Out Of This World, Watching Me Fall, Want, Fascination St., Pictures of You, Lovesong, Last Day of Summer, Maybe Someday, Edge Of The Deep Green Sea, Inbetween Days, The Snakepit, Shake Dog Shake, Siamese Twins, One Hundred Years, 39, Bloodflowers

1st encore: Jupiter Crash, M, Play For Today, Just Like Heaven, A Forest
2nd encore: Cold, A Strange Day, Pornography
3rd encore: Boys Don't Cry, 10:15 Saturday Night, Killing An Arab.

Soundcheck (incomplete?): bits of Sinking, Fascination Street, Out of This World, bits of Watching Me Fall, bits of
Charlotte Sometimes? (hard to tell; there was other music going on around the concession stands that made it hard
to hear the soundcheck).

                  The Cure provides a good remedy

                   By Kevin C. Johnson  Post-Dispatch Pop Music Critic

                   Almost anytime a band with as strong an '80s legacy pops up these days, the
                   prospect of how that music carries over to 2000 can be a little scary. The '80s
                   were known for being especially cheesy when it came to music, and much of
                   the music hasn't aged well.

                   The Cure brought the '80s back in a big way, not in a bad way, Wednesday
                   night at Riverport Amphitheatre. The Cure's modestly attended concert often,
                   though not always, escaped many of the cringe-worthy sounds associated with
                   the decade, though the Cure wasn't above feeding the crowd the occasional
                   cheesy puff in the form of such oldies as "Killing an Arab" and "Boys Don't
                   Cry" (both tunes from 1979 that carried the British band into the next decade).

                   One thing in the Cure's favor was the band's ability to extended its string
                   of hits into the '90s. Another is that despite its super-synthisized sound at
                   times, the Cure remains a real band, not a trendy flash-in-the-pan band.
                   Of course, this didn't stop Cure singer Robert Smith and his continually
                   changing lineup from being outshined commercially by Duran Duran and
                   artistically by Depeche Mode.

                   Now featuring Smith (with his signature bird's nest hairstyle and heavy eye
                   makeup), bassist Simon Gallup, guitarist Perry Bamonte, keyboardist Roger
                   O'Donnell and drummer Jason Cooper, the band unceremoniously took to
                   the stage at 8:20 p.m. Wednesday, either 20 minutes late or 10 minutes
                   early depending on what start time you went by. The evening opened with
                   the moody "Out of This World," a song from the group's latest CD,
                   "Bloodflowers."

                   The placement of "Out of This World" at the very top of the show (it's also
                   the first song on "Bloodflowers") was probably intentional because of its
                   possibly prophetic lyrics like, "And we always have to go/I realize we
                   always have to say goodbye/Always have to go back to real lives." These
                   lines feed into the Cure's on-again, off-again retirement rumors that are on
                   the table again without a definitive answer from Smith.

                   But the show's lengthy running time, 2 1/2 hours with no intermission, no
                   opening act and a trio of encore sets that didn't want to quit, certainly did
                   give the concert the feel of a last hurrah as the band packed in song after
                   song, new and old ("Fascination Street," "Pictures of You," "In-between
                   Days," "10-15 Saturday Night"). There was little time for talk and no space
                   for frills save for the occasional video that came with some songs. Lengthy
                   intros ran rampant, right along with Smith's prominent, affected wail.

                   As is customary, the band plucked several songs off of "Bloodflowers" for
                   treatment here, including "Maybe Somebody," "The Last Day of Summer,"
                   "Watching Me Fall," and "39," but the good news was that these weren't
                   the kind of tunes to send fans running for the concession stands (though
                   many did, just on principle). Truthfully, "Bloodflowers" represents some of
                   the very best music of the Cure's career, coming off relevant and sounding
                   less like everyone else on the radio than the Cure ever has.

