Out Of This World, Watching Me Fall, Want, Fascination St., Open, The Loudest Sound, Maybe Someday, Like Cockatoos, Edge Of The Deep Green Sea, Inbetween Days, Sinking, The Kiss, One Hundred Years, End, 39, Bloodflowers

1st encore: Plainsong, Same Deep Water As You, Disintegration
2nd encore: All Cats Are Grey, Drowning Man, Faith
3rd encore: Jupiter Crash, Lovesong, Just Like Heaven, A Forest.

No Soundcheck as the band did not arrive until 6:30

             Cure provides shot in arm for fans

             Sunday, June 11, 2000

             By James Betzold
             Assistant Features Editor

             It was a warm, breezy Friday evening at the New World Music Theatre in Tinley Park — a
             setting that made this feel like the first night of summer. And the musical accompaniment for this
             celebratory time ... The Cure, the dark alternative rock act led by singer-guitarist Robert
             Smith.

             Not exactly the perfect choice for this kind of evening, but don't tell the 20,000-plus gathered
             at the World to see Smith and Co. deliver a typically heart-wrenching three-hour performance
             that included a big chunk of the band's latest disc, "Bloodflowers."

             And making this performance even more urgent were the rumors that "Bloodflowers" will be
             the final Cure disc and this the band's final tour. For Smith, ending his band of 20 years is an
             acutely painful thing to do. So doing it is going to be the painful public drama that frames nearly
             every Cure song. Friday night's show was another page in what could be the band's final
             chapter.

             Smith, a bit plumper than when he was one of alternative's poster boys in the 1980s,
             commanded the crowd's attention with his trademark bird's nest hair, heavy eye makeup and
             smeared red lipstick.

             His voice was on track throughout the night, and his guitar-playing was solid. However, the
             keyboard accompaniments left a bit to be desired, especially on usual crowd pleasers such as
             "In Between Days." A saving grace, however, were a few jams, including an extended "End."
             "Fascination Street," the third song, also proved to be a groove-setter.

             It was certainly a show for the loyal Cure fan, relying little on the well-known hits and more on
             album tracks such as "Like Cockatoos." Fans, ranging from modern-day goth kids to some
             gray hairs, mainly stayed for the entire show.

Wow! What an incredibly intense and emotional show! I don't think I've ever seen Robert that emotional! He
really poured it all out for us tonight, and anyone who wasn't moved by that needs to re-examine why they like
The Cure. I'll let Nadine fill in all of the small details, but I just wanted to mention tonight's version of Faith.
Robert added a bunch of lyrics at the end (the longest edition that I've heard on this tour), and though I didn't
catch them all, they included "I will never change" and "What happened to me?". But the most emotional part
came after that when he sang "There's nothing left, not even faith. There's nothing left but love (repeated 3 or 4
times), or there's NOTHING left!" That was an amazing moment that I will never forget!

And the best thing that happened tonight was after the third encore, Robert said his usual thank you's and good
night, but then paused for just a second and said "See you again". That is the first time I've heard him say that
on this tour (and no one else has reported hearing him say that)! As for what it means, we'll have to wait and see.
But for now, Robert is giving every ounce of himself to us and it was great to see such an enthusiastic crowd who
seemed to genuinely appreciate it.

I'll stop for now so that Nadine can get started on her journal. We have a long journey to Detroit tomorrow, so
we need to get as much sleep as possible. So in closing, I would just like to thank Robert and the rest of the band
for giving us such a phenomenal show. We all appreciate it more than you could possibly know. See you in Detroit!

Deciding to make the long voyage to Chicago proved to be a wonderful decision.  I'm seeing the tour in DC next
week, but a friend convinced me to fly to Chicago to see the show with him (I live in Chapel Hill, NC- so this is a
long flight!).  It was a truely wonderful experience from start to finish, and I think it will make my 2nd and final
show in DC even more special (3rd show if you count the Atlanta promo show!). There are lots of reviews here
already... so I'll just add some of my highlights:

