# Kate Bush: London dates announced! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 21, 2014, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-london-dates-announced/684226 "2014-03-21T12:52:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BrokenBriton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@BrokenBriton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrokenBriton)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-london-dates-announced/684226/1 "2014-03-21T12:52:16Z")
It’s only been about 33 years, and even then … well, she was so young. The intervening time has lifted her to an almost mythical status so it’s a big deal. No way would she even contemplate this unless everything was sorted, it’s going to be classy, smart and wonderful - she’s gone for a small-ish (3000 iirc) theatre venue as well: Comment: > [@](#): > > I’ve interviewed her two or three times. I always asked whether she fancied playing live again and she always said, ‘I never rule it out’. > > But I didn’t ever feel she had any intention of doing it. So I’m quite surprised that she’s come back now. But very excited. > > I know she would not do it unless she felt confident about doing it. Most of her back catalogue has never been performed live, so it will be fascinating to see which songs she chooses. > > I’m sure there will be a degree of theatre and drama to it. I would expect it to have lots of great back projection and theatrical staging, but I would have thought the centrepiece would be her at the piano. > > I do think this is pretty risk-free, because the love for her and the fascination is so great, and I’m sure she will do it in the right way. > **[Kate Bush to play 15 London dates](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26679515)** > > Kate Bush announces a series of concert dates in the UK later this year, 35 years after her last tour. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-london-dates-announced/684226/2 "2014-03-21T13:45:43Z")
Well, I doubt she’ll be clad in spandex rolling around in a great hamster ball. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-london-dates-announced/684226/3 "2014-03-21T13:51:40Z")
The image on the poster is a new shot of the promotional image from _The Ninth Wave_ with Kate in a life jacket, floating in the water. One of the concert dates, September 16, overlaps with the 1985 release of _Hounds of Love_. She has returned to that before, with her paintings _Someone Lost at Sea Hoping Someone In A Plane Will Find Them_ and _Someone In A Plane Hoping To Find Someone Lost At Sea_. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-london-dates-announced/684226/4 "2014-03-21T14:02:05Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > The image on the poster is a new shot of the promotional image from _The Ninth Wave_ with Kate in a life jacket, floating in the water. One of the concert dates, September 16, overlaps with the 1985 release of _Hounds of Love_. She has returned to that before, with her paintings _Someone Lost at Sea Hoping Someone In A Plane Will Find Them_ and _Someone In A Plane Hoping To Find Someone Lost At Sea_. You sir are suspended. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BrokenBriton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@BrokenBriton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrokenBriton)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2014, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-london-dates-announced/684226/5 "2014-03-21T14:31:04Z")
Indeed, the internet is awash today in exactly that commentary. ---
**Author:** ![cantara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6f9a4e/32.png) [@cantara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cantara)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-london-dates-announced/684226/6 "2014-03-22T02:49:07Z")
Holy smokes! Tickets are ₤49- ₤135 each going on sale 9:30AM GMT. I wonder what the odds are that I can buy some from Canada… ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-london-dates-announced/684226/7 "2014-03-22T07:36:19Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > Well, I doubt she’ll be clad in spandex rolling around in a great hamster ball. That’s kind of tough to do when you’re in your 50s (although I wouldn’t put it past Madonna to try to do something like that). Incidentally, I wonder if any unannounced special guests might show up. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-london-dates-announced/684226/8 "2014-03-22T17:21:20Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > That’s kind of tough to do when you’re in your 50s (although I wouldn’t put it past Madonna to try to do something like that). Male rock stars are allowed to age, but female ones have to try to be 18 their entire lives. > [@](#): > > Incidentally, I wonder if any unannounced special guests might show up. I can imagine that everyone and their pet duck would love to, but as ever, Kate will do exactly and only what she wishes to do. One writer memorably described her as “the sweetest megalomaniac you’ll ever meet.” ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-london-dates-announced/684226/9 "2014-03-22T20:36:00Z")
