The Cure in Kansas City

Here is a quick review of the show.

It was great! Being close to the stage (5th row Simon's side) you could hear Smith's voice and he was struggling bad. I have seen them before and I didn't miss the keyboards. Porl tore through the songs wonderfully. Jason and Simon were also amazing. The music more than made up for Roberts voice being less than 60%. He seemed to be having a great time even though at times, it looked painful for him to sing. The crowd around me was fantastic. Everyone dancing around singing along and just enjoying The Cure in Kansas City. If memory serves me right, they haven't been to Kansas City since the early 80's. Another amazing thing is that, I have never seen Smith do a song away from the mic stand and without a guitar. That was awesome. The updated version of "Killing An Arab" was fantastic. He chagned the word "Arab" to something else a few years ago. Didn't take away from the song at all.I was also worried about the show being cut very short. I was at the Depeche Mode show and was very disappointed. Smith said that its about the fans and the music. I hope they come back in the future and make the show "sweet" Smith's word. Not that this one wasn't.