Tickets
http://partenaires.ticketnet.fr/shop/fr/manif.asp?idmanif=134620&idtier=78768
erpomata: less fans than in Rome, it seems to be at theatre. ( 19.56 )
japanesebaby: 65dos over, waiting for The Cure...atmosphere set! there are videocameras on booms! (20.00)
[olivier will report live for Curefans.com]
Mainset: Plainsong, Prayers For Rain, A Strange Day, alt.end, The Walk, The End of the World, Lovesong, To Wish Impossible Things, Pictures of You, Lullaby, From The Edge Of Deep Green Sea, Kyoto Song, Please Project, Push, How Beautiful You Are, Friday I'm in Love, Inbetween Days, Just Like Heaven, Primary, A Boy I Never Knew, Shake Dog Shake, Never Enough, Wrong Number, One Hundred Years, Disintegration
Encore 1: At Night, M, Play For Today, A Forest
Encore 2: The Lovecats, Let's Go to Bed, Freak Show, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?
Encore 3: Three Imaginary Boys, Fire in Cairo, Boys Don't Cry, Jumping Someone Else's Train, Grinding Halt, 10:15 Saturday Night, Killing An Arab
Encore 4: FAITH!!!! that's right ya'll :-D.
Show is over..... a special thanks from the Curefans staff to Olivier for keeping us up to date!!
The show was filmed for a DVD release or ARTE(?)
I will be there :rocker
Only one date ???
so, it seems there won't be a 2 show in 1 city situation in Europe this time...
bit surprising to me that they book Bercy, though with Robert's confidence regarding US dates + arenas, maybe not surprising...
Quote from: closedown on September 27, 2007, 14:02:54
so, it seems there won't be a 2 show in 1 city situation in Europe this time...
bit surprising to me that they book Bercy, though with Robert's confidence regarding US dates + arenas, maybe not surprising...
How many people does Bercy hold compared to Zenith?
Zebith 5830 places
Bercy 2 000 to 17 000 places
One place for me please !!!!
Hope they'll play in Lille :rocker
Cheers,
Etkimi
Quote from: etkimi on September 27, 2007, 14:58:43
One place for me please !!!!
Hope they'll play in Lille :rocker
Cheers,
Etkimi
I hope too !!!
I wanna be heeeeeeere, YUPPIIIII
:-D
i'll be there :rocker
One more here :)
;)
possibly I will be also... although the prices are... more than I expected
I'll be there!!! I would have prefered for it on be at the week end and I hate such big venues... But hey, I'm happy anyway!!! :-D
Quote from: nevyn on September 27, 2007, 16:48:59
although the prices are... more than I expected
How much are the tickets??? I didn't see the prices on the link...
47 â,¬ to 57.50 â,¬
Thanks for the info! It's quite expensive indeed... My banker won't like it but hey, I've got only one life to live ;)
I think I'll buy cat 2 tickets... want to be as close as possible... The only pb is that I have to work on wednesday morning :cry: so won't be there too early! I have to think about it all!
Do you think we have to buy tickets quickly?
I think so :o
I dunno exactly but I don't want to risk a chance of getting a seat instead of a place on the floor.
It happened many times before that Cureshows were sold out after just an hour :o
Quote from: frog_s on September 27, 2007, 18:13:38
It happened many times before that Cureshows were sold out after just an hour :o
but not in 2007/2008 an certainly not with a venue like Palais Omnisport...
Quote from: closedown on September 27, 2007, 18:27:39
Quote from: frog_s on September 27, 2007, 18:13:38
It happened many times before that Cureshows were sold out after just an hour :o
but not in 2007/2008 an certainly not with a venue like Palais Omnisport...
I tend to think it won't sell so fast... it's a large venue and I guess they are not as popular as they used to be... but they haven't played for a long time, there are still many fans out there :) I'll see what happen tomorrow!
WOW,
GOSH, I didn't realize the tickets go in sale tomorrow. Ow gosh, I gotta firgue out how to do that without a creditcard and with a very bad French vocabulaire :p, woooohh stressing out here :smth009
Does anyone knows on which site I would be able to get tickets via internet for this show?? (I really have no idea about these kinds of things :$)
-xxx-
Quote from: frog_s on September 27, 2007, 19:05:47
Does anyone knows on which site I would be able to get tickets via internet for this show?? (I really have no idea about these kinds of things :$)
-xxx-
You better contact Tof, he's organizing the Curefans.com meeting in France :smth023
Quote from: frog_s on September 27, 2007, 19:05:47
Does anyone knows on which site I would be able to get tickets via internet for this show?? (I really have no idea about these kinds of things :$)
-xxx-
Apparently you can buy some via the site that is given in the first post of the topic...
http://partenaires.ticketnet.fr/shop/fr/manif.asp?idmanif=134620&idtier=78768
Don't know if it works for non-French people...
Quote from: frog_s on September 27, 2007, 19:05:47
Does anyone knows on which site I would be able to get tickets via internet for this show?? (I really have no idea about these kinds of things :$)
-xxx-
www.ticketnet.fr (hit the EN in their menu for an English version of the page, youn can register an account with them now - you then just have to log in when ordering, less stress!)
www.fnac.fr
Yupii thnx you guys! (I'm so unexperienced in this type of thing hahahah)
-xxx-
i will be there!!! my first show in paris!!! tof... we surely meet again!! :D
It seems several members are planning to attend the Bercy gig...including me :rocker
Quote from: lacrima mosa on September 27, 2007, 20:26:42
i will be there!!! my first show in paris!!! tof... we surely meet again!! :D
Of course I want to meet you again Stef but before the show and with a beer !!!
Quote from: crowbi_wan on September 27, 2007, 20:30:53
It seems several members are planning to attend the Bercy gig...including me :rocker
Brian, do you have my phone number ???
If you want I'm going to the airport to drive you to BERCY !!!
Quote from: Tof on September 28, 2007, 02:47:58
Quote from: lacrima mosa on September 27, 2007, 20:26:42
i will be there!!! my first show in paris!!! tof... we surely meet again!! :D
Of course I want to meet you again Stef but before the show and with a beer !!!
Quote from: crowbi_wan on September 27, 2007, 20:30:53
It seems several members are planning to attend the Bercy gig...including me :rocker
Brian, do you have my phone number ???
If you want I'm going to the airport to drive you to BERCY !!!
Yes, I have it. I need help getting a ticket, though. They go on sale soon! As far as a ride goes, I'm sure I'll arrive the day before and you could pick me up at my hotel?
I think I'm going to Marseille, Madrid, perhaps Lisbon, Barcelone, Paris and Anvers.
Don't worry for the ticket, I takes yours
just ordered my ticket!!!!! i'm very exited!!! never been in bercy!!!
So I will be there also :D I have just ordered the tickets. My first gig in Paris :D
I ordered 3 tickets !!!
One for me, one for B. and one for M. !!!
Mmmmh sounds good ... Looks like I'm going to join you all at that one !
Quote from: Tof on September 28, 2007, 10:25:22
I ordered 3 tickets !!!
One for me, one for B. and one for M. !!!
:smth041 :smth026 :smth040 :smth023
Quote from: Yves28 on September 28, 2007, 14:58:44
Mmmmh sounds good ... Looks like I'm going to join you all at that one !
oh yes!! i would love to see you again yves!!
OUAOU :shock:
Many CUREFANS members at this show !!!
:smth023
NEWS !!!
David want to be with us at Paris !!!
Caley, you must be with us too !!!
Quote from: Tof on September 28, 2007, 16:24:15
NEWS !!!
David want to be with us at Paris !!!
Caley, you must be with us too !!!
Alright! Glad to hear it. You too Stef. Will be nice to meet all of you :D Let's go Caley :smth064
Quote from: Tof on September 28, 2007, 16:24:15
NEWS !!!
David want to be with us at Paris !!!
Caley, you must be with us too !!!
What about our lovely Marika, is she going? :smth001
i ordered 2 tickets. me and my lovely girlfriends first time in bercy....
Quote from: dsanchez on September 28, 2007, 16:54:24
Quote from: Tof on September 28, 2007, 16:24:15
NEWS !!!
David want to be with us at Paris !!!
Caley, you must be with us too !!!
What about our lovely Marika, is she going? :smth001
Yes I ordered her ticket and Brian's ticket too !!! :-D
:rocker
Quote from: Tof on September 28, 2007, 16:58:49
Quote from: dsanchez on September 28, 2007, 16:54:24
Quote from: Tof on September 28, 2007, 16:24:15
NEWS !!!
David want to be with us at Paris !!!
Caley, you must be with us too !!!
What about our lovely Marika, is she going? :smth001
Yes I ordered her ticket and Brian's ticket too !!! :-D
:rocker
wow...that's going to be the biggest curefans.com meeting worlwide, I can't miss it! :shock:
NO, you can't miss it... :D
Everybody have his t-shirt !!! :-D
NO, i haven't, where can i get it?
Quote from: Dirk_X on September 28, 2007, 17:08:50
NO, i haven't, where can i get it?
We will send an announcement about this soon! :rocker
nice thx from germany..
I've got my tickets :smth023, it's the first time I will see the Cure in Concert, i'm so excited, I'm a curefans for 16 years, and I've always missed previous concert. :(
I hope we will have more dates in France.
Thanks the cure, have a long life.
lost forever in a happy crowd. :smth020
airneck, I will be happy to meet you, since the time I read you here or on PPTT !!!
:-D :smth023
OK granpa !!!
Can we drink some beer ???
Quote from: airneck on September 28, 2007, 19:01:28
Quote from: Tof on September 28, 2007, 18:55:47
airneck, I will be happy to meet you, since the time I read you here or on PPTT !!!
this is why I've asked the gig in Bercy to start at 7:00PM
The show start at 7:00 PM because this is a 5 hours show !!!
Quote from: Dirk_X on September 28, 2007, 17:07:04
NO, you can't miss it... :D
Guys, just bought the ticket :D
Tof, please let me know when you get it :D
Now I just need
-A Visa for France
-An airplane ticket to Europe
:shock:
Still, I'm optimistic that I will meet you guys! :rocker
Quote from: Tof on September 28, 2007, 19:05:15
Quote from: airneck on September 28, 2007, 19:01:28
Quote from: Tof on September 28, 2007, 18:55:47
airneck, I will be happy to meet you, since the time I read you here or on PPTT !!!
this is why I've asked the gig in Bercy to start at 7:00PM
The show start at 7:00 PM because this is a 5 hours show !!!
ahhh!! 7 is pretty early for me... i work til noon in switzerland... but i have a fast car!! :P
airneck... are you older than tof and me? :roll:
Quote from: airneck on September 28, 2007, 19:01:28
Quote from: Tof on September 28, 2007, 18:55:47
airneck, I will be happy to meet you, since the time I read you here or on PPTT !!!
Grandpa will be here to be sure that all the young Curefans will go to bed not too late
this is why I've asked the gig in Bercy to start at 7:00PM
:-D :-D :-D
see you B.
A 7:00 start time so they can play three hours and we still have time to throw back drinks after the concert :smth030
Quote from: crowbi_wan on September 28, 2007, 20:40:12
A 7:00 start time so they can play three hours and we still have time to throw back drinks after the concert :smth030
Good idea... :rocker
Quote from: Druide on September 28, 2007, 20:43:08
Quote from: crowbi_wan on September 28, 2007, 20:40:12
A 7:00 start time so they can play three hours and we still have time to throw back drinks after the concert :smth030
Good idea... :rocker
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Yuppy Yuppi, got my tickets :D,
and I'll hope to meet way much curefans that night (or afternoon :p)! there will surely be organized a Curedrink before or/and after, right?
-xxx-
Quote from: frog_s on September 28, 2007, 21:01:06
Yuppy Yuppi, got my tickets :D,
and I'll hope to meet way much curefans that night (or afternoon :p)! there will surely be organized a Curedrink before or/and after, right?
-xxx-
I'm sure there will be a Curefans.com meeting before and after the concert, no doubt about!. Let's wait the time comes and we can plan everything perfectly. Now is still too early I guess :smth001
Sure thing, as long as it will be there hahah
Quote from: frog_s on September 28, 2007, 21:04:11
Sure thing, as long as it will be there hahah
How do you mean? :smth001
well as long as I get a chance to go meet some new Curefans haha,
but I'm sure it will al be perfect blah blah, but when you just got the tickets, it all seems so close ;)
Quote from: frog_s on September 28, 2007, 21:06:17
well as long as I get a chance to go meet some new Curefans haha,
but I'm sure it will al be perfect blah blah, but when you just got the tickets, it all seems so close ;)
Ohh...I understand what you mean. I guess for people who are still 10 000 kms away (like me) the dream is still not that close :). Anyway, let's be optimistic :)
Awww yeah let's be optimistic :) You will get there/here!
(can I add you on msn besides? this slowchatting is mayeb not ideal on a forum like this :p)
-xxx-
Paris - Anvers only 342 km !!!
Robert you can add a date in bercy for the 13 march !!!
And between Milan and Marseille why not Lyon !!!
And between Barcelone and Paris .... Toulouse !!!
I wonder if they would add a show in Paris if the first one sells well? 18000 is a lot of tickets, so I'm not too sure it will happen. Maybe it will, maybe another French city. Either way, I'm going to wait to purchase my plane ticket for a week to see what pans out.
I expect a few more European shows to be announced. Probably another one in the UK (but only if the second Wembley night turns out to be just a site error), and probably another in France. Who knows?
Is it usual for a band to start playing at 19:00? Is this the time they're playing at most shows?
Could be a sign of a longer than usual show, after all.
nobody want to go to Anvers after Paris ???
