Plainsong, Open, The Baby Screams, The Drowning Man, The Kiss, Shake Dog Shake, Siamese Twins, From the
Edge of the Deep Green Sea, 100 Years, 39, Bloodflowers, Pornography, Disintegration

1st Encore: 3 Imaginary Boys, M, Play For Today, A Forest
2nd Encore: The Faith Healer, Don't Believe a Word, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, Boys Don't Cry

"Back from London with my details of Hyde park. First I had to prepare my camera prison style before passing
security. I never felt so violated! So I walk through security without problems as I walk like a cow boy. My girl
friend back pack is searched like we where in Heathrow wearing I love Bin laden T-shirts. Some people are
getting their cameras confiscated by security. Each person caught was issued a ticket to pick up equipment after
show.  Around 7pm I'm sitting under a tree near the front left side of the stage, watching mogwis set. My
girlfriend who is about to see her first cure show says," that guy on the right side, behind the technicians, looks
like Robert smith. I say no, I don't see him. Then I think I see him behind some guy. I see a guy wearing shades
with big hair. I quickly walked closer the the front rail and realized that Robert was watching the set also. He was
having a drink and clapping. (keep in mind a security guard was attempting to block him from any fans. He was
their the whole set as Simon and Perry joined him. I was fascinated to see them in a non performance mode. The
other part of me felt like it took away from anticipation of seeing Robert for the first time as he takes the stage.
8pm sharp some funeral type of music started to play followed by planinsong chimes. Meanwhile the camera guys
are filming the audience in slow motion style and showing it on the two big screens just like in dream tour. It's day
light and can't believe that Robert is coming out in the day. I thought he was from the vampire family tree. He
does his usual plain song cat walk, smiling and soaking in the love. He also has a coin the he flips in the air and
puts back in his pocket.  By the second song a stupid selfish girl decides to sit on her boy friends shoulders
blocking my view and everyone behind her. I did not travel from Los Angeles to London to see her ass shake
dog shake. I took another drink from my plastic beer bottle and through it at her head. As the beer bottle hits her
head, beer splashes on surrounding people.  She decides to get down without any choice. I think that was the only
act of violence I saw on my whole trip.  We take only ten pictures throughout the show as the digital camera
battery decides to commit suicide. Yes battery dies. Fuck modern technology.  Day time pictures came out better
than night time. Set list was great as you already know. The two cover songs sounded great. For anybody deciding
to visit London, do it, non-stop fun place. So much to do! Can't wait for what may come up next."

"Like some one said the capacity of the venue is about 76K .As anyone can imagine, this number is not that
surprising given the size of Hyde Park. I guess the show was nearly sold out as alot of people with seated tickets
moved to the standing area. I even bought 2 seated tickets with a thought of seeing the show like a lady(!)as I'm
not 17 years old any more, I instead decided to join the crowd and see the band a bit closer. I should think the
band would've returned after the 2nd encore if there had been no curfew. I overheard a conversation between
securities that the curfew is 21:50. Anyway, what a day of my life!"

     "I have just returned to California from my ten-day journey to London, which was highlighted by a magical
show at Hyde Park.  This show has easily become one of my favorite personal Cure moments ever, along side
Dodger’s Stadium in 1989, Sound check at Irvine in 1996, The American Legion Hall in 1997, the second night at
The Greek and Jones Beach in 2000.  This show was as close to perfect as a Cure show could possibly be.  The
only negative was the fact that my naïve illusion that The Cure had a fan base made up entirely of open-minded
people with an appreciation for a diversity of musical styles was dashed.  The majority of the fans were exactly
what I expected, however a select few exhibited such disrespectful behavior during the three opening acts that it
was quite annoying and simply rude.  Of course, no one could expect everyone to like every band on the bill, but
showing respect towards those who were there to see Joseph Arthur, The Cranes, Mogwai, and The Cure would
have been appropriate.  The incessant babbling on all things insignificant during the opening acts was quite
distracting and should have been reserved for after the show at the pub or at a location where it would not disturb
those of us who actually enjoyed the sets by all the performers.  It is ironic that those who are the most
boisterously critical are usually those who have a total lack of talent, creativity, and accomplishment in their own
life.  This was a dream line up for me and I thoroughly enjoyed ever minute of music.  Luckily, Mogwai’s amps
are loud enough to drown out the drone of the close-minded.  That being said, I met some extraordinarily nice
fans waiting at the entrance before the show.  Mary, from Quebec, who had been a Cure fan for the last ten
years, and who just happened to be in London visiting her boyfriend, was getting the opportunity to see The Cure
live for the very first time.  I also met Pete, from Belgium, who I recognized from the Las Vegas show in 2000,
who was seeing his 44th show.  Getting to spend time with such great people, with a common passion for The
Cure, made the wait outside the venueso much more enjoyable.
        My friend and I presumed that people would start lining up very early considering this was a general
admission show.  We ended up getting to Hyde Park around 6:30 or 7:00 in the morning.  There was no one to be
found, with the exception of some security guards, who thought we were quite strange for showing up so early.
They told us that no one would line up before 11:00am, and that The Cure were not popular in England at all, so
we had nothing to worry about.  They understood why people were there early for Bryan Adams, but thought we
were insane for coming so early for The Cure!  “Didn’t they sing something about a cat or something?”  We
ended up going back to our hotel and then came back to Hyde Park at around 10:30 and there were actually some
other fans hanging around the entrance.  After five and a half hours in the sun talking to our new Cure friends,
the gates were prepared for entry at around four o’clock.  I was at the very front of one of the ten different lines
that led into the venue.  I knew there would be a mad dash to get to the front of the stage, so I made sure to have
all my things in order to get through the security quickly.  As the security guy tore my ticket I started to run.
After around 50 feet I heard the head of security yelling that they weren’t supposed to let anyone in yet.  The
only two people that made it in were a girl from Germany and I.  We were able to run to the front and pick out the
perfect spot for the show.  I couldn’t believe that I was actually able to stand right in the middle at the very front
at the 25th anniversary show in Hyde Park!  We stood alone in this empty arena for a good five minutes before
the rest of the fans came roaring in.  Joseph Arthur started at 4:40, then The Cranes at 5:25, then Mogwai at
6:30.  After three solid performances from the supporting bands, the moment we had all been waiting for was
about to arrive.
        As soon as Mogwai finished their set and the roadies began to replace their gear with The Cure’s, you could
feel the energy level in the crowd rise.  Of course, the inevitable crush towards the front began.  An overwhelming
air of anticipation took over the crowd.  I have never been so anxious for a show to start in all my life.  Every
couple of minutes a section of the crowd would start to cheer after seeing movement at the side of the stage,
expecting the band to finally appear.  At 8 o’clock the wait was finally over.   The band nonchalantly strolled onto
the stage.  Hearing them start with Plainsong was such a treat.  I knew they had played it at a couple of the other
festival shows, but to hear it live again brought back such great memories.  It was still light out and the blue sky
was filled with hundreds of beautiful little white clouds.  It looked as if the sea on been turned upside down.  The
combination of the beautiful sky, the greatest band in the world playing Plainsong, and an adrenalin filled crowd
of diehard fans, provided for one of those moments that will last forever.  I felt like I was seeing them again for
the very first time.  Plainsong set the tone for the rest of the show.  From the Baby Screams to The Drowning
Man, from Shake Dog Shake to Pornography, the show was wall-to-wall power.   It was a little encapsulation of
what The Cure has been for the last 25 years.  It was almost like watching old home movies and reminiscing
about the past.  Each song brought with it a wave of memories.  They have the uncanny ability to weave together
a remarkably diverse back catalogue of work into one cohesive performance on the stage.  Balancing the intensity
of songs like The Kiss with the light hearted bounciness of songs like InBetween Days. There was never a let
down or a lull in the action.
        The band really seemed to be having a great time up there as well, Simon in particular.  I don’t think I have
ever seen him play quite like this.  He had ‘Sarah” scrawled onto his forearm with a marker, and you could tell
he was ready to play from the start.  He went from one side of the stage to the other and played with his bass so
low it was almost touching the ground while he was doing the splits.  He also toyed with the crowd at the end of A
Forest when they were cheering between each note.  He stared straight out into the sea of people and did a little
pause for a couple seconds, almost as if he were trying to get them to accidentally cheer one more time.  Then
he did the usually crashing notes to finish the song, with a huge smile on his face.  Robert’s guitar playing also
was a highlight for me tonight, especially during The Kiss.  He played ferociously during this song, yet was
clean and consistent.  It was literally hypnotic watching him work with that gorgeous black Gretsch.
        Robert introduced Three Imaginary Boys at the beginning of the first encore by saying that it was 25 years
ago this month that they got together to rehearse and this was a result of that rehearsal.  While the main set
highlighted the more powerful and intense side of the band, the encores seemed like a celebration of the last 25
years and how fun it has been.  I absolutely loved the covers at the start of the second encore.  They are just such
great straightforward rock songs and to see The Cure play them was so amazing.  While watching them play those
two songs I couldn’t help but think, that there could not be a being on this planet (and maybe several other
planets!) that would not like what these five guys were doing on stage.  The show closed appropriately with Boy’s
Don’t Cry and an explosion of fireworks above the stage.  Robert said something about seeing us in the next 25
years and then mockingly shot himself in the head with his fingers. Although it was obvious that the show was
over and they weren’t going to come back for more, the crowd at the front didn’t want to leave.  Everyone just
stood cheering and hoping they might change their mind.  However, our cheers were futile.  This fitting
celebration to The Cure’s first 25 years was over, and it was absolutely brilliant.  Hopefully at the 50th
anniversary show the security guards, along with the rest of England, will understand what a treasure they have
in The Cure.
P.S.- If Mary or Pete read this drop me an email sometime, I would love to hear from you!"

