Shrine Auditorium
Los Angeles,CA

Tickets On Sale April 19th at 11AM at Ticketmaster.com
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SASQUATCH! MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2008 LINEUP
2/29/2008 12:00:00 AM
- by Geffen

Memorial Day Weekend | May 24, 25, 26, 2008
The Gorge | Quincy, WA

R.E.M, THE CURE, THE FLAMING LIPS U.F.O. SHOW, DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE, MODEST MOUSE, M.I.A., MICHAEL FRANTI & SPEARHEAD, FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS, THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS, THE PRESIDENTS, THE NATIONAL, TEGAN & SARA, BUILT TO SPILL, THE HIVES, RODRIGO Y GABRIELA, OZOMATLI, COLD WAR KIDS, THE BREEDERS, BEIRUT, THE KOOKS, MATT COSTA, BLUE SCHOLARS, GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY, STEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS, THE FLAMING LIPS MOVIE PREMIER: “CHRISTMAS ON MARS”, OKKERVIL RIVER, DENGUE FEVER, JAMIE LIDELL, CRUDO (FEAT. MIKE PATTON & DAN THE AUTOMATOR), MATES OF STATE, DESTROYER, ROGUE WAVE, BATTLES, THE FLEET FOXES, WHITE RABBITS, THE CAVE SINGERS, PELA, GRAND ARCHIVES, THE LITTLE ONES, THAO NGUYEN & THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN, DEAD CONFEDERATE, 65DAYSOFSTATIC, THE HEAVENLY STATES, KINSKI, DAVID BAZAN, DYME DEF, VINCE MIRA WITH THE ROY KAY TRIO, SERA CAHOONE, JOSHUA MORRISON, THE BLAKES, SIBERIAN, THROW ME THE STATUE, THE COPS, SAY HI, THE SHAKY HANDS, J. TILLMAN, “AWESOME”, AND MORE TO COME!


Live Nation and Adam Zacks are proud to announce this year's Sasquatch! Music Festival at the legendary Gorge Amphitheatre in Eastern Washington. The festival, in its seventh and best year yet, has evolved from a unique homegrown and laid back fest into a full blown three day extravaganza, complete with camp-outs, canyons, sunsets, three stages and this year (for the first time) a comedy tent. Already the official opener to summer for music fans, the Sasquatch! Music Festival is becoming a certified monster of a musical event: this year features another exciting and diverse line-up for the musically adventurous, and ups the ante on an event already hailed for its independent spirit. Tickets go on sale Saturday, March 8th at noon.

Sasquatch! is excited to announce the return of "Presenting" partner TobaccoSmokesYou.com under a new program name, BecomeAnEX.org. EX(r) encourages smokers to quit by "relearning life without cigarettes." The campaign helps people who smoke identify their triggers, like drinking coffee or driving, and assures them that it is possible to relearn these activities without smoking. Washingtonians can call 1-800-QUIT-NOW or go to BecomeAnEX.org to take the first step toward becoming tobacco-free.

Sasquatch! again teams up with Esurance and Sustainable Energy Partners to make the festival a certified carbon neutral event. Carbon dioxide is one of the major causes of climate change and global warming. When CO2 is released into the environment, carbon offset programs ensure an equal amount of carbon is reduced somewhere else. The preservation of the environment and the future of the Gorge are important to the Sasquatch! Music Festival, which is why they are purchasing carbon credits through Sustainable Energy Partners. For every ton of carbon credits purchased, one ton of CO2 is reduced through reforestation, sequestration, and various energy efficient projects. The end result? A Sasquatch! Music Festival with a net carbon output of zero.

Sasquatch! started out as a one-day event that highlighted Pacific Northwest performers. While the loyalty to strengthening the Northwest music scene remains intact, with the third stage dedicated to supporting the northwest independent music community, the magnitude has grown as the word has spread. The festival has become a part of the national consciousness with an ever-growing and dedicated group of music enthusiasts attending year after year after year, along with newcomers enjoying the grandeur of the surroundings. Past performers have ranged from international favorites like Coldplay, Beastie Boys, Bjork, Beck, The Arcade Fire, NIN, The Pixies, Wilco, and Kanye West to standouts of the Pacific Northwest scene like The Shins, The Postal Service, Sleater-Kinney, and many, many more.

Ticket information:

$55 per day for the on sale weekend only, beginning Satuuuurday, March 8th at noon
$65 per day beginning Monday, March 10th
$75 week of the festival, beginning Monday, May 19th
V.I.P. package tickets with special amenities also available. Full details on the festival website: www.sasquatchfestival.com
(Applicable service charges may apply)

Tickets go on sale Saturday, March 8th at noon and can be purchased online at ticketmaster.com, sasquatchfestival.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, or charge by phone in Seattle (206) 628-0888, in Oregon (503) 224-4400, and in Eastern Washington (509) 735-0500

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Austin Show Goes On Sale
2/28/2008 11:00:00 PM - by Geffen

Tickets for Austin On-sale starting Saturday, March 8 at 10am.

Tickets will be available through www.gettix.net or charge by phone 1-866-443-8849.

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Phoenix, AZ Show Announcement
2/25/2008 1:00:00 PM - by Geffen

2/25/2008 1:00:00 PM - by Geffen

The Cure
65 Days of Static
June 4
Dodge Theatre

On sale Friday 10am at l
www.livenation.com  Dodge Theatre Box Office and Ticketmaster

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San Jose, CA Show Announcement
2/24/2008 7:53:16 PM - by geffen

The Cure with 65daysofstatic
May 28th at 7:30pm at HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA.
Tickets are onsale Sunday, March 2nd at 10am via www.livenation.com

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Amnesty International
2/5/2008 1:00:00 AM - by Geffen

Prior to heading out on our Curiosa Festival Tour in 2004, we joined Amnesty International in calling for the release of prisoner Yury Bandazhevsky. We asked you to help by signing a petition on his behalf online and at our concerts. Thousands of signatures and less than a year later, we received the welcome news that he had been released!

We are about to head out on the European leg of our 4Tour, and are once again joining Amnesty International to call for the release of a prisoner of conscience. Ma Khin Khin Leh is in jail right now for doing something we all do at each and every Cure concert - she has been denied the basic human right of Freedom of Assembly. We hope you will all once again give your support by signing another petition at our shows and online.

Read more about the case here.

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CHANGE OF VENUE IN BERLIN
 2/1/2008 12:00:00 PM - by Geffen

THERE IS A CHANGE OF VENUE IN BERLIN 16TH FEBRUARY 2008 - WE ARE NOW PLAYING THE VELODROM

ALL TICKETS PURCHASED FOR THE BERLIN ARENA SHOW ON THIS DATE WILL BE VALID FOR THE VELODROM SHOW

Berlin, GE Germany / Velodrom
TICKETS ON SALE Sat 2nd feb 9am
thecure@karsten-jahnke.de
Tickethotline: 49 (0)1805-62 62 80
(0,14 € / per Minute, cellphone prices may differ)
Tickets
www.karsten-jahnke.de

Doors: 06.30pm
65DOS: 07.45pm - 8:15pm
THE CURE: 08.45 pm - 11.45pm

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The Cure at Radio City Music Hall
1/21/2008 3:00:00 PM - by Geffen

The Cure, with special guests 65daysofstatic, will be performing at Radio City Music Hall on Saturday, June 21st at 8pm. Tickets go on sale to the public on Saturday, January 26th at 10am through ticketmaster.com, phone charge 212-307-7171, and ticketmaster outlets. If tickets remain, they will also be available at the Radio City box office on Monday, January 28th.


2008

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THE CURE TO HEADLINE MTV WINTER IN VALENCIA, SPAIN
12/20/2007 9:14:55 AM - by geffen

5th March 2008 the Spanish 'City of the Arts and Sciences’ will welcome musical icons The Cure as the headline act of a unique free MTV open-air concert.
This event will be genuinely global, with a potential audience of 207 million people around the world.
The complete bill is to be announced by MTV in the next couple of weeks.

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The Cure Donate Guitar to Aid in Inmate’s Defense Fund
12/10/2007 2:00:00 PM - by Geffen



Alternative rock band joins the fight to free the West Memphis Three

December 8th, 2007: San Francisco, Calif.— The Cure will be auctioning a customised  Schecter RS-1000 acoustic guitar to raise money for the defense fund of three wrongfully-imprisoned Arkansas men. Damien Echols (who is on death row), Jason Baldwin, and Jessie Misskelley, Jr.—also known as the West Memphis Three (www.wm3.org) —were convicted for murdering three elementary school children in 1994.

This special guitar was not only designed to lead singer and guitarist Robert Smith’s specifications—maple body with spruce top, maple and rosewood neck and specially designed white pearl moon and star inlays—but it was also used in the studio by the musician this year.

The guitar is signed by all four-band members—Robert, Simon Gallup (bass), Jason Cooper (drums), and Porl Thompson (guitar); and features a unique Cure logo drawn by Thompson, who is responsible for the majority of the band’s artwork down the years. It also includes a “Free the West Memphis Three” message written by Smith.

The auction will last for 14 days—from December 11 (Echols’s birthday) to December 25—one day for each year the West Memphis Three have spent behind bars.

The starting bid for the instrument has been set at $999.

“It is my hope that through Skeleton Key Auctions, both funds and awareness will be raised about the travesty perpetrated on these three innocent men,” said Anje Vela, president of Music4Life. “Cases like the West Memphis Three’s are a blemish to our justice system. No innocent man or woman should be left to rot in prison without recourse, just because they lack the financial resources for a fair fight. Skeleton Key Auctions is grateful for bands such as The Cure who have generously donated to this cause.”

For further information about the guitar and to place a bid, log on to www.thecure.com or www.skeletonkeyauctions.com

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CAUSES 1
11/19/2007 12:01:19 AM - by CURE:ROBERT



Waxploitation is pleased to announce the availability of Causes 1 - a limited edition charity CD to benefit Darfur, which includes exclusive and rare tracks donated by Animal Collective, The Black Keys, Bloc Party, Bright Eyes, Cornelius, The Cure, David Sylvian, Death Cab for Cutie, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, The Shins remixed by Clint Mansell, Spoon, Teargas & Plateglass, Thievery Corporation and Travis.

100% of the proceeds from the sale of this CD will go to three non-profit organizations: Doctors Without Borders, Human Rights Watch, and Oxfam America.

We urge you to help those working in Dafur by pre-ordering your copy of the CD now. This CD will only be available for a limited time, so pre-order today!

Order:
http://waxploitation.shop.musictoday.com/Dept.aspx?cp=12510_12513

Sign Up: http://www.waxploitation.com/2007/causes.html

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The Cure Wants You on Their Guest List
10/16/2007 4:00:00 PM - by geffen


The Cure have graciously given a pair of tickets from their own allocation (and Meet and Greet passes where applicable) to Amnesty International to auction for each date on their upcoming world tour.

The Auction for the Dates of European Leg of the Tour Will Begin on October 19th at 9pm EST.

* » www.amnestyusa.org

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THE CURE ANNOUNCE EUROPEAN 4TOUR 2008 SHOWS
9/27/2007 1:00:00 AM - by geffen
(2)


Following on from their sell-out Australasian first leg of THE CURE 4TOUR, the band will be performing 22 headlining shows across 15 different European countries in the spring of 2008, once again playing for around
3 hours a night!

The quartet of Robert Smith (voice/guitar), Simon Gallup (bass), Jason Cooper (drums) and Porl Thompson (guitar) are currently in the studio finishing off their latest album which is scheduled for
release early Spring 2008. It will be The Cure’s 13th studio release and is expected to be a double CD package.

