OCTOBER
23rd
Simon Gallup (bass) and Matthieu Hartley (keyboards) joined and the new line up started to rehearse intensely for the new tour planned the following month.
The songs included: KILLING AN ARAB, 10:15 SATURDAY NIGHT, ACCURACY, GRINDING HALT, SUBWAY SONG, FIRE IN CAIRO, THREE IMAGINARY BOYS, BOY'S DON'T CRY, JUMPING SOMEONE ELSE'S TRAIN, SEVENTEEN SECONDS, PLAY FOR TODAY, IN YOUR HOUSE, A FOREST, M, ANOTHER JOURNEY BY TRAIN.
The original titles for the new songs were quite surprising: AM (IN YOUR HOUSE, 44F (ANOTHER JOURNEY BY TRAIN), BLEAK ONE (A FOREST). None of the songs included their definitive lyrics.
NOVEMBER
2nd
JUMPING SOMEONE ELSE'S TRAIN/I'M COLD SINGLE RELEASED
3rd
Robert appeared on the program, Regal Zone (with Siouxsie and the Banshees). SOMETHING ELSE
16th
The new Cure started the Future Pastimes tour (15 dates in the UK and 12 more in continental Europe). 10:15 SATURDAY NIGHT'S bass solo at the end of the song was changed, Simon Gallup playing a different one based on the same notes. Keyboards parts were also added to 1979 songs, backing guitar chords or tunes form guitar riffs (BDC, Jumping...).
SUBWAY SONG , A FOREST (LIVE IN AMSTERDAM)
DECEMBER
8th
Paris, Theatre de l'Empire, recording for Chorus TV program
The very first appearance in France. They played: BOY'S DON'T CRY, JUMPING SOMEONE ELSE'S TRAIN, THREE IMAGINARY BOYS, A FOREST, KILLING AN ARAB... Only those last three songs would be broadcast.
17th
Paris, Bataclan SETLIST/PHOTOS/LYRICS
This concert was considered by both the (early) fans and the French press as mythical. Many felt that the group was bringing something noboyd saw before: fragility and strength combined in music as heard on A FOREST - lyrics (encore version) that night which ended with discordant guitar chords.
1980
JANUARY
4th
Rehearsals for the SEVENTEEN SECONDS studio recording at Robert's parents house: A FOREST, SEVENTEEN SECONDS, PLAY FOR TODAY, M, IN YOUR HOUSE, ANOTHER JOURNEY BY TRAIN, AT NIGHT. All instrumental versions.
11th
More rehearsals at Robert's parents house: SECRETS, THE FINAL SOUND, UNTITLED (A REFLECTION).
13th to 20th
London, Morgan Studios
11 songs were recorded with Mike Hedges as producer. The budget was very tight as proved by the recording of the FINAL SOUND (meant to be a long instrumental piece but the tape reached the end!). Once the backing tracks were recorded, the band browsed through pages and pages of lyrics to sort out which ones would fit the music.
01 A REFLECTION
02 PLAY FOR TODAY
03 SECRETS
04 IN YOUR HOUSE
05 THREE
06 THE FINAL SOUND
07 A FOREST
08 M
09 AT NIGHT
10 SEVENTEEN SECONDS
Amsterdam
IN YOUR HOUSE (lyrics), M (lyrics)
FEBRUARY
4th to 10th
London, Morgan Studios
Another week in the same studio, but mixing the album this time. A FOREST (most produced track) took a large part of the final day.
MARCH
3rd
John Peel Session - Maida Vale Studios, London
The band recorded: A FOREST, SEVENTEEN SECONDS, PLAY FOR TODAY, M for the radio show.
14th
Nogent sur Marne, Eurock Festival SETLIST/PHOTOS/AUDIO
Pavillion Baltard, France
APRIL
5th
A FOREST/ANOTHER JOURNEY BY TRAIN single is released. A video for the song was filmed (along with PLAY FOR TODAY on the same day.
10th
Short American Tour started (just the East coast).
14th
New York, Hurrah's SETLIST/AUDIO
20th
Allston, Underground Club
Last night of the tour and a few hours from Robert's birthday. The show was filmed by local art students: FIRE IN CAIRO, GRINDING HALT, IN YOUR HOUSE, SUBWAY SONG, ACCURACY, KILLING AN ARAB, SECRETS
24th
Top of the Pops: A FOREST
25th
Beginning of the UK Tour (16 dates). The SEVENTEEN SECONDS album was also released.
28th
Bournemouth, Stateside Centre SETLIST/PHOTOS
MAY
11th
London, Rainbow Theatre SETLIST/PHOTOS/AUDIO
Final date in the UK.