"Today it's the 1st of August and I was trying to find the right adjective to define the Hyde Park show.
There is no adjective: wonderful, powerful, fabulous, unforgettable, magical aren't strong enough to define that
show. It was just like heaven. Thanks to The Cure for that historical moment."

"I had to go to Hyde Park to see this wonderful concert we were all expecting to ... But real fans were expecting
more...this show was supposed to be different, right? Robert said that in some interview... was it different than the
others on the tour? No.
but...did I like it? I Loved it. but i have to say i was expecting a different ending...something different from the rest
of the tour , different songs , a long set...
But the thing that was superb...were the fans , like someone said before it made me remind In Orange... Fantastic.
Thanks a lot to all the fans . it was superb.
Anyway I'm going to see them again Sunday at Sudoeste Festival :) "

"Hyde Park was another excellent concert on a warm summer's evening in a picturesque setting. The Cure were
in a very relaxed mood and seemed to enjoy playing to the responsive crowd. Actually the audience were very
good, probably the best UK audience I've seen since Glastonbury 1995. I think this was due to the many different
nationalities present who all seemed determined to enjoy themselves and appreciate the brilliance of The Cure.

The setlist was a great combination of darker album tracks and the lighter pop songs with each song receiving
huge applauses from the crowd. The only disappointment of the evening was the length of the concert. I didn't
know there was such an early curfew, otherwise I'm sure the band would have liked to have played for a lot
longer. Big thanks to the band for a great performance and for taking time after to talk with fans.

The band said they enjoyed the show and will be playing live again next year."

"Just a few word to talk about THE event in Hyde Park: It was my third Gig during the festival tour dates... A
very special concert, with Cure playing in a very strong and powerfull way, in front of a really nice crowd, singing
all the songs... I was here with some friends to meet again the band at home, and I really think that we were in a
kind of dream... they were very happy to play at home, with a lot of intense parts like the kiss or a really
outstanding Pornography... A lot of fans (I'm wondering if it was english ones) were waiting for Hits singles (like
some asking for Boy's don't cry until the end of Drowning man, as my friend Nero told me...)... But they had to
wait for the encores... with Faith healer and don't believe a Word in the begining, and Boy's don't Cry in the end...

Hmmm, Funny thing : When he's playing Just like heaven, Robert broke a string of his guitar... but he continued
the song, followed with Boy's don't cry, with fireworks to close the show... end of the show, but what a night....!
Difficult for me to say more, but I really enjoy this concert..."

"  My review is more for the general tour than the Hyde Park conert.
I was at the Hyde Park concert, and I thought it was terrific; the band and the songs were great, the audience
was "deeply in love" with Robert and his friends. Everything was perfect.
    Nevertheless, I am a little bit less enthusistic than everyone about this summer tour. I think that the setlists
were not, for the moment, really original, even though they were great, and even though they played songs they
don't often play ("The baby screams", "Push", "Pornography", "the drowning man"). I am from france, and I
would have liked to hear songs they dont usually play such as "At night", "Charlotte Sometimes", "Lament",
"Dressing Up", "The same deep water as you", "Homesick", "A letter to Elise", "Jupiter Crash", "Bare",
or "The 13th" (about this song, I think everyone except me hates it, because when I sceamed "Play 'The 13th'",
I saw 4 or 5 persons looking at me, saying with their eyes that I was crazy, that they were not here to hear
"that"). I don't understand why the "Wild Mood Swings" album is so absent of their concerts; I agree it is not
their best one, but many other songs than "Want" are great. "Open", "The Kiss", "Shake dog shake", "100
years" are terrific songs, "39" is not so bad, but they can't perform a show without playing these songs. I know
they have to make the audience enjoy the show by playing songs people love, but I don't think we would have
disenjoyed the show if they had played other songs.
    To sum it up, I enjoyed the concert like I never enjoyed any concert, but I think that the band could have had
a little more imagination about the setlist. I will not write another paragraph about the length of the show, but I
am sure everybody will agree that the show should have been 30 minutes longer, or there should have been a
3rd encore. They should have been less tired. But you know, when at 22:10, the show was over, I knew that
they were going to drink a little camomilla tea in order to sleep well. It was bed time, I think !"

