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The Cure Set First North American Tour in Seven Years

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The Cure will embark on their first North American tour in seven years this summer as the Rock Hall-inducted band ’s Songs of a Lost World trek have added four additional dates to their previously scheduled slate of 30 shows.

Following their 2022 European jaunt, Robert Smith and company will kick off their 2023 North American dates on May 10 in New Orleans. After circling the U.S. and parts of Canada — including three-night stands at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl and New York’s Madison Square Garden — the leg concludes July 1 in Miami.

The new dates include a stop in Portland as well as additional nights in Montreal, Atlanta, and San Diego. “Please please please don’t buy tickets if you don’t intend [on] going to the show,” the band pleaded on Twitter, hoping their tickets make it into the right hands and don’t end up on secondary markets.

FOUR EXTRA SHOWS ADDED TO OUR ’SHOWS OF A LOST WORLD’ NORTH AMERICAN TOUR – THREE OF THEM ARE ‘EXTRA NIGHTS’ – 21ST MAY SAN DIEGO / 17TH JUNE MONTREAL / 28TH JUNE ATLANTA #ShowsOfALostWorld2023 1/5 pic.twitter.com/BDVMGBnNXB — The Cure (@thecure) April 5, 2023

Fans can sign up for Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan now ahead of the on-sale dates. New dates will be available beginning Friday, April 7 at 10 a.m. local time. The fourth extra show, the Portland stop, will be “an experiment to see whether non-transferable tickets are enough protection,” thus Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan will not be required for those purchases.

Other than the Cure’s 2019 performances at their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, the Austin City Limits Festival , and their own Pasadena Daydream fest , the band last staged a North American tour in 2016.

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This post was updated on April 5 to include four additional tour dates.

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The Cure Announce 2023 North American Tour

By Evan Minsker and Jazz Monroe

The Cure have announced a 2023 tour of North America. Find their Shows of a Lost World dates below. The schedule comes with three dates apiece at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl and New York’s Madison Square Garden. Support on all dates comes from their longtime tourmates the Twilight Sad .

In recent years, Robert Smith has been teasing a Cure album, giving regular progress reports. In 2019, after being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ( by Trent Reznor ), Smith said , “If I’m optimistic it will be finished before the start of this summer.” The album still hasn’t materialized.

The band’s last studio album was 2008’s 4:13 Dream . In recent years, Smith has collaborated with Gorillaz and remixed Chvrches , Deftones , and, just this week, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds . Last year, the band reissued 1992’s Wish . See where the Cure landed on Pitchfork’s list of “ The 250 Best Songs of the 1990s .”

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05-10 New Orleans, LA - Smoothie King Center 05-12 Houston, TX - Toyota Center 05-13 Dallas, TX - Dos Equis Pavilion 05-14 Austin, TX - Moody Center 05-16 Albuquerque, NM - Isleta Amphitheater 05-18 Phoenix, AZ - Desert Diamond Arena 05-20 San Diego, CA - NICU Amphitheatre 05-23 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl 05-24 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl 05-25 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl 05-27 San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre 06-01 Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena 06-02 Vancouver, British Columbia - Rogers Arena 06-04 Salt Lake City, UT - Vivint Smart Home Arena 06-06 Greenwood Village, CO - Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre 06-08 Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center 06-10 Chicago, IL - United Center 06-11 Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center 06-13 Detroit, MI - Pine Knob Music Theatre 06-14 Toronto, Ontario - Budweiser Stage 06-16 Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre 06-18 Boston, MA - Xfinity Center 06-20 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden 06-21 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden 06-22 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden 06-24 Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center 06-25 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion 06-27 Atlanta, GA - State Farm Arena 06-29 Tampa, FL - Amalie Arena 07-01 Miami, FL - Miami-Dade Arena

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THE CURE HAVE JUST ANNOUNCED DETAILS OF A 44 DATE EUROPEAN TOUR TAKING IN 22 COUNTRIES AT THE END OF 2022 WITH THE TWILIGHT SAD SUPPORTING ON ALL DATES.

TICKETS FOR ALL SHOWS GO ON GENERAL SALE LATER THIS WEEK AND YOU CAN FIND TICKET DEAILS AT THECURE.COM/SHOWS/

THE FULL LIST OF TOUR DATES:

06 – RIGA Arena 08 – HELSINKI Hartwall Arena 10 – STOCKHOLM Avicii Arena 12 – OSLO Spektrum 13 – GOTHENBURG Scandinavium 14 – COPENHAGEN Royal Arena 16 – HAMBURG Barclays Arena 17 – LEIPZIG Quarterback Immobilien Arena 18 – BERLIN Mercedes Benz Arena 20 – KRAKOW Tauron Arena 21 – LODZ Atlas Arena 23 – VIENNA Marx Halle 24 – PRAGUE O2 Arena 26 – BUDAPEST Arena 27 – ZAGREB Arena 29 – MUNICH Olympiahalle 31 – BOLOGNA Unipol Arena

01 – FIRENZE Mandela Forum 03 – PADOVA Kioene Arena 04 – MILAN Forum 06 – GENEVA Arena 07 – LYON Halle Tony Garnier 08 – MONTPELLIER Sud De France Arena 10 – BARCELONA Palau Sant Jordi 11 – MADRID WiZink Center 13 – TOULOUSE Zenith 14 – BORDEAUX Arkea Arena 15 – NANTES Zenith 17 – FRANKFURT Festhalle 18 – STRASBOURG Zenith 19 – BASEL St Jakobshalle 21 – STUTTGART Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle 22 – KOLN Lanxess Arena 23 – ANTWERP Sportpaleis 25 – AMSTERDAM Ziggo Dome 27 – LIEVIN Stade 28 – PARIS Accor Arena

01 – DUBLIN 3Arena 02 – BELFAST SSE Arena 04 – GLASGOW OVO Hydro 06 – LEEDS First Direct Arena 07 – BIRMINGHAM Utilita Arena 08 – CARDIFF Motorpoint Arena 11 – WEMBLEY OVO Arena 12 – WEMBLEY OVO Arena (Added due to demand) 13 – WEMBLEY OVO Arena (Added due to demand)

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It's official — goth rock/new wave legends The Cure will embark on a North American tour this year, their first continental run since 2016.

