30 years after its original release, The Cure performed the entirety of their 1989 album Disintegration at a concert held this past Thursday at The Sydney Opera House. Disintegration remains the band’s best-selling album to date, and it now ranks #326 on Rolling Stone’s list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time.” You can watch the show, from start to finish, above. Find a setlist, with timestamps, below.
17:15 Delirious Night
23:44 Fear of Ghosts
30:45 No Heart
34:20 Esten
38:17 2 Late
41:10 Out of Mind
44:46 Babble
54:42 Plainsong
59:25 Pictures of You
1:06:44 Closedown
1:11:00 Lovesong
1:14:40 Last Dance
1:19:52 Lullaby
1:24:46 Fascination Street
1:29:47 Prayers for Rain
1:35:34 The Same Deep Water as You
1:44:47 Disintegration
1:53:11 Homesick
2:00:16 Untitled
2:10:55 Burn @
2:17:52 Three Imaginary Boys
2:21:30 Pirate Ships
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Great music. Sounds really good. Robert could use a little help though. He’s a little puffy. Maybe he should try Keto. Worked for me.
No “Just Like Heaven”?