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On 7 January 1981, The Cure recorded another John Peel session at BBC Langham studio 1 in London. This session, included songs The Holy Hour, Forever, Primary and All Cats Are Grey, was produced by Chris Lycett and engineered by Nick Gomm. It was broadcasted on 15 January 1981 on BBC Radio One. [ MORE . . . ]

The Cure's song Grinding Halt appeared in the American film Times Square and was included on the soundtrack, which was released on 8 October 1980 on the RSO label and distributed by Polydor in the United Kingdom. [ MORE . . . ]

On 7 October 1980, The Cure did a live TV performance at RTBF studios in Brussels. [ MORE . . . ]

After the tour in Australia, Matthieu Hartley has left the band. [ MORE . . . ]

On 23 April 1980, The Cure did a playback performance of A Forest on Top of the Pops, filmed at BBC Television Centre in London. [ MORE . . . ]

On 18 April 1980, The Cure released their second album entitled Seventeen Seconds. [ MORE . . . ]

On 28 March 1980, The Cure released a new single A Forest, taken from the forthcoming album Seventeen Seconds. [ MORE . . . ]

On 23 March 1980, The Cult Heroes (supporting The Passion) played their first and last show ever at Marquee Club in London. [ MORE . . . ]

On 18 March 1980, The Cure played The Lakeside in Crawley for free to save this venue. Porl Thompson and Frank Bell joined the band on stage for an encore - I'm A Cult Hero and I Dig You. [ MORE . . . ]

The Cure played first three shows of this year at Marquee club in London. [ MORE . . . ]