The show in question was at the Austin City Limits Music Festival on Saturday (Oct 12). According to the band’s announcement, Gallup had to return to the UK due to a personal situation.

“Another serious personal situation affecting our bassist Simon arose yesterday, and as a consequence, he had to return to the UK,” the band announced on its twitter page. “We would like to thank Eden Gallup for filling in on bass again at such short notice.”

As you can tell from the use of the word “another”, this wasn’t the first time in recent history that The Cure was on stage without their regular bassist. Back in July Gallup could not accompany the band to Japan to perform at Fuji Rock Festival. He was replaced by son Eden then as well, who played a total of seven shows before his father could resume his place in the line-up.

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Fans were treated to a set full of classics and a few surprise live debuts. As fans hoped, they opened their set with the epic “Painsong” and then breezed through the rest of Disintegration.

Taking to the stage at Sydney’s Vivid LIVE festival last night (May 25), The Cure played a set packed full of classics, deep cuts, and a number of live debuts. They exceeded all expectations when they treated the crowd to not just one or two encores, but eight. These included a cover of Wendy Waldman’s “Pirate Ships” and several back-catalog B-sides to delight hardcore fans.

You can check out the deliciously gothic setlist below.

“Plainsong”
“Pictures of You”
“Closedown”
“Lovesong”
“Last Dance”
“Lullaby”
“Fascination Street”
“Prayers for Rain”
“The Same Deep Water as You”
“Disintegration”
“Homesick”
“Untitled”

Encore:

“No Heart”
“Esten”
“2 Late”
“Babble”
“Fear of Ghosts”
“Out of Mind”
“Delirious Night”
“Pirate Ships”

The Cure’s next show will be on June 8 at the Malahide County & Gardens venue in Dublin.

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But since the majority of the fans won’t be able to come to Australia for this celebratory gigs, the band decided to bring the celebration to them.

The Cure announced that they added a fifth show that will take place in front of Sydney Opera House on May 30th, and that the entire thing will be live streamed on May 30th via Facebook and YouTube. According to NME, the performance will be directed by British filmmaker and frequent collaborator of the band, Nick Wickham.

“We look forward to celebrating the anniversary of this special album with you all… …and remember: this album was mixed to be played loud… so turn it up!” – said The Cure in a statement.

Released on May 2, 1989, Disintegration was The Cure’s attempt to get back to their origins of gothic rock. It became their first major commercial success and is still the band’s highest selling record to date with more than three million copies sold worldwide.

Critics gave Disintegration mixed review at first, but the album later met with critical acclaim and found its place on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” list. It contains some of The Cure’s most popular songs including “Lovesong,” “Pictures Of You,” and “Lullaby.”

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The show in question was at the Austin City Limits Music Festival on Saturday (Oct 12). According to the band’s announcement, Gallup had to return to the UK due to a personal situation.

“Another serious personal situation affecting our bassist Simon arose yesterday, and as a consequence, he had to return to the UK,” the band announced on its twitter page. “We would like to thank Eden Gallup for filling in on bass again at such short notice.”

As you can tell from the use of the word “another”, this wasn’t the first time in recent history that The Cure was on stage without their regular bassist. Back in July Gallup could not accompany the band to Japan to perform at Fuji Rock Festival. He was replaced by son Eden then as well, who played a total of seven shows before his father could resume his place in the line-up.

The post The Cure’s Simon Gallup Forced to Miss a Show, Replaced By His Son appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

Fans were treated to a set full of classics and a few surprise live debuts. As fans hoped, they opened their set with the epic “Painsong” and then breezed through the rest of Disintegration.

Taking to the stage at Sydney’s Vivid LIVE festival last night (May 25), The Cure played a set packed full of classics, deep cuts, and a number of live debuts. They exceeded all expectations when they treated the crowd to not just one or two encores, but eight. These included a cover of Wendy Waldman’s “Pirate Ships” and several back-catalog B-sides to delight hardcore fans.

You can check out the deliciously gothic setlist below.

“Plainsong”
“Pictures of You”
“Closedown”
“Lovesong”
“Last Dance”
“Lullaby”
“Fascination Street”
“Prayers for Rain”
“The Same Deep Water as You”
“Disintegration”
“Homesick”
“Untitled”

Encore:

“No Heart”
“Esten”
“2 Late”
“Babble”
“Fear of Ghosts”
“Out of Mind”
“Delirious Night”
“Pirate Ships”

The Cure’s next show will be on June 8 at the Malahide County & Gardens venue in Dublin.

The post The Cure Kick Off Their “Disintegration” Tour With a Setlist of Classics appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

But since the majority of the fans won’t be able to come to Australia for this celebratory gigs, the band decided to bring the celebration to them.

The Cure announced that they added a fifth show that will take place in front of Sydney Opera House on May 30th, and that the entire thing will be live streamed on May 30th via Facebook and YouTube. According to NME, the performance will be directed by British filmmaker and frequent collaborator of the band, Nick Wickham.

“We look forward to celebrating the anniversary of this special album with you all… …and remember: this album was mixed to be played loud… so turn it up!” – said The Cure in a statement.

Released on May 2, 1989, Disintegration was The Cure’s attempt to get back to their origins of gothic rock. It became their first major commercial success and is still the band’s highest selling record to date with more than three million copies sold worldwide.

Critics gave Disintegration mixed review at first, but the album later met with critical acclaim and found its place on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time” list. It contains some of The Cure’s most popular songs including “Lovesong,” “Pictures Of You,” and “Lullaby.”

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