Out Of This World, Watching Me Fall, Want, Fascination St., Open, Where the Birds Always Sing, Maybe Someday,
Shake Dog Shake, Edge Of The Deep Green Sea, Inbetween Days, Sinking, The Kiss, Prayers for Rain, One
Hundred Years, End, 39, Bloodflowers

1st encore: There Is No If, Trust, Plainsong, Disintegration
2nd encore: All Cats Are Grey, Faith
3rd encore: Just Like Heaven, A Forest.

The Perth gig was GREAT!!!! Have had quite a blast over the last few days, sad to think as I write this the Cure
are playing in SA, anyway this is the way it was from my eyes:

Sunday afternoon, I received a call from a friend who was adamit that the band had arrived in Perth & Robert was
going to show up for the Cure party... This was good news!!! & the party was great, Andrew played loads of rare
tracks and odd mixes, while my friends and I awaited by the bar overlooking the door just in case we would do
some Cure spotting, unfortunately no one turned up from the band (unless they were well in disguise) but the
venue was packed with Cure lovers and everyone seamed to really enjoy themselves, Andrew and his friends did
a terrific job!

Monday night was set to be a quite one until I received a call from my friend Jannet who had just won the
Tribe.com competition and asked If would like to come with her to meet the band" What a question!!!!!!!!! I
didn't get much sleep that night.

Despite the opportunity to meet the band backstage Jannet & I still went to the entertainment center Tuesday
afternoon to say hello when they arrived, and as Andrew accurately mentioned in his review, they turned up
around 5pm, kindly signed autographs and had a little chat with everyone, absolutely brilliant.

Following this I rushed home, changed and returned to meet up with Jannet who was due to be escorted backstage
at 7:15, I was a bit late arriving at 7:10, but Jannet was no where in sight, I was worried, very worried,. I called her
and she was at the pub finishing her drink, meanwhile a guy was walking around looking for her, I mentioned she
was on her way, but he didn't care and said "Those that are here are going in any minute, if she's not here by then
she misses out"...

I called her again to be sure she was running, no reply. Its now 7:13 the escort lines all the comp winners and
guests of the band up, the doors open and everyone is seconds from entering when Jannet arrived just in the nick
of time and we all enter the building together:).

We (about 20 of us) were lead into the entertainment center and walked through to a side door at the end of the
stage, no one was in the venue at all, you could hear a pin drop, the calm B4 the storm. We walked up some
stares and led into a small room, separated into groups of 4 people. Our escort was quite clear that (to be fare to
the band) we were not allowed take any pictures and only allowed 1 autograph from each member These rules
were stipulated by the radio station, not the band, when the chaps came out they were quite casual and
autographed everything, a proper photographer was on hand who took great pictures of everyone and know one
was left out so it was very kool.

After about half an hour, Roger and Jason were the first to come in and walked around, I spoke mostly to Roger,
Explained I did a song for the Pink Pig collection, he looked rather pleased and mentioned he wrote it, then
asked if I did a good job? I said I thought so, he was really nice, very easy going (they all were). Jannet had
pictures she had taken of the band in Europe and the chaps signed them with much interest, was quite a
conversation starter, very kool.

About 20 minutes went by and Simon and Perry turned up, both appeared quite humble and happy, also quite
chatty and enjoying themselves, I asked Simon if they would play Pornography but he said they "tried it in the
sound check but couldn't play it" then suggested I "ask the boss, he might, yeah ask him". Was quite funny
really.

Around 8:20 Robert was introduced and entered the room, some of the guests had gifts, wine, lipstick, books, he
was very happy, and slowly walked around saying hello and having his picture taken, I asked if he enjoyed the
Pink Pig tribute and he said he had only heard up to Head on the Door so far, I joked and admitted only hearing
the 14th cd last month. It was a very special moment, very difficult to take in, all the things you could say/ask
him etc, everyone thanked him for cumin, applauded and then Robert left.

We were then escorted into the entertainment center and it was full of people, amazing seeing the transition,
completely empty then totally packed. As I rushed to the T-shirt stand, could hear the audience erupt and knew
the band was about to turn up, so I ran back in and was escorted to my seat, luckily my friends and I had 4th row
center stage (NOT through the competition Jannet had won), I sat down, had just enough time to yell to my
friends "I meet the band!!!!" when a few people stood up and made for the front, I jumped up as well and found
myself under Roger!!!!!!!!

