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Ahead of tonight’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the members of The Cure past and present walked the red carpet, where Robert Smith managed to drop a bit of news, saying the band “probably” will perform Disintegration on tour in the U.S. later this year.

The interviewer during that livestreamed red-carpet appearance asked Smith about the band’s plans to celebrate this year’s 30th anniversary of the landmark Disintegration. The band already has announced plans to perform the 1989 album Down Under four times this coming May.

“We’re going to be playing some shows at the Vivid festival in Sydney, in Australia, just to commemorate it,” Smith said. “And probably, to be honest, we’ll probably do it here a bit later in the year.” (In an interview after the ceremony, Smith said, “Before the end of the year, I’m sure we’ll have played in North America.”)

It’s not the first hint the band will be touring the U.S. this year; keyboardist Roger O’Donnell in a prior interview talked about “possibly American shows in the fall.” But it’s the first time it’s been confirmed that those plans to play in the U.S. would center around a full-album performance of Disintegration.

But not only that. Smith noted in his Rock Hall interview that “we’ll also be playing new songs,” a reference to the band’s first album in more than a decade, which is expected sometime later this year. Smith said the record, whose title has not been revealed, “will be the best thing we’ve ever done by a long way.”

Below, check out the video of The Cure’s red-carpet appearance — the current lineup is followed by interviews with former members — as well as the band’s current tour dates.

The Cure tour dates

AUSTRALIA

May 24: Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia (Disintegration 30th anniversary show)

May 25: Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia (Disintegration 30th anniversary show)

May 27: Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia (Disintegration 30th anniversary show)

May 28: Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia (Disintegration 30th anniversary show)

EUROPE

June 8: Malahide Castle, Dublin, Ireland

June 9: Pinkpop, Landgraaf, Netherlands

June 14: Nova Rock, Nickelsdorf, Austria

June 16: Firenze Rocks, Florence, Italy

June 21: Southside Festival, Neuhausen Ob Eck, Germany

June 23: Hurricane Festival, Scheessel, Germany

June 24-26: INMusic Festival, Zagreb, Croatia

June 28: Rock Werchter, Werchter, Belgium

June 30: Glastonbury Festival, Pilton, UK

July 4: Exit Festival, Novi Sad, Serbia

July 6: Roskilde Festival, Roskilde, Denmark

July 11: NOS Alive, Lisbon, Portugal

July 13: Mad Cool Festival, Madrid, Spain

July 17: Ejekt Festival, Athens, Greece

July 18-20: Colours of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic

July 22: Rock the City, Bucharest, Romania

July 25: Paleo Festival, Nyon, Switzerland

JAPAN

July 26-28: Fuji Rock Festival, Naeba Ski Resort, Japan

EUROPE

Aug. 3: Afisha Picnic, Moscow, Russia

Aug. 7: Oya Festival, Oslo, Norway

Aug. 8-10: Way Out Festival, Gothenburg, Sweden

Aug. 9-11: Flow Festival, Helsinki, Finland

Aug. 16: Summer Sessions, Glasgow, Scotland

Aug. 23: Rock en Seine, Parc de Saint-Cloud, France

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