Tour by Kylie Minogue | |
Associated album | Ultimate Kylie |
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Start date | 19 March 2005 |
End date | 7 May 2005 |
Legs | 1 |
No. of shows | 37 in Europe |
Box office | US$19.97 million (23 reported shows) |
Kylie Minogue concert chronology |
Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour was the eighth concert tour by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was launched in support of her second major greatest hits compilation, Ultimate Kylie (2004) and visited Europe. It began on 19 March 2005 in Glasgow, Scotland at SECC Concert Hall 4 and concluded on 7 May 2005 in London, England at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre. The tour was announced on 24 October 2004, promoted by 3A Entertainment in Europe and Frontier Touring in Asia and Australia. Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour was intended to be a celebration of both Minogue's career and long-term relationship with her audience.
Eight distinct sections divided the tour; Showgirl , Smiley Kylie, Denial, What Kylie Wants, Kylie Gets, Dreams, Kyliesque, Minx in Space and an encore. It featured costumes from designers such as Karl Lagerfeld and Julien Macdonald, as well as the iconic showgirl costume designed by John Galliano. The tour also featured an Art Deco-inspired stage costing £1,000,000. [1] The set list consisted of Minogue's greatest hits along with the singles from Ultimate Kylie.
The tour was also commercially successful. The shows in the United Kingdom sold out in two hours and went on to gross nearly $20 million. In Europe, 339,105 tickets were sold in total. The tour also placed 46th on Pollstar's 2005 "Top 100 Worldwide Tours" at the conclusion of the year. [2] [3] Footage from the 6 May show in London was also filmed for television broadcast and DVD release. It was released on DVD in November 2005, titled Showgirl. The following month, a live album of the same name was released, featuring eight songs from the show.
Twenty shows in Australia and three shows in Asia were originally scheduled for the tour. Following the conclusion of the European leg, Minogue travelled to Australia to continue the tour, where she was diagnosed with breast cancer. The remainder of the tour, including a headlining slot at the 2005 Glastonbury Festival, was consequently cancelled. The shows in Australia were rescheduled and 14 additional shows in the United Kingdom were added following Minogue's recovery. The tour resumed in November 2006, renamed Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour, with a revised set list and new costumes to accommodate her medical state. [4] [5]
Following a "lacklustre" reception to the release of her ninth studio album, Body Language (2003), Minogue's second major greatest hits compilation was announced in August 2004. In October of the same year, it was announced that Minogue would embark on Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour to promote the compilation, and Ultimate Kylie was released to critical reception the following month. [6] She described the tour as "a celebration of pop songs and my career, but also a long-term relationship with my audience". The tour was promoted by 3A Entertainment in Europe and Frontier Touring in Asia and Australia. [7]
Dates for shows in Europe were announced first. All shows in the United Kingdom sold out within two hours. [8] The announcement of dates in Australia and Asia followed, as well as a headline appearance at the 2005 Glastonbury Festival. Minogue was scheduled to be the first female to headline the festival since 1999. [1]
Prior to the tour, Minogue saw a doctor over concerns about breast cancer, but was given the all-clear. [9] The tour commenced and, following the conclusion of the European shows, she travelled to Australia to continue the tour. On 17 May 2005, it was announced that Minogue had been diagnosed with breast cancer during a family visit to Melbourne, and would undergo immediate treatment. [10] As a consequence, the remaining dates of Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour were cancelled. In a statement issued by her record company, Minogue said that she "was so looking forward to bringing the Showgirl tour to Australia and to Glastonbury and I'm sorry to have to disappoint my fans". [11] She later underwent a lumpectomy and an eight-month cycle of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. [12] [13]
Following Minogue's recovery, the resumption of the tour was announced in June 2006. [14] The rescheduled tour was renamed Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour, and was originally planned to consist of dates in Australia only. Shows in the United Kingdom were added, [15] and the tour commenced in November 2006. Alterations to the set list, choreography and costumes were made to accommodate Minogue's medical condition. [4]
The show was split into seven acts, being them Showgirl, Smiley Kylie, Denial, What Kylie Wants, Kylie Gets, Dreams, Kyliesque, Minx in Space, with the addition of an encore. The show opens with an instrumental introduction that features writing on the video screen introducing Minogue. She then rises out of the stage on a platform dressed in a blue showgirl outfit. She begins singing "Better the Devil You Know", which is quickly followed by performances of "In Your Eyes" and "Giving You Up". Minogue then performs "On a Night Like This", which begins in the style of a ballad, before resuming with the original after the first chorus. The ending is in the same style as the beginning of the song, where Minogue is taken below the stage, closing the section.
