Bestival Live 2011

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{{Infobox album

| name = Bestival Live 2011

| type = Live album

| artist = The Cure

| cover = Album cover - The Cure - Bestival Live 2011.jpg

| alt =

| released = 2 December 2011

| recorded = 2011

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 140:40

| label =

| producer = The Cure, Keith Uddin

| prev_title = 4:13 Dream

| prev_year = 2008

| next_title = Torn Down

| next_year = 2018

}}

{{Album ratings

|MC = (77/100){{Cite web | title = Critic Reviews for Bestival Live 2011 | publisher = Metacritic | accessdate = 14 November 2012 | url = http://www.metacritic.com/music/bestival-live-2011/the-cure/critic-reviews}}

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite web | last = Raggett | first = Ned | title = Bestival Live 2011 – The Cure | publisher = AllMusic | accessdate = 7 January 2012 | url = {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r2341298/review|pure_url=yes}}}}

|rev2 = BBC Music

|rev2score = (favorable){{Cite web | last = Hocknell | first = Tom | title = Review of The Cure – Bestival Live 2011 | publisher = BBC Music | date = 2 December 2011 | accessdate = 14 November 2012 | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/bfvh}}

|rev3 = Consequence of Sound

|rev3score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{Cite news | last = Kivel | first = Adam | title = Album Review: The Cure – Bestival Live 2011 | newspaper = Consequence | publisher = Consequence of Sound | date = 9 December 2011 | accessdate = 14 November 2012 | url = https://consequence.net/2011/12/album-review-the-cure-bestival-live-2011/}}

|rev4 = Drowned in Sound

|rev4score = (7/10){{Cite web | last = Leedham | first = Robert | title = The Cure – Bestival Live | publisher = Drowned in Sound | date = 8 December 2011 | accessdate = 14 November 2012 | url = http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16693/reviews/4144199 | archive-date = 6 November 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121106113836/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/16693/reviews/4144199 | url-status = dead }}

|rev5 = Entertainment Weekly

|rev5score = A−{{Cite magazine | last = Schwartz | first = Missy | title = Albums: Dec. 16, 2011 (The Cure, Bestival Live 2011) | magazine = Entertainment Weekly | date = 16 December 2011 | page = 83 | accessdate = 14 November 2012 | url = http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20551809,00.html | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130122202328/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20551809,00.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 22 January 2013 }}

|rev6 = Pitchfork

|rev6score = (5.8/10){{Cite web | last = Cohen | first = Ian | title = The Cure: Bestival Live 2011 | publisher = Pitchfork | date = 6 January 2012 | accessdate = 14 November 2012 | url = http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16120-bestival-2011/}}

|rev7 = PopMatters

|rev7score = {{Rating|7|10}}{{Cite web | last = Houle | first = Zachary | title = The Cure: Bestival Live 2011 | publisher = PopMatters | date = 31 January 2012 | accessdate = 14 November 2012 | url = http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/153438-the-cure-bestival-live-2011/}}

|rev8 = Uncut

|rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}

}}

Bestival Live 2011 is a live album recorded by English rock band The Cure during Bestival 2011 music festival in September 2011. It was first released in Germany on 2 December 2011, before being released in the UK on 5 December 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.thecure.com/blog/default.aspx?nid%3D37049 |title=The Cure : News : CURE - BESTIVAL LIVE 2011 |accessdate=13 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205171037/http://www.thecure.com/blog/default.aspx?nid=37049 |archivedate=5 December 2011}} It is the band's first live album since Paris, which was released in 1993.{{Citation |title=Bestival Live 2011 - The Cure {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/bestival-live-2011-mw0002259176 |access-date=2024-10-13 |language=en}}

All profits from the sale of the album went to the Isle of Wight Youth Trust.