Robert Smith is coming. Look busy.
The Cure have announced their first North American tour since 2016, unveiling 30 dates dubbed the “Shows of a Lost World.” The tour begins May 10 in New Orleans and wraps July 1 in Miami, with three shows at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, three shows at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, and a June 18 twirl at Xfinity Center in Mansfield.
Tickets go on sale via a Ticketmaster Verified Fan program, and registration is open through March 13 at 10 a.m. ET. Hit the link for all the details, but rest assured, Smith has your back, writing in an all-caps email to fans:
“THE CURE HAVE AGREED ALL TICKET PRICES, AND APART FROM A FEW HOLLYWOOD BOWL CHARITY SEATS, THERE WILL BE NO ‘PLATINUM’ OR ‘DYNAMICALLY PRICED’ TICKETS ON THIS TOUR”.
As Slicing Up Eyeballs notes, a number of new songs have been played in recent Cure shows in Europe last fall, and Smith has been teasing the band’s forthcoming 14th studio album, Songs of a Lost World, for some time. Given the name of the record and the name of this tour, it seems release could happen this year, maybe even before the Massachusetts date.
Check out all the dates below, in list and flyer form.
The Cure 2023 North American Tour:
May 10: New Orleans, LA, Smoothie King Center
May 12: Houston, TX, Toyota Center
May 13: Dallas, TX, Dos Equis Pavilion
May 14: Austin, TX, Moody Center
May 16: Albuquerque, NM, Isleta Amphitheater
May 18: Phoenix, AZ, Desert Diamond Arena
May 20: San Diego, CA, NICU Amphitheatre
May 23: Los Angeles, CA, Hollywood Bowl
May 24: Los Angeles, CA, Hollywood Bowl
May 25: Los Angeles, CA, Hollywood Bowl
May 27: San Francisco, CA, Shoreline Amphitheatre
June 1: Seattle, WA, Climate Pledge Arena
June 2: Vancouver, BC, Rogers Arena
June 4: Salt Lake City, UT, Vivint Smart Home Arena
June 6: Denver, CO, Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
June 8: Minneapolis St. Paul, MN, Xcel Energy Center
June 10: Chicago, IL, United Center
June 11: Cleveland, OH, Blossom Music Center
June 13: Detroit, MI, Pine Knob Music Theatre
June 14: Toronto, ON, Budweiser Stage
June 16: Montreal, QC, Bell Centre
June 18: Mensfield, MA, Xfinity Center
June 20: New York, NY, Madison Square Garden
June 21: New York, NY, Madison Square Garden
June 22: New York, NY, Madison Square Garden
June 24: Philadelphia, PA, Wells Fargo Center
June 25: Columbia, MD, Merriweather Post Pavilion
June 27: Atlanta, GA, State Farm Arena
June 29: Tampa, FL, Amalie Arena
July 1: Miami, FL, Miami-Dade Arena
