Kate Bush concert

Zak Flaps · 28-03-2014 8:50pm

I'm thrilled. Got 2 tickets for the 3rd September.

Could only get the circle but i don't mind. It's not too big a venue so I'll still have a pretty good view i'm sure. I'll just be so happy seeing her perform.

Have any of you been at that venue?

karaokeman · 28-03-2014 8:59pm

C.K Dexter Haven wrote: »

Didn't make it- not really disappointed if I'm honest- I think there's more of a good chance she'd play an Irish gig or two considering her contact with this country through the years- with the cost of tickets, flights and then accommodation, I don't think it would have justified the experience for me.
Hope those who got tickets enjoy the concert though:)

I would love to see her do a residency at the O2, assuming she extends the tour beyond London. Not sure if it's going to happen, could depend how she feels after the dates already announced.

S.M.B. · 29-03-2014 2:23am

Zak Flaps wrote: »

I'm thrilled. Got 2 tickets for the 3rd September.

Could only get the circle but i don't mind. It's not too big a venue so I'll still have a pretty good view i'm sure. I'll just be so happy seeing her perform.

Have any of you been at that venue?

I've been to plenty of shows there and I've never had any reason to complain regarding seats. I've sat in front row centre to last few rows in the circle and everywhere in between. The standing tickets for a seated show aren't ideal but any decent seated ticket should be well worth the cost. I'm in the circle myself. I'd take a the Apollo over a trip to an arena like the O2 any day of the week. It's recently been renovated too.

Seanachai · 29-03-2014 8:51pm

I've made peace with the fact that I didn't get a ticket but I'm still annoyed with the reseller websites snapping up tickets and denying fans who don't have thousands to spend. Is there no way to take these scabs out of the equation altogether?. Maybe if you register your interest in the ticket(s) and then a lottery is run?. This is from the nme website ,

"Shortly after tickets started appearing online, it was reported that the original buyer's name would be on the tickets, with a photo ID required for entry. According to Viagogo, they "have processes in place to ensure every buyer will get in. These processes are confidential."

Read more at http://www.nme.com/news/kate-bush/76398#y1E3ApSRjqAzdYj3.99

NoDisguise · 02-04-2014 11:36pm

Seanachai wrote: »

I've made peace with the fact that I didn't get a ticket but I'm still annoyed with the reseller websites snapping up tickets and denying fans who don't have thousands to spend. Is there no way to take these scabs out of the equation altogether?. Maybe if you register your interest in the ticket(s) and then a lottery is run?. This is from the nme website ,

"Shortly after tickets started appearing online, it was reported that the original buyer's name would be on the tickets, with a photo ID required for entry. According to Viagogo, they "have processes in place to ensure every buyer will get in. These processes are confidential."

Read more at http://www.nme.com/news/kate-bush/76398#y1E3ApSRjqAzdYj3.99

Pretty disgusting that NME are carrying adverts for Viagogo and also that the Eventim can't/won't sue ticket tout sites for breach of contract. It was made very clear prior to tickets going on sale that they could not be sold on, yet these sites were flogging them within an hour, and make a fortune doing so.

I managed to get a circle seat for the final night and wouldn't part with it for any money, but if touts were prevented from selling on these sites, there would be a lot more genuine fans able to buy them at source.

Seanachai · 03-04-2014 11:39am

I was five minutes late getting to a computer on Friday morning so chances were lessened even more but it was a bit sickening to see the tickets on the reseller websites for thousands. Do they not source them directly from Ticketmaster or otherwise as opposed to actually buying them when they become available to the public?. Surely measures can be put in place to stop the leaked tickets?.

Seanachai · 03-04-2014 11:41am

There's a poll on Hotpress.com for what it's worth.

www.hotpress.com/Kate-Bush/...Kate-Bush--Touts/11316400.html
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Seanachai · 22-08-2014 10:50am

S.M.B. wrote: »

I've been to plenty of shows there and I've never had any reason to complain regarding seats. I've sat in front row centre to last few rows in the circle and everywhere in between. The standing tickets for a seated show aren't ideal but any decent seated ticket should be well worth the cost. I'm in the circle myself. I'd take a the Apollo over a trip to an arena like the O2 any day of the week. It's recently been renovated too.

