Nick Cave is to appear in a series of conversation events across the UK, which he describes as “an exercise in connectivity”.

Cave will take questions from the audience, in a live version of the discussions with fans on his website The Red Hand Files, where he has considered topics including grief, artificial intelligence and the Israeli occupation of Palestine.

According to a press release, “no subject is sacred and audiences are encouraged to be bold and challenging, confrontational and unafraid”. Cave will also perform songs on the piano.

“I thought that a direct conversation with the audience might be valuable – in the recent live shows, we have all shown a kind of willingness to open up,” Cave said.

The tour follows a similar one in Australia, where, at the Sydney Opera House event, Cave considered questions on toxic masculinity, Leonard Cohen, and the breakdown of his band the Birthday Party. Reviewing the show, the Guardian’s Kate Hennessy wrote: “Tonight’s not about being right. It’s about being present, knowable, vulnerable and real. And funny. Always that.”

Following 10 dates across Europe, Cave begins his nine-date UK run at Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, on 15 June, and continues to venues in Birmingham, London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Gateshead, Nottingham, Liverpool and Brighton.