A few weeks ago the Cure announced plans for a massive North American tour, but only included a few specific details, like stops in New York and Los Angeles. Now, Robert Smith and crew have detailed the remaining shows, but for us here in Boston, the teases remain.
What is confirmed: The Cure will play Boston on June 16. But the where is still a mystery.
While most of the stops along “The Cure Tour 2016” have venues, the Boston date does not (“On-sale and show info announced soon,” reads the Cure’s notes). Judging from the rest of the dates along the band’s itinerary, the options include the XFinity Center in Mansfield, Blue Hills Bank Pavilion, or the TD Garden. Though if availability is a factor (will the Bruins or Celtics be battling in the playoffs come mid-June?), don’t rule out the DCU Center in Worcester. Another dark horse possibility: Agganis Arena.
Of course, we’re spitballing here. We’ll know more for sure very soon, most likely.
“The Cure will be playing 27 shows in 22 North America cities next Spring, their first major tour of the continent since 2008,” the band announced this morning. “During the past 7 years the band has performed a number of ‘Reflections’ shows in LA and NYC, and headlined most of the major festivals, including Coachella, Lollapalooza, Bottlerock, Osheaga, two Austin City Limits, three Riots and a Voodoo… “THE CURE TOUR 2016″ will present Robert Smith (voice/guitar), Simon Gallup (bass), Jason Cooper (drums), Roger O’Donnell (keys) and Reeves Gabrels (guitar) as they explore 37 years of Cure songs, mixing hits, rarities, favourites and as yet unreleased tracks in a brand new stage production that promises to be the ‘must see’ show of the year!”
Scottish indie rock band The Twilight Sad will open all shows. Updated dates are below…
MAY
11th New Orleans, LA
On-sale and show info announced soon
13th Austin, TX, Frank Erwin Center
On Sale: 11/13
14th Houston, TX
On-sale and show info announced soon
15th Dallas, TX
On-sale and show info announced soon
17th El Paso, TX Don Haskins Center
On Sale: 11/13
19th Las Vegas, NV The Chelsea Theater at The Cosmopolitan
On Sale: 11/13
20th Chula Vista, CA Sleep Train Amphitheater
On Sale: 11/13
22nd/23rd/24th – sold out Los Angeles The Hollywood Bowl
26th Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
On Sale: 11/13
31st Vancouver, BC Festival Lawn at Deer Lake Park
On Sale: 11/27
JUNE
3rd Salt Lake City, UT Maverik Center
On Sale: 11/13
5th Denver, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
On Sale: 11/14
8th Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre
On Sale: 11/14
10th/11th – sold out Chicago, Il U.I.C Pavilion
12th or 13th Toronto, On
On-sale and show info announced soon
14th Montreal, QC Bell Centre
On Sale: 11/27
16th Boston, MA
On-sale and show info announced soon
18th/19th/20th – some tickets remaining for 20th NYC, NY
Madison Square Garden
22nd Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
On Sale: 11/13
24th Atlanta, GA Aarons Amphitheater Lakewood
On Sale: 11/13
26th Miami, FL Bayfront Park Amphitheater
On Sale: 11/14
NB. There will also be a Seattle, WA performance…
On-sale and show info announced soon