The band announced the news. The Cure guitarist Perry Bamonte has died aged 65. The news was announced by the band yesterday evening in a statement on the band’s website which read that Bamonte had died after a “short illness at home over Christmas”. The statement said: “It is with enormous sadness that we confirm […]

3 months ago

The Cure announce headline shows for UK and Ireland This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. The Cure have announced details of a headline UK and Ireland tour for summer 2026 – and this is how to get tickets. The group have confirmed a string of […]

6 months ago

Isle of Wight Festival confirms lineup for 2026 This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a commission on any sales generated from it. Isle of Wight Festival has confirmed the first names on its 2026 lineup – including the headliners. The annual festival will return next summer with Lewis Capaldi, Calvin Harris and The […]

6 months ago

‘He’s a f***ing knob end’ Paul Weller has launched a brutal personal attack on The Cure’s Robert Smith, labelling him a “f***ing fat c**t” in an interview. He was speaking to Record Collector for a special edition of the magazine in honour of the former Jam singer when he made the remark. Weller seemed to […]

3 years ago

“By the sounds of it, no” The Cure singer Robert Smith is almost definitely the coolest goth on the planet. Even outside the confines of gothdom, he’d probably still rank very high amongst the coolest frontmen that British rock has ever produced. The Cure were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in […]

7 years ago

Janet Jackson, Roxy Music, Stevie Nicks, Def Leppard, and the Zombies also made the cut The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 2019 inductees have been announced and truth be told, they’re not too shabby. Radiohead, nominated last year, made it in this time around, along with Robert Smith’s The Cure, a band that were perhaps […]

7 years ago