(Note from Craig: The band did not end the show at 10 so that they could "drink tea and go to bed". As most of
you know, Hyde Park has a strict curfew of 10pm.)

"This was the 47th time I've seen The Cure since 1989 and I will always remember this show as a top 5. The
atmosphere was perfect and the show was just short of perfect. The one thought that kept coming to mind is The
Cure in Orange. Two massive video monitor displays were on either side of the stage and the cameramen that
were on the stage and the one that was just to the right of the stage did a perfect job of capturing the essance of
this great show. When viewing the concert on the monitors, one could not help but reflect on the video that was
shot in Orange. The sky was a bit hazy with a glorious, orange-pinkish sunset. From time-to-time, the video had
that kinda slow movement that is similar to "A Night Like This" on the Orange video. If you chose to watch the
show only on the video monitors, you would have sworn that Orange had been fast forwarded to 2002. I hope for
those that did not attend this show that video will be released in some form.

To the music... for me the highlights were Baby Screams, Drowning Man, The Kiss, Siamese Twins, 3IB, Play
For Today ( crowd goes beserk like Paris 1992 ), M, A Forest ( Simon teases the crowd with about three seconds
of silence, and then suddenly closes with a massive blast to the bass! ),  and Faith Healer ( where Jason just
exploded on the drums! ). The only lowlight was 39 were the vocal went nearly dead for about a minute. The
great thing about these shows is that the same crew that mixed the Dream Tour is mixing these shows. That's a
good reason ( asided from the music ) that these shows have far exceeded those on Pleasure Trips and the
Festival shows in 1998.

Thanks to The Cure for such a wonderful experience and hopefully, we are onward to Portugal this weekend."

"I have noticed that there have been a good amount of feed back regarding the Hyde Park concert, but I just
have the say that Saturday was a perfect night, not only for seeing the Cure for the 26th time with my best Cure
buddy who I met in 2000 at Rotterdam and later again at Werchter and becoming best friends for the rest of my
life, but also the weather, the great crowd (they were) and that out of this world sunset with those amasing clouds.
 I just want to say that us Cure fans should be so proud and lucky that we can still go and see this most amazing
band.  It doesn't matter what they play, as everytime I see them I just wait what comes and let myself get swept
away, dance my socks off and cry my eyes out when I watch those 5 great guys giving it all and then you are
telling me that it wasn't good enough, they haven't played all your favourite songs.  SO WHAT.  Once they are
gone and have stopped you will wish for impossible things."

"Just wanted to say a few words about one the the most amazing experiences in my life!

Being Brazilian and a die hard fan since 1985, I just had the chance to see THE CURE in 1996, when they
played 2 festivals over there (by the way, I managed to meet them then!). Then, in 1998, the decision to move to
England for my PhD was obviously influenced by my love for them as well.... Wembley 2000 was incredible, but
the experience in Hyde Park was just beyond words!

Got to London on saturday noon, with friends Mark, Carlos and Claudia. It was as hot as in Brazilian lands!!!
We got right to the front, just in front of Simon. It's amazing how he just looks better and better! :-) Despite what
some reviews said about the the audience (that they were amazingly good) I have to say that we were pushed and
squashed against the fence and I had the feeling that every single bone in my body was going to break..... but still,
I didn't care, the Cure were playing and playing wonderfully.

I can only say the concert was perfect, they sounded great, way better than in 96, and the set list was, to me, the
best they could have chosen. Just wish they had played for longer...

Thank you so much Robert and specially Simon for, again, one of the best days of my life."

"Thought I would share afew experiences of my fantastic weekend in London. Now aged 32 going to a Cure gig
isn't as easy as it used to be. I can remember 3 of us sleeping in a two man tent in a stuble field after the Crystal
Palace Garden Party! Anyway three kids later it involves a little more effort but it was well worth it. My mother
collected our offspring and we left Worcester on a train, on time! After dropping off our stuff at a hotel (a little
plusher than stubble field) we decided to do a little 'cure-spotting'. We caught a cab to The Malborough Head to
have lunch and possibly speak to afew like minded music fans at the cure-drink. While having lunch we over
heard one of the best conversations ever that just set up a fantastic day. A VERY COOL looking Robert Smith
look-a-like was stood having a drink when a 'trainspotter' inspired fan (no offence) very politely ask, "Are you
here for the 'cure-drink?" Well I almost choked on my sandwich. I had a brief chat with afew Cure fans, signed
Cheryl's banner (nice to meet you Cheryl) and headed off to Hyde Park. One of the hottest days of the year, no
kids and tickets to see the Cure, could it get any better? Yes it could, free ice-cream, free larger, a free bag
(after making up a name and address), free chilli and free lollies! After stuffing our faces we had a snooze while
listening to some pleasant backgroud music (Joseph Arthur and the Cranes). I asked a very polite security
guard the capacity of the venue to which he confidently informed me it was 74,000, well off I trunded into the
concert version of a tardis with a massive smile on my face. Mogwai finished and it was time to get into action:
toilet, drink, discard any unnessary baggage and make way to the front to see the best band in the world for the
9th time. What a performance,all my favorite songs. What a star Sir Bob is, soaking up the audience during
Plainsong, playing up to the cameras (I bet he doesn't use two hands to drink his pint at his local!) and how cool
does the man move. By the way does anyone else think Simon looks like Cliff Richard with his hair short? The
second encore was excellent with the crowd irrupting, I could have danced all night! Over way to soon but at
least I had chance to get a couple of pints in before closing time. Finished the night in the arms of my beautiful
wife. My weekend was JUST LIKE HEAVEN, thankyou The Cure!"

"Those at Hyde Park can't have failed to have noticed a guy wondering around the site (and on stage during The
Cure's set) with a digital camcorder, an all areas pass and a draw string bag on his back.

I undersand, from overhearing a conversation between him and another fan near to me, that he is part of the
team that produces the "Roadies" reality series on the UK cable/satellite station UK Horizons (http://www.ukhorizons.co.uk) and that the episode featuring The Cure's Hyde Park gig and their roadies is
pencilled in for broadcast in Januray 2003.

Keep your eyes peeled for developments..."

"Um, at the end of the Hyde Park show Saturday, Simon said "John Lydon is a cunt" or something to that effect -
not peter hook - as the Sex Pistols were playing a gig the same day and apparently said something to their
audience along the lines of thanks for being here and not seeing The Cure."

