Martin Hopewell
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The Cure To Headline Major European Festivals Summer 2012
14 Mar, 2012 newsThe Cure will be headlining a series of major European music festivals this Summer.
Following the rapturous acclaim that greeted their 2011 Bestival appearance and Royal Albert Hall, 'Reflections' show, The Cure - Robert Smith (Voice & Guitar), Simon Gallup (Bass), Jason Cooper (Drums) and Roger O'Donnell (Keyboards) - will play a 2 hours plus set of songs drawn from all 14 of their studio albums - including tracks from their epic 'Wish' album, celebrating it's 20th anniversary in 2012.
"While punk was still reverberating through popular culture, The Cure's unique blend of moody, atmospheric and unforgettable songs pioneered a new era in popular music and marked them for greatness from the start
Their strong sense of theatricality and unique styling gave birth to entirely new subcultures, and new generations continue to discover their signature sound and make it the soundtrack to their lives."
The Cure live Summer 2012 - these shows are definitely not to be missed!
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The Cure's Robert Smith: NME Cover Star
14 Mar, 2012 newsThe Cure's Robert Smith is this week's NME cover star, as it announces that the band will occupy the headline spot at the Reading and Leeds festivals on 24th and 25th August respectively.
The Cure will be undertaking their biggest European festival tour for many years, with further headlining shows at Primaverasound and Roskilde among many others. CLICK HERE for full details.
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Martin Hopewell Agents Biography
16 Dec, 2011 blogMartin's first job as an agent was in 1972 after having been involved for two years in organising entertainment at Reading University. His first agency work came at the Noel Gay Organisation which was attempting to create a Rock and Roll division. When this was aborted, he was invited to join the Chrysalis Group in their agency division where he stayed through all its various incarnations: Chrysalis Agency, Cowbell Agency and eventually, World Service Agency.
During this time, Martin's clients included some of the most seminal artists of the time including The Jam, The Cure, The Eurythmics, The Pretenders, Fine Young Cannibals, Bronski Beat, The Style Council, The Sex Pistols and Marc Almond - as well as other projects as diverse as a West End musical and chamber orchestra.
In 1999 Martin was inducted to the 'British Music Roll of Honour'. In the same year he was elected to the council of the Agents Association of Great Britain and is currently a member of the government-led initiative, the Live Music Forum. Besides his work at Primary he also coordinates the activities of the International Live Music Conference throughout the year.
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The Cure: Live at Bestival 2011
02 Nov, 2011 newsOn the 5th December, The Cure will release an album of their live show at this years' Bestival event on the Isle of Wight last September. The double CD set, will contain all 32 songs from their 2.5 hour set, and all the profits will be donated to the local charity the Isle of Wight Youth Trust.
The Cure will be performing live at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 15th November, the show sold out in under 3 hours. Their set will include the three seminal Cure albums - 'Three Imaginary Boys', 'Seventeen Seconds' and 'Faith'.
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The Cure: 'Reflections' Seven Final Performances
27 Sep, 2011 newsDue to overwhelming demand The Cure's 'Reflections' show - first experienced in the spring of 2011 at the Vivid Festival in Sydney - will be performed seven more times in November 2011.
'Reflections' sees an evolving line up of band members past and present playing the first three Cure albums live in their entirety - from the punchy, offbeat, starkly unadorned songs of 'Three Imaginary Boys' (1979), through the increasingly shadowy and quixotic pieces of 'Seventeen Seconds' (1980), to the singular melancholic grandeur of 'Faith' (1981) - in a truly extraordinary concert experience.
This final chance to experience the 'Reflections' show will happen in Europe at the Royal Albert Hall, London on Tuesday November 15th, and in the USA at the Pantages Theatre, LA on Monday 21st, Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd, and at the Beacon Theatre, NYC on Friday 25th, Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th.
Tickets for the Royal Albert Hall, London show go on-sale Friday 30th September 2011 at 9am local time and are available from the 24 hour ticket hotline: www.bookingsdirect.com.