The Cure The Top World Tour

In April 1984, The Cure embark on the Top World Tour following the success of The Caterpillar. Smith, Tolhurst and Anderson bring Phil Thornalley and Porl Thompson on board during the tour. In January to February 1984, The Cure featuring Norman Fisher-Jones (bassist) performed at two venues (Munich & Zurich) prior to the release of the album or single.

The Top World Tour
Tour by The Cure
Associated albumThe Top
Start date31 January 1984
End date17 November 1984
The Cure concert chronology

Setlist
30/01/1984 – 01/02/1984 (Early Tour)
  1. "M"
  2. "Shake Dog Shake"
  3. "Primary"
  4. "Piggy in the Mirror"
  5. "One Hundred Years"
  6. "Bananafishbones"
  7. "Wailing Wall"
  8. "The Empty World"
  9. "10:15 Saturday Night"
  10. "Play for Today"
  11. "Give Me It"
  12. "A Forest"
  13. "The Top"
  14. "Pornography"
  15. "Forever"
    25/04/1984
    1. "Shake Dog Shake"
    2. "Play for Today"
    3. "The Drowning Man"
    4. "M"
    5. "Primary"
    6. "Wailing Wall"
    7. "Piggy in the Mirror"
    8. "The Empty World"
    9. "The Hanging Garden"
    10. "Cold"
    11. "Three Imaginary Boys"
    12. "Bananafishbones"
    13. "One Hundred Years"
    14. "Give Me It"
    15. "A Forest"
    16. "The Top"
    17. "The Caterpillar"
    18. "The Walk"
    19. "10:15 Saturday Night"
    20. "Killing an Arab"
    21. "Forever"
      26/04/1984
      1. "Shake Dog Shake"
      2. "Play for Today"
      3. "The Drowning Man"
      4. "M"
      5. "Primary"
      6. "Wailing Wall"
      7. "Piggy in the Mirror"
      8. "The Empty World"
      9. "The Hanging Garden"
      10. "Cold"
      11. "Three Imaginary Boys"
      12. "Bananafishbones"
      13. "One Hundred Years"
      14. "Give Me It"
      15. "A Forest"
      16. "The Top"
      17. "Happy the Man"
      18. "The Caterpillar"
      19. "The Figurehead"
      20. "10:15 Saturday Night"
      21. "Killing an Arab"
      22. "Forever"
        27/04/1984
        1. "Shake Dog Shake"
        2. "Play for Today"
        3. "The Drowning Man"
        4. "M"
        5. "Primary"
        6. "Wailing Wall"
        7. "Piggy in the Mirror"
        8. "The Empty World"
        9. "The Hanging Garden"
        10. "Cold"
        11. "Three Imaginary Boys"
        12. "Bananafishbones"
        13. "One Hundred Years"
        14. "Give Me It"
        15. "A Forest"
        16. "The Top"
        17. "Happy the Man"
        18. "The Caterpillar"
        19. "The Walk"
        20. "10:15 Saturday Night
          29/04/1984
          1. "Shake Dog Shake"
          2. "Play for Today"
          3. "The Drowning Man"
          4. "M"
          5. "Primary"
          6. "Dressing Up"
          7. "Charlotte Sometimes
          8. "Piggy in the Mirror"
          9. "The Empty World"
          10. "The Hanging Garden"
          11. "Three Imaginary Boys"
          12. "Bananafishbones"
          13. "One Hundred Years"
          14. "Give Me It"
          15. "A Forest"
          16. "The Top"
          17. "The Caterpillar"
          18. "Forever"

            Notes
            • From November 1982, Smith was a member of Siouxsie and the Banshees, but right before the release of [[Hyæna]], Smith left the group in May 1984.
            • During the Japanese leg, Smith fired Anderson from the band after destroying a hotel room.
            • Vince Ely temporarily replaced Anderson for 11 concerts (22 October 1984 – 4 November 1984).
            • On 7 November 1984, Vince Ely left the band and Boris Williams remained as The Cure's drummer from 1984–1994.
            • On 22 October 1984, The Cure released a live album Concert: The Cure Live.
            • The "Concert" album was recorded on 5 May, Oxford and 9–10 May, London.
            • In February 1985, The Cure released a VHS called "The Cure Live in Japan" which contained backstage and performance footage of the concert on 17 October 1984 at Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo, Japan.
            • There is a known video recording of the concert on 25 August 1984 at the Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland.
            • Norman Fisher-Jones was The Cure's temporary bassist (January to February 1984) when Thornalley was unavailable.
            • Shortly after the tour, Phil Thornalley left the band and was replaced by former bassist Simon Gallup.
            • The setlist has a few changes depending on the concert.

