The Cure - 2014-12-23 - London, UK (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith

The third of three Christmas Cure shows which were unofficially celebrating the 30th anniversary of the release of The Top album and subsequent tour. I nice gesture by Robert was to invite And Also The Trees along as support as they were 30 years ago. I attended the Liverpool show on that tour, my first Cure show. These three are the 54th, 55th and 56th times I’d seen the band, most of them great and lots unforgettable. This run of three compare well with other runs of three in London on the Kissing and Prayer tours. Although the set lists maybe lacking the variation of those shows, they definitely benefit from extra energy of the band not being worn out after a long World or European tour. Robert was chattier in these shows than he’d been in in the previous 50 odd I’d seen. Another nice touch, which I haven’t seen acknowledged elsewhere, was Robert’s dedication of Lovecats to ex manager Chris Parry, referred to as Bill. Anyway, enough of me, time to enjoy the show. 

Recorded and uploaded by Pennyghael 
Location – Balcony fourth row slightly right of centre 
Source – Church Audio CA11> Sony PCM m10> iMac> Audacity v2.06> xACT to FLAC 

01 - Intro 
02 - Shake Dog Shake 
03 - Kyoto Song 
04 - A Night Like This 
05 - Wailing Wall 
06 - The Caterpillar 
07 - The Walk 
08 - Sleep When I’m Dead 
09 - A Man Inside My Mouth 
10 - Bananafishbones 
11 - Push 
12 - Inbetween Day 
13 - Friday I’m In Love 
14 - Doing The Unstuck 
15 - Pictures Of You 
16 - Lullaby 
17 - Birdmad Girl 
18 - Lovesong 
19 - Just Like Heaven 
20 - Like Cockatoos 
21 - From The Edge OF The Deep Green Sea 
22 - Want 
23 - One Hundred Years 
24 - Give Me It 
25 - Encore applause 
26 - The Empty World 
27 - Charlotte Sometimes 
28 - Primary 
29 - The Top 
30 - Encore applause 
31 - Three Imaginary Boys 
32 - M 
33 - Play For Today 
34 - A Forest 
35 - Encore applause 
36 - Piggy In The Mirror 
37 - Never Enough 
38 - Fascination Street 
39 - Wrong Number 
40 - Wrong Number cont.. 
41 - Encore applause 
42 - Dressing Up 
43 - The Lovecats (dedicated to “Bill” ex-manager) 
44 - Close To Me 
45 - Why Can’t I Be You? 
46 - Boys Don’t Cry 
47 - Hey You!