photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin

The Cure conclude their three-night run at Beacon Theater in NYC tonight (Sunday, 11/27). Like on Friday (pictures in this post) and Saturday, they'll be reflecting back on their career, like this:

SET 1 (approx 40 minutes)
'THREE IMAGINARY BOYS' (1979)
The Cure Trio - ROBERT SMITH: Voice & Guitar / SIMON GALLUP: Bass / JASON COOPER: Drums

SET 2 (approx 40 minutes)
'SEVENTEEN SECONDS' (1980)
The Cure Quartet - ROBERT SMITH: Voice & Guitar / SIMON GALLUP: Bass / JASON COOPER: Drums / ROGER O'DONNELL: Keys

SET 3 (approx 40 minutes)
'FAITH' (1981)
The Cure Quintet - ROBERT SMITH: Voice & Guitar / SIMON GALLUP: Bass / JASON COOPER: Drums / ROGER O'DONNELL: Keys & Percussion / LAURENCE TOLHURST: Keys & Percussion

SET 4 (approx 30 minutes)
'ENCORES' of the period...

The United States only got these special Cure shows in NYC (these shows at Beacon Theater) and in LA (at Pantages Theatre last week). You can look at the setlists from both cities, multiple encores included, along with more pictures and some videos from the first NYC show, below...

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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....

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photos by Chris Graham

May 25th, 2008 - George, Wa. (Sasquatch Festival at The Gorge)

Setlist: Underneath The Stars, Prayers For Rain, A Night Like This, The End of the World, Lovesong, To Wish Impossible Things, Pictures Of You, Lullaby, Fascination Street, The Perfect Boy, Hot Hot Hot, alt.end, Sleep When I'm Dead, Push, Inbetween Days, Just Like Heaven, A Letter To Elise, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, The Only One, The Walk, Shake Dog Shake, Never Enough, Wrong Number, One Hundred Years, Baby Rag Dog Book

1st encore: A Forest
2nd encore: Boys Don't Cry, Jumping Someone Else's Train, Grinding Halt, 10:15 Saturday Night, Killing An Arab

Total = 31 songs.

Show notes:
The Cure arrived at 7:56.
Cure started at 10:10 / show ended at 12:43.

Ben from Death Cab For Cutie dedicated their song "I Will Follow You Into The Dark" to The Cure. Also said he's wearing all black because he's so damn excited to see The Cure.
[CHAIN OF FLOWERS]

Currently in California, it is almost a month before The Cure reach NYC to end their tour by playing shows at MSG and Radio City Music Hall. More Sasquatch pictures and info on new releases below...

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