Out of This World, Watching Me Fall, Want, Fascination St., Open, The Loudest Sound, Maybe Someday, Shake Dog Shake, Sinking, Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Inbetween Days, The Kiss, Prayers For Rain, 100 Years, End, 39, Bloodflowers

1st Encore: There Is No If, Trust, Plainsong, Disintegration
2nd Encore: Play For Today, Just Like Heaven, A Forest
3rd Encore: All Cats Are Grey, Faith.

Soundcheck : 39, Lovesong, The Kiss, In Your House, Trust, Edge of the Deep Green Sea, The Loudest
Sound, There Is No If, Fascination St., Watching Me Fall, Out Of This World, Last Day of Summer.

Everyone else has pretty much covered the show, but there were a few things I wanted to mention.

First, the band looked and sounded great! It is pretty obvious that this is the best the current line-up has ever
been. The power and emotion they are putting into each song is amazing. Don't know how they keep it going for
3 hours.
Jason and Perry did a great job all night long. I know the Jason bashers out there will disagree, but he didn't miss
a beat thursday night. I loved watching Perry play the "twangy" guitar part during OOTW and he had a great solo
during Green Sea.
And what can you say about Roger and Simon? They are the best! Roger has somehow managed to transform
Trust from a simple, nice song into a beautiful masterpiece, just by adding some new piano parts towards the
end. I can't wait to hear this one again! He also played a cool, funky jazz part on Maybe Someday that was great.
And Simon just rules the bass world! He is sensational! I mean, does he EVER have a bad night? He was
so powerful and in control the whole night.
My favorite Simon moments were:
During 100 Years when he was just jumping up and down.
When he walked to the front of the stage during Plainsong, bass behind his back, and just stood there staring out
into the audience.
The careful, delicate way he played the 6-string bass during There Is No If.

Robert was Robert. Shy, playful, charismatic, intense and dynamic. As others have said, he seems to be savoring
every moment.

About the merchandise, they had the dog tags and Bloodflower necklaces for $5 each, a nice Dream Tour poster
(with a picture of the Bloodflowers cover and the tour dates printed underneath it), the Tour Book was $15, and
there were at least 9 different t-shirts. They had the 2 "baby doll"shirts (black, white), 2 white shirts for $35 (one
with the Bloodflowers cover on front, the other had The Cure Dream Tour on front and the US dates on the back),
3 black shirts for $35 (the band photo on front/US dates on back, a new one that had a photo of Robert on the left
and The Cure bloodflowers logo on the right/tour dates on back, and I can't remember the 3rd), and 2 long sleeve
shirts for $45.

 As everyone else has mentioned, this crowd was pitiful. No singing, very little dancing, and virtually no emotion
the entire night. I got the feeling that most of the crowd near us didn't know the majority of songs they played or
were waiting for the "hits".
Before the show started I turned to Nadine and said "this doesn't feel like a Cure concert". I just had this
overwhelming feeling that this was just another concert for many of the people there. The last 2 shows we had
been to (HRL taping in NYC and the Dallas promo show in Feb.) were so great, filled with anticipation and
excitement, and I just didn't get that from this crowd.

The fact that it was still daylight probably also played a big role in that feeling of something not being "right".
At 7:55, a guy from local radio station 99X came out to try to get people to come into the arena, saying that this
was the last tour, the last time we might see them in Atlanta, that we would be seeing 3 hours of Cure tonight, and
that they would be starting in 10 minutes. This was a smart move, as until this point, the reserved seating in the
front was only about 50% filled. After the announcement, it filled up to about 85-90%.

Shake Dog Shake was probably my favorite song of the night. So much power and intensity! And the lights really
enhance this one. Nadine and I had so much fun dancing and singing to this one. Just like Trust, I really look
forward to hearing this at every show.

Right after that, Perry walks over to Roger, puts on his headphones and plays the 2nd keyboard to the right of
Roger on Sinking. This one was flawless. The fish eye camera on Robert's microphone projects his face onto the
screen behind him and the effect is mesmerizing. It was very hard to look at anything else during this song, as
Robert knows the camera is on him and moves forward and backward from the camera, creating a neat visual.

Prayers for Rain was average tonight. There was something missing. I don't know, maybe this one is just
overexposed now. And the Raaaaiiiiiinnnnnn was pretty short.

100 Years is just as awesome as everyone had been telling us. I doubt the intensity can get much higher than on
this song. The hypnotizing twirling white lights combined with the moving images of bombed out buildings and
other war related scenes are breathtaking. It is hard to describe, but if you are near the front and can
experiences the full effect, you'll know what I'm talking about. Just be prepared to be blown away!

End and 39 were simply flat. End could be great, but it didn't come over well at all this night. Robert now sings
"Please stop loving me, I was none of these things". 39 is missing a guitar part. This song should be so powerful
when performed live, but it was just "there". I'm hoping that this was just an off night for these songs and they
will become a vital part of the set again.