Paris Anvers by train 29.5 â,¬ !!!
I have the price by someone work to the SNCF !!!
Quote from: crowbi_wan on September 29, 2007, 03:13:27
I wonder if they would add a show in Paris if the first one sells well? 18000 is a lot of tickets, so I'm not too sure it will happen. Maybe it will, maybe another French city. Either way, I'm going to wait to purchase my plane ticket for a week to see what pans out.
i wish they had chosen a smaller venue, so then there would be some hope. but now... i'm afraid it's not '89 anymore, they won't fill two consecutive nights on bercy. :?
a shame though, two gigs in a smaller venue would have certainly been my favorite too.
Quote from: Tof on September 29, 2007, 17:28:01
nobody want to go to Anvers after Paris ???
Paris Anvers by train 29.5 â,¬ !!!
I have the price by someone work to the SNCF !!!
I will go anyway (living in Brussels). We can arrange a meeting there too !
Oh and I have my places for Bercy too ! :-D
how do you go to anvers after Paris ???
Well after Bercy, I go home (in Brussels) and 2 days later up to Antwerp ! (what a week it will be !)
Yes but do you take your car or by train ???
In the hope of not paying a night in the hotel, I think I will come to Paris by car and go back in the night ... by car. I know it's hard, I already made it ...
To Anvers, definitly by car !
I'm arriving in Paris tuesday 11 march ...
If you're arriving the tuesday 11 march, I think that this tuesday will be a great night with all the CUREFANS !!!
And perhaps we can meet Robert in a pub !!!
Why not :D
Quote from: Tof on October 01, 2007, 00:12:33
I'm arriving in Paris tuesday 11 march ...
If you're arriving the tuesday 11 march, I think that this tuesday will be a great night with all the CUREFANS !!!
I'm looking at arriving on 11 March, too. Would be a good time to meet people for sure.
guys my arrangements are still completely in shambles and will be for some time. i have to wait a bit before booking the flights tickets because i know i'll get them cheaper then.
so if you're not in terrible hurry to book the hotels just yet, please hold on a bit... i'll try to have more info this in the next few days.
11th sounds good as a day for meeting up. i might be there already on 10th but as it is, i'm not sure yet.
Don't worry for the hotel, I do anything, I want to be near you David and Brian and other CUREFANS too because I don't know when I can meet you again !!!
No problem Marika ;)
Good news for me today. Just found a nice price on an airline I want to travel on and my Seahawks kicked Caley's 49ers butts :D :D :D
Quote from: japanesebaby on October 01, 2007, 00:50:07
guys my arrangements are still completely in shambles and will be for some time. i have to wait a bit before booking the flights tickets because i know i'll get them cheaper then.
so if you're not in terrible hurry to book the hotels just yet, please hold on a bit... i'll try to have more info this in the next few days.
11th sounds good as a day for meeting up. i might be there already on 10th but as it is, i'm not sure yet.
There's plenty of time yet, almost half year before the day!
As for the hotel, I know one very good youth hostel close to La Place de la Rebuplique. If this place is not that far from Bercy (someone living in Paris maybe can confirm this), it might be a good option (20 euro per night, shared rooms -actually I was in a 4-room-people)
Around 3 km ...
http://www21.mappy.com/sidda6tgCmQytbMn21w/CFGT?xsl=2&out=2&issl=i1&iesl=i2&ivsl1=v6&ivsl2=v7&ivsl3=v8&ivsl4=v9&ivsl5=v0&isl=i0&iveh=ped&isveh=ped&csl=v6%2Cv7%2Cv8%2Cv9%2Cv0%2Ci2&fsl=v6%2Cv7%2Cv8%2Cv9%2Cv0%2Ci2&gsl=v6%2Cv7%2Cv8%2Cv9%2Cv0%2Ci2&noi1=&wni1=Bercy+Palais+Omnisports+de+Paris+Bercy&wci1=33658784&tni1=Paris&pci1=75001&cci1=250&noi2=&wni2=Place+de+la+R%C3%A9publique&tni2=Paris&pci2=75003&cci2=250&wci2=21472470&nov6=&wnv6=&tnv6=&pcv6=&ccv6=&nov7=&wnv7=&tnv7=&pcv7=&ccv7=&nov8=&wnv8=&tnv8=&pcv8=&ccv8=&nov9=&wnv9=&tnv9=&pcv9=&ccv9=&nov0=&wnv0=&tnv0=&pcv0=&ccv0=&x=32&y=7
I'll be there as well !!!
hope I will meet all of you guyz...
see you
Finally bought my tickets :rocker Now have to wait and wait and wait...
Hope to meet all of you there!
Got my tickets… héhéhé, I couldn't wait anymore… :smth023
and took a second place for my brother, who's not a curefan but never saw them yet…
Hope it will not be a "single Top Best Of" show… :smth011
Quote from: vsoleil on October 02, 2007, 15:58:54
Got my tickets… héhéhé, I couldn't wait anymore… :smth023
and took a second place for my brother, who's not a curefan but never saw them yet…
Hope it will not be a "single Top Best Of" show… :smth011
Do you have a big house for Brian, David, Marika, Druide, Stef, Stef's friend and me ???
:lol: :oops:
Quote from: Tof on October 02, 2007, 16:01:14
Quote from: vsoleil on October 02, 2007, 15:58:54
Got my tickets… héhéhé, I couldn't wait anymore… :smth023
and took a second place for my brother, who's not a curefan but never saw them yet…
Hope it will not be a "single Top Best Of" show… :smth011
Do you have a big house for Brian, David, Marika, Druide, Stef, Stef's friend and me ???
:lol: :oops:
i'm sorry... i dont need a house... i have to work at 9am on thursday back in switzerland... :oops: :smth015
Quote from: lacrima mosa on October 03, 2007, 06:44:34
Quote from: Tof on October 02, 2007, 16:01:14
Quote from: vsoleil on October 02, 2007, 15:58:54
Got my tickets… héhéhé, I couldn't wait anymore… :smth023
and took a second place for my brother, who's not a curefan but never saw them yet…
Hope it will not be a "single Top Best Of" show… :smth011
Do you have a big house for Brian, David, Marika, Druide, Stef, Stef's friend and me ???
:lol: :oops:
i'm sorry... i dont need a house... i have to work at 9am on thursday back in switzerland... :oops: :smth015
So, no drinks after the show then? It's okay, we'll have drinks before the show.
Quote from: crowbi_wan on October 03, 2007, 07:01:59
Quote from: lacrima mosa on October 03, 2007, 06:44:34
Quote from: Tof on October 02, 2007, 16:01:14
Quote from: vsoleil on October 02, 2007, 15:58:54
Got my tickets… héhéhé, I couldn't wait anymore… :smth023
and took a second place for my brother, who's not a curefan but never saw them yet…
Hope it will not be a "single Top Best Of" show… :smth011
Do you have a big house for Brian, David, Marika, Druide, Stef, Stef's friend and me ???
:lol: :oops:
i'm sorry... i dont need a house... i have to work at 9am on thursday back in switzerland... :oops: :smth015
So, no drinks after the show then? It's okay, we'll have drinks before the show.
i'll be there just on time, cause i work til noon... so i think i only have drinks during the concert!! :smth020 :smth035
Got my 2 paris tix today, my first cure concert, cant wait!..Im new to the forum, can someone enlighten me on what the setlist might be?
Quote from: lacrima mosa on October 03, 2007, 08:07:21
i'll be there just on time, cause i work til noon... so i think i only have drinks during the concert!! :smth020 :smth035
So it will be difficult to meet you in Paris :(
f*ck OFF to this guy !!! :smth011
89.90 â,¬ :smth093
THE CURE CONCERT BERCY ( Cat 1 assises ) le 12/03/2008 (http://cgi.ebay.fr/THE-CURE-CONCERT-BERCY-Cat-1-assises-le-12-03-2008_W0QQitemZ260166808131QQihZ016QQcategoryZ148419QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
Ha le batard !! :smth011
Ha the Bastard !! :smth011 :smth011
isn't it forbidden ???
Quote from: Tof on October 03, 2007, 16:25:53
f*ck OFF to this guy !!! :smth011
89.90 â,¬ :smth093
THE CURE CONCERT BERCY ( Cat 1 assises ) le 12/03/2008 (http://cgi.ebay.fr/THE-CURE-CONCERT-BERCY-Cat-1-assises-le-12-03-2008_W0QQitemZ260166808131QQihZ016QQcategoryZ148419QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
what's the sense of selling these tickets so high? is this concert sould out?
Quote from: Tof on October 03, 2007, 16:07:54
Quote from: lacrima mosa on October 03, 2007, 08:07:21
i'll be there just on time, cause i work til noon... so i think i only have drinks during the concert!! :smth020 :smth035
So it will be difficult to meet you in Paris :(
we will only meet in bercy... :?
Quote from: dsanchez on October 03, 2007, 16:51:34
Quote from: Tof on October 03, 2007, 16:25:53
f*ck OFF to this guy !!! :smth011
89.90 â,¬ :smth093
THE CURE CONCERT BERCY ( Cat 1 assises ) le 12/03/2008 (http://cgi.ebay.fr/THE-CURE-CONCERT-BERCY-Cat-1-assises-le-12-03-2008_W0QQitemZ260166808131QQihZ016QQcategoryZ148419QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
what's the sense of selling these tickets so high? is this concert sould out?
No there is ticket available.
Quote from: lacrima mosa on October 03, 2007, 17:09:15
Quote from: Tof on October 03, 2007, 16:07:54
Quote from: lacrima mosa on October 03, 2007, 08:07:21
i'll be there just on time, cause i work til noon... so i think i only have drinks during the concert!! :smth020 :smth035
So it will be difficult to meet you in Paris :(
we will only meet in bercy... :?
Yes, I will go to Marseille, Madrid,Lisbone, Barcelone, Paris and Anvers.
Brian, Marika, David !!!
Look at what I received this morning ...
4 tickets for Paris
:smth041 :smth038 :smth039
if u don't mind me asking.. how much are the tickets for Paris, and is it all sold out? :(
:smth020
Quote from: scatcat on October 04, 2007, 12:57:24
if u don't mind me asking.. how much are the tickets for Paris, and is it all sold out? :(
:smth020
check the link at the top of the thread....
http://partenaires.ticketnet.fr/shop/fr/manif.asp?idmanif=134620&idtier=78768
Quote from: scatcat on October 04, 2007, 12:57:24
if u don't mind me asking.. how much are the tickets for Paris, and is it all sold out? :(
:smth020
There is only ticket for the standing area 47 â,¬.
Seating area is sold out.
Give us a second night in Paris Robert !!!
Quote from: Tof on October 04, 2007, 12:05:35
Brian, Marika, David !!!
Look at what I received this morning ...
4 tickets for Paris
:smth023
Quote from: Tof on October 04, 2007, 12:05:35
Brian, Marika, David !!!
Look at what I received this morning ...
4 tickets for Paris
Thanks Tof. So the first step to heaven is done... :smth001
Quote from: crowbi_wan on October 04, 2007, 14:28:16
Quote from: Tof on October 04, 2007, 12:05:35
Brian, Marika, David !!!
Look at what I received this morning ...
4 tickets for Paris
:smth023
Brian, I'm sorry but I take only standing ticket :oops:
Guys, a silly question: does standing ticket allow us to be closer to the stage if we arrive very early?
Quote from: dsanchez on October 04, 2007, 15:21:59
Guys, a silly question: does standing ticket allow us to be closer to the stage if we arrive very early?
Yes, but if I remember Toulouse 2000 there is no problem to moove near the stage, perhaps more difficult in the center !!!
I will be to Paris, London and København. :D
Quote from: dsanchez on October 04, 2007, 15:21:59
Guys, a silly question: does standing ticket allow us to be closer to the stage if we arrive very early?
In Melbourne, u had to get their hours before, as soon as doors opened and RACE to the front of the"moshpit" in general admittance(standing room). I did not get those tickets, I"m too old for the crush and physically unable to stand for that long, they played 3 hours, u lose ur spot if u need air, go to the toilet etc.., so I got in early to buy best tickets available, right near stage, looking down on the Band, and it was awesome enough!!
:rocker
I wish I could be in Paris... sigh.. :smth020
I am a barman so standing up during 3 H does not frighten me!!!
I am standing up during 6 or 7 hours 5 evening per week!!!
and with the excitation of the concert I do not see spending time!!!
Quote from: scatcat on October 04, 2007, 15:57:56
I wish I could be in Paris... sigh.. :smth020
Hurry up for Paris ticket !!! see you there !!!
So let me get this straigt, cat 2 is standing yes, thats what i booked.....And, i ordered from the UK, when dya think they will arrive?
my tickts didn't arrived yet..i'm waiting...see u there
(http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/100/paris2ny6.jpg)
mine arrived also today :D
after a lot of trouble with the french ticketpoint the tickets arrived...... :twisted:
thx to our german friend in france BINA, thx a lot for making everything good
I'm thinking about extending my trip by a day since it looks like I'll have more vacation time than I thought. Now, I could go to the Barcelona gig, but think I'll just arrive in Paris early in order to have more time to see the city. Tof, you're set to arrive in Paris on 11 March, coming from Barcelona by plane? Is anyone else thinking of showing up on the 10th?
Yes, I'm in Barcelone the 9 March and go to Paris buy plane the 11 march (31.5 â,¬ if I remember) !!!
If you want I can take your ticket for Barcelone the ticket are on sell monday 15 october !!!
