The Cure live in concert.
ON TOUR

The Cure

240
critic concert reviews
rock

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

85
%
Based on 
240
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
84
%
Based on 
7
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critics Consensus

Based on 240 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that The Cure is rated as an excellent live performer, with memorable shows that are worth watching. The Cure concert reviews describe live shows and performances as extraordinary, retrospective, consistent, thunderous, melodic, astonishing, and whimsical. The Cure is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers.

How long are their concerts?

How long are The Cure concerts? The Cure concerts usually last from one and a half hours to up to three hours long.

How much to book?

How much does it cost to book The Cure? To hire for a live performance or concert, the booking fees for The Cure range from $700,000 - $1,000,000, with The Cure's current estimated booking fee to be around $700,000.

On tour

Parc del Forum, Barcelona, Spain (June 4); Parque da Cidades Desportiva da Maia, Maia, Portugal (June 5); Pannonia Fields II, Nickelsdorf, Austria (June 11); Visarno Arena, Firenze, Italy (June 14); Ippodromo del Visarno, Florence, Italy (June 14); Seaclose Park, Newport, United Kingdom (June 18); Megaland, Landgraaf, Netherlands (June 19); Blackweir Fields, Cardiff, United Kingdom (June 24); Lotnisko Gdynia-Kosakowo, Gdynia, Poland (July 1); Werchter, Werchter, Belgium (July 2); Letisko, Trenčín, Slovakia (July 8); Parkbühne Wuhlheide, Berlin, Germany (July 10); Parkbühne Wuhlheide, Berlin, Germany (July 11); Parkbühne Wuhlheide, Berlin, Germany (July 12); Telekom Center Athens, Athens, Greece (July 14); OAKA Open Air, Athens, Greece (July 15); Marlay Park; Banffy Castle, Dublin, Ireland; Bonțida, Romania (June 26; Jul 16); Roskilde Festival; Plovdiv Rowing Canal, Roskilde, Denmark; Plovdiv, Bulgaria (June 27; Jul 17); Ormeau Park; Arènes de Nimes, Belfast, United Kingdom; Nimes, France (June 28; Jul 24); Tøyenparken, Oslo, Norway (August 12); Slottsskogen, Göteborg, Sweden (August 13); Wythenshawe Park, Manchester, United Kingdom (August 21); Royal Highland Showground, Ingliston, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (August 23)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
Crawley, United Kingdom (1977 - present)
Bio
The Cure are a rock band which formed in 1976 in Crawley, England, United Kingdom.
Has Performed With
The Twilight Sad
Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

The Guardian (UK)

November 3, 2024
80
%
Material from new album Songs of a Lost World fits perfectly amid two hours’ worth of back-catalogue hits, all performed with giddy intensity

Exclaim (Canada)

November 2, 2024
%
The Cure Proved There's Still More Shadow to Explore in London

Louder Sound

November 2, 2024
100
%
At the intimate Troxy venue, The Cure celebrate the newly released Songs Of A Lost World and so much more, offering three hours of surprises, singalongs and pure emotion

Chicago Concert Reviews (USA)

September 17, 2023
%
“Just Like Heaven” when gothic gods The Cure wrap Riot Fest alongside The Dresden Dolls, AFI

Tampa Bay Times (USA)

June 30, 2023
%
The English rockers’ Thursday concert at Amalie Arena was worth the 15-year wait.

The Boston Globe (USA)

June 19, 2023
%
The Cure reward fans with a career-spanning set that’s almost like heaven

Live in Limbo (Canada)

June 17, 2023
%
The Cure brought their Shows of a Lost World North American tour to Toronto on Wednesday night. It feels like it’s been too long since we’ve seen Robert Smith and the boys here.

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Image Credit

Bill Ebbesen [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

Boys Don’t Cry (86 Mix) (30 January 2026)