Bestival Live 2011

Bestival Live 2011 is a live album recorded by The Cure during Bestival 2011 music festival in September 2011. It was first released in Germany on 2 December 2011, before being released in the UK on 5 December 2011.^[9]

Bestival Live 2011
Live album by The Cure
Released	2 December 2011
Recorded	2011
Length	140:40
Producer	The Cure, Keith Uddin
The Cure chronology
4:13 Dream (2008) Bestival Live 2011 (2011) Torn Down (2018)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(77/100)^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
BBC Music	(favorable)^[3]
Consequence of Sound	^[4]
Drowned in Sound	(7/10)^[5]
Entertainment Weekly	A−^[6]
Pitchfork	(5.8/10)^[7]
PopMatters	^[8]
Uncut	^[1]

All profits from the sale of the album go to the Isle of Wight Youth Trust.^[3]

Track listing

Disc 1

1. "Plainsong" – 5:10
2. "Open" – 6:53
3. "Fascination Street" – 4:58
4. "A Night Like This" – 4:10
5. "The End of the World" – 3:40
6. "Lovesong" – 3:35
7. "Just Like Heaven" – 3:47
8. "The Only One" – 4:14
9. "The Walk" – 3:31
10. "Push" – 4:37
11. "Friday I'm in Love" – 3:34
12. "In Between Days" – 2:58
13. "Play for Today" – 4:06
14. "A Forest" – 6:35
15. "Primary" – 4:20
16. "Shake Dog Shake" – 4:44

Disc 2

1. "The Hungry Ghost" – 4:48
2. "One Hundred Years" – 6:50
3. "End" – 6:11
4. "Disintegration" – 8:31
5. "Lullaby" – 4:43
6. "The Lovecats" – 3:50
7. "The Caterpillar" – 3:56
8. "Close to Me" – 3:37
9. "Hot Hot Hot!!!" – 3:34
10. "Let's Go to Bed" – 3:36
11. "Why Can't I Be You?" – 3:27
12. "Boys Don't Cry" – 3:05
13. "Jumping Someone Else's Train" – 3:11
14. "Grinding Halt" – 3:11
15. "10:15 Saturday Night" – 3:41
16. "Killing Another"^[10] – 3:37

Personnel

• Robert Smith – vocals, guitar
• Simon Gallup – bass guitar
• Jason Cooper – drums
• Roger O'Donnell – keyboard

References

1. "Critic Reviews for Bestival Live 2011". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
2. Raggett, Ned. "Bestival Live 2011 – The Cure". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
3. Hocknell, Tom (2 December 2011). "Review of The Cure – Bestival Live 2011". BBC Music. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
4. Kivel, Adam (9 December 2011). "Album Review: The Cure – Bestival Live 2011". Consequence. Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
5. Leedham, Robert (8 December 2011). . Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
6. Schwartz, Missy (16 December 2011). "Albums: Dec. 16, 2011 (The Cure, Bestival Live 2011)". Entertainment Weekly. p. 83. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
7. Cohen, Ian (6 January 2012). "The Cure: Bestival Live 2011". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
8. Houle, Zachary (31 January 2012). "The Cure: Bestival Live 2011". PopMatters. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
9. . Archived from the original on 5 December 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
10. Album Track Listing

External links

• Bestival Live 2011 at Metacritic