Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are coming home in early 2026.
The alternative rock legend and his formidable band will embark on a tour of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand next January and February, their first dates in these parts since 2017.
Produced by Supersonic, the 10-show trek will visit a string of outdoor cultural spots, kicking off Jan. 17 at Fremantle Park, WA. Along the way, Cave’s Wild God Tour will visit Adelaide Entertainment Centre, The Domain Sydney, Brisbane’s Victoria Park, Melbourne’s Alexandra Gardens, and head east for two shows at TSB Arena in Wellington, the New Zealand capital.
Tickets go on sale this Friday, Aug. 29 at 10am local time from nickcave.com.
“I can’t wait to get to Australia and New Zealand with The Bad Seeds and to bring you our epic Wild God show,” Cave comments in a statement. “It’s been a long time coming, and I’ve missed both Australia and New Zealand very much. It will be a wild and mighty joy.”
The alternative rockers’ setlist will include songs from their 18th and latest studio album Wild God, alongside songs spanning their four-decade career, a statement reads.
Cave has no shortage of classics in his repertoire. In the U.K., his adopted homeland, the band has landed seven top 10 albums, including Wild God, which opened and peaked at No. 5 last year. Cave was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2007.
Produced by Cave and Bad Seeds/Dirty Three collaborator Warren Ellis, and mixed by David Fridmann, Wild God hit No. 66 on the Billboard 200, one of his nine titles to impact the albums chart.
Wild God, released through Cave’s own label Bad Seed, via a new, exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with Play It Again Sam, an imprint of the independent [PIAS] label group, was nominated for a raft of awards, including two Grammy categories (best alternative music album and best alternative music performance), best alternative rock record at the Libera Awards and the 2024 Australian Music Prize.
Before heading Down Under, Cave will complete his pan-European solo jaunt with a string of shows in Germany, Luxembourg and elsewhere.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ‘The Wild God Tour’ Australia And Aotearoa New Zealand 2026
Tickets on sale Friday, August 29 at 10am local time from nickcave.com.
Presented by Supersonic Australasia
Jan. 17 — Fremantle Park, Perth WA
(Presented By The City Of Fremantle)
Jan. 20 — Adelaide Entertainment Centre, SA
Jan. 23, 24 –The Domain Sydney, NSW
Jan. 27 — Victoria Park, Brisbane, QLD
Jan. 30, 31, Feb. 1 — Alexandra Gardens, Melbourne, VIC
Feb. 5, 6 — TSB Arena, Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
(In association with Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts)
