The Cure - The Prayer Tour Rehearsals 1989 HD

Bray Studios, Berkshire England, April 1989

[@jessemonster3659]

I cannot believe that the band didn't commission a professional taping of this tour. This is as close as I've ever seen to high quality live footage from this era. I'm entranced!

[@gedasbartusevicius7316]

They left it to You

[@JubeProductions]

I have been saying this since 1990. The fact they have not put out a pro-shot concert is crazy. I know that they have it in the vaults because most shows were shot by cameras to display on the video screens in the stadiums. Somewhere, someone must have copied those videos and they are just sitting there. I have been collecting for a long time, and this is the best I have seen, and I didn't even see this until it was posted on youtube.

[@drsssssssss]

Agree 100%. They are leaving money on the table and the fans unhappy. This is the tour we all want to have. It was magical.

[@allowyou9225]

As long as we're on this subject there is zero footage of the kissing tour as well from 1987 there is quite a few bootleg videos of the disintegration Tour on KZbin quality is not very good but the kissing tour there is nothing!

[@JubeProductions]

@@allowyou9225 you're right. Luckily there are a lot of soundboard audio from 1987. There are some great bootlegs from the Kissing Tour that are among my favorite shows.

[@newwavepop]

the saddest thing is i can never go back. i was 17 and things felt magical then in a way they never have since. and i loved how i looked, that will never happen again.

[@doyleperkins4916]

Disintegration is arguably the greatest Goth rock/punk album of all time. Totally thematic, all the songs are also ATMOSPHERIC.

[@zagor_3075]

Simply the greatest album of all time

[@420greatestqueen]

Pornography is slightly better IMO

[@moiseslopez3324]

Boris Williams mannnn what a drummer he is 😬😬💪🏻💪🏻 best cure drummer!!!

[@chudd7329]

Lucky enough to see them twice on this tour. Once in Dublin and again in Philadelphia later that summer. Two very different audiences but two excellent shows. The best cure line up and for me this was them at their peak.

[@JubeProductions]

The first time I saw them was in Philadelphia, Wish Tour, Summer of 1992. Actually it was May of 1992. After seeing them live I fully understood this was going to be a band I followed for life. I'm still here going to shows wherever and whenever I can.

[@chudd7329]

@@artmonk8576 lots of beach balls and inflatables in Philly oddly. Very much a summer feel like you'd see at an outdoor festival. A bit more subdued in Dublin. 2 great shows though.

[@moneyallspent7117]

I saw this tour at Rosemont Horizon. I was 15. My best friend at the time, her mom bought us tickets. I paid her back with money from my first job. Great memories. Thank you for posting this. I’m turning 51 soon. 🫠

[@mmog6150]

I was there in 1989 in Lisbon. The best Cure Tour! I was 17 then, Great memories!

[@zorannikolic3823]

Same as i. 23.05.1989. Ljubljana Slovenia / ex-Yugoslavia

[@TheKristinmhollis]

Seen a lot of concerts in my almost 48 years and hands down the cure on this tour was the best.. i was in HS, went with my best friend and we spent hours after trying to get backstage.... we still talk about that show ❤

[@celialino3697]

The Prayer Tour My 1st Cure concert !!!

[@negativeindustrial]

Célia Lino Mine, too. What a time.

[@LordFuzzman]

Me too. I was 14

[@plainscng]

you all are so lucky, i saw them once, it was 2013 and i was 18 years old, i don’t think they will ever return to my country and that makes me so sad, it was the best day of my life!!

[@negativeindustrial]

ann I was 13yo and very into heavy metal at the time. I’ve seen them over a dozen times since and out of the hundreds of shows I’ve been to, they are always the very best.

[@doyleperkins4916]

Totally. Which venue?

[@jkrenz77]

I've seen them over 20 times, met them and they are the most amazing band I know. Thank you so much to my older cousins and my late friend, who introduced herself to me at the MALL, bc I had a Cure shirt on. I would've never known about them that young and would've missed out on a great music scene.

[@JubeProductions]

yeah, same here. I have been following them all over the USA since 1992. I have seen huge arena shows, and small intimate club shows. I've met the members several times and it was always a good experience.

[@ferd1572]

The Prayer Tour Rehearsal at Bray Studios, Berkshire, England, April 1989 0:10 - Plainsong 13:30 - Pictures of You 19:17 - Closedown 20:12 - A Night Like This 20:54 - Last Dance 24:20 - Fascination Street

[@simonjager9259]

@ Ferd thanks giving you for the hyperlinked timestamps tracklist 🙏🍀👍👌

[@Aleida-uc8zk]

My favorite song ever

[@ravidch]

I was there - NEC, 1989. Mesmerised. Still am, 35 years later.