Bloodflowers is the perfect set closer. And Robert's vocals on this are so strong.

At the end of A Forest, Robert was playing his chugging guitar part as Simon did the usual "Dum-Dum" ending.
Robert finally stopped and put his guitar down, but Simon kept playing. Robert noticed this and obviously enjoying
watching Simon play, did a little "squirmy dance". Hard to explain, but one of the best moments of the show.

The 2nd encore started at 10:30, so we knew there was still plenty of time left for a 3rd encore if they wanted to
do one. So as Robert approached the microphone after A Forest, we were praying that he wouldn't say
"Goodnight". And sure enough, he didn't. So now the real fun started, as Nadine and I speculated about what
would come next. We both were worried that it would simply be 10:15, Boys and Killing an Arab. I predicted the
Pornography encore and have never been happier about being wrong. : )

I honestly never thought I would be lucky enough to hear All Cats Are Grey! This song is so beautiful and
emotional, yet in some ways, it was hard to get into it with so many other people around. As with Bloodflowers,
Robert sang this one perfectly. At the end of the song, as Roger is playing the final notes, Robert walked over
to the keyboards and hit the wrong note(on purpose I believe), which caused both of them to laugh.

Faith is the perfect (only?) way to end the show. With the images of the churches in the background, the perfect lighting and Robert's voice, it wasn't hard at all to block out everything and get lost in the song. Definitely the
most emotional moment of the night for me, as I flashed back to the 1st time I heard this live back in '96 in New
Orleans, and realized how much my life has improved in those 4 short years, and just how much this band and their
music has meant to me and how it has seen me through some dark times.

The band left immediately after the show, causing the aftershow to be canceled. This was entirely understandable,
as we had heard earlier in the day that Simon and Robert had just flown into Atlanta a few hours before the show
and were probably exhausted.

Overall, I would say that it was a very good show, but that in the end, the audience brought it down a notch. We
all know that the band feed off of the audience, and it can make all the difference in turning a great show into a
phenomenal show. Still, there really is no way you can complain about a 3 hour show that featured such a fantastic
setlist.

So now we get ready to pack up and leave Atlanta on Sunday afternoon, and return home to New Orleans for
what should be two of the greatest Cure shows we will ever have the privilege of seeing. Thanks to those who
made this trip possible, we couldn't do it without your help.

And one last thing, if you haven't bought tickets for the Dream Tour yet, get up early tomorrow, call
Ticketmaster and order tickets for as many shows as you are able to get to. I swear you won't regret it.

See you in New Orleans!

Every day is Halloween. Or at least that’s the case for many fans of The Cure, who converged on Lakewood
Amphitheater Thursday for what may or may not have been the final Atlanta performance of the kings of gloom
pop.

Dressed in customary black, complimented by thick black eyeliner, (most of which was running like Tammy Faye
Baker’s, thanks to the intense Georgia humidity), fans stood in awe as Robert Smith and company took the stage
and remained entranced until the house lights came on some two-and-a-half hours later.

Since I had traded in my Goth uniform a few years ago, I felt old and out of place in my shorts, polo shirt and
flip-flops, but once the music started, I knew it didn’t matter that I hadn’t spent hours in front of a mirror before
showing up. What mattered was that I, like most of the audience, have many memories that The Cure provided the
soundtrack for. Some are good, but most are painful, usually involving the girl that "just wanted to be friends.” For
this reason, I was secretly happy the band shied away from most of their accessible pop tunes, (“Boys Don’t
Cry,” “Let’s go to Bed,” “Lovecats,” and “Hot, Hot, Hot” being some of the notable exclusions), and focused
more on their dreamy, bass-driven work.

I can’t speak for the audience, but based on the reaction when the band played “Just Like Heaven,” from 1987’s
Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, they, unlike me, were hoping to hear more of the standards. Smith, who was
true-to-form and hardly moved during the performance, didn’t say much more than “hello,” and “thank you,” but
when he did, he voiced a lack of desire to play the “hits.”

“Enough of the pop songs, let’s play something real,” Smith said after the band ended a rousing version of
“Inbetween Days” from 1985’s The Head on the Door. The group then launched into the noisy title track from
Kiss Me, a song they rarely play live.

Some of the other highpoints included “Shake Dog Shake” from The Top (1984), “Fascination Street” and
“Prayers for Rain” from 1989’s Disintegration, and the title track from the group’s latest album Bloodflowers.

