Magic of live music
A quote from Nirvana and Foo Fighters legend Dave Grohl sums up Kim Wilde’s love of live performances.
“Dave Grohl said it’s fantastic to sing a song and hear 20,000 people sing it back to you for 20,000 different reasons,” Wilde said.
“I love that quote and the idea that everyone out there makes a song their own and it’s their soundtrack for their particular set of circumstances. I don’t know if there’s anything else on the planet that brings people together in such a beautiful, positive way. There is something so vital and honest and so very human about the way music brings crowds of people together to sing the same song.
“All of us in the band – all eight of us – have been touring for many years and we’ve never been more excited about this tour. There was a very real prospect at one point that live music might struggle to ever return. We had to cancel our Greatest Hits tour and we wondered if it would ever come to pass.
“Having played festivals in the summer, and having been in the crowd at a festival last weekend, the vibe is magical and the energy for live music has never been stronger. People appreciate it much more than ever before.
“Our show is going to be loud and fun and we want people on their feet losing themselves in the music, enjoying that shared experience, which is very powerful.”