Preston Park, Brighton — Friday 31st July 2026
Preston Park, Brighton — Friday 31st July 2026
© Megan Cullen
Brighton has been central to Nick Cave's life and work for many years, inspiring countless songs, lyrics and films, and woven deeply into the history of the Bad Seeds. His connection to the city is unique and enduring, making Preston Park 2026 a moment in the city's history.
“I am thrilled beyond words to return to my beloved Brighton with The Bad Seeds to play Preston Park. It’s a homecoming! It’s going to be big, bad and beautiful. An epic show!!!”
Nick Cave
This follows the top 10 UK album Wild God, released to great acclaim, bringing fans the sold out Wild God European Tour — one of the live experiences of 2024. Produced by Cave and Warren Ellis and mixed by David Fridmann, across ten tracks the band dance between convention and experimentation, taking left-turns and detours that heighten the rich imagery and emotion in Cave’s soul-stirring narratives.
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds will perform a setlist which takes songs from all four decades of their storied career including Wild God.
Formed in Oklahoma City in 1983, The Flaming Lips have become one of the most iconic, influential, and vital forces in American alternative rock. Three Grammy Awards, a Tony nomination, and an RIAA Gold-certified record for Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots. Q Magazine named them one of the “50 Bands to See Before You Die.” After 22 studio recordings and countless collaborative oddities, they remain an American treasure in a genre all to themselves.
© Denmarc Creary
The Leeds four-piece — Lily Fontaine, Lewis Whiting, Nicholas Eden, and Douglas Frost — emerged from Leeds Conservatoire in 2018 with a refined sonic identity blending nineties rock with experimental composition. Their debut This Could Be Texas addresses sociopolitical themes and regional identity through Fontaine’s distinctive Lancashire accent. Mercury Prize nominated, with sell-out UK tours and acclaimed US performances.
© H. Hawkline
An architect of sound who builds emotional landscapes from abstraction, texture, and tone. Six albums with Mercury Prize recognition, production credits for Wilco, Horsegirl, and St. Vincent. Her seventh album Michelangelo Dying features a collaboration with John Cale — analog warmth, filtered vocals, and sculptural arrangements from one of modern music’s most singular artists.
© Felipe Pagani
Warmduscher refuse to settle. On their electrifying fifth album Too Cold To Hold, the six-piece groove machine fuses punk-funk, disco pogo, gqom, hip-hop, and jazz into a fearless, chaotic sound. Guest appearances from Irvine Welsh, Janet Planet, Jeshi, and Lianne La Havas. Surreal, high-octane storytelling and pulsing rhythms. They’re not just evolving — they’re just getting started.