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'{{Short description|English rock band}} {{about|the band|the album|The Cure (The Cure album){{!}}''The Cure'' (The Cure album)|other uses|Cure (disambiguation)}} {{Use British English|date=May 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = The Cure | image = The Cure Live in Singapore 2-_1st_August 2007.jpg | image_upright = 1.2 | caption = The Cure performing in August 2007; from left to right: [[Porl Thompson]], [[Jason Cooper]], [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]], and [[Simon Gallup]] | background = group_or_band | origin = [[Crawley]], [[West Sussex]], England | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Gothic rock]] * [[post-punk]] * [[alternative rock]] * {{nowrap|[[New wave music|new wave]]}} <!-- The Cure is considered new wave, please discuss it on the talkpage first --> }} | years_active = 1978–present | label = {{flatlist| * [[Fiction Records|Fiction]] * [[Suretone Records|Suretone]] * [[Geffen Records|Geffen]] * [[Polydor Records|Polydor]] * [[Hansa Records|Hansa]] * [[A&M Records|A&M]] * [[Elektra Records|Elektra]] * [[Asylum Records|Asylum]] * [[Sire Records|Sire]]| * [[Warner Music Group|Warner]] }} | associated_acts = {{flatlist| * Malice * Easy Cure * [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]] * [[The Glove]] * [[Fools Dance]] * [[Levinhurst]] * [[CHVRCHES]] * [[The Magazine Spies]] * [[Babacar (band)|Babacar]] * [[Presence (band)|Presence]] * [[Shelleyan Orphan]] }} | website = {{url|https://www.thecure.com/}} | current_members = *[[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]] *[[Simon Gallup]] *[[Roger O'Donnell]] *[[Jason Cooper]] *[[Reeves Gabrels]] | past_members = * [[Michael Dempsey]] * [[Matthieu Hartley]] * [[Andy Anderson (drummer)|Andy Anderson]] * [[Phil Thornalley]] * [[Lol Tolhurst]] * [[Boris Williams]] * [[Perry Bamonte]] * [[Porl Thompson]] }} '''The Cure''' are<!-- This article is written in British English, in which band names take the plural verb form; do not change "are" to "is". See WP:ENGVAR. --> an English [[Rock music|rock]] band formed in 1978 in [[Crawley|Crawley, West Sussex]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.axs.com/uk/the-cure-working-on-new-music-as-part-of-40th-anniversary-129647|title=The Cure working on new music as part of 40th anniversary|work=axs.com|last=McPherson|first=Sam|date=17 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockarchive.com/news/2018/the-cure-biography-book-robert-smith|title=The Cure: A Perfect Dream – A Bio of Robert Smith's Goth Band|website=Rockarchive|date=23 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/film/2019-07-08/the-cure-anniversary-1978-2018-live-in-hyde-park-london-review/|title=The Cure: Anniversary 1978–2018 Live in Hyde Park London – review|website=Radio Times|date=8 July 2019|last=Collins|first=Andrew}}</ref> Throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation, guitarist, lead vocalist, and songwriter [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]] has remained the only constant member. The band's debut album was ''[[Three Imaginary Boys]]'' (1979) and this, along with several early singles, placed the band in the [[post-punk]] and [[New wave music|new wave]] movements that had sprung up in the United Kingdom. Beginning with their second album, ''[[Seventeen Seconds]]'' (1980), the band adopted a new, increasingly dark and tormented style, which, together with Smith's stage look, had a strong influence on the emerging genre of [[gothic rock]] as well as [[gothic subculture|the subculture]] that eventually formed around the genre. After the release of the band's fourth album, ''[[Pornography (album)|Pornography]]'' (1982), Smith introduced a greater [[Pop music|pop]] sensibility into the band's music. Songs such as "[[Let's Go to Bed (The Cure song)|Let's Go to Bed]]" (1982), "[[The Love Cats (song)|The Love Cats]]" (1983), "[[Inbetween Days]]" (1985), "[[Close to Me (The Cure song)|Close to Me]]" (1985), "[[Just Like Heaven (The Cure song)|Just Like Heaven]]" (1987), "[[Lovesong (The Cure song)|Lovesong]]" (1989), and "[[Friday I'm in Love]]" (1992) aided them in receiving commercial popularity. The Cure have released 13 studio albums, two [[extended play|EPs]], over 30 singles, and have sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Their most recent album, ''[[4:13 Dream]]'', was released in 2008. The Cure were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title=Class of 2019 inductees |url=https://www.rockhall.com/2019-inductees/|website=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame|access-date=13 December 2018|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-cures-robert-smith-on-rock-hall-induction-and-f-cking-great-new-album-815601/|title=The Cure's Robert Smith on Rock Hall Induction and 'F-cking Great' New Album|first1=Patrick|last1=Doyle|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=30 March 2019}}</ref> ==History== ===1973–1979: Formation and early years=== {{anchor|Malice (British band)}} {{anchor|Easy Cure}} The founding members of the Cure were school friends at Notre Dame Middle School in [[Crawley| Crawley, West Sussex]].<ref>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=R857BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA60|page= 60|title= Rock Band Name Origins|author= Greg Metzer|publisher= McFarland |date= 21 May 2008|isbn= 9780786455317}}</ref> They first performed in public at an end-of-year show in April 1973 as members of a one-off school-band called Obelisk.<ref name=Obelisk>{{cite book|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=Y6O0Pv8aG44C&pg=PT48|page= 26|title= Never Enough: The Story of The Cure|author= Jeff Apter|publisher= Omnibus Press |date= 5 Nov 2009|isbn= 9780857120243}}</ref> That band consisted of Robert Smith on piano, [[Michael Dempsey|Michael "Mick" Dempsey]] on guitar, [[Lol Tolhurst|Laurence "Lol" Tolhurst]] on percussion, Marc Ceccagno on lead guitar and Alan Hill on bass guitar.<ref name=Obelisk/> In January 1976, while at [[St Wilfrid's Catholic School, Crawley|St Wilfrid's Comprehensive School]], Ceccagno formed a five-piece rock band with Smith on guitar and Dempsey on bass, along with two other school friends.<ref name=TIY>''Ten Imaginary Years'', by L. Barbarian, Steve Sutherland and [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]] (1988) Zomba Books {{ISBN| 0-946391-87-4}}</ref> They called themselves Malice, and rehearsed [[David Bowie]], [[Jimi Hendrix]] and [[Alex Harvey (musician)|Alex Harvey]] songs in a local church-hall.<ref name=Spiral>''The Cure, A History'' in ''Spiral Scratch Magazine'' by Rachel Doran, April 1992</ref> By late April 1976 Ceccagno and the other two school-friends had left, and Tolhurst (drums), Martin Creasy (vocals), and [[Porl Thompson]] (guitar) had joined the band.<ref name=TIY3>Barbarian, Sutherland, Smith (1988)</ref> This lineup played all three of Malice's only documented live-shows during December 1976. In January 1977, following Martin Creasy's departure, and increasingly influenced by the emergence of [[punk rock]], Malice's remaining members became known as Easy Cure – after a song written by Tolhurst.{{sfn|Apter|2006|p= 36}} After winning a talent competition, Easy Cure signed a [[recording contract]] with German record label [[Ariola Records|Ariola]]-[[Hansa Records|Hansa]] on 18 May 1977.<ref name="TIY" /> In September 1977, Peter O'Toole (no relation to the actor), who had been the group's vocalist for several months, left the group to live on a [[kibbutz]] in Israel. Both Malice and Easy Cure auditioned several vocalists that month before Smith assumed the role.{{sfn|Apter|2006|p=46}} The new four-piece of Dempsey, Smith, Thompson, and Tolhurst recorded their first studio demo sessions as Easy Cure for Hansa at ''SAV Studios'' in London between October and November 1977.<ref name=sutherland>''A History of The Cure'' in ''Melody Maker Magazine'' by Steve Sutherland (1990)</ref> None were ever released.<ref name="Frost">{{cite journal |last= Frost |first= Deborah |date= 1 October 1987 |title= Taking The Cure with Robert |journal= [[Creem]]}}</ref> The band continued to perform regularly around Crawley (including The Rocket, St Edward's, and Queen's Square in particular) throughout 1977 and 1978. On 19 February 1978 they were joined at The Rocket for the first time by a support band from [[Horley]] called [[Lockjaw (band)|Lockjaw]], featuring bassist [[Simon Gallup]].<ref name="shows">Barbarian, Sutherland, Smith (1988); and ''The Cure: A Visual Documentary'', by Dave Thompson and Jo-Ann Greene (1988) Omnibus Press {{ISBN|0-7119-1387-0}}</ref> Hansa, dissatisfied with the group's demos, did not wish to release "[[Killing an Arab]]". The label suggested that the band attempt cover versions instead. They refused, and by March 1978 Easy Cure's contract with the label had been dissolved.<ref name=sutherland2>Sutherland (1990) and Barbarian, Sutherland, Smith (1988)</ref> Smith later recalled, "We were very young. They just thought they could turn us into a teen group. They actually wanted us to do cover versions and we always refused."<ref name="Frost"/> On 22 April 1978 Easy Cure played their last gig at the Montefiore Institute Hall (in the [[Three Bridges, West Sussex|Three Bridges]] neighbourhood of Crawley)<ref name=shows2>''Anomolie'', Sureaud, Michaux, Ramage (1990–'92)</ref> before guitarist Porl Thompson was dropped from the lineup because his lead-guitar style was at odds with Smith's growing preference for [[minimalist]] songwriting.<ref name=sutherland3>Sutherland (1990)</ref> Smith soon renamed the remaining trio the Cure.{{sfn|Apter|2006|pp= 56–57}} Later that month the band recorded their first sessions as a trio at Chestnut Studios in Sussex, producing a [[demo tape]] for distribution to a dozen major record-labels.{{sfn|Apter|2006|p=62}} The demo found its way to [[Polydor Records]] scout [[Chris Parry (producer)|Chris Parry]], who signed the Cure to his newly-formed [[Fiction Records|Fiction]] label—distributed by Polydor—in September 1978.{{sfn|Apter|2006|p= 68}} The Cure released their debut single "[[Killing an Arab]]" in December 1978 on the [[Small Wonder Records|Small Wonder]] label as a stopgap until Fiction finalised distribution arrangements with Polydor. "Killing an Arab" garnered both acclaim and controversy: while the single's provocative title led to accusations of racism, the song is actually based on French existentialist [[Albert Camus]]'s novel [[The Stranger (Camus novel)|''The Stranger'']].