The Cure to Release Bestival Live 2011 in December

The Cure have set December 5 as the release date for a new live album, Bestival Live 2011.

Spanning two discs, Bestival Live 2011 contains 32 tracks recorded back in September at Isle of Wight's Bestival.

Proceeds from the sale of the album will be donated to the Isle of Wight Youth Trust.

Josh Hart is a former web producer and staff writer for Guitar World and Guitar Aficionado magazines (2010–2012). He has since pursued writing fiction under various pseudonyms while exploring the technical underpinnings of journalism, now serving as a senior software engineer for The Seattle Times.

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