"This was simply a fantasic gig. I've seen The Cure 6 times previously and this was without doubt the best
performance yet....In a way I'm disappointed I had been checking this site to see what the setlists were like in
the previous gigs in the tour, because it would have been absolutely amazing to hear them play these songs
unexpectedly. I've been a fan since 1982 and never thought in the later years I would hear the likes of Siamese
Twins or Pornogrophy played live. And so powerfully played too......100 years was absolutely stunning, as was
shake dog shake.

Whilst I enjoyed all the previous times I've seen them, I always felt they were playing the singles because they
"had " to. This gig was different, they played what they wanted to play and what I believe all true fans wanted
to hear.Only at the end they relented and threw in a few singles to please the neutrals and popsters in the
audience.

The other thing I noticed was how well they all played (except Simon's one or two mistakes!!)...I was never a
big fan of Jasons drumming style but he really has come a long way He fits perfectly into the band and is now a
worthy replacement for Boris.

This band have given us 25 years or truely imaginative, thought provoking and emotional music...as robert
said..here's to the next 25 !!

I travelled back to Ireland yesterday with a smile on my face, feeling priviliged to have been at this concert."

"I 've decided to post a review on the London show after reading a moaners review.Surely, every one is entitled
to opinon, but I feel like I have to come out and defend the Cure by agreeing with David Consoli. As a
semi-diehard Cure fan(for more than 15 years, but have seen them on stage only twice! and hyde park show was
my 2nd) I appreciated their efforts and energy to play such a billiang gig. As the festival is runing into the final
stage-only 3 shows left after Hyde Park, I should think the band must be knackered by now and somewhat grown
out of it. Neverthelss, the band didn's show that and continued like a real pro.Yes, it could've been a better show
if they did this and that...It's easy to moan about it. With their reputation it's not too surprising to have high
expectations, but they are humans, not musical robots, so they have different feelings in differnt shows and play
differently accordingly.

Robert's "Plain song walkabouts" - I thought it was such a clever way to kick off the show and perhaps he
checked what sort of audiance he's gonna play for tonight? Or, it's his way of expressing "Thank You for coming
to the show tonight" ? Whatever the purpose was, my fear of not being able to see them on stage during his
walkabouts during the same song at Ahoy Rotterdam back in 2000 turned out to be groundless.

About playing new songs: I do agree with David that the band should have a break and recharging themselves
rather than rehearsing new songs. It is a hard work to play intensively like they always do. Hope the Cure had a
nice break on Sunday - it was such a nice day and even hotter than Sicilly in south west/east where I live, not too
far from where Robert lives.

On the setlist, I was hoping that they would play my favourites, especially B side singles (i.e. "foolish
arrangement") and "Prayers for Rain" and my wish list goes on and on and on..But, at hindsight,  the setlist was
well chosen for the venue and carefully executed given that  their ability to play powerful guitars-truly amazing,
really showed off in an oudoors venue. Hat's off to Robert when he continued playing guitar not being disturbed
when he broke a string during "BDC". Their cover songs "Faith Healer" and "Don't believe a word" were
refreshing and I think Robert really enljoyed playing them. Cure playing Britney's songs? Slim chance, I would
say. I would eat my hat off if they do!  Anyway, I am really happy to see them and hope to see them for the "next
25 years" , hopefully very shortly."

"OK you heard about the set...this is the Cure drink..

It's monday afternoon 2pm. just got back from one of the most fantastic weekends of my life......

Ok so it cost £32 plus booking fee plus having to sit through a sound engineer murder the Cranes right before
my very eyes. But was it really necsasary of Robert to make us endure an hour of "The Top " played backwards
by Mogwai ?  and have their fans asking us to all be quiet through thier ripped off concoffany of six string bass
solos ? I still have a picture in my mind of a gingerhaired bekilted gentleman screaming at the audience behind
him to be quiet with tears running down his grass stained cheeks...before he was pelted with plastic volvic bottles
by laughing Cure fans...God we can be evil sometimes..

We missed the dulcett tones of Albert Scroggins ( the first act ) because we were where the whole weekend was
really at. The marlborough head off Oxford Street with about 200 other Curefans getting incredibly pissed. It was
great to finally meet everybody and enjoy a Guiness or twelve together. Marlon turned a few heads looking
exactly like the reall Mr Smith..and scaring the bar women half to death.  After much shinanigans everybody
eventually helped Beachy ( Looking very Stevie Nicks esque) to put together a huge 25th anavarsary Banner
which although covered in much Bacardi Breezer & Guiness did make it to the arena...

We left for the Hyde park causing a major stir as 50 Robert Smiths tried to negotiate the traffic around marble
arch. Not one of us got squashed either..
As for the gig itself.....I can honestly say that it's the best I have ever heard them sound..it was crystal clear..with
very few bum notes.. a real achievement on a stage that huge....and it was stupidly huge...about the size of a
football pitch..but then that allieviated the normal frightening crushes you tend to get at the so called major
festivals...like the ill fated Roskilde..
I'm sure you'll have seen the set list already...I loved everyminute of it ...except maybe for the Faith Healer..that
was a bit ropey...then so is the original..  never was an Alex harvey fan..

The overall feeling of the spectacle for me was...that this was the end of a chaptor..This was all that had been
purely brilliant about the Cure for the last 25 yrs..this was the set that would touch every hardcore Cure fan to
the heart of the bone...in a way a commercail set for the non commercial fans...an enigma really...I came away
feeling satisfied and elated but hungering for The Cure to put this set to bed now...to move on and step out into
a new era..we know they are financially safe these days. So lets see them step into the breach and plough new
ground..I would be happy for this to be the last time I ever heard any of the old stuff... Leap dont Look...Do it
now !!!"

"Having travelled to Germany to witness two of the greatest Cure shows ever in the Zillo and Woodstage
festivals, anticipation was high for this special 25th anniversary show. Being a fairly young English Curefan I had
always thought (and been told by older Curefans it has to be said) I was born too late to see their best
concerts...how wrong I was! This was my 9th Cure since the Swing Tour and I feel that the last 3 shows I have
seen have been incredible. Both German dates were fantastic and this show was the perfect combination balance
of both those setlists.

My girlfriend and I arrived just too late for the 'Curedrinks' gathering which slightly pissed me off, (London a
friggin nightmare to drive around) instead we parked the car at my sisters and made our way straight to the
venue. The sun was shining and it was a lovely day. We made our way to the front immediately (third row right
infront of Roberts mic!) and saw a few of our friends, there was Nige and Kerry (with whom we travelled to
Germany), Vicky (with whom we always see to be staying in the same hotel with on our european Cure exploits!),
Nick and Jamie, plus  Andy, Laura and Stacey from MSN Cure chat.
I don't want to go into details regarding the support acts, they were OK but to be honest I was only looking
forward to The Cure. Mogwai is good background music, nothing to be excited about, The Cranes were pleasant
enough and Joseph Arthur clealry has talent. Enough Said.