Smith, who is lucky he is not in one of his fat stages, because the humidity may have killed him, hinted during the
band’s 1989 Disintegration tour that The Cure would soon be no more. Some 11 years later, he is threatening
again to end it all. Will it happen? Who knows? Should it happen? Given the impressive work on Bloodflowers
and the group’s live show, let’s hope not, at least for the masochistic fans who don’t mind wallowing in painful
reflection. For me, I’m not sure I can handle anymore. Just when I though I was safe from the haunting
memories, the band ended with “A Forrest” from Seventeen Seconds (1980).

The lyrics got me as they always did. “The girl was never there, It's always the same, I'm running towards
nothing, Again and again and again and again.”

Hello.  I just want to thank you for your site.  I love it.  I was at Atlanta for the show and I have a couple of other
notes to add.  I got a set list for the show and they had M down to play before Play For Today.  Also, they had The
Drowning Man down to play in between Cats and Faith!  Too too bad they didn't play it!  That is my #1 song that I
want to hear from the Cure that I haven't seen, after 10 times seeing them since '87.

I went to the Atlanta show last Thursday and it was a fantastic show-probably the best of the 4 Cure concerts that
I have attended.  Seems like a lot of the people who reviewed the show offered up theories as to why the crowd
was not "into the show" as much as they thought they should be.  One theory I have is the Cure's hardcore
audience is getting older.  Older people(like myself) tend to be mellower and more reserved at concerts.  I saw a
lot of people in the audience last Thursday that looked to be in their early-mid 30s.  On previous tours(especially
the Prayer Tour in '89 and Wish tour in '92), I saw a lot more of the 16-24 year old crowd in the audience.  The
16-24 year old crowd tends to scream more, dance more, etc at concerts than their 30+ year old counterparts.
Anyway, despite mild enthusiasm from the crowd, it was a great show.  They played several songs that I have
never heard live.

There's already a ton of reviews that cover all the aspects of this show.  So I'll try to make it short.  This was my
first ever Cure concert...and it absolutely blew me away.  It is definitely a night I will never forget.  As everyone
else mentioned, the crowd just wasn't into the concert as much as I would've expected.

It was weird having a concert start and it still be light...but didn't take away from it at all.  The group seemed to
have a lot of fun on stage.  You definitely got the impression they were on stage just playing music and having fun
with each other, rather than being something they had to do.  The guys were all smiles the whole night.  Simon
started really getting active at the beginning of "Open" with a jump in the air.  He really started to move around a
lot during this song and the rest of the night.  As Craig mentioned...Jason's drumming was just on the mark.
He didn't miss a beat.....Great Job Jason!  Perry and Roger also of course did a fabulous job performing.  And
Robert was his usual shy self.  But he sure knows how to get a cheer out of the crowd, by walking to the sides of
the stage during Plainsong and just gazing out at the fans.

There were a few songs that I enjoyed hearing more than others.  The biggest highlight of the night was hearing
"trust".  This is my all time favorite Cure song.  I didn't think it was possible, but after hearing it in Atlanta, I love
the song that much more now.  This was just such emotional an song (due to the performance and my love for it)
that it brought tears to my eyes.  And the added piano parts that Roger plays near the end of the song make it that
much better.  If that would've been the only song I heard that night, I would've been completely satisfied. Another
highlight would be Bloodflowers.  After hearing this emotional song on the album, I've been waiting to hear this
song live.  And the boys didnt' let me down.  Stunning!  Excellent choice to close the first set.  Sinking was also
FABULOUS.  But I had to pinch myself when I heard the beginning keyboard part of "all cats are grey" coming
through the speakers during the 3rd encore.  And then followed by Faith. What more could you ask.  I never
imagined that I would've ever heard these 2 songs live.  They were apt in naming this The Dream Tour.  You
feel like you're dreaming experiencing the awe of their performance and setlists

Unfortunately, I had the misfortune of sitting in the front row, in a side section, on the outside aisle.  I say
unfortunately because it seemed I spent 1/4 of my time doing a bouncers job and telling people to get out of my
way.  The crowd (particularly the drunken giddy type) kept trying to creep up into an empty gap near the stage,
and the bouncers would only periodically move them back.

I concur with the others about the show though--the set was great.  I was grateful to hear one hundred years, faith,
all cats are grey, sinking, ...deep green sea, disintegration, etc.  I just wish I'd gotten to see more of the nuances
(robert joining roger on keyboards, etc).

PS - I forget to tell you one awful, crowd-related thing I saw at the Atlanta show.  One of the idiots who was
creeping up the aisle trying to make it up to the stage actually threw one of the acrylic wine carafes at the stage
as the band walked off after the 2nd encore.  The jerk missed Robert by about 5 seconds. Security took that
seriously--at least--and threw that guy out.

This was an exceptional show.  I saw The Cure at The Roxy in February after waiting over fifteen years to see
them and was blown away by their intimate performance at that small venue.  This Lakewood performance,
however, proved to be an excellent show in its own terms.  This show clocked in at almost three hours in which
The Cure played some excellent obscure material in leiu of their "singles".

