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

1st encore: There is No If, Trust, Plainsong, Disintegration
2nd encore: M, Play For Today, Just Like Heaven, A Forest, Boys Don't Cry, 10:15, Killing an Arab.

What can I say, another great show.  By the time we parked and waited for the girls to get out of the bathroom, we
were taking our seats as the band came on, perfect timing.  I will make it brief considering everyone pretty much
has the same thing to say.

I have always wanted to hear The Kiss live, and was not disapointed at all.  Killing An Arab was extremely
exceptional as well tonight.  There was no third encore because the city of Mountain View has a bunch of sissys
that live there so a noise ordenance that cuts the music at 11:00 is in place.  I thought the keyboards were a little
weak tonight, but in all it was a wonderful show.

However, the crowd was the worst out of the three shows (Vegas #1, Irvine #2).  My friends and I were in the
second section of the seats and almost everyone aruond us were yelling at everyone who was standing up, telling
them to sit down.  In fact, two right next to us left before the first intermission.  I guess people in the Sillicon Valley
really do have a bunch of money to burn.  Barley anyone put their "hands to the sky" during From The Edge Of
The Deep Green Sea, singing with the keyboards with Play For Today was barely audible.  But hell, I wasn't there
for the crowd, but for The Cure, and they came through.

104.9 interviewd Robert before the show (I listend to it waiting to park) and Robert would not give an definate
answer to "Are you going to be back?", and he stated intrest in playing solo work with musicians other than those
currenty in The Cure.  He also said something about "after the Austrlo-Asian tour at the end of this summer.
Interpert that as you want if you are hoping for Australia.

The concert was incredible! Never have I seen so much excitement from a crowd as I experienced that night. I felt
as if the Shoreline was filled with a bunch of my closest friends. The highlight for me was being able to get
closer to the stage and see the band close up. I had good seats, but when I witnessed people running to the stage to
try and get a glimpse of Robert signing autographs, and receiving gifts, I saw my chance! It was amazing. I have to
admit, I did cry when I saw the guys take their spot onstage. I couldn't believe that this was the last tour. I still
can't. The songs were played with such expertise and mastery. The audience seemed to sing every word, to every
song. At least where I was sitting. I loved it! I will never experience another night as spectacular as this night was.
Thank you to THE CURE for bringing such happiness into peoples lives, as well as my own!

This was my 8th Cure show, and it was very exciting to hear M, Play For Today, 100 Years, Sinking, and Shake
Dog Shake live. Those were all firsts for me. I have been a Cure fan since 1986, when I bought A Night Like
This vinyl single. It was a treat to get so many  selections from albums like DISINTEGRATION, and
SEVENTEEN SECONDS. My friends and I were fully floored.  Much dancing about, spinning, and shredding our
vocal chords to sing along with Play For Today. Roger playing rhythm guitar was a surprise. I thought he was
strictly a keyboardist. Robert seemed really happy to mingle with the front row of the crowd, collecting trinkets,
and signing autographs, DURING THE SHOW. I don't think I have ever seen anyone sign while still performing.
That was awesome. I would be sad if they called it quits, but if this is to be my last Cure Conceet, what a nice way
to say goodbye.

What a glorious evening!!
My love and I drove from Seattle, Wa. to enjoy the Cure in Shoreline! The evening kicked off with my heart and
tears dancing to Out Of This World! It took me a few minutes to gain my composure! After that, I was flying high
all night long! A crow above made a nest in the bigtop overhang and flew down during a song of theirs (can't
remember...too much emotion!) It was magical, I was sitting center in the 20th row, but I was determined to forge
my way to the front! After first encore, I ambushed the stage and made it to the Boys!
CONTINUE TO DANCE FOR ALL OF US!!

This venue was totally perfect for a Cure concert. The crowd was very much into the show, in spite of the
standard setlist. (Which I am fantastically annoyed to find out Salt Lake City had a better main set than SF)
I would put the attendance at somewhere around 23,000. There was a little breathing room out on the lawn but
not one seat to be found empty in the ORCH & LOGE sections.

Highlights were: Plainsong (Very moving)
Robert being bent over in lyrical intensity during
Disintegration
Fantastic M & Play for Today.
Probably the best Watching me Fall I've seen.
And inspite of some feedback problems, Sinking was beautiful as ever.
Lowlights were definetely a very flat End. A by the numbers Inbetween Days, and the "Peel Session encore"
I thought the SF crowd was definetely worthy of a few more obscurities.

Otherwise it was a great show with a running time of about 2:45.
I still think LA2 was their best show in CA.

