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Read MoreThe festive season is upon us and for some people it felt like Christmas has come early, as one of the legends of rock music The Cure was to perform at Scotland’s premier music venue. After touring throughout Europe, they returned to the UK for some homecoming shows and Glasgow was their next stop after beginning their UK tour in Belfast.
Lead singer Robert Smith is of no stranger to anyone, from his signature gothic look to his cameo appearance in the American TV series South Park, where he goes head to head with a robot version of Barbra Streisand in that infamous episode, which aired way back in 1997.
Anticipation for the gig was high and the buzz was there to be felt, even those without tickets attended and were willing to “Rochambeau†anybody who was selling them, but people with tickets were looking forward to a great night with a great legendary act.
Supporting The Cure that night was established Scottish (and Glaswegian) outfit The Twilight Sad, an act known for being "perennially unhappy" as well as their "notoriously loud" live performances, they were a perfect fit to get the crowd warmed up for what was to follow.
The sound of lightning echoed throughout the venue during the break, then a huge roar followed when the stage went dark, The Cure were ready to come on, and the crowd were ready for a huge 2 and a half hour set.
Robert Smith entered the stage, walking slowly from left to right, greeting the cheering audience, most of the songs played during the early stages of the set consisted of new material, with the band giving the crowd a wee teaser of what to expect from their upcoming album, Songs Of A Lost World, their first studio album in 15 years, the songs played were A Fragile Thing, And Nothing Is Forever and Endsong.
Other songs included in the set were Pictures Of You, Lullaby and Lovesong, which are of course some of the tracks on Kyle Broflovskis "favourite album ever", Disintegration.
17 songs into the set, the first encore occurred, and the band returned moments later, Smith restarted the set with a song called "I Can Never Say Goodbye" who he dedicated to his late brother, before going dark again with the likes of Faith and One Hundred Years, with a large red moon dominating the background.
The band finished off with another classic, "A Forest" from their 1980 album Seventeen Seconds, before going away for a second encore, before returning once more to play Lullaby and The Walk.
"This is another new one" joked Smith, then the band began to play their greatest hits, Friday Im in Love, Close To Me, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven and the gig concluding with Boys Dont Cry, to put that whole moment in perspective, it was personally the best half hour I have ever seen at The Hydro since it opened almost 10 years ago.
In conclusion, this was simply a gig to remember, there were no faults whatsoever to mention, and it is up there along with Blondie the finest performances at the venue this year. People waited a long time to watch The Cure live and it proves that good things come to those who wait.
You can view a photo gallery of the show by clicking the link below.
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Review and photography by Stewart Fullerton.
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