The Cure have just confirmed their second live date of 2026: a headlining slot at Austria’s Nova Rock Festival on Friday, June 12, 2026, at Pannonia Fields in Nickelsdorf. The announcement arrives alongside Austrian press reports naming the year’s complete set of headliners.
This builds on last week’s news that The Cure will close out Rock en Seine in Paris on Sunday, August 30, 2026—their first 2026 date to be revealed—marking a return to the French festival for the first time since 2019.
With a June anchor in Austria and an August capstone in France, the shape of summer 2026 is beginning to take form. Given the band’s pre‑pandemic habit of stacking multiple European festivals around marquee appearances, more continental announcements feel likely between June and late August. For now, everything announced points to more European dates before anything in North America is announced.
Nova Rock 2026 runs June 11–14 at Pannonia Fields II; festival and day passes (including VIP/Green Camping options) are available via the official channels via novarock.at.
Rundown: Who’s playing Nova Rock 2026 (by day)
- Thursday, June 11 — Volbeat (headliner), plus Feine Sahne Fischfilet, Bad Omens, Kaleo, Trivium, Bilmuri, Lemo, D’Artagnan, Static‑X, Soft Play, and Mammoth (WVH).
- Friday, June 12 — The Cure (headliner) with The Offspring, Ice Nine Kills, A Perfect Circle, Three Days Grace, Social Distortion, Breaking Benjamin, The Pretty Reckless, The Plot In You, Royal Republic, President, Thrown, Catch Your Breath, and Just Mustard.
- Saturday, June 13 — Iron Maiden (headliner), joined by Sabaton, Alter Bridge, Roy Bianco & Die Abbrunzati Boys, Sepultura, All Time Low, Kanonenfieber, The Rasmus, Kublai Khan TX, and Future Palace. (
- Sunday, June 14 — Bring Me The Horizon (headliner), plus Papa Roach, Architects, Hollywood Undead, and Malevolence.
Additional acts referenced across Austrian outlets include The Pretty Reckless, Papa Roach, Sabaton, Trivium, Bad Omens, Ice Nine Kills, Breaking Benjamin, Architects, Alter Bridge, Roy Bianco & Die Abbrunzati Boys, Sepultura, All Time Low, Feine Sahne Fischfilet, President, Lemo, The Rasmus, Future Palace, Just Mustard, Kaleo, and more.
Tickets for The Cure’s 2026 European Festival Live Dates:
- Nova Rock (June 11–14, 2026, Nickelsdorf): Festival/day passes via novarock.at (also on sale at Eventim/Öticket).
- Rock en Seine (Aug. 26–30, 2026, Paris): The Cure headlining Sunday, Aug. 30—details via rockenseine.com.
Meanwhile, speculation over new music from The Cure continues. In a January interview, Robert Smith said the follow‑up to 2024’s Songs of a Lost World is “virtually finished” and aimed for release “before next summer,” with a third, more experimental project also teased. Last June, the band released the 24-track charity remix set, Mixes of a Lost World, featuring reworks by Four Tet, Paul Oakenfold, Chino Moreno, Orbital, Trentemøller, and more, with recording royalties pledged to War Child UK.
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