The Cure Announces Re-Scheduled North American 4TOUR Shows
September 13, 2007
AT LAST!
We are 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 207 tickets will be honored for these new 2008 concerts.
The only venue that could not be re-scheduled was Seattle, but instead of no Cure show at all, we will be closing the Sasquatch Music Festival on Sunday, May 25th, 2008 at the Gorge Amphitheatre, where we have been guaranteed 150 minutes onstage. All tickets for the originally scheduled Cure Key Arena Concert will be honored at the Music Festival. Please note that the Sasquatch Music Festival is general admission seating only.
This is all happening slightly later than we expected due to the “Playoffs” and the fact that a lot of the venues would not confirm space in the hopes that their teams make it.
However, an unexpected bonus of the new routing is that we have been able to add Kansas City, Phoenix, Austin, Ft. Lauderdale and Cleveland to the line up and we expect more dates to come!
All ticket information links for the re-scheduled shows will be up as soon as we have them possible.
Anyone who wishes to exchange their cancelled 2007 ticket for a refund will be able to get one in full from his or her point of purchase until November 1, 2007.
We apologize again for the inconvenience and upset the original postponement caused, and will make sure that the new shows are more than what you expect!
See you all soon,
LOVE Robert, Simon, Jason & Porl XXXX (THE CURE)
THE CURE 4TOUR NORTH AMERICA 2008
MAY
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
31 LOS ANGELES Hollywood Bowl
JUNE
03 SAN DIEGO Cox Arena
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
The Cure Seeing Double On 13th Studio Album
Would one expect anything less than a double album from the Cure on the occasion of its 13th studio release? "Rather than cut it down, at the stage we're at with the band, I'm making this record because I want to enjoy the process and be proud of the finished result," frontman Robert Smith tells Billboard of the as-yet-untitled effort, due in October via Suretone/Geffen. "It isn't a commercial concern for me."
"What will probably happen is that a double album will come out like a limited edition, mixed by me," he continues. "A single-disc version, which I assume will be primarily chosen by the label, might get mixed by someone else in order to have a different thing. There's a concern Cure fans will feel like they have to get both, but the fact is, I've agreed to sell the double version at a single album price, because I feel that strongly about it. It is almost impossible to get a double album nowadays. I naively thought my standing as an artist would push aside all objections, but the world gets ever more commercial as it turns."
Tracks due to make the cut include "Lusting Here in Your Mind" ("It sounds suspiciously like heavy rock to me," Smith says), "The Hungry Ghost," "The Perfect Boy," "Christmas Without You" ("That's not a very happy song," he says) and "Please Come Home."
"There are songs about relationships, the material world, politics and religion. They're very upfront and dynamic," says Smith of the new songs. "People will be surprised how stripped-down and in-your-face the record is."
Smith also trolled through his massive catalog of demos and found three pieces dating back to the '80s that the band revamped. "They've changed quite a lot, but the basic melody and chord structure has remained," he says. "They do have a certain old Cure-ness about them."
As usual, Smith slaved over the lyrics, contributing to a delay in completing the project. "I've gone through so many revisions, probably more than all of the other records put together," he says. "I just wanted to get the tone right to reflect how I am at the age I'm at."
Smith promises the Cure will play new material during its fall North American tour, but not too much. "A lot of people who come to Cure shows want to hear something they haven't heard before, but they also want to hear old songs," he offers. "I enjoy playing them. But the idea of going out and doing a two-and-a-half hour show and including 10 or 12 new songs would actually be really awful, I think. A show is an experience. Anyone coming to a Cure show isn't going to go home and think about buying the album. They've already made their minds up by the fact they've bought a ticket to see us."
-Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
The Cure Want You On Their Guest List!
"I wouldn't want anyone as my friend that didn't support Amnesty".
- Robert Smith of The Cure
The Cure have graciously given a pair of tickets and Meet and Greets from their own allocation to Amnesty International to auction for each date on their upcoming tour. This Auction will include both US and non US dates. The auction will consist of several Rounds. Each Round will begin on a
Friday at 9p EST and will last 10 days.
Round Four begins at 9p EST on September 14th and will include all the dates from the Mexico stops on the tour. The seat locations will all be in rows 1-5 of the Orchestra/Floor Section.
No hard tickets will be mailed, your name will be on a Guest List that will be at Will Call 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.
Place your bid