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'Epic' Cure show for TCT
Plus they spill beans about new record
02 April 06 - The Cure have given 6 Music an exclusive taster of their forthcoming new album.It follows their one-off show at London's Royal Albert Hall last night (Sat) which marked the grand finale to the week-long Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) series, also featuring Goldfrapp, Bloc Party and Razorlight.
The veteran goth rockers took a break from working on the new material, to play an epic three-hour set which spanned their 30-year career and featured the return of former guitarist Porl Thompson.
Afterwards, frontman Robert Smith told 6 Music how their stripped back show - minus keyboards - was a trial for the forthcoming album:
"The idea of playing with this four-piece, without introducing other people, and recreating some of the songs with a pared down sound, is what we are all trying to do with the next record.
"We have four bits in the song and they all work so well, that we do not want any other bits. That's the point of doing this."
He revealed that they went into the studio two weeks ago, and consequently it was odd to play such a long concert that revisited all their old material.
The singer added: "But we all thought it would be a nice way to remember why we are in the studio - and I think it worked."
"We all thought it would be a nice way to remember why we are in the studio - and I think it worked."However, when probed about how the song's were shaping up, Robert said he hated bands who bigged up their new records.
Robert Smith
But he did tell 6 Music they took the step of going into the studio as the band believed they "did have enough good songs for it to be worthwhile".
He added: "As to what it's like, I actually have no idea at the moment."
FULL SETLIST
OPEN
FASCINATION STREET
ALT.END
THE BLOOD
A NIGHT LIKE THIS
THE END OF THE WORLD
PLAY FOR TODAY
IF ONLY TONIGHT WE COULD SLEEP
THE KISS
SHAKE DOG SHAKE
US OR THEM
NEVER ENOUGH
SIGNAL TO NOISE
THE FIGUREHEAD
A STRANGE DAY
PUSH
IN BETWEEN DAYS
JUST LIKE HEAVEN
FROM THE EDGE OF THE DEEP GREEN SEA
AT NIGHT
THE DROWNING MAN
M
THE BABY SCREAMS
ONE HUNDRED YEARS
SHIVER AND SHAKE
END
LULLABY
HOT HOT HOT
LET'S GO TO BED
FRIDAY I'M IN LOVE
WHY CAN'T I BE YOU
encore
THREE IMAGINARY BOYS
FIRE IN CAIRO
GRINDING HALT
10.15 SATURDAY NIGHT
KILLING AN ARAB
Encore
BOYS DON'T CRY
A FOREST
Kellie Redmond
