{"id":2039877,"date":"2026-07-12T09:05:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T06:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2039877"},"modified":"2026-07-12T09:05:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T06:05:02","slug":"the-cure-announce-simon-gallups-son-eden-filling-in-for-him-on-tour-as-hes-not-well-enough-to-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2039877","title":{"rendered":"The Cure announce Simon Gallup\u2019s son, Eden, filling in for him on tour as he\u2019s \u201cnot well enough to play\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Robert-Smith-and-Simon-Gallup-of-The-Cure.-CREDIT_-Didier-Messens_Redferns.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">The Cure announce Simon Gallup\u2019s son, Eden, filling in for him on tour as he\u2019s \u201cnot well enough to play\u201d<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>&#8220;We hope you will join us in wishing Simon the speediest of recoveries,&#8221; Robert Smith said in a statement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Laura Molloy<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-12T10:05:02+01:00\">12th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Robert-Smith-and-Simon-Gallup-of-The-Cure.-CREDIT_-Didier-Messens_Redferns-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"Roskilde Festival 2026 - Day 4\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Robert Smith and Simon Gallup of The Cure. CREDIT: Didier Messens\/Redferns<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Cure have announced that Simon Gallup\u2019s son, Eden Gallup, is filling in for him on tour as he\u2019s \u201cnot well enough to play\u201d.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0The Cure \u2013 \u2018Songs Of A Lost World\u2019 review: a masterful reflection on loss<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Robert Smith and co. are out on tour across the UK and Europe, and are currently in the thick of a three-show stint in Berlin.\u00a0However, on the first gig in the city\u2019s Wulheide on Friday (July 10), fans noticed that Gallup was absent, with his son Eden taking his place.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The band dedicated \u2018Lullaby\u2019, the first song of the encore, to the long-serving bassist, and later took to Instagram to explain his absence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShortly before the first of our three Berlin Wuhlheide concerts yesterday, Simon was taken ill,\u201d Smith wrote. \u201cHis son Eden shifted sideways to save the show. Unfortunately, Simon is still not well enough to play, so Eden will be filling the bass breach again tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope you will join us in wishing Simon the speediest of recoveries \u2013 And Eden thanks! \u2013 Onwards,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaqC88gIbKC\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Last month,\u00a0Robert Smith revealed The Cure are done with a follow-up\u00a0to 2024\u2019s\u00a0\u2018Songs For A Lost World\u2019\u00a0while another \u201cpoppy\u201d album is also being worked on. Smith recently teamed up with\u00a0Olivia Rodrigo\u00a0for \u2018What\u2019s Wrong With Me\u2019. It came after\u00a0Smith said he\u2019d \u201cenjoyed a couple of memorable nights in the studio\u201d with\u00a0Rodrigo earlier this year, following\u00a0his appearance as part of her headline slot at Glastonbury 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t believe this song exists with the person that it exists with,\u201d Rodrigo said of the collaboration. \u201cI\u2019m just so fucking over the moon [\u2026] I feel like I\u2019m gonna cry. I can\u2019t believe that\u2019s a thing that happened in the real world and not just a figment of my imagination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith also features on\u00a0The Rolling Stones\u2019\u00a0upcoming album\u00a0\u2018Foreign Tongues, contributing guitar on \u2018Divine Intervention\u2019 and\u00a0providing synth and backing vocals on \u2018Never Wanna Lose You\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0a five-star review of \u2018Songs Of A Lost World\u2019,\u00a0<em>NME<\/em>\u00a0concluded: \u201cMerciless? Yes, but there\u2019s always enough heart in the darkness and opulence in the sound to hold you and place these songs alongside The Cure\u2019s finest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe frontman suggested that another two records may be arriving at some point, but \u2018Songs Of A Lost World\u2019 feels sufficient enough for the wait we\u2019ve endured, just for being arguably the most personal album of Smith\u2019s career. Mortality may loom, but there\u2019s colour in the black and flowers on the grave.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Robert Smith<\/li>\n<li>Rock<\/li>\n<li>The Cure<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-sidebar-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Florence-at-Mad-Cool-2026-by-Javie-800x507.jpeg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Features<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Mad Cool Festival 2026 Day Two in photos: Florence + the Machine, CMAT, Lorde and more<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Cure have announced that Simon Gallup\u2019s son, Eden Gallup, is filling in for him on tour as he\u2019s \u201cnot well enough to play\u201d.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0The Cure \u2013 \u2018Songs Of A Lost World\u2019 review: a masterful reflection on loss<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Robert Smith and co. are out on tour across the UK and Europe, and are currently in the thick of a three-show stint in Berlin.\u00a0However, on the first gig in the city\u2019s Wulheide on Friday (July 10), fans noticed that Gallup was absent, with his son Eden taking his place.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The band dedicated \u2018Lullaby\u2019, the first song of the encore, to the long-serving bassist, and later took to Instagram to explain his absence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShortly before the first of our three Berlin Wuhlheide concerts yesterday, Simon was taken ill,\u201d Smith wrote. \u201cHis son Eden shifted sideways to save the show. Unfortunately, Simon is still not well enough to play, so Eden will be filling the bass breach again tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope you will join us in wishing Simon the speediest of recoveries \u2013 And Eden thanks! \u2013 Onwards,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DaqC88gIbKC\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Last month,\u00a0Robert Smith revealed The Cure are done with a follow-up\u00a0to 2024\u2019s\u00a0\u2018Songs For A Lost World\u2019\u00a0while another \u201cpoppy\u201d album is also being worked on. Smith recently teamed up with\u00a0Olivia Rodrigo\u00a0for \u2018What\u2019s Wrong With Me\u2019. It came after\u00a0Smith said he\u2019d \u201cenjoyed a couple of memorable nights in the studio\u201d with\u00a0Rodrigo earlier this year, following\u00a0his appearance as part of her headline slot at Glastonbury 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t believe this song exists with the person that it exists with,\u201d Rodrigo said of the collaboration. \u201cI\u2019m just so fucking over the moon [\u2026] I feel like I\u2019m gonna cry. I can\u2019t believe that\u2019s a thing that happened in the real world and not just a figment of my imagination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith also features on\u00a0The Rolling Stones\u2019\u00a0upcoming album\u00a0\u2018Foreign Tongues, contributing guitar on \u2018Divine Intervention\u2019 and\u00a0providing synth and backing vocals on \u2018Never Wanna Lose You\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0a five-star review of \u2018Songs Of A Lost World\u2019,\u00a0<em>NME<\/em>\u00a0concluded: \u201cMerciless? Yes, but there\u2019s always enough heart in the darkness and opulence in the sound to hold you and place these songs alongside The Cure\u2019s finest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe frontman suggested that another two records may be arriving at some point, but \u2018Songs Of A Lost World\u2019 feels sufficient enough for the wait we\u2019ve endured, just for being arguably the most personal album of Smith\u2019s career. Mortality may loom, but there\u2019s colour in the black and flowers on the grave.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-cure-announce-simon-gallups-son-eden-filling-in-for-him-on-tour-as-hes-not-well-enough-to-play-3956446&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Robert-Smith-and-Simon-Gallup-of-The-Cure.-CREDIT_-Didier-Messens_Redferns.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News The Cure announce Simon Gallup\u2019s son, Eden, filling in for him on tour as he\u2019s \u201cnot well enough to play\u201d &#8220;We hope you will join us in wishing Simon the speediest of recoveries,&#8221; Robert Smith said in a statement By Laura Molloy 12th July 2026 Robert Smith and Simon Gallup [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2039877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2039877","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2039877"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2039877\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2039877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2039877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2039877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}