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Nick Cave’s ‘Faith, Hope, And Carnage’ Book Tour This Fall Will Help Commemorate Its One-Year Anniversary

The endlessly opinionated musician Nick Cave will be performing double duty while on the road this fall. As Cave returns to the national music stage with a full North American tour , he will simultaneously embark on a literary tour. With the paperback edition of the “ Carnage ” musician’s 2022 book — Faith, Hope, And Carnage , co-written with journalist Seán O’Hagan — slated to hit stands next month, the entertainer will be dropping into several local spots for a book tour and signings.

On select dates, Cave will be joined by O’Hagan to discuss the work much more candidly, including on October 5 in New York City at 92nd Street Y. Cave has spoken at lengths about his disdain for interviews, but as the delicate focus of the book (inspired by the untimely death of his son Jethro Lazenby ), he’s used open dialog, especially with fans to help him navigate his grief .

During an interview with the New Yorker ‘s Amanda Petrusich, Cave echoed this, saying, “It’s ironic because, for Faith, Hope, And Carnage , I ended up speaking to Seán O’Hagan for fifty hours, or something like that. But it was well understood that I didn’t want to talk about music in particular and that I didn’t want to talk about my life in a conventional way. We were able to talk about other things. Since doing this, I have come to see the interview as almost an art form in itself. I found out, to my bewilderment and amazement, that interviews, or conversations, could actually be a way of communicating! I’d never really considered an interview to be that before.”

View the full Faith, Hope, And Carnage book tour dates below.

09/23 — Washington, D.C. @ Politics and Prose 09/30 — Chicago, IL @ Seminary Co-op Bookstores 10/05 — New York, NY @ Strand Bookstore* 10/05 — New York, NY @ 92nd Street Y* 10/11 — Boston, MA @ Harvard Book Store 10/18 — Nashville, TN @ Parnassus Books 10/24 — Austin, TX @ BookPeople 10/30 — Los Angeles, CA @ Book Soup

* with Seán O’Hagan

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The Faith, Hope, And Carnage book tour tickets are available now. Find more information here .

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Nick Cave has announced a book tour with award-winning journalist Seán O’Hagan in support of their best selling book Faith, Hope and Carnage (out in paperback September 19).

Culled from 40 hours of conversations between Cave and O’ Hagan, Faith, Hope and Carnage transcends the genre of rock journalism, constituting a work of art in its own right. It is a candid dialogue rich with passionate revelation, fierce intelligence, and philosophical searching about the spiritual forces behind creativity and music. In their sole public conversation in the US, hear Cave and O’Hagan reflect on questions of faith, art, freedom, grief and love, the making of the book in the midst of the pandemic and how the following two years changed their perspectives on creativity and faith, their singular collaborative approach, Cave’s decades as the charismatic frontman of The Bad Seeds, and much more.

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Nick Cave Announces Fall US Book Tour

In support of the paperback release of his memoir, Faith, Hope and Carnage

Nick Cave has announced a fall US book tour in support of last year’s  Faith, Hope and Carnage , which is out in paperback on September 19th.

Cave will be joined by his co-author, Sean O’Hagan, for a series of in-store signings and conversations about the memoir , which focuses on the artist’s life following the death of his 15-year-old son , Arthur, in 2015. The events will take place in New York City, Chicago, West Hollywood, Nashville, DC, and more. Find out ticket information here , and grab your copy of the book here .

The book tour will be nestled between dates from Cave’s previously announced North American solo tour , during which he’ll be accompanied by Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood on bass. See his full touring itinerary below, and grab tickets for those shows here .

In late July, Cave confirmed that he’s been in the studio finishing a new album with the Bad Seeds.  Just weeks before, he teamed up with the Miraculous Love Kids of Afghanistan for  “Breathless/Beautiful,” a song based on a poem he wrote about his wife.

