"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 5/17/24)
80
%
Based on
30
critic concert reviews
Real Live Certified
Artists are Real Live Certified if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critic Consensus
The Cure is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 5% of all live performers. Based on 232 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Cure is rated as an excellent live performer, with memorable shows that are worth seeing. The Cure concert reviews describe live shows and performances as extraordinary, retrospective, consistent, thunderous, melodic, astonishing, and whimsical.
Robert Smith is living his best life—and what a joy it is to just be along for the ride! Over the course of the Cure’s 29-song set at the Wells Fargo Center, Smith danced, laughed, grinned and played to the sold-out crowd with a welcome mirth.
Robert Smith of The Cure seems mysterious to many people. Having long pegged him as a gloomy gus, some observers scratch their heads when Robert unspools beautiful new music or simply expresses genuine sentimentality.