The college-rock heroes are still going strong three decades after they began.
RESCHEUDLE DATE. All tickets held for the 2007 North American Cure shows will be valid for the re-scheduled 2008 shows.
Out of all the bands that emerged in the immediate aftermath of punk rock in the late '70s, The Cure was one of the most enduring and popular. Led through numerous incarnations by guitarist/vocalist Robert Smith, the band became notorious for their slow, gloomy dirges and Smith's ghoulish appearance. But the public image often hid the diversity of the Cure's music. At the outset, they played jagged, edgy pop songs and they slowly evolved into a more textured outfit. As one of the bands that laid the seeds for goth rock, the group created towering layers of guitars and synthesizers, but by the time goth caught on in the mid-'80s, the Cure had moved away from the genre. By the end of the '80s, the Cure had crossed over into the mainstream not only in their native England, but also in the United States and in various parts of Europe. Some of The Cure's classic hits include "Just Like Heaven", "Lovesong", "Pictures of You" and "Friday I'm In Love".
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