'Beautiful Noise' Kickstarter campaign

Kickstarter campaign started for the 'Beautiful Noise' shoegazing documentary (with a Robert Smith interview) that's been in the works for the past 8 years. We've been following this for over 4 years now, and you can read some of Eric's  previous updates here.  There's also a post about it on The Cure's Facebook. (Thanks John, Keith, and @Pjotrke)


Update: Only a few days left to help get this funded. They've added this clip of Robert talking about the Cocteau Twins. (Thanks Laurent)

Update: The project has reached it's goal and will be funded! Congratulations to all involved, and to all who contributed! (Thanks Shawn)

Update (05/22/13): Eric finally posted an update last week.

Cure Party in Cologne, Germany

A Night Like This
The Cure Party
Blue Shell
Cologne, Germany
May 29th, 2013 at 9pm
Featuring German cover band Prayers For Rain
Facebook Event Page
(Thanks Mike)

New Cure fanzine in Argentina

"this is the first issue of the first Argentinian fanzine in the history of the band: called the 13th. interviews, reviews, about the cure in argentina in 1987, and all the info about river plate 2013. to get a issue please send an email here"
(Thanks Cure Rarities)

Update (5/22/13):"Second number of 13th is online now, now we change the format to a webzine. Here's the 2nd issue, and the first issue is also online now. And this is the Facebook page." (Thanks Emi.)

Cure play Osheaga Festival this August!

 The Cure will play the Osheaga Festival in Montreal, Canada on August 2nd! 3 day passes go on sale March 15th at noon. Single-day tickets to go onsale at a later date subject to availability.

Robert confirms, says more shows to come. :)

Update (03/13/13): General presale and  Virgin Mobile presale are now live.

Update (03/15/13): General ticket sales start today at noon local time.

Update (05/07/13): "The lineup for each day will be announced on May 22. Single day tickets will go on sale at the same time."

Also, they added a bunch of new groups - Beck, Frank Ocean, The Breeders, Bob Mould, Stars, Tricky, Charles Bradley, C2C, Mac DeMarco, Daughter, Palma Violets, Magical Cloudz, Rudimental, Azari & III, Bonobo, k-os, Lianne La Havas, and Rich Aucion.

Update (05/22/13): Single day tickets are on sale now. Also, the daily lineup has been posted, and as expected, The Cure plays Friday, Aug. 2nd.

Taffy covers 'Boys Don't Cry'

Very nice cover of 'Boys Don't Cry' from Taffy. (Thanks Guy)

Roger visits the Ferrari Museum

From Museo Ferrari: "A rockstar, Roger O'Donnell, brought some new notes to the Ferrari museum in Maranello. It was the member of the famous band The Cure, who is also a Ferrari client. Thank you for your visit."

'Pictures of You' at American Songwriter

From American Songwriter: "Looking at old photographs is usually a happy occasion, reminding people of great memories and good times. Context is everything, however, and photos can sting if the person in the picture and the person viewing the picture are no longer part of each other’s big picture. That’s the set-up for The Cure’s “Pictures Of You,” an epic rendering of lost love and limitless regret." Read more here. (Thanks Joe)

Reeves plays Louisville tonight

Reeves Gabrels and his imaginary fr13nds are playing at ZaZoo's in Louisville, Kentucky tonight.

Adam Levine & Team Adam cover 'Lovesong'

Adam Levine & Team Adam cover 'Lovesong' on The Voice last night. (Thanks @curepol)

Robert self portrait on ebay

Janie from Cure News is selling a Robert self portrait on ebay: "I was given this picture when I ran the Cure's fan club back in the early 1990's. Unfortunately I no longer have room for it due to an imminent down-sizing of my office. The picture is very rare, only 1250 were produced and this is number 826, so they are rarely available. It was produced in the US by the band's merchandise agent at the time - Brockum. The print contains Robert's hand-written lyrics from "Letter to Elise" in fine hand-writing and also contains the words "self portrait Autumn 1990 Robert" in chunky marker pen - although I'm not sure if this is an original signature, or a print of his signature. The print measures 69cm x 49cm and is in a plain black frame with perspex / plastic glass. This is a genuine piece of Cure memorabilia and a fantastic addition to any serious collection! Shipping will be charged at actual cost (approximately £12 UK - rest of World approximately £25), once I know where to send the item and whether shipping insurance is required - you're welcome to collect from Yeading, West London, if preferred. Check out my other listings to see my ultra-rare collection of Cure 7" singles!" (Thanks Chris)

Short & Spikey have The Cure

An article about Short & Spikey getting the job as video recording engineer for The Cure's LatAm tour. (Thanks David)

Another article about it here.

The Cure plays Lollapalooza on Aug. 4th

Now official! The Cure plays Lollapalooza in Chicago, IL on Aug. 4th. 60,000 single day tickets (20,000 for each day) go on sale April 3rd at 10am central time. Watch the lineup video here.

Perry Farrell:  "It is so exciting to have The Cure at Lollapaloooza for the first time because I love The Cure and we've never had them. It's always frustrated me and made me feel incomplete and now I can feel complete and die."