Seeing the Barcelona show is tempting, but I think I'd like to spend some time in Paris visiting museums and such. For the U.S. tour I'll get my fill of The Cure. Thanks for the offer about getting me a ticket, though.
i'm already planning to go to too many gigs anyway and as paris is the last one so far... prepare for me being more or less totally broke while i'm there guys. :P
so please don't pick the fanciest/most expensive restaurants for us to go - or if you do, you have to take care of the bill too hehe :-D
(crowbi, are you planning to arrive a few days earlier or maybe planning to stay a few days after the gig?)
I'm planning on arriving in Paris (CDG Airport) the morning of March 10th and leaving around noon on the 13th. My thinking is that if I arrived the day before the concert it wouldn't leave me much time to see some museums and buildings that i'd like to visit. So, the day I arrive will be busy Brian the tourisrt. The remainder of my time will be Curefan Brian, which might turn into intoxicated Brian. Don't worry folk, I'll behave. Hopefully we can take in a site or two as a group on the 11th for those that are getting in that day. Or, if we just want to go for dinner/drinks I'm okay with that as well. And for those pinching their pennies, I'm quite sure we can find some places that will interest everyone. ;)
Marika, I could change my days and move my tourist day to after the gig, thus making my trip from March 11-14. What days are you thinking about?
Quote from: crowbi_wan on October 12, 2007, 02:22:38
Or, if we just want to go for dinner/drinks I'm okay with that as well.
As I told to Tof, it would be great if we can make a party in Paris in someone else's house. It would be awesome.
Now, there's anyone living there and who could "borrow" his flat for a party?. We would help with the cleaning :smth001
Quote from: dsanchez on October 12, 2007, 15:29:58
Quote from: crowbi_wan on October 12, 2007, 02:22:38
Or, if we just want to go for dinner/drinks I'm okay with that as well.
As I told to Tof, it would be great if we can make a party in Paris in someone else's house. It would be awesome.
Now, there's anyone living there and who could "borrow" his flat for a party?. We would help with the cleaning :smth001
I speak about that to my friend who live in Paris but he lives in 30m² so I think it's too small to make a party :?
Quote from: Tof on October 12, 2007, 15:33:42
I speak about this to my friend who live in Paris but he live in 30m² so I think it's too small to make a party :?
It might be not good for a big party, but maybe for a small one?
Quote from: dsanchez on October 12, 2007, 15:39:19
Quote from: Tof on October 12, 2007, 15:33:42
I speak about this to my friend who live in Paris but he live in 30m² so I think it's too small to make a party :?
It might be not good for a big party, but maybe for a small one?
Are we talking about a Curefans meting the day before the show? If no one's home is available, why not just meet at a bar?
Quote from: crowbi_wan on October 12, 2007, 16:20:14
Are we talking about a Curefans meting the day before the show? If no one's home is available, why not just meet at a bar?
Yes, one day before the show would be cool, and maybe then again after the concert :smth030
A bar is a nice idea, but I would like to see if first we can get a flat or something (where can play our music, and etc.). I don't know, personally I feel home parties are always the best.
hey guys this may or may not help (especially if budgets are srtained) but there is a place called The Buddha Bar in Paris.. one of the best.. you probably have to book, but it's relaxed, cool environment lit with candles, and the best music to chil.. by the way.. have a great time.. :-D :-D
otherwise, cheap eats guide around the world can pick something for ya on the budget wise..
:smth020
Can someone plz tell me when my tickets might arrive, i ordered them bout 1 half weeks ago, and i like in the UK. They are standing tickets..cheers
Quote from: crowbi_wan on October 12, 2007, 02:22:38
Marika, I could change my days and move my tourist day to after the gig, thus making my trip from March 11-14. What days are you thinking about?
well i know it would be easier for me work wise if i arrived for the gig and stayed for a few days. then again, i'd really prefer it the other way round: i'd like to hang around the city before the gig and not after. that would be more fun i think, i always like it more that way round.
so i guess i'm trying to arrange so that i could arrive around 9th/10th and leave around 13th too.
need to secure it yet though.
Quote from: japanesebaby on October 12, 2007, 17:16:09
Quote from: crowbi_wan on October 12, 2007, 02:22:38
Marika, I could change my days and move my tourist day to after the gig, thus making my trip from March 11-14. What days are you thinking about?
well i know it would be easier for me work wise if i arrived for the gig and stayed for a few days. then again, i'd really prefer it the other way round: i'd like to hang around the city before the gig and not after. that would be more fun i think, i always like it more that way round.
so i guess i'm trying to arrange so that i could arrive around 9th/10th and leave around 13th too.
need to secure it yet though.
Cool. Either way is fine with me, just keep me posted. My boss already know I plan to take some time off that week and is fine with whatever days I need.
Quote from: dsanchez on October 12, 2007, 16:24:05
Quote from: crowbi_wan on October 12, 2007, 16:20:14
Are we talking about a Curefans meting the day before the show? If no one's home is available, why not just meet at a bar?
Yes, one day before the show would be cool, and maybe then again after the concert :smth030
A bar is a nice idea, but I would like to see if first we can get a flat or something (where can play our music, and etc.). I don't know, personally I feel home parties are always the best.
Oh, of course we'll hit a local watering hole for some loudmouth soup after the concert. That's a given! Drinks will be on Marika! :P
I see your point about someone's flat (being able to play music that we want and such) and am fine with that if someone wants to allow us the space. Scatcat kind of said what I was thinking in booking a place or maybe just reserving a room at some establishment if no house/flat is available. Just someplace small, that would allow us control of the music.
Cure fans meeting in France?
that sounds good.i hope that i'll be there too!
:)
i'll be in paris too! and can cook pasta for everybody :-D
Quote from: erpomata on October 19, 2007, 12:31:34
i'll be in paris too! and can cook pasta for everybody :-D
Good !!! Carbonara, bolognese ???
erpomata!!! che sorpresa!! looking forward seeing you again!
Hey hey ! Marco's back ! Seems it will be like the good old time (2005 ?).
(btw I will answer you mail tonight, promised).
for all of you, who dont get all that... we all met in avenches 2005!! the amphitheatre rocked!! i was there again this year for indochine... :rocker
Quote from: lacrima mosa on October 19, 2007, 14:30:34
i was there again this year for indochine... :rocker
Oh poor guy ... :-D (just kidding)
yves stef my friends...happy to see you again! :-D and there will be my friend carlo with me, so dear stef you'll have another huge lot of beers to pay for us! i love you all :D
stef, noi ci incontreremo a milano prima, giusto? :rocker
so tof, carbonara amatriciana lasagne...what would you prefer? :-D :-D :-D
Carbonara is good for me !!!
:smth023
Quote from: erpomata on October 19, 2007, 18:15:43
stef, noi ci incontreremo a milano prima, giusto? :rocker
oh ja!! thats true... i almost forgot that one... :-)
All meeting up in Paris...sight-seeing, a few drinks, lots of laughs and music...then the Cure show... sounds like heaven to me!! Fantastic...food for the soul...
Quote from: crowbi_wan on October 12, 2007, 17:47:45
I see your point about someone's flat (being able to play music that we want and such) and am fine with that if someone wants to allow us the space. Scatcat kind of said what I was thinking in booking a place or maybe just reserving a room at some establishment if no house/flat is available. Just someplace small, that would allow us control of the music.
My place isn't large enough unfortunately for this. Expensive rents... :twisted:
Some news about the hotel ???
Quote from: Tof on November 09, 2007, 15:12:49
Some news about the hotel ???
David had a hostel in mind. Is everyone okay with this place? It looks alright to me and certainly has an attractive price.
Quote from: crowbi_wan on November 09, 2007, 15:20:04
Quote from: Tof on November 09, 2007, 15:12:49
Some news about the hotel ???
David had a hostel in mind. Is everyone okay with this place? It looks alright to me and certainly has an attractive price.
Yes. But still a long way to go I think. Maybe we can book it early january like I was suggesting to Marika.
Quote from: Descent on October 26, 2007, 23:20:44
My place isn't large enough unfortunately for this. Expensive rents... :twisted:
But we're not a hundred of fans :roll:
Quote from: dsanchez on November 09, 2007, 15:21:56
Quote from: Descent on October 26, 2007, 23:20:44
My place isn't large enough unfortunately for this. Expensive rents... :twisted:
But we're not a hundred of fans :roll:
No we are 5 I think, Marika, David, Brian, Druide and me !!!
:lol:
I can sleep on the floor for 2 night 11 and 12 !!! :oops:
Quote from: dsanchez on November 09, 2007, 15:21:30
Quote from: crowbi_wan on November 09, 2007, 15:20:04
Quote from: Tof on November 09, 2007, 15:12:49
Some news about the hotel ???
David had a hostel in mind. Is everyone okay with this place? It looks alright to me and certainly has an attractive price.
Yes. But still a long way to go I think. Maybe we can book it early january like I was suggesting to Marika.
Yes but we can make a reservation with booking.com and if we canceled the reservation it cost nothing !!!
Quote from: Tof on November 09, 2007, 15:25:28
No we are 5 I think, Marika, David, Brian, Druide and me !!!
I can sleep on the floor for 2 night 11 and 12 !!! :oops:
Tof, the rooms in the hostel I was thinking about have 4, 5 and 6 beds. So if you say we're 5 so far, it's no problem. Actually one more could join us.
Quote from: dsanchez on November 09, 2007, 15:31:58
Quote from: Tof on November 09, 2007, 15:25:28
No we are 5 I think, Marika, David, Brian, Druide and me !!!
I can sleep on the floor for 2 night 11 and 12 !!! :oops:
Tof, the rooms in the hostel I was thinking about have 4, 5 and 6 beds. So if you say we're 5 so far, it's no problem. Actually one more could join us.
I say that if we can sleep at descent's home :lol:
And if I remember Brian and Marika arrived some day before the 11 march.
I'll be in Paris on the 11th and leaving the 14th. While there I'd really like to visit some museums and it seems the ones I'd like to see are closed on the 11th. So, this is why I'm staying an extra day now and will check them out on the 13th.
I must be in Anvers the 14 so we can make a reservation for 3 nights 11, 12 and 13 and I take my train the 14 in the morning.
That sounds good to me Tof.
ohh please stop torturing me!! I would pay one thousand euros AND MORE to stay a single nite in Paris, let alone pay for plane tix, concert tix, AND SHOUT the whole curefan masters and admins to DRINKS for nights on end!!!
BUT have dosh... no concert tcket, and absolutely no chance to get away at that time... so ....
I miss out on the concert... and catching up with u guys.. :smth011 :smth011
jealous as hell !!! :cry: oohh and the museums.. art galleries.. boo hoo :cry:
sorry guys i still have no secure info when i'll be arriving in paris. the thing is i can't book the flights until december/maybe january since i'm just totally out of money/credit at the moment. :oops: just laugh it up if you like but that's the situation at the moment... (and you can blame it on matt b. :twisted: haha.)
Since Marika is the only lady sleeping with us, let's wait for her booking her flights to have a final confirmation of when to book the hotel?. Anyway, we are not even in december, and trust me, hotel won't be booked out. I remember I booked 2 days before just :P
I have to back Tof her in thinking it would be a good idea to reserve the room. If we're wanting a room with a specific number of beds we might get burned by waiting. There's no cost in making a reservation.
OK David but for my train if I make my reservation 3 month before I have a better price :lol:
Quote from: Tof on November 09, 2007, 15:33:07
I say that if we can sleep at descent's home :lol:
My place is smaller than your friend's 30m2 which you already thought was tiny. :lol:
Maybe I'll win at the lottery in the meantime. :-D
Bon et bien tant pis, on se verra quand même !!! :-D
Well i might be in Paris for two nights as well,so may i join yr team ?
okay! it seems i have thursday off and will stay for the night too!!!!! :rocker :smth023
Good to hear, Stef. :smth039 :smth030
Quote from: figurehead on November 10, 2007, 22:39:18
Well i might be in Paris for two nights as well,so may i join yr team ?
But of course. Fellow Curefans are always welcome.
Quote from: crowbi_wan on November 11, 2007, 00:30:06
Good to hear, Stef. :smth039 :smth030
:smth025 :smth035 :smth028 :smth083 :smth038
This is the international CURFEFANS team !!! :smth023
Quote from: Tof on November 11, 2007, 01:57:24
This is the international CURFEFANS team !!! :smth023
why are you up that late... go to bed!! :-)
Quote from: dsanchez on November 09, 2007, 15:31:58
Quote from: Tof on November 09, 2007, 15:25:28
No we are 5 I think, Marika, David, Brian, Druide and me !!!
I can sleep on the floor for 2 night 11 and 12 !!! :oops:
Tof, the rooms in the hostel I was thinking about have 4, 5 and 6 beds. So if you say we're 5 so far, it's no problem. Actually one more could join us.
if there is nothing booked yet... me and my two friends are also looking for a place to stay... so... any suggestions?
Quote from: lacrima mosa on November 14, 2007, 12:53:28
if there is nothing booked yet... me and my two friends are also looking for a place to stay... so... any suggestions?
As I told to Tof and others before, I know a very good hotel 30' walk from Bercy. Perhaps we will rent now two rooms (for 5 persons each) instead one. Let's wait a bit till january to book?
Quote from: dsanchez on November 14, 2007, 14:33:15
Quote from: lacrima mosa on November 14, 2007, 12:53:28
if there is nothing booked yet... me and my two friends are also looking for a place to stay... so... any suggestions?
As I told to Tof and others before, I know a very good hotel 30' walk from Bercy. Perhaps we will rent now two rooms (for 5 persons each) instead one. Let's wait a bit till january to book?
good idea!!
Quote from: dsanchez on November 14, 2007, 14:33:15
Quote from: lacrima mosa on November 14, 2007, 12:53:28
if there is nothing booked yet... me and my two friends are also looking for a place to stay... so... any suggestions?
As I told to Tof and others before, I know a very good hotel 30' walk from Bercy. Perhaps we will rent now two rooms (for 5 persons each) instead one. Let's wait a bit till january to book?
Yes we must know how many time we will stay, 1, 2 or 3 nights, if there is 5 person who stay 3 nights in Paris I can stay 3 night if it's convenient for you.
One thing is sure, I arrived the 11 march and I must be in Anvers the 14 march and I must take my train ticket 3 month before to have a good price, I think about you David if you want a good price for Orange, take your train ticket soon !!!
I'll be arriving on the 11th and leaving the 14th as well. So, 3 nights for me. On the 13th I plan on going to the Louvre and Orsay if anyone would like to join me.
Quote from: crowbi_wan on November 15, 2007, 02:24:50
I'll be arriving on the 11th and leaving the 14th as well. So, 3 nights for me. On the 13th I plan on going to the Louvre and Orsay if anyone would like to join me.
Why not, I have nothing to do !!!
Quote from: Tof on November 15, 2007, 02:51:12
Quote from: crowbi_wan on November 15, 2007, 02:24:50
I'll be arriving on the 11th and leaving the 14th as well. So, 3 nights for me. On the 13th I plan on going to the Louvre and Orsay if anyone would like to join me.
Why not, I have nothing to do !!!
louvre and d'orsay on a single day? :shock:
sounds to me like you guys are begging for stendhal's syndrome. :-D
Quote from: japanesebaby on November 15, 2007, 08:26:53
Quote from: Tof on November 15, 2007, 02:51:12
Quote from: crowbi_wan on November 15, 2007, 02:24:50
I'll be arriving on the 11th and leaving the 14th as well. So, 3 nights for me. On the 13th I plan on going to the Louvre and Orsay if anyone would like to join me.
Why not, I have nothing to do !!!
louvre and d'orsay on a single day? :shock:
sounds to me like you guys are begging for stendhal's syndrome. :-D
It is not possible to visit the Louvre in one day... it takes at least 2 or 3 days if you wanna absorb and see everything! especially if it is once in a lifetime opportunity. :!:
Come on.. d'orsay in one single day again?? :shock: obviously you guys need me there for CULTURAL reasons.. oh man.. I am distressed. :(
japanesebaby.. what is stendhal's syndrome? mystified :?
Quote from: scatcat on November 15, 2007, 14:08:40
Quote from: japanesebaby on November 15, 2007, 08:26:53
Quote from: Tof on November 15, 2007, 02:51:12
Quote from: crowbi_wan on November 15, 2007, 02:24:50
I'll be arriving on the 11th and leaving the 14th as well. So, 3 nights for me. On the 13th I plan on going to the Louvre and Orsay if anyone would like to join me.
Why not, I have nothing to do !!!
louvre and d'orsay on a single day? :shock:
sounds to me like you guys are begging for stendhal's syndrome. :-D
It is not possible to visit the Louvre in one day... it takes at least 2 or 3 days if you wanna absorb and see everything! especially if it is once in a lifetime opportunity. :!:
Come on.. d'orsay in one single day again?? :shock: obviously you guys need me there for CULTURAL reasons.. oh man.. I am distressed. :(
japanesebaby.. what is stendhal's syndrome? mystified :?
indeed, i'm simply worried for the health of anyone trying to accomplish louvre&d-orsay in a single day.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stendhal_syndrome
Stendhal Syndrome or Stendhal's Syndrome is a psychosomatic illness that causes rapid heartbeat, dizziness, confusion and even hallucinations when an individual is exposed to art, usually when the art is particularly 'beautiful' or a large amount of art is in a single place.
it's said to be typical for people visiting places like florence (firenze) where a person practically cannot avoid being exposed to massive amounts of art/aesthetic experiences all around...
i suppose places like louvre/d'orsay might qualify too.
...first diagnosed in 1982.
and even if one might manage to escape the stendhal's, then there's also the paris syndrome lurking around the corner...:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_syndrome
Exhaustion - finally, it is thought that the over-booking of one's time and energy, whether on a business trip or on holiday, in attempting to cram too much into every moment of a stay in Paris along with the effects of jet-lag all contribute to the psychological destabilisation of some.
we must watch out... paris is starting to sound dangerous... :smth011
i've been to paris only two times but both times i've skipped visiting louvre altogerther, both times completely consciously. as i know that any sort of reasonable visit would take me several days, to get any sort of "conmprehensive" grasp of the place - so i've decided that maybe it's something i'll try when i'll be staying there for several weeks (that is, if i ever even will) and when i can afford to spend three days of my time in a museum.
what i've liked most on my both visits there was... walking. walking around, miles and miles, just being there. but then again, that's what i always do in a new place, in a new city: i walk around, endlessly. i guess that's just me...
anyway, back to the museums: i'd certainly recommend anyone a visit to the pompidou center. their collection of "classic" 20th century art is pretty mind blowing but not too large to get a good grasp on a single day. personally i consider it one of the best ever art collections/exhibitions i've ever had the chance to visit. i'd probably go there again if given a chance. besides, their collection is partially changing so there's always something new i'm sure.
besides, the building as such is worth a visit anyway, even if you didn't enjoy the art exhibitions:
http://www.centrepompidou.fr/Pompidou/Accueil.nsf/tunnel?OpenForm
oh my.. seriously I can't believe it!
Stendhal's Syndrome, Paris Syndrome, .. :shock:
Quote from: japanesebaby on November 16, 2007, 12:09:55
we must watch out... paris is starting to sound dangerous... :smth011
maybe guys, you need to take it easy, and avoid ART altogether!! It might be cultural overload. :?
consider anti-art immunisations??
:-D :smth043 :smth082 :smth005 :smth036
Stendhal Syndrome sounds pretty cool, hallucinations w/o meds :smth048 SWEET! I think I'll speed walk through at least 5 museums in one day making the last stop be some sort of modern art museum. The modern art museum at the Mall in Washington D.C. is pure shit and I wish I'd have been on drugs as that would have been far more interesting than the crap they called "art".
Seriously though, I'm very interested in visiiting the Louvre. If it takes all day and I only make it half way through then so be it. But thank you for the warning.
If I had a chance to visit The Louvre for a day, I would definitely do it.
I have spent a day at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, my time there.
If anybody is into Modern Art, yes Pompidou center (also known as Beaubourg) is the way to go...
I've been to the Louvre 7 or 8 times. Yes, it's huge, but you can choose which parts you want to visit ! One includes all the Ancient art (Egyptian/Greek/Middle East), another has European 13th-19th century (mainly Italian/French/Dutch) paintings for instance. It can be very crowded after 12pm with people constantly taking pics of the Victory of Samothrace or the "Venus de Milo". Maybe better to get there much earlier in the morning or late afternoon (but only on Wednesdays/Fridays when it stays opened until 10pm).
21 curefans registered to attend this Paris concert! :rocker
more than a menage a trois!! ;) don't forget your curefan t-shirts!!
one more
i'll be there too ! ! !
cheers
lol
Just bought my ticket today. I'll be arriving in Paris (CDG) on the 11th at 8:45am. :D
Good news B. !!! :smth023
I'll be arriving in Paris gare de Lyon on the 11 th at 13h49 !!!
PS: I received your ticket for Antwerpen :-D
Good news about the ticket :-D Which airport do arrive at?
I arrived by train at "PARIS GARE DE LYON"
So you will be arriving very close to Bercy. I guess I will see you at the hostel
Quote from: crowbi_wan on December 18, 2007, 16:12:08
So you will be arriving very close to Bercy. I guess I will see you at the hostel
I hear they are filming Hostel 3 near Bercy in February 2008......
Sweet! Maybe we can be extras :lol:
Quote from: japanesebaby on November 16, 2007, 12:09:55
anyway, back to the museums: i'd certainly recommend anyone a visit to the pompidou center. their collection of "classic" 20th century art is pretty mind blowing but not too large to get a good grasp on a single day. personally i consider it one of the best ever art collections/exhibitions i've ever had the chance to visit. i'd probably go there again if given a chance. besides, their collection is partially changing so there's always something new i'm sure.
besides, the building as such is worth a visit anyway, even if you didn't enjoy the art exhibitions:
http://www.centrepompidou.fr/Pompidou/Accueil.nsf/tunnel?OpenForm
I was doing some research on things to do in Paris today and found Centre Pompidou at the top of one list...
Paris's high-tech shrine to contemporary art. "Take the escalators up for a free view; the cafés in the square below are expensive but worth it for the best people-watching in Paris."
It could be interesting to visit, though the Louvre is still #1 on my list. Well, #2 I guess. Seeing The Cure is #1 :D
Quote from: crowbi_wan on December 19, 2007, 04:36:26
I was doing some research on things to do in Paris today and found Centre Pompidou at the top of one list...
Paris's high-tech shrine to contemporary art. "Take the escalators up for a free view; the cafés in the square below are expensive but worth it for the best people-watching in Paris."
It could be interesting to visit, though the Louvre is still #1 on my list. Well, #2 I guess. Seeing The Cure is #1 :D
indeed, i'd recommend a visit to pompidou center, just to see the building and the view. skip the art exhibition if that's not your thing. the tube-like escalators that run outside the building's main structure are pretty cool.
some pics i took last summer:
All this sounds so wonderful! It would be a trip of a lifetime for some of us not so close to France! We went many, many years ago, on our way to Australia, saw a fair bit, but I was only a child... I remember, the family sitting outside of a cafe, my Dad returning with small bottles of "Coke" for us to drink, and him telling us to "Sip it, at those prices,make it last"!! On TV the other night, "Food lovers guide" to France convinced me I should be there... just the breads and cheeses alone, which are part of the French diet almost every day, made me want to do an "I dream of genie" blink and be right there... enjoy, all you lucky people visiting this beautiful place...please, take lots of photos to show us !!
Goodday people,
PANIC IN THA ROOM:
My friend Marion here needs a ticket for the Bercy show. Please if anyone has a spare one contact her on: sistermarian@web.de (also for paying details etc)
Please react quick. or else we all are in deep trouble :o
-xxx- Your Frog
Is this sould out already?. Anyone can confirm this?
Some ticket are available but you must take it with a departure from another town with a bus and the show
departure from Lyon going to Paris by bus ....113â,¬
from Nantes ....106â,¬
from Rennes ....103â,¬
.....
http://www.fnacspectacles.com/recherche/rechercheRapide.do?fc=cf&Origin=fnac_google_home&searchCategory=show&search=the+cure
Quote from: crowbi_wan on December 18, 2007, 16:12:08
So you will be arriving very close to Bercy. I guess I will see you at the hostel
So are you guys really staying at a gay youth hostel in Paris? :oops:
"Young man, there's a place you can go. I said young man, when you're short on your dough..."
(http://www.imaginary-lemurs.com/images/Village%20People.jpg)
:lol: :lol: :lol:
Gay hostel, no. It's a straight one, I MADE SURE. They gay one is down the road a ways. However, if it looks suspicious upon arrival I'll be finding the nearest Hilton.
btw, the screwdriver in that dude's mouth...that's just wrong :smth011
Quote from: crowbi_wan on January 27, 2008, 16:55:46
btw, the screwdriver in that dude's mouth...that's just wrong :smth011
go on laugh at me... I went to see the Village People in the 80's. I had NO IDEA they were gay icons... I just thought they were very 'buffed'-up looking 'dancing/singing' guys!! :oops:
hey Brian, a screwdriver is slightly better than a few other objects that now come to mind... ;)
Quote from: scatcat on January 27, 2008, 17:09:06
Quote from: crowbi_wan on January 27, 2008, 16:55:46
btw, the screwdriver in that dude's mouth...that's just wrong :smth011
hey Brian, a screwdriver is slightly better than a few other objects that now come to mind... ;)
I'm looking at that screwdriver as a piece of symbolism, as in this "other object".
Quote from: lostflower4 on January 27, 2008, 16:50:15
(http://www.imaginary-lemurs.com/images/Village%20People.jpg)
so many times i've heard the parisians boasting about their classiness and better-than-average taste and style on all things imaginable - i think this proves it.
can't wait to meet these true parisians, we have a lot to learn from them indeed, style-wise... and maybe
otherwise too... :smth023
(i mean these guys are from paris, right?)
Quote from: crowbi_wan on January 27, 2008, 16:55:46
Gay hostel, no. It's a straight one, I MADE SURE. They gay one is down the road a ways. However, if it looks suspicious upon arrival I'll be finding the nearest Hilton.
btw, the screwdriver in that dude's mouth...that's just wrong :smth011
:smth005 :smth005 :smth044 :smth043
ohh...sorry...but this has really made me laugh out loud, it's precious, really is... you guys are funny.... even if you don't mean to be...
*wiping tears from eyes*...
Does anyone know where this "Paris/North" station is whre the Thalys-trains from Germany arrive? How do I get from there to Bercy arena?
Quote from: Mr_Alphabet on February 02, 2008, 14:23:35
Does anyone know where this "Paris/North" station is whre the Thalys-trains from Germany arrive? How do I get from there to Bercy arena?
You can take the RER train from "gare du Nord" to "Gare de Lyon". Then, it seems Bercy is 900 meters away :)
You will find the map here:
http://www.bercy.fr/public/pdf/plan_ratp_rer.pdf
I'm in trouble :(
I've listened to some bootlegs of this 2008 Tour… and I find this really aproximative… ain't no punch… Robert's voice is not so precise and agressive (100 years) as it should be (have been), Porl's guitar seems sometimes lost in the songs, and i don't speak about this "all guitar for the keyboards" (Fascination street keyboard theme :shock:)
A forest is sung to be sung but there's no passion…
I'm afraid to be disappointed…
I'm a curefans from 1987 to today… but I ask myself if this next concert won't be "Le concert de trop" (the toomuch concert).