FEBRUARY 2008
Sat 9 Stockholm Hovet


Mon 11 Oslo Spektrum


Wed 13 Copenhagen Forum


Fri 15 Hamburg Color Line


Sat 16 Berlin Arena


Mon 18 Warsaw Towa

Tue 19 Katowice Spodek


Thu 21 Prague Saska Arena


Sat 23 Vienna BACA



Mon 25 Munich Olympiahalle


Wed 27 Zurich Hallenstadion


Fri 29 Rome Palalottomatica


MARCH 2008
Sun 2 Milan Palasharp
Tue 4 Marseille Le Dome
Thu 6 Madrid Palacio de Deportes
Sat 8 Lisbon Pavilhao Atlantico
Mon 10 Barcelona Palau St Jordi
Wed 12 Paris Bercy
Fri 14 Antwerp Sportpaleis
Sun 16 Oberhausen Konig-Pilsner Arena
Tue 18 Rotterdam Ahoy
Thu 20 London Wembley Arena

SPAIN
10/16/2007 11:51:10 AM
- by CURE:ROBERT
WE ARE AWAITING CONFIRMATION FROM 65DOS THAT THEY CAN JOIN US ON THESE EUROPEAN DATES...

BECAUSE OF SOME WEIRD REGULATION, UNTIL THE SPANISH PROMOTER KNOWS THE EXACT BILL, TICKETS CAN'T GO ON SALE...

THIS SHOULD HOPEFULLY BE RESOLVED IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS!

NOW
TO MEXICO...
RSX

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2008 NORTH AMERICAN 4TOUR SHOWS
9/13/2007 6:39:34 AM - by CURE:ROBERT (2)

13TH SEPTEMBER 2007
THE CURE ANNOUNCE RE-SCHEDULED 2008 NORTH AMERICAN 4TOUR SHOWS

AT LAST!
WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THE
NEW 2008 DATES OF OUR POSTPONED NORTH AMERICAN 4TOUR.

EIGHTEEN OF THE NINETEEN PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED SHOWS HAVE BEEN RE-SCHEDULED IN THE ORIGINAL VENUES, AND ALL 2007 TICKETS WILL BE HONOURED FOR THESE NEW 2008 CONCERTS.

(THE ONLY ONE WE COULDN’T GET SWITCHED WAS SEATTLE… BUT INSTEAD OF NO CURE SHOW AT ALL, WE WILL BE CLOSING THE SASQUATCH! MUSIC FESTIVAL ON SUNDAY 25TH MAY (MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND) AT THE GORGE AMPHITHEATRE, WHERE WE HAVE BEEN GUARANTEED 150 MINUTES ONSTAGE! ALL TICKETS FOR THE ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED CURE KEY ARENA CONCERT WILL BE HONOURED AT THE GORGE, BUT PLEASE NOTE: ALL TICKETS FOR THE SASQUATCH! FESTIVAL ARE GENERAL ADMISSION, INCLUDING ANY PREVIOUSLY ISSUED CURE KEY ARENA TICKETS).

IT’S ALL HAPPENING SLIGHTLY LATER THAN WE EXPECTED DUE TO ‘THE PLAYOFFS’ – A LOT OF THE VENUES WE NEEDED WOULDN’T LET US CONFIRM DATES IN THE MARCH/APRIL PERIOD – BUT WE UNDERSTAND THEY ALL HAVE TO LIVE IN HOPE!

HOWEVER, AN UNEXPECTED BONUS OF THE NEW ROUTING IS THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ADD IN KANSAS CITY, PHOENIX, AUSTIN, FT LAUDERDALE AND CLEVELAND… AND THERE WILL BE MORE DATES TO COME!

WE APOLOGIZE AGAIN FOR THE INCONVENIENCE AND UPSET THE ORIGINAL POSTPONEMENT CAUSED, AND WILL MAKE SURE THAT THE NEW SHOWS ARE MORE THAN WORTH THE WAIT…

SEE YOU ALL SOON,
LOVE ROBERT, SIMON, JASON AND PORL XXXX (THE CURE)

PS: ANYONE WHO WANTS A REFUND ON THEIR 2007 TICKET WILL BE ABLE TO GET ONE IN FULL FROM HIS OR HER POINT OF PURCHASE UNTIL 1ST NOVEMBER 2007.

PPS: ALL TICKET INFO LINKS WILL BE UP AS SOON AS WE HAVE THEM...


THE CURE 4TOUR NORTH AMERICA 2008

MAY 2008
09 WASHINGTON DC Patriot Center
10 PHILADELPHIA Wachovia Spectrum
12 BOSTON Agganis Arena
14 MONTREAL Bell Centre
15 TORONTO Air Canada Centre
17 CHICAGO Allstate Arena
19 KANSAS CITY Starlight Theatre –
ADDED SHOW
21 DENVER Red Rocks Amphitheatre
23 SALT LAKE CITY E Center
25 GEORGE WA The Gorge Sasquatch! Festival (in place of
Seattle - headlining from 9:30 to midnight)
26 VANCOUVER General Motors Place
29 SANTA BARBARA Santa Barbara Bowl (Thusday)
31 LOS ANGELES Hollywood Bowl (Saturday)

JUNE 2008
03 SAN DIEGO Cox Arena (Tuesday)
04 PHOENIX Dodge Theatre –
ADDED SHOW
06 DALLAS American Airlines Center
08 AUSTIN Austin Music Hall –
ADDED SHOW
09 HOUSTON Toyota Center
11 TAMPA St Pete Times Forum
13 FT LAUDERDALE Bank Atlantic Center –
ADDED SHOW
15 ATLANTA Gwinnett Center
16 CHARLOTTE Charlotte Bobcats Arena
18 CLEVELAND (Venue TBD) –
ADDED SHOW
20 NEW YORK CITY Madison Square Garden (Friday)

2008 EUROPEAN DATES...  
9/13/2007 7:43:31 AM - by CURE:ROBERT  

 
2008 EUROPEAN DATES ARE BEING CONFIRMED THIS WEEK...
 
THE TIME FRAME: EARLY FEBRUARY TO LATE MARCH
 
I WILL (HOPEFULLY) BE ABLE TO POST THEM ALL EARLY NEXT WEEK...  
  
AND MORE NEWS AS IT COMES...
RSX
 
PS
A MEXICO LIVE DVD... HMMM... PRETTY HARD TO ORGANIZE ALONG WITH EVERYTHING ELSE... WE WILL CERTAINLY RECORD SOUND, BUT AS FOR PICTURE... IT'S LOOKING UNLIKELY, BUT NOT HOPELESS...

(WE WILL HOWEVER FILM A SHOW NEXT YEAR FOR SURE... )

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North American Fall 2007 Cure shows re-scheduled for Spring
8/24/2007 5:58:28 AM - by CURE;ROBERT (11)


With all apologies for any inconvenience or disappointment it may cause, we have made a decision to move the September/October 2007 North American Cure shows to April/May 2008.

The schedule as it stands only gives us a couple of weeks to
finish our new double album before we hit the road again, and we know this just isn’t enough time to complete the project to our total satisfaction.

Although this last month’s tour of Australasia showed that a great Cure show is not dependent on a new Cure album, it has to be remembered that we hadn’t played Australia for 7 years, New Zealand for 15 years, Japan for 23 years(!), and Singapore or Hong Kong ever before – so the absence of ‘new’ songs in the set was not really much of an issue.

However, we want to remodel/rework the live show for North America, change things around, incorporate new songs… and we need time and focus to do this.

So although we can agree it is a great shame to move these dates – believe us we have been looking forward to them more than anyone! – and know there will be a lot of disappointed people out there, we honestly feel that in the bigger picture we are making the right decision.

All tickets held for all 2007 North American Cure shows will be valid for the
re-scheduled 2008 shows, and of course anyone who seeks a refund will be able to get one.

All validity/refund/rescheduling details will be announced as soon as we have them.

We are still going to headline the
San Francisco Download Festival October 6th, and we will still be performing at the MTV Latin America Awards October 18th.

We will also play the
three scheduled Sports Palace Mexico City shows October 20th/21st/22nd, as by this point we feel sure we will have finished the new album, and will be more than happy to start dropping a fresh song or three into the set each night…

Once again, our genuine apologies to anyone who is upset by this announcement - please be encouraged by our promise:

The Spring 2008 Cure shows will be even better than the Fall 2007 ones would have been!!!

See you all soon…
Love

Robert, Simon, Jason and Porl – The Cure 24/8/07

HMMMMMM
8/24/2007 7:42:01 PM - by CURE:ROBERT


I STAYED AWAY FROM THE FIRST 500...

BUT GET A FEEL THERE ARE SOME UNHAPPY ONES
(PLUS CA CHANGE?!!)

did Geffen make the push, and if so, Robert really can't say..because they are under contract.

NO
WE AS A GROUP MADE THE DECISION
THERE IS NO BACK STORY
NO ULTERIOR THING
WE WANT TO FINISH THE RECORD
ITS THAT SIMPLE

WE MADE A MISTAKE IN BOOKING THE DATES FOR SEPTEMBER I THINK
IT PUT US IN A 'FINISH IT AS SOON AS YOU CAN... WHATEVER' POSITION
AND IT MEANS TOO MUCH TO US TO DO THIS

IT HAS TO BE RIGHT

Was it poor sales?

WE HAVE ALREADY SOLD MORE THAN OUR GUARANTEES
SOLD OUT AND CLOSE TO SOLD OUT ACROSS THE BOARD

REALLY...
THERE IS NO 'IT MUST BE SALES!' BACK STORY

And what will they do between the CA festival show and the Mexico dates? Fly home for a week? Or do promo stuff?

FLY HOME AND MIX THE FINAL SONGS I HOPE!

WE REALLY DO FEEL BAD ABOUT PUTTING EVERYONE OUT LIKE THIS

BUT...
WE HAD TO DO IT

THE SHOWS IN SPRING 2008 REALLY WILL BE THE BEST CURE SHOWS

AND THIS ALBUM WILL BE THE BEST CURE ALBUM

THIS IS WHAT WE DO

SO

DONT GET TOO UPSET

I WILL DROP A NEW SONG IN HERE IN A FEW DAYS

AS A KIND OF PEACE STONE IN THE WATER?

LOVE
RSX
 
WELL 
8/24/2007 8:05:52 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
 
hopefully we'll be able to sell the tickets we bought this year to someone else on ebay next year... somehow the enthusiasm for the next tour is all gone...
 
THATS TWO DOWN... 
 
  
HMMMMMMM
FUNNY TO THINK WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE HERE IF WE CANCELLED A SHOW!
 
AAAAIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEE
 

LOVE
RSX
 \
You seem angry 
8/24/2007 8:12:54 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
 
You seem angry
8/24/2007 8:05:15 PM - by TilaPiaZadora
at us.
 
NOT AT ALL
 
I KNEW THE DECISION TO MOVE THE SHOWS WOULD UPSET A LOT OF PEOPLE
 
I HOPED THE REASONS WOULD BE UNDERSTOOD
 
IT JUST RILES WHEN THESE REASONS ARE SEEN AS SOME KIND OF SMOKESCREEN
 
OR WHEN 'FANS' FEEL THERE IS A MONEY ANGLE...
 
AAAAAAAGH!
 
THIS IS MY FUCKING LIFE!
OUR LIFE...
 
