Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds in Arena Zagreb 2024
Nick’s concert was on my wishlist for quite some time but never got there. If I didn’t catch him in Ljubljana I had now a chance to see them in Zagreb as part of the Wild god tour. I almost missed it again and bought some of the last tickets (40 €) far back in the stands. I took organized transportation option by Bfree koncerti, 30 €. On the day of the concert, I left work early and took a taxi (10€) to BTC. We needed almost half an hour to arrive, but other people were later than me. Guide Miran and driver Elvir created a good atmosphere on the bus (beer 2.5 €). The ride was smooth, with no problem on the border, we arrived at Arena Zagreb (last visit was on Majke concert) around 18h. I went to the mall next to the arena. I was hungry and stopped at KFC, for 10 €. Vesna arrived soon and we went to the shop and sat on a bench to catch up (travel, tomos, job, …).

We were so into talk that we missed supporting act The Murder Capital and the first song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (Nick Cave-vocal), Warren Ellis-violin, Martyn Casey-bass, Jim Sclavunos-drums, George Vještica-guitar, Larry Mullins-keyboards, Carly Paradis-keyboards). We sat on stairs and people walked by constantly, some Serbian couple was fussy, and beer 5 €. As expected half of the songs were from the new (18th) album and half were hits from their huge opus. Nick was great with his energy that was growing towards the end of each song. Warren was the next member that stood out. The concert of this Australian band lasted almost 2.5 hours including an encore with 3 strong songs Papa Won’t Leave You, Henry; The Weeping Song, Into My Arms.
It was time to say goodbye to Vesna and back on the bus and taxi in Ljubljana (10 €). Nice evening but it meant I was tired the next morning.
Setlist
Frogs
Wild God
Song of the Lake
O Children
Jubilee Street
From Her to Eternity
Long Dark Night
Cinnamon Horses
Tupelo
Conversion
Bright Horses
Joy
I Need You
Carnage (Nick Cave & Warren Ellis cover)
Final Rescue Attempt
Red Right Hand
The Mercy Seat
White Elephant (Nick Cave & Warren Ellis cover)
Encore:
Papa Won’t Leave You, Henry
The Weeping Song
Into My Arms