The Cure have announced they’ll be headlining 20 festivals next year

The Cure may have celebrated their 40th anniversary in 2018 but the goth royalty show no signs of slowing down.

The band have just announced through Robert Smith’s twitter account that they “will be headlining around 20 festivals next summer — mostly in Europe”

WE WILL BE HEADLINING AROUND 20 FESTIVALS NEXT SUMMER – MOSTLY IN EUROPE – DETAILS WILL BE POSTED ON https://t.co/49DRnrHwz0 AND https://t.co/ioCddDeOr2 WHEN WE GET THEM https://t.co/JWL7vnY17b

— ROBERT SMITH (@RobertSmith) September 21, 2018

Smith has also confirmed that The Cure has booked in studio time. In an interview with BBC 6 Music Smith divulged “I’ve suddenly fallen in love with the idea of writing new songs”. The last new The Cure recording was a cover of The Beatles’ ‘Hello, Goodbye’ which you can listen to below:

Watch: The Cure – Hello Goodbye

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