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Kate Bush stunned fans and critics with an epic and theatrical gig at London's Hammersmith Apollo, with her first live appearance in 35 years last night (Tuesday 26 August, 2014).
The 'Wuthering Heights' pop icon famously asked her fans not to take photos of footage on their phones at the show. It is said that many abided by the rules, allowing them to get lost in the fully immersive experience.
The Before The Dawn show was an epic, theatrical show, based around the story of a woman lost at sea in a vivid dream landscape. Reports say that the choreographed performance involved dancers in life-jackets wielding axes and chainsaws to 'cut up the stage', a large machine hovering over the crowd to create the effect of a search helicopter, Bush "being borne through the audience" by dancers dressed to look like fish people and a confetti cannon shooting small pieces of poetry over the crowd.
Lasting over three hours, the show was broken up into four segments. The crowd reportedly contained the likes Björk, Lily Allen, and Madonna - not to mention Danny Baker, who started a cruel rumour that David Bowie would be appeaing on stage with her.
Kate Bush played:
Lily
Hounds of Love
Joanni
Running Up That Hill
Top of the City
King of the Mountain
The Ninth Wave
And Dream of Sheep
Under Ice
Waking the Witch
Watching You Without Me
Jig of Life
Hello Earth
The Morning Fog
A Sky of Honey
Prelude
Prologue
An Architect’s Dream
The Painter’s Link
Sunset
Aerial Tal
Somewhere in Between
Nocturn
Aerial
Among Angels
Cloudbusting
Watch Kate Bush performing 'Cloudbusting' below
Tickets to Kate Bush's Before The Dawn London shows at Hammersmith Apollo are on sale now. For tikcets and more information visit here.
Full remaining dates are as follows:
Wednesday, 27th August
Friday, 29th August
Saturday, 30th August
Tuesday, 2nd September
Wednesday, 3rd September
Friday, 5th September
Saturday, 6th September
Tuesday, 9th September
Wednesday, 10th September
Friday, 12th September
Saturday, 13th September
Tuesday, 16th September
Wednesday, 17th September
Friday, 19th September
Below: 15 contemporary artists we wouldn't have without Kate Bush
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