                   The concert and the new CD were great endorsements supporting the
                   Cure's future - if the band opts to keep it together.

the day started out horribly because i still hadn't finished my portfolio for my summer class, so i typed and printed
up by 3:30 pm, went to a lunch meeting with the cure fan club in st.louis (met at balducii's), left to pick up my cousin
for the show... he didn't want to leave early so i went to the venue by myself (made it there by 5:30, and i though
doors opened at 6 but they opened at 6:30). went straight to the merchandise booth and bought a tour book
(should've bought the dog tags too). walked around and found the  rest of the cure fan club and hung out with them
till we heard adagio. can i just say that it was a perfect day for a cure show bc the sun was setting gorgeously and
the heat disappeared just as they were coming out. well a special thanks goes out to aaron for selling me row m
ticket. i have never had such good seats. to my amazement, my area wasn't filled in and i was sitting at the edge of
the section so i just walked along the railing and about halfway through OOTW i was in the front row (extremely
right section) about 10 to 15 feet away from perry, but of course something had to go wrong and sure enough this
huge guy taping the band was stationed directly in front of me... :(

nonetheless, i was in front row. you have to understand, i am really shy and not at all outgoing, but i took initiative
and wriggled my way to the front and had the best night of my life. all throughout OOTW and half way through
WMF, there was this crew of 6 to 8 photographers and hand held video people taking pictures of the band as well
as the crowd. this one girl was taping me and the two other girls standing next to me (which i later found out were
staying in the same hotel as the Cure members were) bc we were reciting all the lyrics to the songs that were being
played. after they left, the whole venue seemed darker and more comfortable yet spectacular at the same time bc
i had the perfect view of all five members (I made the security guy move so i could see Robert's face)... i was in
heaven.although i knew the general set up of the show by reading all the setlist from the other shows, nothing
prepared me to see how much emotion, raw energy, and strength the boys used to give me the night of my dreams.
i was  amazed with the set list.

OOTW:= incredible, felt as if he was capturing tonight's experience
WMF:= i tried so hard but i could not hold on to the notes at the end, came pretty close though... it is such a
beautiful song. i love it.
Want:=great follow up to WMF
Fascination St.:= i was going wild, dancing like crazy, and broke out my first neon pink glow stick... it was shear
perfection
Pic of you & Lovesong:= two great goodies in a row. these two songs are the sole reason why i know i will never
forget how strong my passion is for the cure.
LDs:= incredible, far better than the album version and i was hoping for there is no if to follow but no such luck
Maybe someday:= i initially didn't like this song bc of its finality, but it fit in perfect with the sets mood.
FTEODGS:= I love this song and broke out my other two neon green glow sticks and put the pink one on my
necklace and just started waving and dancing madly towards Perry and Simon... their eyes caught mine and they
just smiled  (I was so filled with JOY) but nothing prepared me when simon motioned Robert to look in my direction
and he too smiled at me... could this night get any better? we'll see.
In between days:= wonderful as always, i snuck a peek at the crowd behind me and was happily surprised to see
that most of lawn and practically all of reserved was booked solid (at the wms show i was disappointed with the
lack of compassion from the lawn people bc it was only half filled). Snakepit:= i almost peed in my pants... i was
not expecting this at all... it is one of my most favorite songs from the KMKMKM album. its always a treat to see
Robert play such a small instrument. :) btw he looked a bit teary eyed, almost as if he was sending out the finality
vibe of no more cure after this tour... i cannot believe in that... i will not believe in that.
shake dog shake & siamese twins were, i'm sorry to say, two songs i have never heard until this show, but now i
know all my lyrics to these magnificent songs... nonetheless, i love the sssshhhhhaaaakkee sshhaakkee
parts of shake dog shake... Robert was having a great time with the crowd with this song.
100 yrs... phenomenal... great light show (besides FEODGS, this was the second light show i caught bc i was angled
weird and didn't get to see the backdrops either, no matter there is always chicago)
39 & Bloodflowers... i have become to hold these two songs up there on my most wanted list with Disintegration,
KAA, Kiss, and Figurehead. I really felt the emotions here and it was a thousand times more powerful live than
the album.on to the encores
Jupiter crash, another fav from wms... totally rocked
M... what can i say... superb
Play for Today... i thought i wouldn't hear this one live... excellent
JLH... and the crowd goes wild
A Forest... amazing... i have never tired of this song
Cold... beautiful
A Strange Day... just drifting towards ecstasy
Pornography... i am at ecstasy