Nick Cave 2023 Tour Dates: 09/19 — Asheville, NC @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium 09/21 — Durham, NC @ DPAC 09/23 — Washington, DC @ Politics and Prose * 09/23 — Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre 09/25 — Cleveland, OH @ Playhouse Square 09/27 — Milwaukee, WE @ Riverside Theater 09/29 — Chicago, IL @ Auditorium Theatre 09/30 — Chicago, IL @ Seminary Co-op * 10/02 — Minneapolis, MN @ State Theatre 10/05 — New York, NY @ Strand Book Store * 10/05 — New York, NY @ 92nd Street Y # 10/06 — Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre 10/07 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre 10/08 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre 10/10 — Boston, MA @ Wang Theatre 10/11 — Cambridge, MA @ Harvard Book Store * 10/12 — Montreal, QC @ Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier 10/14 — Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall 10/15 — Detroit, MI @ Masonic Cathedral Theatre 10/17 — Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium 10/18 — Nashville, TN @ Parnassus Books * 10/20 — Atlanta, GA @ Atlanta Symphony Hall 10/22 — Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theatre 10/23 — Austin, TX @ ACL at The Moody 10/24 — Austin, TX @ BookPeople * 10/27 — Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre 10/28 — Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre 10/29 — Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre 10/30 — West Hollywood, CA @ Book Soup *

* = In-store book signing # = In conversation with Sean O’Hagan

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Nick Cave has announced a U.S. book tour in support of Faith, Hope and Carnage . Cave will speak with audiences about his memoir in the fall. The events take place in Washington, D.C., Chicago, New York, Cambridge, Nashville, Austin, and West Hollywood and will feature in-store signings. At the second New York event—on October 5 at the 92nd Street Y starting at 7:30 p.m. Eastern—Cave’s co-author, Sean O’Hagan, will join the musician for a conversation about the book. See Cave’s book tour dates below.

Faith, Hope and Carnage is based on 40 hours of interviews with Sean O’Hagan. The two held events in support of the book across Europe earlier this year. A new paperback edition of Faith, Hope and Carnage is out in the United States on September 19.

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SOLD OUT: Signing line event with Nick Cave, author of Faith, Hope, and Carnage

Parnassus Books is thrilled to welcome Nick Cave for a book signing celebrating the paperback release of his book, Faith, Hope, and Carnage . This is a signing line only event. One ticket admits one person to the signing line.

This event will begin at 12:00 PM, and will take place at Parnassus Books, 3900 Hillsboro Pike, suite 14, Nashville, TN.

Ticketholders may start lining up at 11:30 AM.

Each ticket is $22.00 and includes one signed /personalized copy of the newly released paperback edition of Faith, Hope and Carnage.

Please note: There will be no photos/selfies allowed with the author.

About the book:

A Telegraph Best Book of 2022

Faith, Hope and Carnage is a book about Nick Cave's inner life.

Created from more than forty hours of intimate conversations with the journalist Seán O'Hagan, this is a profoundly thoughtful exploration, in Cave's own words, of what really drives his life and creativity.

The book examines questions of belief, art, music, freedom, grief and love. It draws candidly on Cave's life, from his early childhood to the present day, his loves, his work ethic and his dramatic transformation in recent years.

Faith, Hope and Carnage offers ladders of hope and inspiration from a true visionary.

About the author:

Nick Cave has been performing music for more than forty years and is best known as the songwriter and lead singer of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, whose 2019 album, Ghosteen, was widely received as their best work ever. Cave's body of work also covers a wider range of media and modes of expression, including film score composition, ceramic sculpture and writing novels. Over the last few years his Red Hand Files website and "Conversation with" live events have seen Cave exploring deeper and more direct relationships with his fans.

Contributor Bio : O'Hagan, Seán

Seán O'Hagan has interviewed many major artists, writers and musicians over the last four decades. He currently works as a feature writer for The Observer and is the photography critic for The Guardian.

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SOLD OUT: Nick Cave signs Faith, Hope, and Carnage

Faith, Hope and Carnage  is a book about Nick Cave's inner life. Created from more than forty hours of intimate conversations with the journalist Seán O'Hagan, this is a profoundly thoughtful exploration, in Cave's own words, of what really drives his life and creativity.

The book examines questions of belief, art, music, freedom, grief and love. It draws candidly on Cave's life, from his early childhood to the present day, his loves, his work ethic and his dramatic transformation in recent years.

Faith, Hope and Carnage  offers ladders of hope and inspiration from a true visionary. (Picador USA)

This ticketed event will take place at Book Soup located at 8818 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood. Tickets include a place in the signing line & one paperback copy of  Faith, Hope and Carnage , which will be handed out at check-in.

Event Guidelines:

• • This event is limited to 100 people.
• • Nick Cave will sign  Faith, Hope, and Carnage  only. No memorabilia, or any other items.
• Only ticketed people will be allowed in line or inside the store during this event. There is no waitlist or stand-by line for this event.  

