An Evening

deluded fans still saw :

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8rabbing the tix he Entrance. he atmosphere in the Queen Elizabe tre weighed witha deafening anxiet of the audience had been waiting like ‘axing blue moon for the four years since last tour. aiting with extreme patience, cultivating

e@ was no opening act. This band doesn't need one. hts went down, the crowd : e to their feet, and The Cure walked onto the stage he midst of the strange dark blue lighting.

| reached our seats just as Rachel clasped my band and we ran down towards the front avoiding security, who were checking tickets with those annoying little flasblights for seat numbers. We weaseled into the fourth row of seats, dead — centre. We bad only a few rows of people in — front of us and plenty of dancing room between | us and the row bebind.

The Band. Jason Cooper, the newest addition fo the line- | up, took his place at drums. Perry Bamonte | ee over y fe Ws guitar. Simon Gallup | . Returning from Roger O'Donnell, who —

8 August 1996 The Other Press