OOTW -- This started as I was standing in line getting some over priced dinner.  I ran to my seat!  Chicago traffic
made us a little late... but I saw most of this one, and really think it's a nice opener.
WMF --  Not my favorite on the album, but it's nice live.  Still think this one is a little too long.
Want --  Great.  Nice and compact.
Fascination St. -- Nice to dance to, as always.
Open -- Really happy that this is on the setlist.  1st time live for me, and I loved it.
Loudest Sound --  This blew me away.  Unreal.  It does not stand out on the album, but it is wonderful live.  The
imagery will make you cry.  Having been in long-term relationships where "there's nothing left to say" this one
really strikes me deep.
Maybe Someday -- What a great single.  Great live.
Like Cockatoos -- Again, another song that I'm not that crazy about on the album that was really great live. Very
complex.  Close your eyes and just listen!
FTEOTDGS -- The Cure plays this song at nearly every show, and they should.  Hands in the sky with everyone
else.  What a great crowd!
Inbetween Days -- Something is missing from this... I felt the same way on the promo tour.  It's fun... but I think
I'm just not hearing the keys or something.
Sinking -- Wow.  The camera is awesome.
The Kiss -- Really happy to get to hear this.  Great buildup.  Robert really started getting into the show at this
point.
One Hundred Years -- Powerful.  To be honest, I could do without all the death imagery (I know, "it doesn't matter
if we all die" calls for it). Just can't get in to it.
End -- Least favorite song.  Roger's keys were messed up and he had a roadie fiddle with it throughout the song.
This sounds tons better on Show.  Should be dropped from the set.
39 -- I could also do without this one.  The fire imagery is neat, though.
BF -- Perfect way to end the set.
 
Plainsong -- Yes, the chimes alone might make you cry.  It was so nice to see Robert walking around and enjoying
his fans.  Beautiful.
Same Deep Water As You -- Very special to hear this one.  I wish they would add an Untitled or a Homesick to the
"Disintegration encore"
Disintegration -- Best of the night.  Robert was so in to it.  Yelling in the mic as if it was his only hope left on earth.
 
All Cats are Grey -- Cool to hear such an old song.
Drowning Man --  Ditto.  The water imagery was really nice.
Faith -- "There's nothing left but love".  Chaning one word changes everything.  Someone give me a bootleg of this
show!

Jupiter Crash -- The imagery with the planets was cool.  Sounds pretty much like it did on the Swing Tour.
Lovesong --  Woke part of the crowd up.  My first time hearing it live.
Just Like Heaven -- I can't believe no one has commented on the awesome mistake Robert made on this one!  At
the very end of the song where he's supposed to say "You -- Just Like Heaven" he said "You - strange as
angels".  Which he had already sang as part of the first chorus.  The song was over, and the rest of the band
stopped, not knowing what to do, but Robert kept playing his guitar and sang "just like heaven" twice to correct
himself!  It was really pretty, and the mistake actually made the song better!
A Forest -- Simon rocked out on this one.  Very rock and roll star there at the end alone with his bass.  Robert
couldn't leave the stage and gave us the cryptic "see you again".  Who knows?

This show had so many unique things about it that it really will be special as a bootleg.  If any of you saw the girls
with the light-up red hearts on their heads, I was right next to them.  And to the guy that was with them, it was nice
to meet you and I hope you enjoy the rest of the tour!  Oh yeah, I was the guy with the Cure baseball shirt that
says "The Cure" on the front and "R. Smith 13" on the back.  Just a little something I made while working in a
sporting goods store!

Well, they decided to skip Minneapolis on this tour( I don't blame them, no one showed up at the last show on the
Swing tour and no one danced hardly at all ) so I decided to drive down to Chicago for my chance to see them this
tour.  It was definitely worth the drive.  Some of my favorite parts of the show have been covered by other
reviewers but I'll try to give my highlights of the GREAT show it was.

OOTW -- Listen to the words if you know it is your last show.  It'll make you dance and cry at the same time.

WMF -- I have wanted to hear this live since I bought the CD.  Everything I wanted and more.

Like Cockatoos -- The first surprise of the night, knew it was going to probably be the kiss me set.

FTEOTDGS -- Everyones favorite 'put your hands... you know'

Inbetween Days -- The seats to my right were empty so there was always room to dance :)

Sinking -- The camera is really cool, their is also a watery image on the screen that really adds to the effect. When
Robert walks away it looks like he is sinking away from you.

The Kiss -- Another song I really wanted to see live.  They got so into the intro, it just blew me away!

One Hundred Years -- I had that stuck in my head all day Monday after the show.

End, 39, BF -- they played great but I knew the main set was ending so I got a little depressed.