13th
The next five following weeks were spent tourning in France, Belgium, Holland, Germany and Scotland. The group also started to play THREE with different lyrics whenever they did the song.
23rd
Amsterdam, Netherdands - Paradiso
24th
Arnhem, Netherlands - Stokvishal SETLIST/AUDIO/LYRICS
Rare Interview - En Attendant, Belgium, May 1980
Germany Tour
28th
Berlin, Germany - Kent Kino SETLIST/AUDIO
29th
Hamburg, Germany - Markethalle SETLIST/AUDIO
31st
Herford, Scala SETLIST/AUDIO/LYRICS
A classic great night on stage. The most interesting part was THREE, played in the encores, dedicated to Simon for his 20th birthday. A FOREST
JUNE
France Tour
5th
Paris, Bataclan SETLIST/AUDIO
Another mythical concert starting with THE FINAL SOUND/A REFLECTION and ending with three encores.
9th
Paris, Grand Sudio 44 SETLIST/AUDIO
Then, the group returned to Paris on the 9th and recorded a live session in RTL radio's Grand Studio. The songs labeled "live in France" on the SEVENTEEN SECONDS remaster bonus CD were taken from this concert.
Scotland Tour
18th
Glasgow, City Hall SETLIST
20th
Edinburg, George Square Theatre SETLIST/AUDIO/PHOTOS
Netherland Festival Tour
28th
Veenendaal, Zomer Pop Festival SETLIST/AUDIO/LYRICS
A FOREST was medleyed with THREE for a unique version.
JULY
Apeldoorn, Berg en Bos Festival SETLIST/AUDIO
IN YOUR HOUSE, M, JUMPING SOMEONE ELSE'S TRAIN, ANOTHER JOURNEY BY TRAIN, A FOREST, A REFLECTION, PLAY FOR TODAY
AUGUST
New Zeland/Australian tour. Originally, a few shows were planned but the Cure had to play 31 concerts to satisfy the demand including 5 shows in a row in Melbourne and in Perth.
9th
Sydney, Bondi Lifesaver SETLIST/AUDIO/LYRICS
21st
Melbourne, Armadale Hotel
26th
Melbourne, Prospect Hill SETLIST/AUDIO
A FOREST from the last encore was probably the weirdest version from version from all times.
SEPTEMBER
The band returned to England. Matthieu Hartley left almost immediately.
23rd
Simon Gallup (bass) and Matthieu Hartley (keyboards) joined and the new line up started to rehearse intensely for the new tour planned the following month.
The songs included: KILLING AN ARAB, 10:15 SATURDAY NIGHT, ACCURACY, GRINDING HALT, SUBWAY SONG, FIRE IN CAIRO, THREE IMAGINARY BOYS, BOY'S DON'T CRY, JUMPING SOMEONE ELSE'S TRAIN, SEVENTEEN SECONDS, PLAY FOR TODAY, IN YOUR HOUSE, A FOREST, M, ANOTHER JOURNEY BY TRAIN.
The original titles for the new songs were quite surprising: AM (IN YOUR HOUSE, 44F (ANOTHER JOURNEY BY TRAIN), BLEAK ONE (A FOREST). None of the songs included their definitive lyrics.
NOVEMBER
2nd
JUMPING SOMEONE ELSE'S TRAIN/I'M COLD SINGLE RELEASED
3rd
Robert appeared on the program, Regal Zone (with Siouxsie and the Banshees). SOMETHING ELSE
16th
The new Cure started the Future Pastimes tour (15 dates in the UK and 12 more in continental Europe). 10:15 SATURDAY NIGHT'S bass solo at the end of the song was changed, Simon Gallup playing a different one based on the same notes. Keyboards parts were also added to 1979 songs, backing guitar chords or tunes form guitar riffs (BDC, Jumping...).
SUBWAY SONG , A FOREST (LIVE IN AMSTERDAM)
DECEMBER
8th
Paris, Theatre de l'Empire, recording for Chorus TV program
The very first appearance in France. They played: BOY'S DON'T CRY, JUMPING SOMEONE ELSE'S TRAIN, THREE IMAGINARY BOYS, A FOREST, KILLING AN ARAB... Only those last three songs would be broadcast.
17th
Paris, Bataclan SETLIST/PHOTOS/LYRICS
This concert was considered by both the (early) fans and the French press as mythical. Many felt that the group was bringing something noboyd saw before: fragility and strength combined in music as heard on A FOREST - lyrics (encore version) that night which ended with discordant guitar chords.
1980
JANUARY
4th
Rehearsals for the SEVENTEEN SECONDS studio recording at Robert's parents house: A FOREST, SEVENTEEN SECONDS, PLAY FOR TODAY, M, IN YOUR HOUSE, ANOTHER JOURNEY BY TRAIN, AT NIGHT. All instrumental versions.
