FireOpal Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Ms. Bush will play a 22-night residence at the Hammersmith Apollo starting next week. I'm not a huge fan, but that's just amazing to me - I don't think I've heard of an artist coming back to live performance after such a long... sabbatical, let us say. Good for her. The Daily Mail - which is not known for its factual accuracy - mentions that Kate Bush was the first woman to go to number one singing one of her own songs. In 1978, this would be. Isn't that quite late? Wasn't Carole King popular in the UK? Surely Carly Simon had a number of hit records in Britain. Maybe they didn't get to #1 though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azad Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Wow, I hope she does well. I haven't listened to Kate Bush for a long time. Might have to get out the cd. I will be interested in hearing her new performances this time round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Wonder if David Gilmour will join her? I know there is mutual respect and he's played on her studio stuff before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstork Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Good for her, that's hard to believe. And some think Jimmy's had a long hiatus from playing live! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Duck Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Has she mentioned why she took such a lengthy break? Was she raising children or caring for an elderly parent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireOpal Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 She does have a child, but her reason for stopping was apparently that it was very exhausting. I could be wrong but hasn't she had anxiety issues - no one needs to rest for 35 years I wouldn't think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I'd be interested to learn how they went about choosing a venue and determining how many nights she should perform. I realize she was once (and could still be) immensely popular in the UK, but that's a lot of shows to announce all at once for anyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireOpal Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 They chose the venue because it was the last place she had played, for sentimental reasons I guess. As for length of time, I don't know. She has a fear of air travel - or did at one time - so maybe that's why she chose to stay in one place and have people come to her rather than the other way around. Apparently I'm the only one who was intrigued by the "first woman to go to #1 with a song she wrote" conjecture! But just in case anyone else has been puzzling over it: I think Grace Slick has that distinction in the U.S., unless I'm missing someone, and she nearly did it twice: "Somebody to Love" went to #1 in 1967 and "White Rabbit" reached #2. Next I think would be Carole King "It's Too Late" 1971, then Carly Simon "You're So Vain" 1972. Feel free to chime in anyone! In the meantime, I'll commune with Casey Kasem in spirit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillumpuffer Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I'd be interested to learn how they went about choosing a venue and determining how many nights she should perform. I realize she was once (and could still be) immensely popular in the UK, but that's a lot of shows to announce all at once for anyone. It's London. Us in the "other" parts of this country are not deemed suitable. Always the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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