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The Cure - Live 1984 - Tokyo - 'Live in Japan' 🇯🇵 Official VHS Video

Porl Thompson
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★ Follow TCDB on https://ko-fi.com/tcdbinfo to get notified of every new post — it's free and easy! ☑ About This Video Professionally shot video of The Cure's 1984 concert in Tokyo, Japan. Incomplete concert #46/66 of "The Top Tour". Taken from "Live in Japan", a Japan only official video release by The Cure. This version was edited & mixed from 2 sources by TCDB. 01 -- Shake Dog Shake [0:08] 02 -- Play for Today [4:09] 03 -- Primary [8:13] ×× -- Backstage with the band [11:34] 04 -- Wailing Wall [14:34] 05 -- The Empty World [19:39] 06 -- The Hanging Garden [22:25] ×× -- Backstage interview with the band / Fans / Soundcheck [26:32] 07 -- The Walk [28:41] 08 -- One Hundred Years [32:12] 09 -- Give Me It [39:38] 10 -- A Forest [42:35] 11 -- The Top [50:42] ×× -- Encore break / Backstage with the band [57:40] 12 -- Charlotte Sometimes [1:00:07] 13 -- Let's Go to Bed [1:04:07] 14 -- The Caterpillar [1:07:32] 15 -- Boys Don't Cry [1:11:34] 16 -- 10:15 Saturday Night [1:14:33] 17 -- Killing an Arab [1:18:02] 18 -- The Lovecats [1:20:38] ×× -- Backstage with the band / Robert meet with fans after the concert / Credits [1:24:16] Language: English Subtitles (for the interview): Japanese Name of Release: Live in Japan Label: Toshiba Catalogue number: VTS-M129VH Release Date (YYYY-MM-DD): 1985-02-xx Media Type: VHS (NTSC) tape Taken from / Thanks to: @JamesNolasco / @jeyemarchives4006 Line-up: Robert Smith Laurence Tolhurst Andy Anderson Porl Thompson Phil Thornalley Date (YYYY-MM-DD): 1984-10-17 City: Tokyo, Japan Venue: Nakano Sun Plaza Hall Tour: The Top Tour Songs: 18/23 Media Type: Pro-shot video ☑ TCDB Portfolio / Contact https://linktr.ee/tcdb #TheCure #RobertSmith #LolTolhurst #PorlThompson #PearlThompson #PhilThornalley #AndyAnderson

Added 5 Aug 2026



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