The Cure - Dark Novels Of The Forest Tour Extends Into 2025

The Cure bring their Dark Novels Of The Forest world tour to more arenas through 2025, with new European and UK dates following their acclaimed Latin American run. For U.S. fans, the current routing stays overseas but underlines the band’s live demand.

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The Cure keep pushing their current live era with the expansive Dark Novels Of The Forest world tour. Per the band’s official website, the run continues with arena dates across Latin America in 2024 and rolls on into Europe and the UK in 2025official tour page.

Where The Cure play next

The tour’s most recently announced leg takes place in Europe in fall 2025, including shows in cities such as Madrid, Milan, Paris and London according to The Cure’s tour listingsSongkick tour overview. Earlier in the cycle, the band scheduled Latin American dates in Mexico City, São Paulo and Buenos Aires, underscoring their reach beyond their UK base.

As of mid-2026, the routing centers on Latin American and European arenas, with no newly listed U.S. dates on the official calendar. For American fans, that means watching closely for the next announcement rather than immediate domestic shows, even as the group maintains heavy global demand.

How album and tour connect

The name Dark Novels Of The Forest continues The Cure’s longstanding interplay between literary imagery and their darkly melodic sound. The current tour arrives after their long-running live resurgence of the 2010s and early 2020s, where classic albums like Disintegration and Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me featured prominently in setlists alongside newer material.

On this run, the band lean on a body of work that spans post-punk, goth rock and widescreen pop, building full-evening shows around songs that first emerged in the late 1970s and 1980s. This makes the tour feel like an extended chapter in their live history rather than a quick victory lap.

The Cure’s musical core

The Cure emerged from Crawley, England’s post-punk scene in the late 1970s, shaping a sound that mixes stark guitar lines, atmospheric keys and Robert Smith’s unmistakable voice. Their catalog ranges from early minimalism on Three Imaginary Boys to the lush, emotional sweep of Disintegration.

Where the band stands today

The Cure remain an active touring act with a continuing global run under the Dark Novels Of The Forest banner and, as of mid-2026, with further European dates planned into 2025 according to their official site.

The Cure at a glance

• Act: The Cure
• Genre: Rock, post-punk, gothic rock
• Origin: Crawley, England
• Active since: 1978
• Lineup: Robert Smith (vocals, guitar), Simon Gallup (bass), Jason Cooper (drums), Roger O'Donnell (keyboards) and Reeves Gabrels (guitar)
• Label: Fiction Records / Polydor
• Key works: Seventeen Seconds (1980), The Head on the Door (1985), Disintegration (1989), Wish (1992)
• Current album/single: Dark Novels Of The Forest, ongoing tour cycle
• Charts / certifications: Disintegration reached the Billboard 200 top 15 and is widely regarded as their commercial and critical peak in the U.S.
• Next live date: Further European Dark Novels Of The Forest dates are planned through 2025 on the band’s official tour calendar.

Frequently asked questions about The Cure

When did The Cure start the Dark Novels Of The Forest tour?
The current world tour under the Dark Novels Of The Forest banner began with dates announced for 2024, including Latin American shows, and then extended into 2025 with European and UK arenas.

Are there U.S. dates on The Cure’s current tour?
As of mid-2026, The Cure’s officially listed Dark Novels Of The Forest dates focus on Latin America, Europe and the UK. No new U.S. shows appear on the publicly available tour calendar.

Which classic albums does The Cure feature live?
Recent tours have highlighted material from landmark albums such as Seventeen Seconds, The Head on the Door, Disintegration and Wish, mixing deep cuts with enduring singles like 'Just Like Heaven' and 'Pictures of You'.

This article was created with AI assistance and editorially reviewed. All information without guarantee; dates, chart positions and certifications may change at short notice.