7:55pm and anticipation is at breaking point, the crowd are getting noisey and we catch a glimpse of Robert by the
side of the stage. As soon as the band walk on they are greeted by a VERY enthusiastic audience (which i love
to see at Cure concerts). The previous day I had made a big 'Baby Screams' banner which we held up during the
first minute or so when the band walked on. Robert immediatly noticed it and nodded to us while smiling at the
same time, it was great! Nice one Robert! Plainsong was a great intro and the windchimes were back for this
show, Robert walked around the front of the stage slowly, crowd were mental and singing along to every line!

Highlights of the main set (of which there were many) included Open (wonderful as ever with Tape sample)
Drowning Man (beautiful), Baby Screams (crowd went mad), FTEOTDGS (awesome version), Siamese Twins
and Pornography (Robert really emphasising 'BUT ITS TOO LATE' over and over again)

The encores were also wonderful, Three Imaginary Boys was announced by Robert explaining "25 years ago we
played our first concert as a 3 piece and this song came out of it" M was good, Play For Today had everyone
singing the keyboard line, and A forest sent the crowd into delerium, clapping out Simons bass until he suddenly
stopped and smiled into the audience, (really nice moment) before really giving it some at the end (as in Show
video).

The start of the second encore began with the two cover versions, the band played these well, although the crowd
looked abit bemused I think!  Then followed perfect pop to see us home, the crowd resembled something similar
to Cure In Orange down the front! Just Like Heaven was sung with the you you you chorus and the closing Boys
Don't Cry complete with fireworks was a great way to end the show. This concert had a real party atmosphere, I
thought the crowd were excellent throughout, and deserve a mention. The Cure are really on top form right now,
those 3 shows I have seen this summer were superb and anyone who thinks otherwise really does need their head
examined.
Robert said at the end of the concert "heres to the next 25 years" my guess is that this will not happen(!) but
The Cure have a good few years left yet on this evidence.

Spain next friday is a serious consideration...Thank you The Cure. Thank you Robert. Still the best in the world
after 25 years.  Bring on the new album (next year hopefully!), it should be a cracker!

(p.s. To those who were not satisfied with the show then I don't think you could ever be satisfied)"

"My name is Sakurai, I just come back from London, In Hyde Park Show I dare to say the audience was calm
than I expected. It seemed that the audience get accustumed to attending Cure show. I always wondered that
why these people do not clap their hands during Baby screams, and a Forest. I attended Cure show for the first
time in 18 years. I bursted into tears and dancing. If Cure do some live performance in Japan, audience will cry
and sing and dive.
At last, I would like to thank Mr. Robert Smith and all  of The Cure's members for bringing the music into the
world."

"I'm very surprized. My girlfriend and i are both in the age of Robert and we did the trip to Hyde park.
Twice 22 Hours in a bus WITHOUT even a TOILET, we got NOTHING to eat or to drink in this time...
(thanks RAINBOW TOURS , it was worse than in my badest nightmares...)
Hey, i forgot: The English Officer on the border didn't believe it was my passport so he put me in jail for 3
hours ... (So we missed our friends in London...)
We LOVE the cure, so we can't be disappointed, but maybe the FANS changed a lot in the last 20 years (of
course they did...)(Some of them are so ridiculous arrogant...) and  shows are not as brilliant as  years ago...
and a show is only as good as the audience....
However , we enjoyed the show because this band is in our heart and i'm SURE  lots of people worldwide are
sharing this feeling."

"The last saturday i was at Hyde Park in London.(I came from Barcelona,Spain).The concert was very good in
general, the band played very well, the sound was great! the stage was very big....and a lot of people in front of
the stage, the people very enthusiastic!
But..... EVERYBODY want a different set list....all the curefans wait a lot of surprises....songs never played
during the Dream Tour(like Baby Screams)...the London gig "was" the "concert of the year"....and it
wasn´t....Anyway, i enjoyed a lot!!  the Cure is great!The begining with plainsong was great but the final with
Boys don´t cry was a little bad...(my opinion),the rest of the set list was in general good but THE CURE make
the set list based in the Dream Tour....we want surprises!! Anyway, THANKS THE CURE!!! YOU ARE
GREAT!!!"

"I would like to thank Robert, Simon, Jason, Perry and Roger for another great concert. (my 8th in total) Last
Saturday in the Hyde park was great to say the least. The weather was perfect, the crowd warm and
enthousiastic, the food horrible (exept for the free icecream they were handing out!) and the music...
GREAT! Goosebumbs at the first notes of plainsong. Tears to my eyes.  Really great. Thanx guys.
A Cure concert is like Christmas, only way much better. I just wish it would be an annual thing too.
The plane back to Amsterdam didn't take me as near as 'high' up in the clouds as did the Cure last saturday."

"Robert said it in his interview in Time Out : it was going to be an exceptional evening. And yes, indeed, it was!

After last week's Vieilles Charues festival, my best friend and I were really motivated for the London gig,
counting the days, the hours and the minutes...

We arrived at Hyde Park at the time of the Cranes concert and sat down in the sun, waiting for 20.00, the
announced time for the Cure show. Then, the first surprise arrived when an old friend, whom we had not seen for
nearly two years, appeared in front of us. This was the first moment of joy of the evening. We had a long chat and
then went to the concert field, to find a good spot to attend the show. We parted with our friend as he is always
recording the concerts and my friend and I usually enjoy the concerts loud, singing and shouting.

Second joyful moment happened when we found the right spot, quite easily, in the middle of the crowd, not too far
from the stage but not too close either to enjoy the show properly. There were two German guys, not too far on
our left side. One of them was approximately 37-38 years old, bold, wearing small glasses and a black hat/cap.
Before the start of the concert, his bag was open and I told him that. His friend was younger (around 30 I guess),
tall, with dark red hair, wearing a black T-Shirt with just The Cure's name written in Bloodflowers capitals. With
the taller guy, we started looking and smiling at each other, obviously both happy and looking forward to the
show.

The Cure arrived on stage at 20.00 with Plain Song. Always a great moment. Especially when your first ever
Cure concert was in 1989 at the period of Disintegration. It was very emotional. Also, this show was going to be
The Cure's 25th anniversary show as we would find out later in the evening.

