While it took 16 years for the Cure to release a new album before the arrival of 2024’s Songs of a Lost World, fans likely won’t have to wait nearly that long for Robert Smith and company’s next studio LP. The band’s official website updated its lengthy bio section in …
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The Cure, Lewis Capaldi, and Calvin Harris will lead Isle Of Wight Festival 2026. The annual festival, set for June 18-21 at Seaclose Park, will also feature Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter, the Last Dinner Party, Wet Leg, Teddy Swims, The Kooks, and Feeder. Other artists on the bill include …
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Barcelona’s Primavera Sound has an explosive lineup to look forward to in 2026. The music festival returns to the Parc del Fòrum from June 4 through 6 with appearances from the Cure, Doja Cat, the XX, and Gorillaz. Across the three-day event, Massive Attack, Addison Rae, My Bloody Valentine, Mac …
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Olivia Rodrigo has released her two live performances with the Cure’s Robert Smith at Glastonbury as she prepares a new live album capturing her entire headlining set earlier this summer. Rodrigo’s set at the Pyramid stage back in June earned rave reviews, with Smith’s appearance garnering significant attention. In introducing …
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Olivia Rodrigo tapped Robert Smith for a surprise appearance during her set at Glastonbury on Sunday night. The pair joined forces for a rousing duet of the Cure‘s 1992 hit “Friday I’m in Love” and their 1987 tune “Just Like Heaven.” Rodrigo introduced Smith by saying, “He’s perhaps the best …
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The Cure have enlisted Four Tet, Paul Oakenfold, Orbital, and many more for a new remix album based on their celebrated 2024 record, Songs of a Lost World. The aptly-titled Mixes of a Lost World is set to arrive June 13, and to preview the record, the Cure are sharing …
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Momma deliver their fantastic new album Welcome to My Blue Sky just in time for a whole new Summer of Grunge. Momma’s Etta Friedman and Allegra Weingarten are longtime friends who met as high school Pavement fans in Southern California, now raise hell in Brooklyn, and cram their guitars full …
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The charity organization Teenage Cancer Trust will continue its long-running series of benefit concerts in 2026 with a lineup curated by the Cure‘s Robert Smith. The musician takes over the role from co-founder Roger Daltrey, who stepped down last year after helming curation duties for 24 years. “Teenage Cancer Trust …
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Neil Young has pledged to eliminate high-priced “platinum” tickets from his future tours, the singer announced Saturday. Writing on his NY Archives site, Young said he was inspired by the Cure’s Robert Smith, a frequent critic of Ticketmaster’s “dynamic pricing” and “Platinum” offers — calling it “a “scam” that is …
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Robert Smith understands Chappell Roan‘s concerns about setting boundaries with fans. Speaking on the BBC podcast “Sidetracked,” the Cure frontman confirmed that obsessive fan behavior can feel “quite threatening.” On the podcast, the hosts asked Smith for his thoughts on Roan’s rise to fame over 2024, including how she made …
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