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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are coming to Manchester this autumn
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Nick Cave is heading to the UK for the first time since 2017, and the good news is he’ll be stopping in Manchester.
The Australian rock legend and his band the Bad Seeds will be playing the AO Arena on November 5th, as part of a full European tour.
And in even better news the tour coincides with the release of the band’s 18th studio album, Wild God, which is set to be released on August 30th.
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About the tour, Cave said: “I never think about how a record is going to go live, it never, ever occurs to me
“The lyric writing process is way too hard to take ideas like that into consideration. But, when I listen to Wild God now, I think we can really do something epic with these songs live.
“We’re really excited about that – the record just feels like it was made for the stage.”
The Bad Seeds will be supported by art rock band Black Country, New Road throughout their UK tour.
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Cave added: “Wild God…there’s no f**king around with this record. When it hits, it hits. It lifts you. It moves you. I love that about it.
“I hope the album has the effect [on listeners] that it’s had on me. It bursts out of the speaker, and I get swept up with it. It’s a complicated record, but it’s also deeply and joyously infectious.
“There is never a masterplan when we make a record. The records rather reflect back the emotional state of the writers and musicians who played them. Listening to this, I don’t know, it seems we’re happy.”
The full UK dates for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds:
2 November – Leeds, First Direct arena
3 November – Glasgow, OVO Hydro
5 November – Manchester, AO Arena
6 November – Cardiff, Utilita Arena
8 November – London, The O2
12 November – Dublin, 3Arena
15 November – Birmingham, Resorts World Arena