Onsdag 12. august 2026
The band opened the show with «Alone», from their recent album «Songs of a Lost World», while Robert Smith slowly walked on stage and surveyed the audience as if he wanted to acknowledge each person in the audience. Then they continued with the usual suspects: «Pictures of You», «High», «Lovesong», «Fascination Street», «In Between Days», «Just like Heaven» and «A Forest». A very atmospheric but slow first half of the show.
Things became more upbeat and alive during the encore. «The Lovecats», «The Walk», «Friday I’m in Love», «Close to Me» and «Boys Don’t Cry» gave a final boost to the crowd. A great way, yet predictable, way to finish the show.
Robert Smith’s voice sounded great, and even if he doesn’t say much between songs, his charm is undeniable. The rest of the band members were also in great shape with the recent addition of Eden Gallup (Simon Gallup’s son) on guitar and keyboards.
The Cure have a vast catalogue, and they are well known to deliverer long sets of 30+ songs which usually covers most of the songs that people want to hear. Although last night’s concert was a shorter set, it felt too much like a strange ‘’déjà vu’’ with an identical set design, projections and setlist as the 3 previous tours. Out of the 28 songs played last night, around 24 were part of the core setlist of the previous 3 visits. So it felt very refreshing to hear «alt.end», «The Last Day of Summer», «Secrets» and «Mint Car». In recent interviews, Robert Smith mentioned that the new album was finish, so it could have been nice to hear 2-3 new songs.
The Cure have blown my mind several times over the years; but last night they did not. Overall, it was a strong headline performance from a band that still knows exactly how to create an atmosphere, give a great show and connect with its loyal audience… But… 4.5/6
Tekst: Olivier Fillion Boutin
Foto: Johannes Andersen
Relatert