Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Cigarettes after Sex — October 25, 2018 at The Anthem
October 25, 2018
The Anthem in Washington
Nick Cave - It became very apparent from the wide range of folks in attendance that Nick Cave’s appeal is getting much bigger. Much like traveling - show’s can be very odd when you have the occasional group of people who do not know how handle themselves in close quarters. For most Bad Seeds shows I have attended - We have made life long friends or shared a special moment with the hardcore fans around us. Glowing in the collective acknowledgement that you are witnessing something special. This time I don’t think I had that at all with anyone which is for the most part unusual. One group of people directly in front of us was treating this completely like a competition and acting unusually abrasive with any movement in the crowd. Once the show started it was a crazed ebb & flow of the crowd as Nick would prowl over to our side of the stage. Long story short - by not trying to move at all - I eventually found myself very close to the front of stage much to probably to those folks annoyance. The relatively new venue “The Anthem” is the smallest on this leg of the short tour that across the US. Which is one the main reasons for us travelling to DC to make a long weekend out of it. As for Setlist Highlights - God Is In The House replaced Shoot Me Down for this evening’s set. Do You Love Me & Loverman were quite exciting to hear live. I believe it has been awhile since these songs were part of a regualar set. Red Right Hand was Introduced as “song of caution” and briefly spoke about the state of the US.. “Not to worry I’m not blaming anyone here…” But the biggest highlight was “City of Refuge.” Introduced as a “very old song” My god I hope they document this. A Furious rocker live. I for one am eager to get new music and can’t wait to see if anything comes to fruition in 2019.