Post-punk English rockers The Cure brought their sometimes dark, sometimes fanciful brooding to the UNO Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, on Tuesday, May 10., 2016. This was the second night of two New Orleans performances, with the first on May 10th (Tuesday) at the arena, it was the opening location for the band's 2016 North American Tour. The evening featured elaborately teased-haired Robert Smith on vocals and guitar, Simon Gallup on bass, Jason Cooper on drums, Roger O'Donnell on keyboard, and Reeves Gabrels on guitar. "Just Like Heaven" is the third single released from their 5 October 1987 album KISS ME, KISS ME, KISS ME,. The group wrote most of the song during recording sessions in southern France in 1987. The lyrics were written by their frontman Robert Smith, who drew inspiration from a past trip to the sea shore with his future wife. Before Smith had completed the lyrics, an instrumental version of the song was used as the theme for the French television show Les Enfants du Rock. Smith's memories of the trip formed the basis for the song's accompanying music video. The song became the Cure's first American hit and reached number 40 on the Billboard charts in 1988. It has been praised by critics and covered by artists such as Dinosaur Jr., Alvin and the Chipmunks, and Katie Melua. Smith has said he considers "Just Like Heaven" to be one of the band's strongest songs. The band performed a variety of songs that spanned over 30 years. In typical atmospheric form, The Cure relayed the sometimes sorrowful, sometimes surreal, often goth-inspired rock that always makes a Cure show feel like a walk through the confusing -- or weirdly comforting -- stuff of dreams. Unlike some of the band's previous tours, the performance probably was best enjoyed by those familiar with lesser-known selections of The Cure's catalog. It was not a night for casual fans, who no doubt were disappointed by notable absence of "Friday I'm in love," "Let's Go to Bed," "Pictures of You," and much of The Cure's more accessible and commercially popular work. The sugary, pop-steeped "flighty" side of the catalog was nowhere to be seen on May 10th or 11th. Roughly an hour or so into the set came a high point for most, as "Lovesong," and "Just Like Heaven" were clear crowd-pleasers. The fifth encore on May 11th included "Boys Don't Cry." It was a well-executed, ample, 2 1/2-hour set. Although visually showing his age, as are most of The Cure's primarily Gen X fans, Smith's vocals were just as beautifully gloomy and vulnerable as they always have been. This is the first time The Cure has staged a major tour of the continent since 2008, but they've appeared in New Orleans more recently, with their last local outing at Voodoo Fest in 2013. Originally scheduled as the tour opener, the May 11 date sold out the day tickets went on sale last fall. A second New Orleans appearance -- May 10 -- was immediately added to the roster, which would then became the new premiere date of the 33-show slate. Although both nights officially sold out, the two-night showing prompted a glut of available tickets. Steep reduction over the past month in resale ticket prices resulted in some seats listed for resale online for as little as $6 each.