On Tuesday night, as wind and rain danced a tumultuous waltz across the rooftops of Edinburgh, Baby Bushka took to the stage in Summerhall’s Dissection Room. This eight-woman tribute act to the legendary Kate Bush—originally formed by accident in San Diego as a “one-off” entry for a dance contest—has now been traveling the world for seven years, delivering powerhouse performances filled with joyous, campy, and unexpectedly touching energy. Tuesday’s show marked the final date of the group’s farewell tour, and what a special night it was.

Split into two halves by an intermission, the group delivered a set that theatrically reimagined Bush’s back catalogue. Highlights from the first act included back-to-back renditions of ‘Running Up That Hill’ and ‘Babooshka’, as well as a halfway finale of ‘Hounds of Love’, complete with wolf masks and howls from the audience. The peak of the first half however, came during a solo performance of ‘The Man With the Child in His Eyes’ by “Fancy Bush” (Nancy Elizabeth Ross), which reached a climax as Ross entered the audience and pulled her real-life boyfriend to the stage, proposing to him in front of the audience (he of course said yes, to celebratory roars from the crown).

In a somehow even more captivating second half, we saw Baby Bushka work more obscure, deep cuts in the setlist. In a spellbinding three song sequence, which went from ‘Houdini’ to ‘Deeper Understanding’ and ended with ‘Jig of Life’, the group took their audience on an epic journey. The musical odyssey included an astronaut’s trip into space, a romance being struck up with a computer and morphing into a Midsommar-esque marriage with a polar bear, and finally became a heart pounding and layered drum-driven dance. Each section was led in turn by a different band member, and each was as riveting as the last. They ended their encore with a medley of ‘Cloudbusting’ and the ‘Hounds of Love’ B-side ‘Under The Ivy’, brimming with emotion.

Baby Bushka were on fire in every song. each member of the band pitch-perfect in musicianship, harmonies completely in sync, and each word delivered with the kind of feeling that captured both the earnest, sentimental weirdness that makes Kate Bush so special, and a distinct personality all Baby Bushka’s own. Every song was a spectacle in itself, with choreographed dance routines, props, and costume changes. The group had a perfect grasp of the pantomime camp some songs required, as well as the soul-stirring baroque gravitas that others demanded—both essential aspects of Kate Bush’s songwriting, and both delivered in spades.

I had no idea my first time seeing Baby Bushka perform would be their last, and I feel privileged to have witnessed it. It seems odd to feel so impassioned after watching a tribute act, but the night was more than just a homage to the timeless power of the witchy chanteuse. It was a playful, transcendent celebration of cheesy ’80s fun, the power of music, and the joys that love of music brings when shared.