KylieX2008

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KylieX2008
Tour by Kylie Minogue
KylieX2008 - promotional poster.jpg
Associated album X
Start date6 May 2008
End date22 December 2008
Legs5
No. of shows53 in Europe
6 in South America
7 in Asia
8 in Oceania
74 in total
Box officeUS$70 million ($99.41 million in 2023 dollars) [1]
Kylie Minogue concert chronology

KylieX2008 was the tenth concert tour by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, in support of her tenth studio album, X (2007). The tour began on 6 May 2008 in Paris, France, at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy and concluded on 22 December 2008 in Melbourne, Australia, at the Rod Laver Arena. Consisting of five legs, with a total of 53 shows, the tour visited 24 European countries, six in South America, seven countries and territories within Asia, and eight cities across Australia and New Zealand. Additionally, much to fans' delight, KylieX2008 would see Minogue performing in a variety of regions for the first time in her career—which, at the time, spanned roughly 20 years—, such as Argentina, Beijing, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Dubai, Finland, Greece, Hong Kong, Latvia, Norway, Shanghai, Singapore, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Venezuela.

Contents

Upon the announcement of the For You, for Me Tour the following year, both Billboard and Pollstar confirmed that KylieX2008 generated an estimated US$70m in ticket sales. [2] [3] [4]

Background

After months of speculation it was announced through Kylie's official website that "KylieX2008" would commence in Paris, traveling internationally.

By way of introduction, Minogue stated: [5]

I am putting together a show that is going to be a new and exciting experience for both the audience and myself. The eclectic mix of sounds on X is affording me an opportunity to explore and develop a new live show that will be fresh, exhilarating and innovative. After two celebratory tours, X will be a look to the future but will definitely include favourites alongside the new. I can't wait to share it with you next year.

While rehearsing for the tour, Minogue released several behind-the-scenes videos on her website. Concurrently, she released "X" in the United States and filmed two music videos for the third single, "All I See" (including an acoustic rendition).

As the tour began to sell out all over Europe and the UK, many fans speculated that Minogue would bring her tour to Australia and Japan. While promoting her ITV special, The Kylie Show on "Sunrise", she stated: "I just want to have in my head more solidly what the tour will be and if I can manage what I have so far, I would love to come back [to Australia]". [6] It was later revealed that Minogue would bring a limited number of shows to her home country, stating, "The reason I hadn't confirmed dates in Australia is I really didn't know what I was getting into [...] But now I know". [7]

Concert synopsis

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Minogue as a tsar

As with the X album, the tour rippled the "new wave" theme, made popular in the '80s. The show was divided into seven acts along with an encore. Throughout the course of the tour the show evolved, with numerous changes and revisions.

The concert consisted of a high-tech three-tier stage. On the left and right, mini-stages were made available for the band and backing singers. The main stage was minimalist, with an illuminated video floor and huge moving video curtains as the backdrop. For performances in amphitheaters, open air venues and small arenas the illuminated floor and the lavish props were removed due to technical limitations.

Minogue described the show as being "a show within a show", stating that each act is dramatically different from one another. Minogue stated she was inspired by Queen frontman, Freddie Mercury. "I'm releasing my inner Freddie Mercury. It's hard to explain but parts of the show are so over the top. When I sing 'Your Disco Needs You', it's a real Freddie moment." [8]

The first act Xlectro Static act opens the show with a futuristic video showing the outline of Minogue's face polarized in neon colours. The huge video curtains slide open to reveal Minogue perched in a giant hoop dressed in a 'spiderwoman' gown (the dress, however, changes as the tour reaches South America). On technically limited shows, the giant stereo speakers move to reveal Minogue. She performs "Speakerphone", "Can't Get You Out of My Head", an unreleased track entitled "Ruffle My Feathers" and "In Your Eyes".

The second act Cheer Squad opens with an homage to the Toni Basil hit "Mickey", with Kylie and her dancers appearing as American cheerleaders. Themed as a high-school pep rally, Minogue performs "Heart Beat Rock", "Wow" and "Shocked", the latter being reduced to a dance interlude at some dates.