So I ask myself, why do they do this tour rather than finishing this double album… they have nothing to sell for this tour… it is just for fun… but it looks like there is no fun… no passion anymore.
Quote from: vsoleil on February 20, 2008, 15:48:18
I've listened to some bootlegs of this 2008 Tour… and I find this really aproximative… ain't no punch…
There's no comparison between seeing The Cure live and listening a bootleg. I listen all the time the Hamburg 2002 gig (the only concert I attended) and it's far, very far from what it was in real, and I'm sure it will be the same this time.
Yes for sure… being at a gig, and listening to a gig is not really the same thing… I'm quiet sure I will definitely like this show but… I'm a little anxious about this.
I don't know why :smth011 I should be so happy ! :?
Quote from: vsoleil on February 20, 2008, 16:19:46
Yes for sure… being at a gig, and listening to a gig is not really the same thing… I'm quiet sure I will definitely like this show but… I'm a little anxious about this.
I don't know why :smth011 I should be so happy ! :?
i don't know if it's any consolation (because what suits to one does not suit to other, as we know), but i was also very hesitant and doubtful before stockholm. i didn't feel much excited and didn't know what to expect. i was even afraid it would be a disappointment of some kind.
but being there convinced me, the show was very real... :D and after that i was very relieved and all relaxed to see the other shows, to enjoy... :smth026
i hope it turns out to be a rewarding experience for you too. :)
Quote from: japanesebaby on February 20, 2008, 17:02:24
Quote from: vsoleil on February 20, 2008, 16:19:46
Yes for sure… being at a gig, and listening to a gig is not really the same thing… I'm quiet sure I will definitely like this show but… I'm a little anxious about this.
I don't know why :smth011 I should be so happy ! :?
i don't know if it's any consolation (because what suits to one does not suit to other, as we know), but i was also very hesitant and doubtful before stockholm. i didn't feel much excited and didn't know what to expect. i was even afraid it would be a disappointment of some kind.
but being there convinced me, the show was very real... :D and after that i was very relieved and all relaxed to see the other shows, to enjoy... :smth026
i hope it turns out to be a rewarding experience for you too. :)
Same for me !!! well said japanesebaby !!!
by the way before the stockholm gig i actually didn't listen to the cure much at all for almost two weeks. especially not live recordings!
i decided not to listen so that i might be able to give myself "a fresh possibility", to see if they could impress me again.
it looks like it worked well.. ;)
Quote from: japanesebaby on February 20, 2008, 17:13:10
by the way before the stockholm gig i actually didn't listen to the cure much at all for almost two weeks. especially not live recordings!
i decided not to listen so that i might be able to give myself "a fresh possibility", to see if they could impress me again.
it looks like it worked well.. ;)
there are a lot of similar souls here... i listen to some really different sound right now between my 6 concerts... (believe me or not, the new dimmu borgir cd is now in my player...) and on my flight home from berlin i listened to nine inch nails! but in the velodrom... i felt like home!! dont get me wrong!
see you all soon!!
For people who will be there
There's an Aftershow in Paris :D
(http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/9408/flyerdefjq3.jpg)
The admission is 5 euros. You can pay in advance with paypal until the day before the show.
more infos here http://www.apinkdream.org/viewtopic.php?t=12618
:-P
I had few expectations for Hamburg, but thought they were great. Much better than the festival tour & clearly enjoying themselves. Though i can't afford it, i'm going to goto paris also. If i can't pressgang anyone else into going i may look some of you up. I can't wait to see more. Hopefully still will have a suprise or two up their sleeves. Maccatori
Quote from: vsoleil on February 20, 2008, 16:19:46
Yes for sure
being at a gig, and listening to a gig is not really the same thing
I'm quiet sure I will definitely like this show but
I'm a little anxious about this.
I don't know why :smth011 I should be so happy ! :?
believe me...there is nothing...just NOTHING like seeing them live.... you will walk out with your ears ringing and your soul elated....
there are "small" possibilities that i could be there.
i still don't know ! :-D
let's hope i will manage to do that.
Quote from: [labyrinth] on February 28, 2008, 18:29:49
there are "small" possibilities that i could be there.
i still don't know ! :-D
let's hope i will manage to do that.
Let's hope so. It would be great if you could join us :D
i would like! :-D
hey
I just bought my eurostar & hotel ticket (£180!)& have been let down by my friend & am now going on my own. To get to the point I get in at 5pm on Wednesday & now have a spare standing ticket. Really looking forward to this & maybe meet a few people from here. I don't post much, but am annoying my girlfriend with nightly setlist updates. Let me know if anyone is interested.
c
Quote from: wylko on February 20, 2008, 20:25:49
For people who will be there
There's an Aftershow in Paris
Yes, there's also an after party in Les Furieux, entrance is free. More info here :smth023
http://curefans.com/index.php/topic,4649.0.html (http://curefans.com/index.php/topic,4649.0.html)
greetings from paris! :D
(i've just met david here, waiting for tof and brian (who appears to have got stuck somewhere out there... hopefully he'll find his way o paris sooner or later!)
:-D
After 4 years, I am in Paris. The french douane stop me at the airport to check my small bagage -you know, being Peru the second largest exporter of marihuana :roll: they might think I was bringing some to Paris 8)-
But the french people know how to be polite, even when searching your bagagge: "Ok sir, have a nice time in the concert of Robert Smith of The Cure". :-D
Ok, were going to buy some food with Marika. Will keep posting when I can :smth023
have a great time everyone! :smth023
BTW- is there anyone out there taping? :smth100
I would like to see this one available on curefans, for a special friend, who is not able to tune in for this one.
with lots and lots of hope. :smth051
i suppose some tapers will be surely there.
:-D
Is a "grouped sleeping" organized in a hostel, in the aim of reducing the cost of the room ? Can you send me a private message if it's the case ?
Sorry, you probably discussed of it earlier in the topic, but it's too long to read !
Quote from: japanesebaby on March 11, 2008, 11:52:49
greetings from paris! :D
(i've just met david here, waiting for tof and brian (who appears to have got stuck somewhere out there... hopefully he'll find his way o paris sooner or later!)
:-D
Poor Brian!!! Hopefully he makes it!
Quote from: CureCrusader on March 11, 2008, 15:21:39
BTW- is there anyone out there taping? :smth100
I guarantee that this show will rival the London one for the most tapers in the audience.... ;)
I hope you all enjoy the evening :D. I look forward to hearing the fruits of the tapers endeavours...
Envy, envy
Quote from: j on March 11, 2008, 23:42:20
Quote from: japanesebaby on March 11, 2008, 11:52:49
greetings from paris! :D
(i've just met david here, waiting for tof and brian (who appears to have got stuck somewhere out there... hopefully he'll find his way o paris sooner or later!)
:-D
Poor Brian!!! Hopefully he makes it!
yes we miraculously ran into him just by accident yesterday - what are the odds for that in a city the size of paris? that was quite funny, i think. although we were around bercy so that helped i guess.
:smth023
and today we met nevyn ja a friend of his, ola, at the hostel breakfast, they happen to stay in the same hostelas we. :D
A nice article in the french Diary "Le parisien" to promote this concert today… :smth020
http://www.leparisien.fr/home/loisirs/articles.htm?articleid=296130168
To all of you who are going to the Paris concert tonight, well it'll be tomorrow then here ENJOY ENJOY ENJOY
And enjoy your meet up before and afterwards.
And don't forget some photos of you lot together for the gallery
All us Curefans who can't be there , :smth020 :smth089 will be there in spirit.
wow. :smth035 :smth041 :smth026
realy exciting, I mean, Paris . goddamn it. It will be a great show. :smth023
just get rid of 65DOS, and there will be a 3 and 1/2 hour show... ;)
Have a great time!!
please take a lot of pictures... wanna see you enjoying The Cure :-D
Quote from: j on March 11, 2008, 23:43:19
Quote from: CureCrusader on March 11, 2008, 15:21:39
BTW- is there anyone out there taping? :smth100
I guarantee that this show will rival the London one for the most tapers in the audience.... ;)
bring it on :smth023
how long to go now guys? I will get a beaten' for being up too late! :smth100
It's a nice venue, tho this is the first time i've ever been to a gig on my own, which is why i guess i'm posting here now. One more drink & then into the fray! Playing david bowie is all the info i can pass on right now! Times like this i wish i had a curefans tshirt!
Looks like a proper film recording. A strange day is bloody marvellous.
People slam dancing a la cure in orange to the walk. And this is half way back! Its a proper party tonight!
So the DVD will be called "2008 '2005 Festivals DVD Tour DVD'" and will have 80% of the same songs with the same lineup. Ill buy it, and Im sure everyone else here will but imagine at looking at these two things on the shelf side by side. It would have almost been better if they left on Plainsong and Disintegration from the 2005 Festivals DVD
I hope someone brings a request sign for the Faith Encore or Forever.
Otherwise it's like what EN said.
It would be funny if they did not play How Beautiful You Are tonight with that blantant Paris reference in the lyrics.
:?
same setlist as in Rome 'till now.
I imagine its for french tv. I'll happily download it tho. Atmosphere incredible compared to Hamburg. Wish i didn't have to keep going to the bar tho.
With the show being filmed, I bet they'll only play the songs they know perfectly, which probably means no special or new songs.
@EN what is wrong about disintegration? ;)
I knew this show would be great.
My mum wanted to be there -for her birthday, but too late now.
I wish i was there too. :smth023
that's quite strange,
especially because many of the songs played are already on the Festival 2005 DVD.
Quote from: CureCrusader on March 12, 2008, 21:27:03
@EN what is wrong about disintegration? ;)
Nothing, but it really wasnt part of the 2005 set, even though they put it on the DVD anyway with plainsong...So one of the few "new old" things this tour is plainsong and distintegration back in and open/end on the outs, but it was already on the last DVD
look, im buying it but bearing in mind in a few interviews we have read "I got deadlocked editing the 2005 DVD for 12 months and that sidetracked the new album" from Robert, we either wont see this or the "new" album till 2011. Hope it is a TV thing where Robert has no input on the timing or the editing of it.
This band is in a classic state of paralysis by analysis (this constant remixing and reanalysis 1 cd, 2 cd, etc). Im all for perfection, but sometime you just have to let things roll.
I would bet a large sum of money that
1) the album will not be out by US tour
2) the US setlist will be the valencia setlist (the euro setlist with a half an hour cut out due to 11pm venue curfews here)
Watch them turn around and play the faith encore tonight just to prove me an idiot
I think you're probably right, though I hope not. I also will not complain if that's the set they play here. Could be worse......
2005 Festival I have:
no:
Kyoto Song
The walk
Lovesong
Pictures of You
Lullaby
Please project *
How Beautiful You are.
so it is different.
maybe they have superceeded 'faith'.. maybe something new tonight?
Of course we wanna hear it, taste it, but maybe they are tired of the memories..
:smth023
I can understand that they may be locked into this as a 'performance' and into producing this DVD, and possibly holding up of the new songs/album.
I accept this.
But nothing compares to being there live.
I just wanna concentrate on that there and now.
Later will come, :smth020
It is possible that Faith willnot be played, another encore perhaps? just to mess with us :-D :D
p.s.: PRIMARY, woo hoo :smth023
if it is really recorded for a possible dvd - it is quite a long set already, looks like 2 songs more in the mainset compared to other shows, I just hope that it doesn't mean the last encore will be just BDC/10.15/Arab - was already pissed that they didn't include Grinding Halt on the Trilogy dvd (at least as easter egg...) + if they miss out this opportunity again (same with Jumping) -> :smth067 :smth072
Quote from: closedown on March 12, 2008, 22:01:54
if it is really recorded for a possible dvd - it is quite a long set already, looks like 2 songs more in the mainset compared to other shows, I just hope that it doesn't mean the last encore will be just BDC/10.15/Arab - was already pissed that they didn't include Grinding Halt on the Trilogy dvd (at least as easter egg...) + if they miss out this opportunity again (same with Jumping) -> :smth067 :smth072
I hear you loud and clear. :smth023
Quote from: ernest newman on March 12, 2008, 21:31:41
Watch them turn around and play the faith encore tonight just to prove me an idiot
ok :-D
disintegration.. is already there :smth020 , at night, maybe M, then.. JB's 'other Voices'?? ;)
next encore.. hmm
pop. ( freak show :smth011)
or faith :smth023
or old-school? :P
better still, all of the above :smth020
FAITH!!! finally :smth023
lucky you guys! :-D
AAAAHHH! FAITH!!!!
Why, oh why am I not there??!!!?? :smth089
I knew it!! Robert is a tease. :P well over 3 hours. :D
@lady gift for you. :smth023
saving it for this occassion!
you lucky guys!
BRILLIANT :smth035
I was not amused while watching the setlist develop. In fact, [labyrinth] was updating it through most of the mainset, then I took over. It got to the point where I already had the next song typed out, waiting for confirmation. That is not a good thing when they are that predictable. In fact, if the US shows are going to be like this, I'm not all that excited to see them as many times as I am. Is it worth all of the airfare I will pay for and the hotel nights, rental cars, etc to hear them play the exact same setlist and the exact same BS encores?
I'm happy for those in attendance tonight that they finally played Faith. But why couldn't they have ditched that crappy BDC/KAA encore and done the entire Faith encore (Holy hour, Other Voices, Drowning Man, Faith). Even the Kiss Me encore would have been better.
