At each and every gig on their 2023 ‘Songs of a Lost World Tour,’ The Cure put on a career-spanning 2.5-hour concert.
That’s a Taylor Swift length show.
However, tickets don’t cost nearly as much to see the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers live this summer.
While prices to see Swift typically hover above $1000, we found tickets to see Robert Smith and co. going for as low as $8 before fees (!) on Vivid Seats this summer.
While that price tag is an outlier — tickets for most remaining shows on the run start in the $20 to $200 range — it does demonstrate that great deals to see the band live are out there.
You just have to keep an eye out.
Especially when the “Just Like Heaven” rockers drop into New York City’s Madison Square Garden from June 20-22.
Over the course of the three-night MSG stay, prices start at $97 before fees but as we get closer to the mini-residency, things could certainly change.
Who knows?
You just might get to hear “Friday, I’m In Love,” “Close To Me,” “Boys Don’t Cry,” “In Between Days,” “Pictures of You” and so many more live for less than a beer.
Want to know more about The Cure’s ‘Songs of a Lost World Tour?’
Keep reading — we’ve got everything you need to know and more below.
All prices listed above were found at the time of publication and are subject to fluctuation.
A complete calendar of all remaining Cure tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found below.
| The Cure 2023 tour dates | Ticket prices start at |
|---|---|
| June 8 at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN | $22 |
| June 10 at the United Center in Chicago, IL | $171 |
| June 11 at the Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, OH | $48 |
| June 13 at the Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, MI | $133 |
| June 14 at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto, ON, CA | $80 |
| June 16 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, QC, CA | $8 |
| June 17 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, QC, CA | $16 |
| June 18 at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, MA | $15 |
| June 20 at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY | $108 |
| June 21 at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY | $101 |
| June 22 at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY | $97 |
| June 24 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA | $152 |
| June 25 at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD | $186 |
| June 27 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA | $85 |
| June 28 at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA | $70 |
| June 29 at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, FL | $86 |
| July 1 at the Kaseya Center in Miami, FL | $75 |
| Sept. 15-17 at Riot Fest in Chicago, IL | $279 |
(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)
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In addition to the summer run of shows, the band will also take the stage at Chicago’s Riot Fest which takes place Sept. 15-17 at Douglass Park.
At the three-day extravaganza, they’ll perform alongside fellow legends like Foo Fighters, Death Cab For Cutie, Queens of the Stone Age, The Mars Volta, The Gaslight Anthem and many, many more.
If you want to cross all the above acts off your bucket list in one fell swoop, you can snag tickets to Riot Fest 2023 here.
As noted earlier, Robert Smith and the band go all out when they headline playing hits and obscure tracks from their expansive catalog every night.
To give you a closer look, here’s what the band played at a recent concert courtesy of Set List FM:
01.) “Alone”
02.) “Pictures of You”
03.) “A Fragile Thing”
04.) “Burn”
05.) “Lovesong”
06.) “And Nothing Is Forever”
07.) “At Night”
08.) “A Forest”
09.) “If Only Tonight We Could Sleep”
10.) “Want”
11.) “Kyoto Song”
12.) “A Night Like This”
13.) “Push”
14.) “Shake Dog Shake”
15.) “From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea”
16.) “Endsong”
Encore:
17.) “I Can Never Say Goodbye”
18.) “It Can Never Be the Same”
19.) “Plainsong”
20.) “Prayers for Rain”
21.) “Disintegration”
Encore 2:
22.) “Lullaby”
23.) “Six Different Ways”
24.) “The Walk”
25.) “Friday I’m in Love”
26.) “Close to Me”
27.) “In Between Days”
28.) “Just Like Heaven”
29.) “Boys Don’t Cry”
At all remaining shows, the goth icons will be joined by Scottish post-punk/indie rock outfit The Twilight Sad.
The five-member group is most well-known for their 2014 album “Nobody Wants To Be Here & Nobody Wants To Leave” which spawned their most popular tracks, the moody “There’s A Girl In The Corner,” pulsating “I Could Give You All That You Don’t Want” and ethereal “Last January.”
You can dive deep into The Twilight Sad’s catalog here.
There’s a truly shocking number of ’80s stars on tour this year.
Rather than bombard you with over 100 acts we found (!) that are on the road, here are just five of the biggest ’80s artists on tour over the next few months.
• Madonna
Want to see the entire list of ’80s acts we found on tour this year? Check out our list of the 107 biggest ’80s stars on tour in 2023 here.