11th
More rehearsals at Robert's parents house: SECRETS, THE FINAL SOUND, UNTITLED (A REFLECTION).
13th to 20th
London, Morgan Studios
11 songs were recorded with Mike Hedges as producer. The budget was very tight as proved by the recording of the FINAL SOUND (meant to be a long instrumental piece but the tape reached the end!). Once the backing tracks were recorded, the band browsed through pages and pages of lyrics to sort out which ones would fit the music.
01 A REFLECTION
02 PLAY FOR TODAY
03 SECRETS
04 IN YOUR HOUSE
05 THREE
06 THE FINAL SOUND
07 A FOREST
08 M
09 AT NIGHT
10 SEVENTEEN SECONDS
Amsterdam
IN YOUR HOUSE (lyrics), M (lyrics)
FEBRUARY
4th to 10th
London, Morgan Studios
Another week in the same studio, but mixing the album this time. A FOREST (most produced track) took a large part of the final day.
MARCH
3rd
John Peel Session - Maida Vale Studios, London
The band recorded: A FOREST, SEVENTEEN SECONDS, PLAY FOR TODAY, M for the radio show.
14th
Nogent sur Marne, Eurock Festival SETLIST/PHOTOS/AUDIO
Pavillion Baltard, France
APRIL
5th
A FOREST/ANOTHER JOURNEY BY TRAIN single is released. A video for the song was filmed (along with PLAY FOR TODAY on the same day.
10th
Short American Tour started (just the East coast).
14th
New York, Hurrah's SETLIST/AUDIO
20th
Allston, Underground Club
Last night of the tour and a few hours from Robert's birthday. The show was filmed by local art students: FIRE IN CAIRO, GRINDING HALT, IN YOUR HOUSE, SUBWAY SONG, ACCURACY, KILLING AN ARAB, SECRETS
24th
Top of the Pops: A FOREST
25th
Beginning of the UK Tour (16 dates). The SEVENTEEN SECONDS album was also released.
28th
Bournemouth, Stateside Centre SETLIST/PHOTOS
MAY
11th
London, Rainbow Theatre SETLIST/PHOTOS/AUDIO
Final date in the UK.
13th
The next five following weeks were spent tourning in France, Belgium, Holland, Germany and Scotland. The group also started to play THREE with different lyrics whenever they did the song.
23rd
Amsterdam, Netherdands - Paradiso
24th
Arnhem, Netherlands - Stokvishal SETLIST/AUDIO/LYRICS
Rare Interview - En Attendant, Belgium, May 1980
Germany Tour
28th
Berlin, Germany - Kent Kino SETLIST/AUDIO
29th
Hamburg, Germany - Markethalle SETLIST/AUDIO
31st
Herford, Scala SETLIST/AUDIO/LYRICS
A classic great night on stage. The most interesting part was THREE, played in the encores, dedicated to Simon for his 20th birthday. A FOREST
JUNE
France Tour
5th
Paris, Bataclan SETLIST/AUDIO
Another mythical concert starting with THE FINAL SOUND/A REFLECTION and ending with three encores.
9th
Paris, Grand Sudio 44 SETLIST/AUDIO
Then, the group returned to Paris on the 9th and recorded a live session in RTL radio's Grand Studio. The songs labeled "live in France" on the SEVENTEEN SECONDS remaster bonus CD were taken from this concert.
Scotland Tour
18th
Glasgow, City Hall SETLIST
20th
Edinburg, George Square Theatre SETLIST/AUDIO/PHOTOS
Netherland Festival Tour
28th
Veenendaal, Zomer Pop Festival SETLIST/AUDIO/LYRICS
A FOREST was medleyed with THREE for a unique version.
JULY
Apeldoorn, Berg en Bos Festival SETLIST/AUDIO
IN YOUR HOUSE, M, JUMPING SOMEONE ELSE'S TRAIN, ANOTHER JOURNEY BY TRAIN, A FOREST, A REFLECTION, PLAY FOR TODAY
AUGUST
New Zeland/Australian tour. Originally, a few shows were planned but the Cure had to play 31 concerts to satisfy the demand including 5 shows in a row in Melbourne and in Perth.
9th
Sydney, Bondi Lifesaver SETLIST/AUDIO/LYRICS
21st
Melbourne, Armadale Hotel
26th
Melbourne, Prospect Hill SETLIST/AUDIO
A FOREST from the last encore was probably the weirdest version from version from all times.
SEPTEMBER
The band returned to England. Matthieu Hartley left almost immediately.
