The Cure‘s Robert Smith curated this year’s lineup for the Teenage Cancer Trust Benefit shows in London and, so far, the performances have been stellar. (Acts have included My Bloody Valentine, Mogwai and Chvrches among others.)
Also booked were Garbage, who decided to pay tribute to Smith and The Cure during their performance. “We have been so moved by Cure music since we were kids,” said lead singer Shirley Manson in her introduction of the Cure’s “Lovesong.” “I’m gonna try and get through this song without crying,” she said. “I may or may not manage that.”
Their version was really the perfect symbiosis of the two bands, though Garbage slowed the tempo down just a smidge to add a little extra sadness to their version.
The band will be spending most of the summer in Europe, touring behind their 2025 album, Let All That We See Be the Light.
