Live God

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Live God
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Live album by
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Released5 December 2025
RecordedSeptember–November 2024
Venue Accor Arena, Paris
Length84:12 (LP)
99:14 (CD / digital)
Label
Producer
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds chronology
Wild God
(2024)		Live God
(2025)

Live God is a live double album by the Australian band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. It was released on 5 December 2025 on the labels Bad Seed Ltd. and PIAS Recordings and was produced by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

Contents

Background and recording

Live God was recorded between September and November 2024 while the band was on tour in Europe in support of their album Wild God (2024). [1] The last show of that leg of the Wild God Tour was at the Accor Arena in Paris, [2] where they recorded at least some of the album, including "Wild God". [3]

In Live God, the Bad Seeds perform most of Wild God, interspersing the record with various songs throughout Nick Cave's career. [1]

Promotion and release

On 22 October 2025, the band announced Live God and previewed the record with a video of their performance of "Wild God". [3] The album was later released on 5 December 2025 on the band's label Bad Seed Ltd. and PIAS Recordings. The CD and digital versions additionally contain "Long Dark Night" and "O Wow O Wow (How Wonderful She Is)" from Wild God and "White Elephant" from the Nick Cave and Warren Ellis album Carnage (2021). [4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 91/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash 8/10 [6]
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Hot Press 9/10 [8]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [2]
Spectrum Culture84% [10]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Uncut 8/10 [1]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Live God received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 91 out of 100 from 4 critic scores. [5] In an 8 out of 10 review for Clash , Chris Connor said that the set, which largely spans Nick Cave's career, "captures the breadth of sounds Cave has dabbled in" and that it "should entice anyone who hasn't had the chance to see the icon in concert, still with plenty of fire in his belly." [6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Nick Cave; all music is composed by Cave and Warren Ellis. [12]

Live God track listing
No.TitleAlbumLength
1."Frogs" Wild God (2024)5:09
2."Wild God"Wild God5:19
3."O Children" Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus (2004)5:48
4."From Her to Eternity" From Her to Eternity (1984)6:24
5."Long Dark Night" ( [a] )Wild God5:14
6."Cinnamon Horses"Wild God5:24
7."Tupelo" The Firstborn Is Dead (1985)7:57
8."Conversion"Wild God5:51
9."Bright Horses" Ghosteen (2019)5:22
10."Joy"Wild God6:55
11."I Need You" Skeleton Tree (2016)4:31
12."Carnage" Carnage (2021)5:28
13."Red Right Hand" Let Love In (1994)6:32
14."White Elephant" ( [a] )Carnage4:52
15."O Wow O Wow (How Wonderful She Is)" ( [a] )Wild God4:56
16."Papa Won't Leave You, Henry" Henry's Dream (1992)6:18
17."Into My Arms" The Boatman's Call (1997)4:54
18."As the Waters Cover the Sea"Wild God2:20
Total length:99:14

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Long Dark Night", "White Elephant", and "O Wow O Wow (How Wonderful She Is)" are exclusive to CD and digital releases. [4]

Personnel

Musician credits are adapted from Uncut magazine, [1] with technical credits from Tidal. [12]

Musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for Live God
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [13] 22
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [14] 9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [15] 7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [16] 25
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [17] 22
French Albums (SNEP) [18] 95
French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP) [19] 4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [20] 14
German Rock & Metal Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [21] 4
Irish Albums (IRMA) [22] 53
Irish Independent Albums (IRMA) [23] 8
Scottish Albums (OCC) [24] 7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [25] 12
UK Albums (OCC) [26] 33
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [27] 2

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Stubbs, Stuart (5 December 2025). "New Albums: Dry Cleaning – Secret Love". Uncut . No. 347 (January 2026). Yalding, Kent, England: Kelsey Media. pp. 24–25. ISSN   1368-0722.
  2. 1 2 Doyle, Tom (8 December 2025). "Nick Cave Live God Review: Rapturous live set from Cave and crew". Mojo . Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 Schube, Will (22 October 2025). "Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds Announce New Concert Album Live God". Flood Magazine. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  4. 1 2 Pearis, Bill (22 October 2025). "Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds announce new live album, share 'Wild God'". BrooklynVegan . Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Live God by Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds". Metacritic . Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  6. 1 2 Connor, Chris (3 December 2025). "Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Live God". Clash . Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  7. ↑ Guglielmi, Federico (14 November 2025). "Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live God". Classic Rock Italia (in Italian). No. 150. Sprea S.p.A. p. 88. ISSN   2039-649X.
  8. ↑ Walshe, John (5 December 2025). "Album Review: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Live God". Hot Press . Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  9. ↑ Power, Ed (5 December 2025). "Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Live God review – A stunning double album. One of the greats". The Irish Times . Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  10. ↑ Cober-Lake, Justin (11 December 2025). "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Live God". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
  11. ↑ Hodgkinson, Will (27 November 2025). "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds: Live God review – at the height of his powers". The Times . Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Live God / Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds / Credits". Tidal . Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  13. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 15 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  14. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Live God" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  15. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Live God" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  16. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Live God" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  17. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Live God" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  18. ↑ "Top Albums (semaine du 12 décembre 2025)". Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique . Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  19. ↑ "Top Rock & Metal Albums (semaine du 12 décembre 2025)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique . Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  20. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Live God" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  21. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts Top 20 Rock/Metal-Charts – 12 Dezember 2025" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts . Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  22. ↑ "IRMA – Irish Charts (Week 50, 2025)". Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  23. ↑ "Irish Independent Chart – Week 50 2025 – Week Ending 19 Dec 2025". Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved 13 December 2025.Note: Select 12-Dec-25 on the date selector.
  24. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  25. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – Live God". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
  26. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  27. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
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