That team up with Peter Gabriel on [Another Day](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvt5YnocRp8) is the most heartbreaking thing ever. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-london-dates-announced/684226/10 "2014-03-24T03:20:52Z")
That is beautiful Dale. Our original copy of that was black and white and dubbed so many generations down and so blurry that you could barely tell that it was Peter and Kate. It’s wonderful to see it in such great quality. That whole Christmas Special is great. I did receive an access code so I’m hoping against hope to get tickets. [Here’s what the Hammersmith looks like on the inside.](http://hammersmithapollo.s3.amazonaws.com/img/refurb5.jpg) [Here’s the Seating plan.](http://tinyurl.com/o4b24fx) ---
**Author:** ![cantara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6f9a4e/32.png) [@cantara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cantara)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-london-dates-announced/684226/11 "2014-03-25T20:45:15Z")
Where did you receive the access code from? I realize that it is too late for me, but I’m curious. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2014, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-london-dates-announced/684226/12 "2014-03-26T04:11:36Z")
> [@cantara](#): > > Where did you receive the access code from? I realize that it is too late for me, but I’m curious. Those who signed up to [katebush.com](http://katebush.com) when it first opened received access codes to try for tickets 48 hours ahead of the general public. There are only a limited number so even having an access code is no guarantee of tickets. Edit to add, I am sorry, I thought the codes had already been mentioned in this thread but I see not. I’ve been on so many message boards and Kate sites and Twitter and Facebook and everywhere, I forgot to look closely. The codes aren’t transferable, sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2014, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-london-dates-announced/684226/13 "2014-03-26T11:28:52Z")
Tuesday, September 2, 2014. Wow. Never in a million years would I have thought… ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-london-dates-announced/684226/14 "2014-03-26T18:22:09Z")
More dates have been announced. [http://m.pitchfork.com/news/54521-kate-bush-adds-more-live-shows/](http://m.pitchfork.com/news/54521-kate-bush-adds-more-live-shows/) ---
**Author:** ![BrokenBriton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@BrokenBriton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrokenBriton)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2014, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-london-dates-announced/684226/15 "2014-03-26T23:21:51Z")
Equipoise - you got tickets? ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-london-dates-announced/684226/16 "2014-03-27T02:10:58Z")
> [@BrokenBriton](#): > > Equipoise - you got tickets? Yes! September 2. Now we just have to figure out how we’re going to pay for getting there. And back, of course. Not that we wouldn’t love to live in London, but it’s a bit too expensive for us. A lot! And it closes down early. What’s up with that? If anyone hears of any decently-priced airfare/hotel packages for early September, please post. ---
**Author:** ![BrokenBriton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@BrokenBriton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrokenBriton)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-london-dates-announced/684226/17 "2014-03-27T10:24:12Z")
Well done! The kids will be going back to school around about that week so air fares should be better. ---
**Author:** ![cantara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6f9a4e/32.png) [@cantara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cantara)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-london-dates-announced/684226/18 "2014-03-28T11:02:24Z")
Got tix! Got them for Sept 17 at the front-right of the balcony (circle). $300 each for the 2 tickets. God we can’t afford this… ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-london-dates-announced/684226/19 "2014-03-28T11:53:07Z")
I can’t link from my iPod Touch but a friend posted on Facebook: [clickmusic.com](http://clickmusic.com) reports that tickets sold out in 7 minutes! ---
**Author:** ![BrokenBriton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@BrokenBriton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrokenBriton)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-london-dates-announced/684226/20 "2014-03-28T12:00:25Z")
Lot of talk atm about bots, it’s basically an arms race and you did pretty well to get tickets once they went on general sale: > **[The Bot Wars: why you can never buy concert tickets online](https://www.newstatesman.com/business/economics/2013/08/bot-wars-why-you-can-never-buy-concert-tickets-online)** > > Enterprising programmers are creating bots that can reserve, and in some cases buy, everything from restaurant tables to eBay goods before humans can even get a look in. Where will the bot wars end? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-bush-london-dates-announced/684226.md?page=2)