Perry Archangelo Bamonte, a member of the rock band the CURE, passed away this Christmas (1960-2025). The Cure issued an official statement confirming that Perry Bamonte “passed away after a short illness at home over Christmas.” Perry passed at the age of 65.
“It is with enormous sadness that we confirm the death of our great friend and bandmate perry bamonte who 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.
‘Looking after the band’ from 1984 through 1989, he became a full time member of the cure in 1990, playing guitar, six string bass and keyboard on the wish, wild mood swings, bloodflowers, acoustic hits and the cure albums, as well as performing more than 400 shows over 14 years.
He rejoined the CURE in 2022, playing another 90 shows,
some of the best in the band’s history, culminating with the show of a lost world concert in london 1st november 2024.Our thoughts and condolences are with all his family. He will be very greatly missed.”
The CURE announced an intensive live performance for 2026. Their 2026 schedule includes several music festivals. Some of the festivals’ 2026 lineups include CURE, including the Isle of Wight Festival, North Festival, Rockilde Festival, Open’er Festival in Poland, and others. The complete list is on the official website.
Who Was Perry Ramonte?
Perry Archangelo Bamonte was an English musician and artist, best known as a guitarist and keyboardist for The Cure from 1990 to 2005 and again from 2022 to 2024.
Early Life
Born on September 3, 1960, in London, England, Bamonte grew up in Basildon and attended school with Martin Gore of Depeche Mode. His younger brother, Daryl, worked as a tour manager for The Cure and Depeche Mode, connecting Perry to the music industry.
Career with The Cure
Bamonte joined The Cure’s road crew in 1984 as guitar technician and personal assistant to Robert Smith, learning keyboards from Smith’s sister Janet. Promoted to full member in 1990 after Roger O’Donnell’s departure, he played guitar, keyboards, six-string bass, and percussion on albums including Wish (1992), Wild Mood Swings (1996), Bloodflowers (2000), and The Cure (2004). He performed over 400 shows across 14 years, shifted to lead guitar after Porl Thompson’s 1993 exit, and rejoined in 2022 for the Shows of a Lost World tour, playing 90 more shows.
Later Work and Interests
Dismissed amicably in 2005 with O’Donnell, Bamonte pursued fly fishing, illustration for Fly Culture magazine, and bass in Love Amongst Ruin’s 2015 album Lose Your Way. He appeared at The Cure’s 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.
