Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist with The Cure, has died at the age of 65.
The news was announced earlier today (December 26) with an announcement on the band’s official website, which confirmed that their “great friend and bandmate” had passed away “after a short illness at home over Christmas”.
“Quiet, intense, intuitive, constant and hugely creative, ‘Teddy’ was a warm hearted and vital part of The Cure story,” the tribute read. “Our thoughts and condolences are with all his family. He will be very greatly missed.”
Born Perry Archangelo Bamonte in London on 3 September 1960, he initially became a member of The Cure’s road crew in 1984, after his brother Daryl was appointed as their tour manager, and he went on to become frontman Robert Smith’s guitar technician and personal assistant.
From The Cure’s official website. Perry Bamonte has passed away. https://t.co/STzJ8D1KPB pic.twitter.com/FbzqPtZlo4
— The Cure Forever (@TheCureForever_) December 26, 2025
When keyboardist Roger O’Donnell left the band in 1990, Bamonte became a full-time Cure member, playing guitar and keyboards – having been taught the latter by Smith’s sister Janet – as well as six-string bass and percussion on occasion.
He played on a string of albums, from 1992’s ‘Wish’ to 2000’s ‘Bloodflowers’, before being dismissed in 2005. He joined the band Love Amongst Ruin in 2012 alongside members of Placebo and Julian Cope’s band, before reconnecting with The Cure for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.
He officially rejoined the band in 2022, playing on the entirety of the ‘Shows Of A Lost World’ tour, including their most recent show at London’s Troxy in November 2024, which has now been immortalised in the concert film The Show Of A Lost World. He did not contribute to final album ‘Songs Of A Lost World’, however, as the recording had been completed before he rejoined.
Bamonte had been due to be a part of The Cure’s string of UK and European dates in 2026, including outdoor headline shows in Manchester, Cardiff, Dublin, Belfast, Edinburgh and Berlin, and festival slots at Isle Of Wight Festival, Primavera Sound Barcelona, Rock Werchter, Open’er, Øya and Rock En Seine.
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