The Cure have unveiled a rapidly expanding run of UK & European dates for summer 2026, adding standalone headline shows in Cardiff, Dublin, Belfast, Manchester and Edinburgh to a slate of major festival appearances across Spain, Portugal, Austria, Poland, Belgium, Germany, Romania, Norway, Sweden and France. The itinerary now includes a three-night stand at Berlin’s Wuhlheide (July 10–12) and two UK park shows that are already marked SOLD OUT.
Alongside the tour momentum, there’s fresh movement on the studio front. As first flagged by long-running fansite Chain of Flowers, the band’s official biography was quietly updated to note that in March 2025, The Cure recorded 13 new songs at Rockfield for a follow-up album — and that Robert Smith has been re-editing and re-mixing the Show of a Lost World concert film. NME has also covered this update.
Chain of Flowers: “Didn’t realize the Cure’s bio on the official site had been updated. Show of a Lost World FILM? Nice!”
Here is the excerpt from the updated bio:
“The Cure spent the spring of 2024 finishing 8 of the songs recorded back in 2019, with mixing and final mastering happening in the summer. In September news of a new studio album was announced, and on Friday 1st November Songs Of A Lost World was released, the event marked with a 3 hour launch show at Troxy London, free streamed globally to more than a million people. The album was universally acclaimed by both fans and critics, reaching #1 in more than 30 countries around the world. In March 2025 the band went back into Rockfield Studios to record 13 more songs for a follow up album. On Friday 13th June the 24 track Mixes Of A Lost World was released, containing remixes and reworks by 24 incredible artists including Four Tet, Mogwai, Paul Oakenfold, Chino Moreno and Orbital. In June Robert guested with Olivia Rodrigo on a couple of Cure songs during her Glastonbury headline show, before heading back into the studio to help re-edit and re-mix The Show Of A Lost World film…”
CoF further notes the bio confirms the current 2026 lineup and that Perry Bamonte is not included.
With the follow-up taking shape and the concert film in the edit suite, the band’s summer itinerary continues to expand. They will bring a carefully curated set of openers across the UK & Ireland before sweeping through Europe’s major festivals, with select headline dates throughout the continent.
Support for the new UK & Ireland headline dates draws from long-time friends and kindred spirits: Mogwai (Edinburgh), Slowdive (Manchester & Edinburgh), The Twilight Sad (Dublin & Belfast), Just Mustard (Dublin, Belfast & Edinburgh), The Slow Readers Club (Manchester), Stella and the Dreaming (Dublin) — and for the newly added Wales date in Cardiff, The Twilight Sad and The Joy Formidable.
Below you’ll find ticket and festival links for all UK & European dates announced so far.
Tickets & Festival Info (UK & Europe, Summer 2026):
- Primavera Sound Barcelona (June 3–7, 2026): passes via primaverasound.com
- North Festival (June 7, 2026, Porto): passes via northmusicfestival.com
- Nova Rock (June 11–14, 2026, Nickelsdorf): passes via novarock.at
- Isle of Wight Festival (June 18–21, 2026, Newport): passes via isleofwightfestival.com
- Cardiff, Blackweir Fields (June 24, 2026): with The Twilight Sad & The Joy Formidable — tickets via the band’s official shows page
- Dublin, Marlay Park (June 26, 2026): with The Twilight Sad, Just Mustard & Stella and the Dreaming — tickets via Ticketmaster Ireland
- Belfast, Belsonic (June 28, 2026): with The Twilight Sad & Just Mustard — tickets via Ticketmaster Ireland
- Open’er Festival (July 1–4, 2026, Gdynia): passes via opener.pl
- Rock Werchter (July 5, 2026, Belgium): day tickets via rockwerchter.be
- Berlin, Wuhlheide (July 10–12, 2026): three headline nights — details via the band’s official shows page
- Electric Castle (July 16–19, 2026, Cluj): passes via electriccastle.com
- Øyafestivalen (August 12, 2026, Oslo): tickets via Øya / See Tickets
- Way Out West (August 13–15, 2026, Gothenburg): passes via wayoutwest.se
- Manchester, Wythenshawe Park (August 21, 2026): with Slowdive & The Slow Readers Club — tickets via Ticketmaster UK — SOLD OUT
- Edinburgh Summer Sessions (August 23, 2026, Royal Highland Showgrounds): with Mogwai, Slowdive & Just Mustard — tickets via Ticketmaster UK — SOLD OUT
- Rock en Seine (August 26–30, 2026, Paris): The Cure headline Sunday Aug 30 — passes via rockenseine.com
All dates above are taken from the band’s official Shows page, which also reflects the latest sell-out statuses.
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