And unfortunately, there is still no word on any proper Cure DVD releases.

"Have just read in my local paper (worcester evening news uk) that worcester is trying to hold a open air concert on its racecourse called a concert for the millenium (15000 capacity) they are trying to get robert plant and the cure to headline over the may bank holiday."

(Thanks John)

"We are taking pre-orders for bloodflowers at 11.99 each. We are also having a MEGA-Cure sale at midnight on the 14th.(technically 15th) We will have give aways and such and ALL CURE items in our store will be on sale!!"

(Thanks Amy)

"A special party of THE CURE in Switzerland at Vevey (vaud) in the club "RKC". The party begins on 20th february (Sunday) at 19h. to 01h.

In programm : rare projections and more surprises."

(Thanks Gilles)

(Thanks Jewel)

(Thanks Jerome)

Pink Pig News:

Hi everybody,

A reminder that there are only 15 days left to pre order the Pink Pig set. The # of pre orders received will determine the # of sets pressed (there won't be re-editions) For those of you who asked, the cds, book and scrapbook will be done professionally, using high quality materials (no cdroms or anything like that, of course). Pre ordering will finish at midnight on February 14th (no exceptions) The cost of the whole set (13 cds + comprehensive book & scrapbook) is US$40 + shipping (includes registered mail for both the set and the Bloodflowers appendix). We estimate a shipping value of U$S 17 for America & U$S 19 for the rest of the world.

To pre order please send an e-mail to pigpreorders@yahoo.com with the number of sets you want (1 or 2) as title and the following info in the body of the message

* Name and surname

* Address to which the set has to be delivered - no P.O. Boxes (no changes will be admitted here)

* Whether you took part in the recording of any of the covers.

Once your pre order has been received you will get an e-mail of confirmation, indicating when the payment has to be made and how much time the delivery will take.

You can find the complete information on pre ordering and updates at the News section of our site

http://usuarios.interar.com.ar/german/pinkpig/website/news.html

Love Flor, German & Juan Jose

PS: Want to know what is Pink Pig? Go to http://usuarios.interar.com.ar/german/pinkpig/website/pinkpig.html

(Thanks Josh)

there are tickets available for The Cure concert 12/04/00. Price: 680 CZK ( general admission ) To reserve the tickets we need to know number, validity and type of your credit card because we need to charge the tickets to reserve them. Afterwards we can keep your tickets in our office or we can deliver your ticket to your hotel if it is situated in the center ( Prague 1 - delivery ch. 50 CZK ) or we can send them to your address ( post ch. 100 CZK ). We look forward to your order .

Best regards,

Petr Dolejs

(Thanks Simon)

(Thanks Márcio)

"On today Monday the 31st of January .. I noticed that on Sky television in the UK (Sky One to be precise) at around 11:50am On a show called showbuizz weekly. They were talking about Wes Craven and his new movies ... and in the background the music played was The Cure - Out of this world .. from Bloodflowers."

(Thanks John)

"i went to work at the GAP and they are now playing friday i'm in love on their cd for the month of february. i'm happy as well as surprised. i wonder who picks the songs"

(Thanks Fayden)

"1.The other night we were watching Jackie Chan's "Rumble in the Bronx"... there is a car chase where one of the cars smashes into a wall... on the wall were several concert posters including one for The Cure

2. On VH-1's "The List" they did a show on Best Male Vocalist... at the beginning of the show they were asking people on the street for their choice and one guy picked Robert Smith... we thought he was pretty smart"

"Zapping around on TV, I watched a part of a travel magazine, called "Reisetraum", aired on the german TV-channel "tm3" this night (Jan. 24th) .This episode was about Dubai. On a report of traditional arabian camel racings they showed a junior-class-race with 12 years old boys as jockeys and during this they played Boys don`t cry.(nearly the complete song) ."

(Thanks Joe)

On a personal note, I just wanted to thank everyone who sent birthday wishes over the weekend. I had a great time and Nadine gave me the greatest present - chainofflowers.com! That's right, sometime soon this website will be relocating to www.chainofflowers.com. It will probably be a few months before we do it and we will give everyone plenty of notice when we are ready to move. I just wanted to share my excitement with everyone and to publicly thank my sweet Nadine for this wonderful gift.

(Thanks Steph & Steven)

(Thanks Francesco)

"A cure release party for the cure's new bloodflowers,will be held at a small club in cambrige mass,there will be promo stuff to hand out and you can win an autographed copy of bloodflowers signed by robert simon perry jason and roger.some signed posters,and you could win tickets to the show in ny feb28th at the roseland ballroom...for more info call 617-492-0082... or you can show up............ Feb 14,2000 between 6pm to 9pm at club tts the bear. 10 Brookline st Cambrige mass."

(Thanks Jonathon)

(Thanks Dennis)

(Thanks Dan)

"Elektra has February 15th scheduled for new albums by The Cure and Tracy Chapman. Robert Smith and company's Bloodflowers contains nine new band-composed tracks, including "The Loudest Sound," "39," "There is no if..." and "The Last Day of Summer," and was produced by Smith and Paul Corkett (who also mixed and engineered)."

(Thanks Rust)

"I recently read an article titled "Angst in his pants"....."Once dubbed the Peter Pan of Goth, The Cure's Robert Smith has decided it may be time to grow up, with or without the lipstick. Jane Cornwell meets the saddest working man in rock 'n' roll."

The last line of the article..... " "We'll be touring Australia in July," he says, smiling"

Does anyone know where this article appeared? I'm assuming it was in an Australian magazine or newspaper, but I'm not sure.

(Thanks Saghirah)

"It will be featured on Live In Toronto which begins at 6:00pm until 8:00pm EST and to access this on their page goto www.edge102.com, click on Program Guide on the side image menu, then click on Live In Toronto on the list and finally click on Sections on the bottom of the screen then on Upcoming guests and The Cure are listed for the world album premiere on the 10th. Sorry I couldn't figure out the direct link. ALSO, this is of major importance to fans everywhere else who can't access it on the radio, all of the edge's broadcasts are available to listen to live on the internet site; www.edge102.com. You can listen to every single second of any broacast live like you would listen to it normally on the radio. This is for any fan who wants to catch the premiere.

(Thanks Francyne)

(Thanks Gerardo)

"If you didn't get tickets for the exclusive show in hamburg (beginning of february), well, we have good news for you. round-and-about april / may robert & the boys will go on an acoustic tour (it won't be many gigs). there, besides songs of the new album 'bloodflowers' (to be released on 14th Feb.) of course they will play older songs in stripped down versions..."

Acoustic tour? Where did they get that one from?

(Thanks Dennis)

"Tickets for the Cure at the Fillmore go on sale Sunday, Feb. 13. More details are coming soon. Keep listening to find out how you could win a trip for two to see the Cure in the European city of your choice! "

Ticket Update - N.Y. : According to the Roseland Ballroom, tickets for the NYC promo show will go on sale Friday Feb. 18th at noon. Tickets will be sold through Ticketmaster and at the Irving Plaza box office.

(Thanks Larry, Dylan, Miller and Skittles)

Spin (March issue) - 6 pages / 5 new photos of Robert plus 10 old ones / cover lines says: "The Untold History of The Cure. 20 Years of Bad Hair Days." and the article is entitled "Just Like Hell".

Alternative Press (March issue - Blink 182 on cover) - 7 pages / Cover line says "Robert Smith puts closure on THE CURE". , the article is entitled "Real Gone: The Cure" and the summary is as follows: "The third installment of the Cure's none-more-black trilogy could be the most perfect 'Cure' album ever. What better time for the most influential band of the past two decades to hang it up? With a solo album under way, 40-year-old Robert Smith reflects and refracts on the Cure's past and future."

We will have the photos and articles up just as soon as we can.

(Thanks Gina and Allyson)

"Sold out - Want to go to The Cure on Thursday in the AB ? The Cure is planning 4 promoconcerts in Europe for the release of their new album Bloodflowers. Het Nieuwsblad has got a duo-ticket for 30 happy people. Just give the right answer. In what town is The Cure not doing a promoconcert ? Paris, Madrid, London. Call before sunday midnight (CET) 0900/27.781"

(Thanks Valerie)

"Just wanted to let you know that the agency selling tickets for the Zurich (ticketcorner.ch) show will not ship to the US. I'm not sure if they even ship to other parts of Europe outside Switzerland. They do not have a will call window, either, so if you plan to attend this show and do not have friends in Switzerland who can intercept your tickets (that's the only option they've offered me thus far), be advised that you will have problems. While the agency responds quickly to e-mail correspondence, they are not exactly cooperative, and I have yet to reach an agreement with them. The good news is that the show is general admission, so as long as the show's not sold out, it won't matter when you (finally) get the tix.

On the other hand, www.eventim.de, an agency handling tickets for the Munich, Stuttgart, Hamburg, and Oberhausen shows, is fast and relatively easy, even for nongerman speakers. Their order form even includes a drop down menu of foreign shipping charges for various countries."

(Thanks Angel)

And guess who turns 31 today. : )   Needless to say, there will probably only be one more update today (between 10am and 1pm). But if anything BIG happens, I will put it up as soon as possible.

(Thanks Jerome)

(Thanks Bruno)

(Thanks Joe)

"Our local station, K-Rock 100.9 in Syracuse, NY, had played "Maybe Someday" for us by request. The Small Guy (all request morning radio) gave it a great intro, etc... Well, we have requested it for the last couple of mornings and it has gone unplayed. We have not heard it played again any other time of the day either. This is a great disappointment! Central New York radio is stuck in a timewarp and could use a good dose of The Cure, but we can't do it alone. We need some help. K-Rock's request number is 315-424-ROCK. Their web address is KROCK.com. Small Guy will take requests for his morning show by email, as a matter of fact all of the dj addresses are listed on their site, and they are all open for requests. The Small Guy's address is smallguy@krock.com. Please help us get the word out, so that The Cure can be heard throughout Central New York. THANKS!"

(Thanks Jody & Dave)

(Thanks Darkeric)

"I went to the CURE listening party with Bloodflowers - and I must say... WOW!.. people really acted like it was their own birth! Around 50 people sat down on the dancefloor.. just sat!.. and listened! There must have been a total of 120 people. Cool evening, with ALOT of very very nice girls.. and a unbeliveable Robert Smith-look-alike, (keep up the good work, Mikkel!). Here's a picture of a bar-ticket, in which Universal Music-"members" were allowed to get free Carlsberg Beers. "

(Thanks Tobias)

(Thanks Cristiano)

"Out of This World" made it to #3 of the personal charts by DJ Marcus Barsch from "Radio Köln"! Bono and Herbert Groenemeyer made his #1+2 .. but, oh well, there ya go ... Here's his full comment from the Feb issue of the "Kölner Illustrierte" (citymag for Cologne):

3. The Cure: "Out of This World" At that time, when the Cure should split up and never come back, i'd probably be asking myself: 'Oh my God, shall my youth really be over now?!' But, since they won't do this ever, hopefully, i still have good reason to be jumping around happily, e.g. to the new album Bloodflowers." [eh? a pretty unusual way to savour this particular album, don't you think, kids? ;) - nika]

If you're living in the area of Radio Köln, you can listen to Marcus Barsch daily morning show "Hallo Wach" on 107,1 UKW ... if you're not a late-riser like me ;) "

(Thanks Nika)

*** album previews: feb. 15 the cure, "bloodflowers." melancholy tunes complete a trilogy with 1982s "pornography" and 1989s "disintegration." The 13th studio album from robert smith's enduring goth outfit is rumored to be the band's last.

