Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Ace Hotel
Los Angeles, CA US
June 28th, 2017 (2017-06-28)

taper: TheMan
Source: Schoeps CCM4s > Tinybox > Sony PCM-M10 16/44.1 > flac
editing: inez (eradicate some compulsive whistler - Istope Rx)

editor’s comments:

The other day, someone pointed out that, inexplicably, there were only two shows from Nick North American tour were on dime (Philly and Beacon2). Now, this seems terribly wrong, but there are reasons for that, including the fact that tapers are super busy with several serious tours happening at the same time on both sides of the Atlantic… but OK, that’s not a good enough excuse!! :)

So to follow up on the LA Greek Theatre tape - here’s another phenomenal capture by my friend: The Ace Hotel show from the night prior. An extraordinary show! My barometer for these is: if I do get goosebumps and tears together with the feeling that Nick is literally whispering in my ear half way through Magneto - it was a success. And you get this here. I Need You is another highlight from the new songs. My ENORMOUS thanks got to my taper friend who brought California shows to those of us who couldn’t be there.

For full disclosure, this recording is not as ‘raw’ as the closing night because… well, I just don’t buy ear-splitting whistling as a mode of self-expression, dammit, whether in between songs or not! So I took out a couple out, and once I start… - well, basically went through the whole thing and took that guy out. Lol Because it’s too pristine a tape to have that jackass in it.
Enjoy another brilliant show! :)



SETLIST

01. Anthrocene
02. Jesus Alone
03. Magneto
04. Higgs Boson Blues
05. From Her to Eternity
06. Tupelo
07. Jubilee Street
08. The Ship Song
09. Into My Arms
10. Girl in Amber
11. I Need You
12. Red Right Hand
13. The Mercy Seat
14. Distant Sky
15. Skeleton Tree and encore break
16. The Weeping Song
17. Stagger Lee
18. Push the Sky Away

total time: 2 h 7 min 5 sec

seeded to dime: July 7th, 2017

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