I went to see The Cure on Friday in Belfast - for various reasons I'd never seen them before. Had to cancel a trip to Hyde Park a few years ago and timing was never right when they played Dublin.
Straight into my top 3 gigs. Absolutely epic. 2 hours 45 mins of excellence.
Burn, A Forest, Disintegration, Shake Dog Shake completely superb. Lovesong and Lullaby and Push unforgettable. Two encores, the last of which comprised 8 tracks, mainly "the hits". A euphoric ending with Boys Don't Cry.
New album tracks sounded great too, particularly Endsong - another epic that closed the gig pre-encores.
Robert Smith, eh. He may look ridiculous but he's approaching genius status for me.
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I'm a fan of the stupidly talented Mr Smith. When "Killing An Arab" came out and I learned how old he was I was quite upset for a while that he'd done so much and I'd done so little. A couple of times in the last decade or so, I've been the object of ageism when talking to people about joining their band. At some point the question "So how old are you?" appears and it sounds like a qualify-out question. My answer is always the same. "The same age as Robert Smith". If they can't respond positively to that, then they've qualified themselves out for me and I make the decision to walk. :-)
It was as good as Ive been to for a long time. Smith took an age to leave the stage - seemed genuinely overwhelmed by the crowd reaction throughout.
Always loved The Cure