Hanging Rock, November 25.
Nick Cave performing at Hanging Rock on Friday.Credit:Rick Clifford.
Last night’s performance at Hanging Rock was a return to showmanship, to bombast.
Like a preacher evangelising from a pulpit, Cave seemed determined to bring the audience with him on a journey of catharsis and revelation.
If Cave was a preacher, then Bad Seed and long-time collaborator Warren Ellis was the show’s holy man.
Nick Cave’s performance at Hanging Rock invited the audience on a journey of catharsis.