The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever
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The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever is an event held at locations around the world where participants recreate the music video for musician Kate Bush's 1978 song "Wuthering Heights".[1][2] The event's inspiration is Shambush's The Ultimate Kate Bush Experience, which took place in 2013 in Brighton, United Kingdom, as part of Brighton Fringe, created by performance collective Shambush![3] who attempted to set an unofficial world record for the most people dressed as Kate Bush in one place, with hundreds attending.[4]
2016
[edit]In 2016, The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever event was proposed to be held in at least 16 places worldwide including the following:
- Australia: Adelaide, Perth, Northern Rivers, Sydney, Hobart. Melbourne - Shambush helped organise the event in Melbourne which was the largest[5]
- Canada: Montreal
- Denmark: Copenhagen (Refshaleøen, 16 July)
- Germany: Berlin
- Israel: Tel Aviv
- New Zealand: Wellington, Christchurch[6]
- Sweden: Uppsala
- The Netherlands: Amsterdam
- United Kingdom: London - hosted by Shambush
- United States: Atlanta, Somersworth[7]
2017
[edit]- Australia: Glebe Park, Canberra[8], Edinburgh Gardens in Fitzroy North, Melbourne[9], Cairns
- Ireland: Saint Anne's Park, Dublin[10]
- The Netherlands: Rotterdam
- United States: Somersworth[11]
2018
[edit]- Australia: Bunbury (first time held), Cairns, Melbourne, Newcastle (held since 2016), Canberra, Townsville
- Belgium: Brussels (first time held)
- Denmark: Copenhagen (Balders Plads, Nørrebro 15 July)
- The Netherlands: Rotterdam
- United Kingdom: Folkestone[12]
- United States: Austin (first time held), Somersworth[13]
2019
[edit]- Australia: Adelaide, Bega Valley, Blue Mountains, Brisbane, Bunbury, Cairns, Canberra, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Newcastle, Perth, Sydney
- Belgium: Ghent[14]
- Canada: Hamilton, Ottawa
- Denmark: Copenhagen (Balders Plads, Nørrebro, 13 July)
- Finland: Oulu
- France: Laniscat, Paris
- Germany: Berlin
- Ireland: Dublin
- Israel: Tel Aviv (held on 18 May to coincide with Eurovision)
- Norway: Oslo
- Sweden: Uppsala, Värnamo
- United Kingdom: Folkestone,[15] Gorleston-on-Sea
- United States: Atlanta, Austin, Greenfield, Somersworth[16]
2020
[edit]- Australia: Bunbury, Adelaide, Cairns, Canberra, Sydney
- United States: Somersworth[17]
2021
[edit]- Australia: Adelaide, Bega Valley, Brisbane, Bunbury, Cairns, Canberra, Frankston, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth
- Bulgaria: Sofia
- Denmark: Copenhagen (Hans Tavsens Park, Nørrebro, 17 July)
- Germany: Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Langenhahn-Westerwaldkreis, Mainz
- Ireland: Dublin
- Italy: Monteveccia
- Mexico: Jalisco
- New Zealand: Dunedin,[18] Waiheke Island[19]
- Sweden: Nordingrå
- United Kingdom: Bristol, Edinburgh, Gorleston-on-Sea
- United States: Austin, Reno, Somersworth
2022
[edit]- Australia: Bunbury, Western Australia [1], Adelaide, Brisbane,[20] Ballarat,[21] Sydney,[22] Canberra
- Bulgaria: Sofia
- Denmark: Copenhagen (Korsgadehallen, Nørrebro, 30 July)
- Germany: Berlin, Borth, Cologne
- Ireland: Dublin[23]
- New Zealand: Dunedin,[6] Christchurch[24]
- Sweden: Uppsala[25]
- United Kingdom: Edinburgh[26]
- United States: Atlanta,[27] San Diego[28]
2023
[edit]- Australia': Bunbury, Dunedin, Western Australia[29], Guildford, Western Australia, Adelaide, Brisbane,[30] Sydney,[31] Canberra
- Belgium: Ghent
- Bulgaria: Sofia
- Denmark: Copenhagen (Hans Tavsens Park, Nørrebro, 29 July)
- France: Neuvy-le-Roi
- Germany: Berlin, Borth, Cologne, Munich, Rostock[32]
- Ireland: Dublin[33], Cahir Co. Tipperary
- New Zealand: Auckland, Raglan, Dunedin[34]
- Sweden: ArjeplogLungret, Östjansö, Uppsala [35]
- The Netherlands: Amsterdam[36]
- United Kingdom: Bournemouth, Edinburgh,[37] Folkestone,[38] Furness, Lancaster, Preston[39]
- United States: Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Concord, Greenfield, Nashville, Philadelphia, Reno, San Diego, Seattle[40]
2024
[edit]- Australia: Bunbury, Newcastle, Sydney , Daylesford, Wagga Wagga, Melbourne, Surges Bay, Dangar Island
- Denmark: Copenhagen (Hans Tavsens Park, Nørrebro, 27 July)
- Germany: Berlin, Borth, Cologne, Munich,
- New Zealand: Dunedin, Raglan, Featherston
- United Kingdom: Folkestone, Preston
- Croatia: Karlovac[41]
2025
[edit]- Denmark: Copenhagen (26 July)
References
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