The Treatment kicked off their 2026 tour at Barcelona’s Primavera Sound on Friday night time (June 5) and performed a collection of rarities – take a look at footage and the total setlist, under.
Their set got here after extreme climate that cancelled units from the likes of Large Assault and Doja Cat on Thursday (June 4), with their two-and-a-half-hour efficiency reviving festival-goers on the Parc Del Discussion board.
Robert Smith and co. opened with ‘Songs of a Misplaced World‘ reduce ‘Alone’, and, identical to they did for his or her 2022/2023 tour, closed their major set with ‘Endsong’. Sandwiched between each had been a collection of classics, together with ‘Photos of You’, ‘Excessive’, ‘Lovesong’, ‘Fascination Road’, ‘In Between Days’, ‘Simply Like Heaven’, ‘Push’, ‘A Forest’ and extra.
A number of of their rarer songs obtained an outing for Primavera, together with ‘Mint Automotive’, marking the primary time the ‘Wild Temper Swings’ observe has been performed in a decade, in addition to ‘alt.finish’, which equally hadn’t been carried out since 2018, in addition to ‘2 Late’, the B-side of ‘Love Track’, reside for the primary time since 2019.
The nine-song encore noticed them play a slew of singles, specifically: ‘Lullaby’, ‘Scorching Scorching Scorching!!!’, ‘Let’s Go To Mattress’, ‘The Lovecats’, ‘Friday I’m in Love’, ‘Fallacious Quantity’, ‘Near Me’, ‘Why Can’t I Be You?’ and ‘Boys Don’t Cry’.
The whole set was streamed reside on Amazon Prime Video – and you’ll take a look at a full setlist under.
The Treatment returned to the stage tonight at Primavera Sound Barcelona for his or her first present since November 1, 2024, and their first because the launch of Songs of a Misplaced World. @thecure
The set was filled with surprises, together with the uncommon “2 Late” and seldom-played gems like… pic.twitter.com/BfA9A0adg7
— The Fanbase recordsdata (@dror_nahum) June 5, 2026
The Treatment sonaron majestuosos en Primavera Sound iniciando su gira de festivales, aunque Robert Smith: “por desgracia, todavía no sabe hablar español” 🙌🏻 Próximamente crónica del competition @Thecure #TheCure @RobertSmith #RobertSmith @Primavera_Sound pic.twitter.com/GELHhsbkmc
— Muzikalia (@Muzikalia) June 6, 2026
Cry Cry Cry !… 😢🥹
The CuRE – Final Day of Summer season – Barcelona… 😉 pic.twitter.com/LGTOUqK57Z— Linkeyes (@Linkeyes175168) June 5, 2026
The Treatment revived “2 Late” for the primary time since 2019. ✨
The Treatment performed “2 Late” — the B-side of “Love Track” — reside for the primary time since 2019 tonight at Primavera Sound Barcelona.A uncommon deep reduce introduced again in an unforgettable set. 🖤#TheCure #PrimaveraSound… pic.twitter.com/W5fEROQi89
— The Fanbase recordsdata (@dror_nahum) June 6, 2026
Nice to see #TheCure on tour once more. Kicking off in Barcelona and making their manner throughout europe.
Trying ahead to some exhibits. 😉 pic.twitter.com/w0ywrqWWKq
— Martin (@MairtinIRE) June 5, 2026
The Treatment at Primavera Sound 2026 performed:
‘Alone’
‘Photos of You’
‘Excessive’
‘A Evening Like This’
‘Lovesong’
‘2 Late’
‘The Final Day of Summer season’
‘Burn’
‘Fascination Road’
‘alt.finish’
‘The Stroll’
‘Mint Automotive’
‘In Between Days’
‘Simply Like Heaven’
‘Belief’
‘Push’
‘Play for Immediately’
‘A Forest’
‘From the Fringe of the Deep Inexperienced Sea’
‘Endsong’
Encore:
‘Lullaby’
‘Scorching Scorching Scorching!!!’
‘Fallacious Quantity’
‘Let’s Go To Mattress’
‘The Lovecats’
‘Friday I’m in Love’
‘Near Me’
‘Why Can’t I Be You?’
‘Boys Don’t Cry’
Having now kicked off their 2026 summer season UK and European tour, their subsequent cease comes tomorrow night time (June 7) at Porto’s North Pageant. You possibly can take a look at a full listing of their upcoming UK and Eire reside exhibits under, and go to right here to purchase any remaining tickets.
The forthcoming run of exhibits will mark The Treatment’s first time on stage collectively since their present at London’s Troxy final November. That gig was in entrance of simply 3,000 followers – together with Inexperienced Day‘s Billie Joe Armstrong, Radiohead‘s Ed O’Brien, Boy George, Mogwai‘s Stuart Braithwaite, and Pedro Pascal within the crowd – and got here in celebration of their newest album, ‘Songs Of A Misplaced World’.
The Treatment’s 2026 UK and Eire headline exhibits are:
JUNE
26 – Marlay Park, Dublin
28 – Belsonic, Belfast
AUGUST
21 – Dwell From Wythenshawe Park, Manchester
23 – Edinburgh Summer season Periods, Royal Highland Showgrounds, Edinburgh
Final yr’s announcement of the 2026 exhibits additionally signifies that The Treatment could also be gearing as much as share a brand new album.
This comes as Smith beforehand confirmed that the band have one other new album to observe up ‘Songs Of A Misplaced World’ that’s “just about completed”, in addition to a 3rd new report additionally on the best way. He added that he needed to have no less than a kind of albums completed and shared earlier than they head out on tour, suggesting {that a} launch could possibly be arriving earlier than the brand new tour dates begin.
The singer additionally added that he can think about the celebrations persevering with all the best way up till the band hits their fiftieth anniversary. “We’ll most likely be enjoying fairly recurrently by till the following anniversary – the 2028 anniversary! It’s looming on the horizon,” he shared.
“The 2018 one, I began to consider in late 2016, considering, ‘I’ve obtained a yr and a half, it’s simple!’ And but I nonetheless didn’t handle to get there in time. Now, I’m beginning to assume, ‘2028, I have to get issues so as’; so [that’s] the documentary movie and issues like that.”
Whereas it appears sure that new music could possibly be on the best way from The Treatment in 2026, nothing additional has been confirmed from the band at time of writing. Seeing because the group haven’t introduced any dates for London but, it additionally appears possible that extra headline exhibits and competition dates will likely be introduced at a later date.
‘Songs Of A Misplaced World’ was given full marks by NME, in a five-star overview that learn: “Cruel? Sure, however there’s at all times sufficient coronary heart within the darkness and opulence within the sound to carry you and place these songs alongside The Treatment’s most interesting.
“The frontman prompt that one other two information could also be arriving sooner or later, however ‘Songs Of A Misplaced World’ feels ample sufficient for the wait we’ve endured, only for being arguably essentially the most private album of Smith’s profession. Mortality might loom, however there’s color within the black and flowers on the grave.”