My friend and I arrived at Lakewood an hour before the show began and passed the time by looking at the Cure
tour programs and talking to other fans.  I ran into a couple of people that I remembered seeing at The Roxy.
The Cure opened up with a great version of "Out Of This World", even if it was somewhat muted apparently due
to sound crew working out the bugs.  "Out Of This World" was the calm before the storm that began with
"Watching Me Fall".  I am sure that when us Cure fans have the luxury of hindsight, "Watching Me Fall" will
be known as one of the best Cure songs.  The live performance of it rocked.  My friend, Gibb, who was not
familiar with the Bloodflowers album, commented on what a great song it was.

The Cure played every song from Bloodflowers except "Where The Birds Always Sing" and "The Last Day Of
Summer" (which was performed wonderfully at The Roxy).  I have been a Cure fan for a long time, but I believe
that Bloodflowers is one of their best albums.  It was one of the few times at a concert where I was not dismayed
to see a band favoring their new material...as Bloodflowers stands up there with their best.  "39" proved to
be a thrilling performance what was intense beyond belief.  "The Loudest Sound" was awesome to finally hear
live, as was "There Is No If...".

Other highlights included an awesome "One Hundred Years", complete with war casualty footage on the
background screen.  The Lakewood version of "One Hundred Years" was just as hard and caustic as the one I
saw at The Roxy.  It proved to equally arena friendly, to my surprise.  I loved seeing "Just Like Heaven" as well.
If I only saw The Cure twice in concert, I am glad that I was able to see this pop masterpiece performed once.
"In Between Days" was the most upbeat song of the night (and shortest) and it brought most of the Atlanta crowd
to their feet (a major accomplishment...haha).
"Plainsong" and "Disintegration" were both unreal...I was especially impressed with "Plainsong".  I have always
loved Seventeen Seconds and was pleased to see "Play For Today" and "A Forest".  "A Forest" was not quite
as good as the version at The Roxy, because there wasn't a long jam session at the end, but it rocked just the
same.  This performance of "A Forest" was, however, nice to hear as well because The Cure threw in some
unique guitar effects at the end.  "Sinking" was incredible and I loved the camera angle of Robert singing into
the mike displayed on the background screen.  "The Kiss" was one of the best performances of the night.  It was
cool to hear Robert's vindictive angst on "The Kiss" translated to the stage so well. "From The Edge Of The
Deep Green Sea" is my favorite song from Wish and it was superb at Lakewood, just as it was at The Roxy.  I
also enjoyed the performance of "End" and "Trust"  "Trust" was particularly beautiful at this show.

Faith has long been one of my favorite Cure albums and I was ecstatic to see "All Cats Are Grey" and an extend
version of "Faith" played for the third and final encore.  In my section (204), I was one of the only people
standing up for these two songs I probably ticked off some people sitting behind me during "All Cats Are Grey"
and "Faith", but I simply wanted Robert Smith and Co. to see at least one person standing up from my section
and to know that I was intensely into the Faith songs.  During "Faith", the background screen displayed what
seemed to be the interior of a chapel.  Very gothic.  It was grand.  I, for one, don't think that The Cure could
have chosen two better songs to close with.

If this is indeed The Cure's final tour, then I am overjoyed that my last memory of seen The Cure live was "All
Cats Are Grey" and "Faith".  It was refreshing to see a band that didn't simply play a "greatest hits tour".
The Cure played an awesome set of album tracks and seemed to enjoy performing for the crowd and giving us a
true "Dream Tour".   Thanks guys.  It has been a great ride.

P.S.  To the people throwing the beach ball around during "Disintegration":  With all due respect, I really don't
think that y'all had the right idea.  :-)

I just got back from the cure's first show for the U.S dates for the dream tour, and it was great. Me and 2 other
friends drove down from Richmond, VA to Atlanta the day before and stayed 3 days for the Cure concert. They
played far better than I was expecting for a first show of a tour.
At around 4:30 they started soundcheck, and played 11 songs....with Robert singing...amazing. In order, the songs
soundchecked were:
39, lovesong, the kiss, in your house, trust, deep green sea, the loudest sound, there is no if, fascination street,
watching me fall, out of this world, last day of summer

At 6:30, the doors opened and we walked into the ampitheatre to be greated by some interesting world music
consisting of tribal drums, bongo's, and flutes I believe. This played gently over the P.A. system until 8pm, when
the real intro music began to play.

