The Cure play two new songs at the start of the tour

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Roskilde, Denmark: Robert Smith from The Cure on day 8 of Roskilde Festival 2019

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Roskilde, Denmark: Robert Smith from The Cure on day 8 of Roskilde Festival 2019

Photo: Redferns, Joseph Okpako. All rights reserved.

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There was two pieces of good news for fans when The Cure’s European tour kicked off on Thursday (October 6) in the Latvian capital Riga. For the first time the group around Robert Smith played two songs from the long-awaited new album “Songs Of A Lost World”. Also, keyboardist Perry Bamonte is back in the band.

With a set list of (including encores) 25 titles, concertgoers could already look forward to a performance of considerable length. But the highlight was certainly the new title: “Alone” introduced the gig, “Endsong” was appropriately the last song before the encore. But also The Cure classics like “Pictures Of You”, “Trust” and “Fascination Street” could be heard. As part of the tour, The Cure are also coming to Germany for seven concerts.

“Songs Of A Lost World” is one of two new albums which Robert Smith announced earlier this year. These should differ stylistically: “Songs Of A Lost World” should be the “darkest thing we’ve ever done”, the second should sound “upbeat”. Robert Smith has also announced a solo album for 2023.

There is no exact release date for the album yet. Smith said earlier that spring that he hoped they could get it out before the start of the European tour. This date has now passed, but there is no update yet. It’s been 14 years since the band’s last album: “4:13 Dream” was released in 2008.

Perry Bamonte was a keyboardist and guitarist in the band from 1990 to 2005. He reportedly left The Cure because Robert Smith wanted to downsize the group to a trio. Keyboarder Roger O’Donnell left at the same time as Bamonte, but he returned to the band in 2011.

The Cure live 2022

  • October 16, 2022, HAMBURG Barclays Arena
  • October 17, 2022, LEIPZIG Quarterback Real Estate Arena
  • October 18, 2022, BERLIN Mercedes-Benz Arena
  • October 29, 2022, MUNICH Olympic Hall
  • November 17, 2022, FRANKFURT Festhalle
  • November 21, 2022, STUTTGART Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
  • November 22, 2022, Cologne Lanxess Arena

+++ This article first appeared on musikexpress.de +++

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