now here's the twist
Boys Don't Cry, 10:15 Saturday Night, Killing An Arab, never could've imagine picking these to close out the
show but they captured the whole essence of the night... the drip drip drip drip of sat. night was incredible
but not as incredible as the KAA version i heard with he kick a@% light effects and the speed of Roberts vocals
coupled with the fast keys by Roger and the superb bass by Simon, and the spectacular drum and guitar lines by
Jason and Perry respectively...
I knew my magical dream had ended for the night and was totally blown away from my first ever front row
experience with any band but i was happy it was my most favorite band THE CURE... thanks to Keiko & her Sis,
Sue, Danielle, and all the other cure fan club members i met that magical night, it was weird meeting Vern, but it
was a pleasure meeting Heather and her boyfriend.
THANK you so much CHAIN OF FLOWERS... i could not have lived through the last four and a half years
without you being there giving me all the info about the CURE, since the WMS show. Thanks to everyone who
came out to the show to support such a great band and thanks to all of the nicest cure fans i met at the show. A
HUGE THANKS TO ROBERT, ROGER, PERRY, SIMON, AND CUTIE PIE JASON. i dream to meet all of
you someday. ps Perry i have one of you guitar picks and it is gorgeous. I LOVE YOU ALL AND I'M WISHING
FOR THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM OF ANOTHER CURE SHOW. Sana Q. please email me at
charee@hotmail.com to share experiences about the band.

The concert was unbelievable. I have never been to a Cure concert before. I have been a fan for several years now
and collected a ton of Cure cd's. But nothing matched seeing them live. My trip started in Indianapolis. Where me
and my finance left on Wednesday morning. I wasn't very excited yet. When we finally arrived outside St. Louis,
somewhere in Illinois. And we found a place to stay. Then we drove to the Riverport. Right when we pulled in the
parking lot. My heart jumped and the realization hit me. I AM ABOUT TO SEE THE CURE! Now i was getting
excited. We got there a few hours early and we had to sit out front and listen to Lokomotiv. They weren't bad. But
they are not any thing to get excited about. By the way it looked we were like the 20th people to get there. There
were not very many people waiting at that time. Well they finally let us in and we bought a tour book and necklace.
Got a little to eat and had our seats. I thought that when I bought the tickets the seats were not going to be that
good. But they turned out to be fantastic.

When the band took the stage chills went up my spine when i saw all of them. When you haven't seen them before
they seem so intangible and unreal. BUT HERE THEY WERE THE CURE! Out of this World was just utterly
beautiful.  Actually the entire show was Fantastic! I don't want to comment on every song. Because every comment
would be the same! Unbelievable. Especially the 3 songs from Pornography in the second Encore! Cold, A Strange
Day, and PORNOGRAPHY! The band was fantastic and the songs were just as fantastic!

The only complaint i had was that it took a long time for the crowd to get  into the show. It seemed that either
people were there because of the scene (I am commenting on the entire goth thing that seemed to be going on, the
sitting during the show and brooding YUCK!) or that they got free tickets. But as the show wore on people started
to really get into it which was really cool. I was so excited i didn't sit down once during the whole show. I was
dancing the whole time. It seemed that i was the only one dancing in my section (left-center). Just like to say hey
to the two girls with the light up bouncy things on their head! They just kept dancing and dancing! I saw them at a
rest area on the way to chicago and they were from California! But when the encores came on the crowd finally got
into like everyone else!

