The Cure announce London show for the BBC – register for tickets

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The Cure are set to perform two world exclusive performances for the BBC later this month.The first intimate live show will be for ‘Radio 2 In Concert’, where they will perform for a small audience of fans at the BBC Radio Theatre in London on October 30.Fans can register to attend for free, which will be allocated via a ballot.

Registrations for tickets opened at 8:30am BST today (October 2) and will close 9pm BST the following Wednesday (October 9) at the website.It will be broadcast on Jo Whiley’s show on Radio 2 and BBC Sounds from 7-9pm GMT on October 31, which will also feature an interview with Robert Smith.Smith and co.

will also perform for ‘6 Music Session: The Cure Live’, broadcast on Huw Stephens’ show on Thursday October 31 between 4-7pm GMT, alongside another interview with the frontman.A post shared by The Cure (@thecure)Hopeful attendees for the first London performance can apply for a maximum of one pair of tickets to the standing only concert, and tickets will be allocated by a random draw.Successful registrants will be notified by text message and e-tickets sent via email.

If unsuccessful, fans will be kept on the waiting list in case of cancellations.The Cure are due to perform some of their best loved hits at the intimate showcases, along with songs from their forthcoming first new album in 16 years – ‘Songs of a Lost World’.“It’s not often we perform such intimate shows, so we’re really looking forward to this, and to sharing more tracks from the new album for the first time on 6 Music and Radio 2,” shared Smith in a press statement.On November 1, the Radio 2 Breakfast Show will also feature some exclusive tracks from the Radio 2 concert recording.