The Cure kicked off its North American tour in New Orleans in fine form last night. Back in November the Cure told fans the tour would feature "hits, rarities, fan favorites, and some "as of yet previously unreleased material." True to their word, the show included 28 songs, four encores (one of them featuring 4 songs from Seventeen Seconds), tons of hits, fan favorites, a few songs that haven't been played in years, (notably "All I Want," last performed in 1987), and the live debut of two new songs! One of the songs, reportedly titled "It Can Never Be The Same," served as the band's final song of the night. It's uncommon for a band to end a concert with a brand new song, but fans have commented on social media that it was truly a fantastic ending to an epic evening.
View the tracklisting and stream the new songs below via fansite The Cure Mexico. Audio of the full concert is also available below.
Setlist
Open
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All I Want
Push
In Between Days
From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea
Step Into the Light
Sleep When I'm Dead
A Letter to Elise
High
The Walk
Lovesong
Just Like Heaven
Trust
Want
The Hanging Garden
One Hundred Years
End
Encore:
At Night
M
Play For Today
A Forest
Encore 2:
Dressing Up
Piggy in the Mirror
Shake Dog Shake
Give Me It
Encore 3:
Burn
Encore 4:
It Can Never Be the Same
The Cure -- North American tour
May 11 -- New Orleans, LA @ Uno Lakefront Arena
May 13 -- Austin, TX @ Frank Erwin Center
May 14 -- Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
May 15 -- Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center
May 17 -- El Paso, TX @ Don Haskins Center
May 19 -- Las Vegas, NV @ The Chelsea Theater/Cosmopolitan
May 20 -- Chula Vista, CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheater
May 22 -- Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
May 23 -- Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
May 24 -- Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
May 26 -- Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheater
May 28 -- Ridgefield, WA** @ Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
May 29 -- George, WA @ Sasquatch
May 31 -- Vancouver, BC @ Festive Lawn/Deer Lake Park
Jun 02 -- Boise, ID @ Century Link Arena
Jun 03 -- Salt Lake City, UT @ Maverik Center
Jun 05 -- Denver, CO @ Fiddler's Green Amphitheater
Jun 07 -- Minneapolis, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
Jun 08 -- Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Amphitheater
Jun 10 -- Chicago, IL @ UIC Pavillion
Jun 11 -- Chicago, IL @ UIC Pavillion
Jun 12 -- Toronto, ON @ Bestival
Jun 14 -- Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
Jun 15 -- Boston, MA @ Agganis Arena
Jun 18 -- New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Jun 19 -- New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Jun 20 -- New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
Jun 22 -- Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Jun 23 -- Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavillion
Jun 24 -- Atlanta, GA @ Aarons Amphitheater Lakewood
Jun 26 -- Miami, FL @ Bayfront Park Amphitheater
Jun 27 -- Miami, FL @ Bayfront Park Amphitheater
Jul 16 -- Honolulu, HI @ Neal S Blaisdell Arena
Jul 17 -- Honolulu, HI @ Neal S Blaisdell Arena
Published May 11th, 2016
