Take Me Out : Lol Tolhurst en concert à Paris !

Lol Tolhurst, founding member of The Cure, arrives in Paris for a concert at Petit Bain!

Take Me Out & Petit Bain present… Lol Tolhurst in concert! LOL TOLHURST. Lol Tolhurst is best known for being one of the founding members of The Cure, one of the most influential, popular and critically acclaimed bands of all time.

This musician, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has also distinguished himself in various musical projects, ventured into writing with the 2016 publication of his memoirs entitled 'Cured - The Tale Of Two Imaginary Boys', and co-created the podcast 'Curious Creatures'.

Tolhurst met his childhood friend Robert Smith at age 5, at school in the suburban West Sussex area of London.

They later founded The Cure in 1976, with Tolhurst on drums, and embarked on numerous worldwide tours to promote their revolutionary albums 'Three Imaginary Boys', 'Seventeen Seconds', 'Faith' and 'Pornography'.

Lol later moved to keyboards before leaving the band in 1989, after recording their masterpiece, 'Disintegration'. This creative overflowing artist later settled in Southern California, where he has composed, recorded and toured with his band, Levinhurst.

Tolhurst also participated in a memorable reunion tour with The Cure in 2011, where they performed together for the first time in over twenty years. Tolhurst subsequently wrote his first published book, 'Cured - The Tale Of Two Imaginary Boys'.

These memoirs, hailed worldwide, traced the journey of his life and art thus far. Lol's creative ventures have also continued recently following an unexpected reunion with his old friend Budgie, former member of Siouxsie and the Banshees and The Creatures.

In 2022, the two partnered to create the 'Curious Creatures' podcast series, in which they explore the lasting legacy and contemporary relevance of post-punk and host personalities from all walks of life to