Santa Monica, California, May 10, 2004 – The Cure have unveiled their plans for a U.S. Tour this summer. The Curiosa Festival 2004 will kick off July 24th in West Palm Beach, Florida and continue through the end of August (see below for initial dates and cities). The headlining bill will include The Cure, Interpol, the Rapture and Mogwai. A second stage will also be part of the festivities showcasing the talent of Muse, Thursday, Cursive, Melissa Auf Der Maur, Cooper Temple Clause and Head Automatica. Second stage performers will rotate throughout the tour.
The new self-titled disc will be the band’s 13th studio record and their first album of new music since 2000’s Bloodflowers. The Cure was recorded at London's Olympic Studios, with Ross Robinson (Korn, Limp Bizkit, At The Drive In) producing and arrives in stores June 29th on Ross Robinson’s imprint label, I Am Records, through Geffen Records.
Below is an initial list of tour dates and cities for The Curiosa Festival 2004. More cities and venues will be announced shortly.
July 24th West Palm Beach, FL
July 25th Tampa, FL
July 28th Nashville, TN
July 29th Atlanta, GA
July 31st New York, NY
August 1st Camden, NJ
August 3rd Cincinnati, OH
August 4th Cleveland, OH
August 7th Boston, MA
August 11th Detroit, MI
August 12th Chicago, IL
August 14th Dallas, TX
August 15th Houston, TX
August 17th Denver, CO
August 18th Salt Lake City, UT
August 27th Los Angeles, CA