Showing posts with label Les Folies Tour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Les Folies Tour. Show all posts

Friday, August 19, 2011

Kylie - Breathe

A beautiful acoustic version of the classic track Breathe - filmed while on the Aphrodite tour. Click through to listen...

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Saturday, May 21, 2011

NEW Kylie Releases!!!

Over the last couple of days, there has been news of some new Kylie releases. Some are re-packaged, some definitely aren't worth the money and some are essentials... But which is which



Let's start with the re-packaged first. EMI has announced that they will be releasing a box set of all of Kylie's Parlophone era albums on July 18th. The box will contain Light Years, Fever, Body Language, X and Aprhodite and the price has been set at £19.99 (not bad - arounf £4.00 for each album). One problem is that, because it doesn't have Ultimate Kylie, you won't have I Believe In Your, or Giving You Up and you'll also be missing out on the back catalogue of B-Sides.









Next up is another re-packaged album, but this one is a little bit more exciting. Following on from the AMAZING sucess of the Aphrodite Les Folies tour, Kylie will be launching a tour edition of Aphrodite. The pack will contain 3 CD's:
  • CD1 will have the Aphrodite album (12 tracks)
  • CD2 will have 8 remixed tracks (including Higher)
  • CD3 will have a continuous 20 minute party mix
As the CD is for the Aussie leg of the tour, fans outside of Australia will have to import the CD. Current price on the JB Hi-Fi site is AUS$29.99 (approx €23.00 / £20.00 / US$32.00 plus postage) and the album will be released on June 3rd. CD WOW are also selling the CD, but their price is €35.99/£38.49 with free postage.

This CD is essential!

Next is a new release - something that we didn't think we'd gwt after the atrocious performance of Better Than Today. Camp Kylie has confirmed the release of Put Your Hands Up will be released on June 3rd in Ireland (June 5th in the UK) and will have 5 tracks:
  • Put Your Hands Up (Album Version)
  • Put Your Hands Up (Pete Hammond Remix)
  • Put Your Hands Up (Basto's Major Mayhem Edit)
  • Put Your Hands Up (Live from Les Folies Tour)
  • Silence (Brand New B-Side)
There will also be a Put Your Hands Up - The Remixes release on the same day with bonus tracks:
  • Put Your Hands Up (Nervo Hands Up Extended Club Mix)
  • Put Your Hands Up (Basto's Major Mayhem Mix)
  • Put Your Hands Up (Basto's Major Mayhem Dub)
  • Put Your Hands Up (Bimbo Jones Remix)
  • Put Your Hands Up (Pete Hammond Remix Edit)
This release is another essential!!

And finally, there's "Aphrodite: The Goddess Edition". This is another release by her Australian label (Warner Music) but is a pop-up book in addition to a CD (you can have a look here to see what I mean). This seems to be a major cash-in - only 1000 are being produced (albeit by hand), but at AUS$199 (€151/£131/US$212) it will be out of a lot of fans reach.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

BREAKING NEWS: Les Folies on TV - a date for your diary


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It has been announced that the Kylie Les Folies tour will be shown on Sky TV on June 19th. Not only with the broadcast be shown in High Definition on Sky1HD, but those of you with 3D televisions will also be able to watch it unfols on Sky3D!

I think I may have to take that Monday off work.....

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Kylie go bye bye


So that's it! The European leg of the Aphrodite Les Folies world tour has ended with the 6th date in the O2 this evening. Miss M will now take a well deserved break before heading onwards to Japan. She is currently scheduled to play Chiba on April 23rd and 24th & Osaka on April 25th, but with the recent earthquake and subsequent aftershocks there has been talk that the venues are no longer structurally sound.... Will the shows go ahead? Only time will tell....

If they are cancelled, she could always come back to Dublin for a night or two....

Kylie Les Folies Tour: Review (Act 8 / Encore)

And now on to the encore! More after the jump

As with every Kylie tour, the encore is always a little bit special and this tour takes the biscuit. Rumours of a "four dimensional" stage and a splash zone set Kylie forms alight when they were first announced at the end of last summer. "What does it mean?" "What will it do?" "How will it work?". Whoever created the splash zone idea deserves a knighthood for services to being a genius (I know, not a real thing).

The act opens with swimsuit Kylie appearing on stage (complete with shower cap) and breaking into a rendition of On A Night Like This. All the while, the splash zone is springing into life - the back of the stage now has fountains either side of the stairs, the walkways now have water jets shooting from them and the aerial acrobats are now in swimsuits and are hanging from ropes and spinning water everywhere. Like I said, GENIUS!

