Every Time I See The Cure in Concert, They Are Spectacular
Over the weekend, I went to a place I am quite familiar with as I work there for nearly half the year, but this time I did not go for work, I went to catch a concert with some of my buddies!
On Saturday night, I saw The Cure in concert at the Wells Fargo Center, and I took the show in with Jim Sutcliffe of Live Nation and the Director of Fun and Games for the Philadelphia Phillies, John Brazer.
It was a ton of fun and the show itself was phenomenal – the sounds, the lights, and Robert Smith’s voice were all fantastic!
Speaking of the band’s frontman, his hair may have a little more gray in it these days, but his voice still carries as if it is still 1987.
Reeves Gabrels, whom many of you know from his time with David Bowie and Tin Machine, has played the guitar for The Cure since 2012 and his solos were spot-on on Broad Street.
Plus, Simon Gallup, an original member of the band, was spectacular on the bass.
They saved all the hits for their second encore, including Boys Don’t Cry, Friday I’m In Love, and Just Like Heaven.
The show was actually the first time they played in Philly in seven years and marked the first time they ever played at the Wells Fargo Center.
Altogether, they put on a hell of a show on Saturday, but that hardly surprises me at all considering I have seen them a few times, and they always put on a killer performance.
The first time I saw them was on August 20, 1989, during The Prayer Tour at a sold-out Giants Stadium performing in front of more than 50 thousand fans.
This tour was in support of their Disintegration LP released earlier that year, and they had some amazing openers on that tour, including Shelleyan Orphan, Love and Rockets, and the Pixies.
The Cure played close to three hours that night with just over 26 songs played and opening with Plainsong and closing with Killing An Arab.
I’ll post the tour poster from that show down below!
The Cure Tour Poster from 1989 show at Giants Stadium.
The second time I saw them live was right here in Philly at the Spectrum on May 17, 1992, on “The Wish Tour.”
I actually broadcasted it live on WMMR from the press box, and a band called Cranes were the openers.
I even have my original backstage pass from that show still!
Matt Cord’s original backstage pass from The Cure’s 1992 tour.
It is crazy that I can say I have seen them perform in three different decades now, but one thing is for sure, no matter what year The Cure is playing, they are sure to put on a spectacular show!
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