The Cure’s headlining set at Spain’s Bilbao BBK Live festival got off to a rocky start tonight - but was all the more memorable for it. As the band’s crew worked to fix Roger O’Donnell’s keyboards, Robert Smith took the stage by himself and treated the crowd to an exceedingly rare solo-acoustic set ("While they fix it, I’ll sing something to you"), performing "Three Imaginary Boys", "Fire In Cairo" and "Boys Don't Cry".
As you can see from the webcast capture posted below, via YouTube user HaloCure, Smith wraps up the three-song set then goes to fetch his bandmates: "I think I have to get the rest of the group with me. Hang on," he tells the crowd. "That’s why it’s The Cure and not Robert Smith." Shortly thereafter, the full band emerges and goes on to play a 35-song set.
In addition to Smith’s solo set posted above, you’ll find, below, the full setlist and the complete 55-minute webcast - split into two halves - which includes the solo set through "From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea", again courtesy HaloCure.
Setlist: The Cure, Bilbao BBK Live, Bilbao, Spain, 7/12/12
Robert Smith solo:
01. Three Imaginary Boys 02. Fire In Cairo 03. Boys Don't Cry
The Cure:
01. Open 02. High 03. The End Of The World 04. Lovesong 05. Sleep When I'm Dead 06. Push 07. Inbetween Days 08. Just Like Heaven 09. From the Edge Of The Deep Green Sea 10. Want 12. Pictures Of You 13. Lullaby 14. The Caterpillar 15. The Walk 16. Play For Today 17. A Forest 18. Primary 19. Bananafishbones 20. Shake Dog Shake 21. The Hungry Ghost 22. Wrong Number 23. One Hundred Years 24. End 25. The Same Deep Water As You 26. Dressing Up 27. The Lovecats 28. The Blood 29. Just One Kiss 30. Let's Go To Bed 31. Friday I'm In Love 32. Doing the Unstuck 33. Close To Me 34. Why Can't I Be You? 35. Boys Don't Cry