The show went on with excellent titles such as The Baby Screams, The Drowning Man, The Kiss, Shake Dog
Shake, Siamese Twins (which we did not have at the Vieilles Charrues), From the Edge (one of my favourites),
100 Years (so powerful and tense in concert !) but also Pornography (amazingly strong version !) followed by
Disintegration. This was the end of the first set and I felt like devastated. Devastated by the power of the songs,
by all the mixed feelings I had during the show going from excitement to sadness with the songs, smiling like a
silly girl or crying of emotion... Devastated also because of this young man, standing only a few metres away from
me and whom I kept on looking and smiling at during the show and whom I would not dare speaking to. The end
was near. I did not want The Cure to leave. And I did not want this young man to leave. "And I know we have to
go, I realise we always have to turn away, always have to go back to real lives".

The Cure played two encores : the first one with Three Imaginary Boys, M (excellent !), Play for Today, A
Forest. All very powerful and very well played.

Then the second encore included two cover songs and In Between Days, Just Like Heaven and Boys Don't Cry.
This was going to be the last song of the show, as it ended on fireworks and Robert saying "see you for the next
25 years".

I do hope that I will still be able to live such great shows with such emotions.

Unfortunately, I do not know if I will have the possibility to share emotions again with the German fan who was
standing next to me. We left without talking to each other and I keep on thinking it was really a shame. I would
love to get in touch with him. Can you help me ?

I hope that this is not wishing impossible things...."

"I don' t want to start any discussion since this is not the place but I would really like to understand what on earth
The Cure should do more to stop reading such comments (Stylozero) ... I am not expecting that we must all be
happy at the same time for the same things but at least give this attitude "I don't like it but I will suffer and still
go to the concerts" a cut. I don't think that the band needs someone to stand for them, neither I  consider myself
qualified enough to do such a thing but tonight I have found out that I am blind ... no, better that I have decided to
be blind. Show me the way then, Saulo (st. Paul) please!

First of all if YOU feel happy even though they'd be playing Britney Spears, well that' fine with me but I would not
go so please do not generalize. Second, what do you expect? Let's be clear about this, The Cure have ... how
many? 200 songs let's say, well even if they play for seven hours there will still be something they have not played
and still someone complaining about it. Complaints seem to be a constant of the last years ... during the Swing
tour they were bad because we had to listen to all those crappy pop songs and then during the 1998 festivals they
were not playing well and then during the Dream tour they were doing something else wrong ... jesus christ does
really exist any unattempted combination of solutions that would stop people moaning about the Cure? How about
going to a concert and relaxing and see what's coming and not complaining about what didn't come?

About this thing of the new songs ... I don't know where this expectation comes from, but under the routine of a
festival do you think that the band would meet and rehearse something new instead of a day off? If for the sake
of novelty we have to listen to awful songs, well then I'd rather keep the ones they play well. There are millions of
thing that can go wrong in a concert particularly a in festival where most of the times there's no chance for a good
soundcheck, but still I think we have watched a very good show. Maybe you did not like it, that does not
ubstantiate to accuse them of playing with the fans because they toured european festivals playing 100 years, the
Kiss and Plainsong almost on a regular basis and i think that this is for us, the fans. Let's not start again with that
attitude that brought people writing some things in 1998 because the band "dared" playing a secret gig without
phoning up people at home.

I honestly cannot see what do you expect that they cannot or haven't delivered yet, unless you were referring to
a striptease or summat, but then maybe you would also want to have a look for something else to support. So
if you didn't enjoy it I am sorry, hope next time you do, but don't expect to have shed light in our blind miserable
lives 'cause we don't crave for spiritual guidance, at least I don't. Thank you.
davide x - email:anedonia74@hotmail.com"

"In reference to the info by Ignacio Salas (Hyde Park Compilation Album). He has actually misread the
programme.

The lists all Cure album releases in the last 25 years starting with the performace at Crawley Bandstand finishing
with the Hyde Park gig. The last album is listed as being "2001 Greatest Hits (Compilation Album)" and this
is followed by "2002 Hyde Park Gig".

The compilation album commect is atached to the Greatest Hits entry and NOT the Hyde Park gig."

"I'm just back from London. I think Hyde Park was a very good concert. The main set was great and the band
played all the songs with great intencity. I loved the fireworks at the end. But to be honest i expected a different
end for the concert (Charlotte + Faith or something they didn't play in this tour). Anyway i enjoyed to be there,
because it was a  sort of 25th anniversary and i had to be there! I went to the Curedrink and it was very nice. I
signed the white banner for Robert and i think Ange took a photo with me, my irish look-like-robert friend and
some other french people i didn't know. Another great gig has been. I hope it won't be long for the next one. "

"I would like to explain better my idea on Hyde Park. This year i went to 3 concerts (Conegliano, Rome,
London). I can’t say that Hyde Park was the best one, but it doesn’t mean that it was a bad concert! I can’t
undestand why poeple say London wasn’t good. I think Hyde Park had a great main set, with The Baby
Screams,The Drowining Man, The Kiss, Siamese Twins, Pornography and Disintegration. It was good not only
for the songs they played, but it was good for the way they did, with power and great intencity. All the band was
in good mood (i saw Simon smiling so many times!!!). The first encore was perfect, with a great versions of Three
Imaginary Boys and a wondeful M. I didn’t like the covers very much and i expected the concert to end with
other songs, but i ‘m very happy anyway. It was the anniversary of The Cure. Everything was perfect: location
(Hyde Park is one of the best place to play), the weather, Mogwai and The Cranes, the fireworks at the end. I
think that peolple don’t have to go to a concert asking for something to The Cure. I think you have to go there to
see them for whatever they are. You can prefer to hear some songs instead of others, but if it doesn’t happen, it
can’t be a problem. If i had to choose one of these 3 concert, i would’t choose Hyde Park, but i’ll remenber it
forever like all the other Cure concerts i went to. They are a part of my life, too important for me to take care if
they finished with Faith or if they didn’t play such a song!"

"SHAME DOG SHAME: a review on Hyde Park concert.

This concert was supposed to be THE show. This concert was supposed to be SPECIAL. This concert was
supposed to be the BEST performance of this festivals concerts. This concert was suppose to have some
SURPRISE songs. Well, this concert was none of the above.
Let me tell you, before you go on reading, that I am a damn Cure fan since long time and saw the band 9 times
already. Yes, I am obsessed with Cure like all of you who are reading. I am still going to buy anything that has
Cure written on it. I am an Italian living in Brussels and went all the way to London to watch the concert, because
I love them. But this is going to be a negative review. So here I go:

ARE YOU GUYS BLIND TO LIFE ?

I think that all the reviews everybody is posting are describing any Cure concert, including this one (especially
this one), as amazing and wonderful and special and the best of all the previous ones, but I think that we are
just satisfied in wathing the Cure on a stage, and that for us is the world. Even if the guys would sing britney
Spears songs, we would be happy. I know that, because this is the reason why i go to Cure concerts. But I cannot
stop having a reflection (ummm...) about the concert in Hyde Park. My reflection is that this was just an
ORDINARY concert like many others the band is doing.

Again, can't you see it?

