World Entertainment News Online Service: October, 28 1997

Cure fans in America are camping outside ticket agents in a bid to get into an exclusive gig in Hollywood tonight(28Oct97).

Dedicated followers are preparing to shell out $56 each to catch a glimpse of their hero Robert Smith in action at the American Legion Hall.

Fans are trying to make the most of the band's Stateside visit after Smith announced his plans to quit in 1999.

The Close To Me hitmaker, famed for his spiky hair and smudged lipstick, doesn't want to be an ageing rocker in the next millennium - so he's giving it up to write film scores.

Insiders say the show will include music from the group's new singles retrospective Galore plus some of their classic tunes.

Fans can expect The Cure's Greatest Hits to be out on the shelves before the millennium.