The concert was amazing, felt odd having eye contact with Roger & Robert, an amusing moment was the girl next
to me calling her friend during In Between Days? the conversation went well into the following song and she even
stuck her finger in her ear as if the band was in the way, Roger looked amused as well, most strange. It was a
great vibe at the front, most people in the front row knew each other from during the day and lining up for the
tickets etc, Like Andrew mentioned its very difficult to comment on the first songs as I tended to reflect & focus
on the fantastic time I was having.

A truly incredible set list, every song a winner, It would be impossible to comment on the sound and the lights
being so close to the stage and I can only agree with Andrew's feelings and comments in his review, he really
said it all:).

Thanks to the band, for everything!

I went to the Perth show on Tuesday night and, although you would've read the reviews of this show already, just
wanted to add that I'll live with the memory for the rest of my days. I felt so emotionally lifted to hear all the early
album tracks, and then shellshocked, realising that 3 hours had so swiftly passed and that I had to leave that place
of connection. I met a lady's husband whom went to school with Robert (and hadn't seen him in as many years)
and was going backstage to surprise him.

Hi my name is Marvin and i am a cure fan from Mexico. I attended the american Dream Tour both nights in Los
Angeles California (please send some photos of that amazing concert). Last night i went to perth and can see a
great show but not the best of cure. Robert was angry cause the bad sound of the venue i think so!! I went to
australia not for the olimpic games instead i prefered see the best band in the world and a spend all my savings
why? cause i don't know if robert is going to visit Mexico Please Help us about that.

I was hoping to hear a different set list but we get the same  dream tour list but we listened 3 encores. The best
song was a forest, really the classic number one in cure concerts!! I am hoping in sydney the pornography encore
and at least a new song in the tour. Tip: Based on my experience The sidney concerts are going to be the best
concerts in australia cause when cure plays twice in the same venue, they have play all the songs rehearsed
in the tour. Good luck and see you in sydney!!!

I've been reading your wonderful site, and I also attended the Perth show, this is all I wanted to say on the matter:

I had the privilege of being able to meet the band backstage before the concert, being one of the "competition
winners" which seem to have been bagged out by both of your reviewers.  With these backstage passes, all
competition winners won seats NOT in the seated lounge, but in the dress circle.  So, to blame the apathetic,
seated crowds taking up precious front row seats is both unfair and unjust.  I know the competition was run by
96fm (an awful commercial radio station which is more adept at playing Everclear) but, it doesn't mean that
hardcore Cure fans can put up with a great amount of torture in order to be able to meet Robert Smith and co
backstage.

But yes, it was a wonderful concert.

The reviews were quite accurate by our Perth cure-goers. However, I was privildged to be directly in front of
Robert last night and noticed some behaviour. He frequently put his hands to his mouth in a cup shape, I think he
may be hearing his voice for pitch to get that first note on key.

The main reason for the email was that I'm not sure if Robert swears too often on stage but after the first encore,
after disintegration, I noticed Robert, just before leaving the stage and in front of the drum set screw his face up
a yell "FUCK!", twist around and storm off stage (obviously once the song had finished). Obviously disgruntled at
something. Maybe it was the performance of the song? The concert? Mixing (which they were upset with all
night)? Not sure. Not sure if anyone else noticed.

 my name is Alison and yesturday my life was made complete. you see, i live in a little backwater hole called
Perth, australia. you may have heard of a band called the cure? well i saw them. and it was fucking phenominal. it
blew me away like you would not believe. they played such a good set and were just so perfect.but you know what
else? i met ROBERT!!!!! and ROGER!!!!and PERRY!!!!! they were lovely. i actualy chatted to the cure. if i wasn't
me i'd hate my self for being such a lucky bitch.i gave robert the 9 page letter i wrote him ( how embarrasing) and
he was wearing shorts and big shoes and he was really nice to me. and roger fixed my camera. then the show ...it
was so good as i've said.