<ref>{{cite journal |last= Hull |first= Robot A. |date= January 1982 |title= The Cure: ...Happily Ever After |journal= [[Creem]]}}</ref> The band placed a sticker label that denied the racist connotations on the single's 1979 reissue on Fiction. An early ''[[NME]]'' article on the band wrote that the Cure "are like a breath of fresh suburban air on the capital's smog-ridden pub-and-club circuit", and noted: "With a [[John Peel]] session and more extensive London gigging on their immediate agenda, it remains to be seen whether the Cure can retain their refreshing [[joie de vivre]]."<ref>{{cite journal |last= Thrills |first= Adrian |date= 16 December 1978 |title= Ain't No Blues for the Summertime Cure |journal= [[NME]]}}</ref> The Cure released their debut album ''[[Three Imaginary Boys]]'' in May 1979. Because of the band's inexperience in the studio, Parry and engineer [[Mike Hedges]] took control of the recording.{{sfn|Apter|2006|p=84}} The band, particularly Smith, were unhappy with the album; in a 1987 interview, he admitted: "a lot of it was very superficial – I didn't even like it at the time. There were criticisms made that it was very lightweight, and I thought they were justified. Even when we'd made it, I wanted to do something that I thought had more substance to it."<ref name="Spin 1987">{{cite journal |last= Sweeting |first= Adam |date= July 1987 |title= The Cure – Curiouser and Curiouser |journal= [[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] }}</ref> The band's second single, [[Boys Don't Cry (The Cure song)|"Boys Don't Cry"]], was released in June. The Cure then embarked as the support band for [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]]' ''[[Join Hands]]'' promotional tour of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales between August and October. The tour saw Smith pull double-duty each night by performing with the Cure and as the guitarist with the Banshees when [[John McKay (musician)|John McKay]] quit the group in Aberdeen.{{sfn|Apter|2006|pp= 105}} That musical experience had a strong impact on him: "On stage that first night with the Banshees, I was blown away by how powerful I felt playing that kind of music. It was so different to what we were doing with the Cure. Before that, I'd wanted us to be like the [[Buzzcocks]] or [[Elvis Costello]]; the punk [[The Beatles|Beatles]]. Being a Banshee really changed my attitude to what I was doing."<ref> {{cite book |last= Paytress |first= Mark |year= 2003 |title= Siouxsie & the Banshees: The Authorised Biography |publisher= Sanctuary Publishing |page= 96}} </ref> The Cure's third single, "[[Jumping Someone Else's Train]]", was released in early October 1979. Soon afterwards, Dempsey was dropped from the band because of his cold reception to material Smith had written for the upcoming album.{{sfn|Apter|2006|p= 106}} Dempsey joined the [[Associates (band)|Associates]], while [[Simon Gallup]] (bass) and [[Matthieu Hartley]] (keyboards) from [[The Magazine Spies|the Magspies]] joined the Cure. The Associates toured as support band for the Cure and [[The Passions (British band)|the Passions]] on the ''Future Pastimes Tour'' of England between November and December—all three bands were on the Fiction Records roster—with the new Cure line-up already performing a number of new songs for the projected second album.{{sfn|Apter|2006|p= 112}} Meanwhile, a spin-off band comprising Smith, Tolhurst, Dempsey, Gallup, Hartley, and Thompson, with backing vocals from assorted family and friends and lead vocals provided by their local postman Frankie Bell, released a [[gramophone record|7-inch]] single in December under the name of [[Cult Hero]].{{sfn|Apter|2006|pp= 100–101}} ===1980–1982: Early gothic phase=== {{listen | filename = The Cure One Hundred Years.ogg | title = "One Hundred Years" | description = Sample of "One Hundred Years" from ''[[Pornography (album)|Pornography]].'' }} Due to the band's lack of creative control on the first album, Smith exerted a greater influence on the recording of the Cure's second album ''[[Seventeen Seconds]]'', which he co-produced with Mike Hedges.{{sfn|Apter|2006|p=114}} The album was released in 1980 and reached number 20 on the [[UK Singles Chart|UK charts]]. A single from the album, "[[A Forest]]", became the band's first UK hit single, reaching number 31 on the singles chart.<ref name="Guinness">{{cite book |editor-last=Roberts |editor-first=David |year=2006 |title=British Hit Singles & Albums |edition=19th |publisher=HIT Entertainment |page=130 |isbn=1-904994-10-5}}</ref> The album was a departure from the Cure's sound up to that point, with Hedges describing it as "morose, atmospheric, very different to ''Three Imaginary Boys''."{{sfn|Apter|2006|p=117}} In its review of ''Seventeen Seconds'' the ''NME'' said, "For a group as young as the Cure, it seems amazing that they have covered so much territory in such a brief time."<ref>{{cite journal |last=Kent |first=Nick |date=26 April 1980 |title=Why Science Can't Find Cure for Vagueness |journal=[[NME]]}}</ref> At the same time, Smith was pressed concerning the concept of an alleged "anti-image".<ref>{{cite news |last=Gosse |first=Van |date=21 April 1980 |title=The Cure Play It Pure |newspaper=[[The Village Voice]]}}</ref> Smith told the press he was fed up with the anti-image association that some considered to be "elaborately disguising their plainness", stating, "We had to get away from that anti-image thing, which we didn't even create in the first place. And it seemed like we were trying to be more obscure. We just didn't like the standard rock thing. The whole thing really got out of hand."<ref>{{cite journal |last=Morley |first=Paul |author-link=Paul Morley |date=12 July 1980 |title=Days of Wine and Poses |journal=[[NME]]}}</ref> That same year ''Three Imaginary Boys'' was repackaged for the American market as ''[[Boys Don't Cry (The Cure album)|Boys Don't Cry]]'', with new artwork and a modified track list. The Cure set out on their first world tour to promote both releases. At the end of the tour, Matthieu Hartley left the band. Hartley said, "I realised that the group was heading towards suicidal, sombre music—the sort of thing that didn't interest me at all."{{sfn|Apter|2006|p=126}} The band reconvened with Hedges to produce their third album, ''[[Faith (The Cure album)|Faith]]'' (1981), which furthered the dour mood present on ''Seventeen Seconds''.{{sfn|Apter|2006|p=132}} The album peaked at number 14 on the UK charts.<ref name="Guinness"/> Included with cassette copies of ''Faith'' was an instrumental soundtrack for ''[[Carnage Visors]]'', an animated film shown in place of an opening act for the band's 1981 Picture Tour.{{sfn|Apter|2006|p=136}} In late 1981 the Cure released the non-album single "[[Charlotte Sometimes (song)|Charlotte Sometimes]]". By this point, the sombre mood of the music had a profound effect on the attitude of the band and they were "stuck in a ghoulish rut". Sometimes Smith would be so absorbed by the persona he projected onstage he would leave at the end in tears.{{sfn|Apter|2006|p=141}} In 1982 the Cure recorded and released ''[[Pornography (album)|Pornography]]'', the third and final album of an "oppressively dispirited" trio that cemented the Cure's stature as purveyors of the emerging [[gothic rock]] genre.<ref>{{cite book |last=Reynolds |first=Simon |author-link=Simon Reynolds |year=2005 |title=[[Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978–1984]] |publisher=[[Faber and Faber]] |page=[https://archive.org/details/ripitupstartagai00reyno/page/358 358] |isbn=0-14-303672-6 }}</ref> Smith has said that during the recording of ''Pornography'' he was "undergoing a lot of mental stress. But it had nothing to do with the group, it just had to do with what I was like, my age and things. I think I got to my worst round about ''Pornography''. Looking back and getting other people's opinions of what went on, I was a pretty monstrous sort of person at that time".<ref name="Spin 1987"/> Gallup described the album by saying, "[[Nihilism]] took over [...] We sang 'It doesn't matter if we all die' and that is exactly what we thought at the time."{{sfn|Apter|2006|p=161}} Parry was concerned that the album did not have a hit song for radio play and instructed Smith and producer [[Phil Thornalley]] to polish the track "[[The Hanging Garden (song)|The Hanging Garden]]" for release as a single.{{sfn|Apter|2006|pp=158–59}} Despite the concerns about the album's uncommercial sound, ''Pornography'' became the band's first UK Top 10 album, charting at number eight.<ref name="Guinness"/> The release of ''Pornography'' was followed by the Fourteen Explicit Moments tour, where the band finally dropped the anti-image angle and first adopted their [[trademark look|signature look]] of big, towering hair and smeared lipstick on their faces.{{sfn|Apter|2006|pp=166–67}} The tour also saw a series of incidents that prompted Simon Gallup to leave the Cure at the tour's conclusion. Gallup and Smith did not talk to each other for eighteen months following his departure.{{sfn|Apter|2006|p=171}} Smith rejoined [[Siouxsie and the Banshees]] as their lead guitarist in November 1982.<ref>{{cite web |title=Siouxsie And The Banshees: "We were losing our minds" |url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/features/siouxsie-and-the-banshees-we-were-losing-our-minds-2572 |website=Uncut |access-date=18 September 2019 |date=24 October 2014}}</ref> He subsequently became a full-time member of the band, and was featured on the live video and album ''[[Nocturne (Siouxsie and the Banshees album)|Nocturne]]''. He then recorded the album ''[[Hyæna]]'' with them, but left the group two weeks before its June 1984 release to concentrate on the Cure.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Savage |first1=Jon |title=Siouxsie and the Banshees: Our 1986 Interview |url=https://www.spin.com/featured/siouxsie-and-the-banshees-siouxsie-sioux-tinderbox-june-1986-interview-high-priestess/ |website=Spin |access-date=18 September 2019 |date=26 July 2019}}</ref> ===1983–1988: Commercial success=== {{listen | filename = TheCureJustLikeHeaven.ogg | title = "Just Like Heaven" | description = Sample of "[[Just Like Heaven (The Cure song)|Just like Heaven]]" from ''[[Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me]].'' }} With Gallup's departure from the Cure and Smith's work with Siouxsie and the Banshees, rumours spread that the Cure had broken up. In December 1982, Smith remarked to ''[[Melody Maker]]'', "Do the Cure really exist any more? I've been pondering that question myself [...] it has got to a point where I don't fancy working in that format again." He added, "Whatever happens, it won't be me, Laurence and Simon together any more. I know that."<ref>{{cite journal |last=Sutherland |first=Steve |date=18 December 1982 |title=The Incurables |journal=[[Melody Maker]]}}</ref> Parry was concerned at the state of his label's top band, and became convinced that the solution was for the Cure to reinvent its musical style. Parry managed to convince Smith and Tolhurst of the idea; Parry said, "It appealed to Robert because he wanted to destroy the Cure anyway."