The Cure 2016-06-07
Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN
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British goth rock legends the Cure will return to the Twin Cities for the first time in 20 years when they headline St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center on June 7.
The Cure emerged in 1978 with a tense, post-punk sound that later expanded into goth and psychedelic rock, off-kilter pop and even dance music. The band’s first five albums established the Cure as underground cult heroes and set the stage for their commercial breakthrough with 1985’s “The Head on the Door.â€
Thanks to heavy MTV airplay and lead singer Robert Smith’s memorable look, the Cure sold more than 5 million albums over the next decade, including the double-platinum 1989 release, “Disintegration.†The Cure last played a local show at the Target Center in July 1996 on a tour promoting that year’s “Wild Mood Swings.â€
In the time since, the Cure has slowed down their studio output and focused on touring. In the past two decades, they have released three albums, the most recent of which was 2008’s “4:13 Dream.†The current tour promises to include “37 years of Cure songs, mixing hits, rarities, favorites and as yet unreleased tracks in a brand new stage production.â€
The current Cure lineup features Smith and longtime bassist Simon Gallup joined by Roger O’Donnell on keyboards, Jason Cooper on drums and former David Bowie collaborator Reeves Gabrels on guitar.
The Cure emerged in 1978 with a tense, post-punk sound that later expanded into goth and psychedelic rock, off-kilter pop and even dance music. The band’s first five albums established the Cure as underground cult heroes and set the stage for their commercial breakthrough with 1985’s “The Head on the Door.â€
Thanks to heavy MTV airplay and lead singer Robert Smith’s memorable look, the Cure sold more than 5 million albums over the next decade, including the double-platinum 1989 release, “Disintegration.†The Cure last played a local show at the Target Center in July 1996 on a tour promoting that year’s “Wild Mood Swings.â€
In the time since, the Cure has slowed down their studio output and focused on touring. In the past two decades, they have released three albums, the most recent of which was 2008’s “4:13 Dream.†The current tour promises to include “37 years of Cure songs, mixing hits, rarities, favorites and as yet unreleased tracks in a brand new stage production.â€
The current Cure lineup features Smith and longtime bassist Simon Gallup joined by Roger O’Donnell on keyboards, Jason Cooper on drums and former David Bowie collaborator Reeves Gabrels on guitar.
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