All in all, a very impressive set. A forest was very short...not much improvisation at the end at all. End sounded
horrible because I believe Simon had the wrong effect on, or his bass was out of tune....it sounded very
hollow...not at all like the Show version. Faith was nice, about 8 or 9 minutes I would say, with Robert add libbing
a little bit at the end. After faith, Simon and Perry immediatly walked off stage. Both Roger and Robert
looked suprised, and they both looked like the wanted to play on after they had finished faith...but they left after
seeing 2 other bandmates quickly exiting the stage.  It was a great show though, and very close to sold out,
but it WAS NOT sold out. We were in Section 203 of row EE, which is about 27-29 rows back, and had empty
seats around us, so by the time want had finished, we had jumped up 3 rows right to the barricade between the
front section and the back section...seperated by a walkway. There were lots of people in the lawn, but there was
still ample room for lots more fans to get in. Very nice crowd reactions after a bit, but it seems like the crowd took
forever to warm up. I hope everyone enjoyed this first show as much as i did. And if anyone saw a guy wearing a
solid black t-shirt with a black backpack with 2 cure patches on the back of it and a straight edge patch, that was
me.  :) I can't wait to see how the set's develope over the next coming weeks.

Also, I got ahold of an entire songlist of what i believe to be all the songs they have rehearsed for the U.S. Dream
tour. It was taped to the soundboard, so it should be accurate. Here it is:
out of this world
watching me fall
want
open
plainsong
where the birds always sing
fascination street
if only tonight we could sleep
shake dog shake
deep green sea
last day of summer
sinking
the kiss
prayers for rain
the loudest sound
the snakepit
100 years
shiver and shake
39
bloodflowers
end
trust
cold
siamese twins
pictures of you
the figurehead
a strange day
inbetween days
like cockatoos
all cats are grey
the drowning man
faith
disintegration
pornography
m
play for today
a forest
there is no if
just like heaven
boys don't cry
wrong number
10:15 saturday night
killing an arab
---and the songs below were labeled "LAST PRIORITY"---
charlotte sometimes
at night
lament
dressing up
a letter to elise
high
friday i'm in love
homesick
lovesong
a night like this
push
same deep water as you
2 late
club america
jupiter crash

I would just like to add, and I'm sure that most everyone who was there last night will agree, that as soon as the
thick texture rich sounds of plainsong echoed out from Roger's keyboards and through the ampitheatre, there
was no more perfect moment than that. And trust was beautiful, with Roger playing it the way it should have been
recorded....very superb.

I attended the show in Atlanta lastnight, and although I could never convey a fraction of what I felt in a silly little
review, I think I'll give it a try ;) First of all i must comment on what everyone felt was a largely unresponsive
crowd, the reason of that being that the vast majority of the audience were obviously -not- cure fans, or even casual
cure listeners. I'm thinking that the radiostations in the area had the monopoly on the tickets, because I was in the
5th row and I was surrounded mostly by people that blatantly did not even have a slight appreciation for the group
- namely the typical frat guy downing beers while dancing and completely making a mockery of numbers such as
the loudest sound. From looking behind me, I noticed that the genuine and most responsive fans were actually in
the upper and lawn areas. Anyway I dont think that really detracted from the overall experience because it
was apparent that the group directed the performance onstage to all of us there that knew every single song by
heart (even backwards) and essentially just payed no mind to the college group that were making complete asses
of themselves (that were expecting Fred Durst instead of Robert Smith).
I'm not going to review the set song by song, but in my mind the best performances of the night were easily
disintegration, sinking, plainsong, a forest and faith. Disintegration completely cut into the audience with more
emotion than it is even usually played. It was one of the slower versions instead of the fast and intense ones they
generally play live (that was a bit similar of one of the festival performances that was featured on "in concert"
during the WMS era). Sinking was as beautiful and atmospheric as ever, and I honestly don't remember the
performance of plainsong itself due to Robert coming over to my side of the stage. Everyone that was previously
unresponsive was then crawling over themselves screaming and waving, while I was standing in complete
shock, with a euphoric look on my face while waving (and forgetting to take a picture with the camera that I was
previously preparing in my hand), I then made eye contact with him and he did one of those little
poses/dances that only Robert can do while smiling at me..but honestly at that moment I completely forgot I even
had a camera. I have never even seen a mediocre performance of a forest and lastnight was no exception, it was
as brilliant as ever. They finally closed after around 3 hours or so with such a powerful version of faith, that I
couldnt even find it in myself to sing along but only to stare with my eyes completely transfixed on Robert. Faith
had minor improvisation at the end, but i wasnt really paying attention to the lyrics as much as the
performance itself.
After the night was over I had no complaints (other than the amphitheatre's parking layout. bleh!), but was just
completely speechless after such a beautiful and heartfelt night from the band. As cliche' as I can possibly be, it
really was the dreamtour. It completely surpassed my expectations, and it really exhibited the band's love for
their fans that has to be felt in person to truly be appreciated. If this infact turns out to be their last tour ever, it
is the perfect note to end everything on. If show, play out and in orange are your only introductions to the cure
live, then there is absolutely no preperation to the emotion and intensity that you are likely to witness on this
tour. Ok if anyone has made it this far into my disgustinly long winded review, I would just have to thank the
group for such a beautiful night. It was easily one of, if not the most memorable and mesmerizing nights of my life.

