Years Active: 1984-2008
Band Members: Perry Bamonte, Phil Thornalley, Porl Thompson, Andy Anderson, Boris Williams, Robert Smith, Roger O'Donnell, Mathieu Hartley, Michael Dempsey, Jason Cooper, Laurence Tolhurst, Simon Gallup
Influenced by: Siouxsie and the Banshees, Joy Division, Klee, The Sex Pistols
Genre: Rock & Alternative
Shop for The Cure Music
From Our Blogs
Apr 20 2009 6:00AM
by Benjy Eisen
Filed under: Concerts and Tours, News
Spinner: The Cure closed out Coachella 2009 with a surprise ending that even they didn't plan -- by having the plug pulled on them. After a set that ran nearly three hours (right around 12:40 AM which, technically, was past curfew) the plug was pulled as the ... Read moreApr 02 2009 10:00AM
by Spinner Staff
Filed under: The Hit List
Spinner: Charlotte Sometimes Inspired by the Cure's 'Charlotte Sometimes' Jessica Charlotte Poland says both she and the Cure took the phrase from a children's novel "about this girl who gets trapped in time and has to be someone else while trying to get back ... Read moreApr 02 2009 10:00AM
by Spinner Staff
Filed under: The Hit List
Spinner: The Get Up Kids Inspired by the Cure's 'Suburban Get Up Kids' 'Suburban Get Up Kids' was close, but no cigar: Singer Matt Pryor's previous bands all had names that began with S, so they dropped the 'Suburban.' More important, they thought they'd ... Read more
Videos (13)
Songs (8)
Albums (21)
ADVERTISEMENT
The Cure News
All News
AOL Music News
Blogs
-
03/03/09
Robert Smith Hits Back at 'Idiot Critics' Cure frontman Robert Smith ruffled a few feath...
Spinner
-
09/17/08
The Cure's Robert Smith Blasts iTunes Cure frontman Robert Smith has come out swinging a...
Spinner
-
06/02/08
The Cure Give a Taste of New Album at Hollywood Bowl "This is a new one still," Cure fro...
Spinner
-
05/29/09
The Cure's Robert Smith names his Top 30 songs of the '80s Robert Smith of The Cure host...
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg FL
-
04/16/09
Tampa entertainment calendar As part of the series, Stephanie Carpenter and Rebekkah Pul...
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg FL
-
03/03/09
Robert Smith Hits Back at 'Idiot Critics' Cure frontman Robert Smith ruffled a few feath...
Spinner
-
03/02/09
Robert Smith Clarifies His Radiohead Comments "You can't allow other people to put a pri...
Pitchfork Media
-
03/02/09
Robert Smith Clarifies Radiohead Comment "I AM NOT CONFUSING 'ARTISTIC VALUE' WITH 'COMM...
Stereogum
-
03/01/09
Watch Out U.S., Brit Rockers Franz Ferdinand Get Ready to Invade: Review The U.K. rocker...
Bloomberg.com
-
02/27/09
New Music: Art Brut: "Catch" (The Cure cover) [Stream] Art Brut "haven't read the NME in...
Pitchfork Media
-
02/26/09
Scoop: Producers desperate to keep Jewel ‘Dancing’ "Dancing with the Stars" producers ar...
MSNBC
-
02/26/09
Blur, Oasis steal the show at NME Awards Nearly 15 years after they first locked horns, ...
The Hollywood Reporter
-
02/25/09
spoke with Musicradar The Cure's frontman Robert Smith says he "disagreed violently" wit...
Alternative Press Magazine
-
02/20/09
Cure fans caught in ticket fiasco Some 500 fans of The Cure have been left out of pocket...
BBC Radio 1
-
02/09/09
The Cure Bring Carson Daly "Sleep When I'm Dead" Robert Smith and compatriots have been ...
Stereogum
-
01/23/09
REAL ROBERT SMITH ONLINE SO, ALTHOUGH UNLIKELY TO UPDATE OFTEN (SO DONT BE SAD IF HE DOE...
Geffen
-
01/23/09
The Cure - "A Pink Dream" (Sound Affects) How many times have you heard a b-side of one ...
PopMatters
-
12/19/08
The Cure: Renewed And Rocking World Cafe , December 19, 2008 - Over the course of its lo...
NPR
-
12/12/08
The Cure Bring Leno "The Perfect Boy" The Cure Bring Leno "The Perfect Boy" Last night...
Stereogum
-
12/08/08
THE CURE COMES STATESIDE FOR LATE NIGHT TV PERFORMANCES - HEADLINES KROQ ALMOST ACOUSTIC CHRISTMAS DECEMBER 14TH
Geffen
-
12/04/08
The Cure still crying I am sure we have all heard one of The Cure's songs, or a remake.
The State - Columbia SC
-
11/30/08
Keane sharpens pop sound but doesn't forget the lyrics On its last two discs, especially...
The Blade - Toledo OH
-
11/20/08
CD Review: The Cure's newest a catchy, experimental record Apparently some people aren't...
UWIRE
-
11/18/08
'4:13' Dream' Misses the Mark There's no other way to say it: The Cure's newest album, "...
UWIRE
-
11/12/08
List The Cure Songs With The Best Lyrics and Win an Autographed CD! Jamsbio was so impre...
Geffen
-
11/09/08
Two of jazz's best team up for 'Our Delight' It is no surprise James Moody and Hank Jone...
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh PA
-
11/08/08
Video Even so, when "Feel Good Ghosts" was released in April, Minowa announced that Clou...
The Morning Call - Allentown PA
-
11/07/08
Rank Your Favorite Songs By The Cure on Jamsbio and Win A Signed Poster Go to Jamsbio an...
Geffen
-
11/03/08
The Cure: '4:13 Dream' The first track on the last Cure album crept in through an open w...
The Arizona Republic - Phoenix AZ
-
11/02/08
Pink familiar but still fun Pink is a rare bird: a pop star who gets real and gets on th...
Akron Beacon Journal - Akron OH
-
10/31/08
CD Review: '4:13 Dream' no cure for sadness Lead singer Robert Smith, a year shy of 50, ...
UWIRE
-
10/31/08
The Cure: 4:13 Dream By all accounts, the process of making a record grows more grueling...
Pitchfork Media
-
10/28/08
The Cure return with raw, stripped-down approach: review Robert Smith may be on the cusp...
JAM! Showbiz
-
04/20/09
Coachella `09 Shows Off Its Eclectic Roots With My Bloody Valentine, The Cure, Public Enemy
Rock and Roll Daily
-
04/20/09
Coachella: Paul McCartney, the Cure ignore curfews. The cost? Paul McCartney 's opening ...
Buzz Bands
-
04/20/09
Coachella ‘09: Is it time to downsize to two days again? I bet next year it actually is ...
Soundcheck - OCRegister.com
-
04/20/09
Coachella ‘09: My Bloody Valentine, Yeah Yeah Yeahs Wisely, if not popularly, much of Su...
Soundcheck - OCRegister.com
-
03/27/09
HOW TO BUY...THE CURE! They've been putting existential dread to a pop soundtrack since ...
Mojo
-
03/03/09
Robert Smith Hits Back at 'Idiot Critics' Cure frontman Robert Smith ruffled a few feath...
Spinner
-
03/02/09
Robert Smith Is Not Sorry [The Radiohead Model] After making some disparaging comments a...
Idolator
-
02/13/09
Three Way Climax Around the time this blog began, there were a lot of dancehall acts mak...
Flux
-
02/12/09
Ex-Vike Robert Smith Goes To The Blog Mattresses Against Mike Florio [Media Meltdowns] A...
Deadspin
-
02/06/09
Single Minded: Death Cab Cover the Cure, Gaslight Anthem Rule “Letterman” Ben Gibbard pr...
Rock and Roll Daily
-
02/03/09
New Album Releases 02/03/09: Dierks Bentley, Melibda Dolittle, Graham Nash, Chick Corea/Hiromi, The Fray, The Cure & More
Blogcritics.org Music
-
02/01/09
Music Review: Underworld: Rise of the Lycans - Original Soundtrack I usually don't pay m...
Blogcritics.org Music
-
01/30/09
Coachella ‘09: Immense potential for the 10th anniversary bash After weeks of heated ant...
Soundcheck - OCRegister.com
-
01/09/09
easy heaven - the cure vs the commodores This week, I wanted to give you a treat to get ...
Pop Bytes
-
12/30/08
The Cure This Christmas we have been advised to think 'Winter' for Disc of The Day. So, ...
Mojo
-
11/25/08
Depeche Mode's Web Admin Mashes The Cure with The Commodores Daniel Barassi, who has run...
Listening Post
-
11/20/08
The Cure, the Killers, more to play Night 2 of Acoustic Christmas The Killers were an ea...
Soundcheck - OCRegister.com
-
10/28/08
The Cure Return With Raw, Stripped-Down Approach Robert Smith may be on the cusp of turn...
Starpulse News Blog
-
10/28/08
New Album Releases 10/28/08: Ryan Adams, The Cure, Eagles Of Death Metal, Kaiser Chiefs, Pink, Snow Patrol, Cradle Of Filth, Toby Keith, John Legend, Squarepusher & More
Blogcritics.org Music
-
10/14/08
The Cure Debut Entire New Album At Free Concert in Rome Even though their new album 4:13...
Rock and Roll Daily
-
09/17/08
The Cure's Robert Smith Blasts iTunes Cure frontman Robert Smith has come out swinging a...
Spinner
-
07/22/08
How to Make Indie Music Pay Three albums come out today; all of them might be called "In...
The Culture Czar
-
06/02/08
The Cure Give a Taste of New Album at Hollywood Bowl "This is a new one still," Cure fro...
Spinner
-
06/01/08
Tragic, romantic, epic: The Cure goes all out at the Bowl I feel like hyperbole has been...
Soundcheck - OCRegister.com
