The Cure

[Tubson]

It was amazing, the best set ive ever seen at glasto - the sound was so good! 

[Nickyboy]

Wasn't really gutted about not being there this weekend until the Cure set.  Came across fantastically well on the TV.  As a few have said, you don't get many 'old school' sets like that too often these days, especially on the Pyramid.

[Homer]

9 hours ago, beau1 said:

Whilst I agree with you, Cure fans have known that the band have been smashing it on the live circuit for a while now. When they played Hyde Park last year, the first thing I said to my GF was that if they to keep that level of performance then they will headline Glastonbury again soon. And here we are!

Agreed, I really enjoyed Hyde Park - but the pyramid is a slightly better setting!

[dondo]

One of my favourite bands at one pof my favourite places in the world and didn't disappoint. 

Truly fantastic performance and probably my favourite Pyramid headliner ever.  Truly wonderful. 

[milly16]

My partner is new to the festival scene and music was never a big thing for him. ‘ Burn’ he knew from The Crow but never knew who it was by.....his Glastonbury moment happened during that set, tears streaming down his face. 

watching from the back of the field with opened mouths....epic performance, I’ll buy that sound engineer a pint or 10. 

Best headline I’ve ever seen there. You Robert Smith, a legend, the voice hasn’t changed. Still shocked by it now. 

[frostypaw]

Burn was my tipping point too and I danced like a wet-eyed loon from there to the end - everything I wanted from it, and yes props to the engineer could hear everything crystal clear.

Felt worth the ticket price alone, and then they did that encore

Didn't even register the side screens existed - this is correct.

[eFestivals]

I enjoyed the Cure - and it sounded great - but they were The Cure. 

It might still have been 1986. If it had been the ticket would have been much cheaper and I'd have been nearer the stage.   

[CaledonianGonzo]

It was a very old skool evening. Definitely one for the 'it's not as good as it used to be' crowd.

They should still have wheeled out The Lovecats though.

[paulshane]

I loved it, me and my buddies were right up by the tree as we were all kanckered, but like others have said - stunning- sound, just a brilliant performance.

[spcdust]

Really was one of the great performances I have seen in the 24 odd years I have been going to Glasto .  Robert Smith's voice, the quality of the band, the sound mix, the understatement of the set (no Chris Martin / other random guests popping up) all converged to make this a worthy contender for the best Glasto performance of 2019

 

 Amazed that the Guardian gave The Cure 4 out of 5 but Kylie got a full 5 out of 5 (it was fun and kitsch but still not what I think of as a Legend spot artist).  Also, although I wasn't there so cannot comment on the atmosphere, which I'm sure was great  but, for my money, The Killers performance was extremely frenetic and vocally rather shouty but hey, many people loved it so not going to dismiss that.

[CaledonianGonzo]

That you can see Kylie and The Cure both kill it on the same stage within a few hours of one another is why it's the goddamn GOAT.

[Zoo Music Girl]

7 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

That you can see Kylie and The Cure both kill it on the same stage within a few hours of one another is why it's the goddamn GOAT.

This TBH. I was thinking that while watching The Cure, how amazing to see two such different things on the same stage in one day.

[Amy Lawn]

Factor in that between that we got a pretty buzzing Vampire Weekend set and THAT show from Miley... Well.

[CaledonianGonzo]

Yup. Post Miley we also just sacked off Billy Eilish and Kamasi and gave in to the easy option of having a kebab and watching Ramsay Bolton and the lads in magic hour.  Good stuff.

[guypjfreak]

Brilliant.. End ov 

[stuartbert two hats]

48 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

I enjoyed the Cure - and it sounded great - but they were The Cure. 

It might still have been 1986. If it had been the ticket would have been much cheaper and I'd have been nearer the stage.   

There were quite a few post 1986 song played on Sunday. Post 1995, not so much.

[eFestivals]

5 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

There were quite a few post 1986 song played on Sunday. 

yeah, I know. What i meant was they were played with the same delivery, of just putting it out there in a not-very-special way. 

No magic, same as 1986.

Edited July 2, 2019 by eFestivals

[stuartbert two hats]

9 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

yeah, I know. What i meant was they were played with the same delivery, of just putting it out there in a not-very-special way. 

No magic, same as 1986.

I felt magic.

[CaledonianGonzo]

A giant inflatable caterpillar would have worked well if deployed at a key juncture.

[Digi]

6 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

I felt magic.

Ditto. The most magical thing for me was watching him shed his goth persona for a little while and just being genuinely happy to be there. It was an incredibly sweet thing to witness 

..  and the sound engineer was really fucking magical! 

Edited July 2, 2019 by Digi

[Tuna]

No magic? Adorable. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

They'd have got that extra star from the Guardian if Bob had spent the solo of Close To Me twerking.

[Rubber Soldier]

35 minutes ago, eFestivals said:

yeah, I know. What i meant was they were played with the same delivery, of just putting it out there in a not-very-special way. 

No magic, same as 1986.

How you could watch that set and say there was no magic is baffling. It was utterly spellbinding IMO. 

[CaledonianGonzo]

That's us lot you can hear chanting "One More Tune!" at the end of the BBC coverage.

[Amy Lawn]

6 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

That's us lot you can hear chanting "One More Tune!" at the end of the BBC coverage.

That was half the crowd you narcissist!