The Cure The Top World Tour

The Top World Tour

Tour by The Cure
Associated album	The Top
Start date	31 January 1984
End date	17 November 1984
The Cure concert chronology

In April 1984, The Cure embark on the Top World Tour following the success of The Caterpillar. Smith, Tolhurst and Anderson bring Phil Thornalley and Porl Thompson on board during the tour. In January to February 1984, The Cure featuring Norman Fisher-Jones (bassist) performed at two venues (Munich & Zurich) prior to the release of the album or single.

Setlist

30/01/1984 – 01/02/1984 (Early Tour)

1. "M"
2. "Shake Dog Shake"
3. "Primary"
4. "Piggy in the Mirror"
5. "One Hundred Years"
6. "Bananafishbones"
7. "Wailing Wall"
8. "The Empty World"
9. "10:15 Saturday Night"
10. "Play for Today"
11. "Give Me It"
12. "A Forest"
13. "The Top"
14. "Pornography"
15. "Forever"

25/04/1984

1. "Shake Dog Shake"
2. "Play for Today"
3. "The Drowning Man"
4. "M"
5. "Primary"
6. "Wailing Wall"
7. "Piggy in the Mirror"
8. "The Empty World"
9. "The Hanging Garden"
10. "Cold"
11. "Three Imaginary Boys"
12. "Bananafishbones"
13. "One Hundred Years"
14. "Give Me It"
15. "A Forest"
16. "The Top"
17. "The Caterpillar"
18. "The Walk"
19. "10:15 Saturday Night"
20. "Killing an Arab"
21. "Forever"

26/04/1984

1. "Shake Dog Shake"
2. "Play for Today"
3. "The Drowning Man"
4. "M"
5. "Primary"
6. "Wailing Wall"
7. "Piggy in the Mirror"
8. "The Empty World"
9. "The Hanging Garden"
10. "Cold"
11. "Three Imaginary Boys"
12. "Bananafishbones"
13. "One Hundred Years"
14. "Give Me It"
15. "A Forest"
16. "The Top"
17. "Happy the Man"
18. "The Caterpillar"
19. "The Figurehead"
20. "10:15 Saturday Night"
21. "Killing an Arab"
22. "Forever"

27/04/1984

1. "Shake Dog Shake"
2. "Play for Today"
3. "The Drowning Man"
4. "M"
5. "Primary"
6. "Wailing Wall"
7. "Piggy in the Mirror"
8. "The Empty World"
9. "The Hanging Garden"
10. "Cold"
11. "Three Imaginary Boys"
12. "Bananafishbones"
13. "One Hundred Years"
14. "Give Me It"
15. "A Forest"
16. "The Top"
17. "Happy the Man"
18. "The Caterpillar"
19. "The Walk"
20. "10:15 Saturday Night

29/04/1984

1. "Shake Dog Shake"
2. "Play for Today"
3. "The Drowning Man"
4. "M"
5. "Primary"
6. "Dressing Up"
7. "Charlotte Sometimes
8. "Piggy in the Mirror"
9. "The Empty World"
10. "The Hanging Garden"
11. "Three Imaginary Boys"
12. "Bananafishbones"
13. "One Hundred Years"
14. "Give Me It"
15. "A Forest"
16. "The Top"
17. "The Caterpillar"
18. "Forever"

Notes

• From November 1982, Smith was a member of Siouxsie and the Banshees, but right before the release of [[Hyæna]], Smith left the group in May 1984.
• During the Japanese leg, Smith fired Anderson from the band after destroying a hotel room.
• Vince Ely temporarily replaced Anderson for 11 concerts (22 October 1984 – 4 November 1984).
• On 7 November 1984, Vince Ely left the band and Boris Williams remained as The Cure's drummer from 1984–1994.
• On 22 October 1984, The Cure released a live album Concert: The Cure Live.
• The "Concert" album was recorded on 5 May, Oxford and 9–10 May, London.
• In February 1985, The Cure released a VHS called "The Cure Live in Japan" which contained backstage and performance footage of the concert on 17 October 1984 at Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo, Japan.
• There is a known video recording of the concert on 25 August 1984 at the Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland.
• Norman Fisher-Jones was The Cure's temporary bassist (January to February 1984) when Thornalley was unavailable.
• Shortly after the tour, Phil Thornalley left the band and was replaced by former bassist Simon Gallup.
• The setlist has a few changes depending on the concert.

