CONVERSATIONS WITH NICK CAVE: AN EVENING OF TALK & MUSIC
The Kings Theatre
1027 Flatbush Ave.
Friday, May 7, and Saturday, May 8, prices not available yet
Presale begins November 11 at 10:00 am with advance registration
nickcaveconversations.com
In October 2023, Australian rocker and author Nick Cave brought his solo tour to the Kings Theatre and the Beacon, in conjunction with the publication of the nonfiction book Faith, Hope and Carnage, a compilation of forty hours of talks he had with journalist Seán O’Hagan in which Cave dug deep into his life, career, spirituality, and family tragedies. It was a moving, powerful, and funny evening that included Cave answering audience questions, as he has been doing in The Red Hand Files since 2018. Cave is a master storyteller and songwriter with a sardonic wit and a marvelous repertoire of music he’s created with the Bad Seeds, Grinderman, the Birthday Party, and longtime collaborator Warren Ellis, releasing such albums as From Her to Eternity, Murder Ballads, The Boatman’s Call, and Skeleton Tree and soundtracks for such films as The Proposition, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, and Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. He returns to the Kings Theatre next May in a new iteration of his 2019 tour, Conversations with Nick Cave.
“Years ago, in a peculiar state of mind, I traveled across the U.S., stepped onto stages in different cities, and fielded questions from the audience. It was a strange, almost desperate idea, but those nights became deeply healing for me. I hope the audience felt the same,” Cave said in a statement. “Eight years have passed. The Red Hand Files have grown in reach and stature; the topics of conversation have broadened, and it feels like the right time to return to America, a different America from eight years ago, and bring the Conversations . . . show back. I’ll have my piano with me, play some songs, and answer questions. What could possibly go wrong?”
The general on sale is Friday, November 13, at 10:00 am, but you can register right now for the presale, which takes place from November 11 at 10:00 am to November 12 at 10:00 pm.
Even if you know nothing about Cave, you need to experience him live, so good luck!
[Mark Rifkin is a Brooklyn-born, Manhattan-based writer; you can follow him on Substack here.]