Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds announce UK and European tour

Nick Cave

The group have confirmed the details of a spring 2020 tour.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds will embark on a tour next year. 19 shows have been announced, with seven to take place in the UK. The tour will kick off with two shows at Portugal’s Campo Pequeno (22-23 April) before continuing on to Spain, Amsterdam and Belgium.

The UK tour begins in Birmingham on 2 May, and the group will play further shows in Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, Ireland and Leeds. Their UK run will be rounded off with two shows at The O2 in London on 14-15 May. The band will travel to Europe shortly after and perform at venues including Vienna’s Stadthalle, Rome’s Cavea Auditorium Parco della Musica, and AccorHotels Arena in Paris.

Tickets go on sale on 25 October at 10am local times, except for Paris (28 October) and Tel Aviv (22 October). See the full list of tour dates below.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds released their 17th LP Ghosteen on 4 October, and Crack Magazine described the release as “an album that burns with beauty”. The LP arrives on vinyl and CD on 8 November.

Tour dates
22 April – Campo Pequeno, Lisbon, Portugal
23 April – Campo Pequeno, Lisbon, Portugal
25 April – WiZink Center, Madrid, Spain
26 April – Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
29 April – Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Holland
30 April – Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium
2 May – Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
3 May – Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, UK
5 May – The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, UK
6 May – Manchester Arena, Manchester, UK
8 May – 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland
12 May – First Direct Arena, Leeds, UK
14 May – The O2, London, UK
15 May – The O2, London, UK
17 May – Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany
18 May – Barclaycard Arena, Hamburg, Germany
20 May – Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark
21 May – Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark
23 May – Ericsson Globe, Stockholm, Sweden
25 May – Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
27 May – Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin, Germany
28 May – Arena Gliwice, Gliwice, Poland
30 May – O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
1 June – Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
2 June – László Papp Budapest Sportaréna, Budapest, Hungary
4 June – Stark Arena, Belgrade, Serbia
6 June – Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
8 June – Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
9 June – Mediolanum Forum, Milan, Italy
11 June – Cavea Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome, Italy
14 June – AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
17 June – Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel