The Cure will begin this year's Live From Wythenshawe Park series on Friday, August 21, with support from The Slow Readers Club and Slowdive. The concert series, which started in 2023, has expanded significantly, with acts now playing to 35,000 fans each night.
This year features five gigs across two weekends: The Cure and Lewis Capaldi on Friday and Saturday, followed by Pulp, Courteeners, and The Prodigy over the August Bank Holiday weekend. The Cure's show is one of the few open-air performances the band is playing this summer.
Band History and Performance Details
The Cure formed in Crawley in the late 1970s, known for goth-rock and alternative pop hits like Just Like Heaven, Friday I'm in Love, Boys Don't Cry, and A Forest. Since their first show in 1978, they have performed nearly 1,800 concerts worldwide, released 14 studio albums, and more than 40 singles.
Doors open at 4pm, with support acts at 5:20pm and 6:35pm, and The Cure on stage at 8:15pm. Organisers encourage using public transport, including the Metrolink or a dedicated shuttle bus from near Piccadilly railway station. Trams are expected to be busier between 2pm and 8pm to the park, and between 10pm and midnight returning to Manchester, with an enhanced tram service around Wythenshawe Park. Wythenshawe Road and Baguley tram stops will close from 9pm.
Banned Items and Bag Rules
Prohibited items include: balaclavas or masks, alcohol or liquids of any kind, aerosols, sprays or pressurised containers, drugs including 'legal highs', knives or weapons, perfumes or aftershaves, glass, umbrellas, food, dogs, flares or fireworks, camp chairs or stools, bikes, selfie-sticks, flag poles, rucksacks or large bags, and bags larger than 21cm x 30cm x 8cm (A4 size). Professional cameras, high vis vests or tabards, and alcohol or liquids are also banned. Water bottles are allowed if plastic, see-through, and under 500ml. Sun cream in a small bottle (in its original packaging) is permitted.
Items surrendered at the gate will be disposed of immediately and cannot be collected later. Camping chairs, stools, picnic blankets, or other seating are not allowed in the venue. The music curfew for each show is 10:30pm.