As Kylie comes to the end of OANLT, she proceeds down the walkway to the end of the stage and takes her position for the last song of the show...



All The Lovers is a dream finale to the show. Starting slowly with dancers caressing each other and the end of the stage rising into the "cake", it looks as though the crew have been transformed into a giant fountain. It's not until after the middle 8 that the real water works get going!!

To show you exactly what happens for this song, I've linked to two videos - one up close so you can see Kylie and one from the upper seating area so you can see the whole stage.





And that's it! It was honestly the quickest two hours of my life but I wouldn't have sold my tickets for all the tea in china. Kylie knows her fans and she knows exactly what to give them!

Miss Minogue, your a legend!

Kylie Les Folies Tour: Review (Act 7)

After the last act, does Kylie slow down? Does she heck! More after the jump...

The penultimate act keeps the energy going - opening with the male dancers performing an energetic routine at the front of the main stage.



It would be at this stage of the show that Kylie would interact with the crowd. This tour, she's done everything from song requests to taking people up on to the stage with her (lucky sods) - in Dublin, she brought a Brazilian guy up on stage and signed his arm and he went and got a tattoo of it! Now why didn't I think of that... (Kylie, if your reading, any chance of you signing my arm?? Email me!!).

One of the best had to be the second night in Dublin where Kylie joked that she had fooled some people into believing that In Your Eyes was inspired by an old Irish jig. If you watch the video below and skip to the 1:40 mark, you'll see what I'm talking about!



She has also started to throw in Better Than Today in this section as a kind of bonus track and I'll post a video of that when I find a good one!

From there, we head to the last song of the main show - Put Your Hands Up. This is a brilliant song anyway and I still can't figure out why it hasn't been released (fingers crossed for an early summer release - it would KILL in the clubs!)



And Kylie descends under the stage and the show is over .... or is it?

Monday, April 11, 2011

Kylie Les Folies Tour: Review (Act 6)

This has to be my FAVOURITE act of the entire show (with the encore coming a close second)! More after the jump....

Image with thanks to http://www.kyliesque.com/
I'm not going to lie, even thinking back to this part of the show gives me goosebumps. It's the best laid out and most beautifully executed section of a Kylie tour that I have EVER seen.

We open with Looking For An Angel - a song that I didn't particularly like before the tour, but it's now on repeat along with a couple of others from the show! It starts off very demure with Kylie and her dancers, before the camp gauge kicks up to a million with the arrival of the "angel" (a gorgeous dancer suspended from cables in the roof of the stage). He descends to where Kylie is standing and the lights go down...



What happens next can only be described as pure genius! As the next song "Closer" kicks in, we can see that Kylie is now riding side-saddle on the angel and is lifted high above the screaming fans below. This woman really can sing no matter what is going on around her!



The angel flies right over the splash zone and takes Kylie to the end of the stage where she dismounts in time for the next track - a cover of the Eurythmics classic There Must Be An Angel (genius song choice). The video below is the best footage of this that I found - god bless Yorin over on Youtube!



After this, Kylie launches into a mash-up of Love At First Sight and Can't Beat The Feeling (set to the music of the latter) which I loved and I sincerely hope that it get's a release some day!



The act rounds out with a track that only the die hard fans would know. I first heard If You Don't Love Me on the Hits + album which was released back in 2000. The song is basically Kylie and piano and it sounds amazing in an acoustic version. Sat on top of the stairs, Kylie sings her little heart out and in the Dublin show she was note perfect on this track.



It was easy to see that the general concert goers didn't know the track, because during a five second break in the song, they cheered as if the song was over - I have yet to figure out of it was because the loved it or they wanted Kylie to move on because they didn't know it! Even in the video above, you'll hear the odd clap while she's singing ...

Kylie Les Folies Tour: Review (Act 5)

Act 5 sees Kylie come to the stage in a lovely Bacofoil creation ... more after the jump!

For me, this act was the lull in the evening - it just wasn't quite to the same standard as the rest of the acts. We open up with some gorgeous images on the back screens and "stick or twist" part of the Brothers in Rythym Confide In Me mix is looped to get the crowd going. Kylie then appears to the right of the stage in what we will affectionately call her tinfoil dress - that said, it does catch the light and looks amazing.

From this, we launch into the rock version of Can't Get You Outta My Head - there has seriously been so many incarnations of this song, but each one gives it a new lease of life and this is no exception! The thumping beats, the flashing lights and the dance - all pull together to make it brilliant! And from there, Kylie moves on to In My Arms wich is choreographed with all the dancers around Kylie
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Here's a quick peek at the rock arrangement of CGYOOMH and In My Arms




More reviews later!

