(CelebrityAccess) The Cure, fresh off the announcement of its induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, has confirmed its tour dates for next year and that its first new album in more than 10 years is about a month away.
“We’re going in about six weeks time to finish up what will be our first album in more than a decade. It’s very exciting times for us all around,” leader Robert Smith said in an interview with SiriusXM. “It’s very exciting times for us all around.”
The new music was inspired by the bands he saw at his own Meltdown Festival, saying “Seeing all these new bands inspired me to do something new.”
The band had previously said it would be playing as many as 20 festivals next year.
Confirmed Tour Dates:
03/16 – Joannesburg, SA @ Rock on the Lawns
03/18 – Cape Town, SA @ Rock on the Lawns
06/08 – Dublin, IE @ Malahide Castle
06/13-15 – Nickelsdorf, AT @ Nova Rock Festival
06/16 – Florence, IT @ Firenze Rocks
06/21-23 – Schessel, DE @ Hurricane Festival
06/21-23 – Neuhausen ob eck, DE @ Southside Festival
06/24-26 – Zagreb, HR @ INmusic Festival
06/28 – Werchter, BE @ Rock Werchter
07/04 – Novi Sad, RS @ Exit Festival
07/06 – Roskilde, DK @ Roskilde Festival
07/11 – Lisbon, PT @ NOS Alive Festival
07/12-13 – Madrid, ES @ Mad Cool Festival
07/17 – Athens, GR @ Ejekt Festival
07/18-20 – Ostrava, CZ @ Colours of Ostrava
07/22 – Bucharest, RO @ Rock the City Festival
08/03 – Moscow, RU @ Afisha Picnic
08/07 – Oslo, NO @ Oya Festival
08/09-11 – Helsinki, FI @ Flow Festival
08/16 – Glasgow, UK @ Glasgow Summer Sessions
08/23 – Paris, FR @ Rock en Seine
h/t CoS
