What you need to knowAmerican singer-songwriter Courtney Love is on tour in the UK and kicked off her visit with a gig at the Shepherd's Bush Empire on Sunday. Love is best known as the former wife of Kurt Cobain from grunge band Nirvana and the front-woman of alternative rock band Hole, which is rumoured to be reforming.
On this tour Love appears with a four piece band playing past solo and Hole material, as well as new songs including You Know My Name and Wedding Day. She will appear in Glasgow, 15 May, and performs at various UK venues until 22 May.
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