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History. 1973–1979: Formation and early years. The founding members of the Cure were school friends at Notre Dame Middle School in Crawley, West Sussex. [8] . They first performed in public at an end-of-year show in April 1973 as members of a one-off school band, Obelisk. [9] .
Oct 22, 2024 · The Cure was formed in 1978 by vocalist and guitarist Robert Smith (b. April 21, 1959, Blackpool, Lancashire, England), bassist Michael Dempsey (b. November 29, 1958, Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia [now Harare, Zimbabwe]), and drummer Lol Tolhurst (b. February 3, 1959, Horley, Surrey).
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On December 20, 1976 a band called Malice made its debut public performance at St. Wilfrid’s Catholic School in Crawley – where guitarist-singer Robert Smith, drummer Laurence ‘Lol’ Tolhurst and bassist Michael Dempsey had until recently been pupils.
The Cure. It all started in 1976 as Easy Cure, formed by Robert Smith (vocals, guitar) along with schoolmates Michael Dempsey (bass), Lol Tolhurst (drums) and local guitar hero Porl Thompson. They began writing and demoing their own songs almost immediately, playing throughout 1977 in Southern England to an ever growing army of fans.
Jun 15, 2020 · English beginnings. The founding members (Robert Smith, Mick Dempsey, Laurence Tolhurst, Marc Ceccagno, and Alan Bass) met at school in West Sussex in the mid-1970s. Originally called ‘Malice’, the group was heavily influenced by the punk scene, favouring fast tempos and acidic guitar riffs.
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Feb 15, 2020 · Early in 1979, Parry left Polydor to form his own record label, Fiction, and The Cure was one of the first bands to sign with the upstart label. “Killing an Arab” was then re-released in...
May 11, 2018 · The Cure formed around the nucleus of Smith and two friends from his early years. Smith grew up outside London in a town called Crawley and had known Laurence “ Lol ” Tolhurst since childhood. As a teenager, Smith befriended Crawley ’ s only other punk rocker, Simon Gallup, and the two often went in to London to catch live acts in the ...
