Nick Cave

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating

100

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378

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Last 12 Months Rating

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Real Live Certified

Critics Consensus

Nick Cave is "Real Live Certified" and is in the top 1% of all live performers. Based on 378 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Nick Cave is rated as a flawless live performer, phenomenal in every aspect. Nick Cave concert reviews describe live shows and performances as extraordinary, heartfelt, riveting, emotional, chilling, thrilling, and stunning.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Nick Cave concerts? Nick Cave concerts usually last from one and a half hours to up to over two and a half hours long.

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On tour

Theater 11, Zurich, Switzerland (June 10); Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany (June 21); Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany (June 22); Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philarmonie, PARIS, France (July 5); Grande salle Pierre Boulez - Philarmonie, PARIS, France (July 6); Lucca Summer Festival, Lucca, Italy (July 17); Anfiteatro degli Scavi, Pompei, Italy (July 19); Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome, Italy (July 21); Auditorium Parco della Musica, Roma, Italy (July 22); Theatre Antique, Arles, France (July 26); Siguldas Pilsdrupu estrade, Sigulda, Latvia (August 12); Siguldas Pilsdrupu estrade, Sigulda, Latvia (August 13)

Festivals in 2025

Cruel World Festival 2025

17-May-25

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Artist Info

Genre

rock

Origin

Warracknabeal, Australia (9/22/1957)

Bio

Nicholas Edward Cave AO (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian singer, songwriter, author, screenwriter, composer and occasional actor, best known for fronting the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.

Has Performed With

The Bad Seeds, Warren Ellis

Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

GoldenPlec (Ireland)

November 18, 2024

100

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland

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Birmingham Live (UK)

November 15, 2024

As the lights dim, The Bad Seeds come on stage, scattering to their positions, leaving the biggest roar for when Nick is welcomed into Birmingham’s arms.

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Hot Press Magazine (Ireland)

November 13, 2024

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds at the 3Arena, Dublin: A contender for gig of the year?

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Music-News.com (UK)

November 9, 2024

100

Well before tonight’s show at London’s O2 Arena, much had already been said and plenty of comment made in the media about this Bad Seed’s tour. Wild God is an album that emerges rapturously from a tremendous time of grief for Nick Cave following the tragic, untimely deaths of two of his sons

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