Roger O'Donnell

Roger O'Donnell

Roger O'Donnell (born 29 October 1955) is an English keyboardist best known for his work with The Cure. O'Donnell has also performed in The Psychedelic Furs, Thompson Twins, and Berlin, as well as having an active solo career. O'Donnell was born in East London into a musical family, next to the piano in his parents' London home. O'Donnell attended art school but left to pursue a career as a professional musician, with his first paying gig coming in 1976, at Oxford Town Hall backing legendary British pop icon Arthur Brown. O'Donnell joined the Thompson Twins as a live keyboardist in July 1983, playing alongside future Cure bandmate and drummer Boris Williams. Both completed the Side Kicks Tour in 1983 and also played with the band on the Into the Gap/Out of the Gap tours in 1984. In the early 1980s, while with the Thompson Twins, Berlin, and the Psychedelic Furs, O'Donnell was a big fan of synthesisers produced by Sequential Circuits, which produced such classics as the Prophet 5, Prophet T8, and Prophet VS. While on tour with the Psychedelic Furs, O'Donnell set the record for having the most Sequential models onstage at one time. O'Donnell first joined The Cure in 1987, after being longtime friends with drummer Boris Williams. He played with The Cure during their Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me tour, though he did not contribute to the album. (He does however appear in the music videos for "Just Like Heaven" and "Hot Hot Hot!!!" and appeared in tour promo art.) With O'Donnell on keyboards, Porl Thompson was able to focus on guitar full-time, instead of assisting Tolhurst on keyboards for many of the songs. Some of O'Donnell's performances from this tour can be heard on the deluxe edition of Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me. For the next album Disintegration, O'Donnell became a fully integrated member of the band, and his songwriting contributions can be heard on the songs "Out of Mind" and "Fear of Ghosts," which are the B-Sides to the hit singles "Lullaby" and "Lovesong", respectively. He is also featured on the live album from this period, Entreat. Following The Cure's Prayer Tour in 1989, O'Donnell left the band in 1990. During the period of the Cure's greatest success, O'Donnell was the band's only member to play piano and keyboards as his primary instrument. Previous keyboardist Lol Tolhurst also played drums for a time and subsequent keyboardist Perry Bamonte later switched to guitar. O'Donnell rejoined The Cure in late 1994 and appeared on the albums Wild Mood Swings, Bloodflowers, and The Cure. He also appears on the live DVD The Cure: Trilogy. During this period it is notable that O'Donnell introduced the band to digital recording. When O'Donnell started working on his solo album The Truth in Me in early 2005, he stated that he had no plans to leave The Cure. However, later in that year Robert Smith decided to reconfigure The Cure as a trio, without O'Donnell or Perry Bamonte. O'Donnell would later confirm that the rumour of him being fired by E-mail was false, and if The Cure hadn't been reduced to a trio he would have left regardless to concentrate on solo material. ... Source: Article "Roger O'Donnell" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: Roger O'Donnell
  • Popularity: 1.275
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1955-10-29
  • Place of Birth: East London, England, UK
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  • Also Known As: The Cure
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Roger O'Donnell Movies

  • 2013
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    The Cure: Voodoo Festival Live

    The Cure: Voodoo Festival Live

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    The Cure live at Voodoo Festival 2013, in New Orleans - 1st November 2013 Setlist: Shake Dog Shake Fascination Street From the Edge of the Deep...

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  • 2020
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    The Cure: Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2014

    The Cure: Live at the Royal Albert Hall 2014

    1 2020 HD

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  • 1998
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    The Cure - Bizarre-Festival Köln

    The Cure - Bizarre-Festival Köln

    1 1998 HD

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  • 2023
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    The Cure - Shows Of A Lost World At United Center, Chicago

    The Cure - Shows Of A Lost World At United Center, Chicago

    1 2023 HD

    The Cure perform live at United Center, Chicago on 10th June 2023 during their Shows Of A Lost World North American Tour. Main Set: Alone, Pictures...

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  • 2022
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    The Cure - Shows Of A Lost World At Wembley Arena, London

    The Cure - Shows Of A Lost World At Wembley Arena, London

    1 2022 HD

    The Cure perform live at Wembley Arena, London on 13th December 2022 during their Shows Of A Lost World European Tour.

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  • 2019
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    The Cure - Live At Glastonbury 2019

    The Cure - Live At Glastonbury 2019

    8 2019 HD

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  • 2019
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    The Cure : Live Rock en Seine

    The Cure : Live Rock en Seine

    8 2019 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Cure Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 2019

    The Cure Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame 2019

    1 1970 HD

    Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor introduces The Cure for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the Barclay Center in NYC on March...

