Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds facts for kids

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
	The Bad Seeds live in London, 2013
Background information
Origin	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genres	Alternative rock; experimental rock; art rock; post-punk;
Years active	1983–present
Labels	Bad Seed Ltd. via Kobalt Label Services; Mute;
Associated acts	The Birthday Party; Einstürzende Neubauten; Grinderman; Die Haut; The Cramps; PJ Harvey;
Members
	Nick Cave; Thomas Wydler; Martyn P. Casey; Jim Sclavunos; Warren Ellis; George Vjestica; Toby Dammit;
Past members
	Mick Harvey; Barry Adamson; Blixa Bargeld; Hugo Race; Anita Lane; Kid Congo Powers; Conway Savage; Roland Wolf; James Johnston; Ed Kuepper;

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 1983 by vocalist Nick Cave, multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey and guitarist Blixa Bargeld. The band has featured international personnel throughout its career and presently consists of Cave, violinist and multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis, bassist Martyn P. Casey (all from Australia), guitarist George Vjestica (United Kingdom), keyboardist/percussionist Toby Dammit (United States) and drummers Thomas Wydler (Switzerland) and Jim Sclavunos (United States). The band has released sixteen studio albums and completed numerous international tours, and has been considered "one of the most original and celebrated bands of the post-punk and alternative rock eras in the '80s and onward".

The band was founded in 1983 following the demise of Cave and Harvey's former group the Birthday Party, the members of which met at a boarding school in Victoria.

Images for kids

Cave and guitarist Kid Congo Powers during the band's 1986 tour.
Founding guitarist Bargeld left the band in 2003
Grinderman marked a return to a raw sound, as well as Cave's debut on guitar.