"4:13 Dream" by the Cure

hoping Azari & III at a queer party in the Studio will be ace too

I'm guessing this'll be recorded for DVD like Trilogy. Which I'm more than fine with.

you know what would be wau, is if they pulled together shows where they plays specific albums and had the ppl who originally recorded them play the gig

looks like that was sort of the plan? except Robert can't let go of Jason

where are these going to be though? if on the forecourt it is going to SHIT up access for all the other venues good and proper

xpost -- Must all be down to blackmail or something. He's now the longest serving drummer of the Cure by about a decade!

xxxp haha yeah - maybe Roger is scheduled to play on the third phase of that tour.
Sign me up for the Japanese Whispers/Top gigs.

Now I'm imagining what the hell a Mixed Up show would be like.

as pointed out on CoF, this will be the first live performance of "Doubt" (and probably some of the instrumentals on 17S)

I was thinking that, "Doubt" finally gets a live airing!

Right now I can only think about a live rendition of Foxy Lady!

yeah i expect a few lols from the 3IB - Meathook? Weedy Burton (or whatever that thing is called)?

If they really wanted to replicate it they should call up Paul Weller and ask for his gear.

"We know you're not doing anything much interesting with it right now."

"Well thank you I -- hey!"

Jesus fuck, it's in the Concert Hall - this is going to be the worst shitfight for tickets ever.

The Cure "Reflections"

Three Imaginary Boys (1979)
The Cure Trio: Robert Smith (voice & guitar), Simon Gallup (bass), Jason Cooper (drums)

Seventeen Seconds (1980)
The Cure Quartet: Robert Smith (voice & guitar), Simon Gallup (bass), Jason Cooper (drums), Roger O'Donnell (keys)

Faith (1981)
The Cure Quintet: Robert Smith (voice & guitar), Simon Gallup (bass), Jason Cooper (drums), Roger O'Donnell (keys & percussion), Laurence Tolhurst (keys & percussion)

oh he's Laurence now?

I guess I'll have to wait for the inevitable dvd since I'm pretty sure these gigs will turn out great.

so this thing is about to start. Feeling all tingly

From the Chain of Flowers site:

"Soundcheck (partial): Splintered in Her Head!!!, All Cats Are Grey, Primary, Jumping Someone Else's Train, Another Journey By Train!!!"

I'd really love to hear them play Splintered, it's the Cure at their most 23 Skidoo.

so they're playing all the b-sides of the era as encores. I am now truly pissed off to be missing this.

not gonna be liveblogging this but 'Descent'?! wtf!!

wait shit all the b-sides? I said no to swapping my Odd Future tickets cos they announced it was going to be completely over by 10 aaargh

final set list

1st set: 10:15 Saturday Night, Accuracy, Grinding Halt, Another Day, Object, Subway Song, Foxy Lady (RS on vocals), Meathook, So What, Fire In Cairo, It's Not You, Three Imaginary Boys (No Weedy Burton).

From Fuji: "in the olden days that was IT!!! but...see you in a few minutes!!" RSX walking off stage at the end of 3IB "

2nd set (with Roger O'Donnell): A Reflection, Play for Today, Secrets, In Your House, Forever! (instead of Three?), The Final Sound, A Forest, M, At Night, Seventeen Seconds.

3rd set (with Roger and Lol Tolhurst): The Holy Hour, Primary, Other Voices, All Cats Are Grey (Lol played the closing notes on this. Nice!), The Funeral Party, Doubt (Roger on the magical tambourine : ) ), The Drowning Man, Faith (not extended).

1st Encore: World War, I'm Cold, Plastic Passion, Boy's Don't Cry, Killing Another, Jumping Someone Else's Train (with keyboards), Another Journey By Train

2nd encore: Descent, Splintered in Her Head (RS on harmonica), Charlotte Sometimes, The Hanging Garden

3rd encore: Let's Go to Bed, The Walk, Lovecats.

Yeah, we all need a recording of this ASAP.

would have seriously lost it if they'd closed with the entire Japanese Whispers.

encores better be included on the DVD

how long did it go all up?

ANSWER ME

I turned down FIVE offers to swap tix for Thursday ;_;

"encores better be included on the DVD"

^^^^

THEY PLAYED "WORLD WAR"????????????????????????????????

WTF OMG WAU

haha i was waiting for DJP to see this

I should have pillaged my bank account for this ;_;

I like the way The Hanging Garden creeped quietly in the (amazing) setlist.

GAAAH BAADERONIX WHAT TIME DID IT FINISH

this is my dream concert I need to hear it now yes now

xp
err, I dunno - wasn't there myself unfort - seems the concert went on for four hours

would be perfectly happy with the cure turning into a pixies-like nostalgia act that only plays this stuff now.

err, I dunno - wasn't there myself unfort - seems the concert went on for four hours

that can't possibly be right though:

wait shit all the b-sides? I said no to swapping my Odd Future tickets cos they announced it was going to be completely over by 10 aaargh

― the man who forsook his wife for fap fap fap (sic), Tuesday, 31 May 2011 22:38 (Yesterday)

Dan if you can make it by tomorrow I'll bump my friend from our box seats

2nd encore: Descent, Splintered in Her Head (RS on harmonica), Charlotte Sometimes, The Hanging Garden

O_O !!!!!!!!

BTW this gig was originally meant to just be Faith played in full for it's 30th birthday. Bless Robert for being such a giant Cure nerd.

aha yeah - some of his choices are the stuff of teenage Cure geek fantasy - "can you imagine if they invited Lol to play Descent and I'm Cold?!?"

http://images.smh.com.au/2011/05/31/2398827/546859447-600x400.jpg

Dan if you can make it by tomorrow I'll bump my friend from our box seats

;_;

Clips surfacing:

http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2011/05/31/cure-reflections-setlist-video-sydney-opera-house/

hello from the bar

they just played The Weedy Burton

At Night: the first time Jason has ever sounded good in The Cure?

WTF OMG WAU

― Tom Skerritt Mustache Ride (DJP), Tuesday, May 31, 2011 9:26 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

This is insane. Jealous.

they just played The Weedy Burton

Hahah brilliant.

hey guys

hey guys