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!
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
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?
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....
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 ...
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| Image with thanks to http://www.kyliesque.com/ |
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!
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
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:
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| Image with thanks to http://www.kyliesque.com/ |
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:
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
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!
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.
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:
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