Nick Cave has in contrast his expertise at one in every of Radiohead’s current reveals on the O2 in London to a “religious exercise.”
Within the newest submit on his web site, The Purple Hand Recordsdata, Cave responded to a reader’s query about whether or not he likes to go to concert events, revealing that he tends to steer clear of attending different artists’ reveals whereas he’s on tour as a result of he’s already “sonically and emotionally overloaded” from his personal. Nevertheless, he has been going to dwell concert events as of late whereas on break from the street, together with Bob Dylan, Swans, Radiohead, Cameron Winter, and Soiled Three. Whereas all have been “unimaginable,” the Radiohead present was a selected spotlight.
“On the Radiohead live performance on the O2, I used to be sitting amongst twenty thousand individuals. Bizarrely, it was the primary time I had ever been within the viewers at such a big present, and I used to be shocked by the depth of affection within the room — individuals dancing, screaming, crying, hugging one another, throwing themselves round,” Cave recalled. “I used to be struck by the conclusion of simply how highly effective dwell music is — {that a} group of people can come collectively and concoct a sound distinctive to them, and that individuals can join with that particular imaginative and prescient as if it have been their very own expertise. I might really feel its ethical high quality — how this singular power has the capability to restore the world with its goodness.”
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Cave continued: “I have interaction in varied religious actions — I swim in a lake, go to church, stroll in nature, meditate — however none supply the transcendent alternative of a dwell live performance. It’s a type of human exercise that radiates goodness, working its manner via the group and into the world as a reparative, cosmic power, enhancing issues, retaining the satan at bay. I consider Radiohead’s viewers was responding not solely to the music, which was astonishing, but additionally to the braveness of the performers — the sheer nerve to face earlier than a crowd and supply up their souls. Like everybody else there, I used to be deeply moved and humbled.”
He then used this expertise to encourage a fan named Manuela to recover from her stage fright, explaining that “each self-aware artist” encounters an “unholy voice” that results in self-doubt.
“Every time we take a threat in life, or do one thing that may set us aside, or draw the judgment of others, these crippling voices provoke a type of ‘stage fright’ — a concern of existence, a concern of life itself,” Cave wrote. “However, in case you can summon the resolve to beat these inside voices, Manuela, you possibly can conquer something, and the world will lie trembling at your toes.”
Hoping to assist Manuela really feel “much less alone,” Cave inspired her to step on stage, mentioning that Radiohead’s “huge crowd” on the O2 acknowledged “a band participating in a exceptional act of odd braveness, a distinctly human type of heroism — the audacity to face earlier than the world and declare, ‘That is what we expect. That is what we really feel. That is who we’re.’”
Cave and Radiohead have one thing, or somewhat, somebody in frequent: Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood crammed in for Nick Cave and the Unhealthy Seeds bassist Martyn Casey on their 2025 North American tour. Greenwood additionally contributed to The Unhealthy Seeds’ newest studio album, Wild God.
These hoping to see Collapse his component can catch him on tour with the Unhealthy Seeds subsequent yr, in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and Europe. See the schedule beneath, and get tickets right here.
Should you’re not capable of attend these reveals, you possibly can try their just lately launched dwell album, Stay God, as a substitute. Seize your bodily copy right here.
Nick Cave & The Unhealthy Seeds 2026 Tour Dates:
01/17 – Perth, AU @ Fremantle Park
01/20 – Adelaide, AU @ Adelaide Leisure Centre
01/23 – Sydney, AU @ The Area Sydney
01/24 – Sydney, AU @ The Area Sydney
01/27 – Brisbane, AU @ Victoria Park
01/30 – Melbourne, AU @ Alexandra Gardens
01/31 – Melbourne, AU @ Alexandra Gardens
02/01 – Melbourne, AU @ Alexandra Gardens
02/05 – Wellington, NZ @ TSB Area
02/06 – Wellington, NZ @ TSB Area
06/10 – Dublin, IE @ Malahide Fortress
06/16 – Lingen, DE @ Open Air an der Emslandarena
06/18 – Egeskov Fortress, DK @ Heartland Pageant
06/20 – Prague, CZ @ Metronome Pageant
06/21 – Klam, AT @ Burg Clam
06/24 – Athens, GR @ Launch Athens Pageant
06/26 – Lido di Camaiore, IT @ La Prima Property
06/28 – Antwerp, BE @ Stay is Stay
06/30 – Berlin, DE @ Waldbühne
07/06 – Stuttgart, DE @ Jazz Open
07/07 – Lisbon, PT @ NOS Alive Pageant
07/14 – Nîmes, FR @ Pageant de Nîmes
07/15 – Vienne, FR @ Les Belles Soirées-Théâtre Vintage de Vienne
07/17 – Carhaix, FR @ Les Vieilles Charrues
07/31 – Brighton, UK @ Preston Park
08/02 – Dresden, DE @ Filmnächte am Elbufer
08/04 – Pula, HR @ Area Pula
08/05 – Pula, HR @ Area Pula
08/07 – Belgrade, RS @ Decrease City Kalemegdan Fortress
08/09 – Buftea, RO @ Summer season Nicely Pageant
08/13 – Oslo, NO @ Øyafestivalen
08/18 – Vilnius, LT @ Kalnai Park
08/21 – Charleville-Mézières, FR @ Cabaret Vert
08/23 – Munich, DE @ Königsplatz
08/25 – Bonn, DE @ Kunst!Rasen
08/28 – Paris, FR @ Rock en Seine