(Thanks Jewel and Diana)

(Thanks Sara)

(Thanks Alejandro & Sergi)

(Thanks John)

Maybe Someday enters the Billboard Modern Rock Chart at #33.

Also, R&R (the most prestigious radio trade magazine) reports that 'Maybe Someday' was the most added song on AAA and Alternative formats.

(Thanks Thomas)

(Thanks Christian)

"Just listening to 89x and their top 9 at 9 and 'Maybe Someday' came in at number 9. So we need to get more requests. But what I wanted to say is that Phat Matt, adj here said starting next week there will be "many chances" to win tickets to the chicago promo show."

(Thanks Robert)

(Thanks Roberto)

"Good news, tickets are ready. I've phoned to the tickets provider today, and they have just recieved the tickets for the concert. So no fear at all,they're sending it today to everyone(they told me more than 2000 poeple) So let's enjoy the concert."

(Thanks Stefan)

Merge 933.net Cure Ticket Information!

Merge 933.net presents The Cure in concert February 21st at Deep Ellum Live - one of only six club dates in America for The Cure. Now, the ticket information you've been waiting for:

Tickets go on sale Friday, February 18th at Ticketmaster outlets.

Merge 933.net will keep you up on developing details, and on Robert Smith's visit live on Merge Radio...Merge 933.net

(Thanks Rich)

(Thanks Peter)

EXCLUSIVE: The Cure live on dotmusic

"dotmusic will exclusively webcast the highly anticipated 'secret' London gig by The Cure on February 9th. The Astoria concert is part of a series of low-key promotional dates around the release of their new album 'Bloodflowers' on February 14th. Tickets for the Astoria show sold out within hours of going on sale.The brilliant 'Bloodflowers' is being lauded as the final segment of a trilogy of classic Cure albums which started with 'Pornography' and took in 'Disintegration' along the way.

Their whistlestop world tour takes in;

1st February - Hamburg (Markthalle)

3rd February - Brussels (Ancienne Belgique)

7th February - Paris (Arche de la Defense)

9th February - London (Astoria)

17th February - San Francisco (Fillmore Theatre)

19th February - Los Angeles (Palace Theatre)

21st February - Dallas (Deep Ellum Live)

23rd February - Atlanta (The Roxy)

25th February - Chicago (The Vic)

28th February- NYC (Roseland Ballroom)

The Cure follow up these dates with the full scale 'Dream Tour' which begins in Madrid on March 27th and takes in most of Europe including a Wembley Arena show on April 22nd.

More Cure news on dotmusic soon."

(Thanks Jesse, Torr, Terrie)

On Jan. 29th & 30th they will have a Cure weekend during which you can win tickets and meet & greet passes for the Belgian promo show in Brussels on Feb. 3rd.

On Feb. 9th they will play one song from 'Bloodflowers' each hour.

On Feb.12 the will broadcast one hour of promo concert from Feb. 3.

Here's more info about it from Side-line.com :

"Free tickets can be won for the February 3rd showcase of the Cure in Brussels during the "Maxx" at Studio Brussel (BE) next weekend between 2 and 6 PM. "Arrest" will also have more free tickets to give away on February 2nd. And on February 12th you get the showcase of The Cure live in "Alles op 10"."

(Thanks Mario)

"Hi...I'm a music director at an radio station...just got off the phone with my contact at Elektra and was told that "Maybe Someday" was the #1 most added record in two formats of radio stations! This is great news for the band and fans especially considering that the Cure was going up against a brand new No Doubt song that everybody expected to do well."

"WLIR (Tristate out of Long Island) is really the alt station out here, and so far Maybe Someday is beating out the other singles it's being put up against by listener call in. It's been happening - they've been winning - a few nights in a row, but I'm often not around or near a radio - I caught it just as I turned on LIR tonight..it's a 9 PM show I think..didn't catch all the details but they beat out Foo Fighters tonight. "

This is really great news and proves that fans can make a difference if they support the single. Keep up the great work!

(Thanks Marilys and Patricia)

#10 - THE CURE Out Of This World

The first U.K. single from the upcoming "Bloodflowers" album sounds like a moody reprise of "Pictures Of You", and is far superior to the North American single, "Maybe Someday". Hardcore fans can get the track now with the February issue of Uncut magazine. (From "Bloodflowers", Elektra)

(Thanks Cin)

(Thanks Martin)

(Thanks Johan)

"Calling all Cure fans. You all are invited to attend THE CURE'S cd release/listening party on wednesday February 9th at the Living Room in Buckhead. "Bloodflowers" , the CURE'S new phenomenal cd will be played in its entirity... before you can buy it! Feel free to call the club for directions or email me and I'll give you directions, email me if you are planning to come. Bring friends.

******There will be free drawings for Cure promo items*******.

The time is from 8-10 (or can run later). girls 18+, guys 21+ , sorry. if your a guy under 21, maybe we can twist the owners arm.

This will be a great place for Atlanta Cure fans to meet before we all meet again in the "camp out line" for tickets to the promo show.

any questions, drop me an email"

(Thanks Jim)

"Tickets to shows such as MadTV and Conan do not "sell out" at any point. They give out maybe 10 times as many tickets as there is seat capacity in the particular venue. The point is to arrive to the tapings as early as possible, as they stop letting people inside after a certain number regardless of whether the rest of the people have tickets or not. I have been to MadTV, Conan, Leno, and Letterman tapings throughout the years and this is the procedure. Tickets are free and can even be picked up at the designated area of the television station the day of the taping. Just don't want cure fans to be fooled into thinking that they will be unable to see any of these tv tapings, or have someone sell them a ticket for no reason."

(Thanks Mike, Daryl, Tom and Esteban)

THE CURE RETURNS

The show was supposed to be a secret. Robert Smith and The Cure playing an intimate, invitation-only concert with Channel 104.9 at The Fillmore on February 17th. Well rumours have become the truth and we've got your tickets. Details soon.

And from Live 105:

LIVE 105 presents The Cure in a special concert at the Fillmore, February 17. Keep listening for ticket info, and how you can win tickets from the new rock alternative, LIVE 105!

(Thanks explodingboy & Mike)

The Cure: All Over Your Telly

The Cure will jump the rapidly moving promo train next month in support of their new, studio effort Bloodflowers (out February 15 on Elektra/Fiction). In addition to a six city tour of US clubs, which commences on February 17 in San Francisco (a warm up for the much larger Dream Tour 2000, set to begin in the Spring), Bob Smith and band (we call him "Bob", much in the same way we call Richard Ashcroft "Dick," because we're all quite daft here) will tape an episode of Fox's Mad TV in Los Angeles on February 18. The Cure's segment of VH1's Hard Rock Live will air the following evening (check Rock on TV that week for times, and further details). On February 29, the band will appear on Late Night with Conan O' Brien (we call him Conan). Check Road Raging for the promo tour itinerary, and Noise in the coming weeks for word on the Dream Tour dates. ...and while you're at it, check Spin.com's Big Rotation on Monday, January 31 for a review of Bloodflowers.

(Thanks Mark)

(Thanks Destin)

(Thanks Reto)

No one revels in the sumptuous pleasures of melancholy like Robert Smith, the Cure's leading mopemeister. In Smith's world, it is always raining, comfort and happiness are fleeting, love is epic and torturous. On Bloodflowers, the band's 11th studio album, his lyrical prowess continues to astound. Considering the subject matter, Smith's always managed to steer clear of the clichéd, bad-high-school-poetry trap, and on Bloodflowers, the imagery is some of his most vivid and stabbing. On "The Loudest Sound," a story about a couple who are, of course, growing apart, he sings of their tension: "She dreams him as a boy / And he loves her as a girl / And side by side in the silence without a single word / It's the loudest sound I ever heard." The music grows out of the same dichromatic marriage of love's eternal hope and heartbreak's inevitable bleakness. Layers of the Cure's signature ethereal, buoyant guitar licks are paced at the momentum of a lava lamp, while melodies lurk only in an understated synth or distorted guitar. None of the songs scream "radio hit" like Wish's "Friday I'm in Love" anomaly; and although Bloodflowers is less abstract, comparisons to Disintegration are easily drawn. If this really threatens to be the last Cure album--no, really, the real end--it's a vision of loneliness and loveliness, a low note rarely surpassed in beauty and breadth. --Beth Massa

(Thanks Kunal)

"there will be a cure night here in the north east of italy (Treviso) the 25th of february. there will be two bands performing live, cure-inspired (but not only by the cure!) Arkham (my band, we recorded The hanging garden for the Pink Pig tribute) and Easy Cure, an italian cover band, plus a lot of cure songs all night provided by djs Marco Arkham (me) and Pierre. for informations tel.03482208986 or e-mail gabvian@tin.it ."

(Thanks Suzanne)

"There won't be 200 people at the gig but more probably between 800-1000. The FNAC store gave 200 invitations to the first people, they give 80 tickets per day until Friday that people can win, plus 50 invitations for RTL, the radio station, and 50 for Rock'n'Folk, the magazine. Meaning 200+(80*5)+50+50=700, considering that other people (journalists, special guests etc) will be there, I'd say 800 people."

(Thanks Bruno)

(Thanks Brian)

(Thanks Raven848)

(Thanks John)

(Thanks Ryan and Ken)

(Thanks Christian)

(Thanks Rich)

The second midlife crisis

After the astonishing happy sounds of "Wild Mood Swings", Cure-boss Robert Smith falls back to the well-known melancholy. Originally "Bloodflowers" should have been released in 1998, a second release date was assumed to be in spring 1999 and has been pushed back without any comments, too. Now "Bloodflowers" will be released definetely on february 14th and Robert Smith explains the delay like this:

"When I met the band for the first discussions on the album I already had an exact imagination on how the album should sound like. But I had mouldy feelings because we hadn´t played together for a long time. So I suggested to play a few festivals first. And like I feared, there were a lot of problems in the band that took place during the festival tour. There were really hateful discussions and quarrels." At last this was like a cleansing thunderstorm and now Robert is glad that this happened on tour and not in the studio. And, differently from the past, The Cure survived this phase undamaged, no one left the band and Smith has fired nobody.

