The Cure closes Coachella 2009 with an acoustic set

by fayala | April 23, 2009 at 11:55 am

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After their three-hour performance of goth rock songs, The Cure closed their set at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California with an acoustic encore.

THE CURE ignored a midnight curfew as they brought the Coachella Festival in California, it has been revealed.

Ignoring requests to wrap up their set, the band had the plug pulled on them during BOYS DON'T CRY, but still carried on playing, the NME reported.

Responding to a request to bring the gig to an end, singer ROBERT SMITH, said: "They say we can only play one more song - are we f***."

Despite the fact the last few songs had to be played acoustically, the band soldiered on, with the remaining audience members crowding around the stage to hear the last of the set unamplified.

The group played 32 songs in what was a three-hour long gig, and the end of the concert took place even though the organisers had turned the field lights up.

As well as material from their latest album, the band rolled out a number of classics including PICTURES OF YOU, IN BETWEEN DAYS and JUST LIKE HEAVEN.

Onlookers stated that despite the length of the set, Smith's energy and that of his band did not seem to drop throughout the entire headlining slot.

Earlier this year, The Cure was given the Godlike Genius Award by the NME.