Sunday, 30 March 2014

The Cure play epic London gig

The Cure played an epic 45 song set on Friday night at Royal Albert Hall in London as part of the Teenage Cancer Trust series of shows.

The show lasted a total of 3-1/2 hours and included the standard live songs along with a number of rarities rarely performed live, including the first ever performance of 2 Late from the band's album, a song from the era of their album Disintegration.

The Cure Main Setlist

Plainsong (from Disintegration, 1989)
Prayers for Rain (from Disintegration, 1989)
A Strange Day (from Pornography, 1982)
A Night Like This (from The Head on the Door, 1985)
Stop Dead (single In Between Days b-side, 1985)
Push (from The Head on the Door, 1985)
In Between Days (from The Head on the Door, 1985)
2 Late (single b-side, 1988)
Jupiter Crash (from Wild Mood Swings, 1996)
The End of the World (from The Cure, 2004)
Lovesong (from Disintegration, 1989)
Mint Car (from Wild Mood Swings, 1996)
Friday I'm in Love (from Wish, 1992)
Doing the Unstuck (from Wish, 1992)
Trust (from Wish, 1992)
Pictures of You (from Disintegration, 1989)
Lullaby (from Disintegration, 1989)
High (from Wish, 1992)
Harold and Joe (single Never Enough b-side, 1990)
The Caterpillar (from The Top, 1984)
The Walk (single, 1983)
Sleep When I'm Dead (from 4:13 Dream, 2008)
Just Like Heaven (from The Head on the Door, 1985)
From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea (from Wish, 1992)
Want (from Wild Mood Swings, 1996)
The Hungry Ghost (from 4:13 Dream, 2008)
Wrong Number (from Galore, 1997)
One Hundred Years (from Pornography, 1982)
Disintegration (from Disintegration, 1989)

Encore 1
If Only Tonight We Could Sleep (from Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, 1987)
Shake Dog Shake (from The Top, 1984)
Fascination Street (from Disintegration, 1989)
Bananafishbones (from The Top, 1984)
Play for Today (from Seventeen Seconds, 1980)
A Forest (from Seventeen Seconds, 1980)

Encore 2
Catch (from The Head on the Door, 1985)
The Love Cats (single, 1983)
Hot Hot Hot!!! (from The Head on the Door, 1985)
Let's Go to Bed (single, 1982)
Freakshow (from 4:13 Dream, 2008)
Close to Me (from The Head on the Door, 1985)
Why Can't I Be You? (from Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, 1987)

Encore 3
Boys Don't Cry (single, 1979)
10:15 Saturday Night (from Three Imaginary Boys, 1979)
Killing an Arab (single, 1978)

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