The Cure returned to Australia this week for what was only their 5th tour in a three decade career.
The line-up features founder Robert Smith with Simon Gallop who joined in 1979, left in1982 and rejoined1985, Jason Cooper who joined in 1995 and Porl Thompson who has been in the band since 1985.Although a new album is imminent, The Cure kept this show to the greatest hits plus a few surprises. The biggest surprise for the die-hard fans was the third encore, made up of songs from the first album UK and first US releases
The set-list for the Rod Laver Arena show, Melbourne, August 12, 2007 was:
Open (from Wish, 1992)
Fascination Street (from Disintergration, 1989)
alt.end (from The Cure, 2004)
The Blood (from The Head On The Door, 1985)
A Night Like This (from The Head On The Door, 1985)
The Walk (from Japanese Whispers, 1984)
The End Of The World (from The Cure, 2004)
Lullaby (from Disintergration, 1989)
Lovesong (from Disintergration, 1989)
Pictures Of You (from Disintergration, 1989)
Hot Hot Hot (from Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, 1987)
Push (from The Head On The Door, 1985)
In Between Days (from The Head On The Door, 1985)
How Beautiful You Are (from Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, 1987)
Just Like Heaven (from Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, 1987)
Shake Dog Shake (from The Top, 1984)
Us Or Them (from The Cure, 2004)
Never Enough (from Galore, 1997)
From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea (from Wish, 1992)
Wrong Number (from Galore, 1997)
Shiver And Shake (from Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, 1987)
End (from Wish, 1992)
Encore 1:
If Only Tonight We Could Sleep (from Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, 1987)
The Kiss (from Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, 1987)
Encore 2:
Friday I'm In Love (from Wish, 1992)
Let's Go To Bed (from Japanese Whispers, 1984)
Close To Me (from The Head On The Door, 1985)
Why Can't I Be You? (from Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me, 1987)
Encore 3:
Three Imaginary Boys (from Three Imaginary Boys, 1979)
Fire In Cairo (from Three Imaginary Boys, 1979)
Boys Don't Cry (from Boys Don't Cry, 1980)
Jumping Someone Else's Train (from Boys Don't Cry, 1980)
Grinding Halt (from Three Imaginary Boys, 1979)
10.15 Saturday Night (from Three Imaginary Boys, 1979)
Killing An Arab (from Boys Don't Cry, 1980)
