I've watched a fair few YouTube bits tonight. First thing to say is that is Day In The Life from Glastonbury 2009 blows my mind every time I see it, second thing is The Chrome Hearts and him sound great on the recent videos. Obviously he's 80 so bot the performer he was, but it still promises to be a top night.
Yeah, that's why I say the gigs around that time. I didn't see them at Hyde park, but I've read an interview where Robert said that was the moment they realised that they really had it in them to still be a great live act in a new chapter of their time as a band and that the glastonbury set was the moment that that renewed confidence felt like it had come together.
The sound that night was the best I've ever heard at the Pyramid, that bass was fierce.
Their Hyde Park gig in 2018 had the biggest impact really. I said to many people after that show that I wouldn't be surprised if they end up headlining Glastonbury. I've seen The Cure many times but Hyde Park seemed like a big moment - the live sound and setup changed, the band looked happy and they also varied the setlists with a good mix of pop and more deeper cuts. There has been a quiet confidence from Robert Smith since then that hadn't been seen since about 1992.
The Cure had been steadily gaining momentum as a live act and big ticket seller since then, or prehaps even the 2016 tour.
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