SO
ANYWAY
AGAIN
I AM TIRED
 
AND
I SHOULD STOP NOW
 
I HOPE ALL CURE FANS WILL UNDERSTAND THAT WE NEVER DO THINGS FOR THE WRONG REASONS
 
EVER
 
AND WITH THAT
I WILL MOVE FROM THE MIDDLE STAIR
TO THE
 
TOP
RSX
 
POSTPONED
NOT
CANCELLED
 
THE MORE LAST SIGH 
8/24/2007 8:48:41 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
 
THIS ONE WAS GOOD
 
It's normal to be upset. Especially with the money situation. But it is what it is as well. So no need to be nasty either. If you can swing it...it's just a few more months.
 
If not..get your money back.Problemo solved.
 
PITHY. COHERENT. SIMPLE.
TRUE
 
BUT THEN
THIS ONE
 
I doubt anybody was honestly expecting him to say, "You're right. Our sales were crap. We had no choice but to abandon this sinking ship"
 

IS SO WANK IT STOPPED ME SHUTTING DOWN
OUCH!
FOR FUCKS SAKE!
ITS A POSTPONEMENT TO FINISH THE ALBUM
NOT A CANCELLATION
A POSTPONEMENT
A DELAY
A RESCHEDULING
NOTHING TO DO WITH SALES
AAAAAAAAGH
 
TO BE TRAPPED HERE
WITH THIS KIND OF IDIOT MIND
 

" ...BUT TO ABANDON THIS SINKING SHIP"
 
POETRY
 
BLEEEEARGH!
 

PLEASE
BED
RSX
 
NO ITS NO GOOD ONE LAST SCREAM 
8/24/2007 8:53:57 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
 
i was excited and proud to be a cure fan, i really was. guess what- no one can stay excited that long. definitely not until APRIL.
 
THIS IS WITHOUT DOUBT THE MOST... 
 
STAY EXCITED UNTIL NEXT APRIL?
ABSURD
RIDICULOUS
NEXT APRIL?
 
NEXT
APRIL?
 
 
SOMETIMES
I
WONDER
 
RSX
 
 
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH 
8/24/2007 9:02:28 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
 
there is no proof of spring dates at this point, nor is there proof that tickets we already bought and paid for will be usable for equivalent seats in equivalent venues... we could well end up with nothing to show for this in the spring, too.
 
UNREAL  
  
PLEASE
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE POSTPONED A TOUR IN 30 YEARS?
ONCE? 
   

IF YOU DONT LIKE US ANYMORE
BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN SO DISMAYED BY THIS POSTPONEMENT
IF THE WORLD DIDNT TURN YOUR WAY
THIS ONE TIME
 
PLEASE DONT BOTHER
GET A REFUND AND GO SEE SOMEONE ELSE 

PLEASE 

MY LAST SIGH 
RSX

LAST POST SOUNDING
8/27/2007 6:46:51 PM - by CURE:ROBERT

HERE WE GO AGAIN...
Disappointed
8/27/2007 4:05:09 PM - by gfaller
I, too, am disappointed....


THAT MAKES A FEW OF US THEN!

I feel as if they are selling out...

WHY? BECAUSE WE POSTPONED SHOWS SO WE CAN FINISH THE NEW ALBUM?

I NEED US TO FINISH THE NEW ALBUM NOW, NOT IN A FEW MONTHS

I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE DONE BY NOW - THE DATES WERE BOOKED IN APRIL - AND I MADE A MISTAKE

IT HAPPENS...

I HAVE APOLOGISED - A FEW TIMES NOW! - AND THIS WILL BE MY LAST POST ON THE SUBJECT

TO BE CLEAR
(AGAIN!)

ALL 2007 CONCERT TICKETS WILL BE HONOURED AT THE 2008 SHOWS WITH NO EXTRA COSTS

ALL 2007 CONCERT TICKETS WILL BE REFUNDABLE


WE FEEL FOR THOSE WHO PLANNED TO TRAVEL TO MORE THAN ONE SHOW AND MAY LOSE MONEY ON UNINSURED AIRLINE TX - BUT...PLEASE REMEMBER: ALTHOUGH UNFORTUNATE, THIS WAS ONLY ONE CONSIDERATION AMONG MANY

They are postponing their concert to sell new CD's.
HUH? WE ARE POSTPONING THE CONCERTS TO FINISH THE NEW ALBUM NOW BEFORE I CHANGE MY MIND AND MORE ABOUT ALL THIS AND MORE...

I DONT BELIEVE FOR A SECOND WE WILL SELL MORE OR LESS CDS IF WE PLAY THE SHOWS NOW, CHRISTMAS, SPRING OR NEVER

IT DOESNT WORK LIKE THAT WITH US

While I would love to see them FINALLY do something new, I long to hear them perform their old stuff.
GOOD
ME TOO

I would think that most of their fans thrive on their old stuff because most of the teenagers have never even heard of The Cure.
UMMMMM... NOT SURE I AGREE WITH THIS BIT THOUGH!

ANYWAY

The loyal fans want to hear the old tunes we grew up to and would still buy the new CD regardless of when it is released.
THE NEW TUNES CAN BE ENJOYABLE TOO...

Is anyone else with me?
SO
I AM KIND OF HALF WITH YOU?

BUT ALONG WITH A FEW OTHERS ON HERE I THINK YOU ARE MISUNDERSTANDING THE KEY POINT

WE MOVED THE DATES BECAUSE I AM DESPERATE TO FINISH A PROJECT THAT WAS STARTED IN MARCH 2006

IT IS DRAGGING OUT TOO LONG AND I KNOW IN MY HEART WE NEED TO FINISH IT NOW
NOW
NOT IN 2 MONTHS
BUT
NOW

WHEN IT IS DONE
WE WILL PLAY SHOWS

AND THERE WILL BE LOTS OF OLD SONGS
(SOME VERY FAMILIAR  SOME NOT SO FAMILIAR!)
AND LOTS OF NEW NEVER HEARD BEFORE SONGS...

WE WILL I HOPE PICK UP AT THE DOWNLOAD SHOW WHERE WE LEFT OFF IN NEW ZEALAND

ON FIRE

AND BURN OUR WAY THROUGH THE MEXICAN SHOWS TOO

AND THE BITTERNESS I AM READING FROM A FEW 'FANS' ON HERE WILL BE LONG FORGOTTEN

THERE!
LOVE
RSX

PS
OH NO...
THIS!

SIGH

Postponing a scheduled tour to finish an album that's been neglected for so long made no sense to me at all.
IT HASNT BEEN NEGLECTED1
IT HAS BEEN MADE
IT NEEDS TO GET FINISHED
WE HAVE TAKEN LONGER TO GET IT RIGHT THAN I THOUGHT WE WOULD

(AND ANYWAY
REALLY
INSIDE I THINK:
SO WHAT IF IT DOESNT MAKE SENSE TO YOU?!!)

It really pisses me off, and like someone else said, it seemed like a sell-out move. Disgusting.
HMMM... I MUST BE MISSING SOMETHING... AS I REALLY CANT GET MY HEAD AROUND THIS ONE...

SOMEHOW, WITH ALL THE 'SELL-OUT' OPTIONS I KNOW TO BE OUT THERE, 'POSTPONE YOUR AMERICAN TOUR AND CAUSE A LOT OF UPSET' DOESNT SEEM TO ME LIKE THE BEST ONE!

But, then I thought, WHY is the album important now? WHY REALLY? Why the need to suddenly drop everything and finish it? I suddenly feel very
worried that maybe there is something more, something looming, some reason why Robert wants the record done with no further delay, even at the "cost" of pissing off loads of fans....
YES THERE IS A REASON

I NEED US TO FINISH IT NOW...

WHY IS IT SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND THIS?

AND WHY CANT THIS REASON BE ENOUGH FOR YOU?

(RESCHEDULING SOME OF THE DATES IS PROVING TRICKY BECAUSE OF THE
'PLAYOFFS' THAT HAPPEN IN A LOT OF THESE AMERICAN/CANADIAN VENUES IN
SPRING...

BUT WE ARE GETTING THERE
)

X...

ONE LAST TIME... AGAIN!
8/28/2007 1:02:16 PM - by CURE:ROBERT


TO THE BAND
8/28/2007 11:45:56 AM - by nacl.9
...i was so happy to heard that your come back to montreal after 10 years and now i'm so afraid you could cancel everything just because some unhappy people who can't just understand that this is not a TRAGEDY!
DON'T WORRY
WE WILL BE RE-SCHEDULING ALL THE 2007 USA/CANADIAN DATES

ALL OF THEM

IN FACT
AS THE SPRING 2008 ROUTING IS HAVING TO CHANGE DUE TO VENUE AVAILABILITIES IT IS VERY LIKELY WE WILL ACTUALLY ADD IN A COUPLE MORE SHOWS...

(AND WHERE WILL THAT LEAVE THE 'NO NO NO THEY CANCELLED THEY DIDNT POSTPONE AND THEY HAD TO DO IT BECAUSE THEY DIDNT SELL ANY TICKETS' BLOCKHEAD FACTION I WONDER?!!)

LOVE
RSX
PS


EUROPEAN DATES WILL RUN FROM FEBRUARY 9TH TO MARCH 20TH... FULL DETAILS HERE SOON

MOST LIKELY AT THE SAME TIME AS THE RE-SCHEDULED NORTH AMERICAN DATES ANNOUNCEMENT...


WE ALREADY HAVE QUITE A FEW RE-SCHEDULED DATES LOCKED DOWN, BUT AS I ALREADY SAID
ONE OR TWO ARE PROVING TRICKY...


WE ARE GETTING THERE!

PPS
2 HOURS AT DOWNLOAD I THINK... I WILL CONFIRM IN A WHILE

it's really simple...
8/28/2007 3:24:41 PM - by CURE:ROBERT



8/28/2007 2:52:16 PM - by antoe123
The poll on chainofflowers.com has been a little hurtful, I thought fans
would be more genuine and take Robert's word in it all. I guess some of
the fans posting here are pretty similar... just put a little faith in
the band and believe in what they're doing :-)


DONT WORRY ABOUT IT...
I GOT SENT IT JUST NOW AND IT MADE ME SMILE!
SO (ASSUMING THIS ISNT ONE MAN HITTING ALL THE BUTTONS... WHICH IS OF
COURSE A STRONG POSSIBILITY EH CONSPIRACY FANS?!!)

286 PEOPLE DONT SEEM TO NEED ANOTHER REASON BUT THE REASON - They need
time to finish the record (286) - CONGRATULATIONS!


179 PEOPLE THINK THE LABEL HAVE POWER(!!!) - Geffen wants the album
release & tour to coincide (179)
(BTW OUR LABEL ISNT GEFFEN - ITS
SURETONE... AND THEY WILL SMILE TOO WHEN THEY SEE THIS!)

151 PEOPLE WENT FOR THE SNIDE ATYPICAL BRINGBACKROGER
ITWASALLSOMUCHBETTERINTHEOLDDAYS COF OPTION - Typical current Cure
bullsh*t (151)


60 PEOPLE THINK THAT SELLING OUT VENUES ACROSS AMERICA IS WEAK - Ticket
sales are weak (60)

AND YAY! 77 PEOPLE DONT THINK THEY CAN BREEZE THEIR WAY BACKSTAGE
BECAUSE DARYL ISNT THERE ANYMORE! - Disorganization. Bring back Daryl (77)

...AN EDIFYING POLL!
467 REAL (OR IMAGINARY?) PEOPLE KNOW THE REAL (OR IMAGINARY?)REASONS!

HMMMM...

PERHAPS THE OTHER 250,000 FANS WHO ARE COMING TO OUR USA SHOWS ARE ALL
WRONG TO JUST TAKE ME AT MY WORD...

