1989-08-31 Rosemont - Rosemont Horizon (USA/IL)

Mainset:

Plainsong
Pictures Of You
Closedown
Piggy In The Mirror
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:

Homesick
Untitled

Encore 3:

A Strange Day
Hot Hot Hot!!!
Three Imaginary Boys
Boys Don't Cry
10.15 Saturday Night
Killing An Arab

Robert Smith
Simon Gallup
Porl Thompson
Boris Williams
Roger O'Donnell

Songs played: 28 (16 | 4 | 2 | 6)

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

Attendance: 13,545
Capacity: 13,545
Sold out
Gross sales: $444,900 (both shows)

All the songs from the album 'Disintegration' were played at this concert.

thanks to: Chain of Flowers

Mainset:

[unknown]

Plainsong

[unknown]

Pictures Of You

[...] this is from 'disintegration' as well. it's called 'closedown'

Closedown

thank you. the next song is from 'the top' album. this is called 'piggy in the mirror'

Piggy In The Mirror

thank you. it's another one thats going back. [...] this is from 'the head on the door' record. it's called 'a night like this'

A Night Like This

thank you. next song is from the 'kiss me' album. it's called 'just like heaven'

Just Like Heaven

thank you. this next one is from the 'disintegration' album again. this is called 'last dance'

Last Dance

thank you. walking out [...] this is called 'fascination street'

Fascination Street

thank you. this song is from that bit as well. this is called 'lovesong'

Lovesong

thank you. [...] before that one. this is called 'charlotte sometimes'

Charlotte Sometimes

[unknown]

The Walk

A Forest

thank you. the next song is a single as well. this is called 'inbetween days'

In Between Days

thank you. we're gonna go slow for a few minutes now. this is a song from 'disintegration' [...] this is called 'the same deep water as you'

The Same Deep Water As You

Prayers For Rain

thank you. the last one of this bit. it's called 'disintegration'

Disintegration

thank you

Encore 1:

thank you. [...] this is the idiot section. first one is about spiders

Lullaby

Close To Me

thank you. the third [...] this is called 'Let's Go To Bed'

Let's Go To Bed

thank you. [...] this is called 'Why Can't I Be You'

Why Can't I Be You

thank you. thank you

Encore 2:

thank you. [...] the next one that we'll play is from ''. this is called 'homesick'

Homesick

Untitled

thank you. if you want more you have to shout [...]

Encore 3:

thank you. this is the only one that we'll play tonight [...] from 'pornography'. this is called 'a strange day'

A Strange Day

thank you. next one is from the 'kiss me' album. this is a single as well [...] auuuuu. this is called 'hot hot hot'

Hot Hot Hot!!!

Three Imaginary Boys

Boys Don't Cry

10.15 Saturday Night

Killing An Arab

thank you very much and good night. thank you

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Shelleyan Orphan

Prayer Tour @ Chain of Flowers website

Venue address:

6920 N. Mannheim Road
Rosemont, IL 60018

Venue naming history:

1980-1999 | Rosemont Horizon
1999-____ | Allstate Arena

Venue related links:

The Cure appearances at this venue:

2007-09-29 Allstate Arena (cancelled)

2008-05-17 Allstate Arena

1979-12-21 Herenthout
1981-12-21 "John Peel Session"
2014-12-21 London

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