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Nick Cave, Photo: Ros O'Gorman

Nick Cave, Photo: Ros O'Gorman

Nick Cave Plays First Show With Complete Album

by Paul Cashmere on February 27, 2013

in Live,News

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are performing the entire ‘Push The Sky Away’ album as part of their current Australian tour.

Nick Cave, Photo: Ros O'Gorman

Nick Cave, Photo: Ros O'Gorman

‘Push The Sky Away’ became Nick’s first-ever Australian number one album earlier this week on the ARIA album chart.

The Bad Seeds opened their first show at the Sydney Opera House last night performing the complete album in order from start to finish.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds performed with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

The setlist for Sydney, February 26, 2013 was:

We No Who UR (from Push The Sky Away, 2013)
Wide Lovely Eyes (from Push The Sky Away, 2013)
Water’s Edge (from Push The Sky Away, 2013)
Jubilee Street (from Push The Sky Away, 2013)
Mermaids (from Push The Sky Away, 2013)
We Real Cool (from Push The Sky Away, 2013)
Finishing Jubilee Street (from Push The Sky Away, 2013)
Higgs Boson Blues (from Push The Sky Away, 2013)
Push The Sky Away (from Push The Sky Away, 2013)

From Her To Eternity (from From Her To Eternity, 1984)
Red Right Hand (from Let It Love, 1994)
O Children (from Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus, 2004)
The Ship Song (from The Good Son, (1990)
Jack The Ripper (from Henry’s Dream, 1992)
God Is In The House (from No More Shall We Part, 2001)
Deanna (from Tender Prey, 1988)
Your Funeral … My Trial (from Your Funeral…My Trial, 1986)
Love Letter (from No More Shall We Part, 2001)
The Mercy Seat (from Tender Prey,

Stagger Lee (from Murder Ballads, 1996)

Remaining dates on the Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds tour are:

February 27 and 28, Sydney, Opera House
March 2, Melbourne, Sidney Myer Music Bowl
March 3, Adelaide, Thebarton Theatre
March 6, Perth, Red Hill Auditorium
March 8, Brisbane, Riverstage
March 9, Sydney, Enmore Theatre

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds will also showcase at SXSW in Austin, Texas on March 13.

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