OR MAYBE THEY HAVE A TOUCH MORE SENSE AND PERSPECTIVE? OR MAYBE NOT
ENOUGH TIME TO CONTINUE WITH THIS NONSENSE?


AND ON THAT NOTE
I HEAD BACK INTO THE STUDIO
RSX

OUT THE DOOR...
8/28/2007 4:01:25 PM - by CURE:ROBERT

Robert I do hope
8/28/2007 3:42:28 PM - by Serendipity*
you managed to read all the nice and positive posts as well as all the
crap you've been continually addressing.
YES
THANKS FOR ALL THE MORE REASONABLE STUFF

AS WE ARE NOW DOWN TO THE LAST FEW SPORADIC ANGRY NOTMUCHGOINGON POSTERS...

I FEEL I CAN LEAVE THIS FOR A WHILE (BUT NO... ONE LAST SIGH... I CAN'T
RESIST IT: TO THE DUH A FEW AGO... MY POINT WAS WHY WOULD WE ADD EXTRA
SHOWS IF WE AREN'T SELLING TICKETS? BUT I SUPPOSE THAT'S TOO TRICKY...
AAGH! TO BE BOTHERED WITH THIS IS SO DISMAL!)

ANYWAY
I FEEL I HAVE EXPLAINED AS BEST I CAN
FINAL APOLOGIES TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN GENUINELY DISCOMFITED BY OUR
POSTPONEMENT

ANYONE STILL LEFT WITH A BITTER POST IN THEM...
POST AWAY

I AM OFF TO SING SOME SONGS

AND WILL BE BACK WITH NEWS OF OUR RESCHEDULED SHOWS

LOVE
RSX

2008 DATES
9/8/2007 7:35:36 AM - by
CURE:ROBERT

WE ARE ONE SHOW AWAY FROM ANNOUNCING THE RESCHEDULED DATES!

WE WILL BE POSTING THE NEW 2008 NORTH AMERICAN CONCERT SCHEDULE SOMETIME THIS COMING WEEK (AN UNEXPECTED UPSIDE - THE REVISED ROUTING HAS ALLOWED US TO PUT IN A COUPLE OF ADDED SHOWS!)

AND IF THE INK DRIES...
WE WILL POST THE EUROPEAN SHOWS TOO

AND...

HAV A GOOD WEEKEND
RSX

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JASON
8/8/2007 11:19:58 AM - by CURE:ROBERT

IS THE BEST DRUMMER THE CURE HAS EVER HAD

ANYONE THAT STILL GOES ON ABOUT BORIS
REALLY DOESNT GET IT

BORIS WAS WONDERFUL
JASON IS MORE THAN WONDERFUL

LISTEN TO THE SONGS
LISTEN TO HIM PLAY
WATCH HIM BAT HIS EYELINER EYES...

EYELINER?

C'MON!

HE IS PLAYING WITH US
IN LOTS OF WAYS!

I AM HAVING FUN
RSX

ON...
8/7/2007 10:49:30 AM - by CURE:ROBERT


AIIIIIEEEEEE!
SEEMS LIKE MOST PEOPLE ARE ENJOYING THESE SHOWS AS MUCH AS WE ARE - IF THAT'S POSSIBLE?!!

THANKS FOR ALL THE ENCOURAGING REVIEWS/POSTS - THIS IS THE REAL FUN...

WE HAVE THE MOST INCREDIBLE FEELING IN THE BAND OFFSTAGE AND ON - THESE CONCERTS ARE MAKING ALL FOUR OF US VERY VERY VERY VERY HAPPY...

AIIIIIEEEEEE!

ANYWAY...
A FEW SMALL THINGS

1.
ITS PRETTY UNLIKELY WE WILL INTRODUCE ANY NEW (UNRELEASED) SONGS INTO THE SET IN AUSTRALIA/NZ - I WAS TRYING TO GET THE NEW ALBUM FINISHED RIGHT UP UNTIL WE LEFT SO WE ONLY HAD TIME TO REHEARSE SONGS I REALLY KNEW (?!) (REMEMBERING CHORDS AND WORDS AND STUFF AND GETTING LIGHTS SORTED AND... WELL... IT ALL TAKES TIME!!!) AND ANYWAY: THE POINT OF THIS TRIP FOR US IS ALL ABOUT PLAYING LIVE MUSIC IN A GROUP CALLED THE CURE - REDISCOVERING A FIRE AND A PASSION... AND I THINK WE ARE DOING JUST THAT
2
THERE WILL HOWEVER BE A FEW MORE SURPRISES OVER THE NEXT 5 SHOWS...
3
OBVIOUSLY
WHEN WE GET TO THE USA WE WILL HAVE ABOUT 25 MORE SONGS TO PICK AND CHOOSE FROM - INCLUDING LOTS OF NEW ONES!
4
THE NEW ALBUM HAS TO BE JUST RIGHT - WHICH IS WHY ITS TAKING A BIT OF TIME...

BUT IT WILL BE WORTH THE WAIT!

AND...
NO
ITS LATE...

SO
ON...
TO BRISBANE!
RSX

STUFF
7/31/2007 11:45:26 AM -
by CURE:ROBERT

TICKET PRICES?

C'MON!

I DID PRICE COMPARISONS WITH AT LEAST A DOZEN OTHER COMPARABLE (IN MY OPINION!) ACTS THAT HAD PLAYED AT EVERY NORTH AMERICAN VENUE IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS...

AND OUR TICKET PRICES ARE NOT HIGH!

ALTHOUGH I ADMIT THEY ARE MORE THAN THEY WERE IN 1992...

ANYWAY

ITS CALLED CONSUMER CHOICE I THINK...

ON A BRIGHTER NOTE:

WE ARE PLAYING SHOWS IN MEXICO A FEW DAYS AFTER TEXAS...

DETAILS POSTED HERE SOON!

NOW FOR SINGAPORE...
RSX

PS
I THINK THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL JUST SOLD OUT...

WHATEVER THAT MEANS?

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The Cure Want You On Their Guest List!
7/3/2007 12:22:31 PM - by Geffen


In support of Music For Human Rights, The Cure will be providing a pair of tickets and 'Meet and Greet' passes (where applicable) to Amnesty International for charity auction for most dates on their upcoming '4Tour 2007-2008' world tour. The auction will consist of several rounds, each beginning on a Friday at 9p EST and lasting 10 days.

The first round begins at 9p EST on July 6th and will include dates from the Far East / Australasian leg of the tour. Following rounds will be announced shortly.

No hard tickets will be mailed. Your name will be on a guest list at the Will Call office the day of the show once doors open. Both you and your guest must bring government issued, photo ID to enter the event. This auction does not include transportation or lodging.

To place your bid and learn more about Amnesty International's Music For Human Rights visit the Amnesty International website

"I wouldn't count anyone as my friend that didn't support Amnesty"
Robert Smith, The Cure

"The release of Professor Yury Bandazhevsky is welcome news, and another great example of how we can all make a difference if we try. Well done, Amnesty! The fight goes on."
Robert Smith, The Cure

Amnesty International stands for all that is fair and just in this world. The rights that too often we take for granted can too quickly be taken away. Through Amnesty International, each individual's voice becomes amplified into a loud chorus of protest over injustice and a rousing celebration of human dignity. I am proud to lend my voice to the call for human rights and urge you to speak out as well by joining Amnesty International today.
Robert Smith, The Cure

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U.S AND CANADA FAN TICKET PRESALES (2)
6/29/2007 2:37:50 PM - by Geffen

A series of Cure.com user ticket presales will start Monday morning with the Toronto show and continue on the below schedule. Only registered users on thecure.com will have access to the presales, so make sure you are signed up and signed in. Codes and info will be in the banner at the top the site. All on sales will start at 10am local time. Only the shows below will have presales, so if its not below, you would buy tickets during the standard public on sales two days later. Enjoy the shows.

Thu-Sep-27
Toronto, ON
Air Canada Centre
Pre-Sale Date:
Tue, 03-Jul

Tue-Oct-09
Vancouver, BC
General Motors Place
Pre-Sale Date:
Tue, 03-Jul

Sat-Sep-29
Chicago, IL
Allstate Arena
Pre-Sale Date:
Thu, 12-Jul

Mon-Oct-08
Seattle, WA
Key Arena
Pre-Sale Date:
Thu, 12-Jul

Wed-Oct-17
Dallas, TX
American Airlines Center
Pre-Sale Date:
Thu, 12-Jul

Tue-Sep-25
Boston, MA
Agganis Arena
Pre-Sale Date:
Thu, 19-Jul


Thu-Sep-13
Tampa, FL
St Pete Times Forum
Pre-Sale Date:
Thu, 19-Jul

Sat-Sep-15
Atlanta, GA
Gwinnett Center
Pre-Sale Date:
Thu, 19-Jul

Thu-Oct-11
Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Barbara Bowl
Pre-Sale Date:
Thu, 19-Jul

Sat-Oct-13
San Diego, CA
Cox Arena
Pre-Sale Date:
Thu, 19-Jul

Sat-Oct-06
San Francisco, CA
Shoreline Amph
Pre-Sale Date:
Thu, 19-Jul

Mon-Sep-17
Charlotte, NC
Charlotte Bobcats Arena
Pre-Sale Date:
Thu, 26-Jul

AUSTRALIA
6/29/2007 5:51:58 PM - by
CURE:ROBERT

THIS WASNT DONE FOR THE AUSTRALIAN DATES BECAUSE...

THERE WAS AN ADMIN OVERSIGHT

I WILL SAY NO MORE

USA DATES CONFIRMED  (5)
6/21/2007 5:00:00 PM - by Geffen


AT LAST!
HERE THEY ARE…

Thu-Sep-13 Tampa - St Pete Times Forum
Sat-Sep-15 Atlanta - Gwinnett Center
Mon-Sep-17 Charlotte - Charlotte Bobcats Arena
Wed-Sep-19 Washington DC - Patriot Center
Fri-Sep-21 Philadelphia - Wachovia Spectrum
Sun-Sep-23 New York City - Madison Square Garden
Tue-Sep-25 Boston - Agganis Arena
Wed-Sep-26 Montreal - Bell Centre
Thu-Sep-27 Toronto - Air Canada Centre
Sat-Sep-29 Chicago - Allstate Arena
Tue-Oct-02 Denver - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Thu-Oct-04 Salt Lake City - E Center
Sat-Oct-06 San Francisco - Shoreline Amphitheatre - Download Festival
Mon-Oct-08 Seattle - Key Arena
Tue-Oct-09 Vancouver - General Motors Place
Thu-Oct-11 Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara Bowl
Sat-Oct-13 San Diego - Cox Arena
Sun-Oct-14 Los Angeles - Hollywood Bowl
Tue-Oct-16 Houston - Toyota Center
Wed-Oct-17 Dallas - American Airlines Center


65 DAYS OF STATIC WILL BE OPENING EVERY SHOW

TICKET DETAILS HERE SOON…
RSX

What's happened to the NZ Shows??
 6/21/2007 6:00:46 PM - byCURE:ROBERT

What's happened to the NZ Shows??

SHOW..  SHOW!

HONESTLY
WE ARE PLAYING AUCKLAND
BUT
CAN'T OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE UNTIL THE DEAL HAS BEEN INKED

IT'S NOT MY FAULT!!!

