# Nick Cave performs surprise rooftop set in Brighton

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nick-cave-the-bad-seeds-surprise-brighton-fans-with-rooftop-gig-ahead-of-huge-homecoming-show/
- Published: 2026-07-31T14:33:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-31T22:15:02+00:00
- Original publisher: NME
- Original article: https://www.nme.com/news/music/nick-cave-the-bad-seeds-surprise-show-brighton-resident-records-photos-footage-setlist-3960034?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nick-cave-the-bad-seeds-surprise-show-brighton-resident-records-photos-footage-setlist
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Nick Cave played a surprise rooftop set in Brighton.
- The four-song show preceded a major Preston Park concert.
- The performance marked a homecoming for Cave and the Bad Seeds.

## Summary

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds gave an unannounced rooftop performance above Brighton’s Resident Records on 31 July, drawing a large crowd ahead of their headline show at Preston Park. The intimate, stripped-back set celebrated the band’s return to a city closely associated with Cave and formed part of a wider Resident Records takeover.

The group played four songs: ‘Train Long-Suffering’, a cover of T. Rex’s ‘Cosmic Dancer’, ‘Henry Lee’ and ‘Papa Won’t Leave You, Henry’. Their Preston Park concert, supported by The Flaming Lips, English Teacher, Cate Le Bon and Warmduscher, is described as their only UK performance and supports their 2024 album ‘Wild God’.

## Coverage

- [NME: Nick Cave performs surprise rooftop set in Brighton](https://www.nme.com/news/music/nick-cave-the-bad-seeds-surprise-show-brighton-resident-records-photos-footage-setlist-3960034?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nick-cave-the-bad-seeds-surprise-show-brighton-resident-records-photos-footage-setlist)
- [Far Out: Watch Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds perform surprise street concert in Brighton: “See you tonight!”](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/nick-cave-bad-seeds-perform-surprise-street-concert-brighton/)

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