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Gothic portraits at The Cure’s concert in Edinburgh

“A masterclass in euphoric melancholia”: Scotland’s Cureheads together under the sky for the first time since 1992.

Gothic portraits at The Cure's concert in Edinburgh, for The Cold Magazine
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Photography: Marilena Vlachopoulou

“Not many bands can deliver a masterclass in euphoric melancholia the way The Cure do and Sunday night in Edinburgh was no exception,” said photographer Marilena Vlachopoulou, who captured the crowd.

Gothic portraits at The Cure’s concert in Edinburgh, photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou (1 of 25)

The Cure played a magnificently gloomy concert to mark the postpunk band’s 50 year anniversary, bringing together Scotland’s Cureheads under the sky for the first time in that city since 1992. Vlachopoulou captured portraits of the gothic looks meticulously put together to see Robert Smith, from trad goth eye makeup and black lipstick to “Friday I’m in love” t-shirts.

Gothic portraits at The Cure’s concert in Edinburgh, photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou (2 of 25)
Gothic portraits at The Cure’s concert in Edinburgh, photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou (3 of 25)
Gothic portraits at The Cure’s concert in Edinburgh, photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou (4 of 25)
Gothic portraits at The Cure’s concert in Edinburgh, photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou (5 of 25)
Gothic portraits at The Cure’s concert in Edinburgh, photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou (6 of 25)
Gothic portraits at The Cure’s concert in Edinburgh, photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou (7 of 25)
Gothic portraits at The Cure’s concert in Edinburgh, photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou (8 of 25)
Gothic portraits at The Cure’s concert in Edinburgh, photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou (9 of 25)
Gothic portraits at The Cure’s concert in Edinburgh, photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou (10 of 25)
Gothic portraits at The Cure’s concert in Edinburgh, photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou (11 of 25)
Gothic portraits at The Cure’s concert in Edinburgh, photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou (12 of 25)
Gothic portraits at The Cure’s concert in Edinburgh, photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou (13 of 25)
Gothic portraits at The Cure’s concert in Edinburgh, photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou (14 of 25)
Gothic portraits at The Cure’s concert in Edinburgh, photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou (15 of 25)
Gothic portraits at The Cure’s concert in Edinburgh, photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou (16 of 25)
Gothic portraits at The Cure’s concert in Edinburgh, photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou (17 of 25)
Gothic portraits at The Cure’s concert in Edinburgh, photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou (18 of 25)
Gothic portraits at The Cure’s concert in Edinburgh, photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou (19 of 25)
Gothic portraits at The Cure’s concert in Edinburgh, photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou (20 of 25)
Gothic portraits at The Cure’s concert in Edinburgh, photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou (21 of 25)
Gothic portraits at The Cure’s concert in Edinburgh, photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou (22 of 25)
Gothic portraits at The Cure’s concert in Edinburgh, photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou (23 of 25)
Gothic portraits at The Cure’s concert in Edinburgh, photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou (24 of 25)
Gothic portraits at The Cure’s concert in Edinburgh, photo by Marilena Vlachopoulou (25 of 25)

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