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Kylie Les Folies Tour: Review (Act 4)

Act 5 sees Kylie arrive on stage next to a giant statue of her head ... more after the jump

Image with thanks to http://www.kyliesque.com/
In a costume that looks similar to one from her US Tour, Kylie rises to the stage next to a goddess statue and kicks into one of the slower songs from the album - Everything Is Beautiful. It's a beautiful track and the understated choreography fits well with the gentleness of the song. Kylie dances to this track with the delicious Jason Beitel (don't worry, there'll be more on her sexy dancers later).

As much as I love Everything Is Beautiful, this act is owned by the Jazz version of Slow that Kylie performs on a moving turntable. Surrounded by dancers and feathers, Kylie sings the sultry jazz version of slow before kicking into the Chemical Brothers remix towards the end. It's AMAZING!

Check it out below and you'll see what I mean:

BREAKING NEWS: Les Folies DVD filming


If your around London tonight (Monday) or Tuesday, get your arse down to the O2 for the last european shows of the tour. Not only will you get to see the spectacular Les Folies show, you might even get your face on to the DVD which is apparently being filmed in 3D (as tweeted by Kylie above) and in HD for a BluRay release.

Fingers crossed for a release this side of Christmas.....

Kylie Les Folies Tour: Review (Act 3)

Act 3 sees Kylie glam it up with a black and gold feathered number... More after the jump

The act opens with Kylies dancers wearing tiny pants and floppy hats (imagine J Lo at the beach) and sees Kylie appear at the top of the stairs in a gorgeous D&G number made of a feathered skirt and gold bodice (that's my halloween costume sorted). She launches into Cupid Boy with a fantastic routine that shows each of the male dancers individually before getting the female dancers out to take us back with Spinning Around.

As soon as the chairs make an appearance on stage, it can only mean one thing - Get Outta My Way - and the routine is roughly similar to the one that she has performed on tv shows and in the music video. The next song starts with Kylie repeating "I love you" over and over (I racked my brain when I first heard this but couldn't figure our what song it was!) before getting in to What Do I Have To Do. Then she disappears stage right for another quick costume change!


Here's a clip of Kylie performing Cupid Boy (keep an eye on the screens at the back of the stage towards the end of the video to see Kylie's boyfriend Andres!)...



... my favourite song from the album Get Outta My Way ...



... and closing the act with What Do I Have To Do

Kylie Les Folies Tour: Review (Act 2)

Act 2 is a relatively short affair music wise, but there is plenty there to keep the audience enthralled. More after the jump!



Rising to the stage on top of a golden Pegasus horse, Kylie launches into Illusion with a piece of fabric blowing behind to give the idea that she's flying through the air. Things start off slow, but when Kylie dismounts, it leads on to a dance routine which would knock the wind out of any one's sails!

When that ends, we hear the familiar chorus of I Believe In You and Kylie is pulled around the stage by her muscled dancers while sitting in a golden chariot. Camp genius!!

I have been luck enough to find a video of the entire act - click below if you wanna see it!


More reviews later!

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Kylie Les Folies Tour: Review (Act 1)

Kylie's Les Folies tour is the most extravagant, most expensive and most visually breathtaking show I have ever had the pleasure to witness ... twice. The schedule sees Miss M performing 63 times across 21 different countries (if we count England, Scotland and Wales as separate countries) on 4 different continents - quite a feat!

As the European leg comes to a close (there are only two more London shows before she jets off to Japan), I've been thinking back and have decided to review the awesomeness of the show ... act by act.

Let's get down to business. Picture this, your standing in the crowd and the lights go down and the curtains up - Aphrodite is on her way! The stage immediately springs to life as the screens between the columns show underwater antics. The bass gets heavier and heavier until we hear the voice! "I'm fierce and I'm feeling mighty, I'm a Golden Girl, I'm and Aphrodite, Alright". Suddenly the dancers head to the back of the stage to usher our goddess up from beneath the stage .... and boy, does she make an entrance. Atop a golden shell, Kylie rises up to the screams of the crowd and begins the 2 hours of madness that feels like it passes in the blink of an eye.


Surrounded by men in her team of hot talented dancers, Kylie breezes through her opening set with ease. For all I care, she could be singing the phone book - I just want to see her on stage looking happy and feeling the love from the crowd.



She has fun with the opening number and title track from the album Aphrodite before slowing things down with the fan favourite from her X album The One. She rounds out with Wow which really gets the crown going. Then she disappears behind the stage for costume change number 1, leaving the crowd in the very capable hands of backing singers - more on them later. 

