Tampa, Florida (Top40 Charts/ Suretone/ Geffen Records) - The Cure, one of the most revered British bands of the past quarter-century, have unveiled their plans for a U.S. headlining tour this fall kicking off
September 13th in Tampa, Florida (see below for all dates). Tickets begin going on sale as soon as June 28th . Check www.thecure.com for all on sale dates.
The band gear up for their trip to the U.S. as they put the final touches to their 13th studio record and first album of new music since 2004?s self titled release The Cure. The new album, as yet untitled, has been recorded in the U.K. with Robert Smith producing, and will be released on Suretone/Geffen Records this fall.
Led as always by lead singer/guitarist Robert Smith, the Cure line-up comprises longtime members bass player Simon Gallup, drummer Jason Cooper and, back in the band for a third time, guitarist Porl Thompson.
The Cure first formed in southern England in 1976 as Easy Cure. In 1978 the 'Easy' was dropped, and The Cure was signed to the Fiction label. In May 1979 their debut album Three Imaginary Boys was released to great acclaim.
Other landmark Cure albums include Pornography (1982), The Head on the Door (1985), Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me (1987), Disintegration (1989), Wish (1992), Wild Mood Swings (1996), the Grammy-nominated Bloodflowers (2000) and their last full length release, the self-titled set The Cure (2004). This past year saw the Suretone/Geffen release of Festival 2005, an award winning 5.1 DVD featuring 30 songs, shot by fans, band members and professionals during the summer of 2005?s European festival run.
Below is complete list of tour dates for The Cure with opening act 65 Days Of Static:
Thu-Sep-13 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
Sat-Sep-15 Atlanta, GA Gwinnett Center
Mon-Sep-17 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Bobcats Arena
Wed-Sep-19 Washington DC Patriot Center
Fri-Sep-21 Philadelphia , PA Wachovia Spectrum
Sun-Sep-23 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Tue-Sep-25 Boston, MA Agganis Arena
Wed-Sep-26 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
Thu-Sep-27 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Sat-Sep-29 Chicago, IL Allstate Arena
Tue-Oct-02 Denver, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Thu-Oct-04 Salt Lake City, UT E Center
Sat-Oct-06 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre - Download Festival
Mon-Oct-08 Seattle, WA Key Arena
Tue-Oct-09 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place
Thu-Oct-11 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
Sat-Oct-13 San Diego, CA Cox Arena
Sun-Oct-14 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
Tue-Oct-16 Houston, TX Toyota Center
Wed-Oct-17 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
