The Cure 2011.05.31 Sydney

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2011.05.31 Sydney - Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall (Australia)
Vivid Live

vividlive.sydneyoperahouse.com/







Ticket prices:
Premium seats - AU $180
A Seats - AU $139
B Seats - AU $109.
- sold out -

The maximum seating capacity is 2,679 , but only 2,000 tickets for each night. They can't do the max. # of seats because of the stage setup. Some of the seats would be behind the stage, and you couldn't see the band.

Here's a look at how the show should run:

The Cure “Reflections”
180 mins (2 intervals)

1st set - Three Imaginary Boys
10:15 Saturday Night, Accuracy, Grinding Halt, Another Day, Object, Subway Song, Foxy Lady, Meathook, So What, Fire In Cairo, It's Not You, Three Imaginary Boys, (The Weedy Burton?)

Lineup: Robert Smith (vocals & guitar), Simon Gallup (bass), Jason Cooper (drums)

Interval/Intermission (20 minutes)

2nd set - Seventeen Seconds
A Reflection, Play For Today, Secrets, In Your House, Three, The Final Sound, A Forest, M, At Night, Seventeen Seconds.

Lineup: Robert Smith (vocals & guitar), Simon Gallup (bass), Jason Cooper (drums), Roger O'Donnell (keyboards)

Interval/Intermission (20 minutes)

3rd set - Faith
The Holy Hour, Primary, Other Voices, All Cats Are Grey, The Funeral Party, Doubt, The Drowning Man, Faith.

Lineup: Robert Smith (vocals & guitar), Simon Gallup (bass), Jason Cooper (drums), Roger O'Donnell (keyboards & percussion), Lol Tolhurst (keyboards & percussion)

Encores

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(thanks Olivier)

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Roger on FB:
My first performance with The Cure commences in about 5 hours... am I nervous? Am I excited? Am I ready .... Fuck YES!

and on Twitter:
Leaving for the gig in half an hour... Am I dreaming?

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16:27 in Sydney: The band just reached the Opera

(thanks Olivier)

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17:13 in Sydney

The Cure during soundcheck for tonight's debut in the Concert Hall (SOH)









from CoF :
Soundcheck (partial):
Splintered in Her Head!!!, All Cats Are Grey, Primary, Jumping Someone Else's Train, Another Journey By Train!!!


(Thanks anonymous - CoF)

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there is no support act

18:45 in Sydney : Waiting for the doors to open

18:49






Olivier confirm that there's no Cure merchandise for sale, just Vivid stuff.

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19:03 in Sydney
Lights off.

19.14 in Sydney : The Cure on the stage

1st set - Three Imaginary Boys
10:15 Saturday Night, Accuracy, Grinding Halt, Another Day, Object, Subway Song, Foxy Lady, Meathook, So What?, Fire in Cairo, It's Not You, Three Imaginary Boys, (No Weedy Burton).





Accuracy


Another Day


Subway Song


So What?


3IB

[johan]

I WANT TO HEAR IT'S NOT YOU !!!!!

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Soundcheck








more photo here: www.themusicnetwork.com/gallery/live-music-photos/live/the-cure-vivid-sydney-opera-house

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20:10 in Sydney

2nd set - Seventeen Seconds (with Roger O'Donnell)

A Reflection, Play for Today, Secrets, In Your House, Forever! (instead of Three), The Final Sound, (skipped A Forest), M, At night, Seventeen seconds

M

[iluvatar]

Forever !!! Great !

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May 31, 2011 5:27:30 GMT -5 iluvatar said:

Forever !!! Great !

That was Forever instead of Three, and then The Final Sound

[100years]

Many thanks for the live reporting

[iluvatar]

A Forest as encore for sure !

[100years]

Subway Song

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21:03 in Sydney
3rd set (with Roger and Lol Tolhurst)

The Holy Hour, Primary, Other Voices, All Cats Are Grey, (final notes played by Lol), The Funeral Party, Doubt (Roger on tambourine), The Drowning Man, Faith (not extended).

The Funeral Party




1st Encore: World War, I'm Cold, Plastic Passion, Boy's Don't Cry, Killing Another, Jumping Someone Else's Train (with keyboards), Another Journey By Train

2nd encore: Descent,Splintered in Her Head, Charlotte Sometimes, The Hanging Garden

3rd encore: Let's Go To Bed, The Walk, The Lovecats

[iluvatar]

Who could have expected that a few years ago !

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From Olivier: "Took a sneak peek at the encores on a computer monitor, it's gonna be AMAZING!!!"

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Photos from the show:
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End of the show.


1st set: 10:15 Saturday Night, Accuracy, Grinding Halt, Another Day, Object, Subway Song, Foxy Lady (RS on vocals), Meathook, So What, Fire In Cairo, It's Not You, Three Imaginary Boys (No Weedy Burton).

2nd set (with Roger O'Donnell): A Reflection, Play for Today, Secrets, In Your House, Forever! (instead of Three?), The Final Sound, A Forest, M, At Night, Seventeen Seconds.

3rd set (with Roger and Lol Tolhurst): The Holy Hour, Primary, Other Voices, All Cats Are Grey (Lol played the closing notes on this. Nice!), The Funeral Party, Doubt (Roger on the magical tambourine : ) ), The Drowning Man, Faith (not extended).

1st Encore: World War, I'm Cold, Plastic Passion, Boy's Don't Cry, Killing Another, Jumping Someone Else's Train (with keyboards), Another Journey By Train

2nd encore: Descent, Splintered in Her Head (RS on harmonica), Charlotte Sometimes, The Hanging Garden

3rd encore: Let's Go to Bed, The Walk, Lovecats.

Robert Smith: "See you again for The Top!"

(Thanks Olivier & CoF for the setlist and photos)