IT WILL BE ADDED BY MONDAY I AM VERY SURE...
RSX

NZ
6/26/2007 1:36:23 PM - by CURE:ROBERT


THE AUCKLAND SHOW WILL BE CONFIRMED HERE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

WE ARE PLAYING IN NZ!
RSX

PLANS
6/29/2007 5:28:48 PM
-
by CURE:ROBERT

IT NOW DOESNT LOOK LIKE THE ALBUM WILL COME OUT UNTIL AFTER THE USA TOUR...
YAY!

SERIOUSLY
THIS IS A GOOD THING!
AS ANY NEW SONGS WE PLAY WILL BE EXTRA UNKNOWN...
THERE WILL PROBABLY BE SOME KIND OF A SINGLE RELEASE IN EARLY SEPTEMBER...
AND PROBABLY SOME PROMO STUFF AROUND THE ALBUM RELEASE

I THINK THE ALBUM WILL BE A 'LIMITED EDITION' DOUBLE...
WE WILL SEE!

SO
LATE OCTOBER/NOVEMBER NEEDS TO BE FREE FOR ALBUM RELATED SURPRISE STUFF...

WHICH MEANS SOUTH AMERICA HAS BEEN JOSTLED TO THE BACK OF THE QUEUE BEHIND EUROPE...

OH NO!

BUT WE WILL GET THERE...
RSX
PS
THERE WILL BE USA DATES PRESALE INFO/PASWORDS UP HERE IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS...

S...
6/29/2007 5:45:05 PM
-
by CURE:ROBERT

PASSWORDS

HA!

AND
WE ARE A QUARTET...
RSX

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AUSTRALIAN SHOWS CONFIRMED... (2)
6/13/2007 1:00:00 AM - by Geffen
SATURDAY 4TH AUGUST
CHALLENGE STADIUM
PERTH
www.ticketmaster.com.au

MONDAY 6TH AUGUST
ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE
ADELAIDE
www.ticketmaster.com.au

WEDNESDAY 8TH AUGUST
ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE
BRISBANE
www.ticketmaster.com.au

FRIDAY 10TH AUGUST
ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE
SYDNEY
www.ticketmaster.com.au

SUNDAY 12TH AUGUST
ROD LAVER ARENA
MELBOURNE
www.ticketmaster.com.au

AUCKLAND CONFIRMATION TO FOLLOW VERY SHORTLY…
OOOOOPS! I WASN’T SUPPOSED TO WRITE THAT!

MORE NEWS ON THE REST OF THE WORLD DATES ASAP…

SEE YOU SOON!
RSX

EUROPE
6/13/2007 4:31:56 PM - by CURE:ROBERT


i'm surprised Geffen bother putting any money up for a European tour at all

UMMM... THEY DON'T!

IN FACT
GEFFEN DON'T PUT ANY MONEY UP FOR ANY CURE TOUR ANYWHERE...

AN INSIGHT?
IF WE WANT TO PLAY NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA THROUGH SEPTEMBER INTO NOVEMBER
WE END UP IN EUROPE PLAYING THE WRONG HALLS IN THE WRONG CITIES ON A DARTBOARD ROUTING THROUGH DECEMBER
BECAUSE ALL THE ICE SHOWS AND PRE-CHRISTMAS FLIMFLAM HAVE THE BEST CHOICE OF VENUES LOCKED UP FOR A YEAR IN ADVANCE...

SO
WE CHOOSE TO PICK THE DATES AND VENUES WE WANT TO CREATE A PERFECT EUROPEAN CURE TOUR - AND THAT HAPPENS IN SPRING

CLEARER?!!

AND NO
IT IS HUGELY UNLIKELY WE WILL PLAY MORE THAN ONE UK DATE...

RSX
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THE EAST CONFIRMED...(3)
6/5/2007 8:00:00 AM - by Geffen

JAPAN - FRIDAY 27TH JULY - FUJI FESTIVAL 2007
ONSTAGE 21:30 - (ONLY 90 MINUTES TO CURFEW... )

HONG KONG - MONDAY 30TH JULY -ASIA WORLD ARENA
ONSTAGE 20:00 - (FOR AS LONG AS WE WANT?!!)
TICKETS: On sale 10am June 8th - Hong Kong Ticketing - Hotline + 852 31 288 288
www.hkticketing.com

SINGAPORE - WEDNESDAY 1ST AUGUST - SINGAPORE INDOOR STADIUM
ONSTAGE 20:00 - (FOR AS LONG AS WE WANT?!!)
TICKETS: On sale 9am June 13th - Sistic - Hotline + 65 6488 5555 - www.sistic.com.sg

NEXT UP AUSTRALIA/NZ...

75 MINS IN HK AND SINGAPORE?
6/12/2007 9:08:11 PM - by CURE:ROBERT

HA
! TRY 180 MINS!!!

AND I KNOW I KNOW ITS THE 13TH HERE...
BUT I MEANT THE 13TH AT NIGHT!
RSX

EUROPE
6/13/2007 10:21:42 AM - by CURE:ROBERT


I AM 99% SURE THAT WE WON'T PLAY ANY EUROPEAN SHOWS UNTIL VERY EARLY SPRING 2008
THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME WE COULD GET THE VENUES AND ROUTING WE WANTED
BUT
IT WILL BE HERE ALL TOO SOON...
RSX



SF DOWNLOAD
5/29/2007 7:43:43 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
(3)

WE ARE HEADLINING THE SAN FRANCISCO DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL AT THE SHORELINE AMPHITHEATRE SATURDAY 6TH OCTOBER

ITS A GREAT BILL - AFI, KINGS OF LEON, 65 DAYS OF STATIC (YEAH!) BRMC AND LOTS OF OTHERS...

TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT http://www.livenation.com AND http://www.downloadfestival.com FROM JULY 22ND...

IT WILL BE OUR SECOND AND FINAL FESTIVAL DATE IN THE USA THIS YEAR... THE OTHER 19 SHOWS WE WILL BE PERFORMING IN NORTH AMERICA WILL BE CURE SHOWS!!!

MORE NEWS AS THE INK DRIES...

(CONFIRMED SINGAPORE AND HONG KONG AND AUSTRALIA DATES HERE BY THE WEEKEND... )

OTHER CONFIRMED SHOWS...
5/29/2007 7:56:38 PM - by CURE:ROBERT

THE REASON WE CANT ANNOUNCE ALL THE OTHER SHOWS WE ARE PLAYING
(SINGAPORE, HONG KONG, AUSTRALIA, NEW Z.............. AND ALL THE NORTH
AND SOUTH AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN SHOWS WE HAVE LINED UP) IS WE ARE
OBLIGED TO KEEP ALL DETAILS CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL THE DATE IS 100%... IT IS
FRUSTRATING, AS WE ALREADY KNOW 99% EVERY SHOW WE ARE PLAYING BETWEEN
NOW AND NEXT MARCH! BUT WE CAN ONLY ANNOUNCE THEM WHEN WE KNOW 100%...
OTHERWISE IT WOULD BE PRETTY POINTLESS HAVING AN 'OFFICIAL' SITE
FULL OF TRUTH... NOW WOULDNT IT!

ANYWAY
THE AUSTRALASIAN SHOWS SHOULD BE POSTED HERE WITHIN A WEEK

AND ON THE OTHER MORE IMPORTANT FRONT
THE DOUBLE ALBUM (HA? PLEASE YEAH!) NEARS COMPLETION...

AT ITS OWN PACE...

MUSIC MADE TO LIVE AND DIE TO
NOT SELL

MORE NEWS AS IT GETS MADE...
RSX

PERTH AND...
6/2/2007 4:45:27 PM
-
by CURE:ROBERT
THE INK ISNT DRY YET!
BUT IF WE PLAY SYDNEY (WHICH WE WILL)...
THEN WE PLAY PERTH!

AND...
NORTH AMERICA - THE WINDOW:
WE WILL START IN THE EAST AROUND 13TH SEPTEMBER
AND END IN THE WEST AROUND 13TH OCTOBER

GIVE OR TAKE A DAY OR THREE...

ALL THE DETAILS VERY SOON!
RSX


UMMM...
4/3/2007 10:28:13 PM - by CURE:ROBERT


It kind of pisses me off that The Cure had these so called “fans” who would stop liking them after Robert did this, even though it’s not official.

AND I WONDER WHY "ITS NOT OFFICIAL"?

MAYBE BECAUSE I DIDNT ACTUALLY DO IT?

WOW...

COULD BE EH?

ANYWAY
BACK TO THE CURE ALBUM
WHICH IS ALMOST DONE
AND I'M SURE COULD HAVE BEEN DONE SO MUCH SOONER IF I WASNT OFF IN CUCKOO LAND SINGING WITH THE JESUS FAIRIES...

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!

I AM 'OFFICIALLY' NOT GOING TO BOTHER DENYING ANY MORE RUMOURS THIS YEAR - IT'S WAY TOO STUPID A WASTE OF MY TIME

(AND AS FOR MY WEEKLY GH ROUNDUP CONTAINING THIS GEM:
Have you been paying attention over the last 3 or 4 years? GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
SANCTIMONIOUS ****... )

SO
I AM OFF TO COOL DOWN...

SINGING A CURE SONG!

LATER!
RSX


AUSTRALIA AND...
3/19/2007 10:34:05 PM - by CURE:ROBERT


I HATE POSTING ANYTHING ON THIS SITE THAT ISN'T 100% GOING TO HAPPEN...

IT FEELS SUCH A WIND UP DON'T YOU THINK?

BETTER TO LEAVE THE 'I HEARD IT FROM A RELIABLE SOURCE SO IT MUST BE TRUE' STUFF FOR OTHER SITES...

I HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED www.thecure.com NEWS PAGE HAS TO BE ABOUT WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON... OTHERWISE WHERE WILL ANYONE GO TO GET THE FACTS?

HAVING SAID THAT... AGAIN (AND AGAIN AND AGAIN!!!)...

WE WILL ALMOST CERTAINLY - ALMOST CERTAINLY - FLY ON FROM FUJI TO HONG KONG TO SINGAPORE TO AUSTRALIA TO NEW ZEALAND...

BUT
THERE IS A BUT
WE MIGHT NOT!
UNTIL ITS CONFIRMED
ITS UNCONFIRMED

BUT AS I'M IN THIS MOOD...
I WOULD BE VERY SURPRISED IF WE DIDN'T PLAY NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA IN THE LATER PART OF THIS YEAR...

AND I WOULD BE EVEN MORE SURPRISED IF WE DIDNT PLAY EUROPEAN CURE SHOWS AFTER THAT!

SO

MORE NEWS AS IT HAPPENS?

OF COURSE!

NOW...
OFF TO MIAMI!
RSX
 

23 YEARS LATER...
3/14/2007 12:00:00 PM - by CURE:ROBERT


PENDING A FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT... THE FUJI FESTIVAL LOOKS INTERESTING THIS YEAR... FRIDAY 27TH JULY IN PARTICULAR... AND HONG KONG ON MONDAY 30TH... AND SINGAPORE ON WEDNESDAY 1ST AUGUST... AND WHAT ABOUT A FEW AUSTRALIAN CITIES AFTER THAT... LOOKS LIKE AROUND THE WORLD WE GO?!!

FULL DETAILS WILL BE POSTED HERE WHEN THE INK IS DRY...


SHOWS
1/14/2007 9:22:27 AM - by CURE:ROBERT


NEWS OF OUR 2007 PLANS WILL BE POSTED SOON... RSX

ULTRA
1/10/2007 4:45:02 PM - by CURE:ROBERT



HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL!

