As headliner and curator of All Tomorrow’s Parties Australia, Nick Cave is going to be a busy man come January 2009. However, he’s finding time for an “exclusive and intimate” show in Melbourne to make it a truly comprehensive tour-of-duty.

Nick Cave and his Bad Seeds troupe will play The Palace Theatre on Tuesday 6 January, drawing on a distinguished 14-album back catalogue. The most recent addition to that pantheon is Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!; a typically hard-bitten tour-de-force. It has been too long since the man has performed on home soil, so this is sure to be a historic occasion.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Tuesday 6 January
The Palace Theatre, Melbourne