i live in raleigh nc and i made the trip to atlanta to see the show.  i got there very early and heard all of the
warm-up material.  i got to the gates at 4:30 and they were already playing things!!  but identifiable songs did not
start until these:  the kiss, trust, edge of deep green sea, loudest sound, there is no if, (a very funky - jazzy version
of fascination street with roger playing some sort of 60s style keyboarding sound and jason playing some sort
of raggae beat and simon played a wild bass sound that i really can't describe, as robert and perry tuned and
played their instruments/microphones!!!  it was the coolest most upbeat version of that song ever done and it was
played all the way through) watching me fall, out of this world. soundcheck ended at about 5:45 one comment on
the show -- sinking was the best song of the night.  it was played perfectly and the sound was incredible.  I really
liked the camera on robert's microphone.  it was very cool how he would come and go from the screen as he sang
the lyrics!!

I went to the show in Atlanta last night - It was spellbinding. The band gave it their all. They started off the concert
playing music from Bloodflowers and a few of their more upbeat songs, but this was definitely not a pop concert.
From the middle of the show until the end they played slower and deeper until the entire crowd was lulled, and
lighters were lit in reverence. Some of us were near tears. I was transfixed during their encore of the Forest -
they really got into it and did not end it with the familair echoing bassnote which was new.
The whole concert was full of their lesser-known songs and ballads and one goodbye song after another. It was
clear to me from Robert's passion, the playlist, and the mood of the evening that this was really their last tour.
What a wonderful goodbye . . .

  My fiance, my mother, and I attended the Atlanta show.  I turned my mother onto the Cure years and years ago,
and my fiance is not as much of a fan as I am.  Coming from Jacksonville, FL we got there about four........let me
just say that even though Atlanta is a beautiful city in alot of ways, there is entirely too much litter!  It was horrid.
  Anyway, back to the show.  As we waited for them to open the gates, I saw a much more varied crowd than that
of the Gainseville show I had attended on their Wild Mood Swings Tour.  I have to agree with Nadine, the lawn
filled up much faster than the reserved.  We were seated about ten rows from the lawn and the stage was so much
closer than I thought it would be.
  I have my own theory on why it seemed so laidback.  There were alot of college kids there, I think.  I remember
that at my last Cure concert, I was vastly under-dressed, and the people were dreesed to the nines as if for a
ball, and when it was all over, you could see everyone exiting the O'Connell center, their appearance that of people
who had been in a riot.  Or maybe it was the beer. <grin> I know that I spent the majority of my time on my feet,
dancing, crying, photographing and peering at the stage through binoculars.
  The songs:
I would've liked there to be more older stuff, and less of the newer stuff from Bloodflowers, then again, this tour is
technically there to promote the cd, so..........<shrug>
Watching Me Fall and Fascination Street were excellent. Prayers for Rain was really nice as it was the first time I
had seen it live.  Hearing There is No If.... brought tears to my eyes.  It is by far the best song on the new
CD and to hear such an emotional song live was just too much.  Trust was also very nice.  And everyone who has
fussed about the crowd being too laidback must've gone to get a beer when Plainsong came on.  *Everyone* was
on their feet singing.  Being my fiance's favorite song, I was very glad they played it.  But as far as my eyes could
see, behind and in front, everyone was part of that song.  Though this is a bit out of sequence, Inbetween Days
got everyone out of their seat and dancing as well.  My mother screamed and grabbed me when it began, as it is
one of her very favorites. ^_^
  A Forest was for me the highlight.  The lights were best on that song and as I had never heard it live, it has never
been one of my favorites.  But to hear it live is so entirely different.  It was amazing.  I danced in a frenzy through
the entire song.
  A few minutes after the lights came up, security got very rude and began to corral everyone to the exits.  Traffic
in the parking lot was horrid, but as a whole, the people were nice.  My fiance and I bought entirely too much
merchandise.......especially considering we're riding down to West Palm tomorrow morning for the next show.  I
hope that the crowd is different down there.  I know of alot people who are very hyped about it.

Just wanted to give you my feelings on the show in Atlanta. It was one of the best concerts I've ever seen! I got all
of the singles on the Swing tour, but this show was filled with so many highlights. Some of my favorites were
Plainsong(absolute fave!),100 Years, Faith, Disintegration, All Cats are Grey, and Sinking. When Robert was
singing on Faith, the song took on its most plaintive essence. There were some screens set up for us grass seat
people to see them while they played, and Robert looked like he was going to cry during Faith. It was beautiful. I
agree with some of these other people about the crowd. It was dead! People just standing around and walking to
get beer and food. These people aren't Cure fans at all. How could anyone get up and leave and walk around? I
was standing up for the whole show, while most everyone around me was sitting down. Overall, the show was one
of the bright spots on my life, and I'll always look back on it and smile.

