The Cure kicked off their European tour with a concert in Latvia on Thursday night. The 25-song setlist included two new songs called “Alone” and “Endsong,” which are presumably taken from their long-awaited new album Songs of a Lost World.
“Alone,” a seven-minute “Plainsong”-adjacent number, opened the show in typical Cure fashion, with Robert Smith walking on stage without a guitar to take in the crowd during an extended instrumental intro. “This is the end of every song that we sing,” he eventually croons.
“Endsong,” meanwhile, naturally closed out the band’s main set (two encores followed). The second new offering proved equally cinematic, stretching out for 10 minutes with a militaristic drum riff over melancholy synths. From the looks of these tracks, Smith’s “relentlessly doom and gloom” description of Songs of a Lost World is accurate.
Another exciting piece of news from The Cure’s Latvia gig was the apparent return of Perry Bamonte, who has rejoined the band for the first time since his 1990 to 2005 tenure. A new era really is upon us!
Next up, The Cure will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their album Wish by reissuing the LP in a deluxe package featuring unreleased demos, live tracks, and rare songs. Check out the band’s upcoming European tour dates below.
Setlist:
Alone (World Debut)
Pictures of You
Closedown
A Night Like This
Lovesong
Trust (First time since 2016)
Burn
Fascination Street
Push
In Between Days
Play for Today
A Forest
Want
Shake Dog Shake
39
From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea
Endsong (World Debut)
Encore:
Plainsong
Disintegration
Encore 2:
Lullaby
Close to Me
The Walk
Friday I’m in Love
Just Like Heaven
Boys Don’t Cry
The Cure 2022 Tour Dates:
10/08 — Helsinki, FI @ Hartwall Arena (Tix)
10/10 — Stockholm, SE @ Avicii Arena (Tix)
10/12 — Oslo, NO @ Spektrum (Tix)
10/13 — Gothenburg, SE @ Scandinavium (Tix)
10/14 — Copenhagen, DK @ Royal Arena (Tix)
10/16 — Hamburg, DE @ Barclays Arena (Tix)
10/17 — Leipzig, DE @ Quarterback Immobilien Arena (Tix)
10/18 — Berlin, DE @ Mercedes Benz Arena (Tix)
10/20 — Krakow, PL @ Tauron Arena (Tix)
10/21 — Lodz, PL @ Atlas Arena (Tix)
10/23 — Vienna, AT @ Marx Halle (Tix)
10/24 — Prague, CZ @ O2 Arena (Tix)
10/26 — Budapest, HU @ Arena
10/27 — Zagreb, HR @ Arena
10/29 — Munich, DE @ Olympiahalle (Tix)
10/31 — Bologna, IT @ Unipol Arena (Tix)
11/01 — Firenze, IT @ Mandela Forum (Tix)
11/03 — Padova, IT @ Kioene Arena (Tix)
11/04 — Milan, IT @ Forum (Tix)
11/06 — Geneva, CH @ Arena
11/07 — Lyon, FR @ Halle Tony Garnier (Tix)
11/08 — Montpellier, FR @ Sud De France Arena (Tix)
11/10 — Barcelona, ES @ Palau Sant Jordi (Tix)
11/11 — Madrid, ES @ Wizink Centre (Tix)
11/13 — Toulouse, FR @ Zenith (Tix)
11/14 — Bordeaux, FR @ Arkea Arena (Tix)
11/15 — Nantes, FR @ Zenith (Tix)
11/17 — Frankfurt, DE @ Festhalle (Tix)
11/18 — Strasbourg, FR @ Zenith (Tix)
11/19 — Basel, CH @ St. Jakobshalle
11/21 — Stuttgart, DE @ Hanns-martin-schleyer-halle (Tix)
11/22 — Koln, DE @ Lanxess Arena (Tix)
11/23 — Antwerp, BE @ Sportpaleis
11/25 — Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome
11/27 — Lievin, FR @ Stade (Tix)
11/28 — Paris, FR @ Accor Arena (Tix)
12/01 — Dublin, IE @ 3Arena (Tix)
12/02 — Belfast, UK @ SSE Arena (Tix)
12/04 — Glasgow, UK @ Ovo Hydro (Tix)
12/06 — Leeds, UK @ First Direct Arena (Tix)
12/07 — Birmingham, UK @ Utilita Arena (Tix)
12/08 — Cardiff, UK @ Motorpoint Arena (Tix)
12/11 — London, UK @ Wembley OVO Arena (Tix)
12/12 — London, UK @ Wembley OVO Arena (Tix)
12/13 — London, UK @ Wembley OVO Arena (Tix)