Dubbed the "Shows of a Lost World" tour, the 30-date jaunt will kick off on May 10 in New Orleans, trekking through several major markets in the U.S. and Canada with things wrapping up on June 1 in Miami.

Opening each night are The Twilight Sad, a post-punk/indie rock group from Scotland who have been on the road with The Cure on previous tours. It also happens to be the 20th anniversary since their formation, so perhaps a special set is in order as they also continue to promote their most recent album, 2019's  It Won/t Be Like This All the Time .

The Cure, meanwhile, are expected to release a new album this year, which will be their first studio effort since 2008's  4:13 Dream . Last year, fans were even treated to a couple of new songs live , which are presumably on the forthcoming  Songs of a Lost World album, the title which frontman Robert Smith confirmed earlier in 2022. He also forecasted a fall 2022 release, so fans have really been on edge waiting for this new record.

READ MORE: The Cure Debut Two New Songs at 2022 Tour Kickoff, Their First New Music Since 2008

See the complete list of dates below.

Per The Cure's website, tickets will be available on March 15 via Ticketmaster Verified Fan Sale, which requires registration to access . "We have priced tickets to benefit fans and our efforts to block scalpers and limited inflated resale prices are being supported by our ticketing partners," the band also confirmed.

The Cure 2023 North American Tour Dates With The Twilight Sad

May 10 — New Orleans, La. @ Smoothie King Center May 12 — Houston, Texas @ Toyota Center May 13 — Dallas, Texas @ Dos Equis Pavilion May 14 — Austin, Texas @ Moody Center May 16 — Albuquerque, N.M. @ Isleta Amphitheater May 18 — Phoenix, Ariz. @ Desert Diamond Arena May 20 — San Diego, Calif. @ NICU Amphitheatre May 23 — Los Angeles, Calif. @ Hollywood Bowl May 24 — Los Angeles, Calif. @ Hollywood Bowl May 25 — Los Angeles, Calif. @ Hollywood Bowl May 27 — San Francisco, Calif. @ Shoreline Amphitheatre June 01 — Seattle, Wash. @ Climate Pledge Arena June 02 — Vancouver, British Columbia @ Rogers Arena June 04 — Salt Lake City, Utah @ Vivint Smart Home Arena June 06 — Denver, Colo. @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre June 08 — Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn. @ Xcel Energy Center June 10 — Chicago, Ill. @ United Center June 11 — Cleveland, Ohio @ Blossom Music Center June 13 — Detroit, Mich. @ Pine Knob Music Theatre June 14 — Toronto, Ontario @ Budweiser Stage June 16 — Montreal, Quebec @ Bell Centre June 18 — Boston, Mass. @ Xfinity Center June 20 — New York, N.Y. @ Madison Square Garden June 21 — New York, N.Y. @ Madison Square Garden June 22 — New York, N.Y. @ Madison Square Garden June 24 — Philadelphia, Pa. @ Wells Fargo Center June 25 — Columbia, Md. @ Merriweather Post Pavilion June 27 — Atlanta, Ga. @ State Farm Arena June 29 — Tampa, Fla. @ Amalie Arena June 01 — Miami, Fla. @ Miami-Dade Arena

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The 30-date tour includes three consecutive nights at both LA's Hollywood Bowl and Madison Square Garden in New York

The Cure have announced a 2023 tour across North America – find all the details below and purchase tickets here .

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The band will kick off the 30-date tour at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on May 10, with stops in Austin, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, Vancouver, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Tampa and many more, before closing out at the Miami-Dade Arena in Florida on July 1.

The run also includes three consecutive dates at both LA’s Hollywood Bowl (May 23, 24, 25) and New York’s Madison Square Garden (June 20, 21, 22) with support across all dates from The Twilight Sad .

THE CURE RETURN TO NORTH AMERICA IN MAY FOR A 30 DATE TOUR #ShowsOfALostWorld23 – REGISTER FOR TICKETS NOW AT https://t.co/PkDGUv9w7c pic.twitter.com/SU2wNqRG0f — The Cure (@thecure) March 9, 2023

“The Cure return to North America in May for a 30 date tour #ShowsOfALostWorld23,” the band wrote on social media, the hashtag being the name of their much anticipated first new album since 2008’s ‘ 4:13 Dream ’.

Verified fan registration is open now until Monday, March 13 at 10am EST and can be accessed here . Verified fan sale will then go live on Wednesday, March 15 at 10am CDT until Thursday, March 16, 10am CDT from here .

Find the full list of tour dates below.

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The Cure North American tour 2023:

MAY 10 – New Orleans, Louisiana, Smoothie King Center 12 – Houston, Texas, Toyota Center 13 – Dallas, Texas, Dos Equis Pavilion 14 – Austin, Texas, Moody Center 16 – Albuquerque, New Mexico, Isleta Amphitheater 18 – Phoenix, Arizona, Desert Diamond Arena 20 – San Diego, California, NICU Amphitheatre 23 – Los Angeles, California, Hollywood Bowl 24 – Los Angeles, California, Hollywood Bowl 25 – Los Angeles, California, Hollywood Bowl 27 – San Francisco, California, Shoreline Amphitheatre

JUNE 01 – Seattle, Washington, Climate Pledge Arena 02 – Vancouver, British Columbia, Rogers Arena 04 – Salt Lake City, Utah, Vivint Smart Home Arena 06 – Denver, Colorado, Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre 08 – Minneapolis St. Paul, Minnesota, Xcel Energy Center 10 – Chicago, Illinois, United Center 11 – Cleveland, Ohio, Blossom Music Center 13 – Detroit, Michigan, Pine Knob Music Theatre 14 – Toronto, Ontario, Budweiser Stage 16 – Montreal, Québec, Bell Centre 18 – Boston, Massachusetts, Xfinity Center 20 – New York, New York, Madison Square Garden 21 – New York, New York, Madison Square Garden 22 – New York, New York, Madison Square Garden 24 – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Wells Fargo Center 25 – Columbia, Maryland, Merriweather Post Pavilion 27 – Atlanta, Georgia, State Farm Arena 29 – Tampa, Florida – Amalie Arena

JULY 01 – Miami, Florida, Miami-Dade Arena

In an email to fans, Robert Smith vowed to keep ticket prices reasonable, writing: “THE CURE HAVE AGREED ALL TICKET PRICES, AND APART FROM A FEW HOLLYWOOD BOWL CHARITY SEATS, THERE WILL BE NO ‘PLATINUM’ OR ‘DYNAMICALLY PRICED’ TICKETS ON THIS TOUR.”