Questions? Please email Book Soup at  [email protected]

Nick Cave announces in-store book signing @ Harvard Book Store (10.11)

• August 18, 2023
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Nick Cave has announced a book tour with award-winning journalist Seán O’Hagan in support of their best selling book Faith, Hope and Carnage (out in paperback September 19). See full list of in-store signings and events below.

Culled from 40 hours of conversations between Cave and O’ Hagan, Faith, Hope and Carnage transcends the genre of rock journalism, constituting a work of art in its own right. It is a candid dialogue rich with passionate revelation, fierce intelligence, and philosophical searching about the spiritual forces behind creativity and music.

On October 5th, in their sole public conversation in the US taking place in New York City, hear Cave and O’Hagan reflect on questions of faith, art, freedom, grief and love, the making of the book in the midst of the pandemic and how the following two years changed their perspectives on creativity and faith, their singular collaborative approach, Cave’s decades as the charismatic frontman of The Bad Seeds, and much more.

The local event will take place at noon on October 11th Harvard Book Store in Harvard Square.

NICK CAVE BOOK TOUR

Sept 23, 11:00am – Washington, D.C. @ Politics and Prose

Sept 30, 11:30am – Chicago, IL @ Seminary Co-op Bookstore

Oct 5, 11:30am – New York, NY @ Strand Bookstore, In conversation with Seán O’Hagan*

Oct 5, 7:30pm – New York, NY @ 92nd Street Y, In conversation with Seán O’Hagan*

Oct 11, 12:00pm – Boston, MA @ Harvard Book Store

Oct 18, 12:00pm – Nashville, TN @ Parnassus Books

Oct 24, 12:00pm – Austin, TX @ BookPeople

Oct 30, 6:00pm – Los Angeles, CA @ Book Soup

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Eight dates are included, including a Q&A and signing in the UK

Nick Cave has announced a series of ‘In Conversation’ events for his memoir, Hope, Faith And Carnage , taking place across Europe later this year.

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Eight dates are included in the tour – which begins next month – and includes in-store book signings and Q&A sessions.

The dates kick off in the UK, with an appearance at the upcoming Hay Festival on May 28 . From there, the tour continues throughout the beginning of June, and features two dates in Amsterdam and two dates in Brussels.

Events in Koln and Hamburg are also listed, before the tour draws to a close with a final Q&A session at the Heartland Festival in Denmark – set for June 8.

What is included in each date varies, with some events only offering in-store signings, while others also provide a Q&A session with the Bad Seeds frontman. Further information and tickets can be found on each venue’s respective websites.

To celebrate the publication of Faith, Hope and Carnage on paperback on 1st June, Nick Cave & Seán O’Hagan have announced several ‘In Conversation’ and signing events across the UK and Europe. Visit venue websites for more details. pic.twitter.com/3yfI3AUx8q — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (@nickcave) April 17, 2023

The announcement celebrates the release of Cave’s 2022 memoir, Hope, Faith And Carnage , which will be available in paperback format from June 1. Pre-order the book here .

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The book is based on 40 hours of interviews between Cave and his friend, Observer journalist Seán O’Hagan. Released at the tail-end of last year, the memoir covers the musician’s perspective and personal life, six years after the death of his son Arthur , who died in 2015 at the age of 15.

Cave also lost his 31-year-old son, Jethro Lazenby , last May.

“ Faith, Hope & Carnage promises to be a thoughtful book about Cave’s inner life over the last six years, a meditation on big ideas including, faith, art, music, grief and much more,” read a synopsis for the book. “It is a project prompted by lockdown, and one that sits comfortably alongside Cave’s weekly mailing list The Red Hand Files .

“It is at once borne of and in some sense a tribute to the stillness – and imperative period of reflection – wrought by a global pandemic.”

Last year, Cave once again teamed up with O’Hagan to release an audiobook version of the memoir . The release was recorded in a way so that the listener – when wearing headphones – can hear the speech as though they’re sitting between Cave and O’Hagan.

Following his upcoming ‘In conversation’ dates, Cave is set to hit the road once again as part of his upcoming US solo tour .

The live shows will kick off on September 19 in Asheville, North Carolina, before making stops in another 18 cities throughout the US. Cave will then bring the tour to an end at the end of October, with pair of shows at LA’s Orpheum Theatre. Find remaining tickets here .

Meanwhile, Cave shared earlier this year that he has started work on a new Bad Seeds album . “My plan for this year is to make a new record with the Bad Seeds,” he wrote. “This is both good news and bad news. Good news because who doesn’t want a new Bad Seeds record? Bad news because I’ve got to write the bloody thing.”

