Kylie Summer 2015

Kylie Summer 2015
Tour by Kylie Minogue
Start date 12 June 2015 (2015-06-12)
End date 18 July 2015 (2015-07-18)
No. of shows 6 in Europe
Kylie Minogue concert chronology

Kylie Summer 2015 is the 2015 European mini-tour by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. The tour comprised six shows in Europe, commencing on June 12 in Aalborg, Denmark and finishing on July 18 in Gräfenhainichen, Germany. The show is a mix of the previous Kiss Me Once Tour with a few additions and edits.[1]

Background

"Kylie Summer 2015" was a new logo used for the summer tour dates. Kylie shared the poster on social media platforms including Twitter, Instagram and Facebook days before her first show.[2] The show was a re-worked version of the "Kiss Me Once Tour", which included new songs, new costumes, a new running order, and new screen visuals.

Synopsis

Minogue performing "On a Night Like This" at her gig in Haydock Park.

The show began with the video introduction of "Breathe", as used in the "Kiss Me Once Tour", but used elements of "Better the Devil You Know" as opposed to "Les Sex". Minogue then appears on the same pair of lips from behind the dancers; wearing a red leopard print jumpsuit. After this she goes on to sing "In My Arms" which was followed with a performance of the KylieX2008 / For You, For Me Tour version of "In Your Eyes". Minogue then quickly addressed the audience, and closed the first section with the "Kiss Me Once Tour" remix of "Wow".

The second section commences with the same intro and remix of "Step Back in Time", followed by the same remixes of "Spinning Around", "Your Disco Needs You" and "On a Night Like This" respectively, where Minogue wore a red sequined dress with matching boots, along with the collar and tie used for this section in the "Kiss Me Once Tour". After this, Minogue went on to perform a cover of Kim Carnes' "Bette Davis Eyes" which was followed with performances of "Can't Get You Out of My Head" and "Slow". Minogue then took requests from the audience before singing the first verse and chorus of "I Should Be So Lucky" accompanied by a live drum beat; at Hyde Park, Minogue invited the audience to sing the whole song while she was carried round the audience on dancers' shoulders, before going on to sing "The Locomotion", and closing the section with "Kids".

The third section used the same version of "Get Outta My Way", but has a shortened intro; Minogue wore a gold jumpsuit with matching shoes. Minogue then went on to sing the "Kiss Me Once Tour" version of "Love at First Sight" before performing her 1992 single "Celebration", the song's first appearance since 2001. Minogue then addressed the audience and closed the main body of the show with "All the Lovers".

Minogue then performed a one-song encore to close the show, performing "Into the Blue", which was the only song from Kiss Me Once featured in the set list.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Guardian
The Huffington Post
The Independent
Liverpool Echo

The tour received positive reviews from most critics. Following her show at Haydock Park Racecourse, Tom Belger of the Liverpool Echo gave the show 4 stars, saying it was a "triumphant return to Merseyside". He commented that Minogue's costume "looked a lot like Christmas, but it's hard to blame her for mixing things up on a seemingly endless tour."[3] Ashley Percival of The Huffington Post said that Minogue's Hyde Park show was "the Glastonbury set that never was". He gave the show 5 stars, stating that "Kylie proved that you can't keep a disco diva down" following "a tumultuous few years [...] after signing up to Jay Z's Roc Nation following the split from her manager of 25 years in late 2013". He concluded his review by saying hopefully "Michael Eavis has already been on the blower for a headline slot at Glasto 2016".[4] Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian also gave the same concert 5 stars, saying Minogue and "her set reinforces her status as dancepop's greatest poppet".[5] Pierre Perrone of The Independent was slightly more critical of the concert, giving it 3 stars, stating that "Kylie Minogue didn't quite make the leap to outdoor headliner status".[6]

Commercial performance

All 22,000 tickets for Minogue's performance on 19 June 2015 in Suffolk were sold out in a record-breaking 30 minutes.[7]

Set list

Act One

  1. "Breathe" (Video introduction with elements of "Better the Devil You Know")
  2. "Better the Devil You Know"
  3. "In My Arms"
  4. "In Your Eyes" (KylieX2008/KylieUSA2009 version)
  5. "Wow"

