Fans of The Cure have had a long wait for Robert Smith & Co to return to Leeds
It was back in 1985 that the band headlined Queens Hall, then the city’s premier music venue, while touring their album The Head on The Door, the record that would set them on the path to worldwide success.
Queens Hall might have bitten the dust since then, along with several of the group’s then line-up, but in the intervening decades The Cure’s popularity has ballooned, ensuring a capacity crowd is there to greet them at the 13,000-seat First Direct Arena.
The set hits its peak during a five-song sequence that starts with Shake Dog Shake and ends with A Forest, providing bassist Simon Gallup and guitarist Reeves Gabrels with plenty of opportunities for posturing with their instruments amid the swirls of dry ice.
As they bid farewell with Boys Don’t Cry, long-time fans will undoubtedly be hoping The Cure don’t leave it quite so long before they set foot in
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