Quote from: j on March 13, 2008, 00:01:52
I'm happy for those in attendance tonight that they finally played Faith. But why couldn't they have ditched that crappy BDC/KAA encore and done the entire Faith encore (Holy hour, Other Voices, Drowning Man, Faith). Even the Kiss Me encore would have been better.
I agree about the 'old school encores'
I would have loved Drowning Man, Other Voices and the Holy Hour.
Maybe what you ask for is what you may just well get , Jeff! :smth023
Quote from: j on March 13, 2008, 00:01:52
I'm happy for those in attendance tonight that they finally played Faith. But why couldn't they have ditched that crappy BDC/KAA encore and done the entire Faith encore (Holy hour, Other Voices, Drowning Man, Faith). Even the Kiss Me encore would have been better.
I would rather hear the '3IB' encore than the 'pop' encore if I had a choice.
Nice they were able to include 3 Imaginary Boys and Fire in Cairo which they haven't played every night. I presume they've had great audience response to those 3 encore and so have stuck with them for now
I'm sorry so many of you are disapointed in the setlists. But I would NEVER **** about what they play. If they played "Jimmy Crack Corn" all night I'd be happy. Just the thought of seeing them live is enough to get me going. Hell, most of the songs they play fall into my least favorite list, but I'd still be happy to hear them!
Plus the idea of seeing Simon is always reason enough for me. ;)
Quote from: iwannashagsimon on March 13, 2008, 01:22:28
I'm sorry so many of you are disapointed in the setlists. But I would NEVER **** about what they play. If they played "Jimmy Crack Corn" all night I'd be happy. Just the thought of seeing them live is enough to get me going. Hell, most of the songs they play fall into my least favorite list, but I'd still be happy to hear them!
Plus the idea of seeing Simon is always reason enough for me. ;)
you're sooooo right :D
I understand what you guys are saying....if you only see them once or a few times every few years, then you are happy with what you get. However, when you have seen them as many times as I have and will be traveling quite a bit to cover a bunch of US shows, you hope for variety; not the same thing over and over and over.
Imagine going to the theater to see a movie 10 times. You go in expecting The Godfather and they show you Alvin and the Chipmunks. Every single time. Over and over.
Although, I am a bit hypocritical in that if they played the Pornography album in its entirety EVERY time I saw them, I would be VERY happy!
Well call me crazy but according to my copy of festival 2005 there is as many as 19 or 20 different songs on the Paris setlist....No doubt not all the songs people want to hear but just a thought
Quote from: DroidAKov on March 13, 2008, 02:00:21
Well call me crazy but according to my copy of festival 2005 there is as many as 19 or 20 different songs on the Paris setlist....No doubt not all the songs people want to hear but just a thought
Right, I think it feels similar because they are still focusing on playing old stuff and very little new or newer songs
Quote from: ernest newman on March 12, 2008, 21:31:41
Quote from: CureCrusader on March 12, 2008, 21:27:03
@EN what is wrong about disintegration? ;)
Nothing, but it really wasnt part of the 2005 set, even though they put it on the DVD anyway with plainsong...So one of the few "new old" things this tour is plainsong and distintegration back in and open/end on the outs, but it was already on the last DVD
look, im buying it but bearing in mind in a few interviews we have read "I got deadlocked editing the 2005 DVD for 12 months and that sidetracked the new album" from Robert, we either wont see this or the "new" album till 2011. Hope it is a TV thing where Robert has no input on the timing or the editing of it.
This band is in a classic state of paralysis by analysis (this constant remixing and reanalysis 1 cd, 2 cd, etc). Im all for perfection, but sometime you just have to let things roll.
I would bet a large sum of money that
1) the album will not be out by US tour
2) the US setlist will be the valencia setlist (the euro setlist with a half an hour cut out due to 11pm venue curfews here)
Watch them turn around and play the faith encore tonight just to prove me an idiot
yeah, and let's see if they do like in 2005, they played faith 1 night and then they ended every show with it untill the end of the festivals.
still a lot of songs from the mexico shows left to play in europe. i wonder why they hesitate...
and why the hell has the big hand disappeared from the sets?
Quote from: j on March 13, 2008, 01:55:32
I understand what you guys are saying....if you only see them once or a few times every few years, then you are happy with what you get. However, when you have seen them as many times as I have and will be traveling quite a bit to cover a bunch of US shows, you hope for variety; not the same thing over and over and over.
Imagine going to the theater to see a movie 10 times. You go in expecting The Godfather and they show you Alvin and the Chipmunks. Every single time. Over and over.
Although, I am a bit hypocritical in that if they played the Pornography album in its entirety EVERY time I saw them, I would be VERY happy!
I think relatively few people have the time AND money to follow them around and would be envious to be in your position even if they are giving the same performance.
I don't quite understand your movie analogy. OK, in your case you're expecting to see the Cure and you are getting the Cure. :) A movie watched over and over will be exactly the same, but I think each concert may have different atmosphere, mood, sound, even with the same songs played.
My feeling is that the US shows will not be identical to the current ones.
Maybe its wishful thinking but i'm expecting more new songs to be played
I understand what J is saying, I just hope that they introduce a little variety in the encores. As I've said several times, the main sets are okay. This show in particular seems to be a strong set.
Quote from: ernest newman on March 12, 2008, 21:31:41
Watch them turn around and play the faith encore tonight just to prove me an idiot
Idiot.
Well that was the 6th time ive seen The Cure live and probably the best...
I like it that they play their old tracks after all thats what made them back in the late 70's early 80's. Im sad that they only play one night here as you never know these days when they will be back..if ever, i mean thay hardly ever do a show in England now. Whatever happens in the future i know that i will cherish the thought of seeing such a great band again for the rest of my days...
Well done The Cure :smth023
Wishes
Pete
Quote from: ernest newman on March 12, 2008, 21:31:41
2) the US setlist will be the valencia setlist (the euro setlist with a half an hour cut out due to 11pm venue curfews here)
In Zürich, for instance, they also had to finish at 11p.m. sharp, they just started playing @8p.m. and did the usual 3hrs show.
Hi guys!
All I can say about this concert is that it was finally a good one. As i told you a few days ago, I wasn't confident in my tolerance of accepting all those pop songs (because like all of you I prefer the old ones). BUT the setlist was finally very intense.
The second Encore could not be there, IMO. (The Lovecats, Let's Go to Bed, Freak Show, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?) But Robert looked very decontracted… so it was plaisant.
Their "3IB/BDC" encore was really good, and it's very "sympathique" to hear those songs for real. and I didn't expected for 3IB and Griding halt.
and Faith was really a nice surprise (the solo was not unforgotable but inspiration come and go…)
I've found "To wish impossible things" really nice… I don't especially like this song
There are many things I also didn't like in this concert… Porl playing this crapy guitar/Keybord is just so weird and no plaisant at all. His sound was so "acute(?)"… my ears are dead. :smth011
The sound was not as good as in 96… until "Pictures of You" it was really bad… then more appreciable.
The Pictures showed behind them (covers) were quiet nice.
So, All I know is that I am not Objective at all with a Cure performance ( Yesterday was my 6th or 7th Cure gig of all my life)… but my brother, older than me, who's not a cure fan at all, found it really cool.
So I'm happy in a way… but this should be the last time i saw them, i Think… until the next show :lol:
PS. Simon is such in a good health, whaow… impressive ! :shock:
Quote from: CureCrusader on March 12, 2008, 23:57:19
I knew it!! Robert is a tease. :P well over 3 hours. :D
@lady gift for you. :smth023
saving it for this occassion!
you lucky guys!
BRILLIANT :smth035
Are you talking about "faith" as gift for me? :-D
Yes, great news, happy for the fans who were there! :smth023
Luckily they didn't play "the figurehead" or "a letter to elise"...I would have been so envious!!!! :smth077 ;)
FAITH :smth041 :smth038 thank you Robert, Simon, Porl and Jason :P :smth023
Quote from: mint car on March 13, 2008, 12:04:56
FAITH :smth041 :smth038 thank you Robert, Simon, Porl and Jason :P :smth023
Yes its was a real special moment :smth096 :smth041
Here are some pictures taken at the gig : http://www.soundofviolence.net/multimedia/photos/236/3717/the_cure_paris.html
(http://www.soundofviolence.net/Photos/The%20Cure%20-%20Paris%20Bercy%20%5B12.03.2008%5D/24.jpg)
Very good photos, thank you very much! :smth023
They played Faith !!
Lucky you Marika ! :smth041
Quote from: CrimsonD on March 13, 2008, 10:56:57
Quote from: ernest newman on March 12, 2008, 21:31:41
2) the US setlist will be the valencia setlist (the euro setlist with a half an hour cut out due to 11pm venue curfews here)
In Zürich, for instance, they also had to finish at 11p.m. sharp, they just started playing @8p.m. and did the usual 3hrs show.
That would be well and good, however, many of the US shows don't start til 7:30 or 8PM, then 65 Days Of **** have to do their set. So, a good amount of nights, they won't get on stage until between 830 and 9pm.
Quote from: airneck on March 13, 2008, 13:25:28
Wanna live a new experience, a thrilling moment
Faith in Paris, recorded with my cell Ericsson 810i...
http://rapidshare.com/files/99204646/Faith.mp3
It will help to kill the time expecting for the Edirol Bros' and DAT family...
I can assure you that in the beginning of the 80's... we would have traded such a gig with that sound !!!!
Thanks!
Quote from: j on March 13, 2008, 00:01:52if the US shows are going to be like this, I'm not all that excited to see them as many times as I am. Is it worth all of the airfare I will pay for and the hotel nights, rental cars, etc to hear them play the exact same setlist and the exact same BS encores?
Was thinking the SAME THING last night after this setlist.....
Really dosen't seem worth it anymore to do my usual trek...
If he didn't change things for Berlin, Roma, and Paris,
little chance of any variation in the US sets...
Sets are going to be shorter too with the curfews.
Really sad that it has come to this.....
Thought it never would......
So they finally played it...
I hope so for the last day of the European Dates as well . . .
'there is nothing left'
At least for the two shows that I'm attending, shows start at 7. So.....
7:00-7:30 65dos
7:30-8:00 intermission
8:00-11:00 The Cure
Back from Barcelona and Paris...
Barcelona was very good show.
Paris... you know, one word can easily express my feelings for this show.
The word is of course "Faith".
It was great to see japanesebaby, dsanchez, crowbi_wan, Tof, and other curefans.com members. Finally you are no longer "only" names.
I hope we will see somewhere on another The Cure concert.
for all of you attending other shows - it will be great for sure, even if you know, or you can predict the setlist...
Quote from: airneck on March 13, 2008, 13:25:28
Wanna live a new experience, a thrilling moment
Faith in Paris, recorded with my cell Ericsson 810i...
http://rapidshare.com/files/99204646/Faith.mp3
It will help to kill the time expecting for the Edirol Bros' and DAT family...
I can assure you that in the beginning of the 80's... we would have traded such a gig with that sound !!!!
Thanks a lot !
Now you understand how Stef and I reacted the way we did when we met you ? :-D
back at work from paris.
faith was worth the flight, absolutely.
a great kiss to yves and stef,- so they did play faith for you, swiss boy :-D - sorry i had to rush after the show.
i was at chambertin cafè at 16 but nobody there! where were you everybody? ;)
Quote from: airneck on March 13, 2008, 13:25:28
Wanna live a new experience, a thrilling moment
Faith in Paris, recorded with my cell Ericsson 810i...
http://rapidshare.com/files/99204646/Faith.mp3
It will help to kill the time expecting for the Edirol Bros' and DAT family...
I can assure you that in the beginning of the 80's... we would have traded such a gig with that sound !!!!
Thank you :D
Glad you all had a nice time even if the set lists are predictable...
Hopefully there might be a few more surprises for the last of the European gigs.
I'm glad for all of you that had a f***ing excellent time there!
I hope that i will be able to hear the 'OnE'
Ouh dear Bob please help me...
p.s. : there is nothing left...
I for one was so greatful of this show, i mean The Cure live for 3 1/2 hours :shock:
I had such a brilliant night.
BTW where are the Cure.fans who live in Paris? I would love to meet you someday.
Regards
Pete
I onder if there had have been the internet in 1989, how much moaning there would've been about setlists. Surprises were few & far between then until the final nights in Wembley, or whenever they played two nights somewhere & tried to do something different as they knew there would be lots of people attending both nights. Maybe there would be a lot more surprises next week if that second date had materialised. They are playing much better on this tour than the festival tour & if they can keep this spirit up, you'll be in for a treat in the US. 42 songs in Paris! No complaints from me. Fantastic!
The sole Irish man in the bar! :D Sipping Fosters :D Hi! Hope you get to your place quickly :)
Quote from: erpomata on March 14, 2008, 09:33:00
back at work from paris.
faith was worth the flight, absolutely.
a great kiss to yves and stef,- so they did play faith for you, swiss boy :-D - sorry i had to rush after the show.
i was at chambertin cafè at 16 but nobody there! where were you everybody? ;)
i was crying!!! it was for me, i know!! :-) kisses back, i see you soon! review? i'm not ready yet... still in a dream...
I wonder WHY I have so much problems with reviewing the shows I attended... I think that I will do it listening to each show I was at and then I will be able to get back what I felt during them...