I just wanted to mention that I LOVED hearing Roger play the guitar during Open.  I read through the reviews and
no one mentioned his excellent work weaving the opening of tape into open..........it was incredible!

the show was astounding! my friend greg and i got there late due to traffic...we took our seats at the beginning of
'want'. the concert was played with such force it nearly knocked me down. the shoreline was packed with cure
freaks of every age, race, and size! sure there were a few people there just for the beer~i told them to take their
seats~overall the crowd was screaming as loudly as i.  as mentioned in other reviews, the band seemed to feed off
the crowd. we got a 17 seconds encore! 17 seconds is my favorite cure album so i was happy. 'the kiss' proves
robert to be a guitar god. it seemed so powerful and heartfelt.  i've seen the cure 8 times and last night was the
best~better than the prayer tour even! so go see the BEST band ever!  onward to chicago and detroit!
p.s. cure fans are the best!

first - too loud! I had diffuculty hearing all the parts that come together to create the wonderful textured cure sound
as the volume pushed everything into a audio blur. Ear plugs would have helped filter out some of the
noise....perhaps I'm just getting to old!

second - the crowd was much older than any other cure show I've seen...and it was nice! I'm always amazed at how
the core cure fan base and audience seems rooted in the 16-18 year old segment year after year.  Last night, there
were a bunch of kids, families, silicon valley types, etc...and everyone was out of their seats and howlin for more...again - nice to see. Overall the bay area crowd was very warm and supportive.

lastly, the show was powerful, beautiful, and exceeded my expectations (despite my daily chain of flowers check
in/anticipation building!). The band has truly honed their talents and performace and played an amazingly tight
show...just a bit too loud!

A crow had made its nest high above the stage and, about fifteen minutes before the show began, the crow swooped
down across the audience, likely looking for spilled french fries. "It's a sign!" someone shouted out.

When the band appeared, I started shaking and didn't stop until Want finished. The Kiss was fantastic! I had never
heard it performed live - even more intense than the studio version! The audience was generally enthusiastic, with
most people standing for the entire show (some sat down for Sinking and Prayers for Rain).  I cried during the last
few lines of Bloodflowers, really feeling that this was the end of The Cure. By the close of Disintegration, I had lost
my voice from singing so loudly for two hours, and had to mouth the lyrics for the rest of the show. The audience
was great during the second encore, singing along with most of the songs, and loudly cheering for 10.15 Friday
Night (that's what Robert sang, even though it was already 11 o'clock on a Friday night). I only wish we could have
heard more from Faith and Pornography, or even 2 Late (all week I had been whispering "your hat's all off and I'm
gone away..." thinking that would help make my dream come true).

Thank you, Robert, Simon, Roger, Perry, and Jason. "I will kiss you forever on nights like this."

It is soo hard to describe this concert, without comparing it to the last one we saw on the 31st, at the Greek. It was
beautifully done, with alot of great guitar work by Simon and Perry in Fascination Street, The Forest and The Kiss..
(And of course Robert's lead in Forest and vocals).. But more importantly, Roger's keyboards really sounded
better this time around, must have been the sound setup and fans, for this had to be the biggest crowd in all the
concerts perfomed in California, with more appreciation towards Roger then what was at The Greek.

But I could not help thinking.. (not seriously thinking anyway).. soo short of a concert? There were many fans here,
and no third encore, or "Faith"? No "Pornography"? The time setting was just as short as The Greek.. hmm...
maybee Steve (Unclemoe.com) is right on about the airplane setlists that Robert throws into the concert crowds..
makes you wonder that Robert does read the reviews here..

If so.. We love you Robert-Roger, Simon-Perry, and Jason!! We have our opinions, but shit, you guys could just
come about and play a song like "Hey Kids Rock and Roll" like the "shit" Smashing Pumpkins have done or play
some instrumental south american native music, with hand-made wood pipes from Brazil, and we would STILL go to
experience, to see, to listen!!! Isn't that why we go? Screw what opinions over what songs, it is the music of The
Cure that matters, not a f*ckin setlist!

Each shows stands for its own, with The Greek and Mountain View standing on their own! Amen!

    Not much to add to the previous reviews.  Last night was a pretty standard show as far as The Dream Tour is
concerned.  However, that means it was an amazing show by any other standards.  I got to hear "The Kiss" again,
which is so intense live.  I pulled out my Kiss Me disc for the four hour drive up to Shoreline and listened to "The
Kiss", in particular, a few times.  It is a good song, but on this album it is only about a tenth as strong as the live
version from this tour.  I remember loving that song at the '87 shows and it has only gotten better.