Their website also says that tickets have been priced by the band to “benefit fans and our efforts to block scalpers and limit inflated resale prices”, supported by ticketing partners.

The Cure have not toured the US since 2016, but performed at Pasadena Daydream Festival and Austin City Limits in 2019.

Smith has repeatedly teased The Cure’s new record to NME  as a  dark, “merciless, relentless ” piece, inspired by  a period of great loss and in a similar spirit to their 1989 gothic art-rock album ‘Disintegration’.

Reviewing The Cure in London this December , NME described the show as “an unusual, but thrilling festive party”.

Elsewhere, Noel Gallagher released Robert Smith‘s remix of  High Flying Birds ‘ track ‘Pretty Boy’ this week, with The Cure frontman sharing that he was “surprised and delighted” when when the former Oasis singer-songwriter asked him to “remix this gorgeous song”.

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THE CURE announce 2023 North American tour

The Cure have finally announced a long-awaited North American leg of their A Lost World tour — which includes three nights at L.A.'s Hollywood Bowl and three nights at NYC's Madison Square Garden. Support on all dates comes from their longtime tourmates the Twilight Sad. Check out the full itinerary below.

Additionally, the headliners announced: "The Cure have agreed all ticket prices, and apart from a few Hollywood Bowl charity seats, there will be no 'platinum' or 'dynamically priced' tickets on this tour."

Tickets go on sale via Ticketmaster Verified Fan on March 15th at 10 a.m. local time.

The Cure 2023 North American tour dates: 05-10 New Orleans, LA - Smoothie King Center 05-12 Houston, TX - Toyota Center 05-13 Dallas, TX - Dos Equis Pavilion 05-14 Austin, TX - Moody Center 05-16 Albuquerque, NM - Isleta Amphitheater 05-18 Phoenix, AZ - Desert Diamond Arena 05-20 San Diego, CA - NICU Amphitheatre 05-23 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl 05-24 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl 05-25 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl 05-27 San Francisco, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre 06-01 Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena 06-02 Vancouver, British Columbia - Rogers Arena 06-04 Salt Lake City, UT - Vivint Smart Home Arena 06-06 Greenwood Village, CO - Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre 06-08 Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center 06-10 Chicago, IL - United Center 06-11 Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center 06-13 Detroit, MI - Pine Knob Music Theatre 06-14 Toronto, Ontario - Budweiser Stage 06-16 Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre 06-18 Boston, MA - Xfinity Center 06-20 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden 06-21 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden 06-22 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden 06-24 Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center 06-25 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion 06-27 Atlanta, GA - State Farm Arena 06-29 Tampa, FL - Amalie Arena 07-01 Miami, FL - Miami-Dade Arena

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The Cure are a band formed in 1976 hailing from Crawley, West Sussex, in the United Kingdom. Fronted by lead singer and songwriter Robert Smith, they came from the post-punk scene of the early 80’s to become one of the biggest and most influential bands in modern rock.

When a band gets to be as truly worshipped as The Cure, it can be an interesting and slightly bizarre thing to look at their early days. A little bit like seeing your favourite actor wondering whether they’re going to go with white or brown bread in a local Tesco. Or an important politician spotted zoning out on public transport, it brings them back down to earth and reminds you that they’re not all-conquering, all-powerful cosmically divine extra-dimension visitors who know the secrets of the universe, but a guy from the Sussex suburbs who formed a band to play at a school concert.

They probably looked ridiculous at their first shows, and not in the awesome way. They probably wrote some godawful songs. Some punters probably watched an early incarnation of The Cure and thought, for good reason, that they were a bunch of no-hopers. Every band has those days and if they haven’t one should be very, very suspicious of them. What makes The Cure so special is that they absolutely had those days, but knowing about them doesn’t take the sheen off them at all. They’re still a vitally important band, influential to thousands of bands the world over and that’s enough to make them legends, before the image and before the imitators.

And it all began with a school concert. In April 1973, five students from Notre Dame Middle School in Crawley formed Obelisk, the first tentative musical project of one Mr Robert Smith, who was the bands pianist. Future Cure cohorts Mick Dempsey and Lol Tolhurst backed him up on guitar and percussion, respectively, but it wasn’t until 1976 that the trio began to take making music more seriously. The band was reshuffled to feature Smith on the guitar, Dempsey on bass and Tolhurst left the now renamed Malice, but it was only to last a year until their lead guitarist left as well.

The remaining members got Tolhurst back as their drummer and renamed themselves again.This time, they would be called Easy Cure. By September 1977, Smith took over lead vocals after several unsuccessful auditions and by the start of 1978, they had dropped the Easy from their name and had recorded their first demo tape. This tape found its way to Polydor Records scout Chris Parry, who was so taken with the band that he signed them to his own label Fiction in September of that very year. In a move that nobody would get away with now, their track “Killing An Arab” was released soon after as their very first single.

It was a move that gained as much acclaim as controversy, to the extent that a re-release of the single had to be packaged with a sticker on the cover denying its supposedly racist connotations. Thankfully, the bands energetic post-punk got more attention, and their hype was considerably heightened with a session on John Peel’s legendary Radio One show. By the following year, their debut album “Three Imaginary Boys”, was released, and as part of its promotion, the band embarked on their first major support tour opening for Siouxsie And The Banshees.

This was to be a major step forward for the band, as Smith was coaxed into playing guitar for The Banshees after their original axe-man left shortly before the tour. The experience of being a Banshee profoundly changed Smith’s attitude towards the music that his band played, and when before he was most influenced by The Buzzcocks and Elvis Costello, afterwards he wanted to match the power that he felt while playing Siouxsie’s music. The result was 1980’s “Seventeen Seconds” and arguably, that was when they became The Cure that we know today.

Since then, they’ve been most known for essentially creating Goth music with the aforementioned record, its follow up “Faith”, and 1982’s bleak masterpiece “Pornography”. However, after those records they released some of the most romantic, beautiful and downright succesful pop of the 1980’s and early 90’s, with albums like “Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me”, “Wish” and “The Top” showing just what Smith could do with a lovelorn lyric and a truly gorgeous melody. It’s their mastery of these two extremes that really show why The Cure are as loved as they are. They exemplify the human condition, and reflect when one is ecstatic and when one is at their lowest with equal skill and sensitivity.