Well, it really was a setlist that dreams were made of!
A few of us had had a chance to meet Robert out the back earlier in the day, during which he spent a large amount
of time explaining to (possibly?) a journalist sort of woman what he thought of her idea for (I think) a political
party based around reform of the world's orphanages (his reaction was somewhat apprehensive though he
described it as a 'laudable cause'). He was very patient, considering the peculiarity of some of the questions and it
was interesting to hear him offer his considered opinion about things, whatever the topic. (She also asked him what
kept his imagination alive, and he said said 'this' - apparently referring either to the support of fans or the process
of touring, or simply being in the Cure with all it entails etc...) Robert also made a great effort to sign everyone's
CDs etc, and to have photos taken (I missed out on this as I think as I was too busy staring (though I was standing
right next to him) - though I did mention the Aus tour petition, and again, he said that it had 'helped'). It seemed
that Robert was in a pretty relaxed mood, and said that whenever they come out to Australia they generally
enjoy it (maybe not his precise words), but that it all tended to happen in a great blur. He also had some quite
chunky black boots on which a friend of mine asked him about (he said what brand they were but I don't remember).
Robert was wearing shorts at this stage of the afternoon - it was a cloudless, fairly warm day in Perth. Perry also
came with Robert, and just talked to a few people at the side - it seemed a bit unfair that he was so overshadowed
by Robert (almost ignored by many). I'm sure he would have been really great to talk to. The other band members
had arrived in a separate (Toyota) Tarago about 20 minutes earlier, and gone in swiftly without coming over to the
fifteen or twenty people waiting (no one really said much as they disappeared inside, I think maybe because many
of us had given up on any members appearing at that point - we were more prepared after that for Robert and
Perry's arrival). Apparently though, Simon, Roger and Jason did all come back out and speak to those out there -
I was foolish enough to have gone looking for something to eat.. ;(

The band seemed to be really into it, especially a couple of songs in (the show started about ten or fifteen minutes
late, to give time for everyone to get into their seats). Roger and maybe Perry looked perhaps a bit hesitant to
start with, or it may simply have been the jet lag that all were undoubtedly dealing with. The crowd response
seemed pretty good, although strangely most of the lounge (the flat, closest area, seated) was indeed sat for a lot
of the performance. This might have had something to do with a few rows at the front having been seated partially
through competitions etc, or through the security trying to stop people moving too far forward. Certainly though,
especially during the encore breaks, the crowd made plenty of noise! All band members were dressed in black
(Robert had on his heart-shaped locket, and what looked like a black shell necklace, with a few similarish things
around his left wrist, he had also applied his makeup, which hadn't been there in the earlier part of the day),
and Simon was dressed in a pair of tights that looked suspiciously similar to those worn in the Cure in Orange
video!

I won't try to say too much about the music, as having been my first and (perhaps) only Cure concert, it was
overwhelming just dealing with being there, and so this perhaps diminished my ability to really take in all aspects
of the performance. But the playing seemed faultless, and things sounded really good all the way through. A Forest,
particularly, sounded amazing, and so did Faith and All Cats are Grey. The drum sounds on both Faith tracks
seemed very true to the big, echoing sounds on the Faith album. It was really great to hear a little bit of Tape
before Open. Robert's performance was very charged, and during some of the earlier songs such as Watching Me
Fall, Want (here Robert changed 'more fame' to (I think..) 'more pills'), Fascination Street, and Shake Dog Shake
(the sole representative from the Top - 3IB/BDC were the only album(s) left out of the night) he would stare
momentarily at the end of the microphone as he launched into new lines of song, before looking back out ahead
(Robert did a lot of (almost bemused, almost otherwordly) peering into the crowd throughout the night). During
other songs such as Disintegration Robert gesticulated toward the sky etc. It really seemed that he was intently
absorbed in his own performance, which was really great. Maybe Someday got a good response, and seemed to be
familiar to most of the crowd. For The Edge also went down really well, and Perry seemed to do a good job of
pulling off the guitar solo. The whole song was performed really tightly, and went by in a flash! (At this point a girl
next to me was immersed in tears, that seemed to remain with her for most of the night).

InBetween Days had the chorus sung in the normal way, rather than with that slighly adjusted lower chorus melody
that puts the final emphasis on 'you' that Robert sometimes goes for. Hearing Sinking was amazing, with the
various criss-crossing melodic lines of the bass, guitar, strings and piano being all really clear and distinct
throughout the song. Robert really seemed to enjoy playing the guitar solo on The Kiss, working his Crybaby
pedal all the while with a slight grin of enthusiasm on his face. Here he kind of turned toward Simon and really
swung with the guitar (similar to the his playing of A Forest in Play Out). Prayers for rain sounded really excellent,
again Jason seemed to be able to adapt his drum sound really well again to make the drums sound true to the
Disintegration era. Robert held raaaiiin for an impressive time, but didn't really seem to prepare enough for it in
order to make an entreat (or various others)-rivalling effort! 100 years was as amazing as everyone has been
saying - again, too hard to say much about because the mere fact of its being played before me was quite
overwhelming! End was a really good version, with Robert modifying the chorus lyrics to 'she stopped loving me, i
was none of those things'. 39 was great, and Bloodflowers was hi-lighted as the amazingly powerful song that it is.
One small difference was that at the end, Robert seemed to sing "You give me flowers of love, I let fall flowers of
love" (ie. rather than blood - i'm quite sure that this would have been deliberate).

