Join us tonight from 10pm for a two hour Kate Bush special, where we'll be playing tracks exclusively from her brand new live album which is due for release tomorrow.

In the first hour, Tom will be joined by music journalist Graeme Thompson, the author of ‘Under the Ivy: The Life & Music of Kate Bush’, to take a look at her career and history from the very beginning.

Ken Sweeney will be joining Tom in the second hour to discuss Kate Bush from an Irish perspective, including her celtic influences and her appearance on the Late Late Show in 1978.

There'll also be contributions from some fans who were at both her early concerts and her later outings.

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Background

In March 2014 Kate Bush announced plans to perform 15 shows in London in August and September that year, her first live shows since 1979. The shows sold out so quickly that a further 7 were immediately added, with all shows selling out in 15 minutes. Kate’s own website crashed with the demand.

The first night of the shows prompted a complete media frenzy with the Evening Standard declaring that the show was “an extraordinary mix of magical ideas, stunning visuals, attention to detail and remarkable music – she was so obviously, so unambiguously brilliant, it made last night something to tell the grandchildren about.”

Later that year the show won the special Editor’s award at the highly prestigious London Theatre Awards, the only contemporary music show to do so.

“Before The Dawn” will be released on CD and vinyl – 3 CDs and 4 vinyl. 

The Tom Dunne Show, from 10 - 12pm. Tune in!