The second section begins with a dance interlude, that uses excerpts of "Shocked" and "Do You Dare?", before Minogue rises out of the centre of the stage as the DNA intro of "Shocked" is heard. She sings up to the middle eight, before a short segue is played using excerpts of "It's No Secret", "Keep on Pumpin' It", "Give Me Just a Little More Time" and "What Kind of Fool (Heard All That Before)", which leads into a two-verse-two-chorus performance of "What Do I Have to Do", which is succeeded by another segue using an excerpt of "Over Dreaming (Over You)" and then a performance of "Spinning Around" (sampling the instrumentation of "Finally"), which is followed by a dance interlude after the middle eight using excerpts of "Step Back in Time" and "Such a Good Feeling".
The third section begins with a performance of "In Denial", a virtual duet with Neil Tennant. This is followed by a performance of "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi", before Minogue closes the act with a performance of "Confide in Me".
The fourth act begins with a spraying sound effect during which fake showers and gym equipment rises onto the stage, before Minogue appears on a box singing "Red Blooded Woman" which features a chorus of "Where the Wild Roses Grow" before the middle eight. Minogue then performs "Slow" which is followed by a small flamenco interlude which precedes a performance of "Please Stay".
The fifth section begins with a cover of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" where Minogue rises from behind the stage on a sequinned moon. This is then followed by a torch version of "Come into My World". Minogue then performs "Chocolate" on the stage, which morphs at the end of the catwalk to form a "cake", from which Minogue performs "I Believe in You". The act closes with a performance of "Dreams".
The sixth section opens with a performance of "Hand on Your Heart", where Minogue emerges on stage in front of a big heart. She then goes on to perform a jazz version of "The Locomotion" which is followed by a performance of "I Should Be So Lucky". Minogue then closes the act with a performance of "Your Disco Needs You".
The penultimate section opens with a performance version of "Put Yourself in My Place", and a performance of "Can't Get You Out of My Head" closes the main body of the show. Minogue then performed a two-song encore, talking to the audience before performing a sing-a-long version of "Especially for You", with the audience invited to sing Jason Donovan's part. Minogue then closed the show with a performance of "Love at First Sight", with a video montage of her career shown on the video screens behind her.
