SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Geffen Records/Ticket Master) - Tickets for the highly anticipated Curiosa Festival 2004 will go on sale this weekend, June 12th, for most cities. The tour kicks off July 24th in West Palm Beach, Florida and continues through the end of August (see below for dates and cities).
The idea came last Fall after The Cure headlined the KROQ Festival. They decided to spend the coming Summer touring the USA with bands they enjoy.
The Cure put together a wish list and handpicked the lineup for this summer's Curiosa Festival 2004.
The main stage will host The Cure, Interpol, The Rapture and Mogwai. A second stage will also be part of the festivities showcasing the talent of Thursday, Muse, Cursive, Melissa Auf Der Maur, The Cooper Temple Clause and Head Automatica. Second stage performers will rotate throughout the tour.
For the first time, Ticketmaster.com will offer concert ticket purchasers the option to add a CD purchase into the ticket transaction. Cure fans will be able to pre-order the deluxe DVD version of the new Cure CD, The Cure, along with a limited edition button set. The charge for the CD will be conveniently added to the ticket purchase and not require a separate credit card transaction.
The Cure is currently overseas gearing up for European Festivals as well as the U.S. Curiosa dates, while here in the States the first single from their upcoming self-titled release is moving up the charts. "The End Of The World" is currently at No 24 on the Modern Rock radio chart and climbing fast.
The new self-titled disc will be the band's 13th studio record and their first album of new music since 2000's Bloodflowers. The Cure was recorded at London's Olympic Studios, with Ross Robinson (Korn, At The Drive In, Slipknot) producing and arrives in stores June 29th on Ross Robinson's imprint label, I Am Records, through Geffen Records.
Below is a current list of tour dates and venues for the Curiosa Festival 2004. More cities and venues will be announced shortly.
July 24th, West Palm Beach, FL Sound Advise Amphitheater
July 25th, Tampa, FL, Tampa Bay Amphitheatre
July 28th, Nashville, TN, Starwood Amphitheatre
July 29th, Atlanta, GA, HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
July 31st, New York, NY, Randall's Island
August 1st, Camden, NJ, Tweeter Center
August 3rd, Cincinnati, OH, Riverbend Music Center
August 4th, Cleveland, OH, Blossom Music Center
August 6th, Columbia, MD, Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 7th, Boston, MA, Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts
August 9th, Toronto, ON, Molson Amphitheatre
August 11th, Detroit, MI, DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 12th, Chicago, IL, Tweeter Center
August 14th, Dallas, TX, Smirnoff Music Centre
August 15th, Houston, TX, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 17th, Denver, CO, Coors Amphitheatre
August 18th, Salt Lake City, UT, USANA Amphitheatre
August 27th, Los Angeles, CA, Home Depot Center