The third act Beach Party this act is a rereading of the On a Night Like This tour. This act begins with "Loveboat" and continues with a cover of the Barry Manilow hit "Copacabana". On the opening night, "That's Why They Write Love Songs", a tribute to the many romantic show tunes of the 1940s and 1950s, is also performed. Kylie closes the act with "Spinning Around".

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Minogue performing "No More Rain"

For the fourth act Xposed, Minogue is dressed as an 'erotic bellboy'. She appears on a gigantic skull suspended high above the stage performing "Like a Drug". The skull descends to the stage and Kylie goes on to perform "Slow", with excerpts of "Free" (from Intimate and Live ), and "2 Hearts". The skull received a very positive reaction from the fans, and was replaced by a CG reproduction at the concerts it could not be featured due to stage limitations (this additional projection was not present before the South American leg).

The Asian-influenced fifth act Naughty Manga Girl sees Minogue emerging on stage in a pyramid which unfurls to reveal Kylie in an outfit inspired by Japanese manga, performing "Come into My World", "Nu-di-ty" and "Sensitized". This segment, which opens with a video of "Sometime Samurai", was completely cut from the technically limited concerts.

The show progresses to its sixth act Starry Nights, with Minogue appearing in a blue satin gown and premiering another new song, "Flower", she then performs a ballad version of "I Believe in You". The act ended with "Cosmic" on the initial dates, but this song was later dropped.

In the seventh act Black Versus White, Minogue appears as a tsar, performing "On a Night Like This", "Your Disco Needs You", "Kids", "Step Back in Time" and "In My Arms". The act begins with a black and white theme and progresses into colour.

Minogue re-emerges on stage in an evening suit to perform an encore. This began with "No More Rain" at all shows except in South America. There, it was removed from the set after the 1 November show for the remainder of that leg. Many songs were added and swapped around during this act including "The One", "Love at First Sight", "I Should Be So Lucky" and the acoustic rendition of "All I See". Starting during the South American leg, "Better the Devil You Know" was performed. For the first two performances in South America only, "Somewhere" was performed, a song from the musical West Side Story .

Critical reception

The tour received excellent reviews from many critics throughout the UK and Europe. Many called it Minogue's best tour to date. [9] [10] The tour generally sold well throughout Europe and has been seen as a major success. [10] Due to large public demand, several additional dates were slowly added since the tour announcement. Tickets for the original eight shows of the UK leg sold-out in just thirty minutes, and Minogue went on to sell tickets for more than twenty-five shows in England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The six shows at the Manchester Evening News Arena made Minogue the all-time most-featured artist at the venue. [11] [12] [13] The UK leg of the tour grossed over US$26,000,000, with Minogue performing to around 300,000 spectators in total. [14]

Broadcasts and recordings

KylieX2008 premiered on 4 Music in late August 2008. The concert was one of the first broadcast on the new station. It was later shown on Channel 4. In October 2008, it was revealed that FremantleMedia would release a DVD entitled KylieX2008. The disc features the full length concert along with a photo gallery and screen projections. It was released in the United Kingdom and Australia on 1 December 2008. [15] [16] A later release on Blu-ray followed.

Set list

This set list represents the 2 August 2008 concert in London, England. [17]

Act 1: Xtatic Electric

  1. "Speakerphone"
  2. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (Greg Kurstin Remix) (contains an excerpt from "Boombox" and elements of "Blue Monday")
  3. "Ruffle My Feathers"
  4. "In Your Eyes"

Act 2: Cheer Squad

  1. "Heart Beat Rock" (contains elements of "Mickey")
  2. "Wow"
  3. "Shocked" (DNA Mix)

Act 3: Beach Party

  1. "Loveboat" (contains elements of "The Love Boat")
  2. "Copacabana"
  3. "Spinning Around" (contains elements of "Got to be Real")

Act 4: Xposed

  1. "Like a Drug"
  2. "Slow" (with excerpts from "Free")
  3. "2 Hearts"

Act 5: Naughty Manga Girl

  1. "Sometime Samurai" (Video Interlude) (contains elements of "German Bold Italic")
  2. "Come into My World" (Fischerspooner Mix) (contains elements of "Finer Feelings" and "Dreams")
  3. "Nu-di-ty"
  4. "Sensitized"