The setlist: it could be any other place. Didn't anybody notice that nothing changed from the other concerts
setlist ? Still, everybody was expecting something extraiordinary, right? Did we get it ? I don't think so, and if
you think so, please go to "tour dates" and amuse yourself reading the other setlists.

The best performance: didn't Robert himself said this was to be special, and the best concert of this summer?
Well, I think that if you don't do anything about the setlist how can it be the best performance. You see, the band
play the songs always at the same way, if you see them once, this is it. (I here want to make an exemple: my other
favorite band is Smashing Pumpkins, but believe me, everytime you went and see them, you were amazed by the
difference in arrangements of every song; great artist, Billy Corgan)

The songs they never played in front of an audience: ummm....again, have a look at the setlist. Where are those
songs ? Where ? Why Robert play with us like that ? Why he gives us the hope for something and don't provide
it ?

All we got of AMAZING was some fireworks at the end of Boys Don't Cry. Great !! Fireworks !! Then IT WAS
the BEST Cure concert EVER, wasn't it ?

Come on, let's love the band but let's not be so blind. Or at the least if you decide to be, I don't.

The thing is that I was expecting too much maybe. I was expecting something my lovely band couldn't deliver,
but nobody seem to admit it.

But all in all, I still and always going to be a Cure fun, and I thank the band for what they gave me trought these
years. Their music is a part of me."

"I saw the cure in hyde park last night. This was my 19th cure concert, and by far the best cure concert I have
seen. To remember the set-list I compiled an imaginary story in my head. Here is that story. I hope you like it.
It is very strange, but then it has to be to make it memorable.

Hyde Park Set-List Story

By Jason Walton from London, England

I was walking along the promenade down by the beach, and came towards some shops. I saw a music shop and had
a look in the window. There was a music book sitting there and I saw someone flicking through the pages. Every
page seemed to be blank, so I guessed that this must be for a very PLAINSONG!. I was just about to see if the
shop was OPEN, when I heard a BABY SCREAM. I turned around and saw that there was a DROWNING MAN
in the water. I quickly ran over, but someone else got there in time and started giving the man THE KISS of life.
Whilst trying to help, a dog ran into the water and then ran out again, and I heard someone keep shouting SHAKE
DOG SHAKE to try and get the water out of it's fur. I turned round to acknowledge who this was and it was
SIAMESE TWINS holding the dog's lead.  By this time I was standing right near THE EDGE OF THE DEEP
GREEN SEA, when a huge wave came over the top of me and suddenly I found myself washed far out into the
ocean, I kept swimming and swimming for what seemed like ONE HUNDRED YEARS. I could see some land in
the distance. As I got closer I saw someone standing by a table, and it looked like they were selling something. I
managed to get closer and finally out of the water. I was intrigued as to what they were selling as all I could see
was a big hand-written sign saying £39.00. I finally got to the stall to get help, and saw that the lady was selling
some flowers, and as I looked closer is saw that they looked like BLOODFLOWERS. I asked her why she was
selling them, and she said it was not really what she was selling, but it was a cover-up for what she was really
selling, and that was PORNOGRAPHY. What was even stranger than this, is that I could hear
DISINTEGRATION playing somewhere near me. I started walking towards the music to find out where it was
coming from, and I started to feel a little dizzy and kept closing my eyes. I could see faint figures in the distance
and kept thinking am I dreaming, as I could see THREE IMAGINARY BOYS walking towards me all with 'M'
written on the foreheads. I thought this was very bizarre. The figures suddenly vanished, and I realised I must
have been dreaming or seeing things!. I could hear that the music was coming from what looked like a theatre. I
walked over to it and read a sign on the front of the building which read, 'The PLAY FOR TODAY is A FOREST'.
I thought this was quite strange so I went up to what I thought was the box office to find out more. I spoke to a
man, and he said that it was not a theatre at all, but it was a church and he was the FAITH HEALER.  We started
talking and he said to me 'DON'T BELIEVE A WORD anyone says to you on this island'. He pointed over my
shoulder and told me to look INBETWEEN the doors. I could see a gap, and he said 'look through there, it looks
JUST LIKE HEAVEN'. As I took a look he said, 'remember that in heaven BOYS DONT CRY'. Then I heard a
loud bang, and looked up and I could see loads of fireworks going off in the sky. When they had ended, I could
see someone walking out of the door of the church. To my suprise it was Robert Smith, and as he got close to me
I heard him say, 'See you for another 25 years'.

"The big day finally arrived and we were treated by a fabulous summer evening. No prayers for rain here thank
you. Mercifully any fears about an evening of wild mood swings with mainly singles were misplaced and I trust it
was only the band messing with our  heads.
They even kicked off on time! Plainsong intro was beautifully nostalgic and a superb choice to open. Once they
had launched into The baby screams and The drowning man my worries about the setlist evaporated. Ecstatic to
hear 'The Kiss' live one more time as it was my favourite from  the Dream tour although the fact that it was still
bright meant the light show didn't come across quite so spectacularly as it would have done were it played later.
The track was still a standout and as powerful as anything they played all night, which is saying something.
FTEOTDGS was another magnificent rendition that will live long in the  memory.

From the seats at the back 39 still sounded ok in spite of what other voices  have noted but the levels did get
cranked up at the opening to bloodflowers. Got an impression they are tired of playing A Forest but it was still
nicely interpreted even if it was cut short a little considering how it has always been such a primary feature of
their show down the years. Dont believe a word sent my celtic pulse racing although the crowd sucked as regards
any sort of demonstrative audience wide response such as play for today would elicit from a continental crowd.

Crowd size was also disapponting and venue could have taken many more. Then again it was £35 a ticket.
Good high note with Boys Dont Cry and the fireworks to mark the end and we were starting the walk home by
the ludicrously early time of about 10:15, wondering if we can dare to wish impossible things for the next 25
years?"

"What an excellent gig.  A few sound problems in the middle especially during 39 but it didn't spoil what was a
fantastic show.  I wish they could have played another half an hour.  By the way Robert said " Here's to the
next 25 years!" at the end whilst using his hand to mimick pointing a gun to his head! (Not see you in 5
years???!!!)  I also heard Simon say that someone "is a c*nt" but didn't hear who."

"What a gig. I've seen the last 3 Cure gigs in the UK (including this one) and the one at Hyde park was easily
the best.

The whole band played brilliantly - Robert was giving it everything he had and seemed to be really up for it. He
did his usual "plainsong" walkabout which particularly pleased the crowd. A couple of times he looked into the
camera and really smiled, which was good to see. Hopefully they'll release the footage from this gig.

Although they did have a couple of mixing problems (mainly through 39, although 100 Years did suffer - really
hard to hear Robert), the sound quality and rest of the mixing was spot on - much better than Wembly Arena in
2000.