{{sfn|Apter|2006|p=174}} With Tolhurst now playing keyboards instead of drums, the duo released the single "[[Let's Go to Bed (The Cure song)|Let's Go to Bed]]" in late 1982. While Smith wrote the single as a throwaway, "stupid" pop song to the press,{{sfn|Apter|2006|p=176}} it became a minor hit in the UK, reaching number 44 on the singles chart,<ref name="Guinness"/> but entered the Top 20 in Australia and New Zealand. It was followed in 1983 by two more successful songs: the synthesiser-based "[[The Walk (The Cure song)|The Walk]]" (number 12), and "[[The Love Cats (song)|The Love Cats]]", which became the band's first British Top 10 hit, reaching number seven.<ref name="Guinness"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/love%20cats/ |title=The Love Cats – The Cure |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |date=29 October 1983 |access-date=27 August 2018 }}</ref> These singles and their B-sides were compiled on the ''[[Japanese Whispers]]'' compilation, which was released in December 1983.<ref>{{cite web |last1=True |first1=Chris |title=Japanese Whispers – The Cure {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/japanese-whispers-mw0000198005 |website=AllMusic |access-date=18 September 2019 |language=en-us}}</ref> [[File:Robert-smith-cure-miyako-np.jpg|thumb|Smith in 1985]] In 1984, the Cure released ''[[The Top (album)|The Top]]'', a generally psychedelic album on which Smith played most of the instruments except the drums (played by [[Andy Anderson (drummer)|Andy Anderson]]) and the saxophone (played by Porl Thompson). The album was a Top 10 hit in the UK, and was their first studio album to break the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] in the US, reaching number 180.<ref name="Guinness"/><ref name="Billboard charts">{{cite magazine |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=the cure|chart=all}} |title=The Cure – Chart History <nowiki>|</nowiki> ''Billboard'' |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> ''Melody Maker'' praised the album as "psychedelia that can't be dated", while pondering, "I've yet to meet anyone who can tell me why the Cure are having hits now of all times."<ref>{{cite journal |last=Sutherland |first=Steve |date=5 May 1984 |title=Topsy-Turvy [''The Top'' – review] |journal=[[Melody Maker]]}}</ref> The Cure then embarked on their worldwide [[The Cure The Top Tour|Top Tour]] with Thompson, Anderson and producer-turned-bassist Phil Thornalley on board. Released in late 1984, the Cure's first live album, ''[[Concert (album)|Concert]]'' consisted of performances from this tour. Near the tour's end, Anderson was fired for destroying a hotel room and was replaced by [[Boris Williams]].{{sfn|Apter|2006|p=205}} Thornalley also left because of the stress of touring.{{sfn|Apter|2006|p=207}} However, the bassist slot was not vacant long, for a Cure [[roadie]] named Gary Biddles had brokered a reunion between Smith and former bassist Simon Gallup, who had been playing in the band [[Fools Dance]]. Soon after reconciling, Smith asked Gallup to rejoin the band.{{sfn|Apter|2006|p=208}} Smith was ecstatic about Gallup's return and declared to ''Melody Maker'', "It's a group again."<ref>{{cite journal |last=Sutherland |first=Steve |date=17 August 1985 |title=A Suitable Case for Treatment |journal=[[Melody Maker]]}}</ref> In 1985, the new line-up of Smith, Tolhurst, Gallup, Thompson and Williams released ''[[The Head on the Door]]'', an album that managed to bind together the optimistic and pessimistic aspects of the band's music between which they had previously shifted.{{sfn|Apter|2006|pp=209–10}} ''The Head on the Door'' reached number seven in the UK and was the band's first entry into American Top 75 at number 59,<ref name="Guinness"/><ref name="Billboard charts"/> a success partly due to the international impact of the LP's two singles, "[[In Between Days]]" and "[[Close to Me (The Cure song)|Close to Me]]". Following the album and world tour, the band released the singles compilation ''[[Standing on a Beach]]'' in three formats (each with a different track listing and a specific name) in 1986. This compilation made the US [[Top 50]],<ref name="Billboard charts"/> and saw the re-issue of three previous singles: "Boys Don't Cry" (in a new form), "Let's Go to Bed" and, later, "Charlotte Sometimes". This release was accompanied by a VHS and [[LaserDisc]] called ''Staring at the Sea'', which featured videos for each track on the compilation. The Cure toured to support the compilation and released a live concert VHS of the show, filmed in the south of France called ''[[The Cure in Orange]]''. During this time, the band became very popular in Europe (particularly in France, Germany and the [[Benelux]] countries) and increasingly popular in both the US and Canada.{{sfn|Apter|2006|pp=12–13}} In 1987, the Cure released the musically eclectic double LP ''[[Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me]]'', which reached number six in the UK, the Top 10 in several countries<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Cure&titel=Kiss+Me+Kiss+Me+Kiss+Me&cat=a |title=dutchcharts.nl – The Cure – ''Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me'' |website=dutchcharts.nl |access-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> and was the band's first entry into the US Top 40 at number 35 (where it was certified platinum),<ref name="Guinness"/><ref name="Billboard charts"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH |title=RIAA – Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – June 25, 2013 |website=[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] |access-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> reflecting the band's rising mainstream popularity. The album's third single, "[[Just Like Heaven (The Cure song)|Just Like Heaven]]", was the band's most successful single to date in the US, being their first to enter the ''Billboard'' [[Top 40]].<ref name="Billboard charts"/> The album produced three other hit-singles. After the album's release, the band recruited [[the Psychedelic Furs]] keyboardist [[Roger O'Donnell]] and successfully toured as a sextet but during the European leg of the tour, Lol Tolhurst's alcohol consumption began to interfere with his ability to perform.{{sfn|Apter|2006|p=229}} During the 1987 tour, the band performed in [[Buenos Aires]] in [[Argentina]], becoming one of the first British alternative bands to perform a large-scale concert there.<ref name="arg1">{{cite web |title=Por qué The Cure rompió su promesa y vuelve después de 26 años |url=http://www.rollingstone.com.ar/1571066 |website=Rolling Stone Argentina |access-date=9 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130413185113/http://www.rollingstone.com.ar/1571066 | archive-date=13 April 2013 |language=es}}</ref> The concert ended in a riot after fans that had purchased counterfeit tickets were denied entry to the venue.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Cure's 10 most outrageous moments (and one heart-warmer) |url=https://www.nme.com/photos/the-c-2378287 |website=NME |access-date=9 May 2022 |date=13 September 2018}}</ref> Following the concert, the band did not play Argentina again until 2013.<ref name="arg1"/> ===1989–1993: ''Disintegration'' and worldwide stardom=== {{listen | filename = TheCureLovesong.ogg | title = "Lovesong" | description = Sample of "[[Lovesong (The Cure song)|Lovesong]]" from ''[[Disintegration (The Cure album)|Disintegration]].'' | filename2 = The Cure Lullaby.ogg | title2 = "Lullaby" | description2 = Sample of "[[Lullaby (The Cure song)|Lullaby]]" from ''[[Disintegration (The Cure album)|Disintegration]].'' }} In 1989, the Cure released the album ''[[Disintegration (The Cure album)|Disintegration]]'', which was critically praised and became their highest charting album to date, entering at number three in the UK and featuring three Top 30 singles in the UK and Germany: "[[Lullaby (The Cure song)|Lullaby]]", "[[Lovesong (The Cure song)|Lovesong]]" and "[[Pictures of You (The Cure song)|Pictures of You]]".<ref name="Guinness"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/CURE%2CTHE/single |title=Die ganze musik im internet: Charts, neuersheinungen, Tickets, Genres, genresuche, genrelexion, kunstler-sache, musik-suche, track-suche, ticket-suche – Musicline.de |website=Musicline.de |access-date=26 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090402103955/http://musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/CURE%2CTHE/single |archive-date=2 April 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Disintegration'' also reached number twelve on the US charts.<ref name="Billboard charts"/> The first single in the US, "[[Fascination Street]]", reached number one on the American Modern Rock chart, but was quickly overshadowed when its third US single, "Lovesong", reached number two on the American pop charts (the only Cure single to reach the US Top 10).<ref name="Billboard charts"/> By 1992, ''Disintegration'' had sold over three million copies worldwide.<ref name="mansion"/> During the ''Disintegration'' sessions, the band gave Smith an ultimatum that either Tolhurst would have to leave the band or they would.{{sfn|Apter|2006|p=238}} In February 1989, Tolhurst's exit was made official and announced to the press;{{sfn|Apter|2006|p=240}} this resulted in O'Donnell becoming a full-fledged member of the band and left Smith as the Cure's only remaining founding member. Smith attributed Tolhurst's dismissal to an inability to exert himself and issues with alcohol, concluding, "He was out of step with everything. It had just become detrimental to everything we'd do."<ref>{{cite journal |last=Brown |first=James |date=8 April 1989 |title=Ten Years in Lipstick and Powder |journal=[[NME]]}}</ref> Because Tolhurst was still on the payroll during the recording of ''Disintegration'', he is credited in the album's liner notes as playing "other instrument" (sic) and is listed as a co-writer of every song; however, it has since been revealed that while Tolhurst had contributed to the song "Homesick",<ref name="Pennyblack8447">{{cite web|url=http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/MagSitePages/Article/8447/Interviews/Lol-Tolhurst--Interview|title=Lol Tolhurst – Interview|website=www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk}}</ref> his contributions to the rest of the album were minimal due to his alcoholism.