Tour dates

Date	City/Town	Country	Venue
First leg
Europe (Early Tour)
30 January 1984	Munich	Germany	Alabamahalle
1 February 1984	Zürich	Switzerland	Volkshaus
Europe
25 April 1984	Newcastle	England	City Hall
26 April 1984	Edinburgh	Scotland	Edinburgh Playhouse
27 April 1984	Glasgow		The Apollo
29 April 1984	Birmingham	England	Odeon Theatre
30 April 1984	Nottingham		Royal Concert Hall
1 May 1984	Liverpool		Royal Court Theatre
2 May 1984	Manchester		Apollo Theatre
4 May 1984	Bristol		Colston Hall
5 May 1984	Oxford		The Apollo
6 May 1984	Portsmouth		Portsmouth Guildhall
8 May 1984	London		Hammersmith Odeon
9 May 1984
10 May 1984
13 May 1984	Brussels	Belgium	Ancienne Belgique
14 May 1984	Lille	France	Palais des Sports
15 May 1984	Paris		Le Zénith
16 May 1984	Lyon		Palais d'Hiver
17 May 1984	Marseille		Marseille Stadium
18 May 1984	Nice		Théâtre de verdure
20 May 1984	Bologna	Italy	Teatro Tenda
21 May 1984	Milan		Teatro Tenda Lampugnano
22 May 1984	Zürich	Switzerland	Volkshaus
24 May 1984	Munich	Germany	Kronebau
25 May 1984	Düsseldorf		Philipshalle
26 May 1984	Hamburg		Musikhalle
27 May 1984	West Berlin		Metropol
30 May 1984	's-Hertogenbosch	Netherlands	De Maaspoort
31 May 1984	Utrecht		Muziekcentrum Vredenburg (two shows; 16:30 and 22:00)
25 August 1984	Glasgow	Scotland	Barrowland Ballroom
30 August 1984	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Jaap Edenhal
1 September 1984	Alsdorf	Germany	Freizeitpark
2 September 1984	Marl		JahnStadion
Oceania
30 September 1984	Wellington	New Zealand	St. James Theatre
2 October 1984	Auckland	Logan Campbell Centre
4 October 1984	Brisbane	Australia	Festival Hall
5 October 1984	Gold Coast		Bombay Rock
6 October 1984
7 October 1984	Newcastle		Workers Club
9 October 1984	Melbourne		Palais Theatre
10 October 1984
11 October 1984	Sydney		Hordern Pavilion
12 October 1984
Asia
15 October 1984	Osaka	Japan	Sankei Hall
16 October 1984	Tokyo		Nakano Sun Plaza Hall
17 October 1984
North America
22 October 1984	Vancouver	Canada	Commodore Ballroom
23 October 1984	Seattle	United States of America	Paramount Theatre
24 October 1984	San Francisco		Kabuki Nightclub
25 October 1984
26 October 1984	Los Angeles		Hollywood Palladium
27 October 1984	Irvine		Crawford Hall
29 October 1984	Salt Lake City		Fairgrounds Coliseum
31 October 1984	Denver		Rainbow Music Hall
2 November 1984	Austin		Opera House
3 November 1984	Dallas		Arcadia Theater
4 November 1984	Houston		Numbers
7 November 1984	Minneapolis		First Avenue
9 November 1984	Chicago		Bismarck Theatre
10 November 1984	Ann Arbor		Michigan Theater
11 November 1984	Buffalo		Buffalo State College, Student Union Social Hall
12 November 1984	Toronto	Canada	The Concert Hall
13 November 1984	Montréal		Le Spectrum de Montréal
14 November 1984	Boston	United States of America	Orpheum Theatre
16 November 1984	Washington		Ontario Theater
17 November 1984	New York City		Beacon Theatre

Band members

Robert Smith: vocals, guitar, violin, recorder, harmonica

Porl Thompson: guitar, keyboards, saxophone

Lol Tolhurst: keyboards

Phil Thornalley: bass

Norman Fisher-Jones: bass

Andy Anderson: drums

Vince Ely: drums

Boris Williams: drums