Nick Cave Returns To The Abattoir For DVD Set

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds are releasing The Abattoir Blues Tour, a two-DVD set, on Jan. 29.

The live set contains two live concerts taken from the band's 2003 and 2004 tour supporting Abattoir Blues and The Lyre Of Orpheus. According to Cave's official website, disc one is culled from a Nov. 11, 2004 performance at London's Brixton Academy. Disc two is from a June 7, 2003 performance at London's Hammersmith Apollo during the group's Nocturama tour. As well as the two concerts, the DVD will also include bonus footage. All of the promotional videos from the last two albums will be included, as well as behind-the-scenes footage shot by Bad Seeds guitarist Mick Harvey during the creation of the band's "Bring It On" video.

There will also be a limited-edition "Deluxe Box" available containing a bonus two-CD set composed of live recordings culled from the 2004 Abattoir Blues tour. The recordings will also be available as digital downloads.

Cave, who's slated to perform at next year's All Tomorrow's Parties in Britain, recently completed a string of solo dates. He's also busy with a new side project featuring himself, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey and Jim Sclavunos called Grinderman. Dubbed as "foul-mouthed, noisy, hairy and damn well old enough to know better," the group are giving fans a taste of their sound through their MySpace site with the song "No Pussy Blues." The band worked with producer Nick Launay in April and are releasing their debut album in March.

Here's the track list for The Abattoir Blues Tour DVD:

Disc one:
"Hiding All Away"
"Messiah Ward"
"Easy Money"
"Supernaturally"
"The Lyre Of Orpheus"
"Babe, You Turn Me On"
"Nature Boy"
"Get Ready For Love"
"Carry Me"
"There She Goes, My Beautiful World"
"God Is In The House"
"Red Right Hand"
"The Ship Song"
"Stagger Lee"

Disc two:
"Wonderful Life"
"Nobody's Baby Now"
"Bring It On"
"Sad Waters"
"Watching Alice"
"Christina The Astonishing"
"Wild World"
"The 'Bring It On' Shoot"
"Bring It On" (promotional video)
"Babe, I'm On Fire" (promotional video)
"Nature Boy" (promotional video)
"Breathless" (promotional video)
"Get Ready For Love" (promotional video)
"Abattoir Blues/The Lyre Of Orpheus" (electronic press kit)