While Ellis is a long-term member of The Bad Seeds, and he and Cave have composed and recorded scores and worked on many other projects together, this is the first time the pair have toured Australia as a duo. With The Bad Seeds’ playing their first ever live show in St Kilda in 1983, the 2 December Palais Theatre show is a fitting recognition of the bands’ history. The Australian Carnage tour follows the release of Cave and Ellis’ widely acclaimed CARNAGE album.