Simon Gallup

Film & TV

Duxhurst, Surrey, England, UK

Simon Johnathon Gallup (born 1 June 1960) is an English musician and bassist with the alternative rock band The Cure. He is the second longest-serving member of the band after lead vocalist/guitarist Robert Smith. Born in Duxhurst, Surrey, Simon's family moved to Horley in 1961 where he attended Horley Infants and Junior Schools until 1971, followed by Horley Comprehensive School (now Oakwood…

Known for

• Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition — Self2026
• The Cure - Primavera Sound 2026 Barcelona — Self2026
• The Cure - Maia North Festival 2026 — Self2026
• The Cure - Rock en Seine 2026 — Self2026
• The Cure - Rock Werchter 20262026
• The Cure - Pohoda Festival 20262026
• The Cure - Pinkpop Festival 20262026
• The Cure - Isle Of Wight Festival 20262026
• The Cure - Open'er Festival 20262026
• The Cure: The Show Of A Lost World (Troxy Live 2024) — Self2025

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United Kingdom

Active from

1960-06-01

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

1,226

Total plays

2,493

Gallup first joined The Cure in 1979, replacing Michael Dempsey on bass guitar. He also has been credited for occasionally playing the keyboard, particularly after Matthieu Hartley's departure in 1980; he took over keyboard lines for many of the songs that Hartley played. Examples of songs he played keyboard on live include "At Night", "A Forest", "A Strange Day" and "Pornography". During "Cold" he multi-tasked playing bass guitar and bass pedals. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Simon+Gallup"

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Surrey

Occupation

songwriter

Languages spoken

English language

Genre

gothic rock

Instrument

keyboard instrument

Image

Simon Gallup and Jason Cooper from The Cure in 2012 (cropped).jpg

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