Simon Gallup’s son, Eden, to replace him on tour with The Cure
The Cure have revealed that Eden Gallup, the son of their usual bassist Simon Gallup, will be filling in for him on tour, as he is “not well enough to play”.
The iconic band is currently soaring through a jam-packed summer of live performances, which has so far included festival sets at Primavera Sound, Isle of Wight Festival, Roskilde Festival, and plenty more.
Currently, the ‘Pictures of You’ musicians are in the midst of a three-show stint at Parkbühne Wuhlheide in Berlin. However, during their first appearance on July 10th, Simon Gallup was absent from the line-up, with his son Eden taking his place.
After dedicating ‘Lullaby’, the first song of their huge sprawling set to Simon, The Cure followed up with an Instagram post explaining his absence.
“Shortly before the first of our three Berlin Wuhlheide concerts yesterday, Simon was taken ill,” Robert Smith wrote.
The statement added, “His 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.”
Smith concluded, “We hope you will join us in wishing Simon the speediest of recoveries – And Eden thanks! – Onwards.”
Smith has been busy of his own accord this year, having recently featured on the new Rolling Stones album, Foreign Tongues. The icon features on the track Divine Intervention’ on guitar, which arrived as a double-A side alongside ‘Jealous Lover’.
Fans were treated to another collaboration this summer, as Smith provided his vocals on the new Olivia Rodrigo track, ‘What’s Wrong With Me’, hailed from her new album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl so In Love.
The song enjoyed its world debut at Primavera Sound in Barcelona; when Rodrigo welcomed the frontman to the stage, she shared with the crowd, “It’s really special to me for so many reasons… primarily because it’s my first collaboration. I can’t believe this song exists and with the person that it exists with.”
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