<ref name="Pennyblack8447" /> The Cure then embarked on a successful tour which saw the band playing stadiums in the US. On 6 September 1989, the Cure performed "Just Like Heaven" at the [[1989 MTV Video Music Awards]] at the [[Universal Amphitheatre]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite book |last=Crampton |first=Luke |year=1999 |title=Rock Stars Encyclopedia |page=268}}</ref> In May 1990, O'Donnell quit and was replaced with the band's guitar technician, [[Perry Bamonte]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1503188/the-cure-cut-two-ending-10-year-run-with-same-lineup/|title=The Cure Cut Two, Ending 10-Year Run With Same Lineup|website=MTV News}}</ref> That November, the Cure released a collection of remixes called ''[[Mixed Up (The Cure album)|Mixed Up]]''. The one new song on the collection, "[[Never Enough (The Cure song)|Never Enough]]", was released as a single. In 1991, the Cure were awarded the [[BRIT Awards|Brit Award]] for [[1991 BRIT Awards|Best British Group]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-6188730_ITM |title=Article: Slowly but Surely, Hip Hop Is Gaining a South. ''The Orlando Sentinel'' <nowiki>|</nowiki> AccessMyLibrary – Promoting Library Advocacy |website=AccessMyLibrary |access-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> That same year, Tolhurst filed a lawsuit against Smith and Fiction Records in 1991 over royalties payments and claimed that he and Smith jointly owned the name "the Cure"; the verdict was handed out in September 1994 in favour of Smith. In respite from the lawsuit, the band returned to the studio to record their next album.{{sfn|Apter|2006|p=255}} ''[[Wish (The Cure album)|Wish]]'' (1992) reached number one in the UK and number two in the US and yielded the international hits "High" and "[[Friday I'm in Love]]".<ref name="Guinness" /><ref name="Billboard charts" /> The album was also nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album]] in 1993.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Cure Grammy nominations |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/cure |website=GRAMMY.com |access-date=18 September 2019 |language=en |date=4 June 2019}}</ref> In the autumn of 1993, the band released two live albums, ''[[Show (The Cure album)|Show]]'' and ''[[Paris (The Cure album)|Paris]]'', featuring recordings from concerts on their world ''Wish'' tour.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Raggett |first1=Ned |title=Show – The Cure {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/show-mw0000099060 |website=AllMusic |access-date=18 September 2019 |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Erlewine |first1=Stephen Thomas |title=Paris – The Cure {{!}} Songs, Reviews, Credits |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/paris-mw0000100141 |website=AllMusic |access-date=18 September 2019 |language=en-us}}</ref> Between the release of ''Wish'' and the start of sessions for the Cure's next studio album, the band's line-up shifted again.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-cure-mn0000137390/biography|title=The Cure &#124; Biography & History|website=AllMusic}}</ref> Thompson left the band to play with [[Robert Plant]] and [[Jimmy Page]] of [[Led Zeppelin]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-06-05-ca-11791-story.html|title=The Cure Finds a Remedy in Changes|date=5 June 1996|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4591191.stm|title=The Cure band members say goodbye|date=29 May 2005|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> Bamonte took over as lead guitarist,<ref name="auto1"/> and O'Donnell returned to play keyboards.<ref name="auto"/> Boris Williams also left the band and was replaced by [[Jason Cooper]] (formerly of [[My Life Story]]).<ref name="auto1"/> ===1994–1998: Transition=== In 1994 the band composed the original song "Burn" for the [[The Crow: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|soundtrack]] to the movie ''[[The Crow (1994 film)|The Crow]]'', which went to number 1 on the Billboard 200 album charts.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Crow [Original Soundtrack] |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-crow-original-soundtrack-mw0000110890 |website=Allmusic |access-date=11 July 2020}}</ref> The sessions for the new album began in 1994 with only Smith and Bamonte present; the pair were later joined by Gallup (who was recovering from physical problems) and keyboardist O'Donnell, who had been asked to rejoin the band at the end of 1994.{{sfn|Apter|2006|p=270}} Cooper also participated in the recording of the album.<ref name="cooper">{{cite web |url=http://www.hiponline.com/749/the-cure.html |title=The Cure |work=Hip Online |date=13 January 2008 |access-date=25 June 2019 }}</ref> ''[[Wild Mood Swings]]'', finally released in 1996, was poorly received compared with previous albums and marked the end of the band's commercial peak.{{sfn|Apter|2006|p=275}} Early in 1996, the Cure played festivals in South America, followed by a world tour in support of the album. In 1997 the band released ''[[Galore (The Cure album)|Galore]]'', a compilation album containing all of the Cure's singles released between 1987 and 1997, as well as the new single "[[Wrong Number (The Cure song)|Wrong Number]]", which featured longtime [[David Bowie]] guitarist [[Reeves Gabrels]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Reeves Gabrels Joins The Cure |url=https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/article/13043417/reeves-gabrels-joins-the-cure |website=Nashville Scene |access-date=14 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref> In 1998 the Cure contributed the song "More Than This" to the [[The X-Files: The Album|soundtrack]] for ''[[The X-Files (film)|The X-Files]]'' film, as well as a cover of "[[World in My Eyes]]" for the [[Depeche Mode]] tribute album ''[[For the Masses]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I_511Ub29s | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211116/3I_511Ub29s| archive-date=2021-11-16 | url-status=live|title= The Cure – EPK for The Masses Depeche Tribute (Robert Smith 1998) |publisher= YouTube |date= 10 May 2017 |access-date= 10 May 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> {{listen | filename = The Cure Out Of This World.ogg | title = "Out of This World" | description = Sample of "Out of This World" from ''[[Bloodflowers]].'' }} ===1999–2005: The Trilogy and line-up changes=== With only one album left in their record contract and with commercial response to ''Wild Mood Swings'' and the ''Galore'' compilation lacklustre, Smith once again considered that the end of the Cure might be near and thus wanted to make an album that reflected the more serious side of the band.{{sfn|Apter|2006|pp=281, 284}} The [[Grammy]]-nominated album ''[[Bloodflowers]]'' was released in 2000 after being delayed since 1998.{{sfn|Apter|2006|p=284}} According to Smith, the album was the third of a trilogy along with ''Pornography'' and ''Disintegration''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/may/30/homeentertainment.features |title=Home Entertainment: Robert Smith <nowiki>| Music |</nowiki> ''The Guardian'' |last=Hodgkinson |first=Will |date=30 May 2003 |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> The band also embarked on the nine-month Dream Tour, which included 20 dates in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cure Announce World Tour For Bloodflowers |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/719930/cure-announce-world-tour-for-bloodflowers/ |website=MTV News |access-date=14 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref> In 2001, the Cure left Fiction and released their ''[[Greatest Hits (Cure compilation)|Greatest Hits]]'' album and DVD, which featured the music videos for a number of classic Cure songs.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Cure Bolsters 'Hits' With New Songs, Acoustic Disc |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/78293/cure-bolsters-hits-with-new-songs-acoustic-disc |magazine=Billboard |access-date=14 December 2019}}</ref> The band released ''[[The Cure: Trilogy]]'' as a double [[live album]] video, on two double layer [[DVD-9]] discs, and later on a single [[Blu-ray]] disc. It documents The Trilogy Concerts, in which the three albums, ''Pornography'', ''Disintegration'' and ''Bloodflowers'' were played live in their entirety one after the other each night, the songs being played in the order in which they appeared on the albums. ''Trilogy'' was recorded on two consecutive nights, 11–12 November 2002, at the [[Tempodrom|Tempodrom Arena]] in [[Berlin]]. [[File:The Cure live 2004.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The Cure in concert in 2004. From left to right: Robert Smith, Jason Cooper, and Simon Gallup]] In 2003, the Cure signed with [[Geffen Records]].<ref name="officialbio">{{cite web |title=The Cure Official Biography |url=https://www.thecure.com/bio/ |website=The Cure |access-date=14 December 2019}}</ref> In 2004, they released a new four-disc boxed set on Fiction Records titled ''Join the Dots: B-Sides & Rarities, 1978–2001 (The Fiction Years)''. The album peaked at number 106 on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart.<ref name="Billboard charts"/> The band released their twelfth album, ''[[The Cure (The Cure album)|The Cure]]'', on Geffen in 2004. It made a top ten debut on both sides of the Atlantic in July 2004.<ref name="Guinness"/><ref name="Billboard charts"/> To promote the album, the band headlined the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] that May. From 24 July to 29 August, the Cure headlined the ''Curiosa'' concert tour of North America, which was formatted as a travelling festival and also featured [[Interpol (band)|Interpol]], [[The Rapture (band)|The Rapture]], [[Mogwai (band)|Mogwai]], [[Muse (band)|Muse]], and [[Thursday (band)|Thursday]], among other groups.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cure Announce Festival Tour With Interpol, Rapture, Mogwai |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1486873/cure-announce-festival-tour-with-interpol-rapture-mogwai/ |website=MTV News |access-date=14 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref> While attendances were lower than expected, ''Curiosa'' was still one of the more successful American summer festivals of 2004.{{sfn|Apter|2006|p=295}} The same year the band was honoured with an [[MTV Icon]] award in a television special presented by [[Marilyn Manson]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3672350.stm |title=BBC News <nowiki>| Entertainment |</nowiki> The Cure Take the Icon Test |last=Weber |first=Tim |date=20 September 2004 |website=[[BBC News]] |access-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> <!-- Do not change this section and remove references unless you have a reliable reference that says otherwise -->In May 2005, O'Donnell and Bamonte were fired from the band.