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Kate Bush Tour: Reclusive Star Confirms 15 Date 'Before The Dawn' London Gigs, Her First Live Shows Since 1979

Kate Bush To Perform 15 Live Concerts
Huffington Post UK
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Kate Bush has announced she will play a string of ‘Before The Dawn’ concerts in London later this year - her first ever live gigs since 1979.

The 15 dates - all at London’s Eventim Apollo (formerly the Hammersmith Apollo) - will take place in August and September.

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Kate at the 2001 Q Awards

“I am delighted to announce that we will be performing some live shows this coming August and September,” reads a statement on her official website. “I hope you will be able to join us and I look forward to seeing you there.”

Despite her phenomenal commercial success, Kate has been reclusive throughout her career and has only ever embarked on one tour, a 28-date jaunt around Europe in ‘79.

The 'Wuthering Heights' singer made a rare public appearance in 2013 to receive a CBE from the Queen at Buckingham Palace.

In 2011, Kate released an album entitled ‘50 Words For Snow’ which peaked at number 5 in the UK Album Chart.

Tickets for her ‘Before The Dawn’ dates go on sale at 9.30am on Friday 28 March.

The full list of tour dates is as follows:

AUGUST

Tuesday, 26th August

Wednesday, 27th August

Friday, 29th August

Saturday, 30th August

SEPTEMBER

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

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Kate Bush receives her CBE from Queen Elizabeth II during an Investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle in Windsor. (credit:PA)
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Kate Bush receives her CBE from Queen Elizabeth II during an Investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle in Windsor. (credit:PA)
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File photo dated 29/10/01 of singer Kate Bus, as a obsessive fan of the singer flew over from New York to the UK with a £3,000 Tiffany engagement ring and broke into her country home, it was reported today. (credit:PA)
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Singer Kate Bush receives the Classic Songwriter Award during The Q Awards 2001 at the Park Lane Hotel in London . (credit:PA)
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Singer Kate Bush. (credit:PA)
PA NEWS PHOTO 10/3/78 KATE BUSH AT LONDON'S HEATHROW AIRPORT ON ARRIVAL FROM AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND...(06 of34)
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Successful female vocalist Kate Bush surrounded by leaves, circa 1985. (Photo by Anwar Hussein/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - MAY 10: Kate Bush makes a surprise appearance to meet her fans at The Kate Bush Convention in Leicester Square on May 10th, 1980 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Peter Still/Redferns) (credit:Getty Images)
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Kate Bush performs on stage at the London Symphony Orchestra's 75th Anniversary Celebration at The Royal Albert Hall, London, on 18th November 1979. (Photo by Gus Stewart/Redferns) (credit:Getty Images)
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Kate Bush performs on stage at the London Symphony Orchestra's 75th Anniversary Celebration at The Royal Albert Hall, London, on 18th November 1979. (Photo by Gus Stewart/Redferns) (credit:Getty Images)
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LONDON - 12th MAY: English singer Kate Bush performs live on stage at Hammersmith Odeon in London on the penultimate date of her European tour on 12th May 1979. (Photo by Peter Still/Redferns) (credit:Getty Images)
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AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND - APRIL 29: Kate Bush performs live on stage at The Carre Theatre, Amsterdam during her 'The Tour Of Life' tour on April 29 1979 (Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns) (credit:Getty Images)
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NETHERLANDS - APRIL 01: Photo of Kate BUSH; Kate Bush, CarrT Amsterdam, 1979 (Photo by Rob Verhorst/Redferns) (credit:Getty Images)

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