Act 1: Showgirl
Act 2: Smiley Kylie
Act 3: Denial
Act 4: What Kylie Wants, Kylie Gets
Act 5: Dreams
Act 6: Kyliesque
Act 7: Minx in Space
Encore
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance | Revenue |
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Europe [16] [17] | ||||||
19 March 2005 | Glasgow | Scotland | SECC Concert Hall 4 | Melody Club | 43,100 / 43,100 | $3,040,468 |
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26 March 2005 | Paris | France | Zénith de Paris | — | — | |
27 March 2005 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Rotterdam Ahoy Sportpaleis | — | — | |
28 March 2005 | Antwerp | Belgium | Sportpaleis | — | — | |
30 March 2005 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle | — | — | |
31 March 2005 | Munich | Germany | Olympiahalle | — | — | |
1 April 2005 | Basel | Switzerland | St. Jakobshalle | — | — | |
3 April 2005 | Aalborg | Denmark | Gigantium | — | — | |
4 April 2005 | Hamburg | Germany | Color Line Arena | — | — | |
5 April 2005 | Cologne | Kölnarena | — | — | ||
7 April 2005 | Dublin | Ireland | Point Theatre | — | — | |
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15 April 2005 | Birmingham | England | NEC Arena | 65,976 / 65,976 | $4,572,554 | |
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23 April 2005 | Manchester | Manchester Evening News Arena | 74,060 / 74,060 | $5,234,740 | ||
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30 April 2005 | London | Earls Court Exhibition Centre | 105,840 / 105,840 | $7,125,132 | ||
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7 May 2005 | ||||||
Total | 288,976 / 288,976 (100%) | $19,972,894 | ||||
Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
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19 May 2005 | Sydney | Australia | Sydney Super Dome | Cancelled due to cancer diagnosis [18] |
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23 May 2005 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena | ||
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31 May 2005 | Sydney | Sydney Entertainment Centre | ||
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4 June 2005 | Brisbane | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | ||
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8 June 2005 | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | ||
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12 June 2005 | Perth | Burswood Dome | ||
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17 June 2005 | Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium | ||
20 June 2005 | Bangkok | Thailand | IMPACT Arena | |
23 June 2005 | Hong Kong | HKCEC Hall 3 | ||
26 June 2005 | Pilton | England | Glastonbury Festival |
Minogue's performance at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London on 6 May 2005 was filmed for television broadcast and DVD release. The performance was released on DVD and Universal Media Disc on 28 November 2005, and was simply titled Showgirl . The DVD also featured "Behind the Feathers", a documentary, screensavers and exclusive photographs. [19] The DVD reached number twenty-six on Australia's End of the Year Music DVD Chart in 2005. [20] It was certified platinum in the UK in 2005 and four times platinum in Australia in 2006. [21] [22] Showgirl was nominated for Best Music DVD at the 2006 ARIA Music Awards, losing to Eskimo Joe. [23]
On 12 December 2005, Minogue released a digital EP featuring eight songs recorded in London, England during the Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour, again titled Showgirl . [24]
Kylie Ann Minogue is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. Minogue is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She has been recognised for reinventing herself in music as well as fashion, and is referred to by the European press as the "Princess of Pop" and a style icon. Her accolades include two Grammy Awards, four Brit Awards and eighteen ARIA Music Awards.
Ultimate Kylie is the second major greatest hits album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, and her first greatest hits released under her contract with Parlophone, her record company between 1999–2015. The compilation was released in many different formats including a two-disc edition and a deluxe double disc with a bonus DVD. A separate compilation DVD with the same name, was released to accompany the audio versions. The album includes two new tracks; its lead single, "I Believe in You", and the second single, "Giving You Up". A third track, "Made of Glass", was recorded for the album but not used; it was included on the physical releases of "Giving You Up".
"Come into My World" is a song recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her eighth studio album, Fever (2001). Written and produced by Cathy Dennis and Rob Davis, "Come into My World" is a dance-pop song in which the singer pleads to her lover to come into her world. "Come into My World" was released as the fourth and final single from Fever on 4 November 2002.
"I Believe in You" is a song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her ninth greatest hits compilation, Ultimate Kylie (2004). It was written by Minogue alongside its producers Jake Shears and Babydaddy. It was released as the lead single from Ultimate Kylie on 29 November 2004, by Parlophone. "I Believe in You" is a pop and Euro disco song in which Minogue proclaims there are many things in which she does not believe, but that she does believe in her lover.
"Giving You Up" is a song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her third greatest hits album Ultimate Kylie (2004). The song was first released as the album's second and final single on 28 March 2005. It was written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Tim Powell, Lisa Cowling, Paul Woods, Nick Coler, and Minogue, while production was by Higgens and Xenomania. The song is a dance-pop track, which features instrumentation of synthesizers and keyboards. The track was her last solo single before she was diagnosed with breast cancer two months later; her next single was "2 Hearts" in 2007.