Good Bye Robert.  How can I possibly describe how much this concert meant to me?  The Cure have been my
favorite band for the past six years which pales in comparison to millions of other Cure fans around the world I
know.  Over the last few years I've felt like I have been doing my best to catch up.  I get so mad when people make
fun of this band and they don't even know anything about them.  And Nadine I can relate to you on the fans with
this concert.  I was surrounded by some really good fans, but there were several that really didn't seem to
understand what was going on tonight.  Many were leaving before the encores were complete.  And I think it has to
do a lot with the promo concert at the Roxy. A local radio station hyped up that concert so much that people that
never really listened to The Cure thought they must be missing out on something so they better go to Lakewood so
they can be with the "in crowd."  What happen thought I think is The Cure were a little more than they bargained
for and they just couldn't handle it. That is just my opinion.  On to the review.
     I went with one of my best friends, Donald.  I met Donald September 6, 1996.  This was when they came to
Atlanta on the WMS tour.  Unfortunately, I didn't make it to that concert.  But I saw Donald at a local dance club
after the show, and he was telling me about the concert and we became really good friends.  The rest is history.
Well the reason I talk about this is because being able to go with him made this concert so much more powerful.
Being able to share it together was so important.
     The show opened up with Out of this world, followed by Watching me fall and Want.  Ok it is the Roxy promo
show all over again.  I didn't mind this at all, but it quickly changed up with additions of Shake Dog Shake, Sinking
and The Kiss!  Shake Dog Shake blew me away.  I was not expecting this one at all.
    I was sitting down for the first couple of songs, but not Donald!  He stood up for the entire concert and danced.
 I guess it just took me a few songs to really get into it.  Well I was into it from the very beginning.  I just took it all in differently that Donald.  He thought I was crazy for not dancing at the beginning.  I soon got up and never sat
back down.  From the edge of the deep green sea really got me going.   "Put your hands in the sky"  Who did that?
Who raised their hands at this point?  Donald and I sure did! Amazing.  100 years was another high point for me.
This is such a powerful song and they always perform it so well. Finally, I was so pleased they played The Kiss.
This song always meant so much to me for personal reasons.  Thanks Robert.
    So the encores are here and they still haven't played Just Like Heaven.  I know, it's a pop song.  But this song
is what made me fall in love with the Cure.  Right before Just Like Heaven was Play for today.  I love the live
version of this song.  Throughout the concert many people seemed to be walking by, commenting on our dancing
and such.  And when this song came over a couple that were engaged came over and asked if they could dance
near us, because the people behind them at their seats didn't want them to dance.  I'm not even going to ask why!
Play for today was coming to an end and the Just Like Heaven started.  Let me tell you, while watching this couple
that will be married soon react to this song and of course hearing it because it's my favorite, I was experiencing
total happiness.  I really can't explain how happy I was, but I have been on a "High" ever since.  The crowed
seemed to love it too.  Then they played A forest.  I don't even have to tell you how good that song was live!

    The last song they played was Faith.  In the back ground there was a picture of a very old church.  I could make
out parts of it.  I could see the cross.  It was a perfect ending to a perfect night.  Robert thanked everyone for
coming out and said good night.  In fact that is the only thing I remember him saying that I could actually
understand besides of course when he is singing.
    In conclusion I want to say thank you to several people.  First Craig and Nadine: Thanks for creating this site.
You two really have something special here.  Second I want to thank Donald for going to the show with me.  Like
he wouldn't have. :) hehe
I was to thank my friend, Scooby for really showing me a lot about The Cure.  Thanks Scooby!  And Kelle thanks
again so much for the ticket at the Roxy. I'll never forget it.  And finally thanks Robert and everyone else who has
ever been a part of this wonderful band.  The music of the Cure means so much to me.  And if this really is the last
time I will ever see The Cure live thanks for the memories.  And I wish the best for Robert in whatever he does in
life after The Cure.

Hi all, my girlfriend and I just got back to Norfolk, VA after witnessing an awesome show in Atlanta.  I urge each
of you who can to attend as many shows as possible.  We have two left in New Orleans, but I think after witnessing
last night's show we may have to go to some more! Now as for the show…

We were in the 6th row, very close, unbelievable seats, and Robert and the guys made it a special night.  I'd have
to agree with all that I have seen written so far, that it looked like a farewell show of sorts, with Robert
looking out into the audience and saying goodbye to all of us.  I hope I'm wrong but only time will tell.