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Update: Two Members Exit The Cure|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/62761/update-two-members-exit-the-cure|access-date=2021-01-17|magazine=Billboard|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2005-05-29|title=The Cure band members say goodbye|language=en-GB|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4591191.stm|access-date=2021-01-17}}</ref> O'Donnell claims Smith informed him he was reducing the band to a three-piece. Previously O'Donnell said he had only found out about the band's upcoming tour dates via a fan site and added, "It was sad to find out after nearly twenty years the way I did, but then I should have expected no less or more."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/62761/update-two-members-exit-the-cure |title=Update: Two Members Exit The Cure <nowiki>|</nowiki> ''Billboard'' |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> The remaining members of the band—Smith, Gallup and Cooper—made several appearances as a trio<ref name="officialbio"/> before [[Porl Thompson]] returned to the Cure's lineup for their summer 2005 tour.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cure recruit former guitarist |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-cure-73-1367242 |website=NME |access-date=20 February 2020 |date=21 June 2005}}</ref> In July 2005, the band performed a set at the Paris concert of the [[Live 8]] series of benefit concerts.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Flore |first1=Raymond |title=Live 8 vs. Live Aid |url=https://ew.com/article/2005/07/08/live-8-vs-live-aid/ |website=EW.com |access-date=20 February 2020 |language=EN}}</ref> ===2006–2015: ''4:13 Dream'' and Reflections=== The Cure began writing and recording material for their thirteenth album in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/news/the-cure/41675-the-cure-announce-return |title=The Cure Announce Return {{!}} The Cure {{!}} News {{!}} MTV UK |date=13 May 2008 |website=[[MTV]] |access-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> The Cure postponed their autumn 2007 North American 4Tour in August to continue working on the album, rescheduling the dates for spring 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://exclaim.ca/News/cure_postpone_fall_tour |title=The Cure Postpone Fall Tour • News • Exclaim.ca |last=Lindsay |first=Cam |date=24 August 2007 |website=Exclaim.ca |access-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> The group released four singles and an EP—"[[The Only One (The Cure song)|The Only One]]", "[[Freakshow (The Cure song)|Freakshow]]", "[[Sleep When I'm Dead]]", "[[The Perfect Boy]]" and ''[[Hypnagogic States]]'' respectively—on or near to the 13th of each month, in the months leading up to the album's release. Released in October 2008, ''[[4:13 Dream]]'' was a commercial failure in the UK compared to their previous album releases, only staying in the charts two weeks and not peaking higher than number 33. In February 2009, the Cure received the 2009 Shockwaves [[NME Award]] for Godlike Genius.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/shockwaves-nme-awards-2008-big-gig/43053 |title=Shockwaves ''NME'' Awards 2009: The Winners <nowiki>| News |</nowiki> nme.com |date=26 February 2009 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> [[File:Robert Smith - The Cure - Roskilde Festival 2012 - Orange Stage.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Robert Smith performing at the [[Roskilde Festival]] in 2012]] O'Donnell officially rejoined the Cure in 2011 before the band performed at the [[Vivid Sydney]] festival in Australia.<ref name="officialbio"/> This concert was the first in their [[The Cure: 'Reflections'|Reflections]] concert series, in which they performed their first three albums in their entireties.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Perpetua |first1=Matthew |title=The Cure to Perform Their First Three Albums |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-cure-to-perform-first-three-albums-90876/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=14 December 2019 |date=28 September 2011}}</ref> The band performed seven additional Reflections concerts in 2011, one in London, three in New York City and three in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/the-cure/59468 |title=The Cure to Perform First Three Albums Live at Royal Albert Hall – Ticket Details <nowiki>| News |</nowiki> nme.com |date=27 September 2011 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> On 27 September, the Cure was announced as a nominee for 2012 induction into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/the-cure/59457 |title=The Cure, Guns n' Roses and Red Hot Chili Peppers Shortlisted for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame <nowiki>| News |</nowiki> nme.com |date=27 September 2011 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> In ''NME''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s cover article for March 2012, the Cure announced that they would be headlining a series of summer music festivals across Europe, including the Leeds/Reading Festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/the-cure/62660 |title=The Cure's Robert Smith: "We're Coming Full Circle by Headlining Reading and Leeds" <nowiki>| News |</nowiki> nme.com |date=16 March 2012 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=26 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://craigjparker.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/robert-interview-in-new-nme.html |title=Chain of Flowers: Robert Interview in the New ''NME'' |date=13 March 2012 |website=[[Blogspot]] |access-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> On 1 May, Porl Thompson, now known as Pearl Thompson, announced that they had left the Cure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://craigjparker.blogspot.com/2012/05/note-from-porl.html|title=Chain Of Flowers: A note from Porl|date=1 May 2012|work=Chain of Flowers}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Cure's Porl Thompson auctioning guitars, album artwork, leather corsets and more |url=http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2012/05/01/cure-porl-thompson-auction/ |website=[[Slicing Up Eyeballs]] |access-date=14 December 2019 |date=1 May 2012}}</ref> On 26 May, the Cure embarked on a 19-date summer festival tour of Europe, commencing at the [[Pinkpop Festival]], joined by former the Cure/[[COGASM]] collaborator Reeves Gabrels on guitar. On the same day, it was announced that Gabrels would be standing in for the tour, but at that point was not a fully-fledged member of the band.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2012/05/26/cure-pinkpop-video-setlist-reeves-gabrels/ |title=Video: The Cure Debuts Guitarist Reeves Gabrels, Digs Out Rarities at Pinkpop Festival |date=26 May 2012 |website=[[Slicing Up Eyeballs]] |access-date=26 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://craigjparker.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/cure-plays-pinkpop-2012-tonight.html |title=Chain of Flowers: The Cure at Pinkpop 2012 |date=28 May 2013 |website=Chain of Flowers |access-date=26 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://craigjparker.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/reeves-gabrels-is-official-cure.html |title=Chain of Flowers: Reeves Gabrels Joins The Cure for the Summer |date=26 May 2012 |website=Chain of Flowers |access-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> Several weeks into the tour, the band invited Gabrels to become a member and he accepted.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.berklee.edu/news/4579/alumni-profile-reeves-gabrels |title=Alumni Profile: Reeves Gabrels <nowiki>|</nowiki> Berklee College of Music |last=Mahoney |first=Lesley |date=26 June 2012 |website=Berklee College of Music |access-date=26 June 2013}}</ref> In 2013, the Cure toured South America, where they had not performed since 1987 apart from two 1996 concerts in Brazil.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Cure announces 6-country tour of South America in April — plus Mexico City concert |url=http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2013/01/28/cure-south-america-tour-dates/ |website=Slicing Up Eyeballs |access-date=9 May 2022 |date=28 January 2013}}</ref> The Cure paid tribute to [[Paul McCartney]] on the album titled ''[[The Art of McCartney]]'', which was released on 18 November 2014. The Cure covered [[the Beatles]]' song "[[Hello, Goodbye]]" which featured guest vocals and keyboards from Paul's son, [[James McCartney (musician)|James McCartney]]. A video of the band and James performing the song was released on 9 September 2014 filmed at [[Brighton Electric]] Studio in Brighton.<ref>{{youTube|uDxDW9jEjHg|The Cure – Hello Goodbye}}</ref> Robert Smith also covered McCartney's "[[C Moon]]" on the album's bonus disc.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/premieres/the-cure-paul-mccartney-hello-goodbye-20140909|title=Watch The Cure Cover the Beatles' 'Hello, Goodbye'|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=9 September 2014}}</ref> In the summer of 2015, the ''Disintegration'' track "Plainsong" was featured in a humorous moment in the movie ''[[Ant-Man (film)|Ant-Man]]'', but did not appear on the movie's soundtrack.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Cure's Plainsong featured in a scene in the Marvel movie Ant-Man |url=https://www.post-punk.com/post-punk-music-in-film-the-cures-plainsong-featured-during-a-fight-scene-in-the-marvel-film-antman/ |website=Post-Punk in Film|date=12 August 2015 }}</ref> ===2017–present: 40th anniversary === In June 2018, the Cure headlined the 25th annual [[Meltdown (festival)|Meltdown Festival]] in London.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Cure perform career-spanning setlist at Robert Smith's Meltdown Festival: Video + Setlist |url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/06/the-cure-meltdown-setlist-video/ |website=Consequence of Sound |access-date=31 October 2019 |date=25 June 2018}}</ref> Smith also selected the festival's lineup, which included several of his personal favourite artists, including [[Nine Inch Nails]], [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]], [[Deftones]], [[Placebo (band)|Placebo]], [[Manic Street Preachers]], and [[Kristin Hersh]], among others.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nine Inch Nails, My Bloody Valentine to play Meltdown Festival curated by The Cure's Robert Smith |url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/03/metldown-festival-2018-lineup-curated-by-robert-smith/ |website=Consequence of Sound |access-date=31 October 2019 |date=6 March 2018}}</ref> On 7 July 2018, Cure performed a 40th anniversary concert at [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]] as part of the [[British Summer Time (concerts)|British Summer Time concert series]].