It’s been a while since Nick Cave hauled his Bad Seeds over the Atlantic Ocean for a full-scale tour. Grinderman made a few appearances supporting the White Stripes and there was a brief headline set from the band at this year’s Plug Awards. But the U.S. was omitted from the schedule to promote 2004’s Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus, meaning we haven’t had the full-on Bad Seeds experience since the tour undertaken to support 2003’s Nocturama. In the meantime Cave has released a live album and DVD, written the screenplay and soundtrack for John Hillcoat’s The Proposition, produced the Grinderman and Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! albums, and scored the excellent Brad Pitt/Casey Affleck feature The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.

Ok, dude has been busy. Very busy. So we should be thankful that he’s gracing us with his presence. It’s going to be a long wait though, as the just-announced U.S. leg of the Lazarus tour won’t be with us until September, starting with a date in San Diego and ending up in Washington, D.C. on October 5. While all this is unfolding, Cave is even finding time in his schedule to tour with Grinderman and score another Hillcoat movie--his adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. Full U.S. tour dates below.

09.16 San Diego, CA: 4th & B
09.17 Los Angeles, CA: Hollywood Bowl
09.20 San Francisco, CA: Warfield Theatre
09.22 Portland, OR: Crystal Ballroom
09.23 Seattle, WA: Showbox SoDo
09.26 Denver, CO: Ogden Theatre
09.29 Chicago, IL: Riviera Theatre
10.01 Toronto, Ontario: Kool Haus
10.02 Montreal, Quebec: Metropolis
10.04 New York, NY: WaMu Theater at MSG
10.05 Washington, DC: 9:30 Club