1st Encore
Plainsong -- Cool, we get the Disintigration encore.  I had been hoping to hear 'There is no if', 'Trust' but this was
still great!

Same Deep Water As You -- The first big surprise of the encores.  I had been wondering before the show if Craig
and Nadine had made the show but when they played this I had a feeling they had, or knew they'd be upset that
they didn't go.( I didn't get a chance to check the page after thursday afternoon. )  Great performance.

Disintigration -- WOW!!!  Robert put his heart, soul and everything he had into this song. When he grabbed the
mic and ripped into it I think my jaw probably hit the floor.  It was so amazing.

The 'Faith' encore -- I truly feel blessed to have heard these songs live.  Faith was amazing and when he changed
the lyrics, I just kind of stood there in shock.  I was pretty sure he hadn't sung those lyrics before, "There is
nothing left.....but.......LOVE."  Thank you Robert

Last encore
JLH -- I have heard a lot of the 'true' fans saying bad things about this song( because some of the people at the
concert only know the singles ) umm...it is still a cure song isn't it?  This was a highlight for me because I could feel,
not just hear, this song being sung back to the band.  The energy Robert gave us during Disintigration, was given
back to him by the crowd.  It was truly amazing.  Then at the end where it is supposed to go 'you...just like heaven'
and then the song ends, Robert, slipped into singing the part in the first verse and said 'strangest angel' then
caught himself, and sang 'just like heaven' into the roar of the crowd, then waited til the applause died down and
sang a really soft 'just like heaven.'  Really great improvisation.

A Forest -- My daughter had to learn a French word in school, any guesses, that's right, Le Foret.  At the end, the
crowd was clapping to the bass line as it got slower and slower, and then Simon ripped into his bass and, since I
kinda knew the show was over, I really wanted him to go 'rock star' on us and swing the bass over his head and
give it one good blow to the stage.  The moment seemed to call for it.

Thanks to the band for this wonderful show and thanks to Craig and Nadine for this great site, so I didn't have to
miss the band this tour.

I apologize for the tardiness of this review, but I was otherwise occupied this weekend (which, unfortunately, also
kept me from going to the detroit show...).  I'll try not to reiterate other peoples' comments too much.  Anyway...

"One last time before the end..."

I'm almost glad that I couldn't make it to Detroit, as I'm not sure I could handle another show after the emotional
onslaught of Chicago. Three days later, I'm still reeling from this show!!  What a perfect way to end my own
personal Dream Tour!  Well, before this gets TOO long (like my St. Louis review...), I'll hit the highlights:

Like Cockatoos- Whoa!!!  Didn't expect THAT one!!  Very well played, very beautiful, definitely a harbinger of
other great things to come.

Sinking- I think I've listed this as a hightlight of every show that I've heard it in.  It keeps getting better every time
I hear it!  Robert went for EVERY high note (including "remember," which he had sort of backed off on in other
shows), which showed me at an early stage just how much he was getting into this show emotionally.  This emotion
carried straight into...

The Kiss- A DREAM COME TRUE!!!  I wanted to hear this song SO BADLY!  It was INCREDIBLE!  It was just
so powerful!  I've NEVER seen Robert get into a guitar solo the way he got into this one!  So emotional when he
screamed "Get your fucking voice out of my head!"  The entire band was really feeling this one.  Even Roger was
banging on the keyboard very aggressively.  There's just too much to say about this...Sinking and The Kiss back to
back was AMAZING!

1st Encore
Plainsong- I thought that nothing could top the emotion of Plainsong in Houston.  Well, Plainsong in Chicago
certainly proved me wrong!  I was one of the many people to rush toward the stage as Robert walked around,
shaking hands, signing things, and trying to keep back tears.  He was so moved by the crowd's reaction; his
emotions fueled our own.  I reached my hand out to him, but he had to return to the mic before he could shake it
(my hand an inch away from heaven...); oh well.  The emotion in his eyes was enough for me.  After such an intense
Plainsong, I remember thinking (as I made my way back to my seat) that it would be a perfect night for The Same
Deep Water As You.  As I was thinking this, I heard the roll of thunder, signaling the beginning of...

The Same Deep Water As You- They played this in Chicago '97, and I told myself then that I would never hear this
song live again.  And again, the Cure proved me wrong.  So perfect following Plainsong.  Too beautiful for words...