            Tour dates
            Date City/Town Country Venue
            First leg
            Europe (Early Tour)
            30 January 1984 Munich Germany Alabamahalle
            1 February 1984 Zürich Switzerland Volkshaus
            Europe
            25 April 1984 Newcastle England City Hall
            26 April 1984 Edinburgh Scotland Edinburgh Playhouse
            27 April 1984 Glasgow The Apollo
            29 April 1984 Birmingham England Odeon Theatre
            30 April 1984 Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
            1 May 1984 Liverpool Royal Court Theatre
            2 May 1984 Manchester Apollo Theatre
            4 May 1984 Bristol Colston Hall
            5 May 1984 Oxford The Apollo
            6 May 1984 Portsmouth Portsmouth Guildhall
            8 May 1984 London Hammersmith Odeon
            9 May 1984
            10 May 1984
            13 May 1984 Brussels Belgium Ancienne Belgique
            14 May 1984 Lille France Palais des Sports
            15 May 1984 Paris Le Zénith
            16 May 1984 Lyon Palais d'Hiver
            17 May 1984 Marseille Marseille Stadium
            18 May 1984 Nice Théâtre de verdure
            20 May 1984 Bologna Italy Teatro Tenda
            21 May 1984 Milan Teatro Tenda Lampugnano
            22 May 1984 Zürich Switzerland Volkshaus
            24 May 1984 Munich Germany Kronebau
            25 May 1984 Düsseldorf Philipshalle
            26 May 1984 Hamburg Musikhalle
            27 May 1984 West Berlin Metropol
            30 May 1984 's-Hertogenbosch Netherlands De Maaspoort
            31 May 1984 Utrecht Muziekcentrum Vredenburg (two shows; 16:30 and 22:00)
            25 August 1984 Glasgow Scotland Barrowland Ballroom
            30 August 1984 Amsterdam Netherlands Jaap Edenhal
            1 September 1984 Alsdorf Germany Freizeitpark
            2 September 1984 Marl JahnStadion
            Oceania
            30 September 1984 Wellington New Zealand St. James Theatre
            2 October 1984 Auckland Logan Campbell Centre
            4 October 1984 Brisbane Australia Festival Hall
            5 October 1984 Gold Coast Bombay Rock
            6 October 1984
            7 October 1984 Newcastle Workers Club
            9 October 1984 Melbourne Palais Theatre
            10 October 1984
            11 October 1984 Sydney Hordern Pavilion
            12 October 1984
            Asia
            15 October 1984 Osaka Japan Sankei Hall
            16 October 1984 Tokyo Nakano Sun Plaza Hall
            17 October 1984
            North America
            22 October 1984 Vancouver Canada Commodore Ballroom
            23 October 1984 Seattle United States of America Paramount Theatre
            24 October 1984 San Francisco Kabuki Nightclub
            25 October 1984
            26 October 1984 Los Angeles Hollywood Palladium
            27 October 1984 Irvine Crawford Hall
            29 October 1984 Salt Lake City Fairgrounds Coliseum
            31 October 1984 Denver Rainbow Music Hall
            2 November 1984 Austin Opera House
            3 November 1984 Dallas Arcadia Theater
            4 November 1984 Houston Numbers
            7 November 1984 Minneapolis First Avenue
            9 November 1984 Chicago Bismarck Theatre
            10 November 1984 Ann Arbor Michigan Theater
            11 November 1984 Buffalo Buffalo State College, Student Union Social Hall
            12 November 1984 Toronto Canada The Concert Hall
            13 November 1984 Montréal Le Spectrum de Montréal
            14 November 1984 Boston United States of America Orpheum Theatre
            16 November 1984 Washington Ontario Theater
            17 November 1984 New York City Beacon Theatre

            Band members

            Robert Smith: vocals, guitar, violin, recorder, harmonica

            Porl Thompson: guitar, keyboards, saxophone

            Lol Tolhurst: keyboards

            Phil Thornalley: bass

            Norman Fisher-Jones: bass

            Andy Anderson: drums

            Vince Ely: drums

            Boris Williams: drums

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