Perhaps the reviewer on duty should have stated his personal preferences before judging. A Cure concert without the long, difficult songs would have felt like a letdown. The writer would have seen oceans and oceans of blank faces..

ruurd, amsterdam, holland

Again I have to agree with the other comments.

I personally would have prefered more of the 'churning,bloated hits'. And 'blank faces'? You don't have to jumping around like a 15 year old idiot to enjoy a gig. And who said great songs have to be happy and 3 minutes long...

Louis, Brighton,

Keith from Dublin gets this spot on! This is the most ridiculous nonsense I have ever read and bears absolutely no resemblance to the actual concert.

I can understand the reviewer may not be a raving Cure fan but the inaccuracies of his review, ie getting the name of the first song wrong and his ludicrous reference to "a sea of blank faces" just show that he had no genuine interest in the band, there music and mostly the reality of the concert!

Dave, Northampton, UK

I have seen the cure on nine occasions and agree with other comments that Robert Smith crafted and delivered the perfect cure set on Thurs evening. Which all the fans I heard confirm on the way out. It was an excellent mix of new, moody, poppy and classic cure material which is exactley what they consistently produce. Can I also add that over 35 songs and 3 hours plus on stage is better value for money than most of the so called young pretenders of British rock today who play for an hour and a half for £30 plus. They must be doing something right how many British bands have consistently sold out 20,000 plus arenas in North America, Japan, Austarlia etc for the last 15 years!

Mark, Essex,

As you say "an hour of churning,bloated hits" just tells me you have no idea who the cure are and the only songs you know are the hits ,which kind of narrows down anyones view of this band.My advice to to you is to study your subject before making weak assumptions.
Damien,Dublin.

Damien Murray, Dublin, Ireland

I do not understand the live review, sepaking a live show must review sound quality, lights, luodness, etc., this reviewer hasn´t a clue about what a live performance is, and more when speaking about a the cure live show, one of the best bands to play live !!!!. I´ve seen lots of great live bands, like, oasis, depeche mode, etc., and they don´t the performance that the cure has on live.

alejandro von rad, ensenada, mexico

The most clueless review I've ever read. Everyone I know who went has been telling me it was the greatest Cure gig they've ever been too, and I have to agree. Btw it was Plainsong they opened with not End of the end, makes me even more suspicious the reviewer didn't actually attend this gig.

fitz, Hatfield, Herts

It was fantastic from start to finish and not at all sludgey; plenty of album tracks to set up the atmosphere, plus enough singles to keep the masses happy. Would go and see them agian tomorrow if I could - steven dalton clearly has a short attention span!

matt, reading,

"...from their most recent album, The Cure. A vast, spangled epic in Pink Floyd vein..."

Huh?

Fishie, London,

The reviewer hasn't a clue!

Should have reviewed the feeling instead.

They were superb

Ant, London,

The reviewer seems to have been at a different gig to most of the audience. This was Robert Smith on top form picking an eclectic mix of songs from a 30 year career. I took along someone who is far less of a fan than myself. We both walked out in silence and then said "Blimey - that was incredible!". An amazing night with an amazing band.

Min, Berkhamsted,

Those of us who have been fans since the early 80s knew exactly what to expect and The Cure certainly delivered!

The crowd were ecstatic, there was plenty of dancing and singing along - especially at the start of 'Play for Today' - haunting, almost!

Loved it, loved it, loved it and can't wait to see them again as soon as humanly possible.

Thank you Robert and the boys for a brilliant night, and for bringing back many happy memories!

Tami, London,

Was this reviewer actually at the gig ?

Firstly they did not open with "End of the World"...but "Plainsong" from Disentegration.

Secondly, from where I was standing the crowd were ecstatic almost right through the night, but especially so for the barrage of singles.

Thirdly a large section of The Cure's back catalogue is 6-10 mins pummelling epics...thats what they do best...if the reviewer expect an hour and a half set of singles well then it's no wonder they only gave it 3 stars.

Keith, Dublin, Ireland

This review could have been written for a Cure concert I saw in the late 90s--an hour of slog then Robert Smith threw in a few popular tunes. Not enough to save the night.

Shannon, Boise, ID, USA