The Cure

Notes: CURAETION-25: From There To Here | From Here To There

Captured on the tenth and final night of the 25th Meltdown Festival (curated by lead singer Robert Smith) at London's Royal Festival Hall in June 2018. Smith, Simon Gallup, Jason Cooper, Roger O'Donnell, and Reeves Gabrels performed a song from each of their 13 studio albums in chronological order, displaying the evolution of The Cure's music live on stage.

ANNIVERSARY: 1978-2018 Live In Hyde Park London

The band's acclaimed 29-song, 135-minute anniversary concert. Filmed in one of London's Royal Parks to a crowd of 65,000 fans, The Cure presented a four-decade deep set on July 7, 2018, including "Just Like Heaven," "Lovesong," "High," and "The End Of The World." Adding to the experience, the band is back-dropped by giant screens displaying footage that complements the unique moods and emotive song writing that established The Cure as pioneers of alternative rock.

Review: Vinyl Lovers presents 'Faith' from The Cure. Recorded in 1981, this classic album took the band further down the road of despair, initiated with Seventeen Seconds, with an album full of mournful atmospheric tracks, including their hit single, 'Primary'.

Review: Vinyl Lovers presents the reissue of 1982’s 'Pornography', still considered by many to be The Cure's best.
This album was the band's darkest album to date, cementing their role as beacons of the emergent gothic
rock genre, with the band sporting their signature red lipstick and big hair look for the first time during this tour.

Review: The undisputed leaders of the early gothic scene, and a seminal band that contributed to the rise of British post-punk, the Cure recorded their debut album "Three Imaginary Boys" at London's Morgan Studios and released on May 8, 1979. After touring for almost all of 1977, the band changed their name to The Cure and rearranged their line-up with the sacking of Porl Thompson, giving birth to an unusual power trio. This line-up lasted only for their first album, making it unique in its essentially minimal sound.