Time to leave before the first encore. Robert said thankyou once, received the usual response, and then when back
to the microphone and said it really loudly, in response to which there quite a loud, roaring reply. This seemed to
have a really good effect and hopefully re-assured Robert that he had a very enthusiastic crowd on his hands. (I
am not actually sure of the timing of this, it could have been at the end of the first encore. Robert in fact apologised,
after coming back on, for not saying much, noting that he did not have the unfamiliarity of the language available
as an excuse!)

There Is No If was an excellent change with the deep electro sound of the drums and the bass. The whole
arrangement sounded really lush, with Simon still contributing over the top of what at least seemed to be a
sequenced electronic bass of some kind (though this would contradict Roger's assertion on the Cure chat the night
before that there were no sequenced aspects of the show at all...? - also there was that glassy echo sound, but
Jason may have been triggering this from his electronic drum pad - it was difficult to see (the intro to 39 also must
have been sequenced?)).
Trust was an opportunity for Perry to hit an audience-perpendicular keyboard at the right (to play the string/synth
pad parts), while Roger became the focus for the opening piano bars (he also added some interesting new higher
notes into the main riff).
The Plainsong intro (at which point a lot of us were simply gasping in amazement, at the set list that was
developing) was Robert's first opportunity to go and stare out into the crowd (stage right). After this was
Disintegration, in which Simon's bass sounded excellent, and Robert made the usual few creative(!) adjustments to
the lyrics, singing '.. outside like he's all on his own again' (it was these newer lyrics) twice (separated by a
different line) at one stage. It sounded good though!, and it was an excellent version of the song. Robert sang 'how
the end aaaalwaaays _is_ in that slightly longer, differently timed way as well, sometimes relaxing his voice into an
almost speaking tone. Then another encore-interval.

All Cats Are Grey was (I need to find a different word) also amazing. To be privileged enough to have this on the
setlist...Robert only said at the beginning 'and here's one we don't play very much' (for a moment I thought maybe
Lovecats ;)). The intro was also his second opportunity to do some audience staring and touching of hands, this
time stage left, and a bit in the centre too. A lot of this was simply kneeling and more almost transfixed staring.
Certainly something to think back upon. He also gave a girl in the front row, apparently at her request, what I think
was a guitar pick. Then ACAG was followed by Faith.... It's not necessary for me to say anything more about this,
except to note that a short few additional lyrics were included  - most of what I picked up was 'just this once, let me
turn myself around' repeated in various parts several times (though there were other lines prior to this). I can only
say I think there were enough ppl who realised how fortunate they were; Robert's performance of Faith was
intense.

Second time off stage. At the beginning of the third encore Robert came on and announced that 'apparently we're
operating under a curfew' (or words to that effect), so that they'd have to finish up with some 'pop songs'. Just Like
Heaven was very well done, and got a lot of people dancing, even right up in the back stands (the final chorus was
the you, you, you version). Thankfully some of the lounge, which, perhaps due to some competition winners or
something in the first few rows (?!) (who refused to stand at the beginning) were actually up and dancing at this
stage. The 'masses' of the audience certainly got into this part of the night. It wasn't clear though that everyone
got all of the more intense, darker stuff. But this is not to say that it wasn't certainly appreciated (or a lot more) by
many. A Forest was an excellent ending. Simon was still managing to find occasions to play his bass only a few
centimetres above ground level even at this stage of the night, which was always well worth watching (the more
intense the section of a song the lower the bass seemed to descend, and Simon with it). (Simon also did a good job
of keeping his eyes well disguised behind his fringe for most of the show! - additionally it seemed that Simon's hair
was a lot longer going in than it was on stage - perhaps he had it cut before the show? - for the sake of the
Australian spring weather??). The keyboard sound at the beginning of a Forest seemed perhaps to be slightly
different, but good nonetheless. It was an excellent, even if (relatively) short version. The drums launched in after
the intro with a lot of kick. Simon had a fairly good go at doing his traditional bass ending (Simon's bass had
seemed perhaps a bit low in the mix earlier in the night, but I suspect this may have been as much about being up
the front, away from the sweet spot of the entertainment centre, as much as anything else), and Robert left with a
few thankyou's, including looking out at the audience and saying 'amazing...!' Its' not 100% certain that he meant
the good reaction of the audience, but I suppose we can give ourselves the benefit of the doubt! (It could have
been that he was amazed how Just Like Heaven / A Forest could produce such a reaction from an audience that
had been perhaps somewhat more mellow during the rest of the night.. or perhaps something else entirely?).
But it seems that the band and particularly Robert, whatever the audience was like, did really get into the night.
Perry was certainly playing with a lot of force and Roger was striking some keys quite emphatically at certain
points. The expression on Jason's face suggested that it was still quite new and exciting for him, while Simon of
course got on with playing bass as only Simon can). There was a bit of interaction between the band members at
various stages, with Roger breaking out into broad grins at various stages, as well as Simon too, though it wasn't
clear what it might all have been about. Robert also whispered something in Simon's ear about a third of the way
through the night and appeared to give him a peck on the cheek in the process!