They recorded "Bloodflowers" instead, an album that reminds tendentiously in it´s mood of more melancholic works like "Disinitegration". The songs are intense, the lyrics are very intimate and very gloomy. "This album is quite parallel to "Disintegration". When I wrote it I got 30 - a point where many people look back and reflect on what they did in the last ten years. With "Bloodflowers" it´s similar, as I turned from 39 to 40. For this reason I wanted to make a very honest autobiographical album." More on this in the next issue.

article by Stefan Woldach

(Thanks Martin)

"The french promotional stuff started yesterday evening ..: on OUÏE FM (a radio station from Paris) they played "Maybe someday" for the first time. On RTL (www.rtl.fr) they announced to play 5 tracks of"Bloodflowers"on friday evening around 11:00 and moreover you could win tickets for the promo show on the top of "La Défense" by mail..on the RTL site : they pick 10 mails every night. "

(Thanks Catherine)

"The national "youth" radio station in Australia, JJJ played Coming Up as a taster for the new album last Friday -which suggests that we'll be getting it on the local release of the album, I dare say! (A year or so ago, copyright/import restrictions were relaxed in this country, so we now have the same situation as Japan, where local releases of overseas material often has bonus tracks or two-disc packages, to counteract the government's idiocy and encourage people not to but cheap imports)."

(Thanks Klaus, Christian and Peter)

(Thanks Martin)

"The first song he played tonight was "39". The things he heard from JD Beauvallet did not stop him playing new songs. We can suppose he'll continue. Last time (01/19) B.Lenoir answered JD Beauvallet that nobody should forget that at one time he was very close to Robert Smith and when he asked him for music to introduce his TV show, 48 hours later he received "Just like Heaven". "

You can listen to it at http://www.radio-france.fr/chaines/france-inter/lenoir/audio.php by clicking on lundi 24 and it is the first song played.

(Thanks Eric)

(Thanks Mary)

"I think it would be good to tell the one's who did not get their tickets that they should not buy one from anyone, because all the people had to put their name on a list, and if you come with an invitation but without your name on the list, you'll never get in."

Sounds like a good way to prevent scalpers from hording tickets and then reselling them at inflated prices to fans.

(Thanks Dominique)

Top 10 Hits Performances include: Duran Duran "Girls on Film," Robbie Williams "Millennium," Blondie "Call Me," Melissa Etheridge "Come To My Window," Smashmouth "Allstar," Sugar Ray "Every Morning," Collective Soul "Shine," Seal "Crazy," The Cure "Just Like Heaven" and Sixpence None the Richer "Kiss Me."

This Show will air on VH-1 Sat. night (Feb. 5th) at midnight eastern / 11pm central and will be repeated on Thurs. night/Fri. morning (Feb. 10th/11th) at 1 am eastern / midnight central.

We finally have the answer to the "What are the missing songs?" mystery! We already know about 'Coming Up', 'Just Say Yes', 'Spilt Milk' and 'You're So Happy', and now we know the other 3 - 'Everything Forever', 'Heavy World' and 'Possession'. Robert says that the last 3 were not mixed, and expects all of them will eventually be available as b-sides or internet downloads.

When asked if the band will be playing in places that they haven't been to in awhile, like Japan, Robert had this to say: "We will definitely be playing next year in the USA, Europe, Australasia and Japan...and we hope to get to South America too...and other places?"

(Thanks Chris)

"I just arrived from the FNAC store at "La Défense" and got a ticket for the show !!! They gave 200 tickets to the first ones arrived and there's a drawing every day until this friday for those who couldn't go to the Fnac early this morning. In fact people can participate until 3.00 am today, the first draw is today, there's 80 tickets to win by day. So, there could be more than 700 seats ! And the invitation said that the concert will be on the top of the "Arche de la Défense" well, I don't know what it really means !"

(Thanks Julien)

"Just to say that Infonie, a french-speaking multimedia network expanding in France, Belgium and Switzerland plays for the moment an exclusive edit version of Out of This World and will give out the 5 last tickets for the Belgian promo-show."

(Thanks Frederic)

(Thanks Jens)

The Cure: Bloodflowers (Elektra)

If the cover photo of this one is any indication, Cure singer Robert Smith seems to be the '80s equivalent of Dorian Gray: He looks just like he did 20 years ago. Now his seminal goth-indie-wave band returns with its 13th studio album, Bloodflowers, which Billboard reports is being billed as the third of a trilogy that includes 1982's Pornography and 1989's Disintegration. The nine tracks were recorded in London and Surrey, England, and co-produced by Smith and Paul Korkett.

(Thanks Mark)

"Today there was an article about the Cure in Austrias biggest newspaper, the "Kronen Zeitung". They said that the Cure will be in Vienna in April and that tickets are on sale now. There were no other real news in that article. They only said that the Cure will have their 25th anniversary next year:

"It's hard to believe: next year the british cult band the Cure will have their 25th anniversary. 1976 Robert Smith shocked the establishment with his smeared make-up. Today he and his colleagues are a fix part of the music scene and their songs "Boys don't cry", "Killing an Arab" and "Friday i'm in love", are still played on radio stations throughout the whole world. Everything began in Crawley/Sussex. 17year old Robert Smith founded The Easy Cure with some school mates. Though they had a contract, no singles were released for 2 years. Being frustrated, they cut the "easy" out of their name and kept on working. And already with their first single "Killing an Arab" they went into the charts. The rest is pop-history....

With their brandnew "Bloodflowers" CD they release their - according to Smith - best album yet. On April 11 they will be in the Libro Music Hall in Vienna. It's one of the first concerts of their "Dream World Tour". Tickets are available at the "Krone-88.6 Ticket Hotline", (01)960 96 886."

(Thanks Michael)

"I dont know if this is regular thing that craig kilburn does on fridays, since i have never watched his show on fridays before, but during his "in the news" segment he grabbed a big robert wig and mimed the 1st verse to friday, i'm in love (with the music playing in the background)."

(Thanks Jason)

Just an interesting little Cure sighting. I was flipping through TV late Friday night when I cam accross the Late Show and there was Craig kilborn wearing a bad Robert Smith wig and singing along to Friday I'm In Love. The audience was cheering more than laughing... I missed what it was about. He took off the wig and went right into the next subject. It was probably just because it was Friday.

(Thanks Jim & Kathy)

"I just finished playing a game of "you dont know jack offline" the newest version & in the "dis or dat" portion of the game, the categories were "human emotion or cure album"... some of the albums listed were wild mood swings, disintegration & faith...

(Thanks Adam)

"The Cure's 1986 "Boys Don't Cry" re-release came in at number 14 on the UK's VH1 top 40 of the 80's.

The single was mis-reported as coming from the album "Boys Don't Cry - 1983", the confusion probably arising due to the fact that the US compilation "Boys Don't Cry" was first released in the UK in that year.

The single was of course released from "Standing On A Beach" in 1986, being a re-release and new mix of the original 1979 single from "Three Imaginary Boys". "

(Thanks Matt)

(Thanks Jenny)

"Robert talks about "Bloodflowers" and says that he started to write bloodflowers on his 39th birthday and that the album would like to be about "becoming older". He aslo says that he composed the album in about 6 week. For Robert this "work" was too hard to do and less fun than the others . Then he says that since "Disintegration" he has told the members of the band that every albulm was the last. That maybe made the others think that he was always joking, but Robert says that if "Bloodflowers" will be the last album he is satisfied because there couldn't be a better end. At the end he says that 5 years ago an album like "Bloodflowers" looks for him very negative but now it is very OK."

(Thanks Alberto)

(Thanks Fons)

(Thanks Jane & Emerson)

"I have just called the FNAC store which is distributing part of the tickets for the Paris promotional gig on 7th February. They told me that it is not possible to just turn up and collect tickets on 24th January. Instead each person has to fill in a form between 10am and 3pm and there will be a draw to decide who gets the tickets. Apparently, only one ticket will be given to each winner."

(Thanks Fab G)

And it looks like an announcement will not be made about the Dallas tickets until Feb. 17th according to Deep Ellum Live.

(Thanks Jan)

(Thanks Ryan)

(Thanks Stephan)

Also, Elektra has redesigned and updated their Cure page with confirmation that the band are doing MadTV (airing on the 26th not the 19th) & Conan O'Brien (29th) in Feb.

(Thanks Ryan, Nico, Bruno and Amy)

Feb. 24th / Feb. 25th / Feb. 29th

"Autrian gouvernment TV (ORF) reported on their Videotext the following:

THE CURE: New album finished

British Cultgroup The Cure is releasing a new album, after a long break. "Bloodflowers" should be available in stores from 14. of February - it's the 13.th Studio production of the Gothic Legends. Robert Smith signs as Co-Producer. The band now consists of Simon Gallup (b), Perry Bamonte (g), Roger O'Donnell (key) & Jason Cooper (dr)."

(Thanks Patrick)

"Here, in México City, radioactivo 98.5 radio station have done a promo about the new cure record, they talk about the trilogy..., etc. whenit is out, etc. the promotional time is closer to 17 seconds ( ! ) and it is repeated in the special news."

(Thanks Roberto)

"It is in portuguese:

Finalmente o regresso anunciado dos The Cure A banda de Robert Smith está de volta em Fevereiro com o disco «Bloodflowers»

Aparentemente, é desta vez que os The Cure regressam mesmo. Depois de terem adiado por diversas vezes no último ano a edição do seu novo álbum de originais, os britânicos liderados por Robert Smith anunciaram finalmente a data definitiva para a saída do seu mais recente trabalho. O disco chama-se «Bloodflowers» e estará à venda no mercado a partir do próximo dia 14 de Fevereiro. Este será o 13º álbum de originais dos The Cure, banda que conta já com duas décadas de existência, ao longo das quais alcançou êxitos assinaláveis com temas como «Boys Don't Cry», «Just Like Heaven» ou «Friday I'm In Love». Ao que tudo indica, de acordo com informações divulgadas pela própria banda, o novo «Bloodflowers» vem completar uma trilogia da qual fazem também parte os álbuns «Pornography» (de 1982) e «Desintegration» (de 1989). Tendo em conta as tonalidades destes dois registos discográficos, é provável que o novo álbum dos The Cure retome as sonoridades mais góticas e obscuras por que se tornaram inicialmente conhecidos, ao invés de prosseguir o estilo mais aberto que marcou «Wild Mood Swings», lançado em 1996. Para acompanhar o lançamento de «Bloodflowers», os The Cure têm planeados alguns concertos com características especiais, que deverão ter lugar proximamente tanto na Europa como nos Estados Unidos. Para o Verão, a banda tem também prevista uma digressão mundial. Recorde-se que os Cure passaram recentemente por Portugal, em 1998, para uma actuação no Festival Sudoeste, na Zambujeira do Mar.

Basically, it is saying that Bloodflowers is coming out the 14th February, it speaks about the trilogy stuff (Pornography,disintegration,bloodflowers), it says that it won't be as up mood as WMS. "

(Thanks Ricardo)

  Here's an ad for the Dream Tour from today's Dutch newspaper. This is what the text at the bottom says: "ticket sales begin next saturday at 10 AM. Then it says where you can buy them (postoffices) and a telephone number. Tickets cost 57,50 and 55 Guilders ($1 = about 2 guilder).Show starts at 8 PM. At the bottom is a note about the new album, that it is released at February 14th as we all know."

Also, you will be able to order tickets on-line for the show starting Saturday.

(Thanks Fons & Pieter-Jan)

(Thanks Bruno)

(Thanks Maciek)

"Today I phoned the concert agency and all the possible places where this gig could take place. And this is the current status - Concert agency confirmed that there is going to be ONE concert in Poland (there were still some talks about the second gig few days ago, but as they say "probably it won't take place"). But there are still two places reserved for this event - Lodz Hala Sportowa (for 13th, 14th and 15th of april) and Torwar (also a sport hall) in Warsaw for 14th of april. There is still no final agreement with any of this objects. 100% info (also the tickets details) is to be available till the end of January."

(Thanks Maciek)

"Early last week (January 11 or 12) illegally printed "Bloodflowers" CDs became available in Minsk, Belarus (former republic of the USSR). The level of piracy is very high here (it's better to say - the level of the legal business is very low), but still such an early appearance of such an important release is unusual. The origin of the CDs is unknown - it may have been produced in Russia, the Ukraine or Belarus itself. It seems that the CD has been printed from the Japanese promo, as it contains the full tracklisting of the Japanese edition, including "Coming Up" at No.5, and likely fake art. A very small image of a red flower, taken from the official Cure site (www.thecure.com), is used (magnified and well diffused) as the cover and the "Bloodflowers" logo from the same source graces it. The label information is somewhat ridiculous, giving the copyright and publishing credit to Warner Music at one place and to it's division - EastWest Records Gmbh at the other. It also says: "Made in Germany by Warner Music Manufacturing Europe". The music, recorded on the CD, is of no doubt the new Cure album. And the price is ridiculous - just up to 2 dollars per CD.

(Thanks Dmitri)

"Was just at Rolling Stones, probably Chicago's best record store. They have a bunch of Bloodflowers promo posters up and announcements that they WILL be playing Feb 25 at the Vic."

(Thanks Phil)

The Cure return to London after Astoria sell-out.

THE CURE are to play a London stadium date this April, Music365 can reveal.

The perennially popular Goth-pop godfathers will play London's Wembley Arena on April 22.

It is part of a large-scale European tour the band will play after a series of showcase gigs around the release of their latest studio LP, 'Bloodflowers', which will be released on February 14.

The band had previously announced a London Astoria date for February 9 which sold out in hours.

The Cure will also play over 20 European dates in March, April and May.

And this is what they had to say about the new album in their Albums of 2000 report:

The Cure are back again, and like several of the old hands releasing new albums, they are promoting it through reference to previous triumphs while threatening to retire. So 'Bloodflowers' has been described as the final segment of the trilogy begun with 'Pornography' and 'Disintegration'. It was completed in June 1999, but Cure mainman Robert Smith was unwilling to see it lost in the pre-Millennial Xmas rush, prompting the eight month delay. Expect the bleary-eyed, bleaker side of the band to be on display, and look out for them in your town - a few small shows in Europe and America will be followed by a full scale jaunt around the world.

Tracklisting: 'Out Of This World'; 'Watching Me Fall'; 'Where The Birds Always Sing'; 'Maybe Someday'; 'The Last Day Of Summer'; 'There Is No If...'; 'The Loudest Sound'; '39'; 'Bloodflowers'.

!!! (3 out of 5 - which gauges the impending excitement about the release)

Tickets for the Rotterdam show on April 19th will be on sale this saturday (Jan. 22nd). For more information check with http://www.mojo.nl/nieuws/index.asp and http://www.mojo.nl/index.asp .

(Thanks Mark & Maciek)

Tickets for the Oberhausen show on April 28th can be purchased online at www.arena-online.de

(Thanks Antti)

This was the reply from an Atlanta radio station when asked about tickets:

"Cure tickets are slated to go on sale 48 hours in advance of the show. I'm not certain if ticketmaster will be selling the tickets or not....there's a slight chance the show might move to the Tabernacle."

(Thanks Kristen)

And some info on Chicago :

"I just got off the phone with the box office at the Vic and they said they won't have info til next wed. - thurs. as to whether or not the show is even going to happen. He told me to call back then."

(Thanks Saint)

"I called the Belgian ticket company with respect to the ticket problem for the Brussels gig. They told me that for now there was nothing to worry about. As soon as they are ready to send the tickets they will, depending on the time left, (a) either send all tickets by post or (b) send only Belgian tickets by post or (c) send no tickets. For now the ticket company - or at least the woman I spoke to - still thinks (a) will be the case.

The tickets that are not sent will be available at the entrance before the concert, by name - if you've reserved by the 0900-number and only given a phone number, remember that your tickets will be on the name of the 'owner' of that telephone number, as is printed in the phone guide. I assume they will take care of a good organisation when all tickets have to be given at the entrance. Nevertheless, it's a good idea that I (or somebody else) call(s) again next week to make an update of these facts so that people can take care of being there on time when all tickets have to be given at the entrance and so that if the tickets are not sent to people from abroad, they can make a call first to ensure that their tickets will be there (although I'm not sure that will be possible).

Conclusion: for now I wouldn't worry too much - I'll try to give an update in the middle of next week!"

"Seems that their is a communication problem caused by language differences. The tickets will normally arrive this friday (a common mistake made while translation from Ducth to English is that the guy from the ticket office probably said 'the tickets will arrive NEXT friday') at the ticket office. They will mail them beginning of next week, leaving almost one and a half week for all the tickets to arrive to the owners. If tickets would not arrive in time, bring proof from your bank office you paid the bill. This could be a stamped slip coming from the bill you received for the tickets. Or the copy (maybe also bring the original) of your bank the overview documents you receive from your bank, stating the payment to the account of the ticket office."

(Thanks Jerre & Pascal)

(Thanks Robbertc)

Robert blames Bernard Lenoir for playing Bloodflowers songs on his show

Yesterday ( Jan 17th ) on French radio station France Inter, Bernard Lenoir interviewed JD Beauvallet from French weekly Music, Cinema and Litterature magazine "Les Inrockuptibles", who lives in Brighton UK. He reported that Robert knew that Bernard Lenoir played BloodFlowers songs on his show without permission and that he felt "both amused and quite angry" about it. You can hear this ( in French ) at http://www.radio-france.fr/chaines/france-inter/lenoir/audio.php click "Lundi 17" and it's at about 11 minutes.

(Thanks Sylvain)

(Thanks Rick)

"Today, I phoned up the Belgium ticket company for the promo show in Brussels and it seems as it will be still a hard way to pass until one has got his tickets. Until now, they haven't even got the tickets themselves. So, they cannot send them out, yet. And according to the woman on the phone it is probable that the tickets won't even arrive next week!!! That would mean that the tickets can only be send out in February, 2 days before the show!!!

That would mean a huge problem for everyone who has ordered the tix from outside Belgium. A friend of mine has just received his bill to pay for the tickets that he ordered via internet. The letter took 5 days from Belgium to Germany and now he has to transfer the money. If the money arrives in Belgium, the tickets will be sent out, but of course, only when the ticket company has the tickets. Then, another few days can be expected until the letters arrive and probably they arrive too late...?! Very confusing.

That would mean that there is no other possibilty for people from outside Belgium than to get the tickets at the ticket box the night of the show. So, anyone who has ordered tickets and does not come from Belgium better phone up the ticket company to find a solution. And maybe even those from Belgium will become problems, when the post in Belgium is not that reliable and needs more than a day to deliver the letters.

Maybe almost all have to get the tickets on the third of February directly at the ticket box??? Don't know how that should work...How should one prove that he has ordered tickets and that he has already paid for them?? I can imagine of people who have driven hundreds of miles, who have paid their tickets but who don't get their tickets at the ticket box, because the person in the box says that all tickets are gone and there is no chance... So, everyone phone up the ticket company to create big pressure!!!

And maybe someone from Belgium can phone the ticket company up to discuss this problem??? That would be very kind as it is very difficult to discuss this problem in English...

Finaly, a short info about the Hamburg promo gig: Yesterday I phoned up Karsten Jahnke, the German ticket company and a man told me that they have got much to do at the moment. But they have started to send out the tickets for the Hamburg promo shows yesterday. So, the letters will probably arrive around Wednesday/Thursday. That's it for now and I hope someone from Belgium can help out to clarify this confusion about the Belgium promo show tix."

So can someone in Belgium check up on this? Thanks!

(Thanks Lars)

Merge 933.net Presents The Cure February 21 At Deep Ellum Live!

Tuesday, January 18, 2000

Jeff K was the first in the world to play the new Cure song "Maybe Someday" on Merge 933.net Thursday.

Along with great, new Cure music, comes final confirmation: Merge 933.net Presents The Cure in concert Monday, February 21st. at Deep Ellum Live. Expect ticket information soon.

The Cure is touring in support of their new CD "Bloodflowers", available in stores February 15th. The Cure is playing only a handful of club concerts across America as they gear up for a major arena tour in late spring/early summer. Listen for additional Merge Premieres from Bloodflowers, a collection nearly two years in the making.

"Out Of This World" (Coming soon to Merge Radio) "Watching Me Fall" "Where The Birds Always Sing" "Maybe Someday" "The Last Day Of Summer" "There Is No If..." "The Loudest Sound" "39" "Bloodflowers"

Listen to Merge 933.net for complete, accurate, up-to-the-minute updates on The Cure concert in Deep Ellum as more details are confirmed.

You can order your Pink Pig set now!

* All the songs have been recorded and the mastering process has started.

* The pre-ordering is now open .... here are the steps to follow:

- PLEASE: BE RESPONSIBLE AND CONSIDERATE WHEN MAKING THE PRE ORDERS: if you're not 100% sure that you will purchase the set, don't write.

- As we mentioned before, the number of sets to be printed will come out from the pre-orders received. Under no circumstances will be re-editions.

- Beware! Don't send any money: this is just a request for pre-orders.

- Pre ordering will start on January 17th and will finish at midnight on February 14th (no exceptions)

- We remind you that the payment has to be made in one installment, even though the set will consist of two parts that will be mailed separately.