"Chocolate" is a song by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, taken from her ninth studio album Body Language (2003). It was written and produced by Johnny Douglas, with additional writing by Karen Poole. The song is a ballad that uses a chocolate simile to describe Minogue's obsession with love. It is a quiet storm song that contains elements of disco and funk and employs breathy and whispery vocals. It was released as the third and final single from the album on 28 June 2004 by Festival Mushroom Records and Parlophone.
"Step Back in Time" is a song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue from her third studio album, Rhythm of Love (1990). It was released as the album's second single on 22 October 1990, and distributed by PWL and Mushroom as a CD single, cassette tape and 12-inch and 7-inch singles. The track was written, arranged, and produced by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, Pete Waterman, who are collectively known as Stock Aitken and Waterman, and was recorded in London, United Kingdom. Musically, it is a disco song that lyrically pays tribute to 1970s' culture.
Intimate and Live was the fifth concert tour by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, in support of her sixth studio album, Impossible Princess (1997). The tour marked a return to touring for Minogue, with her previous tour Let's Get to It Tour (1991) taking place seven years prior.
Showgirl: Homecoming Tour was the ninth concert tour by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, in support of her second major greatest hits compilation, Ultimate Kylie (2004). The tour began on 11 November 2006 in Sydney, Australia at the Sydney Entertainment Centre and concluded on 23 January 2007 in London, England at Wembley Arena, consisting of 20 shows in Australia and 14 shows in England.
On a Night Like This was the sixth concert tour by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, in support of her seventh studio album, Light Years (2000). The tour began on 3 March 2001 at the Clyde Auditorium in Glasgow, Scotland, and concluded on 15 May 2001 at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Sydney, Australia, with both the Europe and Australia legs consisting of 23 shows each and by the time, making her the most successful touring female in Australia.
Showgirl: Homecoming Live is the fourth live album by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue. It was first released on 8 January 2007 as a double CD set, by Parlophone in the United Kingdom, before an international release took place in the following months. Produced by Steve Anderson, the album was recorded on 12 November 2006, during one of Minogue's concerts of her Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour in Sydney, Australia at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. The concert features U2's vocalist Bono as a featured artist on the song "Kids".
Kylie Showgirl is a live DVD by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue. Filmed during Minogue's Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour on 6 May 2005 at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London, England, it was released by EMI on 25 November 2005 in Europe.
White Diamond: A Personal Portrait of Kylie Minogue is a 2007 documentary film directed and produced by William Baker and chronicling the life of Australian singer Kylie Minogue during her concert tour Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour. It was filmed between August 2006 and March 2007 in both Australia and the United Kingdom.
"Two Hearts", alternatively titled "2 Hearts", is a song first recorded by British electronic duo Kish Mauve, written for their 2005 self-titled extended play and later re-recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her tenth studio album, X (2007). Both versions were written and produced by Jim Eliot and Mima Stilwell. Minogue's version was released on 9 November 2007 by Parlophone as the album's lead single. The song was Minogue's first commercial single since "Giving You Up" (2005), as she was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2005. After the announcement, Minogue took a hiatus between of two years to recover from her illness.
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 53 shows in 24 European countries, six shows in South America, seven shows in six Asian countries and territories and eight shows in Oceania.
"In My Arms" is a song recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her tenth studio album, X (2007). The track was written by Minogue, Paul Harris, Julian Peake and its producers Calvin Harris and Richard "Biff" Stannard. The song was released as the worldwide second single from the album on 15 February 2008, while it served as the third single in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. The song was introduced by Minogue while she was recording in a studio in Brighton.
"Too Far" is a song by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, taken from her sixth studio album Impossible Princess (1997). It was written and produced by Minogue, with additional production credits to Brothers in Rhythm. The song is a drum and bass song where Minogue describes her anger and frustration through its lyrics. It contains elements of club music and breakbeat music, and employs spoken word techniques.
Kylie Summer 2015 was the first festival tour by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. The tour comprised six shows in Europe, commencing on 12 June in Aalborg, Denmark and finishing on 18 July in Gräfenhainichen, Germany.
Summer 2019 was the second festival tour by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, in support of her greatest hits album, Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection (2019).