The show was like a dream! I even dreamed about it the night after the show! I dreamed that I met Robert and the
rest of the band!...Unfortunatley I didn't attended the Chicago show...I had to take my finance to Milwaukee where
we go to school. But It was a fantastic show and I hope some day I will get to see them again!!!!

I've finally returned to my sleepy village of Tijeras in NM, from my almost breathless Cure shows/vacation during
the last 11 days.  Although I enjoyed all the shows, the Irvine and Maryland Heights were my most favorite.
Hmm, maybe not, Denver was great as well.  Uggh, rather than this be a review, especially since we all know how
incredible the band are, I just want to write a note of thanks to all the wonderful people I met:  Sam and Gabriel at
the Irvine show; reconnecting with Kim R. (1st night), and David (2nd night) at the Greek; my sister, M, in San
Diego (where we were not the only ones with a bit much to drink...ie..r.); the generous bartender in Mountain
View; the nice Fiddler's Green guy who let me up to the stage during "39" on through the show's end; and also to r.
who has an incredible "shy" smile; and Pam in Maryland Heights.

I'll be getting back to reality now for the next ten days, then off again to Wantagh, where I hope to hear "Last Day
of Summer," and sorry, but hoping to not hear "Just Like Heaven" again...

Thanks to Perry, Robert, Jason, Simon, Roger, and all their crew that make them fabulous!

the show the other nite everything i expected, having seen the cure before.The highlight of the nite for me was a
forest i was hoping i would get to hear it one more time, and i did at the end of a forest robert went off on his
guitar,then the last encore boys don't cry,10:15 saturday nite,then ending a wonderful evening with killing an arab,
i really enjoyed hearing those.they played 2 hours 50 minutes,3 encores 27 songs total we got to hear several songs
they have played less than 10 times on this tour so far. their sound was great and the whole show was flawless, I
hope this really isn't it i know robert still has alot left in him,anyway to end this amazing evening with the cure,I got
roberts setlist. anyone wanting to e-mail a cure fan can do so at sully@midamer.net

I had top dead center seats at Riverport Ampitheatre, an eye level view of the entire stage.  So far, I've only seen
the Cure in StL, Wish Tour '92 &  Dream Tour 2K, which has a great oval layout & hoards of people, especially
on the lawn.   Chicago will be similar I think, at the New World Music Theatre including general lawn seats; I
genuinely anticipate that show.

Highlights:
The entire band felt really close from this vantage point, largely due to being able to observe the video/visualboard
lady coordinate spectacular lighting & film right above the visible audio equalizer readings.  Kudos to the two girls
wearing the glow in the dark neon pink & green antenna, amidst a stand only front center crowd.  I saw lots of
dance movement in the dark during three songs of the second encore, play for today, just like heaven, & a forest.
The rumbling between encores was memorable.  Some lunatic behind me yelling in a hoarse, drunken stupor,
"Fuck-ing Cure!" repeatedly was so pathetic it cracked me up.  There were some older women seemingly too
decked  out & others too drunk to dance in my section, right along the box seats.  I wish people could hold there
liquor.  I reccomend bringing cloves & incense.
OutOTWrld:  What a smooth opening.  The crowd dug the band's presence & newer sound.
Wtchng Me Fll:  I saw a piece of paper catapult toward's Roger's head in the beginning part of WMF, barely
missing him.  He looked up surprised, had a tech relay what it said, & just smiled & got back into the groove.  I
didn't see Robert salute or anything, though.  I love the thematics of this song's lyrics.
Want:  It's great to see Robert & Simon tune there guitars facing Jason, Want's intro makes one sit at the edge of
their seats. the crowd singing starts, still standing:
Fscntn St:  A classic everyone around me started standing up to dance too.
Pctrs of You:  A rendition that beat all other tour's versions.  blue lights.  "dark."  Robert's precise guitar riffs
drove the masses wild.
Lvsng:  the huge maxi single cover visual is so colorful & intimate. Then Robert could have not said something to
the effect of: "Q, This next one is a new song called Lst Dy of Smmr," bc most of the crowd initially
cheered, hushed, & even sat down.  Had he just started it powerfully, it may have been "recepted" well.  (Initially,
my one of two least liked songs on the new album, but that's changing.)
Maybe Someday:  Riveting.  I loved the pure sound of this one.  Really made me reflect on Perry's guitar parts
overall.
EdgoftheDpGrnSea:  Mesmerizing.  All hands in front center went up.  Green mesh backdrop.
Inbtwn Dys: Nostalgic, Crowd 'Pleaser."
The Snkpt:  Great moving footage of snakes & worms in neon colors, matching lights.  Intense, Original, Specialty.
Shk Dg Shk:  Great Transition.
Siamese Twins:  Did not recognize this one, I have never heard it.
100 Years:  Incredible.  White, Swiveling Lights.  Black & White Clip of Destruction.  This song gave the audience
a feel for Robert's humane anguish, despair.
39:  Initially, one of two least liked songs on the new album for me, but powerful bc of the fire backdrop.  The song
gets so repetitive lyrically, but a great performance.
Bloodflowers:  Title Backdrop. Harmonic, Encapsulating, Echelon (of Show as a Whole. Lyrical Thematics like
WMF.