Act Two

  1. "Bauhaus Disco" (Interlude)
  2. "Step Back in Time"
  3. "Spinning Around"
  4. "Your Disco Needs You"
  5. "On a Night Like This"
  6. "Bette Davis Eyes"
  7. "Can't Get You Out of My Head"
  8. "Slow"
  9. "I Should Be So Lucky" (Acapella version)
  10. "The Locomotion"
  11. "Kids"

Act Three

  1. "Get Outta My Way"
  2. "Love at First Sight"
  3. "Celebration"
  4. "All the Lovers"

Encore

  1. "Into the Blue"

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening act
Date City Country Venue
Europe
12 June 2015[lower-alpha 1] Aalborg Denmark Skovdalen
19 June 2015[lower-alpha 2] Suffolk England Newmarket Racecourse
20 June 2015[lower-alpha 3] Merseyside Haydock Park Racecourse
21 June 2015[lower-alpha 4] London Hyde Park
16 July 2015[lower-alpha 5] Pori Finland Kirjurinluoto
18 July 2015[lower-alpha 6] Gräfenhainichen Germany Ferropolis

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
Date City Country Venue Reason
16 June 2015 Istanbul Turkey Küçükçiftlik Park Low ticket sales[19]

Box office score data

Venue City Tickets Sold / Available Gross Revenue
Hyde Park London 46,126 / 53,333 (86.5%) $3,588,342[20]

Notes

  1. ↑ The 12 June 2015 concert in Aalborg, Denmark at Skovdalen is a part of Skovrock Festival.[13]
  2. ↑ The 19 June 2015 concert in Suffolk, England at Newmarket Racecourse is a part of The Jockey Club’s An Evening At The Races concert series.[14]
  3. ↑ The 20 June 2015 concert in Merseyside, England at Haydock Park Racecourse is a part of The Jockey Club’s An Evening At The Races concert series.[15]
  4. ↑ The 21 June 2015 concert in London, England at Hyde Park is a part of British Summer Time.[16]
  5. ↑ The 16 July 2015 concert in Pori, Finland at Kirjurinluoto is a part of Pori Jazz Festival.[17]
  6. ↑ The 18 July 2015 concert in Gräfenhainichen, Germany at Ferropolis is a part of Melt! Festival.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "TheHeadlessPostman on SayHey - The Kylie Forum".
  2. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/kylieminogue?fref=ts
  3. ↑ "Review: Kylie Minogue at Haydock Park". Liverpool Echo.
  4. ↑ "Kylie Minogue At Hyde Park Live Review: 'The Glastonbury Set That Never Was'". Huffington Post.
  5. ↑ "Kylie Minogue/Grace Jones/Chic review - pure joy from pop's triple threat". The Guardian.
  6. ↑ "Kylie Minogue, BST Hyde Park, review: Pop princess doesn't quite make headliner status". The Independent.
  7. ↑ "Newmarket Racecourse stunned by "unprecedented" Kylie demand as tickets sell out in just 30 minutes". ITV. ITV. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  8. ↑ Kylie Minogue Concert Setlist at Newmarket Racecourse, Newmarket on June 19, 2015 | setlist.fm
  9. ↑ Kylie Minogue Concert Setlist at Haydock Park Racecourse, Haydock on June 20, 2015 | setlist.fm
  10. ↑ Kylie Minogue Concert Setlist at British Summer Time 2015 on June 21, 2015 | setlist.fm
  11. ↑ Kylie Summer 2015 no Pori Jazz Festival | KYLIE.com.br – Kylie Minogue Brasil
  12. ↑ Kylie Summer 2015 no Melt! Festival | KYLIE.com.br – Kylie Minogue Brasil
  13. ↑ "Kylie Minogue coming to Denmark". 24 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "Kylie Minogue and the Kaiser Chiefs first acts named for Newmarket Nights 2015". 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "Kylie Minogue and Kaiser Chiefs to perform at Haydock Park racecourse". 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  16. ↑ "KYLIE - SUNDAY 21 JUNE". 26 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  17. ↑ "KYLIE MINOGUE TO PERFORM AT PORI JAZZ". 24 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  18. ↑ "FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT". 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  19. ↑ http://www.biletix.com/etkinlik/SLUN1/TURKIYE/en#
  20. ↑ "Pollstar Top 100 Concert Grosses 2015" (PDF). Pollstar. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
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