# Bad Seeds mark Wild God tour with historic Brighton homecoming show

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nick-cave-speaks-out-after-bad-seeds-preston-park-gig-with-kylie-minogue-was-the-largest-ticketed-event-in-brightons-history/
- Published: 2026-08-03T17:00:58+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-03T23:12:50+00:00
- Original publisher: NME
- Original article: https://www.nme.com/news/music/nick-cave-speaks-out-after-bad-seeds-preston-park-gig-with-kylie-minogue-was-the-largest-ticketed-event-in-brightons-history-3960532?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nick-cave-speaks-out-after-bad-seeds-preston-park-gig-with-kylie-minogue-was-the-largest-ticketed-event-in-brightons-history
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- Bad Seeds' Brighton gig was the city's biggest ticketed event ever
- Kylie Minogue joined for an emotional 'Where The Wild Roses Grow'
- Cave called the 50,000-strong Preston Park show a "homecoming"

## Summary

Nick Cave has reflected on the Bad Seeds' Preston Park show in Brighton, which was reportedly "the largest ticketed event in Brighton's history", with particular praise for surprise guest Kylie Minogue. Writing on his Red Hand Files website the morning after, Cave described Minogue as "a performer who only gives, gives and gives, then retreats, as ghosts and great performers do", following her emotional appearance for a rendition of 'Where The Wild Roses Grow'.

The gig on 31 July 2026, a UK-exclusive set marking the band's acclaimed 2024 album 'Wild God', drew more than 50,000 fans and was preceded earlier that day by a surprise stripped-back performance on the roof of Brighton's Resident Records. Cave called the occasion a "homecoming", praised the band for playing with "the same ferocious intention" at both shows, and noted that Minogue's dress had been made by his wife, fashion designer Susie; support came from The Flaming Lips, English Teacher, Cate Le Bon and Warmduscher. The Bad Seeds now move on to a final run of European festival dates, with Cave having hinted earlier this year at work on a follow-up to 'Wild God'.

## Coverage

- [NME: Bad Seeds mark Wild God tour with historic Brighton homecoming show](https://www.nme.com/news/music/nick-cave-speaks-out-after-bad-seeds-preston-park-gig-with-kylie-minogue-was-the-largest-ticketed-event-in-brightons-history-3960532?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nick-cave-speaks-out-after-bad-seeds-preston-park-gig-with-kylie-minogue-was-the-largest-ticketed-event-in-brightons-history)
- [Pitchfork: Kylie Minogue Was a Surprise Guest for Madonna and Nick Cave Within 24 Hours](https://pitchfork.com/story/kylie-minogue-was-a-surprise-guest-for-madonna-and-nick-cave-within-24-hours/)

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