NEWS 1982

Last night of the tour. The typical encore was replaced by an improvised track featuring Zerra 1 (the opening act) and Gary Biddles (more or less Cure roadie then) on vocals. Robert was on drums, Lol on bass and Simon on guitar. The result (ten minutes long) was very poor actually, despite an all right beginning. For the final show, the group wanted to do something special but unfortunately that just reflected the uneasiness that surrounded the tour. The mess that closed this last concert comes as no surprise in retrospect. [ MORE . . . ]

Two sold out nights in Paris in front of a fanatical audience. Probably a big shock for the band. The first show was broadcast on the radio. [ MORE . . . ]

A fight between Robert and Simon would occur in Strasbourg resulting in the cancellation of the next two concerts in France as nobody could find where Robert had gone. Just home apparently. The tour would resume thanks to Robert's father who persuaded him to come back. But of course, the Cure's future was most uncertain from now on even if they played live together again. [ MORE . . . ]

After UK tour, The Cure moved to Europe (31 dates). [ MORE . . . ]

On 3 May 1982, The Cure released their new album entitled Pornography. [ MORE . . . ]

On 11 April 1982, The Cure did a live performance at Studio Davout in Paris. [ MORE . . . ]

After short break, Chris Parry took Robert Smith to meet various different producers for recording the new album. Theirs choice was Phil Thornalley and they were booked into RAK Studios between January and April. [ MORE . . . ]