Act 6: Starry Nights

  1. "Flower"
  2. "I Believe in You"

Act 7: Black Versus White

  1. "On a Night Like This"
  2. "Your Disco Needs You"
  3. "Kids"
  4. "Step Back in Time"
  5. "In My Arms"

Encore

  1. "No More Rain"
  2. "The One" (Freemasons Remix)
  3. "Love at First Sight" (Ruff and Jam U.S. Remix)
  4. "I Should Be So Lucky"
Notes
  • On select dates, Minogue sang "All I See" and "Shocked" served as an interlude.
  • "That’s Why They Write Love Songs", an unreleased song, was performed during the opening night in Paris.
  • "Your Disco Needs You" was performed on 10 May. It was then performed on select dates from 20 May show to 18 June. It was performed, one last time, during the show in Berlin.
  • Starting on 14 May, "Cosmic" was cut from the set list.
  • Minogue performed "Confide in Me", as a fan request, in Frankfurt.
  • "I Should Be So Lucky" was added to the set list on 17 May, but was not performed in Lima, Santiago, and during the third Sydney show.
  • "Somewhere" was performed from 1 to 4 November.
  • Minogue covered Juanes' "La Camisa Negra" during the performance in Tocancipá.
  • Starting on 1 November, "Better the Devil You Know" was performed during the encore.
  • From 4 to 15 November, "No More Rain" was temporarily removed from the set list.
  • "Come into My World" was performed in São Paulo.
  • "The Loco-Motion" was performed in Santiago.
  • "Bésame Mucho" was performed in Buenos Aires.
  • "Flower" was not performed in Dubai, Bangkok, Singapore, Taipei, and Auckland. Additionally, "I Believe in You" was performed earlier in the set list.
  • Minogue performed an excerpt of "Please Stay" in Beijing.
  • "Did It Again" and "The Loco-Motion" were performed as fan requests on 17 December.
  • Minogue performed "Santa Baby" and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" on 22 December.

