Nick Cave Plays 11am Surprise Brighton Roof Gig Ahead of 68-Year-Old Singer's City Show
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Updated · RTÉ News · Jul 31
Nick Cave Plays 11am Surprise Brighton Roof Gig Ahead of 68-Year-Old Singer's City Show
3 articles · Updated · RTÉ News · Jul 31
Summary
Resident Music in Brighton hosted Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds on its roof at 11am Friday, where the band surprised fans with a short set before Cave’s main city concert later that night.
The performance opened with 1985’s Train Long Suffering, included a cover of T Rex’s Cosmic Dancer and Henry Lee, and ended with a singalong to Papa Won’t Leave You Henry.
Warren Ellis joined Cave on Cosmic Dancer with a violin solo, while backing singer Janet Ramus took PJ Harvey’s part on Henry Lee as Cave thanked the crowd and shouted out his wife Susie and son Earl.
The rooftop appearance capped a wider Brighton takeover tied to Friday night’s Preston Park show, including a band pop-up shop, a Cave-recorded station welcome and film screenings selected by the singer.