If you're unfamiliar with one of the world's original goth rock bands, also known as one of the world's most successful and influential alternative rock bands, here's the quick and dirty version: The Cure was formed in England in the 1970s. Of the original line-up, only frontman Robert Smith remains, and his gloomy song lyrics and echo-y vocals have come to define the band's sound, though he wasn't originally slated to be the lead vocalist. The band's best-known songs, "Boys Don't Cry," "Friday I'm in Love," "Lovesong," "Just Like Heaven," and a few others have received extensive radio play over the years, with the latter three reaching the Billboard Top 100 in the 1980s and 90s.
The Cure has never played Lollapalooza, which may explain why people are freaking out about it. Above, check out their full performance at England's Reading Festival last August along with Lolla 2011 headliners the Foo Fighters.
Which brings me to my point: I'm super excited to see The Cure. They are going to be awesome. But Lollapalooza was founded to give smaller, unknown bands the limelight, even if just for 43 minutes on the Kidz Stage. While you should totally go to Lollapalooza and see artists like The Cure or Nine Inch Nails (who were on the original Lolla lineup in 1991), you shouldn't go JUST to see The Cure or Nine Inch Nails. Tomorrow I will profile the very last name on the 2013 Lolla playbill, Beast Patrol, a Brooklyn outfit that formed in 2011 and has released one self-titled EP to date. Maybe someday, after releasing 13 studio albums and establishing a worldwide fanbase, they'll return to headline Lolla again. Maybe not. But this festival is about them, and the other 100 bands you probably don't know much about.
But omg totally go see The Cure on Sunday night because they're going to be SO AWESOME.
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