The Cure

The Cure
The Cure performing in August 2007, from left to right: Jason Cooper, Pearl Thompson, Robert Smith, and Simon Gallup
Background information
Also known as	Malice (1976–1977) Easy Cure (1977–1978)
Origin	Crawley, England
Genres	Gothic rock post-punk alternative rock new wave
Discography	The Cure discography
Years active	1976–present
Labels	Fiction Suretone Geffen Polydor Hansa A&M Elektra Asylum Sire
Spinoffs	The Glove Fools Dance Levinhurst The Magazine Spies Babacar Presence COGASM
Members	Robert Smith Simon Gallup Roger O'Donnell Perry Bamonte Jason Cooper Reeves Gabrels
Past members	Michael Dempsey Matthieu Hartley Andy Anderson Phil Thornalley Lol Tolhurst Boris Williams Porl Thompson
Website	thecure.com

The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley in 1976 by Robert Smith (vocals, guitar, songwriting) and Lol Tolhurst (drums). The band's current lineup features Smith, Perry Bamonte (guitar), Reeves Gabrels (guitar), Simon Gallup (bass), Roger O'Donnell (keyboards), and Jason Cooper (drums). Smith has remained the only constant member throughout numerous lineup changes since the band's formation, including stints with guitarist Pearl Thompson and drummer Boris Williams, though Gallup was absent for just three years of the band's history.

The Cure's debut album Three Imaginary Boys (1979), along with several early singles, placed the band at the forefront of the emerging post-punk and new wave movements that were gaining prominence in the United Kingdom. The band adopted a new and increasingly dark and tormented style beginning with their second album Seventeen Seconds (1980), which, together with Smith's fashion sense, had a strong influence on the emerging genre of gothic rock as well as the goth subculture that eventually formed around it. Smith introduced more pop into the band's music following the release of their fourth album Pornography (1982), leading them to worldwide mainstream success.

The Cure have sold more than 30 million albums worldwide and released 14 studio albums, two EPs, and over 40 singles.^[1] Their singles compilation Standing on a Beach (1986) sold 4 million copies worldwide by 1989, and they reached their commercial peak with the albums Disintegration (1989) and Wish (1992). They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019. Their 14th album Songs of a Lost World (2024) was their first release of all-new material in 16 years and received widespread acclaim, becoming one of the year's fastest-selling albums and reaching No. 1 in multiple countries, giving them their first UK No. 1 album since 1992.