The Cure will launch its first US tour since 2019, and the band assured fans it would offer cheaper ticket prices.
Fans finally received good news from The Cure when it announced the North American leg of its upcoming Lost World Tour. The band added that it would offer no platinum nor dynamically priced tickets to make the seats more affordable to fans by using Ticketmaster's Verified Fan Program.
However, criticisms barged back when the company continued to charge higher due to its additional fees.
The Cure's Shows Will Have Cheaper Tickets, Reeves Gabrels Says
After the issue of fair ticketing rose, The Cure frontman Robert Smith said a refund would be given back to verified fan accounts that bought tickets. Those who will purchase tickets for future shows can acquire passes at cheaper prices.
Resonating with what the singer said, The Cure guitarist Reeves Gabrels explained during an interview with Ultimate Classic Rock and Culture how the band came up with the decision to keep tickets as affordable as possible.
According to Gabrels, the bandmates discussed it and maintained being a self-managed band. Despite ticketing issues, The Cure has reportedly tried to keep tickets under $50 - and it continues to try to have the same range in its upcoming shows.
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"And if there's one thing about Robert that I have found to be consistently true, [it's] his "stick to it"-ness. ... What he's comfortable with, he will definitely fight for," Gabrels said of Smith. "And what's nice about that is it's all about the fans. There's no bigger Cure fan in the world other than Robert. He thinks about it like a fan."
The news outlet also noted how The Cure frontman highlighted the musicians' capacity to take the same steps and have control over the ticketing for their tours.
Gabrels then applauded his bandmate's approach to dealing with such issues, calling him a "principled man."
The Cure 2023 US Tour Dates, Venues
Fans can see the changes in the ticketing prices in all The Cure 2023 US shows. The leg started on May 10 at Smoothie King Center and would wrap on July 1 at Miami-Dade Arena.
See the complete The Cure 2023 US Tour dates and venues below:
May 10 - New Orleans, LA, at Smoothie King Center
May 12 - Houston, TX, at Toyota Center
May 13 - Dallas, TX, at Dos Equis Pavilion
May 14 - Austin, TX, at Moody Center
May 16 - Albuquerque, NM, at Isleta Amphitheater
May 18 - Phoenix, AZ, at Desert Diamond Arena
May 20 - San Diego, CA, at NICU Amphitheatre
May 23 - Los Angeles, CA, at Hollywood Bowl
May 24 - Los Angeles, CA, at Hollywood Bowl
May 25 - Los Angeles, CA, at Hollywood Bowl
May 27 - San Francisco, CA, at Shoreline Amphitheatre
June 1 - Seattle, WA, at Climate Pledge Arena
June 2 - Vancouver, British Columbia, at Rogers Arena
June 4 - Salt Lake City, UT, at Vivint Smart Home Arena
June 6 - Greenwood Village, CO, at Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre
June 8 - Saint Paul, MN, at Xcel Energy Center
June 10 - Chicago, IL, at United Center
June 11 - Cleveland, OH, at Blossom Music Center
June 13 - Detroit, MI, at Pine Knob Music Theatre
June 14 - Toronto, Ontario, at Budweiser Stage
June 16 - Montreal, Quebec, at Bell Centre
June 18 - Boston, MA, at Xfinity Center
June 20 - New York, NY, at Madison Square Garden
June 21 - New York, NY, at Madison Square Garden
June 22 - New York, NY, at Madison Square Garden
June 24 - Philadelphia, PA, at Wells Fargo Center
June 25 - Columbia, MD, at Merriweather Post Pavilion
June 27 - Atlanta, GA, at State Farm Arena
June 29 - Tampa, FL, at Amalie Arena
July 1 - Miami, FL, at Miami-Dade Arena
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