Nick Cave is bringing the conversation back to North America. The singer-songwriter has announced a 25-date run of his “Conversations With Nick Cave: An Evening of Talk and Music” series for spring 2027, pairing stripped-back piano performances of songs from across his catalog with an unscripted, unrehearsed audience Q&A — no question off the table. NME

The tour opens April 9, 2027 at Vancouver’s Queen Elizabeth Theatre and closes May 21 at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, with stops in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Nashville, Toronto, New York, Philadelphia and Washington along the way. For Toledo fans, the closest date is Monday, April 26 at The Chicago Theatre — an easy drive for a night that is equal parts concert and confession. Consequence

Timing matters if you want in: the artist presale ends tonight, Thursday, November 12 at 10 p.m. local time, and tickets go on general sale Friday, November 13 at 10 a.m. local time. Cave last brought the “Conversations” format to North America in 2019; this revival has been six years in the making.

Photo: Nick Cave performing in Antwerp, Oct. 30, 2024. Photo via Wikimedia Commons (CC0).