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The Cure

The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley in 1976 by Robert Smith (vocals, guitar) and Lol Tolhurst (drums). As of 2026, the band's line-up comprises Smith, Simon Gallup (bass), Roger O'Donnell (keyboards), Jason Cooper (drums) and Reeves Gabrels (guitar). Smith has remained the only constant member throughout numerous line-up changes since the…

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Also known as
Malice (1976–1977) · Easy Cure (1977–1978)
Genres
Gothic rock · post-punk · alternative rock · new wave
Labels
Fiction · Suretone · Geffen · Polydor · Hansa
Members
Robert Smith · Simon Gallup · Roger O'Donnell · Jason Cooper · Reeves Gabrels
Origin
Crawley, West Sussex, England
Past members
Michael Dempsey · Matthieu Hartley · Andy Anderson · Phil Thornalley · Lol Tolhurst

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The Cure

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The Cure

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related to 1999–2005: The Trilogy and more personnel changes · 53
The Cure → According, American, Arts Festival, Atlantic, August, B-Sides, Berlin, Billboard, Bloodflowers, Blu-ray, Coachella Valley Music, Cure, Curiosa, Disintegration, Dots, Dream Tour, DVD, DVD-9, Fiction, Fiction Records
related to 1973–1979: Formation and early years · 46
The Cure → After, Alan Hill, Alex Harvey, April, Ariola-Hansa, By, Ceccagno, Crawley, Creasy, Cure, David Bowie, December, Dempsey, Easy Cure, German, Hansa, In January, In September, Increasingly, Israel
related to 1994–1998: Transition · 36
The Cure → After, Between, Billboard, Boris Williams, Burn, Cooper, Cure, Cure's, David Bowie, Depeche Mode, Early, For, Galore, In, Jason Cooper, Masses, More Than This, My Eyes, My Life Story, O'Donnell
related to Legacy · 36
The Cure → AFI, Alvvays, Artists, Beach House, Billy Corgan, Blink-182, Brandon Flowers, Britt Daniel, Chvrches, Converge, Cure, Cursive, Deftones, Drab Majesty, Failure, Foals, Geoff Rickly, Interpol, Killers, Korn
related to Further reading · 34
The Cure → An Armchair Guide, April, Barbarian, Carman, Cure, Dave, Foo, Greene, Helter Skelter Publishing, Hopkins, In Between Days, Independent Music Press, ISBN, Jo-Ann, L'ultimo, Massimiliano, Nuzzolo, October, Omnibus Press, Richard
related to 1983–1988: Commercial success · 33
The Cure → Australia, B-sides, Banshees, Bed, British Top, Cure, December, Do, He, I've, In December, It, Japanese Whispers, Laurence, Let's Go, Melody Maker, New Zealand, Parry, Robert, Simon
related to 2006–2018: 4:13 Dream and Reflections · 30
The Cure → August, Australia, Cure, Dream, EP, Fame, Freakshow, Godlike Genius, Hypnagogic States, In February, London, Los Angeles, New York City, North American, O'Donnell, October, On, Reflections, Released, Rock
related to 1980–1982: Early gothic phase · 29
The Cure → American, And, At, Boys Don't Cry, By, Carnage Visors, Charlotte Sometimes, Cure, Cure's, Due, Faith, For, Forest, Hartley, Hedges, In, Included, Matthieu Hartley, Mike Hedges, NME
related to 1989–1993: Disintegration and worldwide stardom · 29
The Cure → American, American Billboard Hot, Because Tolhurst, By, Cure, Cure's, Disintegration, During, Fascination Street, Germany, He, Homesick, In, In February, It, Lovesong, Lullaby, Modern Rock, O'Donnell, Pictures
related to Musical style · 25
The Cure → Because, Both, Cure, Disintegration, Friday I'm, Gallup, However, I'm, In, It's, Keyboards, Love, Most Cure, On, One Hundred Years, Robert Smith, Seventeen Seconds, Shake Dog Shake, Smith, Solina

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The CureGenresalternative rock1.00infobox
The CureGenresnew wave1.00infobox
The CureLabelsFiction1.00infobox
The CureLabelsSuretone1.00infobox
The CureLabelsGeffen1.00infobox
The CureLabelsPolydor1.00infobox
The CureLabelsHansa1.00infobox
The CureLabelsA&M1.00infobox
The CureLabelsElektra1.00infobox
The CureLabelsAsylum1.00infobox
The CureLabelsSire1.00infobox
The CureLabelsWarner1.00infobox
The CureMembersRobert Smith1.00infobox
The CureMembersSimon Gallup1.00infobox
The CureMembersRoger O'Donnell1.00infobox
The CureMembersJason Cooper1.00infobox
The CureMembersReeves Gabrels1.00infobox
The CureOriginCrawley, West Sussex, England1.00infobox
The CurePast membersMichael Dempsey1.00infobox
The CurePast membersMatthieu Hartley1.00infobox
The CurePast membersAndy Anderson1.00infobox
The CurePast membersPhil Thornalley1.00infobox
The CurePast membersLol Tolhurst1.00infobox
The CurePast membersBoris Williams1.00infobox
The CurePast membersPorl Thompson1.00infobox
The CurePast membersPerry Bamonte1.00infobox

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