Jupiter Crash: Red Planet Surface, Star/Space Images.
M:  strong M on screen.
PlyfrTdy: DanceMania.
JstLkhvn: Crowd Went Nuts.
A Forest:  Really Cool Revolving Upper Forest View.  The last guitar solos by Robert & Simon were phenomonal.

Cld:  Perry with Roger on Keyboards, Robert soloing.
A Strng Dy: Kewl Sound.
Prngrphy: The shots on screen of human body parts, not graphic, made me think this was the Kiss, but I knew it
wasn't that.  Fitting.
BysDntCry1015StNghtKllnganArb:  Matches Set List. Awsome Show.
Wishful Thinking:  Maybe someday the Cure will do an all request based show years from now in a reunion.  A
recent interview mentioned the band's no longer what it was or in which direction it was heading, but they can
always  reminisce the early eighties for the serious fans, maybe someday.

well, it looks like we should have gone to the denver show and the st louis show to hear all the songs that we
wanted to hear. and it's too bad that we didn't think about that sooner, but oh well, we did get most of pornography
our favorite album, unfortunatly i missed out on faith and disentegration songs which they played in denver.
we got to st louis around 6 and went straight in, there wasn't much of a line to get in and they wouldn't let us in
right away, we must have waited nearly an hour to get in, and yes, they were frisking people quite thoroughly.

i managed to see roger and jason on stage before they disappeared which was cool, i didn't bring any funny signs
or anything i just really wanted to hear my beloved cure songs.  for all the kids looking for pop hits, that is exactly
what we were praying for not to be played.  we wanted pornography and we wanted b-sides, ha like that would ever
happen.  we thought at least if we got siamese twins and cold that we could live with that, but we were also hoping
for the kiss our seats were in the last row of the right side on the lower level and we really had a good shot of the
whole band

