The singer has managed to retain her trump cards of mystery and surprise before her eagerly awaited London concerts
• Jeanette Winterson on Kate Bush
• Simon Reynolds on the queen of art-popThe return of Kate Bush to the stage on Tuesday night after an absence of 35 years is arguably the outstanding musical event of 2014,whether not the decade. By comparison, David Bowie's surprise return last year after a 10-year silence looks nearly humdrum.
The 100000 tickets for Bush's 22 shows at the Hammersmith Apollo sold out within minutes in March. Now, and the initial sense of shock and awe has been replaced with feverish speculation about what awaits.
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Source: theguardian.com