He started yesterday in Switzerland, at the Theater 11 in Zurich where he will last two evenings, the new Nick Cave tour. A long European tour that will last all summer and that will arrive in Italy for five dates in mid -July, from 16 to 22, passing through Mantua, Lucca, Pompeii and twice Rome.
Despite being announced as a solo tour, the artist will be accompanied on these dates by Colin Greenwood, multi -instrumentalist and bassist of Radiohead.
The first date saw Cave perform in 22 songs, including two covers (Avalanche by Leonard Cohen e Cosmic Dancer of the T.rex). The departure was entrusted to Girl in Amber taken from Skeleton Tree 2016, while for the closure it was chosen Into My Arms from The Boatman's Call of 1997.
The ladder:
Girl in Amber
Higgs Boson Blues
Jesus of the Moon
Cinnamon Horses
Galleon Ship
Or Children
I need you
Long Dark Night
Joy
Papa Won'T Leave You, Henry
Balcony Man
The Mercy Seat
Waiting for You
The Ship Song
The Weeping Song
Skeleton Tree
Jubilee Street
Push the Sky Way
Bis:
Avalanche (cover of Leonard Cohen)
More News from Nowhere
Cosmic Dancer (cover of the T.rex)
Into My Arms
