The Cure: Anniversary 1978-2018 Live in Hyde Park

On Saturday, 7 July 2018, The Cure took the stage in London’s Hyde Park before an audience of 65,000 fans to celebrate, almost to the day, the 40th anniversary of their first concert under the name The Cure. To capture the occasion on a suitably grand scale, the band turned to the distinctive filmmaker Tim Pope. The concert was an extraordinary event and was widely hailed as one of the finest performances in the band’s history. The impact was heightened by the giant screens framing the stage, which amplified the atmosphere and emotional force of the songs that secured The Cure’s place as pioneers of alternative rock.

The Cure line-up:

• Jason Cooper (drums),
• Reeves Gabrels (guitar), 
• Simon Gallup (bass guitar),
• Roger O’Donnell (keyboards),
• Robert Smith (vocals, guitar, keyboards).

The Cure performed 30 songs:

• “Plainsong”,
• “Pictures of You”,
• “High”,
• “A Night Like This”,
• “The Walk”,
• “The End of the World”,
• “Lovesong”,
• “Push”,
• “Inbetween Days”,
• “Just Like Heaven”,
• “If Only Tonight We Could Sleep”,
• “Play For Today”,
• “A Forest”,
• “Shake Dog Shake”,
• “Burn”,
• “Fascination Street”,
• “Never Enough”,
• “From The Edge of the Deep Green Sea”,
• “Disintegration”,
• “Lullaby”,
• “The Caterpillar”,
• “Friday I’m in Love”,
• “Close to Me”,
• “Why Can’t I Be You?”,
• “Thanks @ 40”,
• “Boys Don’t Cry”,
• “Jumping Someone Else’s Train”,
• “Grinding Halt”,
• “10.15 Saturday Night”,
• “Killing an Arab”.

Roman Gutek

Tim Pope (b. 1956) – British director, cinematographer, and producer, one of the most influential creators of music videos in the 1980s and 1990s. His career developed alongside the rise of music television, and he collaborated with artists such as David Bowie, Queen, and The Cure. His work is characterized by visual surrealism and a strong synthesis of image and music, which significantly shaped the language of the modern music video (including The Cure’s Lullaby).