The Cure, Reflections, 15 Nov 11

A selection of new and re-edited video from the infamous "Reflections" show at the Royal Albert Hall.

The Weedy Burton (re-edit) - closing the "three imaginary boys" set...

Three (re-edit) - from "seventeen seconds" set...

The Holy Hour (new) - opening the "faith" set...

World War (new) - opening the encores, Robert just does not do patter...

Let's Go To Bed (re-edit) - the reason not to take drugs.

Reflection

The Royal Albert Hall have added a page to their website with a feature on the cure's 2011 Reflections gig.

http://life.royalalberthall.com/2011/11/the-cure-15-november-2011/

Some nice pictures, including the original of this ....

I can see me ~ and it's during the performance of let's go to bed!

Indulgence

Had an email off the cure's record label/website recently....



"The Cure played a truly stunning live show at the Royal Albert Hall in November. This was the only UK date announced on their Reflections Tour, and a final chance to see them play the first three albums live in their entirety. If you missed out check out some of the great photos that were taken here and here."

The first link was to this blog!!!

Cheers !

Hasty edit - So with the above in mind, how about on the next tour/show (2012?!) the cure take me on as their show photographer???!!! C'mon lads, you k now it makes sense!!!!

The Cure, London Royal Albert Hall, 15 Nov 11 "Reflections - Encores"

Some pictures from the amazing encores... note change of guitar for the "pop"...

The reason never to take drugs...

Japanese Baby...

So an end of an amzing concert - 45 songs over almost three hours...

 

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The Cure, London Royal Albert Hall, 15 Nov 11 "Reflections: video -a reflection"

The cure start off the 17 seconds album with a great performance of "a reflection"...

The Cure, London Royal Albert Hall, 15 Nov 11 "Reflections - Faith" ii

A few more from Faith, then onto the encores...

The Cure, London Royal Albert Hall, 15 Nov 11 "Reflections - Faith"

1981 comes along very quickly ... I'm almost convinced that the songs were being played extra fast! So so so impressive, the faith album was immense. My first show with Lol, it was great to see him here tonight. Keys sounded amazing... especially during the funeral party.

And then there were five

Hello Lol!

The Cure, London Royal Albert Hall, 15 Nov 11 "Reflections - 17 Seconds" ii

Part 2 of the photographs taken during the magnificent 17S recital... and plenty more to come, with "Faith" up next!  (and the encores, and some randoms...) 3 days on and I'm still buzzing :)

Great to see RS using Fenders for the three albums...

Better shots of SG during the Faith performance...

The Cure, London Royal Albert Hall, 15 Nov 11 "Reflections - 17 Seconds"

Moving on to 1980... I dare say 17 Seconds was the album I was most looking forward too, and with the addition of Roger to the line up we were sure to be impressed... And I think RS / RO'D were too... (especially during play for today - no keyboards required with the RAH crowd!)

Enjoying the keyboard sing-along?

(More pictures from the 17 Seconds set to follow...)

The Cure, London Royal Albert Hall, 15 Nov 11 "Reflections - video Subway Song"

A great performance of "subway song" - first outing of the harmonica at the Royal Albert Hall!

The Cure, London Royal Albert Hall, 15 Nov 11 "Reflections - video The Weedy Burton"

Live performance (and crowd pleaser!) of the three imaginary boys album closer "the weedy burton"

The Cure, London Royal Albert Hall, 15 Nov 11 "Reflections - video LGTB"

           

First video - lets go to bed, performed in the final encore (out of sequence to my desired chronological uploads but what the heck) Sound is great!!! ~ click the "360p" to change the video to high definition ... more later :)

The Cure, London Royal Albert Hall, 15 Nov 11 "Reflections - 3IB"

For those who know me, the last few weeks have been very much pre-occupied with the cure "reflections" show at the Royal Albert Hall.

It was an immense evening, and it's to soon after the show to write much about it as I'm still in a state of flux ... so first up, pictures from the "Three Imaginary Boys" set - the very first album by the cure in 1979.

Performed as a three-piece, lighting was tricky for photographs from our second tier box (it gets better later in the show so there will be better images of the whole band)

Reflections II ...