Nick Cave delivers double duties as a performer this October when he heads off around the country to deliver a solo act followed by a performance as the four-piece monster Grinderman.
Cave plans to wow fans with a solo concert on the grand piano, followed by his Bad Seeds band’s musical transformation into Grinderman, the foursome powered by electric guitars and clanking drum sets. Nick and his band’s multifaceted performance, in an intimate setting, is expected to blow audiences away.
Grinderman began with the collaborations of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, who created the dazzling 2004 double album Abattoi Blues/ The Lyre of Orpheus that sold of 500,000 copies worldwide. The Bad Seeds rockers include Warren Ellis (violin, mandolin, bouzouki), Martyn Casey (bass) and Jim Scalvunos (drums), who have also accompanied Cave in his solo performances since 2000.
Entertainment Weekly raves that “Cave remains a singular sensation” as NME calls it “Nasty, sleazy, debauched, depraved: how more rock music should be.” It is clear that the foursome’s chemistry is what allows the unique sound of both Nick Cave Solo and Grinderman to distinctively coexist on stage. Don’t miss Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds’ favourites revamped by Nick on the piano as well as the band’s metamorphosis into the captivating rock n rollers, Grinderman.
Be sure to pick up a copy of Grinderman’s self titled debut album that The Independent calls “a brash, bawdy beast of an album” out now through Mute/Virgin/EMI records.