Hi lacrima mosa - you are a teacher? :D
Faith :smth023
http://pl.youtube.com/watch?v=RlQCsICMznI
my review :D a little disappointed until shake dog shake,almost the same setlist of rome, absolutely bored with the 3 first encores...and then...faith!
i was at 3 shows, best one milano, roma and paris the same in general, but a bit more paris for the reason you know.
kisses to everybody
marco
Quote from: nevyn on March 14, 2008, 11:22:37
The sole Irish man in the bar! :D Sipping Fosters :D Hi! Hope you get to your place quickly :)
Hey Nevyn
Ha! A good night. I was lucky to find a good taxi driver. A nice afternoon in Paris yesterday & heading back into work now. Hope you got back ok also! See you again soon.
Quote from: rodney on March 13, 2008, 20:41:20
At least for the two shows that I'm attending, shows start at 7. So.....
7:00-7:30 65dos
7:30-8:00 intermission
8:00-11:00 The Cure
Don't count on that. You'll be lucky if they get on by 8:30. 65pos 7:15-7:45, breakdown/setup 7:45-8:30/8:45
Quote from: airneck on March 13, 2008, 13:25:28
It will help to kill the time expecting for the Edirol Bros' and DAT family...
I can assure you that in the beginning of the 80's... we would have traded such a gig with that sound !!!!
The "Edirol Bros (and sis)" are still on tour with the band!!
So with an 11:00 curfew (which nearly every venue in the States has) that's only a 2-2:15 minute set. Not that I'm griping, but I expected a much longer set that Curiosa, where we got 1:50. :(
Quote from: maccatori on March 14, 2008, 11:18:23
I onder if there had have been the internet in 1989, how much moaning there would've been about setlists. Surprises were few & far between then until the final nights in Wembley, or whenever they played two nights somewhere & tried to do something different as they knew there would be lots of people attending both nights. Maybe there would be a lot more surprises next week if that second date had materialised. They are playing much better on this tour than the festival tour & if they can keep this spirit up, you'll be in for a treat in the US. 42 songs in Paris! No complaints from me. Fantastic!
No dobut we're all spoiled. While The Cure varies their setlist a lot more than many other bands, a lot of previous tours were very predictable (including the Prayer, Wish, and Dream Tours). Yes, there were exceptions to this â€" but there are exceptions now too.
And what about 1987, where they played the EXACT same setlist every night, except for a very few rare occasions? I can imagine the reaction if we all had the internet back then!
But in the end, I'm still sick of hearing this same stuff over and over. It's been done enough in past tours. Heck, I think some of the 2007 shows (especially Mexico) are more interesting than this stuff from 2008. It's like they took a step backwards, setlist-wise.
And I really don't know why they're so scared to play more new songs, especially when they claim there are 30+ of them. They weren't afraid to play the majority of their newest material in the past, so why are they so hesitant now?
Quote from: lostflower4 on March 14, 2008, 13:42:40
Quote from: maccatori on March 14, 2008, 11:18:23
I onder if there had have been the internet in 1989, how much moaning there would've been about setlists. Surprises were few & far between then until the final nights in Wembley, or whenever they played two nights somewhere & tried to do something different as they knew there would be lots of people attending both nights. Maybe there would be a lot more surprises next week if that second date had materialised. They are playing much better on this tour than the festival tour & if they can keep this spirit up, you'll be in for a treat in the US. 42 songs in Paris! No complaints from me. Fantastic!
No dobut we're all spoiled. While The Cure varies their setlist a lot more than many other bands, a lot of previous tours were very predictable (including the Prayer, Wish, and Dream Tours). Yes, there were exceptions to this â€" but there are exceptions now too.
And what about 1987, where they played the EXACT same setlist every night, except for a very few rare occasions? I can imagine the reaction if we all had the internet back then!
But in the end, I'm still sick of hearing this same stuff over and over. It's been done enough in past tours. Heck, I think some of the 2007 shows (especially Mexico) are more interesting than this stuff from 2008. It's like they took a step backwards, setlist-wise.
And I really don't know why they're so scared to play more new songs, especially when they claim there are 30+ of them. They weren't afraid to play the majority of their newest material in the past, so why are they so hesitant now?
Well lets be fair here, The Cure have always played their 'oldies', well in the 6 times ive seen them, its just the way they are and its what the majority of fans want, for example at the Paris show there were many French fans singing along to the well known 'released' songs but they didnt have a clue about other songs they sang from the album.
I guess its just a matter of if it aint ruined then dont change it.
Quote from: PeTe.In.PaRiS on March 14, 2008, 14:03:59
Well lets be fair here, The Cure have always played their 'oldies', well in the 6 times ive seen them, its just the way they are and its what the majority of fans want, for example at the Paris show there were many French fans singing along to the well known 'released' songs but they didnt have a clue about other songs they sang from the album.
I guess its just a matter of if it aint ruined then dont change it.
I agree with this. When you first , or eventually hear your favourite song live, nothing compares to it. :smth023
I have not witnessed/heard the 3 new songs yet-to-be-releaased, and if I did, GOD, I wouldn't know what i was hearing or know it, so of course the crowd would be quiet, listening to it.. bit of a low-point.
The more concerts available, and with new albuw, a few months off, and maybe a new single-or-two, plus with a possibly released NEW album..
magic can happen. :D
Quote from: airneck on March 14, 2008, 14:01:17
By the way, I didn't recognize Wrong Number..
It sounds like crap, I thought it was a new one until I read the setlist...
Nevertheless, they played with energy, good will and pleasure I guess.
Sound problem with the 2 guitars balance and not a very defined sound. I guess the DAT or Edirol would sound much better than the real sound, you'll hear.
but Bercy sounds like a big railway station for many years...
And "La cerise sur le gateau" aka the top of the cream, they played Faith and Robert complained 'FucKK... ' that they were obliged to short cut the last encore. Pity !
they have been cutting off 'proposed' encores for the main european tour.
there was a curfew in OZ. why on earth play with a back-up when they can't/don't want to play full sets?
If this is correct, then it is no wonder travelling curefans are getting, shall we say 'slightly bored' with the setlists?
It is not a true reflection on the perfomance per se.
QuoteSound problem with the 2 guitars balance and not a very defined sound
That's true… the sound was not very nice. 96' show was much better. And Porl playing the Keyboard parts on his guitar… beurk :smth011 Hated it !!!!
Reading all your comments there something that makes me laugh… I remember myself reading "Ten Imaginary years" (the book)… reading Robert complaining during the "Faith Tour" that people always wanted "10:15 style" songs and not the new ones.
I think we idealise a little bit this period when they where playing Faith or pornography albums… because we where not there…
As far as I remember, the last 2000 show in paris, was very intense and not "poppy" as 2008… the setlists was for fans, and the new album. My wife hated this Gig… on the contrary It's one of the best I saw :lol:
They will never play again entire faith album or 17 seconds… (and most of us were not at the trilogy concert)…
So I take what they give 'cause i think they make it with sincerity… and
As far as I'm concerned, I trully prefer atmospherique songs but I'm finally happy with what I saw wednesday… and Faith is not the only reason. This Faith version was not unbelievable… Robert had problem with his guitar Jack… the solo was not incredible because sometimes Inspiration doesn't come… I think it's the case for this version.
But Robert seemed to want more… that's sure
For those who live in the US, do remember that Robert always thought that when you go for a gig, it's first of all to see a show… so they play more singles than in Europe, where people is more "sensibly receptive" to the Cure darkside (especially in Paris). So I'm really not sure that they will change the setlist for a darker one for the US dates.
Hope for you that i'm mistaken :oops:
Quote from: nevyn on March 13, 2008, 23:05:09
It was great to see japanesebaby, dsanchez, crowbi_wan, Tof, and other curefans.com members. Finally you are no longer "only" names.
hello nevyn, it was nice to meet you too :D
and once again it was proved to be a wise choice: always wear your cure t-shirt, to give you up on the right moment... ;)
so, just back from paris 15 minutes ago: the last show for me on this tour, very tired now - but a really good spot to finish there. i guess most everyone of us walked out of the bercy with both in tears and with a smile (all but that one person who was spotted leaving during 'faith' :shock:).
beforehand i never believed they'd play anything from the 'faith' encore anyway, but when robert left the stage after KAA without saying a single 'thankyou' you knew something was up... indeed!
amazing crowd at this show, almost "just like the old days" at times... :smth023
and nowhere does they sing 'play for today' quite like that (i pity the americans who never get that kind of singing over there!).
the band is in such good modd on stage, i really enjoy seeing them so happy and energetic there. it just warms your heart, to see it.
a big thanks for everyone involved, you know who you all are, it was so good to meet you. :D
(@brian: keep an eye on your luggage ok?)
Awesome days in Paris and awesome people. But I will post all the info Ive got on monday or tuesday when I am back in Slovakia.
For the moment, I let you with some photos from the time in Paris
http://curefans.com/index.php/v/curefans/?action=gallery (http://curefans.com/index.php/v/curefans/?action=gallery)
I miss you guys already :cry:
the pictures are great. :smth023
good to put a face to a name.
(I always thought dsanchez looked liked his avatar! I still think he looks like simon. :-D )
Quote from: CureCrusader on March 15, 2008, 15:09:48
(I always thought dsanchez looked liked his avatar! I still think he looks like simon. :-D )
haha i used to have exactly the same problem: david = simon with a hat.
(btw for the same reason i'd be a bit afraid of j, if i didn't already know he doesn't exactly look like his avatar...)
some videos from paris:
here's a really short one (just a few seconds) but a clip that that says something about the atmosphere in bercy i think: there were some people crowdsurfing already during 'plainsong'. :shock: hey nothing wrong with crowdsurfing, but at least to me 'plainsong' is not exactly the first song that comes to mind when you think about crowdsurfing... ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzspAz7rvS4
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7426465031732771871
'never enough':
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcR768OEhTg
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5962627416064715435
that's david&co. with the curefans banner (http://curefans.com/index.php/v/curefans/DSC02031-FINAL.jpg.html?action=gallery) there in the middle of the crowds (around 0:35-0:40 and again a bit later).
i hope that bob saw it! :smth023
'lullaby':
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wt3zQRJRqI
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4270954083327313541
(a tip: choose the 'original size' setting for the window size if you can't stand the blockiness - the window's pretty small then but at least a bit sharper image. i'd like to stream in better quality, if i only knew how).
Crowd surfing during Plainsong... That's great! :eek:
Thanks for the videos. Great sound as usual. Well, as good as Google will allow. ;)
Quote from: lostflower4 on March 15, 2008, 19:21:00
Great sound as usual. Well, as good as Google will allow. ;)
yes, youtube allows better sound - but due to my the format of my original video(?), it somehow manages to make the picture even crappier (if possible). i don't know why.
maybe i can try again over there but last time i uploaded these to youtube the result was worse.
anyway, that's why i said i wish i'd have a way to stream in better quality, as my original files are pretty watchable/decent quality, nothing like this. :?
Quote from: lostflower4 on March 14, 2008, 13:42:40
some of the 2007 shows (especially Mexico) are more interesting than this stuff from 2008. It's like they took a step backwards, setlist-wise.
This has been my complaint since this tour started.
Mexico 07 was so varied, also alot of the good songs
that they played on these 3 nights have been dropped.
Huge step backwards, after I walked out of night three,
i was so excited for 2008, now this happens.......
Quote from: sullen on March 15, 2008, 20:31:50
Quote from: lostflower4 on March 14, 2008, 13:42:40
some of the 2007 shows (especially Mexico) are more interesting than this stuff from 2008. It's like they took a step backwards, setlist-wise.
This has been my complaint since this tour started.
Mexico 07 was so varied, also alot of the good songs
that they played on these 3 nights have been dropped.
Huge step backwards, after I walked out of night three,
i was so excited for 2008, now this happens.......
i'll say what i've said before. i think it's funny how people keep complain about the set list again and again, before they've even seen any single show from this tour. i'd understand it if people were let's say comparing the recordings and on the basis of those came into a conclusion that the
performances at this moment are somehow weaker than before. but just comparing the set lists and saying that the shows are poorer now - what's the basis of that? of course a lot of us would love to hear a bunch of real old favorites instead of 'inbetween days' & co. hell, i would love to hear 'a short term effect' if i could choose - but i can't and that's it. at least the band is in top form at the moment - it could be a lot worse than that.
i think it's very clear that the band's level of performance right now is GREATLY higher than it has been for several years. ok maybe mexico 2007 was good too, i'm not saying that - because after all wasn't there (whether listening to the show or drinking beer or what ever). but still, i cannot agree in people "condemning" the shows now only according to the set lists - set lists are just a piece of paper, there's not MUSIC in the set lists themselves. the music has to be created... and how they manage in that is what interests me.
i don't go to a cure show to just hear 'just like heaven' or 'boys don't cry', but i don't go there hoping to hear 'funeral party' or 'give me it' either just so that i can walk out of there disappointed: i go there to hopefully hear good performance from a bunch of great musicians. that's what matters most. if they choose to play 'wrong number' now then they choose to play it - but at least they deliver a damn good performance of it.
and moreover, people who complain about the set lists again and again: i wonder why doesn't anyone complain about prayer tour or wish tour set lists today? or kissing tour? no. everyone just talks about those as "classic shows", good old times etc etc. great great great. but just one look at the set lists from let's say kissing tour and everyone notices that the set lists were a LOT more static then than they are now.
so...
and if someone should say "i don't want to go to see this band now, they don't play songs for my taste", then it's fine, i don't have a problem with that. we all have our most favorite tunes and our most hated, me just like everyone else. there's nothing wrong in hoping to hear certian things instead certian others.
but to keep hinting that the current situation is somehow "hopeless" because of the set lists alone contain this or don't contain that - it makes no sense to me.
go to see the band. if you still don't like it or are not impressed, then fine. nothing bad with that.
also, i'd hope people talked about the recordings instead, compared the performances and so on. you can have two identical set lists for two shows but still it's possible that one show was superb and the other one was crap - so what made it that way? it can't be the set list, there's got to be something else... so why is there so little talk about that "something"? there's heaps of talk about the set lists though...
at least imo, if it's not possible for someone to go to the shows at this time, then i'd say the second best option to find out about the current state of the band is to listen to the recordings, not staring at the set lists. but where's the discussion about the recordings? it doesn't exist... there's mostly only moaning about set lists here and there, all over internet... and then some other people like me here, complaining about people complaining about the set lists... but where's the discussion about the performances, about the music itself? where is it...?
i do respect everyone's opinion but to be honest i am almost starting to find it a bit amusing by now. set lists alone can say nothing about the quality of the performance. they are just pieces of paper.
