The long musical introductions, based on pianos, guitars and synthesizers, gain much more live presence, while a heartbreaking Smith confesses in ‘All I ever am’ that he has “lost” his entire life reflecting on time and memories and wonders at what point did that boy who wanted to eat the world age so much in ‘End song‘.
After a short interval, The Cure returned to the stage and the London audience went wild hearing the chords of ‘Plainsong’, ‘Lovesong’ or ‘High’ and, listening to their lyrics with perspective, it is surprising that already in 1989 the their songs were about old age.
The final part was, in part, a tribute to ‘Seventeen seconds’, their second studio album (1980), which will turn 45 in 2025, and of course there was no shortage of the gothic anthem ‘A forest’ and other songs like ‘At night’, ‘M’ or ‘Play for today’.
Then they sang about love in ‘Friday, I’m in love’ and, just hearing the first notes, the whole audience got up from their seats. The finale came in the form of ‘Boys don’t cry’.
Smith greeted with “Thank you. See you soon,” he put his hands on his chest while the audience applauded incessantly and chanted his name. The Cure are back and the 15 year wait was worth it. (AGI)
