I just don’t know how to feel about Cure news at this point. For a band that started threatening to break up back in 1985, The Cure refuses to go away. When was the last great Cure record? 1989. That was almost 20 years ago. Not a good sign for things to come. The band’s 2004 self-titled record was rubbish on top of the fact that it was produced by a nu-metal fruitcake. The music can be decent, but Smith just can’t write lyrics anymore. Regardless, the band is trudging forward with another line-up change and its 13th, as-yet-untitled studio album due this fall on Geffen. A tour is already in place for the US and Canada.
Cure US tour dates:
September:
13th – Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
15th – Atlanta, GA Gwinnett Center
17th – Charlotte, NC Charlotte Bobcats Arena
19th – Washington DC Patriot Center
21st – Philadelphia , PA Wachovia Spectrum
23rd – New York, NY Madison Square Garden
25th – Boston, MA Agganis Arena
26th – Montreal, QC Bell Centre
27th – Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
29th – Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
October:
2nd – Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
4th – Salt Lake City, UT E Center
6th – San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre – Download Festival
8th – Seattle, WA Key Arena
9th – Vancouver, BC General Motors Place
11th – Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
13th – San Diego, CA Cox Arena
14th – Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
16th – Houston, TX Toyota Center
17th – Dallas, TX American Airlines Center