<ref name="Cure40">{{cite web|last1=O'Connor|first1=Roisin|title=The Cure to headline BST Hyde Park festival in 2018|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/the-cure-british-summer-time-festival-2018-how-to-get-tickets-headliners-roger-waters-bruno-mars-a8104881.html|website=The Independent|access-date=13 December 2017|date=12 December 2017}}</ref> For [[Record Store Day]] 2018, the Cure released a remastered, deluxe edition of ''[[Mixed Up (The Cure album)|Mixed Up]]'', along with a sequel titled ''[[Torn Down]]'' featuring 16 new remixes all created by Robert Smith.<ref>{{cite news |title=This is the full list of Record Store Day 2018 releases |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/record-store-day-2018-releases-2255889 |access-date=13 August 2019 |work=NME}}</ref> In a 30 March 2019 interview with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', Smith commented on the band's next album, saying, "For the first time in 20 years, we went into a studio—we actually went into the studio where they ([[Queen (band)|Queen]]) did '[[Bohemian Rhapsody]]'. The songs are like 10 minutes, 12 minutes long. We recorded 19 songs. So I have no idea what to do now... We'll finish it before we start in the summer, and it'll be mixed through the summer. And then so release date, I don't know, October? Halloween! Come on!"<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The Cure's Robert Smith on Rock Hall Induction and 'F-cking Great' New Album|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-cures-robert-smith-on-rock-hall-induction-and-f-cking-great-new-album-815601/|magazine=Rolling Stone |date=30 March 2019 |access-date=30 March 2019}}</ref> In an interview published on 5 July in [[NME]], he noted that the band would be re-recording 3 or 4 songs in August 2019 but that, "I feel intent on it being a 2019 release and would be extremely bitter if it isn’t."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/cure-robert-smith-intent-releasing-next-album-before-end-2019-2524633|title=The Cure's Robert Smith is "intent" on releasing their next album before the end of 2019|last=Reilly|first=Nick|date=2019-07-05|website=NME|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-13}}</ref> However, the year passed with no release. In 2019, the Cure embarked on a 23-date summer tour, consisting mostly of festival performances along with four dates in [[Sydney, Australia]]. The final Sydney show on 30 May was live-streamed.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Cure Announces 'Disintegration' 30th Anniversary Shows|url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2019-02-19-the-cure-announces-disintegration-30th-anniversary-shows/|website=iheart.com |date=19 Feb 2019 |access-date=30 March 2019}}</ref> The band performed at the [[Austin City Limits Music Festival]] in October 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.austin360.com/entertainmentlife/20191012/cure-delivers-another-spotless-acl-fest-set|title=The Cure delivers another spotless ACL Fest set|last=Ramirez|first=Ramon|date=2019-10-12|website=Austin360|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-14}}</ref> Later that same month, the band issued ''40 Live: CURÆTION-25 + Anniversary'', a Blu-ray, DVD and CD box set featuring their Meltdown and Hyde Park performances from 2018 in their entireties.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Cure Announce New Concert Film Box Set 40 LIVE – CURÆTION-25 + ANNIVERSARY |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/the-cure-announce-new-concert-film-box-set-40-live-curaetion-25-anniversary/ |website=Pitchfork |date=8 August 2019 |access-date=31 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref> In interviews in June 2021, Smith referenced the recording of two new Cure albums, saying "One of them’s very, very doom and gloom and the other one isn’t," and that the recordings have been completed, "I just have to decide who's going to mix them."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-cure-robert-smith-says-forthcoming-noise-album-will-be-a-solo-release-2954782|title = The Cure's Robert Smith says forthcoming 'noise album' will be a solo release|website = [[NME]]|date = 3 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/robert-smith-says-the-cure-have-recorded-two-new-albums|title = Robert Smith says the Cure have recorded two new albums|date = 4 June 2021}}</ref> On 15 August 2021, bassist [[Simon Gallup]] posted on his social media that he had left the Cure.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kreps |first1=Daniel |title=The Cure Bassist Simon Gallup Announces Departure From Band |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-cure-bassist-simon-gallup-leaves-band-1212406/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=17 August 2021 |date=15 August 2021}}</ref> No official statement concerning his departure was made by Smith or the band<ref>{{cite web |title=The Cure's Longtime Bassist Simon Gallup Says He's Leaving the Band |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/the-cure-longtime-bassist-simon-gallup-says-hes-leaving-the-band/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=17 August 2021 |date=16 August 2021}}</ref> and Gallup subsequently deleted the post. On 14 October 2021, Gallup confirmed that he was still in the band.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Breihan |first1=Tom |title=Simon Gallup Has Apparently Rejoined The Cure |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2164230/simon-gallup-has-apparently-rejoined-the-cure/news/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=15 October 2021 |language=en |date=15 October 2021}}</ref> In March 2022, Smith confirmed that the first of the band's two projected new albums would be titled ''Songs of a Lost World''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Trendell |first1=Andrew |title=Robert Smith just told us The Cure's new album title at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-cure-robert-smith-interview-new-album-solo-songs-of-the-lost-world-3173769 |website=NME |date=2 March 2022 |publisher=BandLab Technologies |access-date=22 May 2022}}</ref> An update was provided in May 2022, when Smith claimed that the album would be released prior to the band's European tour in October 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Trendell |first1=Andrew |title=The Cure give us an update on their "relentless" new album – and when to expect it |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-cure-new-album-songs-of-a-lost-world-interview-update-relentless-tour-3229589 |website=NME |date=19 May 2022 |publisher=BandLab Technologies |access-date=22 May 2022}}</ref> ==Musical style== The Cure are often identified with the [[gothic rock]] genre, and are viewed as one of the form's definitive bands.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/00620-the-cure-selecting-the-best-for-one-side-of-a-c90 |title= The Cure: Selecting the Best for One Side of a C90 |last=Doran |first=John |date=27 October 2008 |website=[[The Quietus]]|access-date=20 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="AMG">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/pornography-mw0000199022 |title=''Pornography'' – The Cure : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic |last=Mason |first=Stewart |website=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[AllRovi]] |access-date=20 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/3672066/The-Cure-Godfather-of-goth-relishes-his-power.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/3672066/The-Cure-Godfather-of-goth-relishes-his-power.html |archive-date=10 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=The Cure: Godfather of Goth Relishes His Power – ''Telegraph'' |last=McNulty |first=Bernadette |date=24 March 2008 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |access-date=26 June 2013}}{{cbignore}}</ref> However, the band has routinely rejected classification, particularly as a gothic rock band. Robert Smith said in 2006, "It's so pitiful when 'goth' is still tagged onto the name the Cure", and added, "We're not categorisable. I suppose we were post-punk when we came out, but in total it's impossible [...] I just play Cure music, whatever that is."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.news.launch.yahoo.com/dyna/article.html?a=/06122006/325/smith-seeks-cure-writers-block.html&e=l_news_dm |title=Music News – The Latest Music News and Gossip from Yahoo! Music UK & Ireland |date=6 December 2006 |website=[[Yahoo!]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212002833/http://uk.news.launch.yahoo.com/dyna/article.html?a=%2F06122006%2F325%2Fsmith-seeks-cure-writers-block.html&e=l_news_dm |archive-date=12 February 2008 |access-date=26 June 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> While typically viewed as producers of dark and gloomy music, the Cure have also yielded a number of upbeat songs and been part of the [[New wave music|new wave]] movement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2007/08/25/cure-tour-america.html#skip300x250 |title=CBC.ca Arts – The Cure cancels North American tour |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703045949/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2007/08/25/cure-tour-america.html |archive-date= 3 July 2007 }}</ref> ''[[Spin magazine|Spin]]'' has said "the Cure have always been an either/or sort of band: either [...] Robert Smith is wallowing in gothic sadness or he's licking sticky-sweet cotton-candy pop off his lipstick-stained fingers."<ref>{{cite journal |last=Greenwald |first=Andy |date=July 2005 |title=The Cure – ''The Head on the Door'' |journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]}}</ref> The Cure's primary musical traits have been listed as "dominant, melodic bass lines; whiny, strangulated vocals; and a lyric obsession with existential, almost literary despair."<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Blackwell |first1=Mark |last2=Greer |first2=Jim |date=June 1992 |title=Taking The Cure |journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]}}</ref> Most Cure songs start with Smith and Gallup writing the drum parts and bass lines. Both record demos at home and then bring them into the studio for fine-tuning.<ref name="Gore">{{cite journal |last=Gore |first=Joe |date=September 1992 |title=The Cure: Confessions of a Pop Mastermind |journal=[[Guitar Player]]}}</ref> Smith said in 1992, "I think when people talk about the 'Cure sound', they mean songs based on [[Fender Bass VI|six-string bass]], acoustic guitar and my voice, plus the string sound from the [[ARP String Ensemble|Solina]]."