Cave’s last album with The Bad Seeds,  ‘Ghosteen’ , came out in 2019. He released ‘ Carnage ‘ with Bad Seeds bandmate Warren Ellis in 2021.

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The post Nick Cave Announces Fall US Book Tour appeared first on Consequence .

Nick Cave has announced a fall US book tour in support of last year’s  Faith, Hope and Carnage , which is out in paperback on September 19th.

Cave will be joined by his co-author, Sean O’Hagan, for a series of in-store signings and conversations about the memoir , which focuses on the artist’s life following the death of his 15-year-old son , Arthur, in 2015. The events will take place in New York City, Chicago, West Hollywood, Nashville, DC, and more. Find out ticket information here , and grab your copy of the book here .

The book tour will be nestled between dates from Cave’s previously announced North American solo tour , during which he’ll be accompanied by Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood on bass. See his full touring itinerary below, and grab tickets for those shows here .

In late July, Cave confirmed that he’s been in the studio finishing a new album with the Bad Seeds.  Just weeks before, he teamed up with the Miraculous Love Kids of Afghanistan for  “Breathless/Beautiful,” a song based on a poem he wrote about his wife.

Nick Cave 2023 Tour Dates: 09/19 — Asheville, NC @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium 09/21 — Durham, NC @ DPAC 09/23 — Washington, DC @ Politics and Prose * 09/23 — Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre 09/25 — Cleveland, OH @ Playhouse Square 09/27 — Milwaukee, WE @ Riverside Theater 09/29 — Chicago, IL @ Auditorium Theatre 09/30 — Chicago, IL @ Seminary Co-op * 10/02 — Minneapolis, MN @ State Theatre 10/05 — New York, NY @ Strand Book Store * 10/05 — New York, NY @ 92nd Street Y # 10/06 — Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre 10/07 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre 10/08 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre 10/10 — Boston, MA @ Wang Theatre 10/11 — Cambridge, MA @ Harvard Book Store * 10/12 — Montreal, QC @ Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier 10/14 — Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall 10/15 — Detroit, MI @ Masonic Cathedral Theatre 10/17 — Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium 10/18 — Nashville, TN @ Parnassus Books * 10/20 — Atlanta, GA @ Atlanta Symphony Hall 10/22 — Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theatre 10/23 — Austin, TX @ ACL at The Moody 10/24 — Austin, TX @ BookPeople * 10/27 — Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre 10/28 — Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre 10/29 — Los Angeles, CA @ Orpheum Theatre 10/30 — West Hollywood, CA @ Book Soup *

* = In-store book signing # = In conversation with Sean O’Hagan

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Nick Cave Book Signing

a signing of 

Faith, Hope and Carnage

with NICK CAVE

Harvard Book Store is pleased to welcome legendary musician NICK CAVE for a signing of his new memoir Faith, Hope and Carnage . The signing will take place beginning at 12:00pm on Wednesday, October 11 and will end at 1:30pm. People who have registered should arrive between 11:45am, when doors to the signing line open, and 1:00pm to ensure their spot in line. Please read the following ticket and signing guidelines below.

Tickets to this event are sold out. There is no waitlist or standby line for this event. 

Tickets and Book Pickup

• Tickets are required to join the signing line. Each ticket admin one (1 ) person and includes one (1) paperback copy of Faith, Hope and Carnage .
• Tickets are limited to 100 people. Once tickets are sold out, there will be no waitlist or stand-by line.
• Tickets are non-refundable and non-returnable.
• Additional copies of Faith, Hope and Carnage will be available for purchase at the bookstore.
• Books included with ticket purchase can be picked up the afternoon of the signing, but not before.
• The signing will begin at 12:00pm on Wednesday, October 11, 2023.
• Doors will open to the signing line at 11:45am. Harvard Book Store event staff will instruct attendees where to line up. Please do not arrive before 11:45am.
• Ticket holders will receive their books at check-in.
• The signing will end at 1:30pm. Folks who have registered should arrive between 11:45am, when doors to the signing line open, and 1:00pm to ensure their spot in line.
• Ticket holders should expect that there will be some wait-time to get their books personalized when they arrive.

Signing Line Guidelines

• This signing is specifically for paperback release of Faith, Hope and Carnage .
• Nick Cave will only personalize copies of his new book.
• Nick Cave will NOT be taking photos with ticketholders.