[@thecreamyone3606]

I love the look that Robert has on his face after Plainsong ends- all satisfied n content

[@rolandovivas8536]

A eso se le llama " Música " , los mejores del mundo e inmortales saludos desde 🇦🇷 2023 🖤 ...

[@tdoesntmatter]

Was at the show in Dallas. Pure.Absolute.Honor. I was in love with the Cure at the time (still hold them dear) and it was/still is one of the best shows I have ever attended. Yes my eyes welled up when the bells started. Jennifer remember!

[@James-pq3qq]

I saw the same show... September of 1989. I was a twenty-four year old grad student at SMU who having discovered their album DISINTEGRATION, decided I had to go to my first Cure concert. IT WAS THE PRAYER TOUR

[@sosadheis]

Wow! This is great. Thank you!

[@gedasbartusevicius7316]

You're welcome ')

[@andrewcraig5689]

I saw this tour at the Meadowlands Giants Stadium with Lovin Rockets and the Pixies... what a a great show to see from the field in front of the stage standing room only. One of many Cure tours I saw but quite possibly the best.

[@marceljetzer9690]

Great Sound ! The Cure 1989 !

[@doyleperkins4916]

I'm one of the privileged few. I saw the Cure on their Prayer Tour in Dallas, Texas back in (I think it was in September of) 1989...LOVED IT!

[@kindkidbk]

THERE IS A VIDEO OF THIS SHOW THAT I WAS JUST WATCHING THE OTHER DAY!!! my mom & dad were there as well!!!

[@christopherdillard6835]

I was there too. One of my favorite concerts.

[@debbieturner6194]

This is incredible quality - loving 6:50 on here.... sublime

[@karenglenn6707]

I’ve been slightly in love with Simon for so long.

[@debbieturner6194]

@@karenglenn6707 me too...💔

[@canalnal4437]

fascination street 😍😍

[@doyleperkins4916]

The opening song is PLAINSONG...which has meaning to the English, whose Established Church of England (which nonetheless few attend) has its culture ingrained in the British psyche (or at least until recently). Plainsong is the same as "plain chant." It refers to a "low" mass as opposed to a "high" mass, which is sung in either English or Latin all the way through. Plainsong is as beautiful as it is simple.

[@simonjager9259]

@ Lee Parker Thanks giving for this description 🍀🤘👍❗‼️⚠️

[@JubeProductions]

I've been trying to understand PLAINSONG for over 20 years and this is the best explanation. But, kind of what i thought, you confirm it thought, thanks.

[@christopherbates1428]

Definitely my favourite song by the Cure!!! I want this played at my funeral.

[@melissawells5779]

Love this song

[@outtherelivinginthepub1973]

Listen to pictures of you at 1.25x 😁

[@nowaaleksandria]

world championship, the best the cure tour 🖤🖤🖤

[@frankgeeraerts6243]

FABULOUS......................

[@liomeltoulon]

Prayers tour... my first live. 😘👏👍🥰🤪

[@JubeProductions]

I've been collecting Cure video for over 25 years and this ranks up there with the best video of the Cure that I have. The rehersal is being played fast and very loose. Robert hasn't quite remembered the words but the band is playing incredibly tight. Borris is like a metronome keeping perfect timming with the crack of the snare or double snare. Porl is absoluteley twirling it up on the guitar and simon is just deadly on the bass, each note just cutting through you. But the best part of the video is NO JUMP CUTS, they just let the camera linger on Robert as he belts out Pictures of You or Fascination Street, and you can see him play guitar right after his vocals. He plays better guitar when he's not signing. The camera also just hangs over Simon so you can see and feel his every bass note. The only problem with this is that the songs aren't complete and it does jump around from time to time, but that is nothing compared to what you get on this video.

[@bsmithcutshair]

collecting for that long, what is your fav must see cure video?? this is incredible

[@JubeProductions]

@@bsmithcutshair Well it really depends. Some of my favorite video might not be that special to you because I was there. But probably one of my favorite shows is the T&C II, January 17, 1991 secret show where they played a warm up gig under the name "5 imaginary boys". It was a small club of about 500 people and they debuted 3 new songs from the wish album. Well 2 sons and a B-side. You can see some of this footage in the official released Play Out VHS tape. But only a few songs. If you look hard enough you can find ok quality video from the side stage. There are also a few very good bootlegs of the audio of that show. The reason I like it so much was this was back when I first started getting deep into them. Also, I think they were at the top of their game and well rehearsed from the summer 1990 festivals. The song they open with was a new one called The Big Hand, and it's chilling. Then later they go into a new song called, at the time, 1,2,3,4 and it's a different version of Wendy time. I like it much better than the album version. But I might be confusing it with cut, that was the other new song debuted. Those songs were going to be put out on an EP, but Robert felt they were too good and saved them for wish, released 16 months later. I Love talking about The Cure, so if there is anything else, please ask.

