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The Cure announced her first concert for 2026. Robert Smith and the band appear on August 30, 2026 at the “Rock en his” festival in France, in the park of the Saunt-Cloud Castle in Saint-Cloud, west of Paris.
The headliner appearance follows her last headliner appearance at the “Rock en his” Seven years ago, i.e. the 2019. The Cure – In addition to Smith, the bassist Simon Gallup, keyboardist Roger O’Donnell, drummer Jason Cooper, as well as the guitarists Perry Bamonte and Reeves Gabrels – will decide on Sunday. Tickets will be in advance tomorrow (September 17, 2025) from 5 p.m.
Is this just the first of several live performances by The Cure in the coming year? Many of the most important (European) festivals for which the band could be considered, take place beforehand: Primavera, Leeds, Roskilde … Robert Smith not only announced a tour for this year, as well as the follow -up album of “Songs of a Lost World” from 2024.
Open-air appointments are possible in the run-up to “Rock en Seine” or a hall tour in spring or autumn 2026.
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Olivia Rodrigo brought Robert Smith on stage for a surprise appearance during her set on Sunday evening at the Glastonbury Festival. Together they performed a rousing duet of the Cure hit “Friday I’m in Love” from 1992 and “Just Like Heaven” from 1987.
Surprise duet with Robert Smith
Rodrigo announced Smith with the words: “He may be the best songwriter that England has ever produced. He is a Glastonbury legend and a personal model of mine.” The artists presented the two songs with acoustic guitar and vocals.
On Sunday evening, Rodrigos marked the first time as a headliner on the Pyramid Stage in Glastonbury. “Holy shit, these are most people I have ever seen in my life,” she said, according to Variety. “This is a dream that has become true, I can’t believe that this is my life.”
The week before, Rodrigo and Ed Sheeran performed “The A Team” at a sold -out concert in the London Hyde Park. “I would like to introduce you to one of my favorite British and one of the best songwriters of all time,” said Rodrigo before taking Sheeran on stage. Both singers played acoustic guitar and changed with the stanzas at Sheerans Hit and debut single from 2011. Rodrigo explained to social media that this was “literally one of my favorite songs of all time”.
More highlights from Rodrigos Tour
She also covered the hit “I love you” from Fontaines DC in Dublin during her appearance in Marlay Park. “Lately I’ve been totally obsessed with this band Fontaines DC,” Rodrigo told the audience. “I played this song all by myself – just for fun – and I thought it would be cool if I also played it for you.”
Rodrigo’s tour continues today and tomorrow evening in Manchester before it travels to Europe for a number of concerts and festival appearances.