Roger O'Donnell
Biography: Roger O'Donnell (born 29 October 1955) is an English keyboardist best known for his work with The Cure. O'Donnell has also performed in The Psychedelic Furs, Thompson Twins, and Berlin, as well as having an active solo career. O'Donnell was born in East London into a musical family, next to the piano in his parents' London home. O'Donnell attended art school but left to pursue a career as a professional musician, with his first paying gig coming in 1976, at Oxford Town Hall backing legendary British pop icon Arthur Brown. O'Donnell joined the Thompson Twins as a live keyboardist in July 1983, playing alongside future Cure bandmate and drummer Boris Williams. Both completed the Side Kicks Tour in 1983 and also played with the band on the Into the Gap/Out of the Gap tours in 1984. In the early 1980s, while with the Thompson Twins, Berlin, and the Psychedelic Furs, O'Donnell was a big fan of synthesisers produced by Sequential Circuits, which produced such classics as the Prophet 5, Prophet T8, and Prophet VS. While on tour with the Psychedelic Furs, O'Donnell set the record for having the most Sequential models onstage at one time. O'Donnell first joined The Cure in 1987, after being longtime friends with drummer Boris Williams. He played with The Cure during their Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me tour, though he did not contribute to the album. (He does however appear in the music videos for "Just Like Heaven" and "Hot Hot Hot!!!" and appeared in tour promo art.) With O'Donnell on keyboards, Porl Thompson was able to focus on guitar full-time, instead of assisting Tolhurst on keyboards for many of the songs. Some of O'Donnell's performances from this tour can be heard on the deluxe edition of Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me. For the next album Disintegration, O'Donnell became a fully integrated member of the band, and his songwriting contributions can be heard on the songs "Out of Mind" and "Fear of Ghosts," which are the B-Sides to the hit singles "Lullaby" and "Lovesong", respectively. He is also featured on the live album from this period, Entreat. Following The Cure's Prayer Tour in 1989, O'Donnell left the band in 1990. During the period of the Cure's greatest success, O'Donnell was the band's only member to play piano and keyboards as his primary instrument. Previous keyboardist Lol Tolhurst also played drums for a time and subsequent keyboardist Perry Bamonte later switched to guitar. O'Donnell rejoined The Cure in late 1994 and appeared on the albums Wild Mood Swings, Bloodflowers, and The Cure. He also appears on the live DVD The Cure: Trilogy. During this period it is notable that O'Donnell introduced the band to digital recording. When O'Donnell started working on his solo album The Truth in Me in early 2005, he stated that he had no plans to leave The Cure. However, later in that year Robert Smith decided to reconfigure The Cure as a trio, without O'Donnell or Perry Bamonte. O'Donnell would later confirm that the rumour of him being fired by E-mail was false, and if The Cure hadn't been reduced to a trio he would have left regardless to concentrate on solo material. ... Source: Article "Roger O'Donnell" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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The Cure: Voodoo Festival Live
2013-11-01
The Cure: Voodoo Festival Live
Overview: The Cure live at Voodoo Festival 2013, in New Orleans - 1st November 2013 Setlist: Shake Dog Shake Fascination Street From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea The End of the World Lovesong Just Like Heaven Burn (live debut) Pictures of You Lullaby High Hot Hot Hot!!! The Caterpillar The Walk Stop Dead Push In Between Days Friday I'm in Love Doing the Unstuck Bananafishbones Want The Hungry Ghost Wrong Number One Hundred Years Give Me It Encore: The Lovecats Close to Me Let's Go to Bed Why Can't I Be You? Boys Don't Cry
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-11-01
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The Cure: Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2014
2020-11-10
The Cure: Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2014
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Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-11-10
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The Cure - Bizarre-Festival Köln
1998-08-22
The Cure - Bizarre-Festival Köln
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Genres: Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1998-08-22
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The Cure - Shows Of A Lost World At United Center, Chicago
2023-06-10
The Cure - Shows Of A Lost World At United Center, Chicago
Overview: The Cure perform live at United Center, Chicago on 10th June 2023 during their Shows Of A Lost World North American Tour. Main Set: Alone, Pictures Of You, A Fragile Thing, Like Cockatoos, A Night Like This, Lovesong, And Nothing Is Forever, If Only Tonight We Could Sleep, Burn, Charlotte Sometimes, Push, Play For Today, A Forest, Shake Dog Shake, From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea, Endsong. Encore 1: I Can Never Say Goodbye, It Can Never Be The Same, Want, Plainsong, Disintegration. Encore 2: Lullaby, The Walk, Friday I'm In Love, Close To Me, Why Can't I Be You?, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, Boys Don't Cry, 10:15 Saturday Night, Killing An Arab (Performed as 'Killing Another'.).
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-06-10
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The Cure - Shows Of A Lost World At Wembley Arena, London
2022-12-13
The Cure - Shows Of A Lost World At Wembley Arena, London
Overview: The Cure perform live at Wembley Arena, London on 13th December 2022 during their Shows Of A Lost World European Tour.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-12-13
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The Cure - Live At Glastonbury 2019
2019-06-30
The Cure - Live At Glastonbury 2019
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Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2019-06-30
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The Cure : Live Rock en Seine
2019-08-23
The Cure : Live Rock en Seine
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Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-08-23
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The Cure Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 2019
The Cure Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 2019
Overview: Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor introduces The Cure for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the Barclay Center in NYC on March 29th. Robert Smith and co played 5 songs for the occasion to a very appreciative crowd.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
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The Cure - Trilogy
2002-11-10
The Cure - Trilogy
Overview: Trilogy is a live album video by The Cure. It documents The Trilogy Concerts, in which the three albums, Pornography, Disintegration and Bloodflowers were played live in their entirety one after the other each night. Trilogy was recorded on two consecutive nights, 11–12 November 2002, at the Tempodrom arena in Berlin.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-10
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The Cure - Greatest Hits Videos
2001-12-10
The Cure - Greatest Hits Videos
Overview: Greatest Hits is a 2001 album by The Cure. The band's relationship with longtime label Fiction Records came to a close, and The Cure were obliged to release one final album for the label. Robert Smith agreed to release a greatest hits album under the condition that he could choose the tracks himself.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-12-10
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The Cure - Disintegration In Sydney
2019-05-30
The Cure - Disintegration In Sydney
Overview: The Cure bring their magisterial, slow-burn masterpiece Disintegration to the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall for four shows to mark the 30th anniversary of their career-defining epic. This is the world premiere of these 30th anniversary performances, and their only Australian engagement. Setlist: Delirious Night, Fear of Ghosts, No Heart, Esten, 2 Late, Out of Mind, Babble, Plainsong, Pictures of You, Closedown, Lovesong, Last Dance, Lullaby, Fascination Street, Prayers for Rain, The Same Deep Water as You, Disintegration, Homesick, Untitled, Burn, Three Imaginary Boys, Pirate Ship
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-05-30
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The Cure: Anniversary 1978 - 2018 - (Live In Hyde Park)
2019-07-03
The Cure: Anniversary 1978 - 2018 - (Live In Hyde Park)
Overview: The band’s acclaimed 29-song, 135-minute anniversary concert. Filmed in one of London’s Royal Parks to a crowd of 65,000 fans, The Cure presented a four-decade deep set on July 7, 2018. Adding to the experience, the band is back-dropped by giant screens displaying footage that complements the unique moods and emotive song writing that established The Cure as pioneers of alternative rock.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-07-03
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The Cure - CURÆTION-25: From There to Here | From Here to There
2019-06-24
The Cure - CURÆTION-25: From There to Here | From Here to There
Overview: The concert was captured on the tenth and final night of the 25th Meltdown Festival (curated by Robert Smith) at London’s Royal Festival Hall in June 2018. The band performed a song from each of their 13 studio albums with new, unreleased songs at the core of the set, offering a glimpse into the bands’ future.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-06-24
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The Cure: Picture Show
1991-07-08
The Cure: Picture Show
Overview: 1. Why Can't I Be You? 2. Catch 3. Hot Hot Hot!!! 4. Just Like Heaven 5. Lullaby 6. Fascination Street 7. Lovesong 8. Pictures Of You 9. Never Enough 10. Close To Me (Closer Mix)
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-07-08
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The Cure: Glastonbury 2019
2019-07-30
The Cure: Glastonbury 2019
Overview: The Cure perform live in their triumphant and critically acclaimed return to Worthy Farm at Glastonbury 2019.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-07-30
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The Cure - Flow Festival 2019
2019-08-11
The Cure - Flow Festival 2019
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Genres: Music
Original Language: fi
Release Date: 2019-08-11
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The Cure Untitled Documentary Film Series
