This spring, Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds member Warren Ellis are bringing their recently released music to cities across the country in a North American tour. The tour begins on March 1, 2022 in Asheville, NC, and ends on April 3 in Montreal. The duo will be visiting major cities such as Austin, Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Boston, Brooklyn and more. 

According to the press release, Cave and Ellis first met in 1993 when Ellis played violin on several songs for the Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds album Let Love In, before he joined the band as a full-time member. The tour celebrates their March 2021 album Carnage, which writer Phoebe Smith said is “Hypnotic, enthralling and at times confusing…Like a flowing river without bound, concept interlaces with sound to manifest what can only be called a one-of-a-kind record.” 

Following the album release, Cave shared a spoken-word piece called “Shyness” and collaborated with The Bad Seeds on B-Sides and Rarities Part II. In addition to new music, the artist has been working on a memoir titled Faith, Hope and Carnage. The memoir is focused on his late son Arthur who passed in 2015 and is set for release in fall 2022. 

Earlier this month, The Flaming Lips & Nell Smith announced a Nick Cave cover album Where The Viaduct Looms, which contains covers of tracks such as “The Ship Song” and “Girl in Amber.” 

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis – North American Tour 2022:
March 1 – Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
March 4 – Dallas, TX – Majestic Theatre
March 5 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at Moody Theater
March 6 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at Moody Theater
March 9 – Los Angeles, CA – Shrine Auditorium
March 13 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Paramount Theatre of the Arts
March 14 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Paramount Theatre of the Arts
March 17 – Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
March 20 – Chicago, IL – Auditorium Theatre
March 22 – Boston, MA – Boch Center – Wang Theatre
March 24 – Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre
March 25 – Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre
March 27 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
March 28 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
March 31 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall
April 2 – Montreal, QC – Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier
April 3 – Montreal, QC – Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier

*UPDATE 1/31: Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have announced three additional shows for their Spring 2022 tour including a show on March 10 at L.A.’s Orpheum Theatre, a March 16 show at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver and a March 29 show at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington D.C. Check out the additional tour dates below!

Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Spring 2022 Additional Tour Dates

3/10 – Los Angeles, California @ Orpheum Theatre
3/16 – Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
3/29 – Washington, D.C. @ Lincoln Theatre

Photo Credit: Raymond Flotat