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  • 2002
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    The Cure - Trilogy

    The Cure - Trilogy

    7.9 2002 HD

    Trilogy is a live album video by The Cure. It documents The Trilogy Concerts, in which the three albums, Pornography, Disintegration and Bloodflowers...

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  • 2001
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    The Cure - Greatest Hits Videos

    The Cure - Greatest Hits Videos

    7.2 2001 HD

    Greatest Hits is a 2001 album by The Cure. The band's relationship with longtime label Fiction Records came to a close, and The Cure were obliged to...

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  • 2019
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    The Cure - Disintegration In Sydney

    The Cure - Disintegration In Sydney

    1 2019 HD

    The Cure bring their magisterial, slow-burn masterpiece Disintegration to the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall for four shows to mark the 30th...

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  • 2019
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    The Cure: Anniversary 1978 - 2018 - (Live In Hyde Park)

    The Cure: Anniversary 1978 - 2018 - (Live In Hyde Park)

    8 2019 HD

    The band’s acclaimed 29-song, 135-minute anniversary concert. Filmed in one of London’s Royal Parks to a crowd of 65,000 fans, The Cure...

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  • 2019
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    The Cure - CURÆTION-25: From There to Here | From Here to There

    The Cure - CURÆTION-25: From There to Here | From Here to There

    8.2 2019 HD

    The concert was captured on the tenth and final night of the 25th Meltdown Festival (curated by Robert Smith) at London’s Royal Festival Hall...

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  • 1991
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    The Cure: Picture Show

    The Cure: Picture Show

    1 1991 HD

    1. Why Can't I Be You? 2. Catch 3. Hot Hot Hot!!! 4. Just Like Heaven 5. Lullaby 6. Fascination Street 7. Lovesong 8. Pictures Of You 9. Never Enough...

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  • 2019
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    The Cure: Glastonbury 2019

    The Cure: Glastonbury 2019

    8 2019 HD

    The Cure perform live in their triumphant and critically acclaimed return to Worthy Farm at Glastonbury 2019.

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  • 2019
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    The Cure - Flow Festival 2019

    The Cure - Flow Festival 2019

    1 2019 HD

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  • 2021
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    The Cure Untitled Documentary Film Series

    The Cure Untitled Documentary Film Series

    10 2021 HD

    This is a 5-part, fan-made documentary about The Cure. A YouTube-sourced assembly of interviews, concerts, videos, TV appearances and...

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  • 2024
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    BBC Radio 6 Music Session - The Cure Live

    BBC Radio 6 Music Session - The Cure Live

    1 2024 HD

    Huw Stephens from BBC Radio 6 Music welcomes The Cure to perform live at BBC Radio Theatre on 30th October 2024. Featuring new tracks from their...

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  • 2024
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    BBC Radio 2 In Concert - The Cure Live

    BBC Radio 2 In Concert - The Cure Live

    8 2024 HD

    The Cure perform live at the BBC Radio Theatre in London on 30th October 2024. Main Set: Alone, Pictures Of You, A Fragile Thing, High, A Night Like...

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  • 2024
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    The Cure: Show of a Lost World Live at Troxy, London

    The Cure: Show of a Lost World Live at Troxy, London

    1 2024 HD

    To launch the album "Songs of a Lost World" on 1st November 2024, The Cure play live at Troxy in London. Playing the album in full, then embarking on...

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  • 2024
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    The Cure BBC Radio 2 In Concert

    The Cure BBC Radio 2 In Concert

    8 2024 HD

    The Cure play an intimate performance with a selection of classics, fan favourites and tracks from the album Songs of a Lost World. Recorded in front...

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  • 2024
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    The Cure at the BBC

    The Cure at the BBC

    6.5 2024 HD

    A celebration of The Cure. Robert Smith's unique songwriting talents meant that The Cure's long list of singles were always destined to break out of...

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  • 2024
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    The Cure: Songs Of A Lost World Live at Troxy, London

    The Cure: Songs Of A Lost World Live at Troxy, London

    1 2024 HD

    As marketing strategies go, The Cure aligning their long-awaited comeback record with the spookiest week of the year is proving to be a devilishly...

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  • 2024
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    The Cure - Songs Of A Lost World

    The Cure - Songs Of A Lost World

    1 2024 HD

    Songs Of A Lost World, The Cure’s highly anticipated album, brings their signature haunting, melancholic sound into a new dimension with...

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  • 2022
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    Sam & Kate

    Sam & Kate

    6.5 2022 HD

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  • 2017
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    England Is Mine

    England Is Mine

    5.9 2017 HD

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  • 1984
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    MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

    7.5 1984 HD

    An annual award ceremony presented by MTV to honor the best in the music video medium.

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  • 1975
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    Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

    6.9 1975 HD

    A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture...

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  • 1982
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    Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

    6.2 1982 HD

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