A spellbinding & breathtaking evening, with a couple of surprising jewels, in a night full of riches.
Just got back from seeing Nick Cave and Warren Ellis in Vancouver. What a joy and a privilege! I’ve missed live music so much - what an incredible night!
This is a video from that night in Vancouver, of their cover of Cosmic Dancer, which was a fantastic surprise for me. That video was taken by someone standing just in front of me!
We got two encores. The first one was Hollywood, Henry Lee & Girl in Amber - all great. Then they cleared the stage and lots of people left. Then we got a second encore!
This is Into My Arms, which he did with just the amazing backing singers, as a second encore, after half the audience had left thinking it was done - one of several completely spellbinding moments:
Learnings
Things I learned from this gig:
- This really re-enforced my earlier lessons from the Sigur Rós gig - be at the front & only go see people you would happily sit down and listen to for a solid hour at home.
- If you’re enjoying it, stay until the very end; if you can, make sure you don’t have to be somewhere afterwards.
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Tour Setlist, Vancouver 2022
March 16th, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre
| Title | Artist | Album | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
 Spinning Song | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Ghosteen | 4:44 |
| Bright Horses | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Ghosteen | 4:53 |
| Night Raid | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Ghosteen | 5:08 |
 Carnage | Nick Cave | CARNAGE | 4:48 |
| White Elephant | Nick Cave | CARNAGE | 6:09 |
| Ghosteen | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Ghosteen | 12:11 |
| Lavender Fields | Nick Cave | CARNAGE | 4:34 |
| Waiting for You | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Ghosteen | 3:55 |
 I Need You | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Skeleton Tree | 5:59 |
 Cosmic Dancer | Nick Cave | Cosmic Dancer | 5:55 |
 God Is In The House (2011 Remastered Version) | Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds | No More Shall We Part (2011 Remastered Version) | 5:45 |
| Hand of God | Nick Cave | CARNAGE | 5:17 |
| Shattered Ground | Nick Cave | CARNAGE | 5:35 |
 Galleon Ship (Live at Alexandra Palace, 2020) | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Galleon Ship (Live at Alexandra Palace, 2020) | 3:32 |
| Leviathan | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Ghosteen | 4:48 |
| Balcony Man | Nick Cave | CARNAGE | 4:31 |
| Hollywood | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Ghosteen | 14:13 |
 Henry Lee [2011 Remastered Version] (feat. PJ Harvey) | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Murder Ballads (2011 Remastered Version) | 3:59 |
| Girl In Amber | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Skeleton Tree | 4:52 |
 Into My Arms (2011 Remastered Version) | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | The Boatman’s Call (2011 Remastered Version) | 4:17 |
| Ghosteen Speaks | Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Ghosteen | 4:03 |
