The Cure have been announced as Friday night headliners of the 2012 Primavera Festival in Barcelona, Spain, it was announced this morning. Bob Smith and co will join the likes of Bjork, Mayhem, Sleep, Godflesh, The XX, The Dirty Three and Wolves In The Throne Room at the finest festival on continental European soil. This year, Primavera takes place between May 30th and June 3rd and for more information and tickets, please visit their website. You can find out what a good time we had at Primavera in 2011 here and 2010 here.

Here's the line-up in full: A$AP Rocky, A.A. Bondy, AraabMUZIK, Archers Of Loaf, Baxter Dury, Beach House, Björk, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Codeine, Death Cab For Cutie, Death In Vegas, Dirty Three, Franz Ferdinand, Godflesh, Grimes, Harvey Milk, Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel), Josh T. Pearson, Justice, Lisabö, Liturgy, Mayhem, Mazzy Star, Melvins, Mudhoney, Napalm Death, Neon Indian, Numbers showcase: Jackmaster, Oneman, Deadboy, Spencer, Redinho, OFF!, Orthodox, Other Lives, Sandro Perri, SBTRKT, Shellac, Siskiyou, Sleep, Spiritualized, The Afghan Whigs, The Cure, The Drums, The Olivia Tremor Control, The xx, Veronica Falls, Washed Out, White Denim, Wilco, Wolves In The Throne Room, Yo La Tengo,