If you were searching for definitive proof that you’ve quantum leaped into the best possible timeline, The Cure have announced…A NEW TOUR.
You read that right, friends. The Cure are set to tour Europe extensively in 2022, and they even come bearing gifts under a bright star: a brand new, 67-minute long studio album. Yes! For real!
The band will play 44 concerts, in 22 countries, as part of their Euro Tour 2022. According to promotional materials, the live show is said to clock almost two and a half hours, highlighting emotional moments from The Cure’s history, as well as new material from the band’s forthcoming 14th studio album.
‘ROW’ SHOWS ARE BEING FINALISED – A LOT OF THEM GOT PUSHED BACK – THEY WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN DUE COURSE – BUT WON’T NOW HAPPEN UNTIL SPRING 2023… AND YES, WE WILL BE PLAYING SONGS FROM ‘THE NEW ALBUM’ IN 2022 X #waitingforgodot
— ROBERT SMITH (@RobertSmith) December 6, 2021
Once again, The Cure will be taking along with the Scottish band The Twilight Sad, who had previously joined Robert Smith and Co on their 2016 world tour.
The Cure have not embarked on a full tour in the five years since their last, only playing various festival dates around the world. This included hosting Meltdown Festival in London, performing a 40th-anniversary concert in Hyde Park, and putting on the Pasadena Daydream Festival in Southern California.
in 2019, after receiving countless awards, including the prestigious Ivor Novello Award and two Grammy nominations, The Cure were finally inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame. In the same year, the band began recording new songs for their long-awaited 14th studio album, which has now been completed and will soon see its release.
Tickets are on sale on the 8th of December at 10:00 CET for German dates, Thursday the 9th December from 11 a.m for French dates, and Tickets for UK dates go on sale at 10 am on Friday the 10th of December.
Meanwhile, according to Robert Smith, live dates and touring itineraries for the rest of the world are not scheduled to happen until Spring of 2022.
More info at thecure.com
The Cure 2022 European Tourdates:
OCTOBER
06 – RIGA Arena
08 – HELSINKI Hartwall Arena
10 – STOCKHOLM Avicii Arena
12 – OSLO Spektrum
13 – GOTHENBURG Scandinavium
14 – COPENHAGEN Royal Arena
16 – HAMBURG Barclaycard Arena
17 – LEIPZIG Quarterback Immobilien Arena
18 – BERLIN Mercedes Benz Arena
20 – KRAKOW Tauron Arena
21 – LODZ Atlas Arena
23 – VIENNA Marx Halle
24 – PRAGUE O2 Arena
26 – BUDAPEST Arena
27 – ZAGREB Arena
29 – MUNICH Olympiahalle
31 – BOLOGNA Unipol Arena
NOVEMBER
01 – FIRENZE Mandela Forum
03 – PADOVA Kioene Arena
04 – MILAN Forum
06 – GENEVA Arena
07 – LYON Halle Tony Garnier
08 – MONTPELLIER Sud De France Arena
10 – BARCELONA Palau Sant Jordi
11 – MADRID WiZink Centre
13 – TOULOUSE Zenith
14 – BORDEAUX Arkea Arena
15 – NANTES Zenith
17 – FRANKFURT Festhalle
18 – STRASBOURG Zenith
19 – BASEL St Jakobshalle
21 – STUTTGART Hans-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
22 – KOLN Lanxess Arena
23 – ANTWERP Sportpaleis
25 – AMSTERDAM Ziggo Dome
27 – LIEVIN Stade
28 – PARIS Accor Arena
DECEMBER
01 – DUBLIN 3Arena
02 – BELFAST SSE Arena
04 – GLASGOW OVO Hydro
06 – LEEDS First Direct Arena
07 – BIRMINGHAM Utilita Arena
08 – CARDIFF Motorpoint Arena
11 – WEMBLEY SSE Arena
Or via: