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Shows of a Lost World
Tour by the Cure
Promotional poster for the initial North American concert dates
Location
Associated albumSongs of a Lost World
Start date6 October 2022 (2022-10-06)
End date10 December 2023 (2023-12-10)
Legs3
No. of shows86
Supporting acts

Shows of a Lost World was a concert tour by British rock band the Cure.

The tour began in October 2022, with frontman Robert Smith promising that the band's new album Songs of a Lost World would come out before the tour's commencement.[1] While the band played unreleased songs from the album, it was ultimately not released in 2022.

The North American leg of the tour sold over 547,000 tickets and grossed $37.5 million over 35 shows, making it the highest-grossing tour of the band's career to date.[2] The South American leg of the tour commenced in September 2023 and consists of three standalone concerts and four festival appearances.[3]

The album was finally released on 1 November 2024, nearly a year after the conclusion of the tour.

Background

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On 6 December 2021, the Cure announced a 44-date European tour in 2022, also mentioning the release of an unannounced 67-minute new album. The Twilight Sad were named as openers for all dates.[4] In May 2022, Robert Smith said that the band's new album Songs of a Lost World was almost finished and would be released before the tour began.[5]

The tour began on 6 October 2022 at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia with the album still unreleased, although the Cure debuted two songs from it live, "Alone" and "Endsong".[6] On 10 October in Stockholm, the Cure debuted another new song, "And Nothing is Forever",[7] and on 20 October, the band premiered a fourth new song, "I Can Never Say Goodbye", in Kraków.[8] On 4 November in Milan, the Cure debuted a fifth new song, "A Fragile Thing".[9]

In March 2023, the Cure announced a 30-date leg of the Shows of a Lost World tour across the United States and Canada. All shows also featured the Twilight Sad as a supporting act.[10] On 5 April, Smith announced that second dates had been added in San Diego, Montreal, and Atlanta and a new show had been added in Portland, bringing the scheduled number of concerts to 34.[11] On 27 April, a second show in San Francisco was announced, bringing the tour to 35 dates.[12] On 23 May in Los Angeles, the Cure performed another new song, "Another Happy Birthday", which dated back to 1997.[13] However, this song did not make the final album.[14]

On 21 June 2023, the band announced that it would be headlining four Primavera Sound festivals across South America and on 23 June it announced three standalone concerts with the Twilight Sad and Just Mustard performing as support acts.[15][16]

Ticket sales

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Tickets for the North American leg of the tour were sold through Ticketmaster. When registration for ticket sales opened on 10 March, the band announced that tickets would be non-transferrable and that the band would not be using dynamic pricing, a process where ticketsellers alter prices given high or low demand, nor selling platinum tickets in order to keep tickets affordable for fans and to reduce the ability of resellers to resell tickets. Ticketholders would only be able to resell the tickets for face value on a ticket exchange.[17] These choices led to tickets for the tour selling for an average of $68.57.[18] On 15 March, Robert Smith tweeted that dynamic pricing was a "greedy scam" that artists chose to participate in. When asked for comment by Rolling Stone, StubHub, the biggest ticket reselling platform in the US, criticised the restrictions on ticket transferability, StubHub claimed they hurt consumer choice and encouraged artists to keep tickets transferrable.[19] On 31 March, Smith said that 7,000 tickets that had been listed for resale on secondary markets had been identified and cancelled.[20]

Ticket sales opened on 15 March. Soon after ticket sales opened, some fans posted screenshots on social media showing that the additional fees added onto the ticket prices were high relative to the price of the ticket, sometimes exceeding the price of the ticket itself. On 16 March, Smith tweeted that he was sickened by how high the additional fees were and would be asking how they were justified.[19] The next day, Smith tweeted that after negotiations, Ticketmaster had agreed to refund a portion of the ticket fees as a gesture of goodwill. Buyers who had purchased the lowest-priced tickets would receive $10 and all other buyers would receive $5. He also said that tickets purchased after that day would incur lower fees.[21]

Set list

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This set list is representative of the show on 10 May 2023, in New Orleans.[22] It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Alone"
  2. "Pictures of You"
  3. "A Night Like This"
  4. "Lovesong"
  5. "And Nothing Is Forever"
  6. "The Last Day of Summer"
  7. "A Fragile Thing"
  8. "Cold"
  9. "Burn"
  10. "Fascination Street"
  11. "Push"
  12. "Play for Today"
  13. "Shake Dog Shake"
  14. "From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea"
  15. "Endsong"
    Encore
  16. "I Can Never Say Goodbye"
  17. "Want"
  18. "A Thousand Hours"
  19. "At Night"
  20. "A Forest"
    Encore 2
  21. "Lullaby"
  22. "Six Different Ways"
  23. "The Walk"
  24. "Friday I'm in Love"
  25. "Doing the Unstuck"
  26. "Close to Me"
  27. "In Between Days"
  28. "Just Like Heaven"
  29. "Boys Don't Cry"

Tour dates

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European Leg[4]
Date City Country Venue Opening acts Attendance Revenue
6 October 2022 Riga Latvia Arena Riga The Twilight Sad — —
8 October 2022 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Arena
10 October 2022 Stockholm Sweden Avicii Arena
12 October 2022 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
13 October 2022 Gothenburg Sweden Scandinavium
14 October 2022 Copenhagen Denmark Royal Arena
16 October 2022 Hamburg Germany Barclaycard Arena
17 October 2022 Leipzig Quarterback Immobilien Arena
18 October 2022 Berlin Mercedes-Benz-Arena
20 October 2022 Kraków Poland Tauron Arena
21 October 2022 Łódź Atlas Arena
23 October 2022 Vienna Austria Marx Halle
24 October 2022 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena
26 October 2022 Budapest Hungary Budapest Sportaréna
27 October 2022 Zagreb Croatia Arena Zagreb
29 October 2022 Munich Germany Olympiahalle
31 October 2022 Bologna Italy Unipol Arena
1 November 2022 Florence Nelson Mandela Forum
3 November 2022 Padua Kioene Arena
4 November 2022 Milan Forum di Milano
6 November 2022 Geneva Switzerland Geneva Arena
7 November 2022 Lyon France Halle Tony Garnier
8 November 2022 Montpellier Sud de France Arena
10 November 2022 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi
11 November 2022 Madrid WiZink Center
13 November 2022 Toulouse France Zénith de Lille
14 November 2022 Bordeaux Arkéa Arena
15 November 2022 Nantes Zénith de Nantes Métropole
17 November 2022 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle Frankfurt
18 November 2022 Strasbourg France Zénith de Strasbourg
19 November 2022 Basel Switzerland St. Jakobshalle
21 November 2022 Stuttgart Germany Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
22 November 2022 Cologne Lanxess Arena
23 November 2022 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
25 November 2022 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome
27 November 2022 Liévin France Arena Stade Couvert de Liévin
28 November 2022 Paris Accor Arena
1 December 2022 Dublin Ireland 3Arena
2 December 2022 Belfast Northern Ireland SSE Arena
4 December 2022 Glasgow Scotland OVO Hydro
6 December 2022 Leeds England First Direct Arena
7 December 2022 Birmingham Utilita Arena
8 December 2022 Cardiff Wales Motorpoint Arena
11 December 2022 London England SSE Arena
North American Leg[23]
Date City Country Venue Opening acts Attendance Revenue
10 May 2023 New Orleans United States Smoothie King Center The Twilight Sad — —
12 May 2023 Houston Toyota Center
13 May 2023 Dallas Dos Equis Pavilion
14 May 2023 Austin Moody Center
16 May 2023 Albuquerque Isleta Amphitheater
18 May 2023 Glendale[a] Desert Diamond Arena
20 May 2023 Chula Vista[b] North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
21 May 2023
23 May 2023 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl
24 May 2023
25 May 2023
27 May 2023 Mountain View[c] Shoreline Amphitheatre
29 May 2023
31 May 2023 Portland Moda Center
1 June 2023 Seattle Climate Pledge Arena
2 June 2023 Vancouver Canada Rogers Arena
4 June 2023 Salt Lake City United States Vivint Smart Home Arena
6 June 2023 Greenwood Village[d] Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
8 June 2023 St. Paul[e] Xcel Energy Center
10 June 2023 Chicago United Center
11 June 2023 Cuyahoga Falls[f] Blossom Music Center
13 June 2023 Clarkston[g] Pine Knob Music Theatre
14 June 2023 Toronto Canada Budweiser Stage
16 June 2023 Montreal Bell Centre
17 June 2023
18 June 2023 Mansfield[h] United States Xfinity Center
20 June 2023 New York City Madison Square Garden
21 June 2023
22 June 2023
24 June 2023 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
25 June 2023 Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion
27 June 2023 Atlanta State Farm Arena
28 June 2023
29 June 2023 Tampa Amalie Arena
1 July 2023 Miami Kaseya Center
17 September 2023 Chicago Douglass Park[i] —
South American Leg[24]
Date City Country Venue Opening acts Attendance Revenue
19 November 2023 Mexico City Mexico Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez[j] — — —
22 November 2023 Lima Peru Estadio Universidad San Marcos The Twilight Sad
Just Mustard
25 November 2023 Buenos Aires Argentina Sarmiento Park[k] —
27 November 2023 Montevideo Uruguay Antel Arena Just Mustard
30 November 2023 Santiago Chile Estadio Monumental David Arellano Just Mustard
FrioLento
The Cruel Visions
3 December 2023 São Paulo Brazil Interlagos Circuit[l] —
7 December 2023 Asunción Paraguay Parque Olímpico[m] —
10 December 2023 Bogotá Colombia Movistar Arena[n] —