There’s no-one else like them, and it’ll be a while before we see their likes again. See this band as soon as possible.

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Reviewing a show of one of your favorite Bands who have the distinction of being in your Top 5 (if not #1) live experiences of all time can be a bit daunting.

It can go a number of ways.

1. Another Great show as hoped.

2. Sub par and a let down.

3. The Band just "mails it in" (which is the worst).

The Cure, who have been around since 1976 (Easy Cure) and haven't toured the States anyway with a new album since 2008 are currently embarking on a substantial North American tour and with no new album I was really only expecting a "Greatest Hits" type show honestly? And given their Longevity and slew of "Hits" from the heyday of MTV I guess I couldn't blame them and I would have been satisfied more than likely?

Ah, but that was not the case in Boston (6-16-16) at Agganis Arena!

The Cure came out full throttle with a high energy level for what would turn out to be a marathon show of 3 hours which included.

Not 1. Not 2. Not even 3. But 4. Yes. 4 Encore Sets!!!

Were the standards there? Of course how can they not be.

"Inbetween Days", "Just Like Heaven", "Lovesong" "Let's Go To Bed", "Boys Don't Cry" etc etc etc

And all played with a kicked up, but not hurried, sense of urgency and excitement!

Mixed in though were surprising live Gems like:

"Burn" (1st The Crow soundtrack), "M", "Kyoto Song" and the surprising "Snakepit"!!

"Fascination Street" which has one the most perfect Bass lines ever IMO was a whirlwind of insanity as Simon Gallup just pushed the Band forward.

And the songs just kept coming one after the other while the crowd basked in Robert Smith's wonderfully childlike sense of wonder and emotion in his lyrics and vocals and understated guitar work.

Most Cure fans (me included) knew every single song played which is typical of The Cure fanbase.

But when they launched into the new "It Can Never Be the Same" with it's rumbling Bass line and heart felt lyrics to Robert Smith's Mother(?) I was amazed at how well it slid into this already fantastic set and really really really hope it gets a proper release soon, if it hasn't already and I have somehow missed it?

Robert Smith is an enigma of a front man. He demands your attention but. I don't believe, has never come to grips with his fans adulations and is still obviously shy individual. And I really don't think it's an act?

Simon Gallup is without doubt the energy of this Band still! He stalks the stage and never stops moving. All the while laying down a very unique Bass foundation that compliments Roberts Jangly sparse guitar style perfectly.

Simon does not get the recognition he deserves as a force on the Bass (along with John Taylor of Duran Duran) and if you play Bass you really should take a close listen to his work with The Cure.

Jason Cooper I think has finally come out from the shadow that was Boris Williams and seems comfortable in pushing his style now more in the drumming Dept. which I believe is another reason for the energy level of the Band live.

Roger O'Donnell is sublime on the keyboards and brings that soaring majestic sound needed for anything done from DISINTEGRATION while jumping right over to the nursery rhyme key tinkling of The Cure's early 80's Synth Pop era easily.

Reeves Gabrels who is the current 2nd guitarist in the ever rotating slot is a masterful musician in his own right (David Bowie folks) and honestly I was surprised at how long He has stayed with the Band? But He steps out very tastefully when required and ads his unique flair to the sound. I will admit to missing Porl Thompson who I just think was/ is the elusive component to the Band. But if you have to have Mr. Gabrels who am I to complain?.

Honestly this review could have been round up with one word: "EPIC"

But that, would be "mailing it in".

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I first saw the Cure in 1982 in this very same venue, the effectionatelg named by U.S. Muso's as the Hammy Odeon.

Tonight some 30 years later I'm back. I feel at home especially as I'm stranding and I'm where I should be.... Down the Front

Our evening starts with And Also The Trees a reformed eighties outfit who previously supported the Cure on their 1984 tour.

The thing about Robert smith is that he is a prolific song writer and the bands back catalogue is immense which results in us experiencing a three hour plus spectacular.

And what a treat. Hits rained down and more randomly than normal. Tracks from The Top album seemed dominate. Just like Heaven, Charlotte sometimes, Hundred Years, The End and of course the gems Primary, play for today and the classic A Forest.

Of course I'd liked more from Seventeen Seconds and Faith but that would have been greedy. There were plenty of folk here tonight who weren't born when these albums were released

With so much to play we were presented with four encores and finally at 11.15 it all ended with Boys Don't Cry.

It meant so much for me to have returned to this awesome venue to see my favourite band.... The place and the band that started me on my gig going journey

Cheers Robert.... Fantastic

The Cure are a special band and should be heard in a special environment, that is why I saw them at Red Rocks in Colorado. It was a cool night and the sun was sitting low in the sky. That famous colorful Colorado sky fell down across the stage.

The fans were are pretty relaxed and were mostly 25 plus in age. Everyone seemed to be poised for a night of great music. You could hear conversations coming from every direction, everyone hoping their favorite songs will be played.

Just as it was getting dark the band took the stage. Everyone stood and applauded Robert Smith as he paced across the stage and made his way to the microphone stand. As the band members struck a few random chords then the band jumped into “Just Like Heaven”. The frenzy only grew as the bad started without pause to play “Friday I’m In Love”. Everyone was having so much fun. The music sounded better then I have ever heard it before.

Robert Smith played an amazing set list of all the hits over the years. The band played all the old songs like “Boys Don’t Cry” and “Pictures of you” with a fresh take and with a new energy. This band has been around a while and still worth seeing live!

The Cure are legends and any band that will give you a 2 1/2 hour show deserves your respect. That being said this "greatest hits" + a few back-catalogue approach is what you'd expect from the Rolling Stones not from what is still an underground act. That in and by itself wouldn't even be that bad but aside from a few songs 39, A Night Like This, 100 Years sounded bland, uninspired and as though they were just going through the motions... Great light show, technical perfection but no soul! I've seen them twice in the 90's and came out of those shows thrilled, energized and inspired. Those were magical shows where the band managed to transform reality and all (the band included, to judge by their faces) came out of it exhausted and amazed, carried off as by some shamanistic ritual to dark and dangerous lands where we learned to overcome our fears and face the world around us with new hope. This wasn't one of those shows. This was Robert Smith giving his audience 30 of his best songs and not once making a spiritual connection with either the music or the crowd...

