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Watch Songs from The Cure’s Headlining Performance at Bestival 2011
Tuesday, 13 December 2011 Written by Rob Sleigh


The Cure and Bestival have released a selection of videos showing performances by the band at this year’s Isle of Wight event to coincide with the release of ‘The Cure: Bestival Live 2011’. The songs ‘Close to Me’, ‘Just Like Heaven’ and ‘A Forest’ are available to watch below.

‘The Cure: Bestival Live 2011’ is a double-CD live recording of the band’s two-and-a-half hour set in September. The album was released last week through Sunday Best Recordings. All profits from the sale of the album will go to the Isle of Wight Youth Trust.

Speaking about the album, The Cure’s lead vocalist Robert Smith said: “We had such a great time in the Isle of Wight at Bestival that we wanted to release this show as a way of thanking fans and islanders alike. Bestival is the best.”

BBC Radio 1 DJ Rob da Bank, who is also the founder of Bestival and Sunday Best, said: “Since I was 15 and backcombing my hair, donning my sister’s eyeliner and singing the lyrics to ‘A Forest’ into my hairbrush, I’ve had an unhealthy fascination with The Cure. To say it reached its peak at Bestival 2011 is an understatement, as after seven years of pestering, I not only landed The Cure to headline Bestival, but now appear to be putting out one of their live records on my own record label. How strange. For any of the 50,000 who were at Bestival and saw all or some of the two-and-a-half hour set, this live album will transport you back. For fans of The Cure who didn’t make it, I know this will be a legendary addition to your Cure collection.”

The Isle of Wight Youth Trust is a charitable, independent and professional organisation offering counseling, advice, information and support services to young people aged 25 and under on the Isle of Wight (the home of Bestival) and, in some cases, their parents or carers. The Youth Trust has been working on the Isle of Wight for 27 years and has made a positive input to the wellbeing of people locally.

The Cure – ‘Close To Me’ (Bestival Live 2011)


The Cure – ‘Just Like Heaven’ (Bestival Live 2011)


The Cure – ‘A Forest’ (Bestival Live 2011)

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