There are rituals that you never tire of. Going to hear The Cure at Bercy’s Accor Arena is one of them. Since 1985, Robert Smith’s band has performed there nine times. Three years after their outdoor performance at the Rock en Seine festival, The Cure secured the final leg of a small French tour to a packed room. Sound system: sounds of rain and storm. Soon the musicians and their leader will be on the stage, who walks from yard to garden with his characteristic gait. If his figure has thickened over the years (he’s 64) and his hair is no longer as glossy as it once was, Smith has a charisma that is as extraordinary as it is indestructible.
While the band has not released a new album since 2008, the evening begins with a new song. Amen, powerfully melancholy and sad, very much in the manner of its author. “Nice to be back here”, then comments Smith, his rest on stage…
Source: Le Figaro
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