About  Faith, Hope and Carnage

A Telegraph Best Book of 2022

Faith, Hope and Carnage is a book about Nick Cave’s inner life.

Created from more than forty hours of intimate conversations with the journalist Seán O’Hagan, this is a profoundly thoughtful exploration, in Cave’s own words, of what really drives his life and creativity.

The book examines questions of belief, art, music, freedom, grief and love. It draws candidly on Cave’s life, from his early childhood to the present day, his loves, his work ethic and his dramatic transformation in recent years.

Faith, Hope and Carnage offers ladders of hope and inspiration from a true visionary. 

Praise for  Faith, Hope and Carnage

"In 2022, these intimate, revelatory conversations were neatly packaged into one thoughtful, moving memoir, Faith, Hope, and Carnage , in which Cave invites you into his innermost world – from his struggles with addiction to his explosive relationship with the Bad Seeds, through to grief and growth." —Brit Dawson, GQ (UK)

“[An] extraordinary, intensely personal book . . . Through O’Hagan’s sensitive questioning, Faith, Hope and Carnage is one of the most powerful and affecting meditations on grief and loss published in recent years.” —James Cook, ArtReview (UK)

“The soft-spoken, knowing voice of a wise man whose youthful excesses inevitably led him to a quiet life of meditation and art . . .There is a fly-on-the-wall sense that when Cave speaks, he has a particular audience in mind: the silently grieving.”— Lauretta Charlton, The New York Times Book Review

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Nick Cave Talks ‘Faith, Hope and Carnage’ in New Memoir

by Alli Patton September 13, 2022, 1:40 pm

Art rock icon Nick Cave is a complex character, one that has been marred by tragedy in recent years . Faith, Hope and Carnage , a memoir arriving this month—crafted from over 40 hours of intimate conversations with Observer journalist Seán O’Hagan—will offer an in-depth look into Cave’s life and music over the years since the 2015 death of his 15-year-old son, Arthur, before the loss of his son, Jethro, earlier this year.

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The memoir’s synopsis reads: “The book examines questions of faith, art, music, freedom, grief, and love. It draws candidly on Cave’s life, from his early childhood to the present day, his loves, his work ethic, and his dramatic transformation in recent years. From a place of considered reflection, Faith, Hope and Carnage offers ladders of hope and inspiration from a true creative visionary.” A project prompted by the 2020 pandemic, and subsequent lockdowns, the book was borne from hours of phone conversations between the musician and the writer.

“This is the first interview I’ve given in years,” the “Red Right Hand” singer explained in a statement. “It’s over 40 hours long. That should do me for the duration, I think.

“It has been a strange, anchoring pleasure to talk to Sean O’Hagan through these uncertain times,” Cave continued.

Amid discussions of creativity, grief, mortality, and more, Faith, Hope & Carnage is a memoir “of intimate and often surprising conversations in which Nick Cave talks honestly about his life, his music, and the dramatic transformation of both, wrought by personal tragedy” O’Hagan added.

An exclusive extract from the book was recently released by O’Hagan ahead of its publication on Sept. 20.

The singer and his musical partner, Warren Ellis , are currently touring around their native land on the Australian Carnage Tour. A UK book signing tour is currently scheduled to begin upon the release of Faith, Hope and Carnage .

Faith, Hope and Carnage, the new book from Nick Cave & Seán O'Hagan, is available now to pre-order: https://t.co/zTqGZLtd0c pic.twitter.com/8XTvnfFuvP — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (@nickcave) March 29, 2022

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New Single ‘Frogs’ Out Now

29 May 2024

Listen to Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ new single, ‘Frogs’, from their upcoming album, ‘Wild God’, and watch the full lyric video now HERE .

The journey to creating ‘Wild God’ began with sweeping epic ‘Frogs’. The first lines Nick Cave penned for the album were powerfully evocative, referencing the first murder in the Bible, Cain’s slaying of Abel. He wrote, “Ushering in the week he knelt down and crushed his brother’s head in with a bone/It’s my great privilege to walk you home.” This striking couplet became the opening lines to the song, and set the tone for the imagery and themes that followed.

Nick Cave says, “The sheer exuberance of a song like ‘Frogs’, it just puts a big fucking smile on my face.”

‘Wild God’ will be released on 30 August on streaming, CD, and standard vinyl, along with grey and clear limited edition vinyl available to pre-order now.

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