
Robert James Smith is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He is the lead singer, guitarist, lyricist and principal songwriter of the rock band the Cure. He is the band's only constant member since its formation in 1976. He has also played guitar in the band Siouxsie and the Banshees. Smith is a multi-instrumentalist, known for his unique stage look and distinctive voice.
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The Cure are pop outsiders. Over a fifty year career, the English band have released 14 studio albums to great acclaim but it was their 1989 album Disintegration, released during a pivotal year in Europe and the world, which would capture the imagination of so many fans. This documentary tells the story of this landmark work of art in the history of popular music.

A 20 minute looping installation showcasing a montage of clips using footage from previously released Gorillaz documentaries, live shows, music videos, and behind-the-scenes films - including the likes of Bananaz, The Making of Plastic Beach, and their 2023 Coachella performance.

Concert film of The Cure’s November 1st (2024) performance at London’s Troy.

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.

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 play an intimate performance with a selection of classics, fan favourites and tracks from the album Songs of a Lost World. Recorded in front of a small audience at the BBC Radio Theatre in London’s Broadcasting House.

A celebration of The Cure. Robert Smith's unique songwriting talents meant that The Cure's long list of singles were always destined to break out of tortured students bedrooms and be embraced by a far wider audience. This archive collection of The Cure's performances on the BBC goes from the early days with A Forest through to hits like Lovecats, Friday I'm In Love, Close To Me and Boys Don't Cry, demonstrating why, in Britain and overseas, they enjoyed – or pretended not to enjoy – such huge success.

Over the course of a fifty-year career, the British band The Cure has released fourteen highly successful studio albums; but it was their 1989 album Disintegration, released during a pivotal year for Europe and the world, that would capture the imagination of so many fans.

Songs of a Lost World is the fourteenth studio album by English rock band the Cure, released on 1 November 2024 via Fiction, Lost Music, Universal, Polydor, and Capitol Records. It is the band's first release of new material in 16 years since the release of 4:13 Dream in 2008. All the songs on the album were composed solely by singer/guitarist Robert Smith, for the first time since the 1985 album The Head on the Door. It is also their first studio album to feature guitarist Reeves Gabrels. The record was released a day after Halloween at Smith's request. Released as a Bluray Audio with Dolby Atmos and PCM Stereo 96/24 sound.

The Cure perform live at United Center, Chicago on 10th June 2023 during their Shows Of A Lost World North American Tour. Main Set: Alone, Pictures Of You, A Fragile Thing, Like Cockatoos, A Night Like This, Lovesong, And Nothing Is Forever, If Only Tonight We Could Sleep, Burn, Charlotte Sometimes, Push, Play For Today, A Forest, Shake Dog Shake, From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea, Endsong. Encore 1: I Can Never Say Goodbye, It Can Never Be The Same, Want, Plainsong, Disintegration. Encore 2: Lullaby, The Walk, Friday I'm In Love, Close To Me, Why Can't I Be You?, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, Boys Don't Cry, 10:15 Saturday Night, Killing An Arab (Performed as 'Killing Another'.).
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