2012.06.11 Moskwa - Aerodrom Tushino (Russia) 'Maxidrom'

[maxx_DM]

Откуда будешь?

Из Псковской области.


Читал эту статью. И все равно считаю, что даже 10 тысяч тоже неплохо для первого раза!

Yes, I have read this text. But I'm still sure that even 10k is good for the first time!

[s.ivanov]

But I'm still sure that even 10k is good for the first time!

Agree!

Now waiting for the official video. There were cameramen on stage.

[maxx_DM]

Agree!

Now waiting for the official video. There were cameramen on stage.

Yeah! There were only 10k but this 10k is the most devoted fans who waited for the Cure about 10-20 years! Our fans even not afraid of very hard rain, thunder and lightning which started by the end of the show.
I hope that official video will be.. The show was really great.

[AlphabetPony]

We've been waiting for so long! There were people there who were dying to see The Cure since the 80s and never had a chance. All the russians say it was the best concert in their lives! We were singing along so loud,  laughing and jumping, bursting with emotions and dancing "like we didn't give a further thought to the things like feet". we were so happy that we couldn't hold back the tears in our eyes, well, the sky was crying too.
and i know for sure that i was surrounded by the people who love the Cure with all of their hearts, 'cause i saw men crying, some of them just sat down on the ground, covering their heads with their hands during "Trust". i saw people with their eyes wide open saying "HE's real! HE really exists!", "It's the best day in my life!" or "Pleeease, never go away!"
and you know what? one of the fans later wrote: "i died there, i was left standing under the rain there, and i don't know who came back home. it's not me anymore"

[s.ivanov]

"i died there, i was left standing under the rain there, and i don't know who came back home. it's not me anymore"

Quite surprised:)



A 1400-km flight back home and three days after the show and still I can't find myself... Smith mentioned that everything is almost arranged for his arrival next spring, and I'm going to be there, but still, the first time is not gonna happen again. Most of us stood there, knowing that it was the first time The Cure came to Russia and, probably, the last. And the response of the fans was beyond description.

Curious fact: many people are now going to celebrate the 11th of June each year. It was a truly historical event.

[dsanchez]

Smith mentioned that everything is almost arranged for his arrival next spring

Well, Bob has said so many times that he would go back to South America (and the band didn't come back since 1996) so I wouldn't trust him on this :roll: But yes, he has mentioned that: http://rollingstone.ru/articles/music/article/11824.html

Anyway, if there's a new album by the end of the year, then there could be a World Tour next year, and that could include Russia among other countries.

[s.ivanov]

Many people have mentioned that Smith doesn't usually bow in the end of each show, but here it's clearly seen that he's all thankful (including "Spasibo" in Russian) and minute 3:03 shows that he's bowing

 

I think that's quite an evidence of his attitude to the country he never visited before.

And there's difference between "See you soon" and "Everything's almost arranged for our arrival, which will be next spring". At least, I would like to believe that his words are true.

And one more story: a disabled person of the 1st degree who hadn't left his hometown for 12 previous years went to Moscow, with the help of relatives and friends, to make the dream come true. Quite inspiring. I hope Robert Smith would someday read these words and realize what his music really means to many people in Russia.

[AlphabetPony]

"i died there, i was left standing under the rain there, and i don't know who came back home. it's not me anymore"

Quite surprised:)

i was impressed) i couldn't find the right words, you did it)
and yeah, as for me, i'll celebrate the 11th of June 'till the end of my life.

[Abikuz]

Sorry for my English. Google Translate helped me, thanks.
I'm from Russia, Moscow. I listen to since 1989. First heard Seventing Seconds and Head on the Door. And I am very, very, very, very, very, very happy with what I saw and heard them live. You probably do not even imagine what it means to visit The Cure to our country. This - not transferable. To understand what it means for us in Russia, The Cure, here's an example:
Yevgeny Kudryavtsev
I just got back home! Siberia ... The Cure ... how far the concept of ... I combined them!))
Robert, you're great! I am happy that I went to this festival!
A man came to Moscow from Siberia! To understand this, go to Google Maps and see the distance.
We loved The Cure, The Cure We love, We love The Cure.
Peace to you and your home. The Cure fan  - Unite
Thank you all. The Cure - forever. Thank The Cure.

[MintQR]

It's really cool to read all of your enthusiastic posts about the Moscow gig  . I can imagine that for a lot of curefans out there it was their first live The Cure concert and judging from the posts above Smith must have appreciated the atmosphere you created even if the crowd was not that big in numbers.

Let's hope that the talk about next Russian concert in the spring also means - the new World Tour that we're all waiting for

[dsanchez]

Full video (minus the 3rd encore) of this show published on the first post of this topic - Skip to min 34m30s (Play For Today) to see the madness of the people

Enjoy

[dsanchez]

Interested interview and interesting filming (notice all the close-ups)