Robert Smith Slams World Cup Halftime Show | Music News

Music News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 16, 2026 · 1m

Robert Smith of The Cure is not impressed with the upcoming FIFA World Cup final halftime show — calling it out with a string of expletives and the hashtags Breadandcircuses and MUGWANK, paired with NASA’s “Pale Blue Dot” image to underscore his skepticism. While FIFA President Gianni Infantino calls it a “groundbreaking spectacle,” Smith’s blunt take echoes his infamous Rock Hall induction moment. Meanwhile, The Cure are on tour, with Simon Gallup’s son Eden stepping in on bass, and they’re busy in the studio — finishing a new album and working on a more upbeat one — while also collaborating…