out of this world was pretty good, watching me fall was incredibly intense, i'm not a big fan of any of the WMS
stuff, but want sounded pretty good, i could have done without the jupiter crash in the first encore, fascination st
was wonderful, pictures of you one of my favorite songs off wish, lovesong, another absolute favorite, last day of
summer my favorite song on the new album, maybe someday, pretty good, edge of the deep green sea, another
personal favorite, inbetween days, very good version of this song, and then started the dream gush goo part of the
set, snakepit, oh my god we screamed, shake dog shake, oh my god we screamed even louder, siamese twins, into
100 years WAAAA!!!!! that was so incredible that it was hard to say, shake dog shake has always beeen one of my
favorite songs and the band really seemed to be getting into the older songs, robert sang them with alot of heart and
soul. and the last two songs signaled the end of the set, 39 and bloodflowers are truly great tunes and deserve
every bit as much attention as any of the pop songs that everyone kept expecting them to play. the first encore i
could have done without, jupiter crash is not that strong of a song for me, M was really good, Play for Today was
great and then just like heaven which i could do without and a very short version of the forest, much shorter than
the last time i saw them.  robert looked very tired, i'm sure all of these 3 hours shows are starting to wear on him.
but they came back out and did the pornography encore, including strange day, which i'm not sure they've
played ?? anyways, this was why we were here and to hear cold strange day and pornography in a row was just
about the greatest experience in the world, the final three imaginary boys encore was pretty good, 10:15 into
killing an arab was spectacular, sometime around the start of the second encore we slunk down to the 4th row
center, we should have done it sooner, but we were a few feet from the stage for the last two encores and that was
a bigger highlight than any of the songs, i've been a cure fan for over 15 years and between the last show i went to
in 92 and this one and the countless video tapes, i can say if robert decides to call it quits, that's just fine with me,
this beautiful musical machine has kept me musically happy for a long time and will for a long time to come, but all
good things come to an end, and you could really tell during out of this world, and bloodflowers that robert was
saying good-bye to everyone and we as fans should realize that he's been doing this for into 24 years, but also
that music is in his blood, so i'm sure his solo album will come out and it will be brilliant.

The cure performed last night's show with such invigoration and energy, that it was uncomparable to any that I
have seen in the past..(and should not be compared, like others here do relentlessly) our encores were mixed in
differently than the other shows, and in my opinion, was in a great climatic order:

I entered the show thinking to hear more material from "Bloodflowers", which to me, is as good as
"Disintegration", but was very pleasantly surprised, with Robert, Roger, Simon, Perry, and Jason brinking into
alot of old classics.

The beginning of the tour started with the fantastic opener of "Out of this world", followed by Robert's sureal
vocals in "Watching Me Fall",  then the well played "Want" and "Fascination Street". But the show really took
off from here, with a pleasant surprise of "Pictures of You", "Love Song", and the wonderfull "Last Day of
Summer". LDS was such a fantastic sound/song to hear, lyrically driven by Robert in a sweet poetic way, this
song is great live, and the crowd was happy to hear it.

"Maybee Someday" was truely poetic to hear live, with verse tragic lyrics.. its too sad for me to be true..(Fan
discussion about this one in my row: "The Cure can never die, nor fade, for they have established longevity in
rock history and time like The Stones... they will return" soo sweetly said.. it was like a cardiac defibrillator
caused my heart to implode and rush back into beat)

EOTDGS, ID, TS, SDS, ST, OY, were all exceptionally played thru, what a classical rendition..
Robert, Roger, Simon, and Perry, Jason, really played these well, sounding like the '87 tour.

The finale was wonderfull. "39" and "Bloodflowers", in my opinion, are excellently guitar driven, and in concert,
the band puts in alot of low end power really emphasizing the sound, and the lyrics swooning from Robert has no
comparison to other tours. Takes it all back to '87. It was the best finale before the 'core, and shit, what a way to
close before the encores.

The best.

(Just one final note to the gripers.. Robert has been playing for 25 years, and it really is sad to see some fans
complaining over what songs weren't played by him and The Cure on this tour.. you owe it to them to buy the
music, not f*ckin borrow entire albums, pay little, then complain about what Robert plays and how.. he could
outplay many of you 'tikes, on your best and his worst... so shut up, buy the album and the singles, support
THEM and enjoy his/The Cure's music, cause he could call it quits for a longer while and a v o i d USA again,
if he keeps reading this shit and sales dont go up..!)

This was my third Dream Tour show (Houston and Dallas were 1 and 2), and I think it was the best I've seen so far.
The crowd was REALLY into the show, and we got a great setlist and a great performance. I got to the Riverport
Amphitheatre pretty early in the hopes of getting some autographs.  After being violated by the security at the
door (honestly, that was the most uncomfortably thorough frisking I've ever experienced at a concert...), I was
disappointed to find that none of the band members emerged before the show, probably because they arrived late.
But on to the show...