2021-01-28
The Cure Untitled Documentary Film Series
Overview: This is a 6-part, fan-made documentary about The Cure. A YouTube-sourced assembly of interviews, concerts, videos, TV appearances and behind-the-scenes releases throughout time.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-01-28
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BBC Radio 6 Music Session - The Cure Live
2024-10-30
BBC Radio 6 Music Session - The Cure Live
Overview: Huw Stephens from BBC Radio 6 Music welcomes The Cure to perform live at BBC Radio Theatre on 30th October 2024. Featuring new tracks from their forthcoming album "Songs Of A Lost World", their first in 16 years, plus fan and band favourites from across their incredible career. Setlist: Plainsong, Last Dance, I Can Never Say Goodbye, Burn, And Nothing Is Forever, At Night, A Forest, All I Ever Am, Prayers For Rain, Disintegration.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-10-30
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BBC Radio 2 In Concert - The Cure Live
2024-10-30
BBC Radio 2 In Concert - The Cure Live
Overview: The Cure perform live at the BBC Radio Theatre in London on 30th October 2024. Main Set: Alone, Pictures Of You, A Fragile Thing, High, A Night Like This, Lovesong, The Walk, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea, Endsong. Encore: Lullaby, Friday I'm In Love, Close To Me, Why Can't I Be You?.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-10-30
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The Cure: Show of a Lost World Live at Troxy, London
2024-11-01
The Cure: Show of a Lost World Live at Troxy, London
Overview: To launch the album "Songs of a Lost World" on 1st November 2024, The Cure play live at Troxy in London. Playing the album in full, then embarking on a monster set to adoring fans, The Cure show why they are one of the most respected bands of the last 40 years. Main Set: Alone, And Nothing Is Forever, A Fragile Thing, Warsong, Drone:Nodrone, I Can Never Say Goodbye, All I Ever Am, Endsong, Plainsong, Pictures of You, High, Lovesong, Burn, Fascination Street, A Night Like This, Push, In Between Days, Just Like Heaven, From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea, Disintegration, At Night, M, Secrets, Play for Today, A Forest. Encore: Lullaby, The Walk, Friday I'm in Love, Close to Me, Why Can't I Be You?, Boys Don't Cry.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-11-01
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The Cure BBC Radio 2 In Concert
2024-10-30
The Cure BBC Radio 2 In Concert
Overview: The Cure play an intimate performance with a selection of classics, fan favourites and tracks from the album Songs of a Lost World. Recorded in front of a small audience at the BBC Radio Theatre in London’s Broadcasting House.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-10-30
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The Cure at the BBC
2024-11-02
The Cure at the BBC
Overview: A celebration of The Cure. Robert Smith's unique songwriting talents meant that The Cure's long list of singles were always destined to break out of tortured students bedrooms and be embraced by a far wider audience. This archive collection of The Cure's performances on the BBC goes from the early days with A Forest through to hits like Lovecats, Friday I'm In Love, Close To Me and Boys Don't Cry, demonstrating why, in Britain and overseas, they enjoyed – or pretended not to enjoy – such huge success.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-11-02
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The Cure: Songs Of A Lost World Live at Troxy, London
2024-11-01
The Cure: Songs Of A Lost World Live at Troxy, London
Overview: As marketing strategies go, The Cure aligning their long-awaited comeback record with the spookiest week of the year is proving to be a devilishly wicked one. In the build-up to the Friday (Nov. 1) release of Songs of a Lost World, the group’s first LP in 16 years, the band played an intimate set in London for the BBC, which aired on Halloween Eve on TV and radio. Their release day show at east London’s Troxy on Friday evening featured a performance of the new album in full and a further amount of greatest hits and fan favorites.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-11-01
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The Cure Live At Exit Tribe Festival 2019
2019-07-04
The Cure Live At Exit Tribe Festival 2019
Overview: The Cure play the EXIT festival, which took place at the magical 18th century Petrovaradin Fortress in Novi Sad, Serbia on the 4th July 2019.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-07-04
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Disintegration: An Album, A Band, A Generation
2025-01-17
Disintegration: An Album, A Band, A Generation
Overview: The Cure are pop outsiders. Over a fifty year career, the English band have released 14 studio albums to great acclaim but it was their 1989 album Disintegration, released during a pivotal year in Europe and the world, which would capture the imagination of so many fans. This documentary tells the story of this landmark work of art in the history of popular music.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-01-17
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