The Cure: a never-before-seen documentary and a concert on Arte

Published by Caroline de Sortiraparis · Published on January 15, 2025 at 06:40 p.m.
While The Cure has made its comeback with a new and 14th opus, the British band led by Robert Smith is in the spotlight this Friday, January 17, 2025. Arte is devoting a special evening to the band, with the broadcast of a never-before-seen documentary, followed by a major concert given in London's Hyde Park in 2018.

Attention The Cure fans! This Friday, January 17, 2025, Arte is offering a special evening dedicated to Robert Smith's cult band.

Join us at 10:30pm for the never-before-seen documentary " Disintegration: One album. A band. A generation ". For 50 minutes, step back in time to 1989, the year of release of the British band's legendary 8th album,"Disintegration". With this album, The Cure made their mark on the cold wave scene. Marked by the hits " Pictures of You ", " Lovesong " and " Lullaby ","Disintegration" went on to sell 4 million copies worldwide!

The evening dedicated to The Cure will continue on Arte with the broadcast, from 11:20pm, of the concert"The Cure: Anniversary 1978-2018, Live In Hyde Park London". Held on July 7, 2018, in Hyde Park, Great Britain, this concert was an opportunity for The Cure to celebrate their 40-year career in style - and in front of 65,000 people. Naturally, the hits were in the spotlight during this show. From " Plainsong " and " Boys Don't Cry " to " Close to Me ", " Friday I'm in Love ", " Just Like Heaven " and " Pictures of You "... Robert Smith and his band were delighted to revisit some of their most emblematic songs produced over four decades.

To discover this special evening dedicated to The Cure, tune in to Arte this January 17, 2025 at 10:30pm to watch the documentary " Disintegration: One album. A band. Une génération ", followed by the concert"The Cure: Anniversary 1978-2018, Live In Hyde Park London", from 11:20pm.

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Dates and Opening Time
On January 17, 2025
Starts at 10:30 p.m.

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