Nick Cave And Warren Ellis Announce Live Album 'Australian Carnage - Live At The Sydney Opera House'
Tuesday, 22 August 2023
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Charlie Gray
Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have announced a new live album.
Titled 'Australian Carnage - Live At The Sydney Opera House', an 18-track digital version will arrive through streaming platforms this Friday (August 25), with an eight-track vinyl edition following on December 1 via Goliath Records.
As the title suggests, it was recorded at the Sydney Opera House in December 2022, during Cave and his Bad Seeds bandmate and frequent collaborator's 16-date Australian tour supporting their 2021 joint album 'Carnage'. Cave said:
"Touring Australia with Warren after so much time away was one of the highlights of recent years. Every show was moving and unforgettable, from the intimacy of playing in theatres and arts centres, to the vast and uplifting nights at Hanging Rock, through to our final three nights at the inimitable Sydney Opera House.
"We are excited to share these recordings, made at the Sydney Opera House, and hope they capture even a tenth of the collective elation we felt at those shows. We’ll never forget them."
Showcasing material from 'Carnage' and select Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds cuts, the shows also featured Radiohead's Colin Greenwood, regular Bad Seed Larry Mullins and backing vocalists Wendi Rose, Janet Ramus and T Jae Cole.
As a teaser ahead of the release, the pair have shared their live rendition of Balcony Man from the album.
'Australian Carnage - Live At The Sydney Opera House' tracklist (digital):
1. Spinning Song
2. Bright Horses
3. Night Raid
4. Carnage
5. White Elephant
6. Ghosteen
7. Lavender Fields
8. Waiting For You
9. I Need You
10. Cosmic Dancer
11. Breathless
12. Hand Of God
13. Shattered Ground
14. Galleon Ship
15. Leviathan
16. Balcony Man
17. Hollywood
18. Ghosteen Speaks
'Australian Carnage - Live At The Sydney Opera House' tracklist (vinyl):
Side 1:
1. Bright Horses
2. Carnage
3. White Elephant
4. Leviathan
Side 2:
1. Ghosteen
2. Waiting For You
3. Breathless
4. Balcony Man
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