Obviously being way too young to remember The Cure the first time around (sort of, ish, ahem, etc), this was the first time seeing this bunch of post-punk proto-goths and inevitably they didn't disappoint.

Despite most of the band heading pretty swiftly towards free-bus-pass age, the gig show kicked along at a pace, with young Mr. Smith barely pausing for breath as they band kicked on through a back catalogue spanning 30+ years.

Having spent the past few weeks attempting to brush up on my Cure knowledge (via Spotify) I can gladly add this band to an ever-growing list of "if you thought the studio version was good...", as tracks like Lullaby, Lovecats and Friday all sounded immense performed live.

Main issue of the night was technical; the lack of big screens at Wembley Arena means if you're right at the back, the band are mere specks on the stage up front. The lighting design was beautifully done though, and went some way to compensate for the lack of being able to see Robert Smith gurning earnestly into the microphone.

Two review, first for The Cure. It was a wonderful show! They were willing to perform hits along with other unknown songs and sounded great at doing it. They had a half and half crowd, some diehard fans and some who thought they were bigger fans than they actually were. With it being May in Pac NW the temperature dropped quickly freezing alot of people enough to say they had seen enough. This wasnt The band's fault for lack of inspired fans. They were everything I expected from a goth rock band from the late 70s and 80s. About the venue: I love the venue as well! We have been living in Portland for 5 years but have never made a point to catch a show in the Washington Amphitheater. Wow! We felt like we were home in the south. Nice concert under the stars and the price was a great as well, considering the crappy prices shows in Portland go for. We will be going back to Sunlight Supply in August.

Buon concerto del gruppo, rovinato dalla pessima acustica del Mediolanum Forum.

L'esecuzione è stata quasi impeccabile, l'interazione col pubblico buona (Robert Smith ha persino azzardato un "Grazie mille", unica ed acclamatissima frase che il pubblico ha capito), alcune canzoni elegantemente riarrangiate.

La qualità sonora, inizialmente pessima (purtroppo tale è rimasta per tutta l'esibizione dei Twilight Sad che aprivano il concerto), è migliorata durante l'esibizione grazie al lavoro ingrato dei fonici e al fatto che gradualmente le chitarre elettriche distorte sono state sostituite con le acustiche o con suoni più docili.

Penso che sia l'ultimo concerto che andrò a vedere al Mediolanum Forum, che è vergognosamente inadatto ad ospitare concerti rock dal punto di vista acustico (peccato, perché dal punto di vista logistico non è male). Ridateci l'arena!

What a concert!

We managed to get front row side view, only a few meters from the stage.

I'd seen them in 1985 in Madrid, 2008 in Melbourne and now in Milan. Awesome songs, still as good as always. A massive repertoire to choose from, but they performed most of their hits, plus a new one, It Can Never Be The Same. Robert as grand as always, he really enjoyed the show.

Simon at his best, he inspired me when I was 17 to play bass guitar, his usual moving around the stage with his bass at knee level!

I missed Porl, though, he has always been the colourful note at the right end of the stage!

Roger as sculptural as always in front of the keyboards and Jason performing at his best.

A magnificent show, what can I say.

I hope to see them again in a couple of years!

The Cure - Barcelona, Palau Sant Jordi. November 26th 2016

My 5th Cure concert, and probably the best I've seen. No doubt it was far better than the last one, also in Barcelona in 2008 (without Roger O'Donnell on keys)

The band is great with Reeves Gabrels and Roger. Jason Cooper sounds better than ever on drums and Simon's bass is terrific.

Missed some gems such as Plainsong, Jupiter Crash, Want, Letter to Elise, but setlist was OK, 32 songs, focusing on The Head on the Door (1985) + Disintegration (89) + Kiss Me (87).

1 great unreleased song: It Can Never Be The Same on 1st encore.

Robert's voice was fine, powerful and clean. Athmosphere was good, proactive and the pop songs encouraged fans to sing along.

Looking fw to a new tour and maybe new album?

3 (three) hours of pure pleasure. 31 songs.

They sang as if they were recording the original albuns. Perfect!

Great quality and performance.

Great respect for the fans, as I never saw.

Best was not possible, im glad I went to this concert. Thank you CURE!

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The Cure Announces 2023 North American Tour

The Cure  has announced tour dates that will bring them to the U.S. for the first time since 2019.

The Lost World Tour will kick off on May 10 in New Orleans and continue through summer, coming to a close on July 1 in Miami. Along the way, the band will appear in major cities like Dallas, Seattle, Denver, Chicago and Toronto, plus perform two three-night runs in Los Angeles and New York City.

You can see a complete list of dates below.

Tickets will be available via Ticketmaster's verified fan sale program  beginning on March 15. In a statement, the Cure noted that "apart from a few Hollywood Bowl charity seats, there will be no 'platinum' or 'dynamically priced' tickets on this tour."

The alternative legends have been off the road since wrapping up a fall European tour last year. The run was their first since the pandemic and featured the debut of material from the band's long-delayed new album.

According to frontman Robert Smith, the Cure has recorded at least 20 songs for two prospective albums. In April 2022, he told  NME  that the first one is tentatively titled  Songs of a Lost World . It marks the band's first studio album since 2008.

Guitarist Reeves Gabrels previously told UCR that the Cure had amassed a wealth of recordings during the pandemic that could fill up to three albums. "We were overproductive," Gabrels said. "Which is great, except it means you really can't judge the songs until you get them close to finished. You kinda have to bring all that material up to the point where you can hear what they are."

Smith had hinted in a  2021 interview that the upcoming songs could be the end of new music by the band. “The new Cure stuff is very emotional,” he revealed to  The Sunday Times . “It’s 10 years of life distilled into a couple of hours of intense stuff. I can’t think we’ll ever do anything else.”

