Nick Cave Announces Solo Tour of Australia and New Zealand

Get ready to swoon. Nick Cave has just announced a tour of Australia and New Zealand in November and December this year, and unencumbered by new releases, he'll be playing a wide selection of classics that stretch right back into his 30-year catalogue. Unlike Cave's 2013 Push the Sky Away tour with featured his much-loved band The Bad Seeds, this will be a rare solo outing. Prepare yourself now — you're probably going to cry when he plays 'Into My Arms'.

News of this tour comes fresh after the premiere of 20,000 Days on Earth — a fictional documentary (just go with it) about this legendary musician. We enjoyed this 90 minutes of one-on-one time with the artist so much we even named the film one the best at this year's Sydney Film Festival. Now we get to make this alone time a reality; just like in the cinema, this tour will be you and Nick Cave (and a bunch of strangers) in the dark.

Beginning in late November, Cave will be hitting up Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Auckland, Wellington, Sydney and Melbourne. And, though the venues are large, the tickets will be snapped up quick. Hopefully these latter mid-December dates spell further good news for Melbourne fans though. Nick Cave at the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre, anyone? Oh god, please say it's so.

Tour dates:

Thursday, November 27 & Friday, November 28 - Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth

Sunday, November 30 - Festival Theatre, Adelaide

Wednesday, December 3 - Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane

Thursday, December 4 - Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre, Gold Coast

Saturday, December 6 & Sunday, December 7 - Civic Theatre, Auckland

Monday, December 8 & Tuesday, December 9 - St James Theatre, Wellington

Thursday, December 11 & Friday, December 12 - State Theatre, Sydney

Tuesday, December 16 - Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, Melbourne

Tickets go on sale Thursday, July 3.