The Cure With Special Guests 65 Days of Static

The Cure With Special Guests 65 Days of Static
7/18/2007

The Cure with special guest 65 Days of Static will make their only Florida stop on their national tour, Thursday, September 13 at the St. Pete Times Forum.

Out of all the bands that emerged in the immediate aftermath of punk rock in the late '70s, The Cure was one of the most enduring and popular. Led through numerous incarnations by guitarist/vocalist Robert Smith, the band became notorious for their gloomy dirges and Smith's ghoulish appearance. But the public image often hid the diversity of The Cure's music.

At the outset, they played jagged, edgy pop songs and they slowly evolved into a more textured outfit. As one of the bands that laid the seeds for goth rock, the group created towering layers of guitars and synthesizers, but by the time goth caught on in the mid-'80s, The Cure had moved away from the genre. By the end of the '80s, The Cure had crossed over into the mainstream not only in their native England, but also in the United States. Since that time and through many gold and platinum albums the group has continued to experiment and extend the boundaries of their style. The rich textures of The Cure’s sound have increased to the point of enveloping the listener in a blanket of musical layers. The Cure always delivers a night of magical entertainment that must be experienced.

Pollstar Magazine - the international newsweekly of the music industry, and one of the concert industry’s leading publications, released a report on ticket sales for the first quarter of 2006. The St. Pete Times Forum, in its tenth year of operation, ranked as the number one venue in the United States, and second in the world, for the most tickets sold to concerts, events and family shows for the period of 1/1/06 - 3/30/06. The study ranked the top 50 venues in the world by actual ticket sales for concert events and family shows.

Tickets: Tickets for this event go on sale Saturday, July 21 at 10am at the MCDONALD’S BOX OFFICE at the St. Pete Times Forum and all Ticketmaster Outlets including Spec’s Music and FYE. To order tickets by phone, call Ticketmaster at 813.287.8844 or 727.898.2100. Tickets are priced at $45.00 and $65.00. Prices do not include service charges. For dinner reservations at Medallions Restaurant on the day of the event please call 813.301.6926. For more information please call 813.301.2500 or visit www.stpetetimesforum.com. Advanced parking passes are available for $12 at www.ticketmaster.com and the McDonald’s Box Office at the St. Pete Times Forum.

Source: stpetetimesforum.com