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1996-12-16 Birmingham - NEC Arena (England)
 

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Mainset:
Plainsong
Want
Club America
Fascination Street
Lullaby
The Blood
This Is A Lie
Dressing Up
The Walk
Just Like Heaven
Mint Car
Strange Attraction
Cold
Never Enough
Trap
Treasure
Prayers For Rain
Inbetween Days
From The Edge Of The Deep Green Sea
Bare
Disintegration
Encore 1:
Lovesong
Gone!
Friday I'm In Love
Why Can't I Be You?
Encore 2:
Charlotte Sometimes
Faith
Encore 3:
Subway Song
Grinding Halt
Play For Today
Boys Don't Cry
10.15 Saturday Night
Killing An Arab
Robert Smith
Simon Gallup
Jason Cooper
Perry Bamonte
Roger O'Donnell
Songs played: 33  (21 | 4 | 2 | 6)

Day of the week: Monday
Tour: 'The Swing Tour'

Attendance:
Capacity:

Six Different Ways
M
Piggy In The Mirror
Trust
[bits of several songs]
Gone!
You Really Got Me
Plainsong
[bits of several songs]
Untitled
Intro:
Mainset:
Encore 1:
stage banter segments may be wrong or incomplete
[...] marks not understandable banter segments
[???] marks that it is unknown whether anything else was said at this point
event: Concert
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Show related links:
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thanks to Robert R.
thanks to Robert R.
thanks to Pillowman
thanks to Autumn @ picturesofyou.us
thanks to The Cure Comunidad Argentina
thanks to The Cure Comunidad Argentina
thanks to Pillowman
thanks to Pillowman
thanks to Autumn @ picturesofyou.us
thanks to Autumn @ picturesofyou.us
thanks to Pillowman
thanks to JC Moglia


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CD 'Five Swing live' | Want, Club A., Treasure
list of recordings may be incomplete and could contain wrong informations
The Cure
[no support]
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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