Kylie Minogue Joins Nick Cave for 'Where the Wild Roses Grow'
Billboard • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Kylie Minogue joined Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on stage in Brighton, England, to perform their 1995 duet "Where the Wild Roses Grow," marking their first live performance of the song together since 2019.
- The duet, a standout from the Bad Seeds' 1996 album Murder Ballads, is one of Australia's most celebrated musical collaborations, portraying Minogue as the doomed Eliza Day and showcasing a darker side to her image.
- Earlier on the same day, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds performed a surprise rooftop set in Brighton, featuring rare live renditions of songs including "Train Long-Suffering," not played live for 27 years.
- "Where the Wild Roses Grow" achieved significant commercial success, reaching No. 2 on the ARIA Singles Chart and winning the 1996 ARIA Award for Song of the Year, with its iconic video contributing to the album's popularity.
- Minogue expressed her appreciation for the reunion on Instagram, crediting Nick Cave’s wife Susie Cave for her white lace dress adorned with wild-rose embellishments worn during the performance.
