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Posted in music on June 23, 2008
The Cure played Radio City Music Hall, NYC - pic & setlist
The Cure's Robert Smith @ RCMH, NYC - June 22, 2008 (katdlr)
At Radio City Music Hall on Saturday night the band methodically laid out each part of its musical patterns: drumbeats from Jason Cooper, bass lines from Simon Gallup, overlapping guitar hooks from Porl Thompson and Mr. Smith. The band relies on the orderliness shared by Minimalism and dance music, letting Mr. Smith's voice smudge and puncture the musical grids. In its current four-man lineup, the Cure can pound and drive like a punky new wave band, particularly in the songs it has been releasing as previews of its 13th album, due in September. More often it lets the guitars reverberate, with the music swelling to match the yearning in Mr. Smith's lyrics. [NY Times]The Cure played MSG one night earlier - the same night My Morning Jacket was playing Radio City. The Cure Radio City setlist below....
June 21st, 2008 - New York, NY (Radio City Music Hall)
Adagio For Strings (Intro), Out of This World, Want, alt.end, The Baby Screams, The End of the World, Lovesong, A Letter To Elise, The Big Hand, Pictures of You, Lullaby, Catch, The Perfect Boy, Kyoto Song, Other Voices, The Only One, Hot Hot Hot, Sleep When I'm Dead, Doing The Unstuck, Push, Inbetween Days, Just Like Heaven, Charlotte Sometimes, The Hanging Garden, One Hundred Years, BloodflowersCompare that to the MSG setlist.1st encore: Freakshow, Close To Me, Why Can't I Be You?
2nd encore: Boys Don't Cry, Jumping Someone Else's Train, Grinding Halt, 10:15 Saturday Night, Killing An Arab
3rd encore:A Forest, ForeverTotal = 35 songs.
Soundcheck: The Hanging Garden, Out Of This World, The Holy Hour, Bloodflowers.
65DOS started at 8:01 / ended at 8:35.
The Cure started at 9:05 / Main set ended at 11:12.
North American 4Tour ended at Midnight.
[A Chain of Flowers]
Posted on June 23, 2008 11:36 AM
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Comments (12)
great shot
Posted by Anonymous | June 23, 2008 11:40 AM
"Adagio For Strings (Intro)"
Geez, what a downer of a way to kick off a concert.
Posted by Morrissey | June 23, 2008 11:44 AM
wow. mr. smith is looking round and old with age.
Posted by Anonymous | June 23, 2008 11:44 AM
DONT JUMP LINDA RONSTADT
Posted by WEEMO FONTAINE, KING OF PLANTS AND DESTROYER OF DREAMS: THE RENAISSANCE CONTINUES. WHO TURNED OFF MY | June 23, 2008 11:57 AM
it was a fantastic concert! the band sounded tight, which the rcmh acoustics only magnified. the cure definitely sounded better than a lot of the emo-tastic bands out there today, despite their age/looks/what have you.
robert smith's "gawky movements" were a bit theatrical, and related well to the theater space and its audience. his climb up the side stairs amazing, slightly taunting the security.
by the end of the night, the entire auditorium was dancing in a trance. the energy was great... and we didn't want to go... ;)
Posted by Anonymous | June 23, 2008 12:13 PM
go away, weemo.
Posted by Anonymous | June 23, 2008 12:16 PM
Any one have pictures from Radio City?
Posted by Anonymous | June 23, 2008 12:21 PM
Weemo, the lyric goes, "jumping someone else's train," not, "jumping Linda Ronstadt."
Posted by Anonymous | June 23, 2008 12:22 PM
Leave Robert alone. He's a great songwriter.
Posted by jameskittie | June 23, 2008 1:39 PM
c'mon. i'm sure there's a goth yoga class somewhere for goth's sake.
Posted by Anonymous | June 23, 2008 2:32 PM
i don't get why people are disappointed when the cure does something slow, mopey etc.. . . that's what they're famous for. Why do people make comments about "too man slow songs" "too many depressing songs" " what a downer way to start a concert" (i know not all of these comments were made on this page but i've read a bunch of reviews and lots of these complaints are made)
Posted by Anonymous | June 24, 2008 4:57 PM
good point. it's like saying vampire weekend sucks. i mean, they're supposed to. jeez.
Posted by Anonymous | June 25, 2008 4:14 PM