Now added to the list of shows at the official site, too. And Robert has added "...AND MORE TO COME!!!", so let the speculation start! You want to add more festival shows, Robert? How about Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans on Halloween weekend? Make it happen, people! :)

Update (04/03/13): Don't forget that single day passes go on sale today at 10am central time.They will probably go in a flash, so be ready. Good luck! Update: And all sold out now.
If you missed out, there are still 3 day passes available with the travel packages.

Update (05/14/13): Set times are out, and The Cure are only getting 2 hours (8-10 pm).

Cure collection for sale

"I am going to start selling my Cure collection. I was wondering if you know of anyone who might be interested in two of my prized possessions: 1. The Coca Cola Radio German promo 2 cd set from 1996. and 2. BBC In Concert Transcription promo cd from 1997. I have a large collection of cd's from the beginning to now, and vinyl up to Wish. I'm going to start selling it all, probably on ebay. So if anyone's interested in those 2 or more, if they are looking for something, they can contact me at tom(dot)fattoruso(at)gmail(dot)com. I have lots of different pressings on cd's, and all the early vinyl." (Thanks Tommy)

Official LatAm attendance & grosses

From Billboardbiz:

Lima, Peru
Attendance: 35,481 / Capacity: 40,000
Gross sales: $2,507,490

Sao Paulo, Brazil
Attendance: 19,570 / Capacity: 25,000
Gross sales: $2,189,110

Bogota, Colombia
Attendance: 15,719 / Capacity: 20,000
Gross sales: $1,957,160

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Attendance: 6,637 / Capacity: 10,000
Gross sales: $757,385

Asuncion, Paraguay
Attendance: 12,471 / Capacity: 15,000
Gross sales: $637,469

And the previously reported Mexico City numbers:
Attendance: 57,304 / Capacity: 57,366
Gross sales: $3,406,216

Nothing reported for Buenos Aires and Santiago so far, but those were big in both attendance and grosses. (Thanks David)

Historical Albums: Three Imaginary Boys

'Three Imaginary Boys' is the historical album of the week at Foknieuws (English). (Thanks David)

New Cure book in Argentina

There's a new Cure book out in Argentina, THE CURE LA LEYENDA DARK, by Sebastián Duarte, and published by Distal. Listen to an interview with the author here. (Thanks The Cure Rarities)

More info on the book here. (Thanks Diego)

Miniature Cure Schecter guitars

"Did you know? There are 2 miniature Schecter Cure guitars out there. The UltraCure and the one Porl used during the 4Tour. They are about 24 cm high and nicely made.
I found them on a French ebay shop called cultura-one for about 21 Euros each. It seems he hasn't got any in stock now, but maybe they can be found somewhere else on the web?" (Thanks Sylvain)

2 Porls & 1 Robert up on ebay right now. (Thanks Burton_)

Reeves plays Nashville tonight

Reeves Gabrels & His Imaginary Fr13nds

May 10th, 2013 at 9:30 PM

The Family Wash in Nashville, TN

The Cure & Depeche Mode at ACL in Oct!

Update (05/09/13): While Regular 3 day passes for weekend 1 are sold out, travel packages and VIP & Platinum 3 day passes are still available. And all options are still available for weekend 2.

Update (05/08/13): Hopefully clearing this up once & for all, ACL has posted the list of bands NOT playing both weekends. Every other band is playing BOTH weekends.

@aclfestival: "Want to go to #aclfest Weekend One, Oct 4-6? We suggest you hurry! Ltd. number still available but won't last long...http://t.co/cTXMwSwVtM"

Update (05/07/13): The lineup is out! The Cure & Depeche Mode!!! At the same show!!! Here's the lineup video. That's some Cure bio they put up. Ton of effort and research went into that, I'm sure. :P Apologies to ACL, as they say The Cure provided that bio. In that case, it's actually pretty funny.

Again, to be absolutely clear on this, ACL is 2 weekends. Oct. 4th - 6th & Oct. 11th - 13th. The Cure, along with most of the bands, play 2 shows, 1 each weekend. If you want to see both Cure shows, you have to buy tix for BOTH weekends, not just 1. $225 for each weekend pass. No single day passes. On sale now. Platinum ($3.600) and VIP ($1,050) passes are also available.

Articles: Consequence of Sound / Republic of Austin / Red River Noise / Slicing Up Eyeballs / Pitchfork / Billboard / Rolling Stone / Fuse TV / Slicing Up Eyeballs / Paste / Spin / JamBase / Consequence of Sound.

Win passes: I Heart Radio 

Reminder: Ross Robinson is an asshole

From Cracked: "Yes, Robinson will totally throw fire at you if he doesn't like what you're doing. Just ask the Cure, who Robinson completely snapped at after several lackluster takes. He went full R. Lee Ermey on their gothic asses, swearing at them, insulting their legacy, throwing about a hundred lit candles around the studio, and laughing maniacally at the keyboardist's tears and tantrums. As Robinson put it, "Sometimes musicians need to feel certain things to emote, and a lot of times, that thing will come out with a little coercing. So sometimes it comes in the form of an object being thrown at their head while they're tracking." (Thanks Pietro)