They played a similar setlist to the rest of the festival tour - but it was great to hear a couple of songs which I
hadn't heard live before - The Baby Screams, The Drowning Man, Siamese Twins and Pornography. Still amusing
to see Roger with a guitar during "Open". He seemed to be enjoying himself and had a smile on his face
throughout a couple of songs. Simon was his usual animated self - bouncing all over the place.

Halfway through Just Like Heaven, one of the strings broke in Roberts guitar - ever proffessional, he carried on
regardless and went straight into Boy's Don't Cry. I have to say that the crowd (for a UK one) was very much up
for the night (well, those lucky enough to have standing tickets) - lots of clapping, dancing and bobbing.... Robert
noticed and smiled when the crowd were singing during "Play for Today".

At the end of a Forest, the crowd were clapping to the bass line - Simon suddenly stopped with a huge smile on
his face, then "grated" the guitar for a bit. Very funny.

Nice to hear the cover songs live too - personally I reckon that the new album is going to be sounding something
similar - this is a sound that the Cure seem very good at playing.

Great gig, amazing performances and a brilliant crowd.... hopefully we'll see them before "five years" as Robert
said at the end :)

Steven Kilcline

"And so finally we were there to attend the "event". WOW The Cure have addressed a "muscular" piece of
show yesterday night, they have found a sort of musical timeline that makes possible to put together songs written
20 years ago with more recent ones and still make it work. They published a Greatest Hits 8 months ago but now it
seems they are touring to promote ... the Greatest Missings (as Robert said some time ago). To listen The
Drowning Man, The Kiss, Shake Dog Shake, Siamese Twins, From the Edge and 100 Years in a row would
neither happen in my dreams! I would say that if some indication can be taken from these performances about the
possible future direction of the sound of the band, then it seems to me that it could be a noisy one: lots of feedback,
lots of distorsion and lots of power, which makes the term muscular closer to the feeling that I had about the show.
"The Kiss" seems to have substituted "A Forest" in that Robert makes it longer and toys with the wha wha solo
making it slightly different from time to time (and slightly Mogwai-ish maybe?). The same goes with Pornography
whose arrangement has been changed for the better, if possible.

The previous line up of the Cure (with Porl and Boris) could take the luxury to improvise more during live shows,
whereas the actual one, it seems to me, has finally found vigour and equilibrium by balancing precision in the
execution and power in the sound. The good feeling that the show transmitted is that this band seems revitalized
from the absence of the pressures that touring for promotion inevitably innescates.

My personal explicit moments: the tense beginning of the concert, the release of the tension in The Baby Screams
and Robert saying something about how easier is to sing such things when you're younger, The (how much? 8
minutes long!) Kiss during a spectacular sunset, Siamese Twins, an awful 39 (also due to unbalanced sound) which
should maybe have some rest in my opinion, the first set of encores for the clean sound, last bits of JLH and
the whole BDC played by Robert with a broken string in his acoustic guitar, the fireworks at the end (though not
sure yet if it was explicit for the good or for the bad). "See you in 5 years!"

"Ok, i,ll try to be as honest as i can. The show wasn't that special gig it was supposed to be. I came from Italy
just to see my favourite band on "a night like this" but it will not remain in my mind as one unforgettable night.
I mean, it was great for me to be in London anyway and to meet a lot of cure fans, for a foreign guy it is always a
dream to see a show at hyde park, especially if a londoner band is playing. But simply it wasn't amazing, apart
from the first part of the set and the covers, the rest it's just something i did not want see and hear, and apart of
the great joseph arthur's performance (mercedes and picture in the sun.....what great songs. Mogway impressed
me as well as it was the first time i saw them live. Cranes....well..nothing to go crazy for...."

"There were sound problems on and off for the first three thirds of the set (I would doubt they'd release it unless
the soundboard version irons them out) - 39 sounded awful - vocals didn't ring thorugh at all. Most of the rest was
brilliant though, except the promise of that 'totally different' British set didn't happen.

Looks like there were some set list changes before the show (perhaps linked to the sound problem) - Robert's
Bass VI was pulled off by the roadies and never came back before the show start (leading I guess to the
Disintegration/Faith/Bloodflowers light set).

Simon said nothing about tents or cakes, is everyone deaf!, he said....".........is a cunt". problem is, I didn't hear
the name, though someone told me (who doesn't know the band at all, was just there with me) as though it sounded
like it was chris something - maybe Chris Parry?

Great night, great weather, great sunset, woohoo!"

"The Cure played a fantastic set: really strong and coherent. Robert seemed to be enjoying himself - and the
crowd were more enthusiastic than I remember (at a UK venue) for a long time.

Perhaps I'm wrong but 'Pornography' sounded somewhat different to me... as if it had been 'updated' - it was great.

Robert's voice was amazingly strong. It really shone through on songs such as "From the Edge of The Deep
Green Sea" (I don't know why - but it felt like the best rendition of the song I've heard yet).

Obviously I wish that they had played a longer set. I'm sure everyone in the audience had a list as long as your
arm of songs that they would have liked the Cure to play. I guess that's what happens when a band has such an
amazing backlog to choose from.

I also thought that the lighting wasn’t so hot…particularly for the encores – green for Just Like Heaven – YUCK!.

I’m not exactly sure what Simon said as he walked off stage (it’s the first time I’ve heard him speak at a concert):
my guess was that he mentioned tents!!! What I did notice was that Robert seemed to be really close to Simon –
particularly as they wondered off and on stage for the encores.

What a celestial night… I wish I could have a night like this every week."

"Just came back from the Hyde Park show which was very very good. They played a great selection of songs and
including a lot of my long time favourites....drowning man, open, plainsong, the kiss, and play for today. I was also
pleased about the performance of the cover songs.... very well played!! It was a great show with lots of people from
around the world... all three support bands were also very excellent. I particularly enjoyed Joseph Arthur's solo set.
An excellent artist."

"The show started with some funeral music, then plainsong with robert walking around, flipping a coin in the air.
the hyde park program inclulded the cure's album history. The latest album being compilation album hyde park
july show 2002. I DON'T KNOW ANY INFO ON RELEASE DATE. Now I understand why Robert played
the two cover songs. They sound great. The show was the best."

"Fireworks in the sky, good performance, but a lot of people coming from abroad expected the unusual thing
(some people from chicago even), i.e., a song they still havent played until now. Anyway, the show was excellent
and the audience was really enthusiastic, it was a real festival.

Anecdotes: simon made a mistake in drowning man and exclaimed "FUCK!"
Robert said before 3IB: It is 25 years since we played our first concert being a three piece and I had to play this:
(music).
And when the show was over, after boys dont cry, while the fireworks were cracking in the sky, Robert said: see
you again in 25 years! and then simon went to the mike and said something, but it was too low, he said something
about a cake."