Legendary 80s rock band announce comeback 'of the century' after 16 years

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Legendary 80s rock band announce comeback 'of the century' after 16 years
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This legendary 1980s band – behind hits including Close To You and Lovecats – are making a return with a new album after a 16-year wait.

The Cure are back with a new album after 16 years The Cure have announced the release date of their new album, which will be the first in 16 years from the grungy rockers. The Close To You hitmakers didn’t just make a social media announcement like most people though – they went about the news in a very understated way: by placing a single poster on the outside wall of the Crawley pub, where they played their first gig in 1978.

hyped fan Manon, as X user @Swags__123 wrote: ‘album of the century being released.’ @germoses said, ‘Oh my God, it’s happening!’ while @rabbitechoes added: ‘WE’RE SO BACK.’ Manchester’s night time economy advisor Sacha Lord took to social media complimenting the band’s cool announcement. He said: ‘@thecure have announced the release date of their first album in 16 years, by placing a single poster outside the pub they played their first gig in 1978. The Railway, Crawley, Sussex.

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