- The cost of the whole set (13 cds + comprehensive book & scrapbook) is US$40 + shipping (registered mail). Even though we don't yet have the exact weight of the set, we estimate a shipping value of U$S 17 for America & U$S 19 for the rest of the world. (remember this counts for two shipments) We will confirm the exact shpping value as we answer the pre order emails. (read below)

- Method of payment: it is impossible for us to establish any other method of payment besides CASH by REGISTERED mail. Please send the cash wrapped in carbon paper or within any other packaging (be creative! ;) and please do not send coins. This will make things easier and cheaper for you: this is an international project and not all the mail services are as reliable as they should be.

- There is a limit of 2 sets/person.

- To pre order send an e-mail to pigpreorders@yahoo.com with the number of required sets (1 or 2) as the title. The body of the message should contain ONLY the following information:

* Name and surname

* Address to which the set has to be delivered - no P.O. Boxes (no changes will be admitted here)

* Whether you took part in the recording of any of the covers.

- PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT SEND ANY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS TO THIS ACCOUNT: USE pinkpigers@yahoo.com FOR THAT PURPOSE

- Once your pre order has been received you will get an e-mail of confirmation, indicating when the payment has to be made and how much time the delivery will take. Check out the Pink Pig site for further details/news at http://usuarios.interar.com.ar/german/pinkpig/website/news.html

(Thanks Juan)

"Just wanted to let you know "Lullaby" (possibly the Mixed Up version) was played during the lead-in during last Sunday's NFL playoff game between the Vikings and the Rams."

(Thanks Robert & Rainier)

"Jane Seymour mentioned The Cure on the Martin Short show on 1/12/00. She said The Cure has recorded two albums in her castle including the new one Bloodflowers."

(Thanks Jennifer)

"i saw a tv program called "a me mi piace" on TMC2, an italian music channel, where bands choose their favorite videos; well, today there was Supergrass and they choose "close to me". i didn't see it from the begining so i don't know what kind of comments the band did though.... p.s. they showed the "closer mix" version."

(Thanks Marco)

"Hey, I was watching VH1 this weekend, and they had a marathon of their show "The List", and two things caught my eye.

On the episode for best Live Performer, during the montage, they showed the cure, allthough i have no idea what concert it was. It was perhaps a second at the most, real quick.

And the episode about Best Album, I swear i saw the Faith album. This could have been a misnomer on my part."

(Thanks Nate)

"On channel YLE TV 1 in Finland was shown a bbc documentary about celebrities who love cats. i don't know the name of the programme, but Andrew Lloyd Webber and Marianne Faithfull were interviewed in the show. At the begining of the show the lovecats was played almost enterily. Clips from the video with Robert were also shown.

(Thanks Antti)

"News Askew (http://www.newsaskew.com) has added a link and a piece on "Mae Day: The Crumbling of a Documentary," a 10-minute short student film by Kevin Smith. It's available in QuickTime format. Now the short isn't up to the technical standards of a cinematographical masterpiece like "Clerks," and it frankly isn't all that good. But, it's an interesting slice o' history, and in several scenes where a woman's being interviewed, a subway-size Boys Don't Cry poster is featured quite prominently."

(Thanks Destin)

89x in Detroit is playing Maybe Someday on their Peoples Choice, which can be heard mon-friday @ 7oclock. It beat Third Eye Blind on Friday, and they're going up against a diffrent band tonight at 7pm. So call in and vote. The number is 313-298-7xxx (7999)

(Thanks Robert)

Tickets for the Berlin and Hamburg shows are available on-line at http://www.karten-online.de/Frames_2.htm .

Tickets for Chicago may not go on sale until a week before the show. Also, tickets will be $35 and the show is open to all ages.

Tickets for the L.A. show may not go on sale until 2 days before the show, according to 91x in San Diego.

(Thanks Lars, Brian & Craig)

(Thanks Manuel)

And there will be CD release party in Seattle at Disc Go Round in the U-District "On the Ave" , 4527 University Way NE on Feb. 14th 10 pm. You will be able to listen to the cd, enjoy food & drinks, meet with other fans, buy 'Bloodflowers' at midnight, and get some promo items as well. For more information, please contact Armin.

Cure 'secret' gig sells out [Jan 14 2000 5:28PM]

The Cure's February 9 'secret' gig - the tickets for which went on sale at 9am GMT this morning - has sold out in just a few hours. The gig, the band's first UK show for four years, is a warm-up before The Cure begin promoting their new upcoming opus, Bloodflowers, their 13th studio album. Read what Cure frontman Robert Smith had to say to enquirers in this month's Cash For Questions.

Bloodflowers

Dateline: January 8, 2000

One of the most anticipated new releases of 2000 is The Cure's album bloodflowers, a long awaited followup to their album Wild Mood Swings from 1996. Their album will be hitting Europe and "the rest of the world" on Valentines Day (February 14) and the United States and Japan on the 15th. This album was originally slated for release in early 1999, but the group found delays touring for festivals in the summer of 98 and general studio production complications. Frontman (and co-producer) Robert Smith stated on the Official Cure website

the recording started quite slowly in fall 98 as we were trying out a lot of 'new tech' - weird hard disc recorders, computer editors etc etc

The anticipation surrounding the release of this album stems from official reports that they have returned to the style of music that their 1982 album Pornography and their 1989 release Disintegration both took. It's this style which has strongly planted The Cure in the vein of gothic rock. In an interview with CMJ journalist, M. Tye Comer, Robert was asked why the return to this style of music.

I just didn't really feel like writing or performing pop songs this time around. I wanted the album to have a lot more coherency and more emotional depth... and not have the mood broken by a couple of radio-friendly singles. -Robert Smith

This album, similar to Disintegration marks a very special period for Robert, a transitional period in his own life which reflects his passage into the age of 40. He wanted the album to have an autobiographical feel to it, but has not written a biographical album since Disintegration.

The current Cure line-up, the same which released Wild Mood Swings is; Robert Smith (Vocals/Guitar), Simon Gallup (Bass), Perry Bamonte (Guitar), Roger O'Donnell (Keyboards) and Jason Cooper (Drums).

There has been a good deal of speculation as to whether or not the band will play some promotional dates in Europe and at the time of this writing their has been no official statement.

The Cure have been since 1979, one of the most pivotal and musically diverse post-punk bands to emerge from England. Reincarnated continually throughout their history by mainman Robert Smith (b. April 21, 1959) they have recorded in a distinct array of musical styles which include pop, gothic, punk, but are most remembered for the dark and gloomy music that helped define gothic music of the time.

(Thanks Brian)

(Thanks Josh)

*-*-* The Cure Fan Club "Want!" presents *-*-*

           * Club A Strange Day #6 *

Sunday 23rd January, 2000 at Club DOLPHIN

2,000 yen (with 2 alcoholic / non-alcoholic drinks of your choice)

17:30 - 18:30 The Cure Video Show

18:30 - 23:00 DJ time - The Cure and a lot more!

This is the eighth Cure event and is the sixth Cure club night event presented by "Want!" - an unofficial Cure fan club in Japan. It will give you a delightful Cure time with The Cure's videos on a large screen. The 1 hour video show will be followed by a club night with DJs playing The Cure and their contemporaries. And you may get a chance to listen to some of the songs from "Bloodflowers" album prior to its official release ! Please come along and dance. You will love it!

To get more information like where the venue is, take a look at the event page; http://www2.gol.com/users/fusae/cureclub/event_e.html

Fusae, Maki and Tsukamop

* The Cure Fan Club "Want!" *

cure_club@gol.com

http://www2.gol.com/users/fusae/cureclub/want.html

"I checked into the chicago show. tickets will be $35. i called the box office and they have no info yet on an onsale date. they should know by monday."

(Thanks Heath)

"I just got off the phone with The Roxy in Atlanta and the show is confirmed, they said ticket information will be available next week."

(Thanks Dusty)

"I just heard on FNX Radio Network (101.7) In the Boston/New England are that The Cure are coming to Boston and that they will have details on this later."

(Thanks Tanya)

"3 possibilities to win invitations :

- directly in the "La Defense" FNAC Store in Paris, ONLY from january 24 th (you'll have to be the first !!!)

- in "Rock and Folk" magazine (to have a small chance to win an invitation, you just have to write to : Rock and Folk/Concert The Cure, Espace Clichy, Immeuble Sirius, 9 allée Jean Prouvé, 92587 Clichy Cedex, France)

- listening to french RTL radio, from jan. 24th to jan. 28th, between 10 and 12 PM ("Zikweb").

The show will begin at 8 PM, on the last floor of the "Arche de la Defense" building (it is an indoor show)."

(Thanks Jerome)

And here are 2 photos of the Arche de la Defense building:

"Cadena 40, the most important radio station in spain has premiered maybe someday today at 5.00 in the evening, which they say is the new single in Spain."

(Thanks David)

"Mexican teen-oriented magazine ERES, on its january music special issue, has published in a section called "Releases 2000" a small note about Bloodflowers with the usual information of release dates, dream tour, etc."

"Infosel, mexican online information service, has published a gallery of images of the most influential musicians of the XX century. The Cure appears with a picture from the Head on the Door era: http://www.infosel.com/Galeria_de_fotos/000092/default.asp?NoPagina=49"

(Thanks Adrian)

(in spanish) "VUELVE CURE El nuevo disco de la banda de Robert Smith sale el 14 de febrero (regalo del Día de San Valentín) y se titulará Bloodflowers. Según dijo la banda, este álbum completa la trilogía que empezó con Pornography (1982) y siguió con Disintegration (1989). Anunciaron una gira por Europa y Estados Unidos. No te olvides de que el sur también existe, dear Bob."

(in english) "CURE IS BACK The new album of the Robert Smith band will come up Feb. 14th (Saint Valentine day) and it will be called 'Bloodflowers'. The band said the album completes the trilogy wich started with Pornography ('82), and continued with Disintegration ('89). They announced a tour for Europe and USA. Don't forget that the south also exists, dear Bob."

(Thanks Christian)

Spin Online

The Cure Set Warm Up Dates for "Dream Tour 2000"

Flicka, flicka, flicka, flicka, flicka here they are again. Get out the hairspray and red lipstick. The Cure have announced live promo concerts in Europe and America in support of their upcoming disc Bloodflowers. The dates, which kick off in Germany on February 1, are set for smaller venues, however a full scale world tour, dubbed Dream Tour 2000, is set to kick off in the Spring. Bloodflowers, set for release on February 15, will be preceded by a pair of promo singles: an edited version of the album track "Out of This World," for the UK, and a remixed version of "Maybe Someday," which will hit US radio stations this month.

Addicted to Noise/Sonicnet

Cure Plan Bloodflowers Minitour

Gloom-rock band due in U.S. next month after release of 13th album.

MTV News Online correspondent Sorelle Saidman:

The Cure have announced dates for a low-key promotional tour for Bloodflowers (Feb. 15).

