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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds<\/a> are coming home in early 2026.<\/p>\n 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.<\/a><\/p>\n More from Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Produced by Supersonic<\/a>, the 10-show trek will visit a string of outdoor cultural spots, kicking off Jan. 17 at Fremantle Park, WA. Along the way, Cave\u2019s Wild God Tour <\/em>will visit Adelaide Entertainment Centre, The Domain Sydney, Brisbane\u2019s Victoria Park, Melbourne\u2019s Alexandra Gardens, and head east for two shows at TSB Arena in Wellington, the New Zealand capital.<\/p>\n Tickets go on sale this Friday, Aug. 29 at 10am local time from nickcave.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t wait to get to Australia and New Zealand with The Bad Seeds and to bring you our epic Wild God <\/em>show,\u201d Cave comments in a statement. \u201cIt\u2019s been a long time coming, and I\u2019ve missed both Australia and New Zealand very much. It will be a wild and mighty joy.\u201d<\/p>\n The alternative rockers\u2019 setlist will include songs from their 18th and latest studio album Wild God<\/a><\/em>, alongside songs spanning their four-decade career, a statement reads.<\/p>\n 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<\/em>, which opened and peaked at No. 5 last year. Cave was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2007.<\/p>\n Produced by Cave and Bad Seeds\/Dirty Three collaborator Warren Ellis, and mixed by David Fridmann, Wild God<\/em> hit No. 66 on the Billboard 200, one of his nine titles to impact the albums chart.<\/p>\n Wild God<\/em>, released through Cave\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n Before heading Down Under, Cave will complete his pan-European solo jaunt with a string of shows in Germany, Luxembourg and elsewhere.<\/p>\n Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds<\/strong> \u2018The Wild God Tour\u2019<\/strong><\/span> Australia And Aotearoa New Zealand\u00a02026<\/strong><\/span> Presented by Supersonic Australasia<\/p>\n Jan. 17 \u2014 Fremantle Park, Perth WA Jan. 20 \u2014 Adelaide Entertainment Centre, SA<\/p>\n Jan. 23, 24 \u2013The Domain Sydney, NSW<\/p>\n Jan. 27 \u2014 Victoria Park, Brisbane, QLD<\/p>\n Jan. 30, 31, Feb. 1 \u2014 Alexandra Gardens, Melbourne, VIC<\/p>\n Feb. 5, 6 \u2014 TSB Arena, Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand Best of Billboard<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Billboard’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Tickets on sale Friday, August 29 at 10am local time from nickcave.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n
(Presented By The City Of Fremantle)<\/p>\n
(In association with Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts<\/a>)<\/p>\n