Any opportunity to see The Cure should be grabbed with two hands. Robert Smith and his band of recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees are only getting better with age, certainly in the live environment. But the bill that they have assembled for this Rose Bowl show is simply phenomenal. The Pixies could headline the venue by themselves, probably. Plus, Black Francis’ crew have a new album ready to drop. Then there’s alt-metal band the Deftones (they left the nu-metal tag behind years ago), Scottish post-rockers Mogwai, indie rock heroes Throwing Muses, plus The Joy Formidable, Chelsea Wolfe, The Twilight Sad, Emma Ruth Rundle, Kaelan Mikla and The Chill Out Zone Experience. That’s a breathtaking lineup of talent, so get there early.

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