Is there any chance that the people who got tickets can have some consideration for the poor sods that weren't so lucky. Instead of coming back on here and writing about the amazing near spiritual experiences they had can they just lie and say it was an average greatest hits kind of thing. I'm bracing myself for the feedback I'll get from friends and having to grit my teeth and pretend to be happy for them:o.

Bowlardo · 22-08-2014 12:22pm

Why can't she just do a tour for frick sake

Seanachai · 22-08-2014 1:15pm

At least a UK & Ireland tour and with the reseller leaks plugged. You register your interest in a ticket and then you're entered in to a lottery.

rubadub · 22-08-2014 2:28pm

Seanachai wrote: »

There's a poll on Hotpress.com for what it's worth.

www.hotpress.com/Kate-Bush/...Kate-Bush--Touts/11316400.html
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your link is not working, here it is
http://www.hotpress.com/news/The-Burning-Question--Kate-Bush---Touts/11316400.html

With Kate Bush's twenty-two night stint in London's Hammersmith Apollo selling out in under fifteen minutes, it opened the door for touts and the opportunistic to make a packet, with tickets selling for as much as £1,475.

I would question if that is tickets have sold or are attempting to sell for £1475. Even if there is a completed auction it could be a journalist buying his own ticket to get a story.

http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/29/kate-bush-tickets-yours-for-a-mere-1475-on-resale-sites-4682587/

‘Just because a ticket is listed at a certain price doesn’t mean it will sell for that much,’ the spokesperson said. ‘There are unique events like this where demand and prices are very high.

‘For example, when Andy Murray became the first British man to win Wimbledon in 76 years in 2013, tickets for the final were listed for £80,000 for a pair but the highest anyone paid was £7,500.’

Dan_Solo · 24-08-2014 11:17am

Was watching the BBC special on Kate Bush last night and realised I didn't really like anything she's done since The Sensual World. I'll keep thinking of that cringeworthy Rocket Man too everytime I think I didn't get a ticket... :-)

S.M.B. · 26-08-2014 1:25pm

Blasphemy! Although I'm not the biggest fan of anything prior to The Dreaming.

So the shows are starting tonight and I have to wait 4 weeks for my chance. Got this crazy feeling of excitement mixed with fear at the possibility that she won't have the stamina to do all dates.

Not sure if I'll be able to or if I even want to avoid all reviews. All I know so far the stage times apparently are:

KATE ONSTAGE 7.45PM

INTERVAL 9.15PM ( APRROX)

THE INTERVAL LASTS TWENTY MINUTES

SHOW ENDS 10.55 (APPROX)

Which means I'm very hopeful of seeing her play both a sky of honey and the ninth wave in their entirety.

8mv · 26-08-2014 1:36pm

S.M.B. wrote: »

Blasphemy! Although I'm not the biggest fan of anything prior to The Dreaming.

So the shows are starting tonight and I have to wait 4 weeks for my chance. Got this crazy feeling of excitement mixed with fear at the possibility that she won't have the stamina to do all dates.

Not sure if I'll be able to or if I even want to avoid all reviews. All I know so far the stage times apparently are:
KATE ONSTAGE 7.45PM

INTERVAL 9.15PM ( APRROX)

THE INTERVAL LASTS TWENTY MINUTES

SHOW ENDS 10.55 (APPROX)

Which means I'm very hopeful of seeing her play both a sky of honey and the ninth wave in their entirety.

I'll spoiler this for you, S.M.B.

Hasn't she made a 20min video to run during the performance of The Ninth Wave?

S.M.B. · 26-08-2014 1:53pm

Who am I kidding. I can't stop reading spoilers.

I see no mention of the above though but I'd be very surprised if it wasn't the case.

EDIT: Just read about it there, delighted!!!!

Babooshka · 26-08-2014 4:04pm

Dan_Solo wrote: »

Was watching the BBC special on Kate Bush last night and realised I didn't really like anything she's done since The Sensual World.