OOTW-WMF-Want-FS- Pretty standard performances of the expected openers. Watching Me Fall sounded a little
muddier than usual, but was still strong.  In Fascination St., Perry was having problems with his guitar, and, after
playing with it for a few seconds, looked at Robert and shook his head.  So, Robert covered Perry's parts and
played his own too, which made the song a bit shaky at the beginning.

Pictures of You- The first of many surprises.  I saw that Roger didn't pick up a guitar, so I knew they weren't going
to play Open.  Then, Robert picked up his Jazzmaster, and the chimes came in, and I knew what was coming.  This
was the first time I got to hear this song on the Dream Tour.  The last time I heard it was on the Galore tour, when
they played the shorter single version.  So, it was really nice to hear the full version in all its bittersweet beauty.
No projections, and nothing fancy with the lights, which was actually nice, becauses it made it easier for me to close
my eyes and let the music wash over me.  Definitely a highlight.  At this point, I knew this show was going to be
special.

Lovesong- WHAT?!?!?!  In the middle of the set?!?!  That definitely confused me, but it's always a fun song to
listen to.  I figured that meant they were saving something special for the encores...It was cool to hear these three
Disintegration songs in a row (little did I know that these would be the only ones of the night); I actually half
expected Lullaby to follow this, just for the sake of playing all four Disintegration singles in a row...

Last Day of Summer- My first time hearing this.  Very beautiful and emotional.

Maybe Someday-Deep Green Sea-Inbetween Days- Again, pretty standard performances.  Sounded good, as
always, but nothing spectacular here.

Snakepit- I'm still in shock.  I can't believe that I heard this song!  It was awesome!  The background videos and
lights were wonderful, and it's really fun to watch Robert play the pipe. :)  Another highlight.

Shake Dog Shake- Yet another surprise.  I didn't expect to hear this one so late in the set.  It really worked well
coming after The Snakepit. Shake Dog Shake's fury and energy was the perfect way to come out of the hypnotic
Snakepit.  This song sounds better every time I hear it.

Siamese Twins- Another gorgeous performance of this song.  So emotional. I think I was definitely in the mood to
hear this instead of Prayers For Rain tonight, so I'm glad they made the substitution.

100 Years- Does anything need to be said?  Do they ever have an off night with this one?  Dead on, once again.
Totally rocked.  It was really cool to hear this right after Siamese Twins.

39-Bloodflowers- Standard performances.  I'm quite happy with their decision to leave End out of the setlist.  It
made the end of the set much less cumbersome.  I'm personally of the opinion that End and 39 back to back is a bit
too much, primarily because of how similar the songs are. In any case, I thought the set worked quite a bit better
without End.

1st Encore
Jupiter Crash- Yet another pleasant surprise.  Very beautiful.  I really like the projections for this one.

M- With the way M has been neglected in the U.S., I felt quite lucky to see it a second time.  Excellent, again.

Play For Today-Just Like Heaven-A Forest- All rocked.  JLH got its usual response from the crowd.

2nd Encore (the Pornography parade continues...)
Cold- My friend Joe turned to me and said something like, "If they play Cold, I'm going to wet myself."  Well,
sure enough, they played it! Fortunately, Joe didn't actually wet himself; that would have been quite vile, and would
have made the drive home a bit less than pleasant. Anyhow, GREAT to hear this one again.  Perry added an extra
keyboard part that I swear wasn't there in Dallas.  It added a little variety.  Great performance.  Another highlight.

A Strange Day- My first time hearing this one.  Very cool.  I actually was hoping for The Figurehead, but this was
certainly more than sufficient.

Pornography- A highlight for me, once again.  This song is just so powerful and overwhelming in concert.

3rd Encore
BDC-10:15-KAA- I PRAYED for All Cats Are Grey, but I knew that this was what they would play, especially
when they all came back on stage and both Robert and Perry strapped on guitars.  While this was not my preferred
encore, the beauty of going to more than one show is that I get to hear this AND the other encores.  Actually, I
really enjoyed these songs.  They totally rocked, and they really captured the spirit of the entire show. The show as
a whole was so much fun, so it was quite fitting to end with a fun encore.
 

