Kate Bush live in concert.
ON TOUR

Kate Bush

30
critic concert reviews
pop

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

92
%
Based on 
30
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Based on 
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

Real Live Certified badge for artists with consistent, high quality live performances and broad critical acclaim.

Critics Consensus

Based on 30 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Kate Bush is rated as an incredible live performer, with spectacular shows that are worth watching. Kate Bush concert reviews describe live shows and performances as magical and theatrical. Kate Bush is 'Real Live Certified' and is in the top 1% of all live performers.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Kate Bush concerts? Kate Bush concerts usually last about an hour.

How much to book?

How much does it cost to book Kate Bush? To hire for a live performance or concert, the booking fees for Kate Bush range from $75,000 - $200,000, with Kate Bush's current estimated booking fee to be around $150,000.

On tour

Artist Info

Genre
pop
Origin
Welling, United Kingdom (7/30/1958)
Bio
Kate Bush (born Catherine Bush on 30 July 1958 in Bexleyheath, Kent, England, now part of Greater London) is an English singer and songwriter known for her expressive four-octave soprano voice, idiosyncratic and literary lyrics, and eclectic and meticulous musical and production style.
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Critic Concert Reviews

The Boston Globe (USA)

December 1, 2016
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Two years ago, the British singer Kate Bush announced she would be appearing at London’s Hammersmith Apollo — her first shows since she retired from live performance in 1979.

The Skinny (UK)

September 26, 2014
100
%
35 years after she last performed a full concert, we finally get to see Kate Bush live

The Guardian (UK)

August 31, 2014
80
%
It is rather wonderful that she has taken her shoes off and thrown them in the lake for us as per the lyrics of The Hounds of Love.

The Arts Desk (UK)

August 30, 2014
80
%
Hammersmith Eventim Apollo, London, UK

The Guardian (UK)

August 29, 2014
%
Recklessly purchased for the price of a colour-TV licence it placed me at the final frontier 'twixt artist and audience on the borderline between the mundane and the magical.

musicOMH (UK)

August 28, 2014
90
%
It is not wrong to emphasise these truths – there is a reason why fans hold up signs for tickets outside the venue in desperation.

Rolling Stone (USA)

August 27, 2014
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In the United States of America.

Past critic reviews published in

NME (UK), Los Angeles Times (USA), The Telegraph (UK), The Guardian (UK), The Independent (UK) and more

Image Credit

Paul Carless [CC BY-2.0] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

Best of the Other Sides (31 October 2025)