Notes

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  1. ^ Promoted as Phoenix.
  2. ^ Promoted as San Diego
  3. ^ Promoted as San Francisco.
  4. ^ Promoted as Denver.
  5. ^ Promoted as Minneapolis–Saint Paul.
  6. ^ Promoted as Cleveland.
  7. ^ Promoted as Detroit.
  8. ^ Promoted as Boston.
  9. ^ This show was part of Riot Fest.
  10. ^ This show was part of Corona Capital.
  11. ^ This show was part of Primavera Sound.
  12. ^ This show was part of Primavera Sound.
  13. ^ This show was part of Primavera Sound.
  14. ^ This show was part of Primavera Sound.

References

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  1. ^ Trendell, Andrew (19 May 2022). "The Cure give us an update on their "relentless" new album – and when to expect it". NME. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  2. ^ Frankenberg, Eric (12 July 2023). "The Cure Doubles Its Previous Best With $37.5 Million North American Tour". Billboard.
  3. ^ Teeple, Alice (25 June 2023). "The Cure Announce Headlining and Festival Gigs in Latin America". Post-Punk.com. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b Krol, Charlotte (6 December 2021). "The Cure announce UK and European tour for 2022". NME. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  5. ^ Trendell, Andrew (19 May 2022). "The Cure give us an update on their "relentless" new album – and when to expect it". NME. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  6. ^ Trendell, Andrew (6 October 2022). "The Cure debut new songs and welcome Perry Bamonte back to band as they kick off 2022 tour". NME. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  7. ^ Skinner, Tom (11 October 2022). "Watch The Cure debut another blissed-out new song 'And Nothing Is Forever'". NME. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  8. ^ Trendell, Andrew (20 October 2022). "Watch The Cure debut another devastating new song, 'I Can Never Say Goodbye'". NME. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Watch The Cure debut new song 'A Fragile Thing' in Italy". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  10. ^ Kaufman, Gil (9 March 2023). "The Cure Announce 2023 North American Tour Dates". Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  11. ^ Robinson, Ellie (6 April 2023). "The Cure add more dates to 2023 North American tour". NME. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  12. ^ "The Cure Official Site". The Cure. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  13. ^ Geraghty, Hollie (24 May 2023). "Watch The Cure debut new song 'Another Happy Birthday' on North American tour". NME. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  14. ^ Jones, Damian (4 November 2024). "Robert Smith reveals wife Mary helped finalise The Cure's 'Songs Of A Lost World' tracklist". NME. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  15. ^ "New South American Standalone Shows Announced". The Cure. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  16. ^ "South American 2023 Shows Announced". The Cure. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  17. ^ Millman, Ethan (10 March 2023). "The Cure Look to Limit Scalping, Platinum Prices on Upcoming Tour". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  18. ^ Dunworth, Liberty (19 July 2023). "The Cure break touring records despite Robert Smith's push for low ticket prices". NME. Retrieved 19 August 2023. As a result of his actions, the average ticket to see The Cure for their 2023 shows fared at around 37% less than other artists, and cost an average of $68.54.
  19. ^ a b Millman, Ethan (18 March 2023). "What the Hell Happened With the Cure's Tickets This Week?". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  20. ^ Kaufman, Gil (3 April 2023). "Robert Smith Says The Cure Got 7,000 Secondary Market Tickets Cancelled". Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  21. ^ Cain, Sian (17 March 2023). "The Cure's Robert Smith convinces Ticketmaster to refund 'unduly high' fees after fan anger". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  22. ^ Harrison, Scoop (11 May 2023). "The Cure Kick Off First American Tour in 7 Years: Video Setlist". Consequence. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  23. ^ "Previous Shows". The Cure. Archived from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  24. ^ "Shows". The Cure. Archived from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
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