The band left the building within only minutes of finishing, except for Jason who stayed back for a while to speak
to some people who I think may have won a competition to go backstage. A lot of people still seem to be a bit
unsure about who he is though, so when he came out the back of the entertainment centre he made a pretty swift
exit without too much noise and only a few waves from the waiting throng (who had, presumably, been hanging out
to see Robert again).

It was an amazing night, one that I'm as yet in no position to take in fully, or really to say much more about (though
the lighting and projections seemed to be consistent with shows described in Europe and the US: there was no
programme on sale for us though!). The early tracks I leave without making any detailed remarks about, because
at that stage of the night it seemed I was too busy simply adjusting to the fact before me :)

The Cure blasted back into Australia for the first time in eight years with a superb performance at the Perth
Entertainment Centre tonight, in front of a mixed crowd of dedicated fans and those expecting a cure's greatest
hits show. Those not up with the Dream tour's older album emphasis may have left a little disappointed, but we the
long term, dedicated fans were given a rare treat as the group slipped straight back into the form that has given
them rave reviews earlier in the year.

With such a long show, there were quite a lot of people coming in through OOTW and WMF, which was distracting,
and there was quite a lot movement right the way through the show. I think with the band not being in the country
for so long and Perth often suffering in terms of bands playing there even when they do come to Australia, that a lot
of people were there simply as a night out and not as big fans of the band, or maybe expecting a more hits
orientated 'Wish' type of show. I mean people were going to grab drinks during Bloodflowers for god's sake!

But while they may have been a bit "not with the vibe" during the main set, they certainly found their voice for
the encores, and even elicited an 'amazing' from Robert at the end. As for the actual playing, if was magnificent.
All the talk of the band playing better than ever is no idle comment, with songs like Fascination Street, Open and
Shake Dog Shake sounding better than they ever have.
They started a little slowly with OOTW and WMF, but having had a fews months off, who's complaining, certainly
Fascination and Open were superb, with the lighting effects at their full power.

The highlights of the concert however, was the Sinking, Kiss, Prayers for Rain block which really saw the band
give it their all, surprising everyone with Sinking, before getting big cheers for introducting The Kiss as a song
they'd never played in Australia before. Robert and Simon played off each other, really kicking arse. If there was
one weak point, it was End, with it's subtley adjusted lyrics. I really like this song, but unless it's played with real
anger, it doesn't seem to come off. The opposite was FS which seems to benefit from a more open
arrangement. Bloodflowers was beautiful and powerful.

There is no If, like Birds always Sing, came across really well, and Trust was a crowd favourite although it
sounded a little messy.
Plainsong was fantastic, with Robert letting the band have centre stage while he wandered into a corner of the
stage to touch and talk to the crowd.

2nd and 3rd encores were both brilliant, with the two keyboard arrangement of ACRG working better than for
Trust, while Faith kicked a lot harder than any version I'd heard before. Coming out for the third encore Robert
announced that they were over curfew, and it was time to punch out a couple of pop songs: the crowd finally
coalesced into a dancing mass for Just Like Heaven and screamed as one when A Forest started.

All in all a fantastic gig with only a couple of sound problems in the beginning with Perry and Roger being a bit
low in the mix, but I can't wait for the Sydney and Melbourne shows I'm lucky enough to be attending.