Fritz Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds announce the first of a string of summer festival appearances. The band, featuring Ed Kuepper on guitar, will headline at German festivals Southside (Neuhausen Ob Eck) and Hurricane (Scheesel) in June, Scotland's T in the Park on 10th July and Oxegen Festival in Ireland on 11th July. Kuepper, formally of Australian bands The Saints and Laughing Clowns, completes the current Bad Seeds live line up of Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey, Thomas Wydler, Jim Sclavunos and Conway Savage. Kuepper has been, and continues to be, a significant influence on contemporary Australian music. He formed the original version of the proto punk band The Saints in 1973 whilst in high school and when the original Saints split he formed what, in the eyes of many, was an even bolder enterprise, Laughing Clowns. The Clowns broke up in 1984 and Kuepper launched a prolific solo career which has seen the release of more than 20 albums and several film and soundtrack projects. His latest studio recording was 'Jean Lee and the Yellow Dog' in 2007. This full schedule of festival dates promises to include some of the best and most exciting festivals that Europe and the British Isles have to offer. These festival dates mark the band's first European appearances since their sold-out London Troxy shows in November 2008. More details will be announced very soon. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Mute are set to release their first four albums in a series that will see the band's entire album catalogue digitally re-mastered and remixed in 5.1 surround sound. All 14 albums will be available as re-mastered CD and as a deluxe Collectors Edition starting with the release of From Her To Eternity, The Firstborn Is Dead, Kicking Against The Pricks and Your Funeral... My Trial on 30th March 2009. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 woah. it sucked when Mick Harvey left, but this is huge too. those re-issues sound amazing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mystik Spiral Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Mende, where art thou? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 nice! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pillowy star Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 *fingers crossed for some proper shows, I l-o-a-t-h-e festivals* Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigshoulders Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Do you mind posting the original article link?Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted February 18, 2009 Share Posted February 18, 2009 Mende, where art thou? i was sleeping i didnt believe it at first, so i sent him and email asking 1st may will be great - Ed and Nels in one evening he toured with Cave last year in Europe as well..... here's the 3 stooges backstage: Do you mind posting the original article link?Thanks! http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/...-a-Bad-Seed.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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