The Cure have announced their summer festival tour, titled Curiosa. Robert Smith and company will bring along many acts they influenced, including Interpol, The Rapture and Mogwai. A second stage will feature a rotating roster of bands including Cursive, Muse, Thursday, Head Automatica, The Cooper Temple Clause and Auf Der Maur. Venues have not been announced, but the tentative schedule is now available. More dates are expected to be added to this list.

The Cure's new record, their 13th full length, will be a self titled release and should see the light of day on June 22nd. It was produced by Ross Robinson (At The Drive In, The Blood Brothers) and will be released on Robinson's I Am Recordings label.