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Nick Cave has extended his 2025 solo tour dates with a handful of new shows. Check out the details below.The first run of tour dates were shared back in January, and included 13 solo shows across Europe between June and August.Now, due to high demand, more shows have been added to the itinerary.

Nick Cave has reflected on his previous “uncharitable remark” about the Red Hot Chili Peppers, admitting he was a “troublemaker, a shit-stirrer”.Allegedly, around some time in 2004, Cave was quoted saying: “I’m forever near a stereo saying, ‘What the fuck is this garbage?’ And the answer is always the Red Hot Chili Peppers.”Now, after being asked to expand on the truthfulness of that quote on his blog, Red Hand Files, Cave has addressed the comment and reflected on his words. “About twenty-five years ago, I made an offhand and somewhat uncharitable remark about the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Nick Cave is set to share a global stream of one of his shows in Europe last year.Titled Wild God – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Live In Paris, the stream is set to show Cave’s full live show from his recently completed number of UK and European tour dates.The footage was captured at the music icon’s show at the Accor Arena in the French Capital last November, and marked the final date of the band’s extensive European tour. The dates ran across the latter half of 2024, and saw Cave celebrate the release of his latest album ‘Wild God’.It included a career-spanning set that included classics such as ‘The Weeping Song’ and ‘Red Right Hand’, as well as numerous tracks from the tracklist of the latest LP.“With Cave’s electrifying stage presence and a powerful band featuring Warren Ellis, George Vjestica, Colin Greenwood, Jim Sclavunos, Carly Paradis and Larry Mullins, plus a four-piece gospel-inspired vocal section (Wendi Rose, T Jae Cole, Miça Townsend and Janet Ramus), Nick Cave led a high-intensity, emotionally charged performance in front of 20,000 fans,” reads a description.It will be available to stream worldwide (barring North America) on April 7 via the ARTE Concert YouTube channel and ARTE.tv.

Nick Cave has opened up about his passion for Staffordshire-style ceramic sculptures.The Bad Seeds frontman previously unveiled a 17-piece series titled The Devil - A Life at a Finnish art gallery 2022. It has since been put on on display at the Museum Voorlinden in Wassenaar, Netherlands.In a new interview with The Art Newspaper, Cave said: “I’ve collected Staffordshire-style sculptures for years. I just love these things.

Nick Cave has defended his fondness of Kanye West‘s music despite the rapper’s controversial anti-Semitic views – see what Cave had to say below.Last month, Cave revealed that he wanted Kanye West’s ‘I Am God’ to be played at his funeral. Just a few days later, Kanye West kicked off a sandstorm of drama and controversy, including the rapper rescinding his apology to the Jewish community for his past anti-Semitic remarks, and went on to declare himself as “a Nazi” and write “I love Hitler”, as well as selling a white T-shirt with a large swastika on the chest on his website, listed as “HH-01” – possibly a reference to the “Heil Hitler” chant.Following the weeks of controversy cooked up by Kanye West, Nick Cave has responded to fan letters through his The Red Hand Files blog.

Little Simz has been announced as curating the 2025 edition of Meltdown at London’s Southbank Centre.The British artist is set to curate a boundary-breaking line-up for this year’s edition of the 11-day festival, and will be taking to the stage herself as one of the performers.Scheduled between Thursday June 12 and Sunday June 22, the event will include a number of live performances from artists hand-selected by Little Simz, as well as two weekends of free participatory programming featuring grassroots collectives and local organisations.The first wave of names set to take part in the 2025 edition of Meltdown Festival will be announced later this spring.“I’m super excited to be the 2025 Meltdown festival curator! My team and I are preparing 11 days of art, music, workshops and more,” Little Simz said in a new statement. “So many incredible artists have curated this festival so it’s a true honour to be a part of it.

Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, Devo and more have been announced as contributors featured on the ‘Los Angeles Rising’ wildfire relief benefit compilation album.The Los Angeles wildfires, which began on January 7, have left 28 people dead, more than 12,000 structures destroyed and saw the evacuation of more than 150,000 residents.Created by Kevin Haskins (Love and Rockets, Bauhaus) and producer Nick Launay (Nick Cave, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, IDLES), all proceeds from ‘Los Angeles Rising’ will go to Sweet Relief – a musicians fund that helps provide financial assistance to musicians and music industry workers. You can purchase the album exclusively from Bandcamp.The LP features 16 previously unreleased tracks from the likes of Cave, Harvey, Gary Numan, Primal Scream and more.

