The Cure – Touring North America, Wrapping New CD

Billboard.com reports: With a new Suretone/Geffen album arriving sometime this fall, THE CURE will hit the Road in North America for month-long tour beginning Sept. 13 in Tampa, Fla. Tickets begin going on sale June 28. 65 DAYS OF STATIC will open.

THE CURE’s present lineup is lead singer/guitarist Robert Smith, bassist Simon Gallup, drummer Jason Cooper and guitarist Porl Thompson. That incarnation is featured on the recent DVD “Festival 2005,” taped during a run of summer 2005 European festivals.

The as-yet-untitled new album is the follow-up to a 2004 self-titled effort, which debuted at No. 7 on The Billboard 200.

Here are THE CURE’s tour dates:

September 13 – Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum
September 15 – Atlanta, GA @ Gwinnett Center
September 17 – Charlotte, NC @ Bobcats Arena
September 19 – Fairfax, VA @ Patriot Center
September 21 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wachovia Spectrum
September 23 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
September 25 – Boston, MA @ Agganis Arena
September 26 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
September 27 – Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre
September 29 – Chicago, IL @ Allstate Arena
October 2 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks
October 4 – Salt Lake City, UT @ E Center
October 6 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
October 8 – Seattle, WA @ Key Arena
October 9 – Vancouver, BC @ GM Place
October 11 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
October 13 – San Diego, CA @ Cox Arena
October 14 – Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl
October 16 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
October 17 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center

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