Bush at Louisville Palace

February 2023

British alternative rock band Bush played to a sold-out crowd at the Louisville Palace Wednesday, February 22. Devora opened things, performing a hybrid of dark pop with Western vibes. An interesting opener for a 90s alternative rock band. Still worth looking up on your favorite source for music. The house music between bands was truer to the 90s vibe with Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden blaring in the Spanish baroque auditorium. The lights dimmed and Bush took the stage. Opening with “Identity’ from the ninth studio album The Art of Survival, which was released last October. Coming in strong 57-year-old Gavin Rossdale’s vocals sounded as great as they did on the band’s 1994 debut album Sixteen Stone. Although Rossdale is the only remaining original member of the quartet, the current lineup sounded amazing with Chris Traynor on guitar, Corey Britz on bass and Nik Hughes behind the drumkit. Rossdale played guitar off and on throughout the show. He also got up close and personal with fans. He may sing about not wanting to come back down, but he did, off the stage and into the crowds. Coming up an aisle on the main floor, cutting down a row of seats high-fiving patrons, going up another aisle, into the lobby and up to the balcony all while singing. Going through the masses, he was gracious pausing for photos and fist bumping. The 17 song setlist was packed with tracks from all the band’s albums, with the new stuff blending right in, as it should After close two hours of high energy, it was nice to know a slice of 90s alternative rock still exists, just as well as we all remember it, thanks to Bush for making time travel possible!