Marianne Faithfull has died at the age of 78.The news was confirmed on Thursday evening (January 30) by her spokesperson, who said: “It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer, songwriter and actress Marianne Faithfull. Marianne passed away peacefully in London today, in the company of her loving family.

Nick Cave has revealed the song he would like to be played at his funeral.The Australian responded to a pair of questions on his blog The Red Hand Files on Wednesday (January 29), one in reaction to his appearance on the BBC’s Desert Island Discs, and the other asking him about his funeral choice.Answering the latter question directly, he wrote: “Oh, and Damian, please, ‘I Am A God’ by Kanye West.”It comes just days after Cave selected the ‘Yeezus’ track as one of his eight favourite records on Desert Island Discs. Speaking about the choice, he said: “This became, weirdly enough, a kind of family song.

Nick Cave has shared details of a European solo tour set to kick off later this summer. Find ticket details below.The news was announced today (January 27) on Cave’s official Instagram page, and confirms that he will be playing 13 solo shows across Europe between June and August.Shows commence with two back-to-back nights at the Theater 11 venue in Zurich on June 10 and 11, before Cave heads over to Hamburg for a show at the Elbphilharmonie on June 21.Dates in July include four stops in Italy and two in France.

Nick Cave has spoken again about the death of his two sons, admitting that their passing made him realise that work is not the “be-all and end-all of everything”.His 15-year-old son Arthur Cave died unexpectedly in July 2015. He was one of the twin sons Cave shares with his wife, Susie Bick, who died following a fall from a cliff near Brighton.In 2022, Cave confirmed that his eldest son, Jethro Lazenby, had died at the age of 31.

Nick Cave has defended one of his lyrics written in tribute to Anita Lane, which featured on his latest album with The Bad Seeds.Lane was a former partner of Cave and bandmate in both The Bad Seeds and The Birthday Party. She died back in 2021, aged 61.Cave has gone on to pay tribute to her countless times in the years since, and his latest album ‘Wild God’ also saw him pen a song in her memory titled ‘O Wow O Wow’.

Deep Sea Diver have announced details of a new album titled ‘Billboard Heart’ along with new North American tour dates. Find out ticket details and watch the music video for latest single ‘Shovel’ below.The new album will mark the fourth studio album from the Seattle band, and their first while signed to Sub Pop.

Nick Cave has shared words of advice to fans feeling “fearful and depressed” in the new year, telling them to hold onto hope.The Bad Seeds frontman spoke about his own battles with taking on a new year via a new entry on his Red Hand Files website, responding to two fans who wrote in to wish him a happy new year. One of the comments asked him where he thinks people can find hope when “the world seems to be in such a catastrophic state”.Explaining his understanding of hope, he began by reassuring the fan that it is common to take a pessimistic view of the world around the new year, and that hope is the main thing that can make things easier going forward.“It is understandable to feel alarmed by the current state of things, to feel fearful and depressed.

Nick Cave has shared a moving response to a fan who shared that he left a Bad Seeds show early after feeling “too emotional”.The fan reached out to Cave on his online blog, The Red Hand Files, and admitted to the singer that he was so moved by a live rendition of ‘Into My Arms’ that he had to leave the show prematurely. According to the fan, the track – which was the first single of Cave’s 10th album with the Bad Seeds, ‘The Boatman’s Call’ – reminded him of “the amazing times” he had with an ex-girlfriend, which he knows he “will never get back”.Responding, Cave shared his sympathies with the fan and explained how he has often noticed the intense emotions fans have to his music during live shows.“Live music is a ritual that evokes a common emotional response to which we attach our singular experiences.

