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The Cure

Wythenshawe Park, Manchester

Support acts: The Slow Readers Club, Slowdive

The Cure performing on stage, illuminated by various lights in red and blue

The band played for almost two-and-a-half hours, performing much-loved hits from their previous albums. I loved that "Inbetween Days" and "Just Like Heaven", two of my favourite songs, were played back-to-back. It was a great crowd, too, and it did not rain despite the forecasts. The two support acts complemented The Cure's music perfectly. The gig was almost wall-to-wall music, with little to no banter in between. Robert Smith joked about being a singer and not a talker.

I wrote a blog post while waiting for this gig to start, you can read it here.

More photos

Drummer Jason Cooper as seen through a large screen to the left of the stage

Robert Smith playing guitar and singing, as seen through a large screen to the left of the stage

Keyboardist Roger O’Donnell performing. There are many blue spot lights trained on him.

Robert Smith and bassist Simon Gallup on stage