Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds kick off their tour with a tribute to Shane MacGowan – Watch the video

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds kicked off their 2026 European tour with a show packed with special moments at Malahide Castle, on the outskirts of Dublin. The June 10 date marked the Australian band's return to European and British stages after their last tour in 2024, offering a particularly generous setlist made up of 24 songs, blending classics from their catalogue with unexpected deep cuts.
The set opened with “Get Ready For Love,” “From Her To Eternity” and “Wild God,” but one of the night's most significant surprises came with “Train Long-Suffering,” played live for the first time since 1989. The concert also made room for other rarities such as “Hiding All Away,” absent from setlists since 2013, and “Stranger Than Kindness,” brought back after more than a decade's absence.

The most emotional moment came at the close of the show, when Nick Cave chose to end the set with “A Rainy Night In Soho” by Pogues. It was the first time since 1997 that the Australian musician had performed the song with the Bad Seeds. The rendition took on the weight of a tribute to Shane MacGowan, the Pogues' longtime frontman who died in 2023. According to Hot Press, the dedication was also extended to Trevor Dietz, manager of Fontaines D.C., who passed away in recent days.

The Dublin show thus launched a new European tour marked by unpredictability, confirming Cave's determination to pair the most celebrated songs from his catalogue with a series of rediscoveries capable of surprising even longtime fans.

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