1979 PART 1

Line Up: The Cure
Robert Smith: vocals and guitar
Laurence Tolhurst: drums
Michael Dempey: vocals and bass

JANUARY

The band returned to Morgan Studios to finish the album.

Morgan Studios - London, England
Do The Hansa
Accuracy
Grinding Halt
Another Day
Object
Subway Song
Foxy Lady
Meathook
So What
Fire In Cairo
It's Not You
Three Imaginary Boys
Boy's Don't Cry

FEBRUARY

The band was asked to go to London to record the video 10:15 Saturday Night.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UqqWeQ6hiU

MARCH

11th
Marquee Club - London, England http://www.impressionofsounds.com/live110379.htm

MAY

5th
Three Imaginary Boys album's release.

6th
Peel Sesson II London, England
Grinding Halt/Desperate Journalist
Accuracy
Subway Song
Plastic Passion

17th
The band started a 30-date tour in the UK to promote the album.

24th
Exeter - Roots, England http://www.foreverdrowning.net/setlist.php?date=88

JUNE

1st
Open Air Festival - Carshalton, England

26th
Boy's Don't Cry/Plastic Passion released as second single.

JULY

1st
Lyceum Ballroom - Strand, England http://www.impressionofsounds.com/live010779.htm

AUGUST

13th
Kid Jensen Radio Session
Do the Hansa
Boy's Don't Cry
10:15 Saturday Night

24th
Reading Festival - Reading, England http://www.impressionofsounds.com/live240879.htm

29th
Stateside Theatre - Bournemouth, England http://www.foreverdrowning.net/setlist.php?date=121
"Special guests" for Siouxsie and the Banshees' Join Hands tour. Play For Today premiered that night: a slow and basic version that got shortened later.