The Cure played in Boston on April 20, 1980. This was the band’s first visit to America and only a short four-city tour. Boston was the last stop.
The show took place at the Underground, a long-defunct basement club owned by Boston University. Mission of Burma was the opening act.
Robert Smith’s birthday is on the 21st but he recalls the gig as being on his birthday. Perhaps because the show ended past midnight when he turned 21.
The show was documented by Jan Crocker, years before self-contained handheld video cameras.
“A Forest” was the last song of the set before the encore.
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