The Cure in Orange is a concert film by British rock group The Cure

The Cure

The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...

. It is viewed as being as an essential document of the Cure at their mid-late 1980's peak by fans of the group.

Plot Description

This concert film follows British rock group The Cure

The Cure

The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member...

 through their performance at the classic Théâtre antique d'Orange

Théâtre antique d'Orange

The Théâtre antique d'Orange is an ancient Roman theatre, in Orange, southern France, built early in the 1st century CE...

 in the French countryside (Orange, Vaucluse

Orange, Vaucluse

Orange is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It has a primarily agricultural economy...

), on August 9 and 10, 1986. Band members Robert Smith

Robert Smith (musician)

Robert James Smith is an English musician. He is the lead singer, guitar player and principal songwriter of the rock band The Cure, and its only constant member since its founding in 1976...

 (Vocals & guitar), Simon Gallup

Simon Gallup

Simon Jonathon Gallup is an English musician and bassist of the post-punk band The Cure.-Early years:...

 (Bass guitar), Porl Thompson

Porl Thompson

Porl Thompson is an English musician best known for his work with The Cure.-Life and work:Thompson is the oldest of four children; he has two brothers and one sister...

 (Keyboards, guitar and saxophone), Boris Williams

Boris Williams

Boris Peter Bransby-Williams is an English drummer best known for his extensive work with The Cure . He had previously worked with various artists, including Thompson Twins, Kim Wilde, Strawberry Switchblade and Tomato City...

 (Drums), and Lol Tolhurst (Keyboards) make their way through 23 songs. At the start of the concert, Gallup pulls off Smith's wig to reveal a new closely cropped hairstyle.

DVD release

Smith has mentioned on the band's official website that The Cure in Orange will be released on DVD sometime in 2010, as it was only made available on VHS

VHS

The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....

 and Laserdisc

Laserdisc

LaserDisc was a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium. Initially licensed, sold, and marketed as MCA DiscoVision in North America in 1978, the technology was previously referred to interally as Optical Videodisc System, Reflective Optical Videodisc, Laser Optical...

. The US edition of the Laserdisc suffers from the audio and video being significantly out of sync. It is unknown whether it will also be released on Blu-Ray, like The Cure's more recent release, Trilogy

The Cure: Trilogy

The Cure: Trilogy is a double live album video by The Cure, released on two double layer DVD-9 discs, and later on a single Blu-Ray disc...

.

Programme

• "Introduction", Recording of "Relax", from the album Blue Sunshine by "The Glove"
• "Shake Dog Shake"
• "Piggy in the Mirror"
• "Play for Today"
• "A Strange Day"
• "Primary"
• "Kyoto Song"
• "Charlotte Sometimes"
• "Inbetween Days"
• "The Walk"
• "A Night Like This"
• "Push"
• "One Hundred Years"
• "A Forest"
• "Sinking"
• "Close to Me"
• "Let's Go to Bed"
• "Six Different Ways"
• "Three Imaginary Boys"
• "Boys Don't Cry"
• "Faith"
• "Give Me It"
• "10:15 Saturday Night"
• "Killing an Arab"
• "Sweet Talking Guy" (Performed by The Chiffons
  The Chiffons
  The Chiffons was an all girl group originating from the Bronx area of New York in 1960.-Biography:The Chiffons were one of the top girl groups of the early 1960s...
  
  over credits.)