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Bestival Live 2011
Bestival Live 2011 captures The Cure on stage at the Bestival music festival in September 2011. The English band's set was released as a live album in December 2011, and it was the first live record they had put out since Paris, which came out in 1993. That made it a long-awaited addition to a catalogue that stretches from Three Imaginary Boys in 1979 to the later studio work of 4:13 Dream in 2008.
The recording sits across alternative rock, new wave, post-punk and pop rock, the mix that has always defined the band. It also has a good cause behind it: every penny of profit from sales went to the Isle of Wight Youth Trust. For anyone who has followed the group through the decades, it offers a festival-night snapshot of where they stood in 2011.
Bestival Live 2011: tracklist and credits
32 tracks · 2:20:55Tracklist
- Disc 1
- 1PlainsongGallup, O’Donnell, Smith, Thompson, Tolhurst, Williams5:10
- 2OpenBamonte, Gallup, Smith, Thompson, Williams6:54
- 3Fascination StreetGallup, O’Donnell, Smith, Thompson, Tolhurst, Williams4:59
- 4A Night Like ThisRobert Smith4:10
- 5The End of the WorldBamonte, Cooper, Gallup, O’Donnell, Smith3:41
- 6LovesongGallup, O’Donnell, Smith, Thompson, Tolhurst, Williams3:35
- 7Just Like HeavenGallup, Smith, Thompson, Tolhurst, Williams3:47
- 8The Only OneCooper, Gallup, Smith, Thompson4:14
- 9The WalkRobert Smith and Lol Tolhurst3:32
- 10PushRobert Smith4:38
- 11Friday I’m in LoveBamonte, Gallup, Smith, Thompson, Williams3:34
- 12Inbetween DaysRobert Smith2:59
- 13Play for TodayGallup, Hartley, Smith, Tolhurst4:06
- 14A ForestGallup, Hartley, Smith, Tolhurst6:36
- 15PrimaryGallup, Smith, Tolhurst4:21
- 16Shake Dog ShakeRobert Smith4:44
- Disc 2
- 1The Hungry GhostCooper, Gallup, Smith, Thompson4:49
- 2One Hundred YearsGallup, Smith, Tolhurst6:50
- 3EndBamonte, Gallup, Smith, Thompson, Williams6:11
- 4DisintegrationGallup, O’Donnell, Smith, Thompson, Tolhurst, Williams8:32
- 5LullabyGallup, O’Donnell, Smith, Thompson, Tolhurst, Williams4:44
- 6The LovecatsRobert Smith3:50
- 7The CaterpillarRobert Smith and Lol Tolhurst3:56
- 8Close to MeRobert Smith3:37
- 9Hot Hot Hot!!!Gallup, Smith, Thompson, Tolhurst, Williams3:34
- 10Let’s Go to BedRobert Smith and Lol Tolhurst3:36
- 11Why Can’t I Be You?Gallup, Smith, Thompson, Tolhurst, Williams3:27
- 12Boys Don’t CryDempsey, Smith, Tolhurst3:05
- 13Jumping Someone Else’s TrainDempsey, Smith, Tolhurst3:12
- 14Grinding HaltDempsey, Smith, Tolhurst3:11
- 1510:15 Saturday NightDempsey, Smith, Tolhurst3:41
- 16Killing AnotherDempsey, Smith, Tolhurst, Butler, Iommi, Osbourne, Ward3:38
- Produced by
- The Cure, Keith Uddin
- Recorded at
- Robin Hill Country Park
- Recorded
- 2011
- Mixed by
- Robert Smith
- Label
- Beat Records
- Length
- 2:20:55
Line-up
- Jason Cooper · drums (drum set)
- Simon Gallup · bass guitar
- Roger O’Donnell · keyboard
- Robert Smith · guitar, lead vocals
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| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 3 December 2011 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 2 December 2011 | |
| Deezer | 5 December 2011 | |
| US release | 6 December 2011 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 5 December 2011 | earliest UK or European date |
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| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 December 2011 | JP | Beat Records | 4523132610504 | original |
| 5 December 2011 | GB | Sunday Best | 5050954263025 | other |
| 5 December 2011 | XW | Sunday Best | 193483463070 | other |
| 6 December 2011 | US | [PIAS] America | 843798000773 | other |
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| Source | Size | Verdict |
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| coverartarchive ✓ | 1426×1425 | upscaled: minor: best source 1426x1425, upscaled to 1500 (x1.05) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |