Come join the fun at Folkstone Harbour Arm for a unique Kate Bush Day 2024 celebration

Ever wanted to dress up as Kate Bush and recreate her dance from the 1978 Wuthering Heights video? Sounds oddly specific but if your answer is yes, then you’re in luck.

On 28 July 2024, Folkestone Harbour Arm in Kent will be celebrating Kate Bush Day, as they do every year, in a fabulously unique way. The Kate Bush Day event sees people pay tribute to the English singer by dressing in her iconic red dress from the Wuthering Heights music video. Not only that, but recreating the famous dance.

The event is free to take part in. All the hosts ask is that you show up in a red dress.

At last year’s event, more than 1,500 participants attended; all dressed as Kate Bush. This year’s anticipated event will have more exciting opportunities.

The event will start at The Goods Yard with a warmup and dance tutorial, starting at 10 am till 11 am. Then from 12 pm, the first performance will commence at The Harbour Arm.

There will be a Kate Bush tribute band, the KT Band, from 12:15 pm to 2:30 pm, where an original member of Kate Bush’s band will perform.

A second performance will take place at 4 pm at the Harbour, where Dolly Doowop will close with a special DJ set inspired by Kate Bush, ending at 6:15 pm.

Short history

The Kate Bush Day trend started in 2013 with Shambush, a Brighton-based group that performed a collaborative performance piece, The Ultimate Kate Bush Experience. This saw over 400 people dressed up as Kate Bush taking part in recreating the dance from Wuthering Heights.

This trend started to stretch worldwide, even including Texas and Sydney. However, the one based in Kent at Folkestone has been the most successful since 2018.

Join the Kate Bush experience

Teach yourself the dance with this YouTube tutorial.

If you would like to go to the event and join the madness, then check out the organiser’s Instagram and Facebook page for the latest updates.