For an established band to receive so much attention and promotion from the BBC for their new release, is quite rare and a measure of how highly the band are regarded. 'Songs Of A Lost World' is their first album since the release of '4:13 Dream' in 2008.
The Cure rose to the challenge and delivered a stunning session on the 'Huw Stephens show' and followed up with this immmaculate live performance at the Radio Theatre in London.
With all the hype and excitement over these broadcasts a month ago, it was great to see that as a medium, radio is not dead and still has an important role in today's on-line community.
I recorded the complete Jo Whiley show, which included the band's set (minus encore) and the in-depth interview with Robert Smith and Jo that followed.
Here it is presented in two parts, further down is the encore which was broadcast on the Zoe Ball morning show. Those four tracks were captured from the UK BBC i-player.
BBC Radio 2FM - Thursday 31 October, 2024. 7-9pm: The complete Jo Whiley show (as broadcast)
7:00 to 8:20pm: The Cure perform in front of a small audience of lucky fans at the BBC Radio Theatre.
01. Alone* (8:26)
02. Pictures Of You (7:21)
03. A Fragile Thing* (4:37)
04. High (3:45)
05. A Night Like This (4:19)
06. Lovesong (3:39)
07. The Walk (3:36)
08. Inbetween Days (3:00)
09. Just Like Heaven (4:01)
10. Edge Of The Deep Green Sea (8:00)
11. Endsong* (10:50)
Lineage: BBC Radio 2 FM broadcast > Denon FM tuner TU-260L > Audacity > Wav 16bit 44kHz > dBpoweramp > Flac (8)
Encore: not broadcast on Halloween night, see below
8:20 to 9pm: The Cure after-party with Jo Whiley
Jo hosts the Cure In Concert after-party and catches up with frontman Robert Smith.
12. Audience comments about the show > Siouxsie & The Banshees (5:36)
13. Robert Smith interview pt. 1 > NewDad (10:04)
14. Robert Smith interview pt. 2 > Beatles (11:13)
15. Robert Smith interview pt. 3 > Jimi Hendrix (5:26)
16. Robert Smith interview pt. 4 > David Bowie (6:16)
17. Robert Smith interview pt. 5 > Mogwai (6:27)
18. More comments about the show > The Cure (9:21)
Lineage: BBC Radio 2 FM broadcast > Denon FM tuner TU-260L > Audacity > Wav 16bit 44kHz > dBpoweramp > Flac (8)
Recorded from the FM broadcast and editing / tracking in Audacity from
thebasement67 (Oct 31 2024)
The encore from the Radio Theatre show is available on the link below. Track listing as follows:
E01. Lullaby
E02. Friday I'm In Love
E03. Close To Me
E04. Why Can't I Be You
Lineage: BBC 2 Radio Zoe Ball morning show > I-Sound recorder for Windows 7/10 > BBC i-player UK stream > Wav 16bit 44kHz > TLH > Flac (8)
Note the UK i-player stream bitrate is 320k