The gloom-rock veterans will perform a handful of dates in Europe beginning Feb. 1 in Hamburg, Germany, before heading to the United States for shows starting Feb. 17 in San Francisco. They'll play mostly clubs in the U.S. six-city tour.

The Cure are scheduled to launch a full-scale road trip in Europe in late March and are calling the outing Dream Tour 2000.

Bloodflowers, the Cure's 13th studio album, will be the first new material from the band since Wild Mood Swings (1996), which featured the singles "Mint Car" and "The 13th".

Allstar

The Cure posted their initial promotional dates on their Web site at www.thecure.com, but promised more to come for the Dream tour in support of their next album, Bloodflowers, due Feb. 15 in the U.S. The initial European dates are: Feb. 1, Hamburg, Germany, Markthalle; Feb. 3, Brussels, Belgium, Ancienne Belgique; Feb. 7, Paris, Arche de la Defense; Feb. 9, London, Astoria Theater; Feb. 17, San Francisco, Fillmore Theater; Feb. 19, L.A., Palace; Feb. 21, Dallas, Deep Ellum Live; Feb. 23, Atlanta, the Roxy; Feb. 25, Chicago, the Vic; and Feb. 28, N.Y., Roseland. The Dream tour starts March 17 in Spain and runs through May 8 in Rome, as of now. (Carrie Borzillo)

Live Daily

The Cure Warms Up For World Tour With Mini-Tour Of Smaller Venues

''Bloodflowers,'' the band's 17th studio album, is due on Feb. 15.

By Rob Evans

Prototype British Goth-rockers The Cure, who plan to embark on a world tour of large venues later this year, have scheduled six U.S. performances at more intimate venues for February. Ticket on-sale dates haven't been announced, but an itinerary has been posted on the band's official website. Prior to the U.S. mini-tour, the band will perform at four small European venues.

The world tour, dubbed ''The Cure Dream Tour 2000,'' opens in late March in Spain, and will remain in Europe through early May. Though a U.S. leg of the world tour is planned for later in 2000, those dates haven't been announced.

A new Cure album titled ''Bloodflowers,'' initially expected in the spring of 1999, is now scheduled for release in the U.S. on Feb. 15. ''Bloodflowers'' is the 17th studio album of the Cure's 23-year run, and the band's first album of new material since 1996.

The band's line-up, which after several years of turmoil has remained stable for more than five years, includes Cure leader Robert Smith on vocals and guitar, Simon Gallup on bass, Perry Bamonte on guitar, Roger O'Donnell on keyboards and Jason Cooper on drums.

Last year in New York, The Cure recorded an episode of VH1's ''Hard Rock Live'' for broadcast on Feb. 19.

MTV

The Cure Announces U.S. Mini-Tour The Cure's Robert Smith

The Cure has officially announced dates for a low key promo tour in advance of the release of the band's latest album, "Bloodflowers," due out February 15 (See "The Cure To Return With "Bloodflowers").

The group will perform a handful of dates in Europe from February 1 to 9 before heading Stateside for shows starting February 17 in San Francisco. The performances are for the most part scheduled for club venues in half a dozen major centers.

The band will launch a full scale road trip starting in Europe in late March under the moniker "Dream Tour 2000."

According to the group's official Web site, an edited version of the song "Maybe Someday," remixed by Mike Hedges (who produced the group's early '80s releases "Seventeen Seconds" and "Faith"), is being shipped to U.S. radio this month as a promo single. There are no current plans to shoot any videos.

-- Sorelle Saidman

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Cure Announce Low-Key Gig

THE CURE have announced a one-off, low-key gig in London on Wednesday February 9.

Tickets for the Astoria show went on sale at 9am today (Friday January 14). The band's first UK show in four years, it will showcase new material from their forthcoming thirteenth studio album 'Bloodflowers'.

The track list of 'Bloodflowers' is as follows: 'Out Of This World', 'Watching Me Fall', 'Where The Birds Always Sing', 'Maybe Someday', 'The Last Day Of Summer', 'There Is No If...', 'The Loudest Sound', '39', 'Bloodflowers'.

Tickets may be purchased from the Music365 Ticket Shop.

N.M.E.

Cure to preview new material at London Gig

THE CURE play a low-key gig at the London WC1 Astoria on February 9.

It'll be the first chance for fans to hear material from the band's forthcoming new album 'Bloodflowers', out on February 14 through Fiction Records.

The band are expected to announce details of a full world tour over the next few weeks. Tickets for the Astoria show sold out last Friday (January 14) within an hour of going on sale.

Q

Cure tickets on sale Friday morning [Jan 13 2000 6:11PM]

Tickets for The Cure's upcoming London gig to launch the band's new album Bloodflowers go on sale tomorrow (Friday January 14) at 9.00 am.

The gig itself takes place at the Astoria on Wednesday February 9 just ahead of the album' s release on Valentine's Day. You can buy tickets online from tomorrow by clicking the ticket llink below. Cure frontman Robert Smith also feature's in this month's Cash For Questions interview.Bloodflowers is the Cure's 13th studio album.

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(Thanks Uyea, Lee, Rob, Ian, Chris, Gregory, Steve)

(Thanks Klaus)

"I called today the Karsten Jahnke concert-agency, who is the organizer of the "Dream Tour" in Germany and the man on the phone told me that in Germany only three shows are already on sale but one is already sold out(Hamburg Feb. 1st). The other two shows are Berlin Apr. 16th and Hamburg 17th. Tickets for Munich, Stuttgart and Oberhausen will be probably available from next Monday on."

(Thanks Markus)

"Just some info about the radio edit of Maybe Someday, which I just listened to on 107.7 The End here in Seattle. The verses come up a bit faster, so there's less guitar stuff between them. There's also a more prominent 3rd guitar layer and a funky little electronic sound during the chorus ("I see you smile when you call my name..."). There's also an added piano and synth part in the very last verse. Overall, Robert's voice sounds cleaner than it does on the album and there's even a more prominent back-up vocal track as well. The song's length has also been cut down...it's probably around 3:30 now instead of the 4+ minutes it is on the album. It sounds really good, although the lack of guitar riffs between the verses gives it a kind of hurried sound (but only since I've already heard the album version). The funky electronic sound during the chorus is kind of weird, but I do like the added piano/keyboard parts.

Bill Reid, who introduced it during the 107 Minutes of Non-Stop Music at 5 o'clock, announced it as a world premiere of the first single off (and he stressed this a lot) "The Cure's last album ever" and mentioned the San Francisco promo show as well."

(Thanks Armin)

(Thanks Tanya)

(Thanks John)

Tickets for all of the German Dream Tour dates will go on sale tommorow (Jan. 14th).

Tickets for the Feb. 1st and April 17th shows in Hamburg, Germany can be ordered on-line.

(Thanks Lars, Andreas and Wilgy)

Of course the main thing is the announcement of the promo shows and dates for the Dream Tour.

There will be two different promo singles released to radio (both in Jan.): An edited version of 'Out of This World' will be released in the UK & elsewhere and an edited version of 'Maybe Someday' remixed by Mike Hedges will be released in the US.

The album will be released on vinyl and will include 'Coming Up'.

There are no plans at this time to make any videos for the new album.

Two more of the "missing songs" have been revealed: 'Spilt Milk' and 'You're So Happy!'. Combined with the previously known 'Coming Up' and 'Just Say Yes', that accounts for 4 of the 6. So what are the other two and are they lost forever?

There's a new competition, this time you can pick the song you'd most like to hear the band do on the Dream Tour (it can be a rarely played album track, a b-side, etc.) and you could win tickets & passes to the show of your choice.

The guitar tabs for 'OOTW' are up and the promise of demos as well.

Curenews 21 is now available. To receive a copy send a large stamped self addressed envelope, with at least 44 pence in postage (for UK fans) or a large self addressed envelope, plus two International reply coupons (for fans elsewhere) to: Chris White, The Cure Information Service, PO BOX 211, Hayes, Middlesex, UB4 9NZ, England.

Other stations that have added 'Maybe Someday' :

99X in Atlanta / Request line # is 404-741-0997

89X in Detroit (will start playing both singles on Jan. 24th) / Request line # is 313-298-7xxx (7999).

KNRK in Portland, Or. / Request line # is 503-733-5470.

Q101 in Chicago / Request line # is 312-591-8300 (You can listen to a clip of 'Maybe Someday' on their website, as well as hear an interview and view photos from the Twisted X-mas show in 1997).

KROQ in Los Angeles / Request line # is 800-520-1067.

WHFS in the Washington, D.C./Maryland area / Request line # is 1-800-321-WHFS.

KDGE in Dallas / Request line # is 214-787-1945.

WXRK in New York / Request line # is 888-923-K-ROCK (toll free) / 212-246-K-ROCK (in NYC) (They stated after it was over, "Robert Smith's voice still sounds frigging incredible. They will be playing Roseland in Feb.)

WXRT in Chicago / Request line # is 773-481-WXRT.

KNDD in Seattle / Request line # is 206-421-1077.

WFNX in Boston / Request line # is 781-595-1017.

WBCN in Boston / Request line # is ?.

If your local station is playing the new single, be sure to call in and make a request and thank them for playing it. Be sure to let us know what stations are adding it and their request #, as we are going to do everything we can to see that the songs get maximum radio airplay. This album WILL NOT get buried like 'WMS' and 'Galore'.

(Thanks Neil, J, Erin, Marc, Keith, Bob, Rich)

Robert Smith - Fat Old Tosser Or Resurgent Genius?

Next month - Valentine's Day to be exact - The Cure release their 13th official studio album, titled 'Bloodflowers.' You really have no reason to be excited by this, based on the most recent Cure releases. 'Wild Mood Swings' was a horrible piece of shit and seemed to be a tragically disjointed and uninventive end to a meandering yet overall impressive career. A sad, unfitting way to go for the band that gave the world 'A Night Like This,' 'All Cats Are Grey,' 'A Forest,' '10:15 Saturday Night' and, er, 'Lovecats.' But - and this is a huge but - word from 'the kids on the street' is that The Ass That Walks Like A Man, Robert Smith, and his Men In Black have created a final masterpiece with 'Bloodflowers,' adding to the legacy of classic Cure depresso-core given previous miserable face with the burrowing 'Pornography' (1982) and the huge black sea of 'Disintegration' (1989) - 'Bloodflowers' is the final statement in an art-house trio of releases, if you like. As soon as we get an advance copy, expect some kind of review IN-THESE-VERY-PAGES.

Whole Lada Shakin' Goin' On

Cure frontman Robert Smith has revealed he almost killed himself and his band mates when he drunkenly drove his car 'off-road' and rolled it down a hillside.

Smith was famous for driving a cumbersome, Russian built Lada complete with Russian language controls, and one night in 1986 he decided to escape the stress of recording by taking a night time drive. Unfortunately the whole band were crammed into the car at the time.

