The Cure Announce the Release of ‘Bestival Live 2011’ for Charity
Wednesday, 02 November 2011
Written by Rob Sleigh
The Cure have announced the release of a double-CD live recording of their two-and-a-half hour set from this year’s Bestival. The album is due for release on 5th December through Sunday Best Recordings and will be entitled ‘The Cure: Bestival Live 2011’ – see below for track listing. All profits from the sale of this album will go to the Isle of Wight Youth Trust.
Speaking about the album, frontman Robert Smith said: “We had such a great time in the Isle of Wight at Bestival that we wanted to release this show as a way of thanking fans and islanders alike. Bestival is the best.”
BBC Radio 1 DJ Rob da Bank, who is also the founder of Bestival and Sunday Best, said: “Since I was 15 and backcombing my hair, donning my sisters eyeliner and singing the lyrics to ‘A Forest’ into my hairbrush, I’ve had an unhealthy fascination with The Cure. To say it reached its peak at Bestival 2011 is an understatement, as after seven years of pestering, I not only landed The Cure to headline Bestival, but now appear to be putting out one of their live records on my own record label. How strange. For any of the 50,000 who were at Bestival and saw all or some of the two-and-a-half hour set, this live album will transport you back. For fans of The Cure who didn’t make it, I know this will be a legendary addition to your Cure collection.”
The Isle of Wight Youth Trust is a charitable, independent and professional organisation offering counseling, advice, information and support services to young people aged 25 and under on the Isle of Wight (the home of Bestival) and, in some cases, their parents or carers. The Youth Trust has been working on the Isle of Wight for 27 years and has made a positive input to the wellbeing of people locally.
Later this month, The Cure will be performing their first three albums live at London’s Royal Albert Hall – see below for details and tickets.
‘THE CURE : BESTIVAL LIVE 2011’ TRACKLISTING
CD1:
01. Plainsong
02. Open
03. Fascination Street
04. A Night Like This
05. The End Of The World
06. Lovesong
07. Just Like Heaven
08. The Only One
09. The Walk
10. Push
11. Friday I'm In Love
12. Inbetween Days
13. Play For Today
14. A Forest
15. Primary
16. Shake Dog Shake
CD2:
01. The Hungry Ghost
02. One Hundred Years
03. End
04. Disintegration
05. Lullaby
06. The Lovecats
07. The Caterpillar
08. Close To Me
09. Hot Hot Hot!!!
10. Let's Go To Bed
11. Why Can't I Be You?
12. Boys Don't Cry
13. Jumping Someone Else's Train
14. Grinding Halt
15. 10:15 Saturday Night
16. Killing Another
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