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Songs of faith, murder, love and death that veer from darkly melodic to furiously cathartic
When raucous Aussie post-punks The Birthday Party split in 1983, frontman Nick Cave wasted no time in assembling a new group. The Bad Seeds consisted of his former Birthday Party bandmate Mick Harvey, Barry Adamson of Magazine and Blixa Bargeld of Einstürzende Neubauten. Their debut, 1984’s From Her To Eternity introduced the world to Cave’s new vision, more sombre and reserved in execution than his previous band, but no less menacing.
The Firstborn Is Dead and covers album Kicking Against The Pricks (the first with Thomas Wylder on drums) solidified Cave’s reputation, particularly in England. Your Funeral… My Trial followed in 1987 with Cave hitting his first creative high point with 1988’s superb Tender Prey, featuring one of his greatest compositions, 'The Mercy Seat'.
Cave freed himself from a heroin addiction in the late ’80s and immersed himself in his work, acting (Ghosts… Of The Civil Dead), writing a novel (And The Ass Saw The Angel) and returning to studio albums with 1990’s The Good Son. Martyn Casey and Conway Savage joined the band for Henry’s Dream which yielded the furious 'Papa Won’t Leave You Henry' and two of Cave’s most romantic songs 'Straight To You' and 'Loom Of The Land'.
Let Love In demonstrated that the band were still only growing in prowess, hitting nightmarish peaks on 'Red Right Hand' and 'Loverman', while still showing their romantic counterbalance with the mournful 'Nobody’s Baby Now'. It also marked the debut of Warren Ellis, the multi-instrumentalist who would go on to become one of Cave’s most valuable collaborators across The Bad Seeds, Grinderman and numerous soundtracks.
In 1996, the band channelled their bloodlust and menace into the superb Murder Ballads, scoring a hit with 'Where The Wild Roses Grow', featuring Kylie Minogue. It was around this time that Jim Sclavunos joined, quickly becoming another integral member of the hugely talented Bad Seeds gang.
Cave and The Bad Seeds quietened down for the considerably more sedate and introspective The Boatman’s Call, which found Cave filled with doubt about religion and romance in equal measure. It was a massive critical success, particularly the darkly romantic 'Into Your Arms', which Cave later performed at the funeral of his friend, Michael Hutchence.
The band’s astounding work rate continued through the 00s, with No More Shall We Part, Nocturama and the double album Abattoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus all arriving between 2001 and 2004. After a four-year gap, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds returned with Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!! an album whose raucous spirit was inspired by Cave, Ellis, Casey and Sclavunous’s extra-curricular activities in the band Grinderman. Their song 'Honey Bee (Let's Fly To Mars)' rounded out the famous five-minute-long continuous take from season one of True Detective.
Casey left the Bad Seeds in 2009 and another long gap followed before the band delivered the far more subdued and atmospheric Push The Sky Away in 2013, followed by the similarly minded Skeleton Tree in 2016, an album overshadowed by the tragic death of Cave’s son Arthur during its creation. Conway Savage died in 2018 from a brain tumour and the band’s 2019 Ghosteen album was dedicated to him.
Cave remained prolific outside of the band, conversing with fans about everything from faith and death to PJ Harvey and Elvis on his site The Red Hand Files. He also published a collection of conversations with Sean O'Hagan (The High Llamas) called Faith, Hope & Carnage, accompanied by an album with Warren Ellis called Carnage. The two also composed scores for Dahmer, Blonde (directed by long-time collaborator Andrew Dominik) and the Amy Winehouse biopic, Back To Black. Cave's return to action with the Bad Seeds followed in 2024 with the album Wild God. The band announced a 2024 European tour with UK and Ireland dates set for November.
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Nick and company were in top form. Amazing 2 hours plus. Attended both nights. Wouldve been nice if he varied the setlist the 2nd night. Hopefully when he comes to the U.S. next year, he'll change the setlist a bit. Just a dynamic performance.
Beyond words, profound; while his energy pinned me to my seat and I clutched my heart ! An ecstatic experience that took me across all the emotions and I am permanently changed , he truly is a Wild God !
Brilliant show! Bad Seeds are phenomenal. O2 is a pain to leave from at 23.00. The 3 hr trip home (only 25 miles) was ridiculous
Great show Great venue Staff were polite and very helpful
Nick Caves, God Tour was the most exhilarating concert I've ever been lucky enough to attend. A smorgasborge of musical genius, his onstage presence and charisma carry rhe audience away on a wave of euphoria. Literally mine and my Mothers bucket list. Going to see the Bad Seens us like attending a Church, they are true geniuses in their field. A total must see in your lifetime, I fully recommend this musical extravaganza. Family and child friendly in a safe environment . Totally loved the experience. Thanks Nick x Susie x Bands. Love Georgie x Jojo.
Nick Cave may well be the greatest performer in the world. He exploded onto the stage at the O2 arena, a strangely gangly, jet black haired, ugly-beautiful kind of man, and from the second he opened his mouth the power of his performance engulfed , moved and uplifted the huge audience. The man is 67 but he skipped about the stage and into the audience like a hyped up teenager who couldn't decide where to go first. Nick Cave has lost two sons in recents years and constantly talks and sings of his great sorrow, but somehow he has managed to embrace the joy and beauty of the world in the face of it. At times he whipped the audience up with huge anthemic, gut-wrenching, power-driven, show stoppers and at times he sat behind the piano and sang the most beautiful, haunting ballads that literally made me cry. The Bad Seeds, augmented by Radiohead's Colin Greenwood, and with Warren Ellis looking like a demented God, played with huge orchestral magnificence, and the backing singers, dressed in glittering robes, sang like a choir of pumped up angels. Nick Cave greeted the audience, he spoke to them, he teased them, he conducted them, he thanked them repeatedly, he laughed with them, he introduced his songs, he sang for two and a half hours, and he said goodbye with not one, but two, encores. Oh and there were screens, three of them, so the action on stage was blown up into beautiful sepia close ups. A heap of thought, creativity, energy, effort, money, and consideration for the audience, had gone into that show and we left feeling it was a bargain.
Amazing!!!!! Great performance and great people ! Nick Cave , Warren Ellis and others they are just great!! Thanks a lot!
Absolutely phenomenal concert ! Brilliantly performed and needs to be noted also the venue contributed to the perfection, too. O2 Arena in London is considered one of the best venues in the world acoustic wise.
Fantastic concert as always . Brilliant interaction with the audience . Played great songs
Great concert highly enjoyed it. Seamless security check well done O2. As for the concert Nick Cave and
