Reflections of The Cure in Zagreb from a 53-Year-Old Fan
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Loading... - Anton Maric
- 01 Nov 2022
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It is a strange feeling finally going to see one of your favourite bands for over 30 years at the tender age of 53, with your two teenage kids in tow, one of them impressively dressed as a Goth and knowing more of their songs these days than I do.
Zagreb has been very good to me musically. Back in the Eighties, I was fortunate to see many of my musical heroes in their prime: the original Sisters of Mercy on their farewell tour of 1985; a quite unforgettable 15-minute set at 1am by The Jesus and Mary Chain at the legendary Manchester Hacienda in 1984; and sneaking out of boarding school to catch Siouxsie and the Banshees in Preston the following year.
But there were four bands and artists I still really wanted to see live decades later. And Zagreb has delivered all four over the years. Never has the saying 'Better late than never' been more true.
I missed out on the Smiths in Manchester in 1986, but was compensated by Morrissey in Zagreb. Leonard Cohen, at the age of 75, lit up the Zagreb Arena for over three hours. And when I was invited to a private audience with one other journalist to interview the man himself, Johnny Rotten, my life was almost complete. There was just one more band that I had to see to make my musical journey complete. Read More...