TO GET THINGS STRAIGHT...
WE ARE PLAYING THIS MIAMI FESTIVAL SHOW AS A ONE-OFF 'EXPERIENCE' - THE DEAL IS PRETTY MUCH 'GO SEE US BUT SEE LOTS OF OTHER STUFF TOO' - NOT SUCH A BAD IDEA?!! AS THERE ARE A LOT OF REALLY GOOD ACTS PERFORMING OVER THE ULTRA WEEKEND - SHINY TOY GUNS, JUNKIE XL, DEEP DISH ON OUR NIGHT - ALONG WITH OTHERS ON THE SATURDAY (A LOT YET TO BE ANNOUNCED)...
WE WILL VERY LIKELY PLAY A 'DANCE' SET - NAAAAH! - WITH MAYBE A COUPLE OF NEW ONES THROWN IN... BUT IT IS NOT
NOT
THE START OF A CURE TOUR

ANYWAY
MY BI-ANNUAL "IF ITS NOT ANNOUNCED ON THIS SITE THEN IT'S NOT HAPPENING" POST JUST HAPPENED
AS
WE WILL NOT BE PLAYING ANYWHERE
ANYWHERE
UNTIL JULY 2007 EARLIEST
SO
SAD
BUT
TRUE!

SOON...
RSX

 


2006

 

WRITERS BLOCKAAAAAAAAAAAA
12/20/2006 6:13:05 AM - by CURE:ROBERT (1)

AAAAAAAGH! THE ALBUM IS NOT DELAYED (OR EVEN "DELAYED AGAIN"? ****!) DUE TO ME HAVING THAT MOST MYSTERIOUS OF AILMENTS 'WRITERS BLOCK'...

IN THE COURSE OF THE REUTERS INTERVIEW I CONDUCTED RECENTLY I TALKED (IN PASSING) ABOUT THE OBVIOUS DIFFICULTIES OF REALIZING 33 NEW SETS OF LYRICS - EACH TIME I SET OUT ON AN ALBUM PROJECT MY STANDARDS, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARDS TO THE SONGWORDS, GO UP - I NEED TO BE HONEST AND PROUD, AS WELL AS (HOPEFULLY) ENTERTAINING ETC ETC ETC...

THESE OBSERVATIONS WERE THEN (PREDICTABLY) REDUCED TO THE OLD JOURNALISTIC CLICHE 'WRITERS BLOCK', DISSEMINATED, AND SEIZED ON BY THE LAZY AND THE BORED...

I LOVE THE CREATIVE PROCESS OF MAKING SONGS, AND THIS ALBUM IN PARTICULAR HAS BEEN A JOY - THE THRILL OF PLAYING IN A BAND THAT LOVES WHAT IT DOES IS SOMETHING I HAD ALMOST FORGOTTEN - SO THE NOTION OF 'GETTING IT OUT ON TIME' - WHATEVER THAT ACTUALLY MEANS - IS NOT MY PRIORITY...

THE END JUSTIFIES THE MEANS, AND THE TRUE TEST OF ART IS TIME, AND...

WELL ENOUGH - YOU GET WHAT I MEAN I HOPE?!!

THE NEXT CURE ALBUM WILL BE FUCKING AMAZING... BUT TO GET TO FUCKING AMAZING SOMETIMES TAKES A LITTLE MORE TIME...

"TOMORROW MUST BE MORE" INDEED
RSX

PS
RE: CURE LIVE SHOWS...
AS EVER: WHEN WE HAVE AGREED TO PLAY ANYWHERE - ANYWHERE! - WE WILL POST IT HERE... SO IF IT ISNT HERE... ITS WISHFUL THINKING!

 

 

BUMPING FESTIVAL 2005 FROM THE TOP SLOT FOR A DAY.
11/12/2006 1:02:05 PM - by CURE:ROBERT (4)

SATURDAY MARCH 24TH... AND SO IT BEGINS...
WE ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE OUR FIRST LIVE SHOW OF 2007... HEADLINING http://www.ultramusicfestival.com/

AFTERSHOCK...
11/13/2006 7:51:55 AM - by CURE:ROBERT


WE ARE NOT PLANNING ON MIAMI BEING OUR ONLY SHOW OF 2007!

AS EVER WE NEED TO DECIDE WHERE WE WANT TO GO AND WHEN... ONCE WE SIGNAL OUR INTENTION TO PLAY WE GET OVERWHELMED BY OFFERS - OF ALL KINDS! - AND WE THEN HAVE TO SORT THROUGH AND AGREE ON A COHERENT PLAN... LIKE DO WE PLAY CURE SHOWS - INSIDE OR OUT? - OR DO WE DO ANOTHER CURIOSA STYLE THING - WITH WHO? - OR DO WE PLAY FESTIVALS... AND DO WE PLAY THE BIG SHOWS IN THE BIG CITIES OR...

WELL YOU GET THE IDEA

ANYWAY...
WHEN WE HAVE MORE OF AN IDEA I WILL POST AGAIN!
RSX

PS
IN ANSWER TO THE (FEW) RAISED ULTRA EYEBROWS: THE CURE HAS A LONG HISTORY WITH 'DANCE' MUSIC... OUR FIRST EXTENDED 12" MIXES HAPPENED IN 1981... AND OF COURSE 1990'S MIXED UP (AND MIXED UP 2? HA!)... AND THE MANY AND VARIED COLLABORATIONS... C'MON! WE CAN DANCE! (KIND OF... )

PS
11/12/2006 4:38:02 PM - by CURE:ROBERT

AND BEFORE ANYONE PUTS 2 AND 2 TOGETHER AND COMES UP WITH 4 (?)...

OUR NEW RECORD IS NOT A DANCE RECORD!

WELL NOT ANY KIND OF DANCE I KNOW...

ALL I KNOW...
11/12/2006 4:35:34 PM - by CURE:ROBERT

IS THIS
WE WILL HAVE FINISHED THE NEW RECORD BY THE TIME WE DO THIS ULTRA FESTIVAL... (I HOPE!)
THIS MIAMI SHOW WILL BE OUR FIRST SHOW OF THE YEAR - BUT NOT OUR LAST...
I NOT SURE HOW LONG WE WILL GET TO PLAY - MORE THAN 90 MINUTES I HOPE... IT COULD BE 2 HOURS... WE ARE YET TO SORT THIS OUT...
HOWEVER: I AM PRETTY SURE OUR SET WILL REFLECT THE FACT THAT WE ARE AT A DANCE FESTIVAL...
WE ARE STILL DECIDING WHAT TO DO AFTER IT - WHERE TO PLAY AND WHEN - AND AS SOON AS WE HAVE FINALISED OUR PLANS I WILL BE SURE TO POST THE BIG PICTURE SCHEDULE HERE FIRST...

AND THAT IS ALL I KNOW

The Cure "Never Enough" Live
11/10/2006 7:56:25 PM -

NOTSOYAHOO
11/10/2006 9:36:30 PM - by CURE:ROBERT

I CANT GET IT TO PLAY EITHER - I WILL TRY TO FIND OUT WHY...

FESTIVAL 2005 (4)
10/24/2006 8:00:26 AM - by CURE:ROBERT

I JUST GOT TOLD THIS...
11/8/2006 5:57:40 PM - by CURE:ROBERT


...BUT I DONT WANT TO BUMP THE MAIN FESTIVAL 2005 RELEASE STORY OFF THE TOP SPOT... AND I CANT POST THIS AS NEWS WITHOUT DOING THAT... SO WHILE I FIGURE IT OUT... I LEAVE IT HERE!

“Never Enough” is debuting on Yahoo this Fri Nov 10 – check it out!


OTHER INFO...
10/24/2006 7:19:33 PM - by CURE:ROBERT

THIS FESTIVAL 2005 DVD IS BEING KEPT TO AN ULTRA LOW PRICE EVERYWHERE - AROUND THE $12-$13 MARK WE EXPECT...
AND ALTHOUGH IT VARIES WILDLY IN VISUAL QUALITY - FROM BIG CAMERA STUFF TO MINI DV - THE SOUND GLUES IT ALL TOGETHER... IT HAS TO BE EXPERIENCED LOUD AND IN 5.1 SURROUND - SERIOUSLY! ALL IN ALL ITS A GREAT MEMENTO OF SUMMER 2005 - AND/OR A TASTE OF THINGS TO COME...
IT IS OUT THE LAST WEEK IN NOVEMBER/FIRST WEEK IN DECEMBER... IT SHOULD BE OUT 'EVERYWHERE' - CERTAINLY NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA AND EUROPE... AND AUSTRALASIA WE THINK...AND JAPAN? HMMM...

THE NEW ALBUM ISNT QUITE DONE AS I AM STILL GETTING THE WORDS AND VOICE RIGHT - IT HAS TO BE PERFECT! - SO REALISTICALLY ITS A SPRING RELEASE... IT'S WORTH WAITING FOR I PROMISE!

AND WE WILL BE PLAYING SHOWS IN 2007...


MORE AS IT HAPPENS?
RSX

FAB!
10/24/2006 8:40:13 AM - by CURE:ROBERT

FAB!


FESTIVAL 2005 -OUT LATE NOVEMBER 2006 - A NEW LIVE DVD - 'FESTIVAL 2005'10/24/2006 8:00:26 AM - by CURE:ROBERT
In 2005 a nascent Cure trio of Robert Smith, Simon Gallup and Jason Cooper celebrated the return of former guitarist Porl Thompson with a series of nine eclectic headline festival shows across Europe. The quartets unique blend of passion and power proved to be a thrilling combination, and the summer set a new benchmark for Cure live highs.

Festival 2005 presents a selection of these performances captured by a mix of fans, crew and ‘on-the-night-big-screen cameras’.

Edited by Daren Butler and mixed by Keith Uddin in collaboration with Robert Smith, this 30 song DVD is a wonderful reminder of how and why The Cure remain one of the most vibrant bands on the planet.

01. OPEN 02. FASCINATION STREET 03. alt.end 04. THE BLOOD 05. A NIGHT LIKE THIS 06. THE END OF THE WORLD 07. IF ONLY TONIGHT WE COULD SLEEP 08. THE KISS 09. SHAKE DOG SHAKE 10. US OR THEM 11. NEVER ENOUGH 12. THE FIGUREHEAD 13. A STRANGE DAY 14. PUSH 15. JUST LIKE HEAVEN 16. INBETWEEN DAYS 17. FROM THE EDGE OF THE DEEP GREEN SEA 18. THE DROWNING MAN 19. SIGNAL TO NOISE 20. THE BABY SCREAMS 21. ONE HUNDRED YEARS 22. SHIVER AND SHAKE 23. END
encores 24. AT NIGHT 25. M 26. PLAY FOR TODAY 27. A FOREST 28. PLAINSONG 29. DISINTEGRATION 30. FAITH

Filmed in Spain / Belgium / France / Switzerland / Sicily / Hungary / Germany / Greece / Turkey
Directed by Ad Hoc and Seren Dipity
A SUBcure Production

RUNNING TIME 155 minutes
5.1 and dolby stereo sound

Art by Parched Art
All songs published by Fiction Songs
© Geffen Records 2006

SONGWORDS (4)
8/10/2006 8:33:52 PM - by CURE:ROBERT


International Songwriting Competition
8/11/2006 11:49:38 AM - by CURE:ROBERT
"Also, did someone approach you to be a judge for the International Songwriting Competition? My husband thinks it's like -battle of the bands- (fake) and won't enter. What do you think?"

I REALLY AM ONE OF THE JUDGES
ONE OF MANY

I HAVE ONE VOTE PER CATEGORY...

SO I CANT SWING IT BY MUCH!
RSX

AND...
8/10/2006 8:53:18 PM - by CURE:ROBERT

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR US IS THAT THE NEW CURE ALBUM IS THE BEST THING WE HAVE EVER DONE

NOT THAT IT COMES OUT ON TIME!