The Cure 2023 North American Tour May 10 - New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center May 12 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center May 13 - Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion May 14 - Austin, TX @ Moody Center May 16 - Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater May 18 - Phoenix, AZ @ Desert Diamond Arena May 20 - San Diego, CA @ NICU Amphitheater May 23 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl May 24 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl May 25 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl June 1 - Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena June 2 - Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena June 4 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Smart Home Arena June 6 - Denver, CO @ Fiddler's Green Amphitheater June 8 - Minneapolis St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center June 10 - Chicago, IL @ United Center June 11 - Cleveland, OH @ Blossom Music Center June 13 - Detroit, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre June 14 - Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage June 16 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre June 18 - Boston, MA @ Xfinity Center June 20 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden June 21 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden June 22 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden June 24 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center June 25 - Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion June 27 - Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena June 29 - Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena July 1 - Miami, FL @ Miami-Dade Arena

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The Cure will be jumping the pond for the first time since 2019 for a lengthy US tour

The Cure have announced that they will be setting off on an expansive tour across North America this summer.

The trek will kick off on May 10 in New Orleans, and continue on through to Houston, Dallas, Austin, Albuquerque, Phoenix and more. It'll also include two three-night runs in Los Angeles and New York City, before coming to an end on July 1 in Miami. 

Tickets will become available via Ticketmaster's verified fan sale program starting on March 15.

In a statement, the band declare that "apart from a few Hollywood Bowl charity seats, there will be no 'platinum' or 'dynamically priced' tickets on this tour."

Last year, The Cure revealed that they had recorded 20 new songs, some of which were destined for release on a new, 67-minute album.

Thirteen new songs were reportedly recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales back in early 2019, with the remaining songs written on the band's return to the studio later that year.

Yesterday (March 8), Noel Gallagher shared a remix of his song, Pretty Boy by The Cure frontman Robert Smith.

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Speaking of the project, Smith offers: “I was surprised and delighted when Noel asked me to remix this gorgeous song, and I had a lot of fun slowing it down and spacing it out.

"Cure drummer Jason Cooper gave me a great vibey drum track to play along with – and the rest just phased into place under the starry sky of my distant moon…”.

Check out The Cure tour dates below:

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May 10: New Orleans Smoothie King Center, LA May 12: Houston Toyota Center, TX May 13: Dallas Dos Equis Pavilion, TX May 14: Austin Moody Center, TX May 16: Albuquerque Isleta Amphitheater, NM May 18: Phoenix Desert Diamond Arena, AZ May 20: San Diego NICU Amphitheater, CA May 23: Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl, CA May 24: Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl, CA May 25: Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl, CA Jun 1: Seattle Climate Pledge Arena, WA Jun 2: Vancouver Rogers Arena, BC Jun 4: Salt Lake City Vivint Smart Home Arena. UT Jun 6: Denver Fiddler's Green Amphitheater, CO Jun 8: Minneapolis St. Paul Xcel Energy Center, MN Jun 10: Chicago United Center, IL Jun 11: Cleveland Blossom Music Center, OH Jun 13: Detroit Pine Knob Music Theatre, MI Jun 14: Toronto Budweiser Stage, ON Jun 16: Montreal Bell Centre, QC Jun 18: Boston Xfinity Center, MA Jun 20: New York Madison Square Garden, NY Jun 21: New York Madison Square Garden, NY Jun 22: New York Madison Square Garden, NY Jun 24: Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center, PA Jun 25: Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion, MD Jun 27: Atlanta State Farm Arena, GA Jun 29: Tampa Amalie Arena, FL Jul 01: Miami Miami-Dade Arena, FL

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The Cure opens North American tour with hits, new songs, huge rarities — setlist and video

After all the ballyhoo over ticket sales, The Cure’s North American tour finally got underway Wednesday night in New Orleans, with Robert Smith and the band delivering a 29-song set that included big hits, fan favorites, unreleased material — and a couple songs not played in concert since the 1980s.

As they did during last year’s extensive European tour , The Cure opened the show in New Orleans with “Alone,” a track expected to appear on the band’s delayed new album Songs of a Lost Word .

It was one of five new, unreleased songs performed Wednesday night, a list that also includes “A Fragile Thing,” “And Nothing Is Forever,” “Endsong” and “I Can Never Say Goodbye” — all of which were played on last year’s tour.

More surprising — or, rather, shocking — were the performances of two songs The Cure hasn’t played in concert since 1987. “Six Different Ways” off of the Head on the Door had only been played on tours between 1985 and 1987 (and soundchecked a few times in 1996). And “A Thousand Hours,” an extremely deep cut off 1987’s Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me , had only ever been performed live once before — in Los Angeles in 1987.

See video of both performances below.

The rest of the set featured more familiar fare for anyone who’s seen The Cure on recent tours, with The Head on the Doo r (“A Night Like This,” “Push”), Disintegration (“Fascination Street,” “Pictures of You”), Seventeen Seconds (“A Forest,” “At Night”) and Wish (“From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea,” “Doing the Unstuck”) all well-represented, along with what’s now become a live staple: “Burn,” from the soundtrack to “The Crow.”

Wednesday night’s show in New Orleans opened the 35-date North American leg of the Shows of a Lost World tour, which continues across the U.S. and Canada through a July 1 date in Miami.

The tour finds Smith joined by his longest-serving bandmate, bassist Simon Gallup, as well as drummer Jason Cooper, keyboardist Roger O’Donnell and guitarist Reeves Gabrels. Smith surprised fans last fall by bringing back guitarist/keyboardist Perry Bamonte, who played in the band from 1990 to 2005.

Below, check out the setlist, video from the show — and the rest of the band’s tour dates.

