NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS, The Wild God Tour

The tour will hit the peninsula on 24 October at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, 25 October at the WiZink Center in Madrid and 27 October at the MEO Arena in Lisbon with The Murder Capital as guest artist on all three dates.

New Album Released 30th August. Title Track Out Now Wild God

“Tense and thunderous at times, tender and cathartic at others. It’s masterful” 

The Independent

“Cimentó la reputación de los Bad Seeds como una de las mejores bandas en directo“

Daily Telegraph

“…like all great art it is an experience that will transform you and stay with you for years to come.”

Forbes

“A show of crushing genius”

DIY

“One day you’ll get into Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds because sooner or later everyone does, and when you do you’ll realise they’re the finest live band on the planet”

Vice

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds announce their first headline tour of the UK and Europe since 2017, with 27 shows across 17 countries this Autumn. The band are widely regarded as one of the greatest live acts in the world today, and these shows promise to be some of the most hotly anticipated of 2024.

Kicking off on 24th September in Oberhausen, Germany and ending in Paris, France on 17th November, the tour will also include 3 concerts on the peninsula: 24 October at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, 25 October at the WiZink Center in Madrid and 27 October at the MEO Arena in Lisbon. The tour will follow the release of their 18th studio album ‘Wild God’ on 30th August. The new album was announced last week alongside the release of the title track.

“I never think about how a record is going to go live, it never, ever occurs to me. The lyric writing process is way too hard to take ideas like that into consideration.  But, when I listen to ‘Wild God’ now, I think we can really do something epic with these songs live. We’re really excited about that – the record just feels like it was made for the stage.”

Nick Cave

The band will play new material along with songs from their extensive catalogue. Support will come from one of 3 special guests across the dates – Dry Cleaning, The Murder Capital and Black Country, New Road.

The Wild God Tour Dates:

Tickets on sale Friday 22nd March, 10am local time at https://www.nickcave.com/tour-dates/

You can join the waiting list here by selecting the city of the tour you want to attend to access the Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds EXCLUSIVE PRE-SALE. On March 21st, from 10.00am CET for the Spanish dates and from 10:00am GMT for Portugal, you will receive an email with access to the selected pre-sale which will last 24 hours, until March 22nd at 10.00am CET for the Spanish dates and 10:00am GMT for Lisbon.

September 2024
24	Oberhausen, Germany	Rudolf Weber-Arena	(Dry Cleaning)
26	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Ziggo Dome	(Dry Cleaning)
29	Berlín, Germany	Uber Arena	(Dry Cleaning)
Octubre 2024
2	Oslo, Noruega	Oslo Spektrum	(Dry Cleaning)
3	Estocolmo, Sweden	Hovet	(Dry Cleaning)
5	Copenhagen, Denmark	Roval Arena	(Dry Cleaning)
8	Hamburgo, Germany	Barclays Arena	(Dry Cleaning)
10	Lodz, Polonia	Atlas Arena	(Dry Cleaning)
11	Krakow, Polonia	TAURON Arena	(Dry Cleaning)
13	Budapest, Hungary	Papp László	(The Murder Capital)
15	Zagreb, Croatia	Arena Zagreb	(The Murder Capital)
17	Praga, Chequia	O2 Arena	(The Murder Capital)
18	Múnich, Germany	Olympiahalle	(The Murder Capital)
20	Milán, Italy	Milan Forum	(The Murder Capital)
22	Zúrich, Switzerland	Hallenstadion	(The Murder Capital)
24	Barcelona, Spain	Palau Sant Jordi	(The Murder Capital)
25	Madrid, Spain	WiZink Center	(The Murder Capital)
27	Lisbon, Portugal	MEO Arena	(The Murder Capital)
30	Amberes, Belgium	Sportpaleis	(The Murder Capital)
November 2024
2	Leeds, Great Britain	First Direct Arena	(Black Country, New Road)
3	Glasgow, Great Britain	OVO Hydro	(Black Country, New Road)
5	Manchester, Great Britain	AO Arena	(Black Country, New Road)
6	Cardiff, Great Britain	Utilita Arena	(Black Country, New Road)
8	Londres, Great Britain	The O2	(Black Country, New Road)
12	Dublín, Ireland	3 Arena	(Black Country, New Road)
15	Birmingham, Great Britain	Resorts World Arena	(Black Country, New Road)
17	París, France	Accor Arena	(Black Country, New Road)

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds line up live:

Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey, Jim Sclavunos, George Vjestica, Larry Mullins, Carly Paradis

Releasing on 30^th August, the first taste of the band’s 18th studio album is title track , Wild God.

“I hope the album has the effect [on listeners] that it’s had on me,” Cave says. “It bursts out of the speaker, and I get swept up with it. It’s a complicated record, but it’s also deeply and joyously infectious. There is never a masterplan when we make a record. The records rather reflect back the emotional state of the writers and musicians who played them. Listening to this, I don’t know, it seems we’re happy.”

Across ten tracks, the band dance between convention and experimentation, taking left-turns and detours that heighten the rich imagery and emotion in Cave’s soul-stirring narratives. It is the sound of a group emboldened by reconnection and taking flight. There are moments that touch fondly upon the Bad Seeds’ past but they are fleeting, and serve only to imbue the relentless and restless forward motion of the band.

Produced by Cave and Warren Ellis, and mixed by David Fridmann, Cave began writing the album on New Year’s Day 2023. With sessions at Miraval in Provence and Soundtree in London, the Bad Seeds added their unique alchemy, with additional performances from Colin Greenwood (bass) and Luis Almau (nylon string guitar, acoustic guitar).

“‘Wild God’…there’s no fucking around with this record. When it hits, it hits. It lifts you. It moves you. I love that about it.”

Nick Cave

‘Wild God’ will be released on Bad Seed in partnership with Play It Again Sam on streaming, CD, and standard and limited edition vinyl. The track listing is as follows:

1. Song of the Lake 2. Wild God 3. Frogs 4. Joy 5. Final Rescue Attempt 6. Conversion 7. Cinnamon Horses 8. Long Dark Night 9. O Wow O Wow (How Wonderful She Is) 10. As the Waters Cover the Sea The members of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are:

Nick Cave   Thomas Wydler   Martyn Casey   Jim Sclavunos   Warren Ellis   George Vjestica

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS BARCELONA, Palau Sant Jordi Thursday, 24 October 2024 MADRID, WiZink Center Friday, 25 October 2024 LISBOA, MEO Arena Sunday, 27 October 2024 Tickets go on sale on Friday 22 March at 10 a.m. (local time) from https://www.nickcave.com/tour-dates/. On March 21st, from 10.00am CET for the Spanish dates and from 10:00am GMT for Portugal, you will receive an email with access to the selected pre-sale which will last 24 hours, until March 22nd at 10.00am CET for the Spanish dates and 10:00am GMT for Lisbon.