Thirty-something years ago, many Cure fans were beside themselves with excitement for a very special Cure gig. Ahead of the full Wish Tour, the band announced a clutch of warm-up dates at club venues.
Most shows that fans had seen up to that point had either been in enormous arenas, or outdoor venues. The Kilburn National Ballroom was a relatively tiny venue for The Cure, and that only added to the feeling of anticipation. Seeing your cult heroes live would be honour enough, but up-close-and-personal was even better.
£10 tickets, as the face value was for those able and willing to queue-up on the relevant day, ended up costing £60 on the night for many, but being a Cure fan in the early 90s wasn’t a cheap option. People danced and sang along. There were promotional balloons! Happy the man, as the old B-side goes.
The gig itself was a loud, joyous, sweaty sprint through the amazing new double album Wish plus several hits and many surprises. The crane camera swinging and floating above the crowd added a showbiz touch to proceedings, and from what some recall there was a fair bit of crowd-surfing going on during the faster numbers (this was ’92, the golden age of grunge…).
DISC ONE
1 Tape 2:53
2 Open 6:42
3 High 3:46
4 Pictures Of You 7:46
5 Lullaby 4:42
6 Doing The Unstuck 4:35
7 Just Like Heaven 3:57
8 Apart 6:45
9 A Night Like This 5:09
10 Wendy Time 4:26
11 The Walk 4:05
12 Let’s Go to Bed 4:01
13 Friday I’m In Love 3:46
14 Inbetween Days 3:17
15 From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea 7:46
DISC TWO
1 Fascination Street 4:47
2 Never Enough 4:58
3 Cut 5:01
4 End 8:27
5 In your house 4:32
6 M 4:13
7 Three Imaginary Boys 3:51
8 Boys Don’t Cry 6:43
9 Charlotte Sometimes 4:24
10 Primary 3:47
11 A Strange Day 3:58
12 A Forest 16:55