Coinciding with the release of the Remastered box sets, as well as the publication by Faber of the lyric book How To Be Invisible, a Kate Bush Remastered Pop-up Shop was opened between 5 and 9 December 2018 at 108 Lower Stable St, London (UK) – a sunken street within the new Heatherwick Studio designed Coal Drops Yard shopping district, directly adjacent to King’s Cross’ Granary Square – for five days. The shop sold the vinyl, CDs and book plus a selection of exclusive specially made items.

Items sold in the store

  • T-shirt ‘Never For Ever’ £ 25
  • T-shirt ‘The Sensual World’ £ 25
  • T-shirt ‘The Red Shoes’ £ 25
  • T-shirt ’50 Words For Snow’ £ 25
  • T-shirt ‘Fish People’ £ 25
  • T-shirt ‘Remastered’ £ 25
  • T-shirt ‘How To Be Invisible’ £ 25
  • Hoody ‘Remastered’ £ 45
  • Tote bag ‘How To Be Invisible’ £ 15
  • Tote bag ‘Remastered Pop Up’ £ 15
  • Mug ‘Never For Ever’ £ 10
  • Mug ‘The Red Shoes’ £ 10
  • Mug ‘Remastered Pop Up’ £ 10
  • Mug ‘Fish People’ £ 10
  • Limited edition calligraphic print ’50 Words For Snow’ £ 20
  • Event poster ‘Remastered Pop Up’ £ 10
  • Christmas card ’50 words for snow’ £ 5
  • Christmas card ‘Lake Tahoe’ £ 5
  • Christmas card ‘Misty’ £ 5
  • Christmas card ‘Snowed In At Wheeler Street’ £ 5
  • Christmas card ‘Snowflake’ £ 5
  • Christmas bauble ‘December Will Be Magic Again’ £ 20
  • Christmas bauble ’50 Words For Snow’ £ 20
  • Coaster set ‘Remastered’ £ 12
  • Metal pin badge set ‘Remastered’ £ 10
  • Necklace ‘Cloudbusting’ £ 30
  • Before The Dawn tour programme £ 15
  • Remastered vinyl box sets I-IV £ 90
  • Remastered Part I – cd box set £ 65
  • Remastered Part II – cd box set £ 90
  • Aluminium Presentation ‘Sold out’ Hammersmith Print with Label, presented to Kate by SJM Concerts – only one available £ 7000

Raffle prizes

In addition to the stock there was a daily raffle with very special prizes. Winners were announced on social media.

DAILY RAFFLE:  every day these prizes are there to be won:

  • ‘How To Be Invisible’ lyric books (standard edition) signed by Kate   x 10
  • Calligraphic art print of ’50 Words For Snow’, signed by Kate   x 10
  • Rare ‘King Of the Mountain’ picture disc (Originally created for a Record Store Day) unsigned   x 4
  • Rare ‘Running Up That Hill’ picture disc (Originally created for a Record Store Day) unsigned  x 16

Total amount raised

The money raised in the shop went toward Crisis, a charity that helps homeless people in the UK. A total of £61,000 was raised. Before Christmas 2018 £50,000 was given to Crisis, the remaining amount in the new year.

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