{"id":2076593,"date":"2026-08-03T15:51:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T12:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2076593"},"modified":"2026-08-03T15:51:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T12:51:24","slug":"nick-cave-speaks-out-after-bad-seeds-preston-park-gig-with-kylie-minogue-was-the-largest-ticketed-event-in-brightons-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2076593","title":{"rendered":"Nick Cave speaks out after Bad Seeds\u2019 Preston Park gig with Kylie Minogue was \u201cthe largest ticketed event in Brighton\u2019s history\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nick_cave_brighton_main.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Nick Cave speaks out after Bad Seeds\u2019 Preston Park gig with Kylie Minogue was \u201cthe largest ticketed event in Brighton\u2019s history\u201d<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>After playing to 50,000 people at the show, Cave shared his praise for Minogue and described her as \u201ca performer who only gives\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Liberty Dunworth<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-03T16:51:24+01:00\">3rd August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nick_cave_brighton_main-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"Nick Cave &amp; The Bad Seeds Perform At Preston Park In Brighton\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Nick Cave of Nick Cave &amp; The Bad Seeds at Preston Park, Brighton, July 2026 (Photo by Alexander Cropper\/Redferns)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Nick Cave has spoken how his huge show with The Bad Seeds in Preston Park was reportedly \u201cthe largest ticketed event in Brighton\u2019s history\u201d.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Nick Cave interviewed: \u201cThere\u2019s no metric that says virtuousness makes good art\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The rock icons took to the stage in Brighton on Friday (July 31), playing a UK-exclusive set to over 50,000 people, celebrating their acclaimed 2024 album \u2018Wild God\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Support on came from special guests The Flaming Lips, English Teacher, Cate Le Bon and Warmduscher, and the set saw Kylie Minogue take to the stage for an emotional performance of \u2018Where The Wild Roses Grow\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The band also surprised fans ahead of the gig, playing a surprise stripped-back show on the roof of the city\u2019s Resident Records.<\/p>\n<p>Now, following the stacked set at Preston Park, Cave has looked back at the landmark gig and shared that it felt like a \u201chomecoming\u201d show in many ways.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When asked by a fan on his <em>Red Hand Files<\/em> website how he felt after playing to tens of thousands of fans, Cave said that he was sitting on the Brighton promenade and enjoying the \u201cnear-empty, early-morning streets\u201d the morning after, reflecting on the set. He also added that his manager informed him that \u201clast night\u2019s show was the largest ticketed event in Brighton\u2019s history\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Looking back at the performance, he said it was a \u201cbig day for The Bad Seeds\u201d and added that cannot \u201coverstate the pride I feel in performing with a band that can play the rooftop of a record store in the morning, and then perform to nearly 50,000 people in the evening with the same ferocious intention\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is simply no other group that can summon pure chaos and the most acute intimacy almost simultaneously, and that is both tight and anarchic within the same song,\u201d he added. \u201cThey are a force to behold, and it is a sheer privilege to share a stage with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbfbE15z1-v\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbfkFbsjfN6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Speaking of how Minogue joined them as a special guest, Cave explained that the dress she wore was made by his wife, fashion designer Susie, and described the fellow Aussie singer as \u201ca performer who only gives, gives and gives, then retreats, as ghosts and great performers do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Red Right Hand\u2019 legend also thanked \u201ceveryone who came to the concert\u201d and added that it felt like \u201ca homecoming in many different ways\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough part of me is relieved the Preston Park show is behind me \u2013 sometimes my job is so completely and emotionally overwhelming \u2013 I\u2019m happy we could, for a delirious moment in time, create a place where the absent and the present could dance together. Again, thank you,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Cave &amp; The Bad Seeds now continue their tour with a last run of European festivals, and have revealed that a new album could be on the way too \u2013 saying earlier this year that they were \u201cmessing around\u201d in the studio and thinking about the follow-up to \u2018Wild God\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Since releasing that album, the frontman has featured on \u2018Honora\u2019 \u2013 the debut solo album from Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, and has also recorded a new version of \u2018Red Right Hand\u2019 for <em>Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Alternative<\/li>\n<li>Kylie Minogue<\/li>\n<li>Nick Cave<\/li>\n<li>Nick Cave And The Bad 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of his powerful friendship with Pearl Jam\u2019s Eddie Vedder<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Nick Cave has spoken how his huge show with The Bad Seeds in Preston Park was reportedly \u201cthe largest ticketed event in Brighton\u2019s history\u201d.