Kate Bush tour rehearsals BBC Nationwide Remastered upscale footage

‪@KateBushMusic‬ Kate Bush has had phenomenal success in a short space of time. Her debut single, Wuthering Heights, topped the UK Singles charts for four weeks, The Man with the Child in His Eyes broke into the top ten, and her debut album The Kick Inside went platinum. Her music is both popular and critically acclaimed - she has even been nominated for an Ivor Novello award for Best Pop Song.
Still only 20 years of age, Kate Bush is now preparing for her first tour. Rarely will an artist's first show have been performed under such a heady mix of intense scrutiny and fervent anticipation. For all her studio success, the question remains: can Kate Bush's unique blend of theatrics, dance and music - at once intimate and extravagant - translate to the live arena?
Nationwide's Bernard Clark follows the pop prodigy as she prepares for her tour. She is undertaking a gruelling regime of dance lessons and band rehearsals to ensure that she is at the top of her game in both disciplines. Realistically though, will it be possible for Kate to deliver vocally while performing the kind of choreography fans know from her videos, or will she have to compromise? On a purely technical level - is there a microphone in existence that can keep up with Kate Bush while she is in full flight?
Clip taken from Nationwide, originally broadcast on BBC One, Wednesday 4 April, 1979.

[@SadKenRockBottom]

She was stunning

[@goldenhorn15]

She still is.

[@mattking5936]

Great to she Kate singing live and you can see how much effort she put in. No wonder she didn't like touring. 'come on, let's get on with it' she must have been fantastic to work with.

[@pauljeffrey1181]

Truly amazing!

[@VulcanDriver1]

There was a Kate lookalike that drank in the same pub as me in the 1970s.

[@alexander777-n3s]

Lucky B 🤪

[@michaelnewham6958]

My favourite of all the girls… top lass X

[@ajs41]

Thanks for uploading. Their eyes look a bit funny from time to time, which is what happens if you don't calibrate the AI enhancer properly. I have a lot of experience of that myself when I've tried enhancing videos.

[@mot00rzysta]

Yeah I wish the AI here would be calibrated a bit more...smoothly. I hate seeing AI storming into anything. Are people going to let machines do almost everything for them in the future ?

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[@seankayll9017]

100% talent.

[@RebeccaTurner-ny1xx]

I do feel sad that the estimable Ms B stopped touring after this.

[@Gimenez528Hz]

I'm not sad. At least she didn't have to sell out She stayed true to herself .. the only way she could was by not being bought and taking control .. she's a genius

[@coops1964]

Love this lady ever since WH.

[@BluebirdFrank]

Gorgeous!❤

[@youarewhatyouare]

Couldn't put up with her voice too long

[@Gimenez528Hz]

Totally fkn brilliant though