Disintegration- This brought the emotion to the bursting point.  A perfect and extremely intense performance.
Midway through the third verse, Robert's voice started to crack and break up, but he fought through it, belting out
line after line to his awestruck audience.  This effort on his part is what really made this song special that night.  He
continued to scream "Always!" at the end of the song, long after he normally stops. Incredible...

The entire first encore left me an emotional wreck, and it wasn't even over.  They returned for the...

2nd Encore
All Cats Are Grey- Another dream come true!!!  I actually don't think I have anything to say about this song.  It's
so beautiful, and it was played perfectly.

The Drowning Man- A very pleasant surprise!  I thought that this would be a cool song to hear live.  I didn't guess
that it would be as AWESOME as it actually was!!  One of my favorite songs of the night; truly wonderful!

Faith- One of the most emotional experiences of my life.  Robert was SO into this tonight.  I had to look several
times to see whether or not Robert was actually crying.  I stood stupefied as he changed the end lyrics to "There's
nothing left, not even faith," which then turned into "There's nothing left but love."  Oh my god!  What else can I
say?  I didn't want this moment to end...

After the second encore, I was ready to leave.  I hardly took notice of the pop 3rd encore.  Don't get me wrong,
they played good stuff, but it felt like a cooldown after the incredibly intense first and second encores.

Other notes:  This was the best Dream Tour crowd I've encountered yet, which was what elicited such an incredible
performance from the band.

There's other stuff I could write about, but this is already long enough.  This was my favorite Dream Tour show
(which is NOT to take anything away from the other three that I saw; those were all special in their own individual
ways!), and definitely the best concert that I've ever been to.

"This dream always ends..."  But it was so sweet while it lasted...

Actually, considering that Robert said "See you again!" at the end of the show, perhaps it's more appropriate to
say, "Maybe someday always comes again..."

i saw the show last night in chicago and will see the final show in ny (long island). being 'old' (37), i have been an
extreme cure fan for about 20 years now. due to being raised in germany and having lived there for the first 25
years of my life, i've had many opportunities to see cure shows in germany, france, great britain, etc.

HOWEVER, what i saw last night had to be an all time high. first, i would agree with those people that say that this
line-up is probably the best yet. though i would have loved to hear 'charlotte sometimes' and 'shake dog shake', i
think the set they played was great. i believe the total time was 3hrs - 5min; long even by cure standards. just
simply hearing 'the kiss' was reason enough to call it a fantastic show. my seats were row 'L' (ie, row 11)
centerstage, so i had ample opportunity to see facial expressions, etc. some observations:

- after the original set as well as after the encores, robert didn't seem to want to leave the stage. he kept standing
behind the right front light tower and looking into the crowd as if to he was sad to have to leave.
-after playing 'just like heaven', roger actually smiled widely...maybe because of the 'dance party' going on in front
of his side of the stage. i've never seen that sort of facial expression on him before.
- did anyone else hear robert saying 'i'll see you again' at the end of the concert? maybe there is hope!!

even if this is the last tour of the cure as we know it, we will always have their music and should be thankful that
the band existed and toured for more than 20 years.

My wife and I attended the Chicago show.  We have seen them in mulitple times since Disintegration.  This show,
no question was the best.  Read on and you'll know why.  I am not going to comment on the set list, my review has
to do with Robert and his emotions only.  We had 5th row seats off to the left of Roger.  The crowd was very tame
and not rushing the stage.  During Plainsong, Robert went to the right side of the stage talked with the crowd.  I
have never seen him do this before.   As he walked away, I figured he would come to our side, and he did!  Karrie
and I jumped the 4 rows of seats and ran to the barrier.  Robert stopped right in front of us and fell to his knees.
Karrie grabbed his hands and held on to them!  Everyone came around us to touch him.  As he sat their he just
looked out at everyone and told us he would miss us, he let out this huge sigh and then tears ran down his face!  I
couldn't believe it.  It was one of the most intense things I have ever seen.  After a few minutes he got up and
finished the song.  Karrie told me he was holding her hands so tightly, they were almost numb.  I really think
Robert was trying to absorb everything.  As soon as he left, we ran over and were 1st row on the barrier directly in
front of Robert!