    Another stand out moment for me in this show was Robert's guitar on "39".  I haven't even noticed it at the
other shows, but for some reason tonight it really stood out.  It might have simply been the mix and his guitar was
featured more prominently or he might have just been really on during this song tonight.  Whatever the reason it
was really a highlight for me tonight.

    Unfortunately, this is the first night in my five shows that I have noticed the crowd being a little blah.  They
seemed so flat through most of the show.  The first few rows, which have been so vibrant and alive at the previous
shows, just stood there and watched.  It was bizarre.  You know it is bad when I feel like I am one of the more
active people in my section!  There was no singing along to "Play for Today".  I am sure that there were some
people doing it, but not enough to make it audible over the murmurs of the chatty crowd.  The positive thing is that
the crowd has the ability to add to the bands performance, but they don't seem to have the ability to take anything
away from it.  Despite the lack luster audience the band still played put everything they had into their performance.

    I now have a break from the tour for a couple weeks and then I'll catch back up for the final two shows.  It has
really been such a fun time, and I am looking forward to those last two shows.  It is such a wonderful experience to
meet new people and see familiar faces at all the shows.  I met a nice long time Cure fan named Joe, who was
seeing his final of nine consecutive shows.  Saw a girl named Tracy, who I first met inside the Las Vegas show and
also saw in Los Angeles (email me at j_pete@pacbell.net if you are reading this Tracy).  I hope her name wasn't
Stacy!  I am so bad with names.  It is nice to get to meet so many people with similar interests, most importantly a
love for The Cure.  There is such a strong communal feeling on this tour.  Thanks to the band and all the fans for
making this as amazing as it is.  Have a great time at any shows you have an opportunity to see and I'll see you in
Camden.

What a breathtaking performance. This was my tenth time seeing them, and one of the best shows I've ever seen.
The sound was engineered impeccably, and the band was flawless the whole night through. I'm not going to compare
to other tours, as I've seen them all since Standing on a Beach, and I don't believe it to be fair as I take every show
for what its worth.

I think what really made this night special was the fact that this may be their last tour ever, so I was clouded with
emotion about saying "goodbye" to a band that I found such a connection with growing up.  Hearing things like
"Shake Dog Shake", "100 Years", "M","Sinking" , "The Kiss", really brought back some special memories.

Robert was quite emotional as well throughout the evening, very animated, but with a complex serenity about him.
Particularly with the title track "Bloodflowers". Although it was used as a closing song for the main set, you could
tell that that is the memory and feeling Robert wanted to leave the fans with. Very powerful.

The evening's celestial schedule presented a new moon, while down below, the Cure, the minstrels of melancholia,
kept the atmosphere in full gloom.  The Cure's latest effort, Bloodflowers, has spawned a tour comprised of drear
& dolor, misery & mope.  Tonight wasn't an exception.   The entire band was attired in mourning, monochromatic
black which perfectly complimented the night's sullen tone and lead singer Robert Smith's staid decorum.  Smith
lumbered on-stage and walked to the microphone as if a bayonet were prodding him forward onto a plank hoisted
above a raging sea.  His weeping-willow hair veiled his face, not allowing the details of his face to be evident,
only allowing plaintive voice to be heard.  That same quavering voice which has the ability of amplifying his angst
to a degree unparalleled in recent years Smith is an artist who plots the nadirs of his existence as his zeniths and
excels in excavating the anguish which embalms his life.

The set-list was heavily guitar driven (Fascination Street, Shake Dog Shake, Want, Edge of the Deep Green Sea)
and forcefully emotive via means of Smith's lachrymal lyrics and pained vocals.  The band chose to dismiss the
more lilting songs of the past and instead culled a set-list from the band's more somber years.  Of course, there
were a few pop requisites (Boy's Don't Cry, In-between Days, Just Like Heaven) which allowed a buoy to the
night's sinking mood, but overall the evening's anthems were more aligned for emotional plight.  Robert seemed in
fine spirits, obliging the crowd with a few hesitating "hello"'s, and shuffling out to the edge of the stage to sign
a few dozen autographs, pose for pictures, and receive a bouquet of flowers which he held like an infant before
placing them in front of Jason's drum-kit.  Simon was his normal, pouncing self, cradling his bass at knee-level,
waltzing as if his instrument were a dancing partner.  Perry and Roger also looked very enthusiastic, playing with
a fervor which contributed to the band's incredibly tight harmony.

