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1989-07-20 Birmingham - NEC Arena (England)
 

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Mainset:
Plainsong
Pictures Of You
Closedown
Kyoto Song
A Night Like This
Just Like Heaven
Last Dance
Fascination Street
Lovesong
Charlotte Sometimes
The Walk
A Forest
Inbetween Days
The Same Deep Water As You
Prayers For Rain
Disintegration
Encore 1:
Lullaby
Close To Me
Let's Go To Bed
Why Can't I Be You?
Encore 2:
Hot Hot Hot!!!
A Strange Day
Three Imaginary Boys
Boys Don't Cry
Encore 3:
Homesick
Untitled
Faith
Robert Smith
Simon Gallup
Porl Thompson
Boris Williams
Roger O'Donnell
Songs played: 27  (16 | 4 | 4 | 3)

Day of the week: Thursday
Tour: 'The Prayer Tour'

Attendance:
Capacity:
Sold out

  • All the songs from the album 'Disintegration' were played at this concert.
Mainset:
Encore 1:
Encore 2:
Encore 3:
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thanks to Robert R.
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thanks to JC Moglia
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thanks to Pillowman
thanks to Autumn @ picturesofyou.us
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list of recordings may be incomplete and could contain wrong informations
The Cure
Shelleyan Orphan
Venue address:
Perimeter Rd
Birmingham B40 1NT
England
Venue naming history:
1980-1983 | Birmingham International Arena
1983-2008 | NEC Arena
2008-2014 | LG Arena
2014-2018 | Genting Arena
2018-____ | Resorts World Arena
Venue related links:
Venue trivia:
  • NEC Arena. Even though it is called the N.E.C Birmingham officially the complex is in neighbouring Solihull.
    • The Cure appearances at this venue:
    1. 1985-09-20 NEC Arena
    2. 1987-12-06 NEC Arena
    3. 1989-07-20 NEC Arena
    4. 1989-07-21 NEC Arena
    5. 1992-11-18 NEC Arena
    6. 1992-11-19 NEC Arena
    7. 1996-12-16 NEC Arena
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