As the show continued Robert really struggled with some of the songs.  I have never seen Robert this emotional.
He began to cry through several songs.  He kept turning around and wiping the tears away and rustling his hair.
He looked embarrassed and even a little aggravated because at one time I noticed him look down and he yelled
f@ck! Both Roger and Perry kept looking at Robert with concern on their faces.  It was obvious by looking at
Roger and Perry this was out of the ordinary.  He would walk up to the microphone backwards and turn around only
to sing.  I really felt like he was as open as we have ever seen him.  As the band left the stage for each encore, I
noticed Robert would stop deep in the shadows and look back around at the audience, almost as if he was burning
these images in his memory so he would never forget them.  Each time he stood there for a long time just absorbing
everything and we could see him sighing and wiping the tears away.  I truly think Robert is having trouble dealing
with the end and is going to miss everything based upon what we witnessed this night.  Everything was unbelievable
and perfect with the exception of the fight that broke out in the front row during Lovesong.  I would like to thank
the Cure for filling the last 15 years of my life with beautiful music.

the show in chicago (my fifth and final dream tour show) was a beautiful and sad dream in the middle of a spinning
nightmare.  my trip was anything but pleasant from beginning to end- i spent an obscene amount of money and
nothing worked out as it was supposed to at all but i cannot hesitate to say that the show was absolutely worth it!
my journey started on ontario street near my hotel in chicago.  i had to take a cab because i didn't get in early
enough to catch a ride with my friend from school.  i knew that the fun was about to start when the cabbie had no
clue where tinley park was.  that was at about 10 til 6.  i somehow managed to get to my seat right as the band
started 'out of this world' at around 10 after or so.  as usual the setlist kind of says it all but for me personally i
had a difficult time containing my emotions during the set.  the band was in very high spirits.  i was way to the left
of the stage but had a great view of the viewscreen- which was actually ! a fairly good way to watch the show.  i was
also a tad distracted as my ride was somewhere in the sea of about 17000 people and had insisted that she would
be able to find me and a place to meet was not necessary.  i sat wondering when the first time i would lose it would
be and it came during 'the loudest sound.'  the tears would well up as i sang along and it was difficult to not start
bawling- which i really didn't want to do in public.  other moments like this occured during 'sinking,' 'end,' '39,'
'bloodflowers,' 'plainsong,' 'the same deep water as you,' 'all cats are grey,' and, of course, 'faith.' the band was
playing so well- 'the kiss' sounded fantastic as ever- 'like cockatoos' was even better than it was in denver,
everything was just sounding so good and yet there was a strange feeling that i kept getting- like it was just
becoming painful to watch- this feeling was compounded by the people around me- particularly the guy in front of
me who would just scream 'wooo! ooooo!  yeah!!!!' all through the intros and the first few minutes of 'sinking,' 'the
kiss,' 'the drowning man' and (this pissed me off a little bit because to me it was interferring with the mood- i didn't
say anything because people come to concerts to have a good time- i just wished that he'd not do it for the first
three minutes of the fucking song) 'faith.'  inbetween the times that the band would leave the stage i found that i
had to collect myself- sit down and cover my face.  the 'disintegration' encore was quite difficult- especially 'the
same deep water as you.'  this version was much better than the other time i heard it in new orleans. there the
mood had seemed so mellow to me and the fact that this was probably my last cure show made it that much more
emotional to me.  i'd also remembered what 'all cats are grey' had meant to me in high school- around the first time
i'd heard it and all the memories it had with it which for some reason i hadn't remembered the other two times i was
lucky enough to hear it.  by the end of the 'faith' encore i had chewed through part of my long sleeves trying not to
burst out...  i had to leave after 'faith.'  it was the best version i have ever heard.  seeing it was incredible.  i could
hear what robert was saying during the improvised lyrics.  'there's nothing to be afraid of' and of course robert
looking up into the spotlight to his right side with that dazed faraway look in his eyes singing 'there's nothing left
but love, nothing left but love, then there's nothing left...' and i had to get out of there.  i didn't know what to do- i
didn't want them to come out again- i just wanted to remember it that way, but they did come back out while i was
wandering around looking for my ride.  i liked hearing 'jupiter crash' again, but to me the show was over for some
reason.  i listened to 'a forest' by the merchandise booth. after the show i spent the next hour or so walking around
aimlessly looking for my friend and obviously had no luck, got kicked out into the parking lot by the jerks who run
that place and i had to walk on the freeway a few miles to the nearest gas station and get some money and call
a cab to take me all the way back to my hotel.  this time it only took 25 minutes fortunately... when i got home i
looked in the mirror and i looked exactly how i felt- greasy stringy hair eyes wide and bloodshot and swollen from
allergies.  and that was how this dream ended.  i will always remember this show even if it doesn't turn out to be the
last time i ever see my favorite band.  to me it was everything that i loved about the cure- 3 hours of bliss that i get
to get lost in while the rest of the world passes by unseeing and unaware.  i apologize for the length of this review.

Amidst the smell of beer, pot, & other fragrances, the summer breeze through Chicago's New World Music
Theatre felt very good.  The band played rather well.  At top center left, the view was clear & decent after shifting
into the right position.  It was hard to see the people up front or on the lawn in the dark, let alone the entire stage.
But thanks to some nifty binoculars of my friend, I could make out how the band members were feeling tonight.
They all seemed to be working together quite well in the first set & first  two encores.

Highlights: Overall, Chicago crowd enthusiasm of only fairly well-known tunes.
Fscntn St:  Though it wasn't Bourbon St or State St for that twist, the neon lights of sexual innuendos fit the song
perfectly.
Open: When Roger joined the rest on guitars, Simon still sounded strong on bass, but I lost Jason on drums.
The Loudest Sound:  One of two (Where the Birds Always Sing being the other)  beautiful songs on the new album
rarely played that was a nice surprise.  Good emotion Robert. Really good pictures of adolescent couple & the still
frame of the album sleeve.
Like Cockatoos:  The crowd seemed quiet but surprised at this rare treat.
Really felt The Kiss or If Only Tonight We Could Sleep coming on in the back of my mind.  Sounds kewl to hear
live.
Inbetween Days: Only the first "hit" single after fscntn st.  Loud crowd reaction.
Edge Of The Deep Green Sea: Limited reaction for "Put your hands in the sky..."
Sinking: Incredible visual of Robert singing on microphone camera on backdrop.  Very...hypnotizing.  ;)
The Kiss: Jammed Out.  Very Strong.  There were two people in front of us totally waiting for "Get your fucking
voice out of my head."  The crowd appreciated such great guitar work.  Jason's drums sounded fresh, just like
the Kiss Me version.
End: Sounded distorted with either Roger's keyboards or Perry's guitars.  Good song, liked it better on the
WishTour.

1st encore: Plainsong,(very airy & sensual) Same Deep Water As You (hell yeah, what a rare emotional
sounscape), Disintegration
2nd encore: All Cats Are Grey, Drowning Man , Faith (incredible, 1981 & fresh for a semi-young Cure fan.)
Besides Charlotte Sometimes, In Your House, At Night, & 2 Late, Primary, The Hanging Garden, A Night Like
This, & Prayers for Rain in StL or Chcg would have been nice.

Thanks to the band & chainofflowers for the interest & support.  Have a great time in Detroit.

i can truly tell that Robert  adores chicago because he played the most exquisite setlist with the perfect show of
emotions. apart from some techinical difficulties in the begining of the show (Roger's keyboard was way off and
Perry's guitar was acting up as well)The band did a superb job by pulling out all the stops with the light shows and
the gorgeous back drops to all the songs, and the setlist itself going from present to past (trilogy in reverse). The
sinking was just magnificient, i wept through it and the drowning man... my only regret is that they did not play ther
is no if... it would have been a perfect  addition to the setlist and i am happy that they did not play KAA, BDC,
10:15 like they did in st. louis bc it would've totally killed the mood. I had the greatest time moving up the seats
and getting the greatest pictures of the boys (which i'll scan and give you by next weekend); however, i was
not lucky enough to reach front row (like i did in st. louis) for Robert to come sign my poster or shake my hand or
to blow me a kiss. He really liked the chicago crowd and we absolutely adored him (except for the few who were
sitting through most of the show in my row and the apathetic few who just stood w/o singing or dancing in the next 3
rows... i hate it when radio's give out free tix to first time listeners to the band... they don't enjoy the concert but
take away seats from the devoted fans like me). and i too noticed that at the end after saying goodbye he did say
"See you again" and i also noticed that he added lyrics to Faith, just like heaven, and added  the like "She stopped
loving me cause i was none of these things" who is this 'she' he keeps referring to bc previous reviews have also
stated that this specific line was added... i truly am loving 39, its one of the fav off of bloodflowers and jupitar crash
was also amazing. well i have to go but seeing this show has made me realize that i can't just watch 2 shows... i
need more and unfortunately i couldn't make it to detroit but maybe new york... see you later and thanks to all
those who gave me great directions to get to world music theater in chicago... people are so helpful and Jeremy,
Chris, Amy, Luan, Mike... it was a blast hanging out with all of you  and perhaps we can all hook up for another
Cure show soon. take care.

