Kate Bush Begins 22 Date Residency at London's Hammersmith Apollo; Wuthering Heights Singer Goes `Running Up That Hill' Three Hours a Night

Kate Bush Tour 2014: British pop singer Kate Bush returned to the stage for her first show for 35 years on Tuesday, at London's Hammersmith Apollo where she played her last live show in 1979. The 56-year-old star played a three-hour set

The "Running Up That Hill" singer, Kate Bush, will play a 22-date residency at the Hammersmith Apollo in London  77,000 tickets sold out in 15 minutes for 22 shows.

Kate Bush, the singer of Babushka, is one of the most influential musical artists who put art back in art-rock. The Spice Girls, Madonna, Kylie, Cyndi Lauper, Beyonce, Katy Perry, Rihanna and Miley Cyrus all walked in Kate Bush's Red Shoes.


Kate Bush influenced a generation of musicians, male and female. While it's obvious to point to Tori Amos as one of her Kate Bush's most fervent students, modern pop stars from Lady Gaga to Katy Perry have benefited from the Kate Bush's stage craft. Miley Cyrus' MTV VMA's performance 2013 owes a major debt to seminal performances by Kate Bush.

According to the Daily Star, Kate Bush tour 2014 kicks off in August. The show is called "Before The Dawn." Tickets go on sale starting next week, the Daily Star reported.


The 55-year-old British singer's last album '50Words For Snow' was released in 2011.


Kate Bush Music Twitter tweeted: "Kate Bush will play a series of UK shows in August and September 2014."


When Kate Bush first put the announcement on her Facebook page she wrote, "I am delighted to announce that we will be performing some live shows this coming August and September. I hope you will be able to join us and I look forward to seeing you there. We'll keep you updated with further news on the web site. Meanwhile, all details of concert dates and tickets are in the note below. Very best wishes, Kate"

Since the end of her 1979 tour, Bush performed at a some charity shows and made cameo appearances at concerts by Peter Gabriel and David Gilmour. Kate Bush did a duet with Rowan Atkinson on a song called "Do Bears S**t In the Woods?" at a charity show. All Kate Bush's performances happened in London.


Kate has teased with the idea of returning to the concert stage. The last time Kate Bush Tour rumors flooded the airwaves was after the release of her seventh album, "The Red Shoes." Kate Bush has released seven albums.

In 2011, Kate Bush told the British rock magazine Mojo "It was enormously enjoyable. But physically it was absolutely exhausting."


Elton John and Stephen Fry appeared on Bush's last album. Kate sang on several songs on Peter Gabriel's 1980 album called "Peter Gabriel," including the massive hit "Games Without Frontiers." Peter and Kate collaborated again six years later on "Don't Give Up" after Dolly Parton turned him down.

Kate Bush's 2005 album "Aerial" was her first release for 12 years. 

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