The Cure, a prominent British rock band and the genius minds behind the iconic hits of ‘Friday I’m in Love’ and ‘Just Like Heaven’, have announced on social media that they will be hosting an intimate gig, free of charge for the BBC at the end of October. The two performances for the BBC will be hosted for Radio 2 and 6 Music.
The gig was announced alongside the British rock band’s resurgence into the industry for their first album in 16 years, Songs of a Lost World, which is set to be released on November 1.
Despite the prominent 1980s band being familiar with selling out arenas, the performance at Radio 2 for the BBC will feature a very small audience in an intimate setting, where tickets will be allocated via ballot, were registration closes October 9 at 9pm UK time.
During the ballot, fans can apply for a pair of tickets, which if they are chosen from the randomly selected ballot, they will be notified by text message with tickets being emailed over.
The Cure’s performance for Radio 2 In Concert will take place at the BBC Radio Theatre on October 30. The concert will be officially broadcast during Jo Whiley’s show on Radio 2 and BBC Sounds on October 31, between 7 and 9pm. This broadcast will also feature Whiley’s exclusive interview with The Cure frontman Robert Smith.
Both sets from the ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ band will be recorded at the BBC Radio Theatre in London’s Broadcasting House. It is evident the band will perform their greatest and most-loved hits, along with new songs from their unreleased album, Songs of a Lost World.
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The Cure’s set for 6 Music will be available on both 6 Music and BBC Sounds. It will feature The Cure’s intimate session, ‘6 Music Session: The Cure Live’ along with an exclusive interview between Huw Stephens and Robert Smith. This interview will be broadcast during Huw Stephens’ show on October 31 (4-7pm).
6 Music have been fundamental to The Cure’s return, having debuted the world exclusive first listen to the first single of Songs of a Lost World, ‘Alone’. The track was played on September 26 during Anne Hobbs’ show.
When speaking to the BBC about the upcoming free gigs, Robert Smith stated: “It’s not often we perform such intimate shows, so we’re really looking forward to this, and to sharing more tracks from the new album for the first time on 6 Music and Radio 2”.
Fans can expect more from The Cure and BBC crossover given, the Radio 2 Breakfast Show hosted by Zoe Ball on November 1 will feature some exclusive tracks recorded from the gig. Along with this, The Cure’s Radio 2 In Concert and 6 Music performances will be available on BBC iPlayer from October 31.
Additionally, November 2 will see the BBC will air The Cure’s Radio 2 performance alongside a new and exclusive The Cure at the BBC compilation along with That Was Then: This Is Now: The Cure, The Cure at Glastonbury 2019 and Rock Around the Clock: The Cure.
With the The Cure studded lineup set to take over the BBC at the end of the month, the anticipation of fans is high as the band make their musical comeback after 16 years.
Registration for the ticket ballot for The Cure’s Radio 2 Concert can be accessed here.
