Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Perform Shane MacGowan Tribute "A Rainy Night in Soho" in Ireland
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Kory Grow
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds performed a soulful tribute to Shane MacGowan with a cover of the Pogues' "A Rainy Night in Soho" during a concert in Ireland. The article covers the performance, the close friendship between Cave and MacGowan, and notes that the Bad Seeds also played rarities including "Stranger Than Kindness" for the first time in over a decade. The concert was part of the "Wild God" tour.
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· 3 pulledNick Cave and Shane MacGowan were close friends — close enough, at least, to try to cheer each other once with a duet of Louis Armstrong...
The Bad Seeds also played some rarities at the concert, including the first performance of 'Stranger Than Kindness' in more than a decade
Nick Cave performs as part of the Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 'Wild God' Tour at The Domain on January 23, 2026 in Sydney, Australia.
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