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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 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 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 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’.

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 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.

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.

The Murder Capital have announced their third album ‘Blindness’ with new single ‘Words Lost Meaning.’ Check it out below alongside our interview with frontman James McGovern.Set for release on February 21, ‘Blindness’ swiftly follows on from the Irish quintet’s acclaimed 2023 album ‘Gigi’s Recovery’, which arrived four years after their breakout debut ‘When I Have Fears’. Although those albums were both built around their titles, McGovern revealed that the notion of ‘Blindness’ came “very late in the game.”“There were a couple of other titles that almost caught fire for us, but they were doused pretty quickly,” he told NME.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have been shortlisted for the 20th annual Australian Music Prize for his most recent album ‘Wild God’.It marks Cave’s fourth time being nominated for the prestigious award, having previously received recognition for 2016’s ‘Skeleton Tree‘, ‘Ghosteen‘ in 2019 and ‘Carnage‘, his collaborative album with Warren Ellis, in 2021.The nine albums shortlisted come from a list of 46 nominated records, selected from a pool of 600 released by Australian artists over the past year.Other acts making the shortlist are Amyl and The Sniffers for their album ‘Cartoon Darkness‘, Hiatus Kaiyote with ‘Love Heart Cheat Code’, both of whom have also been nominated previously.A post shared by Natalie Files (@theprfiles)The winning album will be announced on December 4, and will see the chosen artist receive a prize of $50,000 (£25,567) courtesy of sponsor SoundMerch.Previous winners include Sampa the Great, Genesis Owusu, the Avalanches, Courtney Barnett, Gurrumul, King Stingray, and RVG who won the award in 2023.Other shortlisted artists for 2024 include Grace Cummings, Rowena Wise, Dirty Three, Dobby, Audrey Powne and Kankawa Nagarra. Find a full list above.A post shared by Nick Cave (@nickcaveofficial)In a statement, Cave said: “Thank you to everyone for their support.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds played an emotional show at The O2 in London last night (Saturday November 9), with the frontman taking a moment to jokingly tease touring bassist – Colin Greenwood of Radiohead.The Bad Seeds are now some months into the European tour for their acclaimed 18th album ‘Wild God‘. Playing their second night in the capital, Cave had some fun at the expense of Greenwood – who has been the performing bassist with the band in the absence of Martyn Casey.At one point, Cave pointed out a fan on the front row wearing a “a hideous Radiohead sweatshirt,” as he put it.

Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood has spoken to NME about putting together his new photo book How To Disappear, and what might lay ahead for the band after their recent reunion.Published this week via John Murray Press, How To Disappear marks Greenwood’s first book and was two decades in the making – capturing candid moments of Radiohead’s journey from 2003 up until their latest album, 2016’s ‘A Moon Shaped Pool‘. Alongside the bassists’ images, the book also features a lengthy essay telling the band’s story and reflecting on their journey so far.“It’s a really beautiful object, and I think people will appreciate that because it’s made to the same exacting standard as books by some of my favourite fine art photographers – people like Paul Graham,” Greenwood told NME.

Warren Ellis is among those paying tribute to a young musician called Nell Smith following her death. She was 17 years old.Smith’s passing was announced by Cocteau Twins‘ Simon Raymonde on social media last night (October 7).

Nick Cave has made a surprise appearance on the Joker: Folie à Deux soundtrack.As expected the newly released tracklist, which is out today (October 4), features a host of songs involving the film’s main stars Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga.But it opens with The Bad Seeds frontman performing a medley which includes a cover of ‘Slap That Bass’, originally composed by George Gershwin for the 1937 Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers musical, Shall We Dance, ‘Get Happy’, famously performed by Judy Garland in the 1950 musical Summer Stock and ‘What The World Needs Now Is Love’, a 1965 hit by Jackie DeShanno. You can listen to the medley below.The soundtrack also features a host of covers that appear in the film including The Bee Gees‘ ‘To Love Somebody’, which is performed by Phoenix and Gaga.Gaga also released her own companion album to the movie ‘Harlequin’, last week.That record featured a number of jazz covers including ‘Oh, When The Saints’, ‘Get Happy‘ and ‘That’s Life‘, along with a few original tracks.The movie is also officially released in cinemas today (October 4).NME gave Joker: Folie à Deux a four-star review, saying that Gaga “shines in a provocative prison musical” and: “[director Todd] Phillips and [co-writer Scott] Silver have delivered the last thing anyone expected: a socially responsible Joker movie that finds an intriguing way to explore the consequences (both on and offscreen) of the first film.

Colin Greenwood has opened up about Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds‘ “euphoric intensity” and the privilege of joining the band as their live bassist.Back in September, the band announced that Martyn Casey wouldn’t be able to join the tour due to illness. Instead, they shared that the Radiohead bassist would be stepping in, filling Casey’s spot.Previously, Greenwood has played with Cave live on his recent solo tours as well as several dates of the ‘Carnage’ tour with Warren Ellis.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds paid tribute to the late Anita Lane and honoured their former home as the ‘Wild God’ tour rolled into Berlin last night (Sunday September 29). Check out photos, footage, the setlist and more below.Ahead of their upcoming UK arena dates, the band are currently fresh at the top of their scheduled European tour in support of the acclaimed 18th album ‘Wild God’.The band kicked off with a euphoric rendition of album highlight and Cave’s favourite new track ‘Frogs’ that saw the fans respond in kind to the frontman’s call of “jumping for joy”. As he got up close and personal, Cave took the first of many opportunities to thank the city he once called home in the early ‘80s during his more hedonistic days – before introducing a rapturous delivery of ‘Wild God’.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds kicked off their 2024 ‘Wild God’ European tour last night (September 24) – check out the full setlist, footage and photos below.The legendary musician opened the ‘Wild God’ tour – in support of his new album of the same name – at the Rudolf Weber-Arena in Oberhausen, Germany, where he performed a host of new tracks live for the first time, along with classics and even a song from his side project Grinderman.The setlist included live highlights like ‘Jubilee Street’, ‘From Her To Eternity’ and ‘Red Right Hand’, along with debuts for new songs like ‘Joy’, ‘Frogs’ and ‘Wild God’.Cave and Co. also performed their most tender tracks including ‘I Need You’ and ‘Into My Arms’.

Nick Cave has celebrated the 300th entry of his Red Hand Files blog by asking his fans a question of their own.In the 299th entry, a fan, Simon, suggested that Cave mark the 300th File by asking the blog’s fans a question, as opposed to the usual format of a fan asking him a question.Simon said, “I realise this could be a bit of an everyone-answering-at-once shit-show kinda thing, but this Q&A relationship has worked out more than fine thus far, and I think we’re grown up enough to deal with it sensibly.“This is a one-time deal – one shot, one question. After this, we’ll be back asking the questions again forevermore.”Cave replied by thanking Simon for his “encouraging words” and calling his idea “excellent” – he then posted a question, and said he’d print his favourite answer in the 300th issue.The question is as follows: “I have a full life. A privileged life.