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English new wave / post-punk / pop rock band founded in 1976 in Crawley, West Sussex. The band was initially called Malice in 1976, Easy Cure in 1977, and finally The Cure in 1978. The band has seen many line-up changes but Robert Smith has been the frontman / songwriter / vocalist / guitarist throughout their existence. Inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2019.
Line-ups: Robert Smith, vocals (1976-present) Michael Dempsey, bass (1976-1979) Lol Tolhurst, drums/keyboards (1976-1989) Simon Gallup, bass (1979-1982, 1984-present) Matthieu Hartley, keyboards (1979-1980) Phil Thornalley, bass (1983-1984) Andy Anderson, drums (1983-1984) Porl Thompson, saxophone/guitar/keyboards (1983, 1985-1993, 2005-2011) Boris Williams, drums (1984-1994) Roger O'Donnell, keyboards (1987-1990, 1995-2005, 2011-present) Perry Bamonte, guitar/keyboards (1990-2005, 2022-) Jason Cooper, drums (1995-present) Reeves Gabrels, guitar (2012-present)
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The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley in 1976 by Robert Smith (vocals, guitar) and Lol Tolhurst (drums). The band's current line-up comprises Smith, Perry Bamonte (guitar), Reeves Gabrels (guitar), Simon Gallup (bass), Roger O'Donnell (keyboards), and Jason Cooper (drums). Smith has remained the only constant member throughout numerous line-up changes since the band's formation, including stints with guitarist Pearl Thompson and drummer Boris Williams, though Gallup was absent for just six years of the band's history. The Cure's debut album Three Imaginary Boys (1979), along with several early singles, placed the band at the forefront of the emerging post-punk and new wave movements that were gaining prominence in the United Kingdom. The band adopted a new and increasingly dark and tormented style beginning with their second album Seventeen Seconds (1980), which, together with Smith's fashion sense, had a strong influence on the emerging genre of gothic rock and the goth subculture that eventually formed around it. Smith drove the band's music toward a more pop-oriented sound with the release of their fourth album Pornography (1982), leading them to worldwide mainstream success. The band reached their commercial peak with the albums Disintegration (1989) and Wish (1992). The Cure have released 14 studio albums, two EPs, and over 40 singles, selling more than 30 million records worldwide. Their singles compilation Standing on a Beach (1986) sold 4 million copies worldwide by 1989. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019. Their 14th album Songs of a Lost World (2024) was their first release of all-new material in 16 years and received widespread acclaim, topping the charts in multiple countries (including the UK, their first number one album in the country since 1992) and becoming one of the year's fastest-selling albums.