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The Cure: Part 1 with Hanif Abdurraqib

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The Cure Play Reading Fest

Robert meets Steve Severn of Susie and the Banshees at a throbbing gristle concert. They auditioned guitars for two days but they don't find anyone who's actually can do it. Robert was like, great, get that man on the horn. Let's write him a disco song. But to cover his tracks, he also gets Porel, his sister Janet, Lowell, and a few other people,. everyone but Michael basically, to come and party on this disco song. The cure play Reading Fest. This is only notable for me to mention that they shared a caravan with Motorhead and Lemmy. And they on stage at Reading Dedicated Boys Don't Cry

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