The Cure Announce Rescheduled Dates

In a Venn diagram attempting to show the overlap between fans of the Cure and NBA diehards, we imagine the two circles would be on opposite sides of the room. But both groups share one major thing: the venues where they worship their respective idols.

Thus, the Cure explain that their rescheduled tour dates are taking place a little later than expected as the result of cities trying not to schedule concerts during the NBA Playoffs: "A lot of the venues we needed wouldn't let us confirm dates in the March/April period, but we understand they all have to live in hope!" wrote the band on its website. Hey, maybe Cure fans and basketball fans have more in common than we thought.

And so, the new Cure tour kicks off May 9, 2008, in Washington, DC and runs through late June.

As for ticket logistics, all tickets to the canceled shows will be valid for the rescheduled dates, all but one of which are at the original venues. The lone exception is the Seattle date, which the band will make up for by playing an extra long set at next year's Sasquatch! Festival. Tickets to the old Seattle show will be good for general admission to the festival.

The good news is that the Cure were able to include even more cities on the new, later route, including shows in Phoenix, Austin, and Cleveland. Still, anyone who wants a refund on a 2007 ticket can obtain it at the point of purchase until November 1.

Of course, the Cure still have those few appearances left this year.
Their next show is October 6 in Mountain View, California.
The Playoffs Cure:

10-06 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater (Download Festival)
10-18 Mexico City, Mexico - Palacio de los Deportes (MTV Latin American Awards)
10-20 Mexico City, Mexico - Palacio de los Deportes
10-21 Mexico City, Mexico - Palacio de los Deportes
10-22 Mexico City, Mexico - Palacio de los Deportes
05-09 Washington, DC - Patriot Center
05-10 Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum
05-12 Boston, MA - Agganis Arena
05-14 Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
05-15 Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
05-17 Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
05-19 Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre
05-21 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
05-23 Salt Lake City, UT - E Center
05-25 George, WA - The Gorge Amphitheatre (Sasquatch! Festival)
05-26 Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place
05-29 Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl
05-31 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
06-03 San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
06-04 Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre
06-06 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
06-08 Austin, TX - Austin Music Hall
06-09 Houston, TX - Toyota Center
06-11 Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
06-13 Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Bank Atlantic Center
06-15 Atlanta, GA - Gwinnett Center
06-16 Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Bobcats Arena
06-18 Cleveland, OH - TBA
06-20 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden


Video: The Cure: Never Enough (Live) [from the Cure Festival 2005 DVD]

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If I'm lucky I can get to one of these. Generally I try to go somewhere every summer. The first two are still kinda early, but maybe I'll get lucky.