Nick Cave Announces New Zealand Shows

The legendary Nick Cave is returning to New Zealand for a series of rare solo shows in December. The Australian-born musician, who initially carved out a name for himself fronting The Birthday Party and then Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, will be performing material from across his vast back catalogue with the support of a small ensemble of musicians during the four shows in Auckland and Wellington. The tour follows the release of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' fifteenth studio album Push The Sky Away, which came out early last year and has received multiple accolades in his homeland including two ARIA Awards. Here's the details...

Nick Cave New Zealand Tour

Here's a video of Cave performing 'Higgs Boson Blues' from his latest album...

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NICK CAVE CONCERT TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT New Zealand December 2014

Saturday 06 December & Sunday 07 December 2014
CIVIC THEATRE Auckland

Monday 08 December & Tuesday 09 December 2014
ST JAMES THEATRE Wellington

Tickets on sale THURSDAY JULY 3.

Nick Cave will visit Australia and New Zealand in November and December 2014 to perform a series of rare solo concerts. Supported by a small ensemble of musicians. Nick will be presenting songs from right across his considerable catalogue, including from the stunning 2013 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds release ‘Push The Sky Away’ which achieved pole position in the Australian and New Zealand charts (and five other countries). The record has since collected numerous accolades in Cave's homeland including gold sales status and two ARIA Awards (for Best Independent Release and Best Adult Contemporary Album).

The scope of Nick’s creative output pushes beyond music with the 2014 release of the genre-defying film '20,000 Days on Earth', the debut directorial feature by British visual artists Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard. The film portrays a fictionalized 24 hours in Nick's life. With startlingly frank insights and an intimate portrayal of the artistic process, the film examines what makes us who we are, and celebrates the transformative power of the creative spirit. The film made its World Premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, where it was awarded “Best Directing” and “Best Editing” Awards in the World Cinema Documentary category and was selected to open this year's Sydney Film Festival as well as The New Zealand International Film Festival. The film is set to an original score by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis. ’20,000 Days on Earth’ opens theatrically in Australia and New Zealand later in the year.

NICK CAVE
LIVE IN CONCERT | NZ DECEMBER 2014
Tickets on sale THURSDAY JULY 3

Saturday 06 December & Sunday 07 December 2014
CIVIC THEATRE Auckland
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Monday 08 December & Tuesday 09 December 2014
ST JAMES THEATRE Wellington
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