Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds

Best Live Concert i have seen this year and syraight inyo my favourite top 20 live gigs of all time
Have neverseen him live before but have been an admorer of his work for a long time
What i witnessed was a Professional Performer at his Pesk .He owned the stage and worked the Audiance in front of him up into a frenzy one minute then calmed them down the next
Thier was a Power in his Theatrical Performance that was Mezmerising Menacing and Hesling and Tender in equal measure
Rately have i seen one person in a large auditorium have such a presence from the outset
At times haunting ,especially tracks ftom the Skeleton Tree were performed and you could feel his loss bourne out of the tragic death of his son
But at other times menacing no e more so on the final song Stagger Lee where the brutal themes in the song were drliveted with Authority Pathos and Power Boom Boom Boom Boom he called out as a member of the Audiance ( some of whom he had invited on stsge with him ) pretended to shoot him as Cave acted out the part in this Datk Brooding Anarchisc dong where even the Devil gets his comeuppance
It says something specisl when one of my favourite somgs The Ship Song paled into medicorracy compared to the rest Thats hiw good the Set was ,Flawless In my opinion
Was held csptivated and spell bound from start to finish He must of been emotionally drained and the fans on stage hugged him He deserved the reception
If you get the chance go and see him this performance was special ably backed.by the Bad Seeds A unit that was do tight they didnt put a foot wrong

It was just two years ago when I saw Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds live and I was totally amazed by the frontman (age 56), the artist who has been influenced by various genres, such as punk rock, gothic rock, new wave and blues. When I red for the first time about the Grinderman, a side project to Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, I was quite enthusiastic. The band, originally known as Mini Seeds, was formed by Cave as "a way to escape the weight of The Bad Seeds." Such a good escape! On the Hammersmith Apollo stage, dressed in black suits, Nick Cave (lead vocals, electric guitar, organ, piano, artwork), Warren Ellis (acoustic guitar, viola, violin, electric bouzouki, electric mandolin, backing vocals) Martyn Casey (bass, acoustic guitar, backing vocals) and Jim Sclavunos (drums, percussion, backing vocals) haunted the crowd with their dirty and powerful garage rock. The audience were blown away by songs such as "No Pussy Blues," "Love Bomb" and "Get It On." You could see the strong influence of the Bad Seeds but there was something more ironic, they could make fun of themselves. In the end you could have just one certainty: that of having faith in Nick Cave, his talent and his definition of rock n roll.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds is less a concert as it is a Tent revival (minus the snake handling maybe)!
The songs range anywhere from Gospel (God is in the House) to flat out insanity (Stagger Lee) and everything in between.
Mr. Cave stalks the stage like a caged leopard as the Bad Seeds push him along musically. But he will then sit at the piano and belt out a heart wrenching ballad before getting up and casually sauntering into the audience to continue "preaching" among the faithful. And it is done just so naturally that you forget that there are supposed "boundaries" between performers and fans normally (Iggy Pop being another who crushes such pretenses)!

While Nick maybe the Preacher the Bad Seeds are the exorcists pursuing demons (both ours and theirs) and sending them wailing in the wake of their musical onslaught! Warren Ellis in particular treats his violin more in line with a Les Paul than a classical instrument and at times remind one of a demented "Pied Piper"!

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds could make a reading of the average Fast Food Menu sound like the most epically beautiful experience you have heard. And I'd pay money to hear it!

I've been to hundreds of gigs in my relatively short life thus far, but this was easily the best ever. My girlfriend and I waited in the queue for 7 hours and we ended up right and the front, with Nick singing inches away from us, and at times holding our hands and singing to us. Nick Cave is my hero and I was practically in shock for the first few tracks, which were off the new album (relatively new, considering this show was a hole year and a bit after it was released) and then the intensity was raised with tracks like 'From Her To Eternity and 'Tupelo', both of which I had greatly anticipated. Before the show I was aware that the set excluded songs from my favourite albums (although all of The Bad Seeds' discography is superb), however the artist was still perfectly crafted. If I could afford it, I would go to ever show on the tour. 10/10

I am not sure I can describe how good last night's Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds show was. First of all, It was at the Masonic Temple, a terrificly beautiful music venue with a large enthusiastic crowd. The opening act was Nicole Atkins. She has a beautiful voice, good songs and a dramatic presence. A nice new find. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds were amazing. They created an atmosphere that was simultaneously moody and electrifying. It was also visually stunning. The songs were beautifully presented, with strong clear vocals and intricate well-performed musical arrangements. Instead of being unremittingly loud like so many concerts, this one moved from soft and almost gentle to thunderingly loud in dramatic fashion. I was surprised by how Nick engaged with the audience. A great show - another to top my list for the year.

I was present for the show in Belgium...at the first rows. Although I am not the biggest big Nick Cave fan, I have fully enjoyed this show that excelled in passion and intensity. He played all songs from Skelleton tree except for one song, and everybody knew it was related to his son's death...but it remained unspoken...instead he sung his heart and soul out in full connection and supporting on the warmth of his fans. He reached out for their hands and even jumped in the crowd to walk by them...he also played his epic rhythmic songs such as Tupelo and red right hand. My favourite song was Jubilee street that ended in full blast with his excellent bad seeds band members. It can become the best gig of 2017...for sure best performance of front singer I have seen in years.

Do You Love ME? What a better question to an audience celebrating an holy ceremony? Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds live are more than a concert experience, and if your next Nick Cave's concert is not the first, you know what I'm talking about. It's not important how loud or intimate the last Nick's studio album was: the live side of the Men with the Red Right Hand is hypnotic, wild and terrific at the same time. You will jump into the whirlwind of emotions after the first note, and the violin of Warren Ellis more than any other instrument (except for Mr. Cave's voice) will take you on the banks of the river "where the wild roses grove"...and, listen to me: look at your back!

Last night Nick Cave planted his Bad Seed into my brain. I will forevermore never be the same.
If there better live show out there I am not aware of it. You will not find a more intimate, emotional, and thrilling experience. Cave offers a panoply of genre--swellings of rage to heartfelt ballads--that does not release for the entirety of the performance. There is no artist more diverse yet still so incredibly and elusively himself. At 56 Cave is more viable now than ever. His is still a post punk king. The Bad Seeds are as heavy as anything NIN or Tool delivers at a live show. There is a majesty here. Prepare to depart from this show utterly bewitched.

Wasn't sure the usual mesmerising intimacy would translate to the arena setting - but jesus christ was I wrong. Back to the thrashing and stage-diving Birthday Party years, with more dignity and incredible vocals. Telling off the security staff for trying to stop him jumping into the fans who would tear off a finger for the memento, jumping back and forth across an actual gap in the staging, hip-thrusting and growling into the mic, stage invasion and lyric manipulation to make Red Right Hand into a lament of the Trump White House; this was alive with everything you'd expect, on an epic scale.

Simply amazing! I have been to many live performances, but I have to say Nick Cave blew them all away! Nick involves his audience with the goings on on stage like no other performer I've experienced in the past. You as a listener are apart of his music as he weaves his lyrical prowess onstage.
I took a friend of mine with me to the show who had never heard of Nick Cave or even knew his music. She was an immediate fan! I now have the problem of judging all the concerts I will ever see in the future by the standards of a Nick Cave performance. It will be very hard to top!