"I managed to roll the Lada down a mountainside," the Cure man told Q magazine. "I go off-roading occasionally, drunkenly at night across fields."

The band, but sadly not the Lada, survived and Smith and his fellow survivors return in February with the release of the brilliant, if challenging, 'Bloodflowers' album.

The band will also be playing a series of low-key promotional gigs across Europe and America;

1st February - Hamburg (Markthalle)

3rd February - Brussels (Ancienne Belgique)

7th February - Paris (Arche de la Defense)

9th February - London (Astoria)

17th February - San Francisco (Fillmore Theatre)

19th February - Los Angeles (Palace Theatre)

21st February - Dallas (Deep Ellum Live)

23rd February - Atlanta (The Roxy)

25th February - Chicago (The Vic)

28th February- NYC (Roseland Ballroom)

dotmusic Editor, Andy Strickland, recalls being bizarrely kept waiting for a Robert Smith interview once. "He was alseep in the next room and I could hear him talking in his sleep, but the staff were under strict orders not to wake Robert," says our man. "In the end I gave up and came back the next day. He bought me a pint to make up for the wait."

(Thanks Incurable Daniel)

http://www.radio-france.fr/chaines/france-inter/lenoir/audio.php

"Invitations can be won directly from the "Rock and Folk" magazine (Jan. 15th issue) or if you can listen to the french RTL Radio a few days before the event. According to Universal France, the audience will be limited to 200/300 lucky fans. The concert should be filmed, but NOT broadcast live in the Fnac stores (as in may 1996 with the Paris Bastille gig). The same day, the band is planning to chat live on the web with fans.

And this is a copy of the display that should be presented in the Fnac stores during the release of "Bloodflowers" and the nice-price re-issue of the back catalogue (simply called "The Cure et la New Wave"). A20-pages booklet (60,000 copies issued) will be given free in the stores, including all the Cure discography and a selection of Cure-influenced artists such as Placebo, Smashing Pumpkins, Everything But The Girl (?)… The new album should be exclusively pre-listenned in the FNAC stores from jan. 29th."

(Thanks Jerome)

(Thanks Dave, Dawn and Larry)

"The Cure will be in concert on february 3rd 2000 at L'Ancienne Belgique in Brussels.

Apart for an appearance of Robert Smith in "South Park", The Cure haven't done any concert these last years. The band is now back with a new album, "Bloodflower", which will be available in stores on February 14th. From the band, this new album, produced by Smith and Paul Corkett, will be the last part of a trilogy which began with "Pornography" (1982) and "Disintegration" (1989). The members of the band are still the same than 5 years earlier: singer - guitarist Robert Smith, Bassist Simon Gallup, guitarist Perry Bamonte, Drumer Jason Cooper and Roger O'Donnell on keyboards. To celebrate the release of "Bloodflowers", The Cure will tour in Europe for some exclusive promo concerts. On Thursday 3rd February, you'll be able to see them on the stage of L'Ancienne Belgique in Brussels.

The concert will begin at 20.00, the doors will be opened at 19.00.

Cost of the ticket:1,100 Belgian francs (something like $30.00). Maximum 4 tickets/person!"

(Thanks to everyone who wrote in about this)

"i've just talked to the agency... there is going to be max 1 concert in poland (not 3 as i said earlier), between 14 and 18 of april. knowing that 16th is berlin, 17th - hamburg i suspect the polish concert 14th or 15th. there are however still 3 places reserved (warsaw, poznan and lodz) - one of which will be chosen. the concert is very probable, however 100% info will be available in 2 weeks."

(Thanks Maciek)

"As Program Director of the Edge, I know nothing about this “dispute”. The Edge has supported the Cure for 10 years and I fully intend to continue. I think the new Cure is some of the best in years and as soon as we get it, we will play it…A LOT. The Merge is trying to get noticed and this is probably their idea of creating controversy. If you want to hear the Cure, see the Cure, meet the Cure…listen to the Edge and purge the Merge. Thanks for taking the time to get in touch with us and thanks for listening to the EDGE!!"

"You're not the first to pass this info. along to us and no, it is NOT true. We still play the Cure and when we get the new Cure we WILL play it (I've heard it and it's great!). We are doing everything in our power to get the Cure at D.E.L. for you so please keep listening for the details. Thanks!"

Update (10:56 am) - I've received an e-mail from Duane Doherty, program director at KDGE and here's what he had to say:

"The information you're hearing about a "radio squabble" between 94.5 The Edge and 93.3 The Merge in Dallas over the possible upcoming Cure concert is completely untrue. This supposed pissing match between the two stations doesn't exist and is a figment of someone's over active imagination. The Edge has supported the Cure for 11 years now and will support the band in the future. "

I've contacted the Merge and they said their program director will be contacting us to give their side of the story. Whatever might be going on in Dallas, it should be made clear that this has nothing to do with the band. If there is a dispute, they are simply caught in the middle (as Elektra is to some degree) and probably have no control over the matter. Let's just hope that whatever problems exist in Dallas get cleared up so that we can still get a show there.

Update (1:36 pm) - Here's the response from the Merge:

"I've tried to find out true information about the Cure. I know that they were scheduled for Dallas, the label talked to Merge Radio about the show and the new song, I was told The Edge playing Limp Bizkit and Kid Rock would not play the new Cure music. Now The Edge says they put the Cure back on their station so no one else get's the show. They said they would rather that the Cure didn't come to town if they weren't the station involved.

I don't know what's true or not. All I do know is Merge will keep you up to date, will do all we can to get the show here. We will try to do whatever it takes to get the Cure here."

Update (2:47 pm) - Just heard back from Duane at KDGE. This seems to put the issue to rest once and for all (I hope!):

"Instead of giving any ONE radio station the promotional rights to the show, they would make it a "neutral show" and everyone would get the same promotional opportunities (ticket giveaways, backstage passes, etc.). We received the information on the concert date from Elektra records and it was my call to go on-air with it before it was totally confirmed. The Merge was simply trying to make it look like they had the rights to the show by putting it on their website and calling it theirs....an old radio trick. In reality, it was tentative all along. As I've been told today, it looks good for Dallas and I should have a confirmation by the end of the day from Elektra. Again, NOTHING HAS BEEN CONFIRMED as of yet. "

So that's the situation as of now. Hopefully everything will work out, the show will go on as scheduled, and both stations will promote the show and give away tickets & passes.

"The reason the show may be moved to Atlanta has to do with KDGE not playing any Cure music (more a Kid Rock/Limp Bizkit station), but having promoted the Cure in past shows. Merge FM have been playing loads of Cure, and so secured promotional rights. But, KDGE contested this with Elektra/Fiction and, rather than get into a silly radio dispute, the label declared that they may simply move the show to WNNX-99X in Atlanta."

(Please remember that these US promo dates have not been confirmed. There will be an official announcement at the thecure.com very soon.)

(Thanks Brian)

Also, the promotional posters and flats that Elektra will use to promote the new album say "the new album featuring Out of This World and Maybe Someday", which is usually an indication of the songs they will promote to radio or release as singles.

(Thanks Brian)

(Thanks Jeff & Arunav)

Feb. ? (date to be confirmed)- MadTV (call 818-295-2700 for tickets)

Feb. 29th - Late Night with Conan O'Brien (tickets are sold out)

"The Cure will play a private show in Paris, feb 7th, on the top of the "Arche de la Defense" building. This show is organised by The Fnac stores and the french magazine "Rock and Folk". As the audience will be very small, invitations could be won only via the Fnac website and the "Rock and folk" magazine a few days before the show. There will NOT be any tickets on sale !!!! More informations very soon !!"

(Thanks Jerome)

"This morning, Jan. 10th, KDGE (94.5) said that the Cure show for Feb. 21st has been pulled until further notice. There appears to be concern about the size of the venue being too small. The disc jockey said the Cure may play in Atlanta instead of Dallas now. However, KDGE will keep listeners posted."

(Thanks Jason)

(Thanks Steph and Baco)

"88.7 fm, wluw in chicago (college radio station) is having another cure night on moday janurary 10th from 10pm-2am. the first was back in september. the show also had a top 40 of all time dec. 26, 1999. the cure had 39 of the 40 songs. it was a mock top 40, driven by requests for the cure. # 1 was mc hammer. (it was a joke, listeners loved it). birdmadgirl and beatrix7 will be the djs for this cure night. they rock!!!!!!"

(Thanks ec1)

And don't forget that the Paris, Lille, and Strasbourg shows are also on sale at the website.

They also have the Toulouse show listed, but tickets are not on sale yet.

(Note: I've received a few e-mails saying the direct links to the tickets don't work, but they do. The problem is that you have to click on the link twice for some reason. So click the link, then hit your back button, hit it again and you should be at the correct page.)

(Thanks Simon)

March 6th - Florence, Italy at Palasport - "Today on Repubblica (one of the most important Italian newspaper) there is written that the Cure will be in concert in Firenze (Florence,Italy)on 6th march at Palasport. Usually the music-news on Repubblica are good so I think it 's confirmed at 90% (i don't say 100% because the local box office at the moment don't have the ticket on sale)".

(Thanks Luca)

April - Warsaw, Poland at Torwar Sport Hall - "there are 3 places in poland reserved for the cure concert in april. i phoned the agency which organized the polish gig in katowice in '96 as they also organize this year concert(s). they said to call them in 2 weeks, however at least one gig is 100% as they say (in Warsaw - Torwar sport hall). Didn't want to give me the exact date, only said it's gonna be april. The owner of Torwar confirmed the hall was reserved for the cure".

(Thanks Maciek)

(Thanks Yan)

Merge 933.net Presents The Cure An Intimate Show At Deep Ellum Live!

Merge Radio presents The Cure in a very rare club concert Monday, February 21st at Deep Ellum Live. Keep listening to Merge 933.net for accurate ticket information the minute it is available.

The Cure, featuring the original band members, is touring in support of their new CD "Bloodflowers", available in stores February 15th. The Cure is playing only a handful of club concerts across America as they gear up for a major arena tour in late spring/early summer. Listen to Merge Radio for the premiere of "Out Of This World", the first single from "Bloodflowers", a collection nearly two years in the making. The final song list includes:

"Out Of This World" (Coming soon to Merge Radio) "Watching Me Fall" "Where The Birds Always Sing" "Maybe Someday" "The Last Day Of Summer" "There Is No If..." "The Loudest Sound" "39" "Bloodflowers" Listen to Merge 933.net for complete, accurate, up-to-the-minute updates on The Cure concert in Deep Ellum as more details are confirmed.

(Thanks Kris)

(07/01/2000)

"The veteran englishmen from The Cure will release their 13th album on february, 14th in England and on the 15th for the rest of the world.

The album is called " Bloodflowers" and comes with 9 brand new songs, co-produced by Robert Smith, the band leader, and by the producer Paul Corkett.

