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Kate Bush to play first live dates since 1979
Kate Bush, the grande dame of English art-pop, is returning to the stage. It took her only 35 years to do it. Bush has announced that she's booked a long run of live dates at the Hammersmith Apollo in London. The shows are slated to begin Aug. 26 and continue through Sept. 19. The tickets go on sale March 28. Her regal vocals and experimental textures have always stayed relevant. Without her, Lorde and Florence & the Machine probably wouldn't exist in their present form, and Bush has released many albums in the interim, including 2011's "50 Words for Snow." In 2013, she received a CBE award for her contributions to music. PHOTOS: Concerts by The L.A....
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Kate Bush to play first live dates since 1979
Kate Bush, the grande dame of English art-pop, is returning to the stage. It took her only 35 years to do it. Bush has announced that she's booked a long run of live dates at the Hammersmith Apollo in London. The shows are slated to begin...
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Album Review: Kate Bush's "50 Words for Snow" written by Margaret Wappler.
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