After a year of only a handful of one-off live dates, The Cure is set to bring its melodic moodiness on a lengthy North America tour this fall in support of a new album set to hit stores around the same time.

The Cure

Frontman Robert Smith will lead his ever-evolving lineup, which currently features bassist Simon Gallup, drummer Jason Cooper, and guitarist Porl Thompson, on 20 dates starting September 13 in Tampa, Florida. The trek will conclude with an October 17 show at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. Sheffield-based rockers 65 Days of Static will open.

The Cure's new album, for which a release date has not yet been announced, will be released on Suretone/Geffen album. In early December 2006, Smith complained of writer's block, saying that if he didn't finish writing lyrics by Christmas "I should be shot."

It will be the band's follow-up to its 2004 self-titled album, as well as the recent DVD Festival 2005, taped during a run of summer 2005 European festivals.

The Cure's North American tour dates:

9-13 Tampa, FL - St. Petersburg Times Forum

9-15 Atlanta, GA - Gwinnett Civic Center

9-17 Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Bobcats Arena

9-19 Washington, DC - Patriot Center

9-21 Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum

9-23 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden

9-25 Boston, MA - Agganis Arena

9-26 Montreal, Quebec - Bell Center

9-27 Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre

9-29 Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena

10-2 Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater

10-4 Salt Lake City, UT - E Center

10-6 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater (Download Festival)

10-8 Seattle, WA - Key Arena

10-9 Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place

10-11 Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl

10-13 San Diego, CA - Cox Arena

10-14 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl

10-16 Houston, TX - Toyota Center

10-17 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center