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2008 concert tour by Kylie Minogue From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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, totaling 53 shows, the tour was Minogue's most ambitious up-until that point in her career, stopping in over 40 countries and territories—24 in Europe, 6 in South America, 7 in Asia, and 8 cities across Australia and New Zealand. Much to the delight of her international fans, Minogue had scheduled concerts in a wide variety of locations for the first time in her career, such as Argentina, Beijing, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Dubai, Finland, Greece, Hong Kong, Latvia, Norway, Shanghai, Singapore, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Venezuela.
Tour by Kylie Minogue | |
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Location | Europe • South America • Asia • Oceania |
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Associated album | X |
Start date | 6 May 2008 |
End date | 22 December 2008 |
Legs | 5 |
No. of shows | 53 in Europe 6 in South America 7 in Asia 8 in Oceania 74 in total |
Box office | US$70 million ($99.41 million in 2023 dollars)[1] |
Kylie Minogue concert chronology |
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]
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]
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".
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.
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]
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.
This set list represents the 2 August 2008 concert in London, England.[17]
Act 1: Xtatic Electric
Act 2: Cheer Squad
Act 3: Beach Party
Act 4: Xposed
Act 5: Naughty Manga Girl
Act 6: Starry Nights
Act 7: Black Versus White
Encore
Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
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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 |
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5 July 2008 | Glasgow | Scotland | SECC Concert Hall 4 | 31,080 / 31,080 | $2,980,262 |
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11 July 2008 | Manchester | England | Manchester Evening News Arena | 75,972 / 75,972 | $7,268,153 |
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20 July 2008 | Newcastle | Metro Radio Arena | 35,812 / 35,812 | $3,116,320 | |
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26 July 2008 | London | The O2 Arena | 116,375 / 116,375 | $9,881,561 | |
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4 August 2008 |
Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
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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. | — | — |
Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
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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 | — | — |
Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
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8 December 2008 | Auckland | New Zealand | Vector Arena | 19,800 / 19,800 | $1,187,399 |
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14 December 2008 | Sydney | Australia | Acer Arena | 51,462 / 51,462 | $4,194,452 |
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19 December 2008 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena | 36,000 / 36,000 | $2,639,829 | |
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22 December 2008 |
Adapted from the KylieX2008 credits.[33]
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