Nick Cave announces North American ‘Conversations’ tour for 2027

Nick Cave has announced a North American tour for 2027 that will see him answer questions from fans and perform stripped-back versions of his songs on the piano. READ MORE: Nick Cave live at Tennessee Performing Arts Centre, Nashville: extraordinary honesty and coruscating one-liners The singer-songwriter is reviving his ‘Conversations With Nick Cave: An Evening Of Talk And Music’ series, which will begin in Vancouver on April 9 and conclude in New Orleans on May 21. The intimate shows will feature Cave fielding unvetted questions from the audience on any subject, interspersed with solo piano performances of songs from throughout his career. The format was first introduced in 2018 and subsequently expanded into a wider tour in 2019, when Cave said he wanted to establish a more direct and personal connection with his fans. Announcing the new dates, he reflected on how the original shows had helped him process his grief following the death of his son Arthur in 2015. He described the unconventional format as “a strange, almost desperate idea”, but said that the evenings had become “deeply healing” for him. Cave explained that his regular correspondence with fans through The Red Hand F...