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Cloudbusting - an Introduction to the Band: Page 3 Page 1 Contents: Cloudbusting - an introduction to the band: Page 3 Kate Bush - an enduring talent Page 4 Cloudbusting in Performance Page 5 The Tours Page 6 Live Stream events Page 7 The Band - Profiles Page 8-9 Social Media: Page 10 Marketing & Promotions: Page 11 Cloudbusting - The Music of Kate Bush The Show - tech spec, sound & lighting Page 12 Formed back in 2012, well before any suggestion that Kate Bush was ever going to perform live Box Office - useful info/Press release Page 13 again, Cloudbusting’s mission has always been to Agent: Page 14 bring Kate Bush’s music to the stage and perform the songs as faithfully to the original recordings as possible. The aim, to create an authentic live experience with all of the hits, as well as some of the less well known of Kate’s songs - some of which have never actually been heard played live before. ‘Running Up That Hill’, ‘Wuthering Heights’, ‘Hounds of Love,’ ‘Babooshka’, ‘This Woman’s Work’, ‘Wow’… Cloudbusting perform all the chart hits you’d expect to hear - so those who missed out on her live shows in 1979 and indeed 2014, will love the UK’s longest running and most universally applauded tribute act to Kate. Arguably, the band isn’t a ‘tribute’ in conventional terms, as no one is pretending to be Kate or impersonate her, instead the focus is on the authenticity of the music. Testament to this is that many of Kate’s original collaborators from both stage and the studio have been inspired to join the band for performances. Notably it was these Cloudbusting shows that led to singer Mandy Watson being selected to represent Kate Bush on the BBC. A Cloudbusting concert is an event no true Kate Bush fan will want to miss, so do visit the band’s website for the latest tour dates and special announcements at www.cloudbusting.uk ‘If you missed seeing Kate herself, Cloudbusting are the next best thing!’ - Simon Mayo, BBC Radio 2 ‘I could have been listening to Kate herself!’ - Preston Heyman Please note: This digital interactive document contains many links to ‘Utterly, surreally brilliant’ - Mick Wall, Classic Rock Magazine websites and reference sources so please click on the links in blue for this additional material Click on the YouTube logo for Click on the PDF logo for additional video links additional documents Page 2 Page 3 Cloudbusting - five experienced musicians, from around the Kate Bush - Worthy of a tribute UK, dedicated to performing this incomparable music live Kate has been an enduring and well loved icon within the and as faithful to the original music industry and broader media for over 40 years now - from recordings as physically her first TV appearances with her debut single in 1978 to her possible - with no hint of astonishing run of shows in London in 2014, her public appeal pastiche or impersonation. clearly remains. There is after all, only one Despite never embarking on an extensive regular touring schedule, she’s Kate - and true fans of Ms never been that far from media attention. Witness just a small selection Bush certainly appreciate this of the magazine covers she’s appeared on - not only in the specialist revered approach. music business press but also record collector, fan and fashion magazines. Indeed, since first appearing in 1978 she continues to hold the public’s interest with features on her enigmatic music continuing to appear right up to date in 2021 - that’s certainly a career of note and many would say she ranks as one of the truly great artists that the UK has ever produced, alongside such luminaries as Elton John and David Bowie. A catalogue of work Her 1979 ‘Tour of Life’ was a series of 28 dates across Europe with many TV appearances to help promote those early albums. With a catalogue of some 10 studio albums as well as over 36 hit singles, she has a Cloudbusting in Performance significant and admirable back catalogue. All told, to date, she has sold Cloudbusting have established themselves as a leading over 20 million albums worldwide and remarkably she set an historic light within the lucrative ‘tribute’ scene with their notable record in 2014 by having 8 albums in the top 40 chart at once! She has ‘Album Anniversary’ shows. These select performances certainly prove to be a highlight in the band’s sustained a huge impact on the music business for over four decades - touring schedule with landmark shows based around a full performance of classic albums on significant and in that time, has directly influenced many other artists, such as Tori anniversary dates. The show features the full album performance as the centre-piece: The band takes to Amos, Adele and Billie Eilish. the stage with a selection of popular