The Cure

The Cure, from Crawley in Sussex, England, first took to the stage in 1978. Their breakthrough came in 1980 with the album Seventeen Seconds, which features their first hit single “A Forest.” To date, the band has played around 1,800 concerts and released several concert films, books and more. In 2019, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Their catalogue includes classics such as “Boys Don’t Cry,” “Just Like Heaven,” “Lovesong,” “Inbetween Days,” “Pictures of You,” “Lullaby,” and “Friday I’m In Love,” as well as some of the most influential albums in modern pop history: Seventeen Seconds, Pornography, Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, Disintegration, and Wish. At the end of last year, they returned with their first new album in sixteen years: Songs of a Lost World, which was met with rave reviews. This year followed Mixes of a Lost World, a stunning remix album. Over the past 47 years, the band has had a total of 13 members. In 2026, five of them will take the stage: Robert Smith (vocals and guitar), Simon Gallup (bass), Jason Cooper (drums), Roger O’Donnell (keyboards), and Reeves Gabrels (guitar).