P.S. - I just read Nadine's Dream Tour Journal entry #7 and literally cried because I remembered feeling all my
emotions with each song that they played and just drifted back to the Beautiful Friday night where all of the magic
happened. For my review i wanted to add thanks to the girl, who was dressed as the blue angel from above, for
taking our group picture and to THE CURE for making all my dreams and wishes come true and i hope to see them
next weekend in NJ, MD, NY... life just doesn't seem complete if i don't catch  the last tour date to catch all of
Robert's emotions and his affection for us.
Btw i too moved from Sec 104 row v to Sec 103 to row g or h and i did it by finding empty spot patches from people
leaving the show and just hopping the chairs... it was well worth it...

Wow!the cure are just tearing it up.I was at the st.louis show and then last night chicago and i'm just blown away.
The setlist was a dream and the musicianship is tops. If this is the end there should be no complaints. I feel so
fortunate to have witnessed even 1 show on this tour no matter what the setlist consisted of. I would have to say
for me the highlight of last nights show was Sinking. What an amazing performance. Easily the best live song i've
ever heard. Simon was pouring out some thick bass as always and is truly undrated as an artist as well with the
rest of the band. thanks to the cure for this beautiful tour. what a great time!

Well as I reflect on this past evening, it's almost inconceivable that I actually saw the Cure on their "Farwell,
Final" tour.  I had mixed thoughts about the show, but what is important is that finally saw the band whom got
me through all those tough times in high school.  They were simply fantastic. My first reaction to the show was that
the Cure fans who were there to see them perform all their singles, especially "Friday I'm In Love", were not
exactly in for a treat; most of them sat down and sparked conversation with  others or left when all of those six
minute opuses got a bit redundant, but hey thats what the Cure excelled at.  Nonetheless, their setlist for the tour
was nothing short of surprising and brilliant.  I had a notion that Chicago would get a few treats; I noticed that they
had played a few songs which have not been played too often through out the tour like "Like Cockatoos" and
"Same deep waters...".  I could not help thinking that Nadine and Craig got many of their requests fulfilled when
they played "Jupiter Crash" since I had  just visited the website before I went to the show.  I had a poor view of
the  band from the lawn so I could not give an adequate observation of the band's  appearence so maybe someone
else can talk about that, but they performed great from where I could see them.  Quite an unforgettable evening
this was...and maybe Robert did, indeed, mean something by "we'll see you again."  A sincere "Thanks" to the
Cure for the decades of influential and passionate music...

I just wanted to share with everyone how wonderful the Cure was in Tinley Park, Chicago! I had front row center
stage seats for my first time and I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when they first came out I was so ecstatic. I
was smiling straight for the first two songs! I felt that the best song they played was One Hundred Years, the
climax of the song was just out of this world (the part where the key changes as he sings "one hundred years".)
All the stage lights went completely out and white strobe lights came on. It was soo cool being up that close that I
totally lost all bearings. Of course all the other songs of that night come in second place to me. There is no way I
could compare the rest they were all outstanding.

I do have to say that I've never met a mean Cure fan until that night. Near the end of the show it got a little crazy
and lots of people rushed up to try to share front row with us. There was enough room for people to stand behind us.
my boyfriend ran to the bathroom during one of the encore breaks. When he came back I had to pull him up to
where he was before because it was so crowded. This girl behind me immediately started yelling and swearing at
me because he was going in front of her. I was upset and actually yelled back that these were our seats and she
didn't belong hear. Yes, I was kind of crude back but I was not about to let anyone get in front of me. I paid a
lot of money for those seats. I'm sorry I didn't want to share but can anyone blame me? It was a chance of a life
time for me. Those were my seats!
Because of this hole thing she threatened to beat me up after the show. I was very surprised because everyone
I've ever met at Cure concerts or that even likes the Cure has been totally cool. I'm not sure what her deal was.

BUT THE SHOW ROCKED!!!!!!!!