<ref name="Gore"/> On top of this foundation is laid "towering layers of guitars and synthesisers".<ref name="AllMusic biography">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-cure-mn0000137390 |title=The Cure – Music Biography, Credits and Discography : AllMusic |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |website=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[AllRovi]] |access-date=20 February 2013}}</ref> Keyboards have been a component of the band's sound since ''Seventeen Seconds'', and their importance increased with the instrument's extensive use on ''Disintegration''.{{sfn|Apter|2006|p=241}} ==Music videos== The band's early music videos have been described as "dreadful affairs" and have been maligned for their poor quality, particularly by the band itself. Tolhurst said, "Those videos were unmitigated disasters; we weren't actors and our personalities weren't coming across."{{sfn|Apter|2006|pp=177–78}} The video for "Let's Go to Bed" was their first collaboration with [[Tim Pope]]. The director added a playful element to the band's videos; the director insisted in a 1987 ''Spin'' interview, "I think that side of them was always there, but was never brought out."<ref name="Spin 1987"/> Pope would go on to direct the majority of the Cure's videos, which became synonymous with the band, and expanded their audience during the 1980s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/staring-at-the-sea-the-images-mr0001432912 |title=''Staring at the Sea: The Images'' – : Release Information, Reviews and Credits : AllMusic |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |website=[[AllMusic]] |publisher=[[AllRovi]] |access-date=20 February 2013}}</ref> Pope explained the appeal of working with the Cure by saying, "the Cure is the ultimate band for a filmmaker to work with because Robert Smith really understands the camera. His songs are so cinematic. I mean on one level there's this stupidity and humour, right, but beneath that there are all [Smith's] psychological obsessions and [[claustrophobia]]."<ref name="Sandall">{{cite journal |last=Sandall |first=Robert |date=May 1989 |title=The Cure: Caught in the Act |journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]}}</ref> ==Legacy== The Cure were one of the first alternative bands to have chart and commercial success in an era before alternative rock had broken into the mainstream. In 1992, ''NME'' declared the Cure had, during the 1980s, become "a goth hit machine (19 to date), an international phenomenon and, yet, the most successful alternative band that ever shuffled disconsolately about the earth".<ref name="mansion">{{cite journal |last=Collins |first=Andrew |date=18 April 1992 |title=The Mansion Family |journal=[[NME]]}}</ref> As a leading figure of gothic rock, ''NME'' made Smith the cover artist in their 2004 edition, ''Originals: Goth''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/originals/4 |title=NME Originals: Goth |work=[[NME]] |year=2004 |access-date=5 August 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080126150121/http://www.nme.com/originals/4 |archive-date=January 26, 2008 }}</ref> [[Interpol (band)|Interpol]] lead singer [[Paul Banks (musician, born 1978)|Paul Banks]] was quoted as saying, "the Cure is the band that all of us in Interpol can say influenced us. When I was younger I listened to them a lot. [[Carlos Dengler|Carlos]] as well. Actually, he took a straight influence from this band on the way he played the bass and the keys. To me, Robert Smith is also one of these examples: you can't be Robert Smith if you're not Robert Smith. It's one of the bands with the deepest influence on Interpol, because we all like them. They're legendary."<ref>{{cite journal |date=October 2010 |title=<nowiki>[</nowiki>Paul Banks interview<nowiki>]</nowiki> |journal=Blitz Magazine}}</ref> The Cure were also a formative influence on [[the Smashing Pumpkins]]. Frontman [[Billy Corgan]] has named the Cure as a primary influence,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.starla.org/articles/rs94.htm | title=Rolling Stone Interview, 1994. | access-date=8 June 2007}}</ref> and drummer [[Mike Byrne (musician)|Mike Byrne]] described himself as a "huge Cure fan."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/music/2010/09/qa_with_beaverton_local_mike_b.html|title=Musicfest NW: Q&A with Beaverton local Mike Byrne, Smashing Pumpkins drummer|first=Kate|last=Loftesness|date=10 September 2010|website=Oregonlive.com|access-date=October 14, 2019}}</ref> The [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] chose the Cure for induction in its Class of 2019.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.npr.org/2018/12/13/676080749/the-cure-janet-jackson-radiohead-among-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-inductees-for | title=The Cure, Janet Jackson, Radiohead Among Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees For 2019 | website=[[NPR]] | date=13 December 2018 | access-date=16 December 2018| last1=Flanagan | first1=Andrew }}</ref> Although the Cure had been eligible for the Hall of Fame since 2004, they were only nominated once previously, in 2012.<ref name="curehall">{{cite web |title=Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – 2019 Inductees |url=https://www.rockhall.com/2019-inductees/the-cure/ |website=www.rockhall.com |access-date=23 December 2018}}</ref> The formal induction ceremony was held 29 March 2019 at the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn, New York. The members named by the Rock Hall for induction as part of the band are Bamonte, Cooper, Dempsey, Gabrels, Gallup, O'Donnell, Smith, Thompson, Tolhurst and Williams.<ref name="curehall"/> Gabrels was initially not included in the induction, but was added in February 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Rock Hall Inducts Another Member of The Cure |url=http://www.futurerocklegends.com/blog.php#unique-entry-id-356 |website=www.futurerocklegends.com |access-date=7 February 2019}}</ref> At the Hall of Fame ceremony on 29 March 2019, the Cure were inducted by [[Trent Reznor]] and performed five tracks.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kreps |first1=Daniel |last2=Grow |first2=Kory |title=The Cure Run Through Classics in Exhilarating Rock Hall Induction Set |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-cure-run-through-classics-in-exhilarating-rock-hall-induction-set-815270/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=30 March 2019 |date=30 March 2019}}</ref> The Cure have also sold over 30 million albums worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Cure {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/20492/cure |website=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=20 February 2021}}</ref> ==Awards and nominations== The Cure have been given at least six awards, including two [[Brit Awards]] (Best British video for "[[Lullaby (The Cure song)|Lullaby]]" in 1990, and Best British group in 1991), and a Viewer's Choice (Europe) [[MTV Video Music Award]] for "Friday I'm In Love" in 1992. Robert Smith was given an [[Ivor Novello Awards|Ivor Novello Award]] for International Achievement in 2001. The [[Brit Awards]] are the [[British Phonographic Industry]]'s (BPI) annual pop music awards.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=24 February 2009|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/about-bpi.aspx|title=About BPI|publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]]}}</ref> The Cure has received two awards from five nominations. {{awards table}} |- | [[1990 Brit Awards|1990]] | "[[Lullaby (The Cure song)|Lullaby]]" | rowspan="2" | [[Brit Award for British Video of the Year|British Video of the Year]] | {{won}} |- | rowspan="2" | [[1991 Brit Awards|1991]] | "[[Close to Me (The Cure song)|Close to Me]]" | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2" | The Cure | rowspan="2" | [[Brit Award for British Group|British Group]] | {{won}} |- | rowspan="2" | [[1993 Brit Awards|1993]] | {{nom}} |- | "[[Friday I'm in Love]]" | British Video of the Year | {{nom}} {{end}} The [[European Festivals Awards]] were established in 2009. They are voted for by the public via the European Festival Awards website and receive hundreds of thousands of votes annually.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eu.festivalawards.com/|title=Festival Awards Europe}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/news/latest-news/european-festival-awards-2012-shortlist-announced-113590|title=European Festival Awards 2012 shortlist announced|website=The Line of Best Fit|access-date=7 April 2020}}</ref> {{awards table}} |- | 2012 | The Cure | Headliner of the Year | {{nom}} {{end}} The [[Grammy Award]]s are awarded annually by [[The Recording Academy]] of the United States for outstanding achievements in the [[music industry]]. Often considered the highest music honour, the awards were established in 1958.<ref>{{cite book|last=O'Neill|first=Thomas|title=The Grammys: The Ultimate Unofficial Guide to Music's Highest Honor|publisher=Perigee Trade|year=1999}}</ref> {{awards table}} |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[1993 Grammy Awards|1993]] | ''[[Wish (The Cure album)|Wish]]'' | rowspan="2" | [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Music Album]] |{{nom}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2001 Grammy Awards|2001]] | ''[[Bloodflowers]]'' |{{nom}} {{end}} The [[Ivor Novello Awards]] are awarded for [[songwriting]] and [[Musical composition|composing]]. The awards, named after the [[Cardiff]] born entertainer [[Ivor Novello]], are presented annually in London by the [[British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors]] (BASCA).<ref>{{cite web|title=About The Ivors|url=http://theivors.com/about/|publisher=[[Ivor Novello Awards]]|access-date=6 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704001626/http://theivors.com/about/|archive-date=4 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://ivorsacademy.com/awards/the-ivors/ | title=The Ivors &#124; the Ivors Academy &#124; Champions of Music Creators }}</ref> {{awards table}} |- | style="text-align:left;"|1993 | "[[Friday I'm In Love]]" | Best Contemporary Song |{{nom}} |- | style="text-align:left;"|2001 | [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]] | International Achievement |{{won}} |- | style="text-align:left;"|2022 | [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]] and [[Simon Gallup]] | Music Icon Award | {{won}} {{end}} The [[Juno Award]]s are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame are also inducted as part of the awards ceremonies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Submit to The JUNO Award|url=http://junoawards.ca/submissions.