The event, which goes by the name “The most Wuthering Heights day ever”, is celebrated simultaneously in several places around the world. In red dresses and black belts, fans recreate the music video for the song “Wuthering Heights” from Bush’s debut album in 1978. The song alludes to the novel “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Brontë.
Like much else, the event has been on hiatus during the pandemic. Camilla Dunér was the initiator of the first dance in Uppsala in 2016 and since then Kate Bush has had a boost, something that attracted more people to the event this year.
Why do you think so many people come here today?
– Because it is so effective and stylish with all that red. I’m so happy that we got to be out here among the piles, it fits so well, she says.
David Nyholm has traveled from Sundsvall to pay tribute to his idol. He understands that some people wonder what they actually do.
– People probably think it’s some really weird sect that’s here, but maybe they’ll come next year, I hope so, he says.
Watch Kate Bush fans run up the slopes in the clip above