Limited Edition Import Only Double Compact Disc Set!

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…).

Tracks:

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

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