Highlights included Robert's rare foray into the brink of the audience, allowing fans to grope, tug, and squeeze
whatever of Smith was within their reach.  His highly underrated guitar skills were also very apparent throughout
the course of the evening as well.  During "A Forest", he was given ample time to perform an outtro solo which
was clunking, disjointed, and beautifully done.  He's a master of weaving simple scales into melodious pieces which
further strengthen his lyrics without detracting attention from the mood his words attempt to set.  The song
"Disintegration" nicely demonstrated a perfect synthesis of Smith's pen and guitar virtuoso. Performing this epic
song, he achieved the trademark grieve his lyrics act as the compass to, and contributed to the mood with the
sound of a guitar which sounded angrily agitated.  Pure brilliance.   A musician of extraordinary caliber is one who
is able to purge his most threatening, maladroit tendencies and manifest them into an exquisite body of music
without compromising a degree of anguish.  The Cure's catalogue of music displays the work of such a genius.
Robert Smith.

Shoreline has an 11:00 curfew so it seemed that they tacked on their third encore at the end of A Forest to save
time. Pretty standard set for this tour with no real surprises.  And even their "standard" set was better than
they've sounded in years.  Even with the Swing tour sets varying nightly, it couldn't compare to this show.  They
sounded like a totally different band! The highlight of the show for me was The Kiss!  It sounded  2,000 times
better than the album version! That song alone was worth the price of admission! They sounded better than I've
heard from them in a long, long time. Every song was tight and full of energy. Even Inbetween Days ROCKED, if
you can believe that!  Robert didn't say much... there wasn't time for him to say much since they went from one
song to the next.

Other highlights for me were OOTW, Watching Me Fall, Open, Sinking, 100 Years, 39, M.  I desperately wanted
to hear Faith since I keep missing it, but 'twas not to be.  Oh well, maybe someday!

And I wanted to add that the crowd at Shoreline was fabulous!  I was afraid of Robert and co. having to endure
another laidback and seemingly apathetic N. Cal crowd like in tours of the past, (esp. Swing Tour at Cal Expo,
god I was embarrassed to be from Sacramento that night.)
Last night wasn't sold out, but it was close enough and the crowd was loud and appreciative.  Of course, the band
was a lot more energetic than in the past.  Cause, or effect?!?

I hope this isn't their last tour, but if it is they will certainly go out with on top!

Well I'm just now waking up and trying to recover from last night's show. But before I have to go back to real life,
I want everyone to know that LAST NIGHT WAS INCREDIBLE!!! I have seen the Cure in concert twelve times
since '87 and I can say that the Dream Tour is the best by far since the Prayer Tour in '89. Both had an
indescribable magic to them that true Cure fans can feel and appreciate. It was both strange and exhilarating to be
back at Shoreline Amphitheater ELEVEN years later. To see the enthusiastic crowd cheer them on (especially for
the encores) with the same intensity as in '89 proves that only true talent and artistic integrity endure the test of
time. Robert and the group have surely EARNED the RESPECT they DESERVE from their fans.

My friends and I arrived just in time to catch the beautiful intro music. We got into the venue at 8:00 pm and then
rushed to our seats. I know that when we were parking there was still a line of cars several miles long waiting to
park. So I'm sure several people were late because of that. However at the end of the show when they turned on
the house lights the venue looked packed, even the lawn section! It is always interesting to observe the crowd...all
ages and types...no easy way to categorize Cure fans, in my opinion. It was not dark yet when they came on to the
stage and we were only about 15 rows back so we got a good look at Robert and the guys! It was a wonderful
feeling!

I won't go into detail about the set list (since I'm sure many others will). However,I am glad that they played The
Kiss last night...always a treat. To watch Robert on the guitar and how emotionally involved he becomes with his
music again demonstrates to me his sincerity as an artist. Simon still plays his bass with great emotion, Perry was
incredible on the guitar, Roger as great as ever and always interacting with the crowd, and Jason was just
excellent. The power and presence of the drums in all the songs really contributes to the show and I think Jason
does a spectacular job. I GIVE AN ENORMOUS AND SINCERE THANK YOU TO ALL THE GUYS IN THE
BAND!!!

All I can say to everyone is that if you were thinking of going YOU DEFINITELY SHOULD. To miss out on this
(most likely) last tour of this now legendary band would be a great mistake. Unfortunately this was my last Dream
Tour concert (I also saw both shows in New Orleans). Oh well, I guess we always have to go back to real lives...

"One last time before it's over, one last time before the end"

And what a beautiful time it was.