Setlist: The Cure, Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA — 5/10/23

1. “Alone” 2. “Pictures of You” 3. “A Night Like This” 4. “Lovesong” 5. “And Nothing Is Forever” 6. “The Last Day of Summer” 7. “A Fragile Thing” 8. “Cold” 9. “Burn” 10. “Fascination Street” 11. “Push” 12. “Play for Today” 13. “Shake Dog Shake” 14. “From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea” 15. “Endsong”

Encore: 16. “I Can Never Say Goodbye” 17. “Want” 18. “A Thousand Hours” 19. “At Night” 20. “A Forest”

Second encore: 21. “Lullaby” 22. “Six Different Ways” 23. “The Walk” 24. “Friday I’m In Love” 25. “Doing the Unstuck” 26. “Close To Me” 27. “Inbetween Days” 28. “Just Like Heaven” 29. “Boy’s Don’t Cry”

The Cure tour dates 2023

May 10: New Orleans, LA — Smoothie King Center May 12: Houston, TX — Toyota Center May 13: Dallas, TX — Dos Equis Pavilion May 14: Austin, TX — Moody Center May 16: Albuquerque, NM — Isleta Amphitheater May 18: Phoenix, AZ — Desert Diamond Arena May 20: San Diego, CA — NICU Amphitheatre May 21: San Diego, CA — NICU Amphitheatre May 23: Los Angeles, CA — Hollywood Bowl May 24: Los Angeles, CA — Hollywood Bowl May 25: Los Angeles, CA — Hollywood Bowl May 27: San Francisco, CA — Shoreline Amphitheatre May 29: San Francisco, CA — Shoreline Amphitheatre May 31: Portland, OR — MODA Centre June 1: Seattle, WA — Climate Pledge Arena June 2: Vancouver, BC — Rogers Arena June 4: Salt Lake City, UT — Vivint Smart Home Arena June 6: Denver, CO — Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre June 8: Minneapolis St. Paul, MN — Xcel Energy Center June 10: Chicago, IL — United Center June 11: Cleveland, OH — Blossom Music Center June 13: Detroit, MI — Pine Knob Music Theatre June 14: Toronto, ON — Budweiser Stage June 16: Montreal, QC — Bell Centre June 17: Montreal, QC — Bell Centre June 18: Boston, MA — Xfinity Center June 20: New York, NY — Madison Square Garden June 21: New York, NY — Madison Square Garden June 22: New York, NY — Madison Square Garden June 24: Philadelphia, PA — Wells Fargo Center June 25: Columbia, MD — Merriweather Post Pavilion June 27: Atlanta, GA — State Farm Arena June 28: Atlanta, GA — State Farm Arena June 29: Tampa, FL — Amalie Arena July 1: Miami, FL — Miami-Dade Arena

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Think about others. Have some goddamn consideration. And for the love of god, man, live in the moment. Either put your phone down and enjoy the show or stay the hell home where you can watch life on television.

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The Cure Doubles Its Previous Best With $37.5 Million North American Tour

The Shows of a Lost World Tour sets career highs for the band, even after fighting to keep ticket prices low.

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While those figures are personal highs among the band’s global touring career (dating back to The Cure’s first Boxscore reports in 1985; the band has been touring since the late ‘70s), apples-to-apples comparisons against its North American treks spotlight the tour’s success even better. The $37.5 million revenue total is more than double the band’s previous North American high of $18 million in 2016. And the 547,000 tickets surpass 1992’s 402,000.

Routing for the Shows of a Lost World Tour mixed arenas and amphitheaters in the U.S., yielding its biggest returns in the expected markets. Three shows at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl grossed $4.9 million and sold 50,800 tickets, while a three-peat at New York’s Madison Square Garden brought in $4.1 million from 44,300 tickets. Atlanta, Montreal and San Francisco follow.

Nightly attendance never dipped below 12,000, and averaged 15,629. That marks a 43% improvement over 2016’s 10,952, which itself was a 48% bump from The Cure’s 2008 tour. The band hadn’t averaged such a high attendance since 1989, when it paced 19,539 tickets in support of Disintegration . (That album was, at the time, the band’s highest charting album on the Billboard 200 [No. 12], containing its highest ranking hit on the Billboard Hot 100 : “Love Song” [No. 2].)

This bar graph mirrors the peak-valley-peak trajectory that Billboard reported on Janet Jackson ’s comeback spring tour. Both acts have sprawling discographies with close to a half century’s worth of beloved songs. That’s the kind of pitch that, after an extended break, can elevate an artist into their highly profitable legacy era, so-to-speak, soaking one’s deep roster of hits in a bath of nostalgia and extra disposable income.

Janet Jackson and The Cure may not make for the most obvious apples-to-apples comparison. But like Jackson, The Cure established a Boxscore peak around the turn of the ‘90s, before letting its legacy build to a new peak in the 2020s. Like Jackson, The Cure is touring without new material, many years away from its last album. (The band last released a new studio set in 2008.) Their 2023 shows marked the first North American tour for either act since the mid-2010s.

And while the effects of Jackson’s highly publicized mid-'00s controversy don’t quite apply here, the Shows of a Lost World Tour generated its own batch of headlines earlier this year. Frontman Robert Smith spoke out about various “ scams ” and fees , courtesy Ticketmaster and the larger secondary market , resisting dynamic pricing, platinum ticketing and scaled re-sale . The band went as far as to ensure that every show had a price option of $30 or less. Further, after fans made Smith aware of exorbitant fees, he negotiated with Ticketmaster to issue refunds.

As lines between primary and secondary ticket sellers blur and pricing strategies become more creative, concert revenues for arena acts have surged . And though it may seem like perfect timing to pair those ticketing practices with The Cure’s much-anticipated return to the stage, the band’s defiant public stand against gouging fans worked out in the end.

The Shows of a Lost World Tour averaged a $68.54 price, 37% less than the triple-digit average ticket among the top 50 tours on Billboard ’s midyear 2023 recap. Only one artist in that top 50 – The 1975 – averaged less ($63.01), and that was with mostly European shows, where tickets haven’t exploded in the same way as the U.S., where The Cure played.

Still, the tour made enough money to have ranked among the top 20, had its shows been eligible (The midyear charts are based on shows between Nov. 1, 2022 – April 30, 2023. The Cure’s tour began on May 10.). The Cure’s bulked-up, career-high grosses are owed to consistently sold-out crowds, perhaps nudged along by the band’s steadfast dedication to affordable tickets.

Though the Shows of a Lost World Tour has wrapped, The Cure will play a slew of festivals plus a few standalone shows in Latin America between September and December.

Stretching back to 1985, The Cure has grossed a reported $146.1 million and sold 3 million tickets.

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Tucked among this year’s exclusive releases — which range from The Cure picture discs to three-inch Beatles records — are a handful of titles with local ties, like Pixies ’ red and orange marble pressing of “ Live From Red Rocks 2005 .” The Boston band’s 27-song set at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre arrived on streaming services in the fall of 2021 but has never previously been available on vinyl.

