Nick Cave: watch the surprise show on the roof of a record shop in Brighton – Video

A few hours before their scheduled show at Preston Park, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds treated fans to a surprise performance in the heart of Brighton. The band played a short acoustic set on the roof of Resident Records, drawing hundreds of people into the North Laine neighbourhood and inevitably conjuring memories of the legendary Beatles rooftop concert atop Apple Corps in 1969.
The announcement came at the very last moment, and shortly after 11am, Nick Cave, Warren Ellis and the rest of the band climbed onto the shop's roof to applause from the crowd below. "Brighton! What a joy to be here. Can you all see me?" Nick Cave exclaimed before kicking off the performance (watch below).

Oh we do like beside the seaside with @nickcave & The Bad Seeds on the roof of @residentmusic. pic.twitter.com/NrvncronjY

— Andrew Trendell (@AndrewTrendell) July 31, 2026

The mini concert opened with "Train Long-Suffering", followed by a stripped-down version of "Cosmic Dancer" by T. Rex. After Warren Ellis's violin solo, met with a lengthy round of applause, Cave pointed to his longtime collaborator and the rest of the band, remarking enthusiastically: "What a band".
The event is part of the celebrations marking the Bad Seeds' return to Brighton, a city to which Nick Cave has long felt deeply connected. In the days before the show, Resident Records had already got fans involved with a treasure hunt and the sale of exclusive merchandise and releases. Last night, the band took to the main stage at Preston Park, sharing the bill with The Flaming Lips, English Teacher, Cate Le Bon and Warmduscher. But the real surprise came midway through the set, when Nick Cave and co. were joined onstage by Kylie Minogue for a gorgeous rendition of "Where the Wild Roses Grow", the song the two released back in 1995 on "Murder Ballads".

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