The new album was recorded at RAK Studios in London and was ready since the end of 1999, but is going to be released only this year.

"Bloodflowers" is said to be the final part of a trilogy begun in 1982 with the album "Pornography" and continued in 1989 with the album "Disintegration".

The last studio album with new songs from The Cure was released in 1996, named "Wild Mood Swings", but did not have good sales all over the world.

Robert Smith told to the Los Angeles Times that "Bloodflowers" could be the last album of The Cure, who began it´s activities in 1976.

Since 1980 there were rumours and talks about the end of the band, but The Cure still keeps working and doing concerts.

Not even The Cure fans believe anymore those rumours from Bob Smith.

A new world tour, called "Dream Tour", is planned for this year, but still has no dates confirmed.

Let´s hope for The Cure to come to Brasil again for some concerts.

Track list of "Bloodflowers":

1. out of this world 2. watching me fall 3. where the birds always sing 4. maybe someday 5. the last day of summer 6. there is no if... 7. the loudest sound 8. 39 9. bloodflowers"

(Thanks Luciano)

"The first big rock releases of 2000 aren't slated to begin arriving until February, when the diminutive Robert Smith marks his fourth successive decade of working under the Cure moniker with the new Blood Flowers (Elektra), a disc Cure fans will remember was originally scheduled for the sprig of '99. This time, we're told the disc is actually done and will be in stores on February 15. Even if it comes to pass, that release will probably be overshadowed by two big rock albums due a couple of weeks later from two '90a chartbusters from opposite sides of the Atlantic (Smashing Pumpkins and Oasis).

Matt Ashare"

(Thanks Gerardo)

"In the recent edition of Mademoiselle, The Cure are listed in the February Flash, pg. 29. It says: The Cure's new CD: The British gloom-pop stars of the ' 80s release their twentieth album, Bloodflowers, just in time for wallowing in post-Valentine's Day woe."

(Thanks Mykl)

"Channel One News (the uneasily-liberal-in-a-public-school-kinda-way video feed for High Schools) played the tree mix of "a forest" for about 5 seconds at the end of their reporting on thursday, jan 6. the station has also been known to play the"fascination street" extended mix and the DM cover "world in my eyes." it seems someone down there likes techno-cure!"

(Thanks Dave)

THE CURE: SAY IT WITH 'BLOODFLOWERS'

Goth legendsThe Cure release their 13th studio album 'Bloodflowers' on February 14 as a special Valentine's gift for fans.

According to the band, the album completes a trilogy started in 1982 with the LP 'Pornography' and continued with the 1989 release of 'Disintegration'.

'Bloodflowers' was co-produced by leadsinger and mainman ROBERT SMITH and was recorded last year in London and Surrey by a Cure line-up which has miraculously stayed intact for the past five years. They are Smith on voice and guitar, SIMON GALLUP on bass, PERRY BAMONTE on guitar, ROGER O'DONNELL on keyboards and JASON COOPER on drums.

It's hoped the band will play a handful of promotional dates around Europe and the US around the album's release, then a full tour is planned for later in the year. Details have yet to be announced.

(Thanks Leigh)

Tickets are also on sale for Lille and as previously mentioned, for Strasbourg.

(Thanks Yan & Evelyne)

(Thanks David)

Curemania resists times

The Cure, that band from the early 80's, from that guy with strange hair and a blasé look, known as Robert Smith, promises to be news again in the year 2000.

In february, they will be releasing the album bloodflowers, maybe the last one from the british guys. People who have listened to it say that it is amazing, but fans talk shall be confirmed first.

Meanwhile the cd isn't out yet, argentinian cure fans honoured their idols with an unique tribute, with the claim of "the most important claim that a band ever got". The Pink Pig Project, idealized in 1998, comes like this: independent bands from all over the world doing covers from all cure songs, even the B sides. It will be more than 200 songs, on a 12 cd boxset, named "Pink Pig - The whole cure in the mirror", and will be released in february, together with bloodflowers.

The box will be available only through the internet and the box #1 already has an owner: it will be given, in hands, to Robert Smith, in London, when the dream tour, that will promote the new CD, begins.

From Brasil, 4 bands where taken, all of them from Porto Alegre. The bands are: Make Bekieve, with happy the man; Satelite M.V.R., with Harold and Joe; Spleen, with Round & Round & Round; and Phonica, with All cats are grey.

For those who want to buy the boxset in february, go to:

"http://usuarios.interar.com.ar/german/pinkpig/home.htm"

(Thanks Luciano)

http://www.radio-france.fr/chaines/france-inter/lenoir/audio.php

(Thanks Eric & Pierre-Alexis)

If anyone can get a copy of it, and scan or transcribe it, we would really appreciate it. I'll try to get a copy as well, but I'm not sure if any one around here sells it.

(Thanks Fab G)

The Cure Readies 13th Album For Feb. Release

British modern rock veterans the Cure will return next month with their 13th studio album, "Bloodflowers." The set will be released Feb.14 in the U.K. by Fiction/Polydor and the following day in the U.S. by Elektra.

The nine-track "Bloodflowers" is being presented as the final part of a trilogy that started with the 1982 album "Pornography" and continued in 1989 with "Disintegration." Band leader Robert Smith co-produced the new album with Paul Corkett at RAK Studios in London and Fisher Lane Farm in Surrey.

The Cure are planning some small promo shows in Europe and the U.S. to support the release, before embarking on a worldwide "Dream Tour." After completing recording of "Bloodflowers" last year, the band recorded an edition of VH1's "Hard Rock Live," due to be broadcast in the spring.

-- Paul Sexton, London

(Thanks Olivier)

(Thanks Cin)

New Cure Album Leaks on the Internet

"MP3 uploaders gave Usenet News Group readers a New Year's treat this past week, uploading pre-release MP3 files of new material from the Smashing Pumpkins, the Cure, and Oasis.

From Oasis, two new tracks "Go Let It Out" and "Who Feels Love" were uploaded to alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.1990s by a user named "sneaker" on Dec. 30. Both tracks sound muffled, however, as if they were dubbed numerous times on tape before they were turned into MP3s. Someone else uploaded a high quality version of "The Everlasting Gaze," a hard rocking new tune by the Smashing Pumpkins.

On Dec. 28-29, someone using the alias of ÑóTHiNG uploaded the new Cure album Bloodflowers in its entirety. The ten Cure tracks are:

- Out of This World - Watching Me Fall - Where the Birds Always Sing - Maybe Someday - Coming Up - The Last Day of Summer - There is No If - The Loudest Sound - 39 - Bloodflowers

All are recorded in a very high quality MP3 format, at 192 Kbps and 44.1 KHz stereo. As a personal note, "Maybe Someday" and "Coming Up" sound awesome, harkening back to the moody thrash days of Wish or Disintegration! The title track brings back that searing guitar that burns the skin off your face in the front row. The formal release remains scheduled for Feb. 14/15, 2000."

(Thanks Matt)

"In last weeks NYPress (issued dated 12/29/99 - 1/4/00) an article on a Boss Hog live show makes the astute cure fan wonder...here's the relevant text:

The last encore song was "I Dig You", a love duet between Cristina and Jon that was all about being groovy.

hmmm....could it be, it must be....obviously the reviewer had no idea. anyway for those of you unfamiliar with Boss Hog, it's a jon spencer side gig...ya know the jon spencer blues explosion..."

Update: "As far as Boss Hog's, "I Dig You"....very cool song, very cool video, but I'm afraid not a Cult Hero cover....nothing like it."

(Thanks Van & Jeff)

"I just was flipping through stations and when i landed on muchmusic I caught one of the Backstreet Boys(the blond one) saying that one of his favorite songs is "Love Song" by the Cure. weird huh? "

(Thanks Veronica)

Update (4:52 pm): The announcent was made at noon today on 94.5 The Edge. Also, a friend called Deep Ellum Live and they wouldn't confirm the show, but said it was probably going to happen. Ticket info will be announced on the radio and in papers in the metro area before they go on sale thru TicketMaster. The Deep Ellum Live number is 214-526-8077.

(Thanks Sylvia and Richard)

(Thanks Olivier)

Portugese: "Com o título de "Bloodflowers", o novo album do The Cure terá lançamento mundial na segunda semana de fevereiro. O disco traz os mesmos climas atmosféricos característicos dos outros trabalhos do grupo, com letras depressivas e pessoais de Robert Smith. Segundo o empresário do grupo, a turnê de "Bloodflowers" deverá passar pelo Brasil no segundo semestre."

English: "Entitled as "Bloodflowers", the newest album from Cure will be worldly launched during the second week of February. The new disc brings the same characteristic atmosphere of other works from this group, with depressive and personal lyrics made by Robert Smith. In accord to the entrepreneur of the band, the "Bloodflowers" tour might pass in Brazil during the second semestre of this year."

(Thanks Márcio)

WHTG (New Jersey) "106.3's Top 106 Songs of the Millenium"

4 - JUST LIKE HEAVEN

35 - LOVE SONG

43 - BOYS DON'T CRY

61 - FASCINATION STREET

83 - IN BETWEEN DAYS

102 - FRIDAY I'M IN LOVE

(Thanks Marc)

WBER 90.5 fm (Rochester, NY) "Top 100 Alternative Albums of All Time":

#13 - Disintegration

#37 - Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me

#39 - Wish

(Thanks Kevin)

Y100 (Philadelphia) "Best 100 Songs of the Millenium":

29. Just Like Heaven

69. Friday I'm in Love

(Thanks Andrew)

Star 100.7 FM (San Diego) "Top 20 80's songs of all time" :

#12 - Just Like Heaven

(Thanks Alfio)

(Thanks Andrew)

(Thanks Eric)

"Back then he was the stranger. these days the backcombed cure boss has a soft spot for ladas and a niggling sense of the futility of existence. untroubled by things existential, you wondered why he was so horrible to poor Lol. meet the moral majority, robert smith."

(Thanks Andrew)

(Thanks FHXCURE)

(Thanks Jeffrey)

(Thanks SmplyDremy)

(Thanks Francyne)

(Thanks Dennis)

"In the January issue of Elle magazine, The Cure are mentioned in the article done on Elizabeth Hurley. She states, " We danced to The Clash, Gary Glitter, and "The Love Cats" by The Cure at these dreadful clubs, where nobody wanted to see us (125)."

(Thanks Faith1713)

"I just heard the cure's 'want' being played in the background during the pre-game coverage of the orange bowl from miami (home!) on abc."

(Thanks James)

"I got the February issue of "Teen" magazine and was reading the section called "Star Stuff" and to my surprise (shock really) they mentioned The Cure. It isn't a big article just a little picture of Robert with a caption that reads: "Fans of The Cure won't be disappointed by "Bloodflowers", the latest release from Robert Smith and company. It's dark and dreary, melancholy and moody-an album that will inspire you in a whole new way."

(Thanks Simon)