Tour dates

List of European concerts [18]
DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
6 May 2008 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy 17,008 / 17,008$1,001,035
7 May 2008 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis 15,613 / 15,719$996,383
9 May 2008 Stuttgart Germany Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle ——
10 May 2008 Frankfurt Festhalle Frankfurt ——
12 May 2008 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena 17,853 / 17,853$877,906
14 May 2008 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle ——
15 May 2008 Budapest Hungary László Papp Budapest Sports Arena ——
17 May 2008 Bucharest Romania Stadionul Cotroceni ——
18 May 2008 Sofia Bulgaria Lokomotiv Stadium ——
20 May 2008 Istanbul Turkey Turkcell Kuruçeşme Arena ——
22 May 2008 Athens Greece Terra Vibe Park ——
25 May 2008 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion ——
27 May 2008 Cologne Germany Kölnarena ——
29 May 2008 Munich Olympiahalle ——
30 May 2008 Geneva Switzerland SEG Geneva Arena ——
1 June 2008 Lyon France Halle Tony Garnier ——
3 June 2008 Madrid Spain Palacio de Deportes ——
5 June 2008 Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg Rockhal ——
7 June 2008 Hamburg Germany Color Line Arena ——
8 June 2008 Copenhagen Denmark Forum Copenhagen ——
10 June 2008 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum ——
11 June 2008 Stockholm Sweden Stockholm Globe Arena ——
13 June 2008 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Areena ——
16 June 2008 Moscow Russia Olimpiyskiy 15,900 / 15,900$904,472
18 June 2008 St. Petersburg Ice Palace ——
20 June 2008 Riga Latvia Arena Riga ——
22 June 2008 Berlin Germany Velodrom ——
23 June 2008 Rotterdam Netherlands Rotterdam Ahoy Sportpaleis ——
26 June 2008 Belfast Northern Ireland Odyssey Arena 37,536 / 37,536$3,549,422
27 June 2008
29 June 2008
30 June 2008
5 July 2008 Glasgow Scotland SECC Concert Hall 4 31,080 / 31,080$2,980,262
6 July 2008
8 July 2008
9 July 2008
11 July 2008 Manchester England Manchester Evening News Arena 75,972 / 75,972$7,268,153
12 July 2008
14 July 2008
15 July 2008
17 July 2008
18 July 2008
20 July 2008 Newcastle Metro Radio Arena 35,812 / 35,812$3,116,320
21 July 2008
23 July 2008
24 July 2008
26 July 2008 London The O2 Arena 116,375 / 116,375$9,881,561
27 July 2008
29 July 2008
30 July 2008
1 August 2008
2 August 2008
4 August 2008
List of South American concerts [19] [20] [21] [22]
DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
1 November 2008 Tocancipá Colombia Parque Jaime Duque 6,023 / 7,870$833,088
4 November 2008 Caracas Venezuela Poliedro de Caracas 4,226 / 7,000$814,912
6 November 2008 Lima Peru Explanada Del Monumental ——
8 November 2008 São Paulo Brazil Credicard Hall 5,082 / 6,938$258,062
13 November 2008 Santiago Chile Pista Atlética del Estadio Nacional ——
15 November 2008 Buenos Aires Argentina Estadio G.E.B.A. ——
List of Asian concerts [21] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]
DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
21 November 2008 Dubai United Arab Emirates Dubai Festival City Concert Area ——
23 November 2008 Bangkok Thailand Impact Arena 11,250 / 12,900$1,504,472
25 November 2008 Singapore Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium 7,259 / 10,599$1,043,518
27 November 2008 Hong Kong China AsiaWorld–Arena 8,798 / 10,598$1,070,819
29 November 2008 Shanghai Hongkou Stadium ——
1 December 2008 Beijing Beijing Workers' Gymnasium ——
4 December 2008 Taipei Taiwan Zhongshan Soccer Stadium ——
List of Oceanian concerts [29] [30] [31] [32]
DateCityCountryVenueAttendanceRevenue
8 December 2008 Auckland New Zealand Vector Arena 19,800 / 19,800$1,187,399
9 December 2008
14 December 2008 Sydney Australia Acer Arena 51,462 / 51,462$4,194,452
16 December 2008
17 December 2008
19 December 2008 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena 36,000 / 36,000$2,639,829
20 December 2008
22 December 2008

Personnel

Adapted from the KylieX2008 credits. [33]

Performers

Technical

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    • Belfast: "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. New York City. 12 July 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
    • Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle and London: "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. New York City. 27 September 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  19. ↑ "Kylie to tour South America". Minogue's Official Website. Archived from the original on 31 August 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
  20. ↑ "More Dates for KylieX2008 South America!". Minogue's Official Website. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
  21. 1 2 "KylieX2008 Live in Hong Kong!". Minogue's Official Website. Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
  22. ↑ South American box scores:
    • Bogotá and Caracas: "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. New York City. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
    • São Paulo: "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. New York City. 17 January 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  23. ↑ "KylieX2008 Live in Bangkok". BEC-Tero Entertainment Pcl. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  24. ↑ "Kylie Live in Singapore". Minogue's Official Website. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  25. ↑ "Kylie to play in Shanghai!". Minogue's Official Website. Archived from the original on 9 October 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
  26. ↑ "KylieX2008 Live in Beijing!". Minogue's Official Website. Archived from the original on 12 November 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  27. ↑ "TAPEI TO PLAY HOST TO KYLIEX2008!". Minogue's Official Website. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
  28. ↑ Asian box scores:
    • Bangkok, Singapore and Hong Kong: "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. New York City. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  29. ↑ "Kylie confirmed to tour Australia". Minogue's Official Website. Archived from the original on 31 August 2008. Retrieved 28 August 2008.
  30. ↑ "Kylie X 2008". Ticketmaster New Zealand. Archived from the original on 1 October 2008. Retrieved 9 September 2008.
  31. ↑ "New Australian shows announced". Ticketek Australia. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
  32. ↑ Australasian box scores:
    • Auckland, Sydney and Melbourne: "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. New York City. 3 January 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  33. ↑ Minogue, Kylie (Executive Producer) (15 August 2008). KylieX2008. 4 Music. Channel 4.

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