Overall, as I said, the show was just so much fun.  There were so many surprises, fun songs, etc.  The crowd was
really good, and the band was totally into it.  Simon was as animated as ever, and Perry was actually doing quite a
bit of jumping around himself, which I had not seen in previous shows.  Yet another surprise came from the
audience.  After Bloodflowers, everyone was screaming for them to come back, and then I heard a sort of low
rumbling.  People were banging on their seats!  It sounded really cool, and it ended up happening between all the
encores. Very cool...

A couple of funny Roger moments: At the beginning of Watching Me Fall, he threw up his hand in a mock
heavy-metal salute, presumably in response to an audience member.  Later in the song, someone threw something
on stage at him, and it flew past him and behind Robert's amp.  It became amusing as Roger stopped what he was
doing, mid-song, and went looking for the projectile, finally enlisting the help of a roadie so that he could return
to playing.

Well, that just about wraps this up.  Barring some miracle, Chicago is going to be my last Dream Tour show.  I
can't wait.  I've had SO many dreams fulfilled, although I still have two more songs that I NEED to hear that I
haven't.  So, if any of the band is reading this, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE play The Kiss and
All Cats Are Grey in Chicago!!!

i just got home from st. louis no more than a few minutes ago.  i must admit that i wasn't expecting much but i was
quite blown away by what might well have been the best cure show i've ever seen.  it's kind of a tossup between this
show and the second night in new orleans as of right now (this could all change by friday- which will be my last
dream tour show).  anyway-the setlist really speaks for itself- rarity after rarity and all of them played beautifully.
'pictures of you' is always wonderful to hear.  'the snakepit,' 'shake dog shake,' 'siamese twins,' 'cold,' and
'pornography' were the best versions i've ever heard from any tour or recording.  i think that they added backdrop
visuals for 'the snakepit' (cracked out blurry images of the snakes and worms i recognized from the 'wrong number'
video) and 'pornography' (some fairly disturbing images from... well, pornography- only they were very fragmented
and arranged in a strange way for a very appropriate effect)- i hadn't seen them when they played them in new
orleans.  the biggest surprise of the night was 'jupiter crash.'  i love that song- it's easily the best track on 'wild
mood swings' and it made me very happy that they played it.  i haven't been checking the setlists for the other
american shows but i am pretty sure that they hadn't played this one before on the dream tour. it certainly didn't
sound like it- it was perfect and very beautiful- accented by beautiful lights (swirling starlike pools of white
surrounded by blues and purples) and the visuals were amazing too.  tonight was just an extremely special night-
i'm not sure if it was just because i had the best seats for any of the shows on this tour (i could actually SEE them-
i've never been that close to them before- i could see the expressions on their faces very clearly) but i came away
feeling almost intoxicated.  i was a little sad too- it's a bit difficult to go to all of these highly emotional shows alone
- it seems to be taking its toll on me more and more with each time i see them.  everything just seemed to
fall into place- robert showed no signs whatsoever that he was having the voice trouble he had in denver- i'd dare
say that his voice was all but perfect tonight- very soft where appropriate and very loud and heavy at other times.
the new stuff sounded fabulous tonight too-particularly '39' (by far the best i've heard it played, and i noticed that
the crowd's reaction meant i was right) and 'bloodflowers.'  of all the nights i've seen one or the other carries more
intensity but tonight they were equal and the effect was remarkable.  robert's voice sounded the softest and
sweetest i've probably ever heard it on 'out of this world.' even the 3rd encore was really cracked out.  i've never
heard 'boys don't cry,' or '10:15 saturday night' played as fast as they were at this show.  i could go on and on but
i don't think i should because this review is long enough and it probably won't get  posted.  this dream ends in
chicago...