(they make nice souveniers though, the set lists i mean, if you manage to grab one from the stage/mixing desk. or, you can always sell it on ebay to some crazy collectors who's ready to pay some crazy-assed price - for a piece of paper...)
I've been reading all the reviews, impressions... and I sometimes wonder if we were at the same show! I found it pretty damn good! It was only my third Cure show, so maybe that's why I've enjoyed it so much, you know, not having your critical eye about every single thing...every single detail... I've heard songs that I love and others that I like less but what was the more important for me is the energy the band had and all the emotions they gave us! Come on, the atmosphere out there was just fantastic!!!
All these discussions about the setlists are just sooooooo tiring! Are you ever going to other concerts? With other bands? Let me tell you that they don't play totally different setlists every night!!! And they don't play that long either!
I would understand that you complained about the absence of new songs... it would be logical! But being nostalgic all the time... Things are evolving, you can't go against that! What I like the most about the Cure is the different facettes they're offering us, the dark ones as much as the brighter ones... The pop songs (not everything though ;)) and the old ones... Maybe I'm talking this way because I only really discovered the band a few years back and didn't experience these gigs myself... I don't know... :roll: But what I'm sure of is that The Cure is still one of the best bands around, and they can still have us going out of a 3 hours show with wonderful memories in mind... That 3 days after Paris, I'm still thinking about it with a smile on my face... :smth020
I've posted a few pictures in the gallery... They're not too good but as there were none there, I thought you might wanted to see them anyway!
Hope the ones who met after the show had a good time! I was a bit disappointed not to be able to come but I had to go home (4 hours drive) and work on the next morning!It was nice meeting David though :)
yes crowdsurfing (I finally know the word :D) during the "Plainsong" was something that I did not expect... But it was quite cool - although not for people who were kicked...
I've added some photos to the galery, but I must have done something wrong... and they are not visible... Could any moderator look at it?
Quote from: nevyn on March 16, 2008, 11:16:35
I've added some photos to the galery, but I must have done something wrong... and they are not visible... Could any moderator look at it?
sometimes the pics can appear as blank white, if the resolution was too high/the size of the individual files was too big. yet i can't see any such "invisible pics" in the gallery now. let's look into it.
While watching the curefans banner video from japanesebaby :smth023, I noticed that someone must have a video on youtube of another new song that we've never heard before....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT62UXERbnE
Sounds alot like A Boy I Never Knew :lol: :roll:
:lol:
maybe it's supposed to be "boys are never NEW".
I'm at home after 15 days of THE CURE shows !!!
I'm very happy to meet all the members on this tour !!!
and finally FAITH !!!! WAOUUUU !!!!
I love the silence in the venue during FAITH !!!
I've got to give Japanese Baby credit for putting the whole "setlist thing" into perspective. It's easy to make something out of nothing. I can't wait to see the band!
as there is something wrong with my pictures in gallery (or this is only problem for me) I am putting the links to the photos here:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/jacolb/P1030025.jpg
Andreas holding the Other Voices sign
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/jacolb/P1030023.jpg
Andreas holding the Other Voices sign
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/jacolb/P1030022.jpg
curefans.com banner is in the air :)
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b98/jacolb/P1030002.jpg
dsanchez and ?? -before the concert
thanks for pics! :D
good work from andreas, holding that sign up faithfully... (btw, don't know if the sign was passed to someone after antwerp? would be cool if it was present in all the shows yet to come!)
ps. i think the girl in the last photo must be curefan member frog_s!
i also added some concert pics in the gallery today:
http://curefans.com/index.php/v/live/2008/europeantour/paris/?action=gallery
Hey! While watching nevyn's pictures, I realize I was just a few meters from you! I was just behind David & co when they had the curefans banner! That's how I recognize them! :-D And I also have the other voices banner on some of my pictures!
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x208/chryssoulmate/P3110010.jpg
so yes, we were very close :) I am sorry for asking but have you been at afterparty? :oops:
Quote from: soulmate on March 16, 2008, 20:19:06
Hey! While watching nevyn's pictures, I realize I was just a few meters from you! I was just behind David & co when they had the curefans banner! That's how I recognize them! :-D And I also have the other voices banner on some of my pictures!
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x208/chryssoulmate/P3110010.jpg
hey that's a nice photo :smth023 - could you add that to the gallery section? (and why not also some other pics of yours!)
Quote from: nevyn on March 16, 2008, 20:27:37
so yes, we were very close :) I am sorry for asking but have you been at afterparty? :oops:
No, I had to go back straight away... The drive back home was quite long and my students were waiting for me in the morning :(
The picture is in the gallery now! I had already posted the others there ;)
Hello all. Just got back home, with my luggage ;) Good times in Paris and Antwerp. Nice to meet you all and be able to put a face to a name (or username for some).
Some are probably curious about my recordings. Paris sounds nice. I was standing DFC on some tape that looked like it was placed there for someone. So, why not me? 8) The only problem was this blue-haired girl (who has been dubbed "the siren") standing behind me (later to my right) REALLY loved her some pop songs. Quite annoying, then comical. Her rendition of Friday was fantastique !!! Tof, JB, and I had a good laugh listening to this. No, several good laughs :lol: I would've moved, but I really couldn't! The floor was packed tight. Anyway, it was an enjoyable and certainly memorable night.
Here's Porl arriving at the venue...
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y125/crowbi_wan/IMG_0656.jpg)
No more than 2 minutes earlier, a few of us we standing in that very spot. The back entrance gates were open, so we just walked right in to check out the buses. After loitering for a minute a man told us to leave. We did, a Rottweiler was brought out, and the band (with family and guests) began to arrive by vans. Robert was first only he didn't stay outside very long. I ran around to the other side to get a better look, missing Simon and Jason. Porl was last, so I was able to snap a few pics.
Ah, the "Other Voices" request sign has crossed the Atlantic and shall be put to good use in the States.
Off to sleep I go. Will post more later (including some audio) :smth020
Here's a sample from my recording...
Faith
Sonic Studios DSM-6S/L > PA-6LC2 > Edirol R-9
24-bit :smth020
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2ZCBQXDV
Quote from: crowbi_wan on March 17, 2008, 12:09:01
Here's a sample from my recording...
Faith
Sonic Studios DSM-6S/L > PA-6LC2 > Edirol R-9
24-bit :smth020
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2ZCBQXDV
Great sounding recording BC! And welcome home....get ready for May!
Woohooo,
What a concert eh? Can't wait to hear all the recordings and such! And hope to see you guys all soon again! :smth023
Cheers
ps: yeah was me in the pic next to David, nice pics all of them!
Hi! Sorry I did not catch your nick... :oops: It was nice to talk with you all. I hope to download this sample little later :)
Quote from: airneck on March 17, 2008, 15:33:20
Quote from: crowbi_wan on March 17, 2008, 12:09:01
Here's a sample from my recording...
Faith
Sonic Studios DSM-6S/L > PA-6LC2 > Edirol R-9
24-bit :smth020
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2ZCBQXDV
Welcome back Mr B.
thanks for the link
I'll share it later in mp3@96kbps :lol:
Bon joir, airneck. You see, I can in fact speak some French :) Nice to have met you. Too bad the metro stops running so early. It would have been nice to chat more after the gig.
As for sharing my recording in mp3, it really wouldn't surprise me if someone has already beat you to it :roll: I'll get my master out there for the fans to enjoy and to laugh at this silly blue-headed siren singing Friday I'm in Love :oops:
Very nice show
Jumping someone else's train... terrible!
http://www.dimeadozen.org/download.php/188501/65%20days%20of%20statics%20PARIS%2012_03_2008%20%28THE%20CURE%20opening%20act%29.torrent
if someone interested 65dos in bercy
ciao
Quote from: japanesebaby on March 14, 2008, 23:43:43
amazing crowd at this show, almost "just like the old days" at times... :smth023
and nowhere does they sing 'play for today' quite like that (i pity the americans who never get that kind of singing over there!).
I think the southamerican crowd could all be very(!) warm and entusiastic (hope is well written) as well. Here's "Play for today" filmed by me. See all those hands up in the air and the crazyiness of the people. Love it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NlszeKqGJk
Wow great vid, the sound is so good, I can't believe it! I'm totally back into that room when I see this hihih
Cheers
Newspaper "LIBERATION" http://www.liberation.fr/culture/315521.FR.php
Robert Smith résiste trois heures trente
GILLES RENAULT photo DR
QUOTIDIEN : vendredi 14 mars 2008
Pendant tout le show de mercredi soir, à Bercy, une pancarte brandie dans la fosse réclamait la chanson Other Voices. Que The Cure n’a finalement pas interprétée. Ça n’est vraiment pas de chance, puisque Robert Smith a donné un concert littéralement phénoménal en forme de saga, interprétant plus de trente titres déclinés sur trois heures trente (trois heures trente !) ininterrompues d’une Walkyrie old wave constellée de morceaux de bravoure souvent remontés du tréfonds (One Hundred Years, M, Jumping Someone Else’s Train, Play for Today, Grinding Halt…). Quelques minutes avant minuit, le groupe de référence (Smith, Thompson, Gallup, Cooper) laissait l’assistance abasourdie sur un ultime et rare Faith, signifiant sans doute, pour qui n’aurait pas saisi, qu’il avait bien gardé la foi.
Hormis l’album 2008, delayed, un DVD devrait tôt ou tard sceller l’événement, si l’on en juge par la valse mécanique des caméras et l’éclairage intempestif de la salle, au moins autant ivre de bonheur, que de fatigue.
Sorry I use a translator :? but this is just to notify that the newspaper spkeak about "brandished a sign in the pit song called Other Voices"
"Throughout the show Wednesday evening at Bercy, brandished a sign in the pit song called Other Voices. The Cure That did not interpreted. It is really not likely, since Robert Smith gave a concert literally phenomenal shape saga, interpreting more than thirty securities declined over three hours thirty (thirty three hours!) Of a continuous wave Walküre old strewn with pieces of Bravery often rebounded from the depths (One Hundred Years, M, Jumping Someone Else's Train, Play for Today, Grinding Halt…). A few minutes before midnight, the reference group (Smith, Thompson, Gallup, Cooper) left puzzled assistance on a rare and ultimate Faith, signifying perhaps, for that would not have before, that he had kept the faith .
Apart from the 2008 album, delayed, a DVD should eventually seal the event, if we judge by the waltz mechanical cameras and emergency lighting of the room, at least as drunk with happiness, that fatigue ."
Quote from: Tof on March 20, 2008, 16:19:33
Sorry I use a translator :? but this is just to notify that the newspaper spkeak about "brandished a sign in the pit song called Other Voices"
yes this was a funny detail - thanks for the french press for the coverage... ;)
i had posted a scan form this article here already:
http://curefans.com/index.php/topic,4611.msg44520.html#msg44520
OUPS !!! :oops:
Quote from: Tof on March 20, 2008, 17:54:13
OUPS !!! :oops:
no problem tof. i had posted that in another thread anyway.
anyone spotted any other gig reviews in parisian nwespapers about this show?
i tried to grab some newspapers form the airport before i flew back home but didn't see anything much. this liberation article was actually the only one i spotted.
any scans would be appreciated - thanks!
(@tof: could you make scans from those articles from portuguese newspapers, about lisbos concert? would be nice to have copies!)
I just post the link, I must go to work now ...
http://www.leparisien.fr/home/loisirs/articles.htm?articleid=296130168
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g6Lo5Ghf45GUqRHHanUc5lj0X4PA
http://www.francesoir.fr/culture/2008/03/11/concert-une-cure-de-jouvence.html
http://www.liberation.fr/culture/315109.FR.php
http://www.liberation.fr/culture/315521.FR.php
Nice video from Bercy (Le parisien) ...
http://www.leparisien.fr/home/loisirs/articles.htm?articleid=296369202
My personal review of the amazing show I saw in Paris.
One day in Paris… with The Cure (Part II) (http://blog.curefans.com/dsanchez/2008/03/22/one-day-in-paris-with-the-cure-part-ii/)
The Part I is still in spanish, about three pages. Need to make the translation yet. This part two are my remembers of the concert, an amazing night which was even greatest because of the people I met.
this comes a bit late, but better late than never
Plainsong and the madness of the Paris crowd
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jn1xG5bfx8#
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-374456195387986237&hl=en
'' I think it is dark . . .''
* perfect times...
God, time really goes too fast.
It was one year ago, I remember it very clearly.
At this time I was with crowbi, jb, frog, Tof and other Curefans.com members near Bercy. I remember it very clear, I remember how long we had to wait, and I remember my heart banging faster when Robert started to sing. It was a magnificient night. Almost four hours of concert with the best band of the entire planet. I was so f*cking tired after being stand up like 8 hours, but it was worth it. Thanks The Cure.
Short video of the venue's atmosphere right before the concert
THE CURE 2008.03.12 Paris - Bercy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLMVwqnwajc#)
Last 30' pro-shot of this gig just shared on YouTube...