the cure to perform first three albums live

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Colossal news for fans of The Cure. May 31 and June 1 at Sydney Opera House, Robert Smith and many original members will perform Three Imaginary Boys, Faith and Seventeen Seconds in their entirety.

The performances are part of the Vivid Live Festival, which will also feature sets from Aussies Cut Copy and Tame Impala — plus Spiritualized playing Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space. The festival, curated by Modular's Steve Pavlovic, will run from May 27 to June 5.

As for The Cure shows, estranged keyboardist Lol Tolhurst will return after 22 years to play along with Smith, bassist Simon Gallup, drummer Jason Cooper — and according to slicingupeyeballs, perhaps guitarist Porl Thompson and keyboardist Roger O'Donnell.

For those of us who can't afford a flight to Sydney, The Cure "Reflections" will be filmed for future DVD release. Until then, here are "10:15 Saturday Night," "Primary" and "A Forest" from the featured albums. Enjoy:

robert smith through the years

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Perhaps the most unifying band amongst old wavers is The Cure. Even if you think Depeche Mode are too wussy or you can't stand Morrissey's croon, you can get behind Robert Smith.

Hard to believe Disintegration has turned 20 years old, and The Cure have been at it since 1976.

Robert has thrown down some looks in that time - evolving from a fresh-faced post-punk kid to a fright-wigged crossdresser.














But no matter what he's wearing, Robert Smith has created some of the most timeless music of our era. Let's begin in 1979, with a French TV performance of "At Night", which would later become known as "A Forest":





Fast forward to 1982. Fresh off the release of Pornography, they're back in Paris for a TV performance of "The Hanging Garden":





Just a couple years later, in 1985, the goth has turned to pop on the Head On The Door tour featuring "In Between Days":





We'll end with Robert in his prime. It's 1990, Disintegration is at the top of the charts, and the Cure are full-on arena rock stars:




Now go home tonight and watch this: The Cure: Trilogy - Live In Berlin. You're welcome.