“The Late Late Show” host James Corden has confirmed that the composer of the hit “A Team” will be appearing on his show every day next week: “All next week the one, the only Ed Sheeran is going to be on the show every night,” Corden said. “A full week of Ed. We’re going to do comedy, we’re going to chat, he’s going to play… Ed Sheeran’s going to be our musical guest every night of the week. Plus, right here on The Late Late Show, he’s going to do the television debut of his brilliant new single “Bad Habits”.

“Bad Habits” is Sheeran’s big solo return after almost four years. He introduced the new song with a new look, which sees him in a horror-Esque costume with make-up, vampire teeth and a pink suit. In a promotional clip, we can hear a snippet of the song with the following lyrics: “My bad habits lead to late nights sleeping alone, conversations with a stranger I barely know”. The singer allowed TikTok users to use the sound of Sheeran’s video for their own personal creations, which turned out to be a very popular initiative: The video itself received over 250,000 likes and has been viewed 2.1 million times since its release date.

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Band members Sarah Corcoran and Pamela Connolly joined Corden remotely for an interview. The four-piece band then performed Liffey from their new album In Waiting, which was nominated for an RTÉ Choice Music Prize last week.

In the interview, where James Corden referred to them as “an outrageously talented rock band” the band was asked about the pressure of releasing an album during a pandemic, Sarah replied saying; “It’s a strange time to release an album, but we released it ourselves, did all the mail orders ourselves, so it was a really exciting time, and all the feedback has been really positive. Hopefully, when we can get back out and gigging, it’ll have been worth the wait.”

The band also revealed their secret to keeping motivated as they recorded In Waiting in Donegal in late November 2019. The band jumped into the Atlantic together, to “take the cobwebs off.” Pamela commented on the experience saying; “It worked, I think – the album sounds great, it got our juices flowing. I lost my swimming togs, though.”

This comes following the band’s decision to reschedule their Irish tour. The tour was meant to take place in February and March of 2021 but because of the ongoing global health crisis, the band made the decision to move the dates to August and September. The band’s UK dates are still scheduled to go ahead at the moment.

You can watch the full interview and Pillow Queen’s performance of Liffey below. Pillow Queens tour dates will also be below.

25/03/2021 – Stereo – Glasgow
26/03 – YES – Manchester
28/03 – The Lexington – London
29/03 – Green Door Store – Brighton
04/04 -Sunflower Lounge – Birmingham
06/04 – Crofters Rights – Bristol
19/08 – Set Theatre – Kilkenny
20/08 – Dolan’s Warehouse – Limerick
21/08 – Róisín Dubh – Galway
22/08 – Mike The Pies – Listowel
27/08 – Button Factory – Dublin
28/08 – Button Factory – Dublin
02/09 – Spirit Store – Dundalk
03/09 – Sandino’s – Derry
04/09 – Ulster Sports Club – Belfast

Now Cave has released the trailer for the cinematic experience, which will be available in a limited capacity from November 5. Tickets information is available here (currently excluding the US). The trailer simply offers one minute of Cave at the piano, performing a fragment of ‘Jubilee Street’. “I’m transforming, I’m vibrating, well look at me now,” is the refrain.

Earlier this year he had posted a teaser of the global streaming event. In this, Cave walking through the ornate Alexandra Palace in preparation for his performance. The voiceover is a reading from the opening of ‘Spinning Song’, the first track on Cave’s latest album, Ghosteen. The teaser video is electric with anticipation and Cave walks with a touch of swagger; although this is something of a sombre event, Cave is perfectly self-assured. You can watch it here.

Just last night, Cave offered a heartrending performance of Marc Bolan’s ‘Cosmic Dancer’ for James Corden’s Late Late Show, also recorded in Alexandra Palace. You can watch the cover below – it’s unmissable. You can also find it recorded for the album Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T.Rex, released last week (September 4).

The compilation features covers by everyone from Father John Misty to Joan Jett to Marc Almond. Between this eclectic line-up, the spirit of Bolan is alive, well and appropriately glamorous. It comes in advance of T.Rex’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November. “We’re going to make sure Marc Bolan is at the heart of this,” Martin Barden promised (Barden spoke on behalf of Britain’s Culture Consultants LTD, who currently curate T.Rex’s catalogue).

As if these offerings weren’t enough, Cave has been constantly available for fans throughout lockdown. You can find him at The Red Hand Files, where he promises “You can ask me anything. There will be no moderator. This will be between you and me. Let’s see what happens. Much love, Nick.” You can also get hold of him at Bad Seeds Teevee, a twenty-four hour live stream of Bad Seeds content: promo material, interviews, live footage and rarities, played at random.

Cave shares his energy generously. Speaking about Bad Seeds Teevee, he said, “It’s 10.30 Wednesday evening, and if the world wasn’t in lockdown, I’d be onstage in Toulouse, France singing my heart out with The Bad Seeds. But I’m not. I’m doing the next best thing—sitting at home watching Bad Seed TeeVee. Pure non-stop joy!”  All of this is helps fans to hold out until his rescheduled tour (dates below), which he promised will be “fucking mind-blowing“, by the way.

10/04/2021 – Sportpaleis – Antwerp, Belgium
11/04 – Ziggo Dome – Amsterdam, Netherlands
13/04 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham, UK
15/04 – The O2 – London, UK
16/04 – The O2 – London, UK
18/04 – First Direct Arena – Leeds, UK
20/04 –  The SSE Hydro – Glasgow, UK
21/04 – Manchester Arena – Manchester, UK
23/o4 – 3Arena – Dublin, Ireland
24/04 – 3Arena – Dublin, Ireland
26/04 – Motorpoint Arena – Cardiff, UK
28/04 – AccorHotels Arena – Paris, France
29/04 – Lanxess Arena – Cologne, Germany
01/05 – Royal Arena – Copenhagen, Denmark
02/05 – Royal Arena – Copenhagen, Denmark
04/05 – Ericsson Globe – Stockholm, Sweden
05/05 – Spektrum – Oslo, Norway
07/05 – Barclaycard Arena – Hamburg, Germany
08/05 – Mercedes-Benz Arena – Berlin, Germany
10/05 – Arena Gliwice – Gliwice, Poland
12/05 – Stadthalle – Vienna, Austria
13/05 – László Papp Budapest Sportaréna – Budapest, Hungary
15/05 – Stark Arena – Belgrade, Serbia
17/05 – O2 Arena – Prague, Czech Republic
19/05 – Olympiahalle – Munich, Germany
20/05 – Mediolanum Forum – Milan, Italy
23/05 – WiZink Center – Madrid, Spain
24/05 – Altice Arena – Lisbon, Portugal
27/05 – Palau Sant Jordi – Barcelona, Spain
28/05 – Zénith Toulouse Métropole – Toulouse, France
31/05 – Rome Palazzo dello Sport – Rome, Italy
03/06 – Hallenstadion – Zurich, Switzerland
07/06 – Bloomfield Stadium – Tel Aviv, Israel