As marketing strategies go, The Cure aligning their long-awaited comeback record with the spookiest week of the year is proving to be a devilishly wicked one. In the build-up to the Friday (Nov. 1) release of Songs of a Lost World, the group’s first LP in 16 years, the band played an intimate set in London for the BBC, which aired on Halloween Eve on TV and radio. Their release day show at east London’s Troxy on Friday evening featured a performance of the new album in full and a further amount of greatest hits and fan favorites.

The Cure: Songs Of A Lost World Live at Troxy, London

To launch the album "Songs of a Lost World" on 1st November 2024, The Cure play live at Troxy in London. Playing the album in full, then embarking on a monster set to adoring fans, The Cure show why they are one of the most respected bands of the last 40 years. Main Set: Alone, And Nothing Is Forever, A Fragile Thing, Warsong, Drone:Nodrone, I Can Never Say Goodbye, All I Ever Am, Endsong, Plainsong, Pictures of You, High, Lovesong, Burn, Fascination Street, A Night Like This, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Disintegration, At Night, M, Secrets, Play for Today, A Forest. Encore: Lullaby, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.

The Cure: Show of a Lost World Live at Troxy, London

Huw Stephens from BBC Radio 6 Music welcomes The Cure to perform live at BBC Radio Theatre on 30th October 2024. Featuring new tracks from their forthcoming album "Songs Of A Lost World", their first in 16 years, plus fan and band favourites from across their incredible career. Setlist: Plainsong, Last Dance, I Can Never Say Goodbye, Burn, And Nothing Is Forever, At Night, A Forest, All I Ever Am, Prayers For Rain, Disintegration.