Wolfman Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 (edited) First time I ever saw these guys and they were great. Porl Thompson (the guitarist who toured with Page and Plant in 1996) was fantastic. Never realized that Robert Smith was a good guitarist either. They played 38 songs in three hours (including three encores). Here's the setlist (some what in order): Open Fascination Street A Strange Day alt.end The Walk The End of the World Lovesong Kyoto Song Pictures of You Lullaby Maybe Someday The Perfect Boy From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea The Only One Push How Beautiful you are Inbetween days Just like heaven Primary Never Enough Wrong Number One Hundred Years End If Only Tonight We Could Sleep The Kiss Plainsong Prayers for Rain Strange Days Freak Show Close to me Why can't I be you Three Imaginary Boys Fire in Cairo Boys Don't Cry Jumping Someone Else's Train Grinding Halt 10:15 Saturday Night Killing an Arab Edited May 11, 2008 by Wolfman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfman Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 (edited) Fixed it BTW, do they normally play such long shows...was really cool to see that many songs live! Edited May 11, 2008 by Wolfman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos6507 Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I didn't realize it was possible to play a 3 hours concert anymore, at least unless you started really early, because of curfews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I didn't realize it was possible to play a 3 hours concert anymore, at least unless you started really early, because of curfews. Bruce Springsteen does it all of the time (or quite a bit of the time), same for the Drive-By Truckers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Thanks for posting this; I'll have to see if they're coming nearby. I've been listening to the Cure since the mid 80s, although admittedly not as much now as I used to. It sounds like it was a great show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBloodyXXX Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 I had no idea they did 3 hr shows. They're coming to my town in June and I'm very tempted to go to that show now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Thanks for the set list, Wolfman. Can't wait for them to hit LA later this month...they're playing the Hollywood Bowl May 31(Bonzo's birthday) and the Shrine on June 1. I've been seeing the Cure since the early 80's...and yes, for some time they have been playing 3 hour concerts. And whenever they play multiple dates in the same city, they also change the setlists. So, some shows will be heavy on the Pornography- Head on the Door era, others will focus on the Kiss Me, Kiss Me-Disintegration-Wish-era. I remember one 4 night stand they did around 1999 or 2000(1 show at Irvine Meadows and 3 nights at the Greek), where every night was radically different from the next; over the 4 shows, they must have delved into every corner of their immense catalogue. One of the great live acts of the past 20-30 years...and, I don't know about the rest of the United States, but the Cure are definitely NOT underrated here in Los Angeles...in fact, LA was one of the first places that the Cure broke thru in the States; KROQ played them all the time(along with other Brit bands of the time like New Order, Depeche Mode and the Smiths). In fact, for some time the Cure might have even been more popular here in LA than back in their native England. The Cure have sold out Dodger Stadium and the Rose Bowl over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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