Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds are pure Australian legends. I have seen them several times now and they never disappoint. So it proved Saturday night on a beautiful summer night at The Domain. For close to two and a half hours they gave us a wonderful night of music. They rocked, they serenaded, they connected emotionally. This was The Wild God tour, named for their 2024 album. They would play 8 songs from that wonderful record. They really translated well live. Especially the title track, as well as ‘Frogs’ and ‘Conversion’. Of course they gave us all the classics too. My favourites were ‘Jubilee Street’, ‘From Her to Eternity’ and ‘The Mercy Seat’. Nick Cave is still the magnetic frontman. He commands a stage like no other. He loves to connect with his adoring fans. And of course The Bad Seeds are electric live. The encore was really special too. Australian classic ‘Shivers’ was played and then Nick closed the night playing ‘Into My Arms’ solo on piano. A perfect way to end a great night. 

Set List

Frogs

Wild God

Song of the Lake

O Children

Jubilee Street

From Her to Eternity 

Long Dark Night

Cinnamon Horses

Tupelo

Conversion 

Bright Horses

Joy

I Need You

Carnage

Final Rescue Attempt

Red Right Hand

The Mercy Seat

White Elephant 

Shivers

Papa Won’t Leave You, Henry

The Weeping Song

Henry Lee

Skeleton Tree

Into My Arms