One of the most notable Boston-adjacent releases is an exchange of covers between pop star Olivia Rodrigo and Watertown-based folk sensation Noah Kahan . Recorded for BBC Radio 1, the 7-inch captures Rodrigo tackling “Stick Season,” while Kahan puts his spin on Rodrigo’s ballad “lacy.” A blue pressing of Kahan’s 2021 sophomore album, “I Was/I Am,” will also be available.

Donna Summer ’s contribution, “Many States of Independence,” will be an essential find for DJs and disco fans. The record compiles seven remixes of Summer’s “State of Independence” cover (originally by Jon & Vangelis), which appeared on her 1982 self-titled album. Personally, I’ll be scouring crates for a striped pressing of the “EAT” EP from Poppy , an enigmatic (and Boston-born) welder of doe-eyed pop and heavy metal.

Shoppers can plot the route of their treasure hunts to factor in some of this year’s festivities offering food, freebies, and discounts. Starting at 1 p.m., local DJs will provide the soundtrack at Good Taste Records in the North End, while DJ Roz spins between noon and 3 p.m. at a Village Vinyl & Hi-Fi pop-up at the Verb Hotel in the Fenway. Tres Gatos , a hybrid tapas bar and book/record store in Jamaica Plain, clears its dining room to display the full breadth of exclusive titles, with free coffee, pastries, and giveaways to fuel shoppers on their vinyl crawls.

Outside of the city, DJs from the local “Soulelujah” dance night will curate a rotation of soul and funk tunes at Vinyl Index in Somerville between noon and 6 p.m. Visitors at the Bow Market shop can also score exclusive totes and tees, all screen-printed on site. Stop by Watertown’s Wanna Hear It Records to peruse a pop-up shop from Boston indie label Iodine Recordings and take advantage of a 15 percent-off sale on all new records (excluding this year’s Record Store Day releases).

Find the full list of shops participating in this year’s Record Store Day on the official event website at recordstoreday.com/stores .

Portland, Ore., psych-rock outfit STRFKR tear open “Parallel Realms” from their seventh studio album on Friday at Royale . Ruth Radelet , formerly of the electronic band Chromatics , opens the evening with solo material like her dreamy 2023 single “Shoot Me Down.”

Deep Cuts in Medford wraps an eventful Record Store Day on Saturday with performances from Calgary post-punk band Sunglaciers and Massachusetts groups Thighs and Holiday Music . LA darkwave duo Night Club descend upon the venue on Tuesday , accompanied by retro synth-pop act Delores Galore .

Currently celebrating his landmark 20th year in East Coast hip-hop, Benny the Butcher serves up meaty cuts from his new record, “Everybody Can’t Go,” at the House of Blues on Tuesday , followed by chipper folk from Florida’s The 502s , who bring their “Great American Road Trip” tour to Lansdowne Street on Thursday .

Standout shows across Somerville include a visit from breakout Minneapolis punks VIAL at The Rockwell on Tuesday and a hip-hop showcase curated by Boston rapper Rugged N Raw at The Jungle on Thursday .

New Zealand pop chameleon Kimbra returns to Boston on Wednesday for an opening slot on Jacob Collier ’s “Djesse” world tour at MGM Music Hall at Fenway. The following night , Judas Priest rip through 55 years of ruptured eardrums and heavy metal, including their recent 19th studio album, “Invincible Shield.”

On Thursday , Dave Hause & The Mermaid perform the first of three consecutive shows at Faces. The trio of gigs at the Malden brewery precede an appearance at Sing Us Home Festival , a weekend-long event that Hause curates in his native Philadelphia.

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Dog Park , “Festina Lente.” This burgeoning Parisian group offers a pillowy dream-pop debut that revolves around its titular Latin adage, an oxymoron meaning “make haste slowly.” A drowsy, drifting quality permeates the band’s 10 new tracks, whisking listeners between Paris boulevards, solitary evenings, and a liminal space between reality and imagination.

Debo Ray , “Time With You.” R&B serves as a healing balm for strained relationships in the new single from Massachusetts singer Debo Ray, who slathers a time-worn romance with supple vocals and the cool thrum of an upright bass. A meditation on maintaining long-term relationships, “Time With You” emanates grace as it replaces tension with tenacity.

Tei Shi , “Valerie.” Since the 2015 arrival of her earth-shattering single “Bassically,” Tei Shi has slinked between a bevy of labels: Canadian-Colombian weaver of art-pop, cross-cultural producer, even Berklee College of Music student. On her third studio album, she strips away the titles and returns to her given name — Valerie Barbosa — to pack a bilingual time capsule with electro-tinged tropicalia, bachata, and R&B.

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Fans of Screaming Females still mourning the New Jersey band’s breakup can find some closure at the Capitol Theatre next Thursday . The Arlington cinema will host a 7 p.m. screening of the punks’ 2018 performance at ONCE Somerville, which was part of a lengthy tour promoting their seventh album, “All at Once.”

Russia arrests another suspect in the concert hall attack that killed 144

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A Moscow court has detained another suspect as an accomplice in the attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 144 people in March, the Moscow City Courts Telegram channel said Saturday.

Dzhumokhon Kurbonov, a citizen of Tajikistan, is accused of providing the attackers with means of communication and financing. The judge at Moscow’s Basmanny District Court ruled that Kurbonov would be kept in custody until May 22 pending investigation and trial.

Russian state news agency RIA Novosti said Kurbonov was reportedly detained on April 11 for 15 days on the administrative charge of petty hooliganism. Independent Russian media outlet Mediazona noted that this is a common practice used by Russian security forces to hold a person in custody while a criminal case is prepared against them.

Twelve defendants have been arrested in the case, including four who allegedly carried out the attack at the Crocus City Hall concert venue, according to RIA Novosti.

Those four appeared in the same Moscow court at the end of March on terrorism charges and showed signs of severe beatings. One appeared to be barely conscious during the hearing. The court ordered that the men, all of whom were identified in the media as citizens of Tajikistan, also be held in custody until May 22.

A faction of the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the massacre in which gunmen shot people who were waiting for a show by a popular rock band and then set the building on fire. But Russian officials including President Vladimir Putin have persistently claimed, without presenting evidence, that Ukraine and the West had a role in the attack.

Ukraine denies involvement and its officials claim that Moscow is pushing the allegation as a pretext to intensify its fighting in Ukraine .

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