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The Best of Nick Cave 1984-2014

Posted by Loren on April 29, 2017

The Best of Nick Cave 1984-2014
Vladimir via flickr

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds will release Lovely Creatures: The Best of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 1984 - 2014 on May 5. The compilation is a 2 CD/3 LP collection covering three decades of Cave's work.

The collection was curated by Cave and founding member Mick Harvey, with help from the current Bad Seeds and was originally scheduled for release in 2015 before delays.

In addition to the new collection, Cave is also touring regularly throughout the year, with US and international dates posted after the jump.

2017 Live Dates

5/26/17 – Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre (Sold Out)
5/27/17 – Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre
5/29/17 – Montreal, Quebec – Metropolis (Sold Out)
5/31/17 – Toronto, Ontario – Massey Hall (Sold Out)
6/01/17 – Toronto, Ontario –  Massey Hall (Sold Out)
6/03/17 – Detroit, MI – Masonic Temple Theatre
6/05/17 –  Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
6/07/17 – Asheville, NC – Thomas Wolfe Auditorium (Sold Out)
6/08/17 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Warhol at Carnegie Music Hall (Sold Out)
6/10/17 –  Boston, MA – Boch Center Wang Theatre (Sold Out)
6/13/17 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre (Sold Out)
6/14/17 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre (Sold Out)
6/16/17 – Chicago, IL – Auditorium Theatre
6/18/17 – Denver, CO – Paramount Theatre (Sold Out)
6/19/17 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kingsbury Hall
6/21/17 – Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
6/22/17 – Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre (Sold Out)
6/24/17 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre
6/26/17 – San Diego, CA – Civic Theatre
6/28/17 – Los Angeles, CA – The Ace Hotel Theatre (Sold Out)
6/29/17 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
9/24/17 – Bournemouth, UK – International Centre (Sold Out)
9/25/17 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Arena
9/27/17 – Glasgow, UK – The SSE Hydro
9/28/17 – Nottingham, UK – Motorpoint Arena
9/30/17 – London, UK – The O2 Arena (Sold Out)
10/03/17 – Paris, France  – Zénith
10/04/17 – Paris, France  – Zénith
10/06/17 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Ziggo Dome (Sold Out)
10/07/17 – Frankfurt, Germany – Jahrhunderthalle (Sold Out)
10/09/17 – Hamberg, Germany – Sporthalle
10/10/17 – Luxembourg, Luxembourg – Rockhal
10/12/17 – Düsseldorf, Germany – Mitsubishi Electric Halle
10/13/17 – Antwerp, Belgium – Sportpaleis (Sold Out)
10/16/17 – Oslo, Norway – Spektrum
10/18/17 – Stockholm, Sweden – Ericsson Globe
10/20/17 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Royal Arena (Sold Out)
10/22/17 – Berlin, Germany – Max-Schmeling Halle (Sold Out)
10/24/17 – Warsaw, Poland – Torwar
10/26/17 – Prague, Czech Republic – O2 Arena
10/28/17 – Belgrade, Serbia – Kombank Arena
10/30/17 – Ljubljana, Slovenia – Dvorana Tivoli
11/01/17 – Vienna, Austria – Stadthalle
11/02/17 – Munich, Germany – Zenith (Sold Out)
11/04/17 – Padova, Italy – Kioene Arena
11/06/17 – Milan, Italy – Mediolanum Forum
11/08/17 – Rome, Italy – Palalottomatica
11/12/17 – Zurich, Switzerland – Hallenstadion
11/13/17 – Geneva, Switzerland – Arena
11/16/17 – Athens, Greece – Faliro Sports Arena (Tae Kwon Do)
11/19/17 – Tel Aviv, Israel – Menorah Arena
11/20/17 – Tel Aviv, Israel – Menorah Arena

The Best of Nick Cave 1984-2014
Vladimir via flickr

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