Kate Bush Tour 2014: Kate Bush Is Running Up That Hill For Fiirst Concerts Since 1979; Musical Icon Opened Doors for Miley Cyrus, Tori Amos; Kate Bush Takes to Twitter To Announce Return (VIDEO)

Kate Bush Tour 2014: Kate Bush took to twitter to announce she will be performing live for the first time since 1979. 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.

The "Running Up That Hill" singer, Kate Bush, took to Twitter to announce she will play a 15-date residency at the Hammersmith Apollo in London from 26 August.

Kate Bush's announcement that she is returning to the stage for her first tour in 35 years is a welcome surprise to music fans everywhere. Kate Bush only announced 15 London dates. Kate Bush will play her first concerts after 35 years at London's Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith.

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."

Kate Bush put the announcement on her Facebook page, "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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