A Love Letter to The Cure + Siouxsie & The Banshees

A tribute night in London devoted to the music of The Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshees, two bands from the British post-punk scene, presented as an electronic evening at The Shacklewell Arms.

The Cure formed in Crawley in 1976 around Robert Smith, whose band released singles such as Boys Don't Cry (1979) and the album Disintegration (1989). Siouxsie and the Banshees formed in London in 1976, fronted by Siouxsie Sioux with Steven Severin, and their debut single, Hong Kong Garden (1978), gave an early sign of their angular, atmospheric sound. Both groups shaped the gothic and post-punk styles that followed.

This is a tribute evening, a love letter to the two bands rather than a performance by the original artists. The music is presented in an electronic format, so the songs are reworked for a club-oriented sound rather than a conventional rock line-up.

The Shacklewell Arms hosts concerts and shows in London, and the night will suit listeners who know the catalogues of both bands and want to hear them reinterpreted in an electronic setting.