It was an exceptional week for fans of glam and gloomy music in Chicago. On Tuesday, the dolorous devoted had their choice of rare appearances by Love and Rockets at the Riviera Theatre or the Sisters of Mercy at the Salt Shed. Saturday’s show at United Center was the main event for moody goths, though. English rockers the Cure made their first visit to town since 2016 and played a nearly three-hour set of succulently sulky pop and rock for a full house.
Many attendees dressed for the occasion. Fans sported their finest black-on-black attire, pale makeup, heavy eyeliner, and hair that was dyed and teased-out in tribute to beloved and disheveled Cure frontman Robert Smith.
