The Cure facts for kids

The Cure
The Cure performing in Singapore in 2007. Left to right: Porl Thompson, Jason Cooper, Robert Smith and Simon Gallup.
Background information
Origin	Crawley, England
Genres	Gothic rock post-punk alternative rock new wave
Years active	1976–present
Labels	Fiction Suretone Geffen Polydor Hansa Elektra Asylum Sire
Associated acts	Malice Easy Cure Siouxsie and the Banshees The Glove
Members	Robert Smith Simon Gallup Roger O'Donnell Jason Cooper Reeves Gabrels

The Cure are an English rock band formed in Crawley in 1976. The band has experienced several line-up changes, with vocalist, guitarist, and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member.

The Cure first began releasing music in the late 1970s with their debut album Three Imaginary Boys (1979); this, along with several early singles, placed the band as part of the post-punk and new wave movements that had sprung up in the wake of the punk rock revolution in the United Kingdom. During the early 1980s, the band's increasingly dark and tormented music (as well as Smith's stage look) was a staple of the emerging style of music known as gothic rock.

The band will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.

Images for kids

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  Smith in 1985.

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  The Cure in concert in 2004. From left to right: Robert Smith, Jason Cooper and Simon Gallup.

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  Robert Smith performing at the Roskilde Festival in 2012.