SO
IT WILL BE THE BEST THING WE HAVE EVER DONE
RSX

ME
8/10/2006 8:49:58 PM - by CURE:ROBERT

AGH!
OF COURSE ITS ME!
I KEEP SAYING THIS
EVERY TIME (NOT OFTEN I KNOW I KNOW!) I COME ON...
HOW DO YOU THINK GEFFEN OR ANYONE ELSE COULD KEEP PRETENDING TO BE ME ON OUR OWN WEBSITE?!!

EXHALE
RSX

SONGWORDS
8/10/2006 8:33:52 PM - by CURE:ROBERT

THE LYRICS TO THE THREE UNRELEASED 2004 'THE CURE' SESSION SONGS POSTED ELSEWHERE ON THE WEB HAVE BEEN TRANSCRIBED BY SOMEONE WHO HAS HEARD THE SONGS
(OBVIOUSLY)
BUT
SURPRISE SURPRISE
THEY ARE NOT RIGHT

DO I NOW FEEL OBLIGED TO POST THE CORRECT VERSIONS?

WELL
AS THE SONGS ARENT YET AVAILABLE
NO I DONT!

ANYWAY
NEWS(ISH)
WE ARE TAKING A BREAK FROM THE ALBUM FOR A FEW DAYS SO I CAN FINISH UP THE MIXING/EDITING OF THE LIVE DVD DOCUMENTING LAST SUMMERS SHOWS...
OTHERWISE IT WONT MAKE A 2006 RELEASE!

WILL THE NEW ALBUM...
HMMM...
NOT IF ITS A DOUBLE IT WONT...

ONWARDS
RSX


BLUE SUNSHINE (1983) / THE TOP (1984) / THE HEAD ON THE DOOR (1985) / KISS ME KISS ME KISS ME (1987)
TRACK DETAILS OF THE NEXT ROUND OF RE-MASTERED RE-RELEASES - OUT IN AUGUST..
.

5/28/2006 8:18:27 PM - by CURE:ROBERT
 

GEFFENS POCKETS
6/1/2006 7:44:27 PM - by
CURE:ROBERT

YAWN

IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY (?) YOU WILL SEE THE
REMASTERS ARE ON UNIVERSAL AND RHINO...

THE CURE THE CURE WAS ON GEFFEN - AND THE NEW ONE WILL BE TOO - (WELL... SURETONE!) - AS WE SIGNED A 3 ALBUM DEAL WITH GEFFEN IN 2004...

HOWEVER: THE 'CATALOGUE' (IE EVERYTHING PRE 2004) IS OUT THERE ON OTHER LABELS

SO: EVEN IF I DIDNT WANT 'THEM' TO EVER SELL ANOTHER CURE ALBUM EVER (WHICH WOULD BE A BIT STRANGE... YES?)

IT WOULD MAKE NO DIFFERENCE
BECAUSE 'THEY' OWN IT

IN THE REAL WORLD...
ALL I CAN DO IS TRY TO STOP THE SONGS BEING 'EXPLOITED' IN THE 'WRONG' WAY
AND ENSURE ANY RE-ISSUES SOUND AND LOOK GOOD...

WHICH THEY DO!

SO
TRUST ME
SERIOUSLY
IT MAKES SENSE!
RSX


PS
AND IT WASN'T ME THAT HIT APPLE R AND REPOSTED!

HAVING FUN? WORKING? HAVING FUN WORKING...
6/1/2006 6:47:42 PM - by CURE:ROBERT

...IS WHY ITS SO GOOD!

SINGLES
6/1/2006 6:10:24 PM - by CURE:ROBERT

And on the other hand he says an 'all singles' compilation is under plan, singles which we all have in many formats and 3 compilations already!

YES
BUT

UNIVERSAL WANT TO COMBINE STANDING ON A BEACH AND THE GREATEST HITS INTO AN 'ALL THE CURE SINGLES BEFORE GEFFEN' DVD/CD PACKAGE...

SO I CAN TRY AND MAKE IT MORE INTERESTING FOR/ATTRACTIVE TO FANS BY INCLUDING 'OTHER FOOTAGE' INBETWEEN THE VIDEOS, AND CONSTRUCTING ANOTHER MICROSITE...

OR NOT!

HA...

(AND I KNOW THIS REMASTERING SCHEDULE MAY APPEAR A BIT 'RECORD COMPANY CYNICAL' AT TIMES - BUT I AM TRYING VERY HARD TO COUNTER THIS BY PUTTING TOGETHER PACKAGES THAT WORK... AND BELIEVE ME: THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE NEXT 4 AND THE 'ORIGINAL' CD RELEASES IS PRETTY ASTOUNDING I THINK... THEY SOUND GORGEOUS!)

ANYWAY

WHAT ABOUT THE NEW SONGS?!!

BED
5/30/2006 7:48:57 PM - by CURE:ROBERT


WHAT IS THIS BEDTIME STUFF?
I AM IN THE STUDIO

AND THE SUN DOESNT COME UP FOR ANOTHER 2 HOURS...

JAPANESE WHISPERS AND...
5/30/2006 6:16:24 PM - by CURE:ROBERT


STUFF

JAPANESE WHISPERS IS DELETED
AS THERE SEEMED LITTLE POINT IN REMASTERING AN ALBUM THAT WASNT REALLY AN ALBUM ANYWAY
AND
(AS HAS ALREADY BEEN POINTED OUT)
ALL THE JW SONGS ARE AVAILABLE AS REMASTERS ON THE GREATEST HITS AND JOIN THE DOTS

AND
'OTHER' KMKMKM SONGS...

THIS WAS A DIFFICULT EXTRAS CD TO COMPILE
AS THERE WERE REALLY TWO...
ONE WITH 18 UNRELEASED AND B-SIDE INSTRUMENTAL DEMOS
AND THE DEMOS/OUT-TAKES/LIVE ONE THAT IS TO BE RELEASED

ON BALANCE I (AND THOSE I PLAYED BOTH TO) FELT THAT THE DEMOS/OUT-TAKES/LIVE ONE WAS JUST MORE INTERESTING AS AN EXTRA WITH THE KMKMKM ALBUM...

MAYBE THE OTHER ONE WILL LEAK OUT SOMETIME...

ANYWAY...
THESE NEXT REMASTERS REALLY DO SOUND FAB... PARTICULARLY THE TOP!
RSX

AND
(AS HAS ALSO ALREADY BEEN POINTED OUT)
NOW ALL THE CURIOSITY TRACKS WILL BE AVAILABLE
AND
THERE WILL BE AN 'ALL THE SINGLES' COLLECTION NEXT YEAR - WITH STARING AT THE SEA TYPE LINKS INBETWEEN
AND
THERE WILL BE A LIVE DVD BOXSET
WITH ORANGE
AND SHOW
AND JAPAN(?)
AND
AND
OTHER SURPRISE STUFF

AND
A PRAYER TOUR SHOW?
HMMMM...
IF I CAN FIND THE FOOTAGE!

ONWARDS...


BLUE SUNSHINE (1983) / THE TOP (1984) / THE HEAD ON THE DOOR (1985) / KISS ME KISS ME KISS ME (1987)
TRACK DETAILS OF THE NEXT ROUND OF RE-MASTERED RE-RELEASES - OUT IN AUGUST
5/28/2006 8:18:27 PM - by CURE:ROBERT


THE GLOVE - BLUE SUNSHINE

2 CD SET COMPILED BY STEVEN SEVERIN AND ROBERT SMITH
DIGITALLY
REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES
RARITIES FEATURES x16 TRACKS ON CD FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME

DELUXE PACKAGE CONTAINS A 20 PAGE BOOKLET INCLUDING SLEEVENOTES AND LYRICS WITH RARE AND PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHS

DISC ONE – THE ORIGINAL ALBUM (AND BONUS TRACKS) (1983)

01 Like An Animal
02 Looking Glass Girl
03 Sex-Eye-Make-Up
04 Mr. Alphabet Says
05 A Blues In Drag
06 Punish Me With Kisses
07 This Green City
08 Orgy
09 Perfect Murder
10 Relax

11 The Man From Nowhere (Original Instrumental Mix)
12 Mouth To Mouth (Landray Vocal Mix)
13 Punish Me With Kisses (Mike Hedges Mix)
14 The Tightrope (Original Instrumental Mix)
15 Like An Animal (12" Club What Club? Mix)

DISC TWO – RARITIES (1983)

01 Like An Animal (RS Vocal Demo)
02 Looking Glass Girl (RS Vocal Demo)
03 Sex-Eye-Make-Up (RS Vocal Demo)
04 Mr. Alphabet Says (Alt RS Vocal Demo)
05 A Blues In Drag (Alt RS Vocal Demo)
06 Punish Me With Kisses (RS Vocal Demo)
07 This Green City (RS Vocal Demo)
08 Orgy (RS Vocal Demo)
09 Perfect Murder (Alt RS Vocal Demo)
10 Relax (Alt RS Vocal Demo)

11 The Man From Nowhere (Alt Instrumental Mix)
12 Mouth To Mouth (RS Vocal Demo)
13 Opened The Box (A Waltz) (RS Vocal Demo)
14 The Tightrope (Almost Time) (RS Vocal Demo)
15 And All Around Us The Mermaids Sang (aka Torment) (RS Vocal Demo)
16 Holiday 80 (Original Instrumental Mix)

>

THE CURE - THE TOP

2 CD SET COMPILED BY ROBERT SMITH
DIGITALLY REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES
RARITIES FEATURES x4 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED SONGS
WITH x17 TRACKS ON CD FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME

DELUXE PACKAGE CONTAINS A 20 PAGE BOOKLET INCLUDING SLEEVENOTES AND LYRICS WITH RARE AND PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHS

DISC ONE – THE ORIGINAL ALBUM (1984)

01 SHAKE DOG SHAKE
02 BIRDMAD GIRL
03 WAILING WALL
04 GIVE ME IT
05 DRESSING UP
06 THE CATERPILLAR
07 PIGGY IN THE MIRROR
08 THE EMPTY WORLD
09 BANANAFISHBONES
10 THE TOP

DISC TWO - RARITIES (1982 – 1984)

01 YOU STAYED... (RS Home demo)
02 ARIEL (RS Home demo)
03 A HAND INSIDE MY MOUTH (Studio demo)
04 SADACIC (RS Studio demo)
05 SHAKE DOG SHAKE (Studio demo)
06 PIGGY IN THE MIRROR (Studio demo)
07 BIRDMAD GIRL (Studio demo)
08 GIVE ME IT (Studio demo)
09 THROW YOUR FOOT (Studio demo)
10 HAPPY THE MAN (Studio demo)
11 THE CATERPILLAR (Studio demo)
12 DRESSING UP (Studio alt mix)
13 WAILING WALL (Studio alt mix)
14 THE EMPTY WORLD (Live bootleg)
15 BANANAFISH BONES (Live bootleg)
16 THE TOP (Live bootleg)
17 FOREVER (version) (Live bootleg)

>

THE CURE - THE HEAD ON THE DOOR

2 CD SET COMPILED BY ROBERT SMITH
DIGITALLY REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES
RARITIES FEATURES x4 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED SONGS
WITH x18 TRACKS ON CD FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME

DELUXE PACKAGE CONTAINS A 20 PAGE BOOKLET INCLUDING SLEEVENOTES AND LYRICS WITH RARE AND PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHS

DISC ONE – THE ORIGNAL ALBUM (1985)

