infamous and resulted in Gallup leaving the Cure to form Fools Dance with Biddles. Fools Dance Gallup left the band and started the Cry with Gary Biddles and Matthieu Hartley. Their first gig was at the Covent Garden Rock Garden on 19 April 1983, supported by SE London-based band the Wait. They later changed their name to Fools Dance, which released two EPs; Fools Dance and They'll Never Know. Biddles sang most of the songs that were released by this band, Gallup sang on one called "The Ring". When asked why he left the Cure, he said, "It's just basically that Robert and I are both really arrogant bastards, and it got to such an extreme. I suppose you just can't have two egocentrics in a band, and Robert was sort of 'the main man'." Return to the Cure In 1984, Smith asked Gallup to return to the Cure, an offer which he accepted. Since then, the two of them have remained on good terms. Gallup also served as best man at Smith's wedding in 1988. In late 1992, Gallup again took a brief break from the band during the Wish Tour, after he had to be transported to hospital, suffering from pleurisy after being ill for several months. During this time, he was replaced on bass by former Associates and Shelleyan Orphan member, Roberto Soave. On 15 August 2021 Gallup stated on his Facebook page that he had once again left the Cure. “With a slightly heavy heart I am no longer a member of the Cure! Good luck to them all” Gallup said. When responding to a fan's comment on Facebook if his departure was health related Gallup said, “I’m ok… just got fed up of betrayal.” No official statement about Gallup's departure was made by Smith or the band. Gallup later deleted the post. In October 2021, Gallup used the same social media account to clarify that he is still a member of the band. Gear Gallup's favourite bass is his Gibson Thunderbird. In 2004 Gibson created a special red Thunderbird bass for Gallup, to celebrate his 25th year as the bassist for the Cure. He has also played Fender Precision, Fender Jazz, Rickenbacker 4001, Music Man StingRay, Washburn AB10 acoustic, Kramer acoustic, custom Dick Knight, Epiphone Jack Casady and Eccleshall 335 basses live. In 2011 Gallup started using a Schecter signature model based on their Ultra