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Nick Cave interviewed: \u201cThere\u2019s no metric that says virtuousness makes good art\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The rock icons took to the stage in Brighton on Friday (July 31), playing a UK-exclusive set to over 50,000 people, celebrating their acclaimed 2024 album \u2018Wild God\u2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Support on came from special guests The Flaming Lips, English Teacher, Cate Le Bon and Warmduscher, and the set saw Kylie Minogue take to the stage for an emotional performance of \u2018Where The Wild Roses Grow\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The band also surprised fans ahead of the gig, playing a surprise stripped-back show on the roof of the city\u2019s Resident Records.<\/p>\n<p>Now, following the stacked set at Preston Park, Cave has looked back at the landmark gig and shared that it felt like a \u201chomecoming\u201d show in many ways.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When asked by a fan on his <em>Red Hand Files<\/em> website how he felt after playing to tens of thousands of fans, Cave said that he was sitting on the Brighton promenade and enjoying the \u201cnear-empty, early-morning streets\u201d the morning after, reflecting on the set. He also added that his manager informed him that \u201clast night\u2019s show was the largest ticketed event in Brighton\u2019s history\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Looking back at the performance, he said it was a \u201cbig day for The Bad Seeds\u201d and added that cannot \u201coverstate the pride I feel in performing with a band that can play the rooftop of a record store in the morning, and then perform to nearly 50,000 people in the evening with the same ferocious intention\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is simply no other group that can summon pure chaos and the most acute intimacy almost simultaneously, and that is both tight and anarchic within the same song,\u201d he added. \u201cThey are a force to behold, and it is a sheer privilege to share a stage with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbfbE15z1-v\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbfkFbsjfN6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Speaking of how Minogue joined them as a special guest, Cave explained that the dress she wore was made by his wife, fashion designer Susie, and described the fellow Aussie singer as \u201ca performer who only gives, gives and gives, then retreats, as ghosts and great performers do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Red Right Hand\u2019 legend also thanked \u201ceveryone who came to the concert\u201d and added that it felt like \u201ca homecoming in many different ways\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough part of me is relieved the Preston Park show is behind me \u2013 sometimes my job is so completely and emotionally overwhelming \u2013 I\u2019m happy we could, for a delirious moment in time, create a place where the absent and the present could dance together. Again, thank you,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Cave &amp; The Bad Seeds now continue their tour with a last run of European festivals, and have revealed that a new album could be on the way too \u2013 saying earlier this year that they were \u201cmessing around\u201d in the studio and thinking about the follow-up to \u2018Wild God\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Since releasing that album, the frontman has featured on \u2018Honora\u2019 \u2013 the debut solo album from Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, and has also recorded a new version of \u2018Red Right Hand\u2019 for <em>Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/nick-cave-speaks-out-after-bad-seeds-preston-park-gig-with-kylie-minogue-was-the-largest-ticketed-event-in-brightons-history-3960532&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/nick_cave_brighton_main.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Nick Cave speaks out after Bad Seeds\u2019 Preston Park gig with Kylie Minogue was \u201cthe largest ticketed event in Brighton\u2019s history\u201d After playing to 50,000 people at the show, Cave shared his praise for Minogue and described her as \u201ca performer who only gives\u201d By Liberty Dunworth 3rd August 2026 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2076593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2076593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2076593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2076593\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2076593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2076593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2076593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}