Here's a video of the start of the opening act so you can see all the elements of the show:


Thursday, April 7, 2011

Ah ... it's been a while!

Apologies for the lack of posts, but with work and the ♦ ΑΡΗRΘΔΙΤΣ ♦ tour I have been kept very busy. Loads to come in the next few days as I catch up, but let's ease you back into the swing of things with this acoustic "behind the scenes" video from Kylie in Toulouse.

Enjoy!


Sunday, February 20, 2011

Kylie Les Folies Tour: Opening Night Reviews

SO what did the press make of Aphrodite Les Folies then?

Sunday Mirror (UK) -
Herald Sun (Australia) -
Daily Mail (UK) - http://bit.ly/eLhLO1
Sky News Australia - http://bit.ly/f6Cboj
The Examiner (USA) - http://exm.nr/e56n7u
Undercover News (Online) - http://bit.ly/gT4UtW

Kylie Les Folies Tour: Pics from Opening Night





As usual, official pics from opening act only. I'll post the links to the online photo albums

Zimbio Photo Album - Click here

Kylie Les Folies Tour: Videos from Opening Night

!!SPOILER ALERT!!

Okay, so videos of opening night have started to appear in YouTube and just in case you don't want to see them, I'll put them after the jump.



I'll be adding more videos as I find them!


On A Night Like This - Complete with water jets


Closer


Confide In Me


What Do I Have To Do


The end of On A Night Like This / start of All The Lovers (better view of the water jets)


CGYOOMH - Rock Version


Put Your Hands Up


Illusion & I Believe In You


Big thanks to all the guys on SayHey and Youtube for the links!

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Kylie Les Folies Tour: Breaking News on the Setlist


It's started already!! People have already started to turn up the Herning Arena in Denmark in anticipation for tonights show and we have our first confirmed song! I'm going to put this after the jump for people who don't want to know...


.... Okay, are we ready??

1343  And our first confirmed song is EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL! This was confirmed by irishbolditalic from the SayHey forum. I'll update this page with more song names as they're released!

1856  Four minutes until the show starts and SayHey has gone down ... this is not a good start to the night!

1900  It's SHOWTIME!

1906  Warm up DJ is getting the crowd going - Kylie will be on stage in approx 25 minutes

1912  Word from the arena is that it's DJ Jason Buckham is on the decks

1924  Insiders at the arena have confirmed that Cupid Boy, Aphrodite and a special arrangement of CGYOOMH will feature

1926  Pics from the arena of the merchandise...

1929  Inside info claims that the Splash Zone will only really get wet during the last act (Encore)

1931  Kylie just posted this photo to her twitter - just about to go on!!

1938  KYLIE is now on stage!

1955  First song of the night is APHRODITE

1956  Second song is THE ONE

1957  Third song is WOW

2000  Fourth song is ILLUSION

2001  Fifth song is I BELIEVE IN YOU

2017  Twitpic from the arena!!

2019  Sixth song is CUPID BOY

2021  Seventh song is SPINNING AROUND

2023  Eighth song is GET OUTTA MY WAY

2025  Ninth song is WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO

2033  Tenth song is EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL

2037  Eleventh song is SLOW

2042  Kylie recorded this message just before she went on stage in Herning

2044  Song number 12 is CONFIDE IN ME

2047  Another twitpic from the arena!

2049  Song number 13 is CAN'T GET YOU OUTTA MY HEAD (ROCK VERSION)

2052  Song number 14 is IN MY ARMS

2117  Song number 15 is CLOSER

2121  Song number 16 is LOOKING FOR AN ANGEL

2123  Song number 17 is THERE MUST BE AN ANGEL

2128  Number 18 is a mix of LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT & CAN'T BEAT THE FEELING

2129  Song number 19 is BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW

2131  Song number 20 is PUT YOUR HANDS UP

2133  Song number 21 is IF YOU DON'T LOVE ME

2134  Apparently there is a break between IN MY ARMS and CLOSER which is why there was so long between updates

2135  Song nunber 22 is ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS

2135  Song number 23 is ALL THE LOVERS

2136  Apparently that's it!

2141  Kylie tweeted as soon as she came off stage

2148  Another youtube video - the show looks AMAZING


Friday, February 18, 2011

Kylie Les Folies Tour: Behind the scenes pics .... Part 3


Your last batch of photos for now ...






Don't forget it all kicks off tomorrow evening at 8pm in Denmark - we'll have updated from the arena as the show gets underway!!