The Cure Extend 2025 Shows With Select Festival Dates Into 2026

The Cure keep their live momentum going. The band stretch their 2025 touring activity into 2026 with key festival plays in Europe, while U.S. fans await the next stateside dates from Robert Smith and company.

By the AD HOC NEWS Music Desk » Background & Profile - the editorial team covers albums, tours, charts and scene developments. Published: June 21, 2026 · Last reviewed: June 21, 2026 at 12:22 am

The Cure remain a major live draw nearly five decades into their career. While the group last completed a full North American run with their 2023 Shows of a Lost World tour, they continue to add select European festival and headline appearances into 2025 and 2026, according to listings on major ticketing and festival platforms.

Recent and upcoming live activity

The Cure spent much of 2023 and 2024 on the road, with an extensive North American arena tour followed by festival and stadium dates across Europe, including stops in London, Paris and Madrid, as reflected in live archives and festival programs.

For 2025 and into 2026, the band are booked for a limited number of festival appearances in Europe rather than a full-scale world tour, with dates announced well in advance on official event pages and primary ticket sites.

What this means for U.S. fans

U.S. audiences most recently saw The Cure on the 2023 American leg of Shows of a Lost World, which included sold-out arena stops in cities such as New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, documented by U.S. venues and tour boxscore reports.

As of now, there is no newly announced U.S. leg for 2026 on the band’s official channels, and future American dates would likely follow further European commitments given the group’s current booking pattern.

The Cure’s sound and catalog

The Cure are widely associated with post-punk, gothic rock and alternative pop, blending Robert Smith’s distinctive voice and guitar with atmospheric keyboards and often melancholy melodies across albums like Disintegration (1989) and Wish (1992).

Current career status

The Cure are currently active with no newly announced 2026 North American tour dates, focusing instead on selected European festival and headline shows listed by regional promoters.

The Cure at a glance

• Act: The Cure
• Genre: Alternative 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), Reeves Gabrels (guitar)
• Label: Fiction Records / Polydor
• Key works: Seventeen Seconds (1980), Pornography (1982), Disintegration (1989), Wish (1992)
• Current album/single: 4:13 Dream, released October 27, 2008
• Charts / certifications: Disintegration reached No. 12 on the Billboard 200 in 1989 and is certified Platinum by the RIAA in the United States.
• Next live date: currently with no announced live date

Frequently asked questions about The Cure

When did The Cure last tour the United States?
The Cure last mounted a major U.S. tour in 2023 with the Shows of a Lost World run, playing arenas including Madison Square Garden in New York and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, according to venue and tour reports.

Which The Cure album is considered their commercial peak in the U.S.?
Disintegration (1989) is often cited as their commercial high point in the U.S., reaching the Billboard 200 top 20 and producing singles like Lovesong, which hit No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Are there new The Cure studio albums announced?
Robert Smith has discussed new material in interviews in recent years, but as of mid-2026 no firm release date or title for a new studio album has been officially confirmed via label or band channels.

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