Nick Cave adaptation The Death Of Bunny Munro has been released.The six-part Sky series is based on the musician’s 2009 novel, which focuses on the relationship between the titular father and his son as they both deal with grief while embarking on a road trip.A first-look still has now been unveiled (which you can see above) showing Smith in character in a laundrette alongside young co-star Rafael Matheì, who plays Bunny Junior.The full synopsis reads: “Following his wife Libby’s death by suicide, sex addicted, door-to-door beauty product salesman and self-professed lothario Bunny Munro finds himself saddled with a young son and only a loose concept of parenting.“Together with nine-year-old Bunny Junior he embarks on an epic and increasingly out-of-control road trip across Southern England as the two struggle to contain their grief in very different ways.“As Bunny bounces from one sales pitch to the next, trying to seduce any woman he meets, Bunny Junior kills time talking to the ghost of his mother and distracting himself from the dawning realisation that his dad isn’t just fallible—he’s a complete mess.“As he starts to unravel, Bunny realises he must do something to rescue his son from his own outdated notions of what it is to be a man. The Death of Bunny Munro is both a wild cautionary tale and a tender portrait of a father and son.”The series, which is due next year, has been directed by Industry‘s Isabella Eklöf and written by Somewhere Boy‘s Pete Jackson.Back in September, Warren Ellis teased that he and Cave were working on music for the show, telling NME: “Nick’s been involved in overseeing it in some capacity, just looking on.

Nick Cave in a new interview, and revealed his emotional response to the ‘Ghosteen’ album.The BBC Gardeners’ World presenter and TV garden writer took part in a new interview with The Times, and shared his admiration for the singer-songwriter’s 2019 album.The record came as his 17th album with The Bad Seeds, and marked the follow-up to acclaimed 2016 LP ‘Skeleton Tree. In it, Cave puts forward some of his most emotionally vulnerable and melancholic material and tackles themes of loss, existentialism, faith and death.At the time of its release, it was described by NME as “the most devastatingly accurate accounts of grief that you’ll ever listen to” in a glowing five-star review.Now, Monty Don has shared his fondness for the record too, and said it is one that he finds particularly moving.

The Pogues have addressed the culture wars surrounding their song ‘Fairytale Of New York’ in a new interview with NME.The 1987 Christmas track, which is performed by Kirsty MacColl and The Pogues frontman Shane McGowan, has been at the centre of debate in recent years due to its use of a homophobic slur f****t in its lyrics.In 2018 McGowan defended the word, saying that it was never intended to be homophobic, though two years later BBC Radio 1 announced they would be playing a censored version in the run-up to Christmas – a move followed by BBC Radio 2 in 2022.The decision prompted criticism from some, including Nick Cave who said that removing the word “destroys the song by deflating it right at its essential and most reckless moment, stripping it of its value.”In 2019, actress and screenwriter Ruth Jones also faced backlash after Gavin & Stacey included the lyric in that year’s Christmas TV special.

Russell Crowe was meant to reprise his role in Nick Cave‘s cancelled Gladiator sequel, director Ridley Scott has revealed.In the 2000 epic, Crowe portrayed Maximus, a Roman general turned brave Colosseum fighter who expires at the end of the film. However, according to Ridley Scott, Crowe wanted to be brought back for a planned sequel, which was at the time being penned by musician Nick Cave.Scott recalled to PEOPLE: “Russell and I had a go at it around 18 years ago.

Russell Crowe wanted to keep spectators entertained.

Nick Cave has described receiving a complimentary tweet from Bob Dyan about a recent Bad Seeds show as “a lovely pulse of joy”.The Nobel Prize-winning singer-songwriter attended the band’s concert at the Accor Arena in Paris on November 17, writing on X after the show that he had been “really struck by that song ‘Joy’ where he sings “We’ve all had too much sorrow, now it the time for joy”.Dylan added, “I was thinking to myself, yeah that’s about right.”Saw Nick Cave in Paris recently at the Accor Arena and I was really struck by that song Joy where he sings “We’ve all had too much sorrow, now it the time for joy.” I was thinking to myself, yeah that’s about right.— Bob Dylan (@bobdylan) November 19, 2024Cave has written a reply to the comment on his website The Red Hand Files, noting: “I hadn’t known Bob was at the concert and his tweet was a lovely pulse of joy that penetrated my exhausted, zombied state.”“I was happy to see Bob on X, just as many on the Left had performed a Twitterectomy and headed for Bluesky,” he continued. “It felt admirably perverse, in a Bob Dylan kind of way.