The band played well, I can only think of a few songs where the sound wasn't "right."  The highlights for me were:

OOTW-seeing them for the first time in four years was magical, and the sound of this song was clear and powerful.

One Hundred Years- brilliant lights, powerful sound.

Loudest Sound- very surprised I liked this one so much live, as I didn't enjoy the album version that much at all.
In fact, this song has stuck in my head for the past 24 hours! A great live song with that "Cure" feel.

There Is No If- new drum track, but clean, clear sound and a special feel.

Plainsong- bells = chills, my second favorite Cure song ever! And one of those 'goodbye' moments where Robert
walks to the end of the stage to look at us all one last time.

All Cats are Gray-never dreamed I'd hear this live! And the funny thing about this song is Roger played the wrong
note at the end and Robert leaned over and played the right one for him. LOL!

Faith- Fantastic

As for the lights, I guess I'm in the minority in my opinion that I prefer the big light shows of the past over the
images on the screens.  However, out of all the shows I've seen since 1992 this one was the best.  I hope New
Orleans can be even better.

Last night was quite an emotional one.  The Cure played great songs...a lot of unexpected ones too.  Two pop
singles: 'Inbetween Days' and 'Just Like Heaven'.  Some of the highlights were 'Fascination Street', 'Edge of the
Deep Green Sea',  'Open', 'The Kiss', 'A Forest', and wait they were all so amazing.  But the most emotional
songs for me were: Plainsong and Faith.  I couldn't stop myself from crying.  Plainsong was during the first or
second encore and Faith was the last song.  During the muscial peices of Plainsong, Robert went and stood and
just looked over the crowd on one side of the stage, for at least a minute.  I truly felt this as a goodbye. He was
telling each of us goodbye in his own way.  Then he traveled to the other side and did the same thing.  He also did
this before, but I truly felt as he looked over the crowd, He was saying Goodbye.  The images behind them were
great...some psychedlic patterns..during a forest they showed the blurry trees from the video.  The final song:
Faith.  They truly could not have ended with a better song.  It was another clue to an inevitable ending to
come.  Long ago on the Faith tour it was emotionally difficult for them to play.

Robert about the Faith tour from Ten Imaginary Years:
    " The critics said the gigs were religious ceremonies, and it was true. Most of the time, I left the stage crying.
 It was horrible but, at the same time, a good experience, bizarre and intense."

Its been a while since this, but i can't explain it really, if you plan on seeing the Cure soon, take these things into
account: You'll probably only get the feeling from being there...and i may be wrong (as Robert has been in
the past): I truly felt that Robert was saying goodbye! It was a personal goodbye to each and every one of us.
Special beyond words!   If you were there I hope you can identify with this...Truly 'Out of this World'.  I can't
wait to hear some other opinions on the show and others.

As for the crowd being not so into it: i have a theory about this becuase I definately agree with Nadine's opinion
that the crowd was less than enthusiastic.  Many people there went becuase they feel that they need to go.
Let me explain: Perhaps many people went because  of the Cure's 'stereotype' that they feel they need to be a
part of some 'dark and gloomy scene'...also maybe some people there weren't prepared to hear the songs that
were played... probably a lot of casual fans ready to hear some singles....maybe because Atlanta was a site of a
promo show, many people heard on the radio that the promo tickets were in high demand..so that sparked their
interest to go to the big show...I don't know a couple of theroies! I went to both the promo show at the Roxy and
then the Dream Tour.  They both meant a lot to me but in different ways: The Roxy: much more personal, I was
8 feet away from the stage(not exagerating!), I met them afterwards...it was more interaction, The Lakewood
show: Musically much more spiritual and emotional...Indescribable!

Sorry I don't have to many technical details: I just know how I felt and It was truly a 'Dream'.  Thanks so much
to the Cure for everything thre've done for me. See you all in Detroit!

I have to write ashort review it is late and I live in Alabama, work tomorrow then off to West Palm.
The show met all my expectations and more, I don't have time to go into each song. Over all being a dyehard fan
of the more obscure cure music was thoroughly satisfied.
The lights and sound were great and the band seemed to be having a good time. I think a good bit of the younger
crowd and first timers were in shock. In my oppinion The Cure is finally doing a tour where they play their favorite
songs and not the pop songs that the unknowing cure fans want to hear they really appreciate the feelings and
emotions expressed in the songs they played as well as how it was affecting the band members when they do the
songs.
Starting the US tour with a 3 hr show and three encores is definitely a better start than they had in Europe.
They did 4 encores in Europe twice, I hope they repeat that here.  I want a pornography encore and hopefully I
will get it. Living in lowly Alabama, I manged tickets, transportation, and lodging for 5 more shows. West palm, Saenger-nite 2, Shoreline, Pine Knobb, and Merriweather Post. I hope to get both the 4 encores and 4-5 off
pornography.