Have to agree there. Didn't get a ticket. Dying to know how concerts go...to all attending, enjoy.

seandotcomm · 26-08-2014 6:16pm

Can't wait to hear the reports after tonight. Not the reviews, I'm sure it'll be nothing short of amazing.. just dying to see what the setlist is gona be. Not a hope I'll be able to go til next weekend without peeking

karaokeman · 26-08-2014 6:38pm

Hope everyone going tonight enjoys this historic comeback. No doubt Mrs Bush will be sublime, I only hope her love for Ireland and response from these shows will award her a gig on our shores.

lordgoat · 26-08-2014 7:03pm

karaokeman wrote: »

Hope everyone going tonight enjoys this historic comeback. No doubt Mrs Bush will be sublime, I only hope her love for Ireland and response from these shows will award her a gig on our shores.

Didn't know George W's wife was on tour.

karaokeman · 26-08-2014 8:52pm

lordgoat wrote: »

Didn't know George W's wife was on tour.

Oh but of course, its all part of a conspiracy to get Obama sacked and she just happens to be campaigning on the same night as Kate's first date.

S.M.B. · 26-08-2014 8:58pm

So much for avoiding spoilers. BBC had the opening track as breaking news on their site.

I'm now following the guardians live blog.

IamtheWalrus · 26-08-2014 9:12pm

I have 2 standing tickets for Saturday for sale if anyone wants them. I am not going though so you'd have to take the risk of getting in.

C.K Dexter Haven · 26-08-2014 9:17pm

S.M.B. wrote: »

So much for avoiding spoilers. BBC had the opening track as breaking news on their site.

I'm now following the guardians live blog.

Thanks for the tip
-link below (spoiler alert obviously)
http://www.theguardian.com/music/live/2014/aug/26/kate-bush-first-before-the-dawn-gig-live-blog

seandotcomm · 26-08-2014 9:57pm

IamtheWalrus wrote: »

I have 2 standing tickets for Saturday for sale if anyone wants them. I am not going though so you'd have to take the risk of getting in.

Plenty of people over on her FB page would be willing to take that risk I'd bet

seandotcomm · 26-08-2014 11:11pm

Setlist from tonight
:eek:

Lily
Hounds of Love
Running Up That Hill
King of the Mountain
Cloudbusting
Sat in Your Lap
Oh England My Lionheart
A Coral Room
The Red Shoes
The Ninth Wave
And Dream of Sheep
Under Ice
Waking the Witch
Jig of Life
Hello Earth
The Morning Fog
The Sensual World
Love and Anger
This Woman's Work
Lake Tahoe
Misty
Wildman
Babooshka
Army Dreamers
The Man with the Child in His Eyes

C.K Dexter Haven · 26-08-2014 11:17pm

seandotcomm wrote: »

Setlist from tonight
:eek:
[/SPOILER]

A great list but is there one missing?

seandotcomm · 26-08-2014 11:35pm

C.K Dexter Haven wrote: »

A great list but is there one missing?

If you mean Wuthering Heights I wasn't expecting it to be played anyway. I'm surprised she even did the one song off The Kick Inside. She's openly not too fond of a lot of her earlier work.

In her Director's cut album from 2011 she lowered the key in a load of the tracks to be more suited to her current voice, and Wuthering Heights is pretty much renowned for it's pitch. I don't think it would have translated as well down to a lower key. Well actually that's bóllóx, I'm sure it would still have sounded fantastic but I knew she wouldn't do it. Delighted she's doing Man With The Child In His Eyes though

C.K Dexter Haven · 26-08-2014 11:37pm

seandotcomm wrote: »

OILER]

It's what I was thinking myself alright.

S.M.B. · 26-08-2014 11:51pm

seandotcomm wrote: »

Setlist from tonight
:eek:
Lily
Hounds of Love
Running Up That Hill
King of the Mountain
Cloudbusting
Sat in Your Lap
Oh England My Lionheart
A Coral Room
The Red Shoes
The Ninth Wave
And Dream of Sheep
Under Ice
Waking the Witch
Jig of Life
Hello Earth
The Morning Fog
The Sensual World
Love and Anger
This Woman's Work
Lake Tahoe
Misty
Wildman
Babooshka
Army Dreamers
The Man with the Child in His Eyes

Source?

I'm hearing it's the following which sounds a lot more realistic

Lily, Hounds of Love, Running Up That Hill, Joanni, Ninth Wave suite, Sky of Honey suite, and Among Angels and Cloudbusting as encores.

Seanachai · 27-08-2014 9:52am

I'm glad it went well anyway, maybe they'll show the film recording in the cinemas.

Kate Bush concert

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