Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Reveal 2026 ‘Wild God Tour’ Support

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds have announced Kiwi folk singer-songwriter Aldous Harding as the support artist on ‘The Wild God Tour’ in 2026.

Harding first few praise for the gothic indie-folk and stark emotionality of her 2015 self-titled debut album, which some critics compared to the likes of Kate Bush and Scott Walker.

Following the debut, she began working with producer John Parish, and subsequent releases — 2017’s Party, 2019’s Designer and 2022’s Warm Chris (which landed on Rolling Stone AU/NZ‘s Best NZ Albums list that year). These releases adopted a more off-kilter indie pop approach.

Harding will support Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds across all Australian and Aotearoa dates.

The legendary, ARIA Hall of Fame-inducted artist and his band will play green spaces and arenas on ‘The Wild God Tour’ of Australia and New Zealand early next year — their first shows in these parts since 2017.

Cave and co. will stop by outdoor cultural locations next January and February in Melbourne (Alexandra Gardens), Sydney (The Domain Sydney), Fremantle (Fremantle Park) and Brisbane (RNA Showgrounds), plus a one-off show at Adelaide Entertainment Centre.

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They recently added limited grandstand reserve seating to select shows, in response to feedback from fans.

On the other side of the Tasman, the alternative rockers will play two dates at Wellington’s TSB Arena, in association with Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts 2026.

The forthcoming tour is in support of the band’s 18^th studio album Wild God, their first through a new worldwide licensing deal with PIAS. Following its release in September 2024, the collection debuted at No. 5 on the Official UK Albums Chart and No. 2 on the ARIA Chart.

They will perform a setlist drawn from Wild God, alongside songs spanning the four decades of their storied career, in this critically acclaimed two-and-a-half-hour show.