THE CURE NEW ORLEANS
by frontrowcurefan on 5/17/23Rating: 5 out of 5THE NEW ORLEANS CONCERT IS THE FIRST OF 5 CURE CONCERTS I WILL BE GOING TO THIS TOUR. DESPITE NOT HAVING A VERIFIED CODE, I SOMEHOW MIRACULOUSLY FOUND FLOOR SEATS FOR THE THIS SHOW THROUGH THE FAN EXCHANGE. THE OTHER 4 WERE BOUGHT THROUGH RECENT GENERAL SALE FOR SAN JOSE, SD, AND PORTLAND. MY 5th ROW SEAT BOUGHT FOR FACE VALUE MADE THAT NIGHT ALL THE MORE MEMORABLE. I HAVE READ PEOPLE'S REVIEWS GOOD AND BAD. ALTHOUGH STRESSING BIG TIME NOT GETTING TICKETS THRU THE PRESALE, I KEPT SEARCHING FOR SEATS PRACTICALLY EVERY DAY. THE "WORST" SEAT I HAVE IS 7th row FOR THE SJ CONCERT. GETTING 2nd ROW FOR THE PORTLAND SHOW FELT LIKE I WON THE LOTTERY!!! I DID MANAGE TO UPGRADE TO THE FRONT ROW FOR BOTH NIGHTS IN SD WHICH KEEPS MY STREAK GOING STARTING IN 1992.
THIS IS A BAND WHICH YOU SERIOUSLY HAVE TO SEE LIVE. SURE, I'M A SMIDGE BIASED. YOU WILL HEAR SONGS THEY DON'T USUALLY PLAY LIKE SDW AND ATH NOT TO MENTION THEIR NEWEST SONGS AS WELL ALONG WITH CROWD FAVORITES LIKE JLH, IBD, AND BDC. TO SEE RS SING AND ENGAGE WITH THE CROWD, SG'S GLEEFULLY SKIPPING ALONG THE STAGE, RG'S VIRTUOSO GUITAR WHICH HE MAKES IT LOOK OUTRAGEOUSLY EFFORTLESS, JC RHYTHMIC DRUMS ESPECIALLY DURING BURN, PB'S ADDED GUITAR AND KEYBOARD PARTS WHICH I HAVE TRULY ADMIRED AND MISSED EQUALLY, AND ROD'S KEYBOARD PARTS ALWAYS HAS ME PLAYING ALONG AS IF I AM A MEMBER OF THE BAND. IT HAS BEEN 7 YEARS SINCE THEY LAST TOURED THE U.S. I HUMBLY AND SINCERELY RECOMMEND YOU DON'T WAIT THAT LONG TO SEE ONE OF THEIR PERFORMANCES. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THEM, IT WILL MOST DEFINITELY BE ONE OF THE BEST CHOICES YOU'LL EVER MAKE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY ADD TO YOUR CONCERT BUCKET LIST!!!