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907190253/http://junoawards.ca/submissions.php |archive-date=7 September 2015 |publisher=[[Juno Award]]|access-date=6 July 2015}}</ref> {{awards table}} |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Juno Awards of 2005|2005]] | "[[The End of the World (The Cure song)|The End of the World]]" | [[Juno Award for Video of the Year|Best Video]] |{{nom}} {{end}} The [[Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica]] is the [[Latin America]]n version of the [[MTV Video Music Awards]]. It was established in 2002 to celebrate the top music videos of the year in Latin America and the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cronica.com.mx/notas/2008/368999.html|title=Será Guadalajara sede de la entrega de Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2008|language=es|publisher=La Crónica Diaria|access-date=15 October 2015}}</ref> {{awards table}} |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[Los Premios MTV Latinoamérica 2007|2007]] | The Cure | Influencia Award |{{won}} {{end}} Lunas del Auditorio are sponsored by The [[National Auditorium]] in Mexico to honor the best live shows in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.lunasauditorio.com.mx/esp/lunas-del-auditorio/que-son-las-lunas|title = ¿Qué son las lunas?|language = es|publisher = [[:es:Lunas del Auditorio|Lunas del Auditorio]] |access-date = 1 October 2017}}</ref> {{award table}} |- | 2005 |rowspan=2|The Cure | rowspan=2|Best Foreign Rock Artist | {{nom}} |- | 2008 | {{nom}} {{end}} The [[MTV Europe Music Awards]] were established in 1994 by [[MTV Networks Europe]] to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.capitalfm.com/events/mtv-emas/photos/best-moments/|title = Photos: MTV EMA Most Memorable Moments|publisher = [[Capital (radio network)|Capital FM]]|access-date = 6 July 2015}}</ref> {{awards table}} |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[MTV Europe Music Awards 2004|2004]] | "The End of the World" | [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video|Best Video]] |{{nom}} |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[MTV Europe Music Awards 2008|2008]] | The Cure | [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Live Act|Best Live Act]] |{{nom}} {{end}} The [[MTV Video Music Awards]] were established in the end of the summer of 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year.<ref>{{cite news|access-date=23 January 2009|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/08/arts/television/08mtv.html?ref=arts|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=At the MTV Video Music Awards, a Big Draw, a Punch Line and, Now, a Winner|date=8 September 2008|first=Jon|last=Pareles}}</ref> {{awards table}} |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[1989 MTV Video Music Awards|1989]] | "[[Fascination Street]]" | [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Post-Modern Video|Best Post-Modern Video]] |{{nom}} |- | style="text-align:left;"|[[1992 MTV Video Music Awards|1992]] | "Friday I'm In Love" | Viewer's Choice (Europe) |{{won}} {{end}} The MVPA Awards are annually presented by a Los Angeles-based music trade organization to honor the year's best music videos. {{award table}} |- | rowspan="2" | 2005 | rowspan="2" | "The End of the World" | Best Alternative Video | {{nom}} |- | Best Art Direction | {{nom}} {{end}} Music Television Awards {{award table}} |- | rowspan="3" | 1992 | ''[[Wish (The Cure album)|Wish]]'' | Best Album | {{nom}} |- | "[[High (The Cure song)|High]]" | Best Video | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3" | Themselves | rowspan="2" | Best Group | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3" | 2004 | {{nom}} |- | Best Alternative | {{nom}} |- | "The End of the World" | Best Video | {{nom}} {{end}} The [[NME Awards]] were created by the ''[[NME]]'' magazine and was first held in 1953.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Lipshutz|first1=Jason|title=5 Seconds of Summer Celebrates Winning 'Worst Band' Award|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6479853/5-seconds-of-summer-nme-worst-band-award|access-date=6 July 2015|magazine=Billboard|date=19 February 2015}}</ref> {{awards table}} |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2" | 2009 | The Cure | Godlike Genius Award |{{won}} |- | ''[[4:13 Dream]]'' | Best Album Artwork |{{nom}} |- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="1" | 2020 | The Cure | Best Festival Headliner |{{won}} {{end}} The [[Pollstar]] Concert Industry Awards is an annual award ceremony to honor artists and professionals in the concert industry. The Cure has been nominated seven times.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.pollstarpro.com/PCIA-Static/welcome.htm|title=Pollstar Concert Industry Awards Winners Archives – Index|magazine=Pollstar|access-date=4 December 2010}}</ref> {{award table}} |- | 1985 | rowspan="3" | Themselves | Which Artist is Most Likely to Successfully Headline Arenas for the First Time in 1985? | {{nom}} |- | 1986 | rowspan="2" | Next Major Arena Headliner | {{nom}} |- | 1987 | {{nom}} |- | 1988 | ''The Kissing Tour'' | Small Tour of the Year | {{nom}} |- | rowspan="2" | 1990 | ''The Prayer Tour'' | Most Creative Stage Production | {{nom}} |- | Themselves | Surprise Hot Ticket of the Year | {{nom}} |- | 1997 | ''The Swing Tour'' | Most Creative Stage Production | {{nom}} {{end}} The [[Q Awards]] are the United Kingdom's annual music awards run by the music magazine ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' to honour musical excellence. Winners are voted by readers of ''Q'' online, with others decided by a judging panel.<ref>{{cite magazine|access-date=25 February 2013|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1302994/coldplay-win-at-q-awards|title=Coldplay Win At Q Awards|date=6 October 2008|first=Andre|last=Paine|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> {{awards table}} |- | style="text-align:left;"|2003 | rowspan="2" | The Cure | Q Inspiration Award |{{won}} |- | style="text-align:left;"|2011 | Q's Greatest Act of the Last 25 Years |{{nom}} {{end}} Žebřík Music Awards {{award table}} !Ref. |- | 1996 | The Cure | Best International Enjoyment | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.anketazebrik.cz/historie/1996-1992/ |title=Historie (1996–1992) |website=anketazebrik.cz |language=Czech |access-date=11 August 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> |- | 2004 | ''[[The Cure (The Cure album)|The Cure]]'' | Best International Album | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.anketazebrik.cz/historie/2010-2004/ |title=Historie (2010–2004) |website=anketazebrik.cz |language=Czech |access-date=11 August 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> {{end}} ==Discography== {{Main|The Cure discography}} {{div col}} * ''[[Three Imaginary Boys]]'' (1979) * ''[[Seventeen Seconds]]'' (1980) * ''[[Faith (The Cure album)|Faith]]'' (1981) * ''[[Pornography (album)|Pornography]]'' (1982) * ''[[The Top (album)|The Top]]'' (1984) * ''[[The Head on the Door]]'' (1985) * ''[[Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me]]'' (1987) * ''[[Disintegration (The Cure album)|Disintegration]]'' (1989) * ''[[Wish (The Cure album)|Wish]]'' (1992) * ''[[Wild Mood Swings]]'' (1996) * ''[[Bloodflowers]]'' (2000) * ''[[The Cure (The Cure album)|The Cure]]'' (2004) * ''[[4:13 Dream]]'' (2008) <!-- Please do NOT add ''Songs of A Lost World'' until it has been released --> {{div col end}} ==Band members== {{main|List of the Cure band members}} * [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]] – lead vocals, guitars, six-string bass guitar, keyboards <small>(1978–present)</small> * [[Simon Gallup]] – bass guitar, keyboards <small>(1979–1982, 1984–present)</small> * [[Roger O'Donnell]] – keyboards <small>(1987–1990, 1995–2005, 2011–present)</small> * [[Jason Cooper]] – drums <small>(1995–present)</small> * [[Reeves Gabrels]] – guitars, six-string bass guitar <small>(2012–present)</small> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Sources== * {{cite book |last=Apter |first=Jeff |year=2006 |title=Never Enough: The Story of The Cure |publisher=[[Omnibus Press]] |isbn=1-84449-827-1 |url=https://archive.org/details/neverenoughstory00apte }} ==Further reading== * {{cite book |last1=Barbarian |first1=L. |last2=Sutherland |first2=Steve |last3=Smith |first3=Robert |year=1988 |title=Ten Imaginary Years |publisher=Zomba Books |isbn=0-946391-87-4}} * {{cite book |last1=Thompson |first1=Dave |author-link1=Dave Thompson (author) |last2=Greene |first2=Jo-Ann |year=1988 |title=The Cure: A Visual Documentary |publisher=[[Omnibus Press]] |isbn=0-7119-1387-0}} * {{cite book |last1=Hopkins |first1=S. |last2=Smith |first2=Robert |last3=Foo |first3=T. |year=1989 |title=The Cure: Songwords 1978–1989 |publisher=Omnibus Press |isbn=0-7119-1951-8}} * {{cite book |last=Nuzzolo |first=Massimiliano |date=April 2004 |title=The latest album by The Cure (L'ultimo disco dei Cure)|publisher=Sironi Publishing|isbn=88-518-0027-8}} * {{cite book |last=Thompson |first=Dave |date=October 2005 |title=In Between Days: An Armchair Guide to The Cure |publisher=Helter Skelter Publishing |isbn=1-905139-00-4}} * {{cite book |last=Carman |first=Richard |year=2005 |title=Robert Smith: "The Cure" and Wishful Thinking |publisher=Independent Music Press (UK) |isbn=978-0-9549704-1-3}} * {{cite book |last1=Bétrisey |first1=Jean-Christophe |last2=Fargier |first2=David |year=2007 |title=One Hundred Songs: The Dark Side of the Mood}} * {{cite book |title=Jeremy Wulc: My Dream Comes True: Carnet de route avec The Cure |year=2009}} ==External links== {{wikiquote}} {{commons|The Cure}} * {{Official website}} * {{discogs artist}} {{The Cure|state=expanded}} {{Navboxes |title = Awards for The Cure |list = {{Brit British Group}} {{2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame}} }} {{Portal bar|Rock music}} {{Authority control}} {{good article}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cure, The}} [[Category:The Cure| ]] [[Category:1978 establishments in England]] [[Category:Brit Award winners]] [[Category:English gothic rock groups]] [[Category:English alternative rock groups]] [[Category:English new wave musical groups]] [[Category:English post-punk music groups]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 1978]] [[Category:Musical groups from West Sussex]] [[Category:Musical quintets]] [[Category:NME Awards winners]] [[Category:People from Crawley]] [[Category:Fiction Records artists]] [[Category:A&M Records artists]] [[Category:Sire Records artists]] [[Category:Elektra Records artists]] [[Category:Hansa Records artists]]'