tracks, and then after a video introduction they kick off side A of the 2014 ‘Before the Dawn’ shows album. This track sequence closes out the first set. After the intermission, the band launches into the album B side, culminating with a run of the big hits and building to the final encore with perhaps the best known 35 years after that first tour, Kate embarked on 22a night concert of all of the chart singles. Cloudbusting are certainly the only tribute to Kate Bush that performs an entire residency of the Hammersmith Apollo with all of the 100,000 tickets album show like this - perhaps because this ambitious approach demands so much in terms of serious work selling out quite incredibly within 15 minutes! and of course ability - it also requires the additional musicians needed to deliver the true authenticity that Later released as a triple CD, recordings of those ‘Before the Dawn’ audiences demand. shows went straight to the top of the album charts - clearly demonstrating To date the band has performed a number of these select shows at larger 1000+ capacity theatres such as that Kate Bush remains a significant draw with enormous appeal to the Wolverhampton Grand and The Islington Assembly Hall, London. audiences all around the world. 2021 The Hall of Fame Hounds of Love Despite having nominations in previous years, fans were delighted to see Cloudbusting performed the much acclaimed 1985 album ‘Hounds of Love’ at a ‘hot-ticket’ show in that even in 2021, Kate Bush secures her place in the Pantheon of Pop by London in 2015. Over 800 ticket holders enjoyed the full being nominated once more for the renown Rock & Roll ‘Hall of Fame’ production performance that also featured additional musicians Results are decided by a panel of more than 1,000 artists, key members of as well as an appearance by one of Kate Bush’s key collaborators: the music industry, as well as historians. Music fans also get to cast a vote drummer Preston Heyman who has played on a number of the too, no doubt hoping that this time, some four decades after her debut, best known hits and who also appeared with Kate on her famous the industry acknowledges what they have known all along! 1979 tour. This audacious show proved such a success with audiences that the upcoming 40th anniversary of Kate’s debut album was an opportunity not to be missed. Page 4 Page 5 Cloudbusting performing the album ‘The Kick Inside’ - joined on stage by the amazing string-quartet ‘Brilliant Strings’ International tours The band continues to work with venues and theatres across the UK - and beyond. Having already completed a successful tour of the Netherlands and Belgium, Cloudbusting are looking forward to working with the same European promoter, as well as others, to further explore opportunities in Europe - as well as the rest of the world. With Kate’s album sales being truly international, there’s certainly a demand from audiences for the band to work further afield - an initiative that’s very much vindicated by the fans who often contact the band via social media, begging Cloudbusting to consider touring in places such as Brazil, Australia, the USA and even the Far East! Live Stream events The 2020 Covid pandemic posed many problems for touring bands - primarily the issue was how to maintain a presence and keep in touch with established audiences. Cloudbusting also wanted to continue to reach out to fans of Kate who hadn’t yet had an opportunity to see the band. Many performers were quick to use social media with ‘lock-down’ performances to camera - both live and as recorded videos including a few ‘cheats’ with bands pretending to play live! Cloudbusting decided that if the band was to appear online, it would be a mistake to approach this like The Kick Inside Del Palmer, Preston Heyman and a ‘normal’ gig. Being very aware that without any audience reaction and the huge amount of energy that Stewart Avon-Arnold together people experience in a live venue, the band would have to address this with their approach. They settled 2018 saw the band selling through a number of the major ticketing platforms again for the first time in 38 years! for a full performance of ‘The Kick Inside’. After a sell-out show in London on an ‘in-the-round’ TV studio style approach with cameras positioned on each band member - as well another follow-up performance was booked in Wolverhampton to cater for fans as additional roaming cameras. With the interaction between musicians and the cameras it would give the in the Midlands. These shows featured the bands famous back-projection audience the sense of literally joining the band on stage. There was also direct interaction with the audience images and, as previously, additional backing singers.
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