01 INBETWEEN DAYS
02 KYOTO SONG
03 THE BLOOD
04 SIX DIFFERENT WAYS
05 PUSH
06 THE BABY SCREAMS
07 CLOSE TO ME
08 A NIGHT LIKE THIS
09 SCREW
10 SINKING

DISC TWO - RARITIES (1984 – 1985)

01 INBETWEEN DAYS (RS Home demo)
02 INWOOD (RS Home demo)
03 PUSH (RS Home demo)
04 INNSBRUCK (RS Home demo)
05 STOP DEAD (Studio demo)
06 MANSOLIDGONE (Studio demo)
07 SCREW (Stttudio demo)
08 LIME TIME (Studio demo)
09 KYOTO SONG (Studio demo)
10 A FEW HOURS AFTER THIS... (Studio demo)
11 SIX DIFFERENT WAYS (Studio demo)
12 A MAN INSIDE MY MOUTH (Studio demo)
13 A NIGHT LIKE THIS (Studio demo)
14 THE EXPLODING BOY (Studio demo)
15 CLOSE TO ME (Studio demo)
16 THE BABY SCREAMS (Live bootleg)
17 THE BLOOD (Live bootleg)
18 SINKING (Live bootleg)

>

THE CURE - KISS ME KISS ME KISS ME

2 CD SET COMPILED BY ROBERT SMITH
DIGITALLY REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES
RARITIES FEATURES x18 TRACKS ON CD FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME

DELUXE PACKAGE CONTAINS A 20 PAGE BOOKLET INCLUDING SLEEVENOTES AND LYRICS WITH RARE AND PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHS

DISC ONE – THE ORIGINAL ALBUM (1984)
01 THE KISS
02 CATCH
03 TORTURE
04 IF ONLY TONIGHT WE COULD SLEEP
05 WHY CAN'T I BE YOU?
06 HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE...
07 THE SNAKEPIT
08 HEY YOU!
09 JUST LIKE HEAVEN
10 ALL I WANT
11 HOT HOT HOT!!!
12 ONE MORE TIME
13 LIKE COCKATOOS
14 ICING SUGAR
15 THE PERFECT GIRL
16 A THOUSAND HOURS
17 SHIVER AND SHAKE
18 FIGHT

DISC TWO – RARITIES (1986 – 1987)
01 THE KISS (RS Home demo)
02 THE PERFECT GIRL (Studio demo)
03 LIKE COCKATOOS (Studio demo)
04 ALL I WANT (Studio demo)
05 HOT HOT HOT!!! (Studio demo)
06 SHIVER AND SHAKE (Studio demo)
07 IF ONLY TONIGHT WE COULD SLEEP (Studio demo)
08 JUST LIKE HEAVEN (Studio demo)
09 HEY YOU! (Studio demo)
10 A THOUSAND HOURS (Studio alt mix)
11 ICING SUGAR (Studio alt mix)
12 ONE MORE TIME (Studio alt mix)
13 HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE (Live bootleg)
14 THE SNAKEPIT
(Live bootleg)
15 CATCH (Live bootleg)
16 TORTURE (Live bootleg)
17 FIGHT (Live bootleg)
18 WHY CAN’T I BE YOU? (Live bootleg)

 

MONDAY YOU CAN HOLD YOUR HEAD INDEED...
5/15/2006 5:00:45 PM - by CURE:ROBERT


BACK ON IT...

GH EMAILED ME OVER THE WEEKEND CONCERNED BY THE REACTION TO FAKE SIMON AND FAKE JASON (AND FAKE ROBERT?) DISAPPEARING FROM MYSPACE...

AS THINGS STAND, NONE OF THIS CURE HAVE A MYSPACE PAGE
(NOT NOW, NOT THEN!)

BUT
WE MIGHT CHANGE THAT THIS WEEK IF WE GET TIME?

IF/WHEN WE DO
I WILL POST THE REAL ADDRESSES HERE (AND ON THE CURE MYSPACE PAGE TOO)

HMMMMM...

BACK TO WORK!
RSX

2005

('THE CURE: LIVE 8' news comments)
SO...
6/16/2005 5:03:41 PM - by CURE:ROBERT


THAT WAS THE REASON BEHIND THE 'LONDON MAYBE'! - AS EVER: NOTHING IS CONFIRMED UNLESS IT IS ON THIS WEBSITE... RS
---

('THE CURE: LIVE 8' news comments)
Even if the info is wrong, fan can be on their starting bloc
6/16/2005 7:14:22 PM - by CURE:ROBERT

ONCE AGAIN... I AM POSTING NEWS OF EVENTS WE HAVE CONFIRMED - HOW ON EARTH IS THIS (STILL!) SEEN AS A DIG AT FANSITES? - PLEASE... I AM MERELY RESTATING THE POINT (AD NAUSEUM?!!) THAT THIS NEWS PAGE ONLY RUNS WITH WHAT IS HAPPENING - NOT WHAT MIGHT BE HAPPENING...

PS
IF ANYONE TEXTED FOR A LIVE 8 HYDE PARK TICKET BECAUSE THE CURE 'MIGHT BE' PLAYING: HOW CAN THIS BE OUR RESPONSIBILITY?!! WE WERE NOT THE SOURCE OF THIS 'INFORMATION' - ALTHOUGH THE STORY OF OUR INVOLVEMENT WAS PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE IT WASN'T POSTED HERE: NOW YOU KNOW WHY!

AND...
IF ANYONE WAS SUCCESFUL AND GOT A HYDE PARK TICKET BUT DOESN'T WANT TO GO BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ON THE BILL - GIVE THE TICKET TO A FRIEND! C'MON!!! - RS

----

('Line-Up Change' news comments)
LET'S GO TO BED...
5/31/2005 11:45:48 AM - by CURE:ROBERT


I JUST GOT AN EMAIL FROM A FRIEND ASKING ME TO PUT THE (SURPRISINGLY!) STILL ONGOING 'RUMOURS DEBATE' TO BED - I SUSPECT THIS IS NOT IN MY GIFT! - BUT A FEW FINAL WORDS FROM ME ANYWAY...

(AS FOR "a serious problem"... UMMM... NOT SURE WHICH PART OF SERIOUS OR PROBLEM I DON'T GET... AS I REALLY DON'T CARE - IS THAT UNAMBIGUOUS ENOUGH?!!)

SO - ONE LAST TIME: THIS WEBSITE IS THE 'OFFICIAL' WEBSITE - THERE IS NO POINT IN POSTING HOURLY NEWS OF DISCUSSIONS WE MAY OR MAY NOT BE HAVING WITH REGARDS LIVE SHOWS/STUDIO WORK/PROPOSED TRIPS TO THE SEASIDE ETC ETC ETC AS 99% OF THEM NEVER HAPPEN... HOW COULD IT BE HELPFUL?

I HONESTLY DON'T CARE ABOUT RUMOURS ON THE WEB - WITHOUT THEM IT WOULD SURELY COME UNDONE! - AND I ENJOY READING NEWS OF CURE ACTIVITY IN THE WIDER WORLD AS POSTED BY FANS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES - IT IS OFTEN THE WAY THE BAND FINDS OUT ABOUT STUFF LIKE TRIBUTES/BOOTLEGS/ROGUE ADS ETC...

MY POINT IS MERELY: HERE IS NEWS

(AND AS A PARTING WHISPER: WE ARE NOT PLAYING COLMAR AND DAVE ALLEN IS NOT DOING THE NEW CURE ALBUM... BUT... *)

SPENDING MY LIFE DENYING RUMOURS THAT I KNOW TO BE JUST THAT: RUMOURS? UMMM... NO THANKYOU

I AM OFF NOW TO GET ON WITH REAL THINGS...
AND NEWS OF THEM WILL BE POSTED HERE WHEN THEY HAPPEN!

LOVE
RS

PS
*LIFTING UP THE CORNER OF MY SKIRT TO REVEAL A LIGHTER SIDE... THOSE DREAMS OF HYDE PARK IN JULY ARE NOT CONFIRMED... YET! HA!

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('Line-Up Change' news comments)
What's happening to Robert ?
5/31/2005 5:01:17 PM - by CURE:ROBERT


WHAT'S HAPPENING IS A DIM REALIZATION THAT POSTING HERE INSTEAD OF STICKING TO THE NEWS IS A MISTAKE! IT SEEMS THAT SOME PEOPLE ONLY SEE WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE AND HEAR WHAT THEY WANT TO HEAR... IN MY PREVIOUS POSTS I HAVE BEEN VERY CAREFUL TO PUSH ONE SIMPLE POINT - THIS WEBSITE DOESN'T POST ANYTHING THAT ISN'T 100% CONFIRMED - IT POSTS FACTS NOT RUMOURS...

WHY IS THIS SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND?!! IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH FANSITES... PLEASE!

(HOW CAN "AND I ENJOY READING NEWS OF CURE ACTIVITY IN THE WIDER WORLD AS POSTED BY FANS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES - IT IS OFTEN THE WAY THE BAND FINDS OUT ABOUT STUFF LIKE TRIBUTES/BOOTLEGS/ROGUE ADS ETC... " BE DISSING FANS... HUH?!!)

THIS WEBSITE CONFIRMS (AS FAR AS I KNOW!) WHAT IS ACTUALLY GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE CURE - SIMPLE

I FIND IT SERIOUSLY UNREAL THAT SUCH A DRY FACT CAN GENERATE SUCH HYPERBOLE - ON WHICH NOTE I ABSOLUTELY STOP WRITING ABOUT IT...

FOR THOSE WHO BELIEVE ETC ETC

ONWARDS?
LOVE
RS


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('Ivor Novello Outstanding International Achievement Award' news comments)
YOU READ IT HERE FIRST...
5/30/2005 6:41:45 PM - by CURE:ROBERT


I THINK THIS WAS ABOUT THE SUN COMING UP TOMORROW?
NOT THAT FUNNY REALLY... MERELY HIGHLIGHTING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STATING THE UNDISPUTED - (YES I AM SINGING ON BILLY CORGAN'S ALBUM 'THE FUTURE EMBRACE' - BUT THE POST WILL GO UP NEARER THE RELEASE - (DUE IN PART TO THE SLIGHTLY IDIOT 'ROLLING NEWS' WAY THINGS WORK AT PRESENT!) IT SEEMS TO MAKE MORE SENSE TO FLAG THE ALBUM WHEN IT'S ABOUT TO BE AVAILABLE RATHER THAN THE NIGHT I SING IT... ) - AND THE PURELY SPECULATIVE (STEVE SEVERIN WILL BE JOINING THE CURE... OF COURSE HE WON'T... BUT THE BLUE SUNSHINE EXTRAS CD IS SHAPING UP VERY NICELY!)

ANYWAY:
I WILL LET THINGS REST HERE... NEWS POSTS ON THIS WEBSITE WILL REMAIN 'NEWS ONLY' - THAT WAS (AND IS) ESSENTIALLY MY POINT - (INITIALLY ACCOUNTING FOR (IF I REMEMBER) THE LACK OF 'LIFE GIVING RUMOUR' ON THIS WEBSITE... )

"YOUR NAME BEGINS WITH C... OR J... AND YOU HAVE HAD SOME PERSONAL WORRIES RECENTLY... "

AND IF YOU GET TEN TRIES AT PICKING A NUMBER BETWEEN ONE AND TEN YOU CAN BE PRETTY SURE YOU WILL GET IT...

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...
ONWARDS...
WHAT'S THAT SAM? TIME TO GO ALREADY?

SOON
RS

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