The Cure will head out to Australia and New Zealand in July ahead of long European shows which bring them to the UK at the end of November.
The Australasian shows take place at the Auckland Vector Arena on July 21st, the Sydney Qodus Bank Arena on the 25th, and finally the Melbourne Rod Laver Arena on the 28th.
The Cure are planning to ‘explore’ the nearly four decades of their music according to a statement released last year which continued:
“The Cure Tour 2016 will present Robert Smith (voice/guitar), Simon Gallup (bass), Jason Cooper (drums), Roger O’Donnell (keys) and Reeves Gabrels (guitar) as they explore 37 years of Cure songs, mixing hits, rarities, favourites and as yet unreleased tracks in a brand new stage production that promises to be one of the ‘must see’ shows of the year.”
European tour dates:
OCTOBER
Helsinki, Finland – Hartwall Arena (7)
Stockholm, Sweden – Ericsson Globe Arena (9)
Oslo, Norway – Spektrum (11)
Gothenburg, Sweden – Scandinavium (12)
Copenhagen, Denmark – Forum (14)
Hamburg, Germany – Barclaycard Arena (17)
Berlin, Germany – Mercedes-Benz Arena (18)
Lodz, Poland – Atlas Arena (20)
Prague, Czech Republic – O2 Arena (22)
Munich, Germany – Olympiahalle (24)
Vienna, Austria – Marxhalle (26)
Budapest, Hungary – Papp Laszlo Sports Arena (27)
Bologna, Italy – Unipol Arena (29)
Rome, Italy – Palalottomatica (30)
NOVEMBER
Milan, Italy – Mediolanum Forum (1)
Basel, Switzerland – St. Jakobshalle (4)
Stuttgart, Germany – Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle (6)
Leipzig, Germany – Arena (8)
Cologne, Germany – Lanxess Arena (10)
Antwerp, Belgium – Sportspaleis (12)
Amsterdam, Holland – Ziggo Dome (13)
Paris, France – AccorHotels Arena (15)
Lyon, France – Halle Tony Garnier (17)
Montpellier, France – Park&Suites Arena (18)
Madrid, Spain – Barclaycard Center (20)
Lisbon, Portugal – MEO Arena (22)
Bilbao, Spain – BEC (24)
Barcelona, Spain – Palau St Jordi (26)
Manchester Arena (29)
DECEMBER
London – SSE Wembley Arena (1)