Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds honour Anita Lane and cover Grinderman at emotional Berlin show
nme.comNick Cave & The Bad Seeds paid tribute to the late Anita Lane and honoured their former home as the ‘Wild God’ tour rolled into Berlin last night (Sunday September 29).
Check out photos, footage, the setlist and more below.Ahead of their upcoming UK arena dates, the band are currently fresh at the top of their scheduled European tour in support of the acclaimed 18th album ‘Wild God’.The band kicked off with a euphoric rendition of album highlight and Cave’s favourite new track ‘Frogs’ that saw the fans respond in kind to the frontman’s call of “jumping for joy”.
As he got up close and personal, Cave took the first of many opportunities to thank the city he once called home in the early ‘80s during his more hedonistic days – before introducing a rapturous delivery of ‘Wild God’.
The album title track was received like an old favourite; particularly the almighty climax of Cave bellowing “bring your spirit down”.“Thank you, fucking Berlin,” said Cave after. “Alright, this is a song about – ah fuck, I don’t really know, we’ve never played this song before.
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