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Matthieu Hartley
Born
1960-02-04 (66)
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Matthieu Hartley (born 4 February 1960) is an English musician, best known as the keyboardist for The Cure from 1979-1980. Hartley was born in Smallfield, England, near Crawley, and was a childhood friend of future bandmate Simon Gallup. Hartley and Gallup were both members of the punk bands Lockjaw and the Magazine Spies in the late 1970s. These bands often played alongside early versions of the Cure. Near the end of 1979, The Cure needed a new bassist following the departure of founding member Michael Dempsey, and recruited Gallup for the position. Gallup suggested adding Hartley as the band's first full-time keyboardist to broaden their sound. Hartley was a full member of the Cure for …
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6.5A celebration of The Cure. Robert Smith's unique songwriting talents meant that The Cure's long list of singles were always destined to break out of tortured students bedrooms and be embraced by a far wider audience. This archive collection of The Cure's performances on the BBC goes from the early days with A Forest through to hits like Lovecats, Friday I'm In Love, Close To Me and Boys Don't Cry, demonstrating why, in Britain and overseas, they enjoyed – or pretended not to enjoy – such huge success.
The Cure at the BBC
2024
The Cure's performance at the Underground Club in Boston on April 20, 1980. This stop was part of their first American tour and was also notable for featuring a setlist including "Boys Don't Cry" and "Secrets" and the legendary post-punk band Mission of Burma as the opening act. Mainset: Seventeen Seconds Play For Today Three Imaginary Boys Fire In Cairo Grinding Halt In Your House Subway Song M 10.15 Saturday Night Accuracy At Night Boys Don't Cry Jumping Someone Else's Train Another Journey By Train A Forest
The Cure - Boston Underground
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