IDIOT PRAYER:
NICK CAVE
ALONE AT ALEXANDRA PALACE
Global Streaming Event
Thursday 23 July

Watch the trailer below

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On Nick Cave live:

‘His singing is also extraordinary in this intimate setting…takes your breath away.’ – The Guardian

‘One of the greatest living performers’ – Brooklyn Vegan

‘The greatest living songwriter’ – NME

‘Part rock god, part therapist, part poet, part spokesperson for rock… a brilliant showman, one of the best in music right now…’ – Forbes

‘Cave, one of the all-time-great performers, can bring any setting into his hypnotic orbit’ – Consequence of Sound

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“Idiot Prayer’ evolved from my ‘Conversations With…’ events, performed over the last year or so. I loved playing deconstructed versions of my songs at these shows, distilling them to their essential forms—with an emphasis on the delivery of the words. I felt I was rediscovering the songs all over again, and started to think about going into a studio and recording these reimagined versions at some stage—whenever I could find the time.

Then, of course, the world went into lockdown. The Bad Seeds’ global 2020 tour was postponed.  Studios shut down. Venues shut down. And the world fell into an eerie, self-reflective silence.

It was within this silence that I began to think about the idea of not only recording the songs, but also filming them – and so we started to assemble a small team, including the great cinematographer, Robbie Ryan, sound man, Dom Monks, and editor, Nick Emerson, with the intention to film as soon as it became feasible to get back to business in some way.

Meanwhile, I sat at home working out how to play more songs in the ‘Conversations’ format—new songs and songs from the Ghosteen album, Grinderman songs and early Bad Seeds stuff, and everything in between.

We worked with the team at Alexandra Palace – a venue I have played and love – on securing a date to film just as soon as they were allowed to re-open the building to us. We had an amazing production team and crew, and what they did within this extraordinary situation was a marvel. Surrounded by Covid officers with tape measures and thermometers, masked-up gaffers and camera operators, nervous looking technicians and buckets of hand gel, together we created something very strange and very beautiful that spoke into this uncertain moment, but was in no way bowed by it.

‘Idiot Prayer’ serves as the final film in a trilogy— along with ’20,000 Days on Earth’ and ‘One More Time with Feeling’—and is its luminous and heartfelt climax. ‘Idiot Prayer’ is a prayer into the void—alone at Alexander Palace. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it.”

Nick Cave

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In this very special show, audiences around the world will see Cave play his songs in a rarely seen stripped back form. From early Bad Seeds and Grinderman, right through to the most recent Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds album, Ghosteen,  Cave will perform over 20 songs from his extensive catalogue.

The performance was filmed by award winning Cinematographer Robbie Ryan (The Favourite, Marriage Story, American Honey) in Alexandra Palace’s stunning West Hall. It was edited by Nick Emerson (Lady Macbeth, Emma, Greta).

Tickets are now on sale to view the film online, which will be streamed at three times globally:

Australia, New Zealand & Asia: 8pm AEST / 10pm NZST

UK & Europe: 8pm BST / 9pm CEST

North & South America: 7pm PDT / 10pm EDT

For tickets and information on your local time visit DICE.

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Important information:

– The film will be streamed as a live experience, and will not be available to view online following the event.

– Please note during the event you will not be able to pause, rewind or fast forward the stream.

– The streams will not be restricted to the territories above, these are indicators to help determine which time zone is best for viewers.

– Run time: Approx 1 hr 30

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Crew Credits:

Cinematographer: Robbie Ryan
Sound Recording and Production, Sound Mix: Dom Monks
Editor: Nick Emerson
Creative Director: Susie Cave
Producer: Peter Knowles
Production Company: Ros & Lawrence
Executive Producers: Fiona Crombie & Alice Babidge
Production Manager: Peter Arboine
1st Assistant Director: James Sharpe & Clara Paris
Runner: Ayokunle Delano
Camera Operator: Deepa Keshvala
Focus Puller: Lami Okrekson
Clapper Loader: Connor Travis-Hunter
Clapper Loader: Jomar O’Meally
Camera trainee: Esther Edusi
Key Grip: Andy Woodcock
Dolly Grip: Ian Ogden
Crane Grip: Charlie Wall
Crane Technician: Christian Maguire
Remote Head Technician: George Powell
DIT: Ash Daniyan
Gaffer: Andy Cole
Desk Operator: Candy Jackson
Master Rigger: Jerome Rosling
Standby Art Director: Dan Bryant
Additional Engineering: Robin Baynton
Post Production : Black Kite Studios
Colourist: George K
Post Production Producers: Julie Evans & Tamara Mennell

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AMNPLIFY – DB