Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds announce 2026 European dates, adding to Brighton show

6 October 2025, 11:43 | Updated: 6 October 2025, 11:57

The band have announced a string of outdoor and festival dates next year. Find out where they're head and how you can be there.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have announced European dates for 2026.

The critically acclaimed band will lead out on a run of outdoor shows and festival appearances, which will kick off on 10th June and include dates at Dublin’s Malahide Castle and include dates Germany, Denmark, Czech Republic, Austria, Greece, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, France, UK, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Norway and Lithuania.

Cave and co’s run of shows will conclude with a date at France’s Rock en Seine with the band taking to the stage at the Partisan festival on the 28th August.

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The news comes after Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds announced a special UK date at Preston Park next year.

The show - which will take place on Friday 31 July - marks Cave’s return to his adopted city of Brighton, where he lived for over two decades.

The Red Right Hand singer and his band will be joined on the outdoor date by special guests, who are still to be announced.

Speaking of the news Cave said: "I am thrilled beyond words to return to my beloved Brighton with The Bad Seeds to play Preston Park. It’s a homecoming! It’s going to be big, bad and beautiful. An epic show!!!"

The forthcoming outdoor show will mark the band's only UK gig of that year.

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS - BRIGHTON PRESTON PARK ANNOUNCEMENT

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds released their 18th studio album Wild God in 2024, which included the singles Frogs as well as the record's powerful title track.

The band supported the release with UK & European tour dates last winter, which included two iconic dates at The O2, London.

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See Nick Cave's 2026 UK & Europe dates below:

• Wednesday 10th June 2026 — Malahide Castle, Ireland
• Tuesday 16th June 2026 — Open Air an der Emslandarena, Germany
• Thursday 18th June 2026 — Heartland Festival, Denmark
• Saturday 20th June 2026 — Metronome Prague , Czech Republic
• Sunday 21st June 2026 — Burg Clam, Austria
• Wednesday 24th June 2026 — Release Athens Festival, Greece
• Friday 26th June 2026 — La Prima Estate, Italy
• Sunday 28th June 2026 — Live is Live, Belgium
• Tuesday 30th June 2026 — Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany
• Monday 6th July 2026 — Jazz Open, Germany
• Thursday 9th July 2026 — NOS Alive Festival, Portugal
• Tuesday 14th July 2026 — Festival de Nîmes, France
• Wednesday 15th July 2026 — La Belle Soirée de Vienne, France
• Friday 17th July 2026 — Les Vieilles Charrues, France
• Friday 31st July 2026 — Preston Park, UK
• Sunday 2nd August 2026 — Filmnächte am Elbufer, Germany
• Wednesday 5th August 2026 — Arena Pula, Croatia
• Friday 7th August 2026 — Donji grad Kalemegdan Fortress, Serbia
• Sunday 9th August 2026 — Summer Well Festival, Romania
• Thursday 13st August 2026 — Øyafestivalen, Norway
• Tuesday 18th August 2026 — Kalnai Park, Lithuania
• Friday 21st August 2026 — Cabaret Vert, France
• Sunday 23rd August 2026 — Königsplatz, Germany
• Tuesday 25th August 2026 — Kunst!Rasen, Germany
• Friday 28th August 2026 — Rock En Seine, France

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