The Cure to screen remastered Show of a Lost World in cinemas Dec 11

The Cure will screen a newly remastered concert film, The Show of a Lost World, in select cinemas worldwide on December 11, the band announced. The full-length film captures the group’s November 1, 2024 performance at London’s Troxy, where they played their 2024 album Songs of a Lost World in full for the first and only time, alongside a 31-song career-spanning set.

The Show of a Lost World is a recut, remixed and 4K remastered presentation of that night’s complete performance, featuring a new surround-sound mix by lead singer Robert Smith and direction by Nick Wickham. Tickets for the one-night theatrical event go on sale November 20 at 2 p.m. GMT, 10 a.m. EST and 6 a.m. PST via the film’s official site. The theatrical release is being handled by Lost Images, Polydor, Mercury Studios and Trafalgar Releasing, with physical Blu-ray and DVD editions scheduled for late December 2025.

The film documents the band performing every track from Songs of a Lost World, their first studio album in 16 years, as well as a five-song tribute set marking the 45th anniversary of their 1980 album Seventeen Seconds. The full setlist also includes longtime staples such as Disintegration, Just Like...