[@bsmithcutshair]

@@JubeProductions omg you just made my day. i love hearing things like this, bc it's not something i was even aware of! i am going to look for that show now!

[@JubeProductions]

@@bsmithcutshair Haha, I love your enthusiasm. The Cure have such a long career, and a huge catalogue so if you are a new fan, there is so much to take in. I also love seeing new fans, because The Cure isn't limited to a certain time period, or a single category. Their influences run deep, including a lot of artists today. I have seen entire generations of a family share the love for The Cure. Fans of the Cure from the 80's have grown up, had families of their own and now their children enjoy the music. It's kind of what happened with The Beatles. I was born in the early 70's and my parents were fans, so I grew up listening to them, and therefore have loved The Beatles as long as I remember. I have a very deep understanding of The Cure and their music as well as their history. It's not because I think I am so smart, but just by default, being a hard core fan for over 25 years, I have gained this understanding. I love music, but for me The Cure is on another level than the rest of my musical tastes. There aren't too many things that would get me to drop everything, get on a plane, and fly across the country to drive another 3 days, to see a band, but that's exactly what I have done to see The Cure....more than once. Sometimes I wish that I just discovered The Cure today, so I could go on this journey once again. If you are a new fan and you're going to take that journey, I wish you luck. There is just so much out there for you to find. Enjoy it!

[@bsmithcutshair]

@@JubeProductions nope, been a fan since i was 12 in 92 and picked up Wish from the local record store. i love to go down the rabbit hole of live performances, and find all the gems i've missed. thank god for technology, and die hard fans like yourself, that can help point out things i have missed. also the great thing about being 40 and self employed, bc i can spend as much time and money as i want to now 🤣🤣 found that show you recommended, and it's superb!

[@razorio007]

It's either a cure concert or a tim burton movie...

[@gcf1971]

This is awesome. One thing that's confusing is I thought Robert would be playing guitar.

[@thecreamyone3606]

Porl could handle both guitar parts at the same time

[@mikecurry1098]

why isn't there more footage of this epic tour?

[@69stepe]

@Mike V. ?

[@Happyal-qt3xs]

Someone out there please remaster the audio

[@franciscosantos-ge7qw]

Casi todo el mundo piensa que Robert esta tocando una guitarra en las primeras canciones. Sin embargo lo que toca es un bajo de seis cuerdas 😊

[@JubeProductions]

There should only be two songs to open a Cure show, Either Plainsong or Shake Dog Shake.

[@furnitureconsortium]

Eh…. Want was a pretty good opener in 1996 and who could forget “tape / open” to start the Wish tour? For nostalgia’s sake…..the wish opener was / is my favorite

[@Luxarium]

@@furnitureconsortium the kiss as a killer closer

[@raphaellevy7957]

out of this world good opener too

[@JubeProductions]

@@raphaellevy7957 that's a fantastic opener. I must have been high when I wrote that because there are a ton of great openers.

[@frombigisland5229]

09FEB2022’

[@gabriellima1250]

Brasil

[@christopherdillard6835]

Did this camera person not like Porl/Pearl?

[@franciscosantos-ge7qw]

Eso parece si, pero yo creo que si no le enfocaba era porque no aportaba nada apenas en estos pocos temas. ¿?

[@philipdoyle7638]

It was a great concert despite the venue being a gigantic barn of commerce. Great band, great music.

[@simonjager9259]

Tracklist incl timestamps please

[@outtherelivinginthepub1973]

I thought (Pictures of you) was from the Wish Album/tour???

[@outtherelivinginthepub1973]

cos Roberts got his big spidery hairdo here?!

[@JubeProductions]

It's from the album Disentigration. It was a staple of most Cure gigs since then, and especially on the Wish tour.

[@Luxarium]

Idiot

[@pedrogarzagarciadetrevino9530]

Goth Rock for girls!

[@franciscosantos-ge7qw]

No creo que sea así en absoluto. Es rock siniestro para casi todos los públicos