Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour
Tour by Kylie Minogue | |
Associated album | Ultimate Kylie |
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Start date | 11 November 2006 |
End date | 23 January 2007 |
Legs | 2 |
No. of shows | 34 |
Box office | US$40.34 million ($59.28 million in 2023 dollars)[1] |
Kylie Minogue concert chronology |
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.
Minogue was originally scheduled to perform in Australia and Asia during Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour in 2005, but the dates were postponed due to her breast cancer diagnosis.[2] The tour resumed the following year, with a revised set list and new costumes. To accommodate Minogue's medical condition and conserve her strength, both alterations to the choreography and longer breaks between show sections were introduced.[3]
Background
For the Homecoming Tour, the show was re-vamped and re-structured into a new production. The tour initially started as an Australian-only tour, to compensate those shows cancelled from the previous tour; however, fourteen shows were scheduled in the United Kingdom due to popular demand, with the Asian shows from Showgirl being indefinitely cancelled.[4]
Concert synopsis
The show was split into seven acts: Homecoming, Everything Taboo, Samsara, Athletica, Dreams, Pop Paradiso, Dance of the Cybermen, with the addition of an encore and an interval. The show opens with an instrumental introduction, featuring writing on the video screen introducing Minogue. She then rises out of the stage on a platform dressed in a pink showgirl outfit. She opens the show with "
The third section begins with a dance interlude, followed by a performance of "Confide in Me", where the dancers treat Minogue as if she were a puppet. This is quickly followed by a performance of "Cowboy Style", which is followed by a small interlude of "Finer Feelings", where the backing vocalists sing whilst Minogue performs a dance; this is then followed by a performance of "Too Far". The fourth act begins with a dance interlude of the Sandstorm Dub of "Butterfly", where acrobat Terry Kvasnik dances round the stage; after this, "Red Blooded Woman" is performed, using an excerpt of "Where the Wild Roses Grow"; Minogue this time is rising atop a pommel horse in a leopard onesie. Minogue then performed "Slow", which was followed by a performance of "Kids" before a short interval.
The fifth section begins with a cover of "
Critical reception
Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour received positive reviews from critics. Christine Sams in a review for
Broadcasts and recordings
Minogue's performance in Melbourne, Australia on 11 December 2006 was filmed for television and DVD release. The concert premiered on 13 January 2007 in the United Kingdom on Channel 4.[7] On 4 March 2007, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation broadcast the performance without commercial interruptions.[8] The concert was released to DVD on 10 December 2007 as a double disc set with Minogue's documentary film White Diamond.[9]
Minogue's second Australian concert in
Set list
Act 1: Homecoming
- "Showgirl Theme" (Instrumental Introduction)
- "Better the Devil You Know"
- "In Your Eyes"
- "White Diamond"
- "On a Night Like This"
Act 2: Everything Taboo
- "Keep on Pumpin' It" and "What Kind of Fool (Heard All That Before)")
- "What Do I Have to Do?" (contains excerpt from "I'm Over Dreaming (Over You)")
- "Spinning Around" (contains excerpts from "Step Back in Time" along with elements of "Finally" and "Such a Good Feeling")
Act 3: Samsara
- "Temple Prequel" (Interlude)
- "Confide in Me"
- "Cowboy Style"
- "Finer Feelings" (Performed by backing vocalists)
- "Too Far"
Act 4: Athletica
- "Butterfly" (Sandstorm Dub) (Dance Interlude)
- "Red Blooded Woman" (contains excerpts from "Where the Wild Roses Grow")
- "Slow"
- "Kids"
Act 5: Dreams
- "Rainbow Prequel" (Interlude)
- "Over the Rainbow"
- "Come into My World"
- "Chocolate"
- "I Believe in You"
- "Dreams" (contains excerpts from "When You Wish upon a Star")
Act 6: Pop Paradiso
- ")
- "The Locomotion"
- "I Should Be So Lucky" (contains excerpts from "The Only Way Is Up")
- "Hand on Your Heart"
Act 7: Dance of the Cybermen
- "Space Prequel" (Interlude)
- "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (contains excerpts from "Rise of the Cybermen" along with elements of the "Doctor Who Theme")
- "Light Years" / "Turn It into Love" (contains elements of the TARDISdematerializing)
Encore
- "Especially for You" (Intro contains an excerpt of "Love's in Need of Love Today")
- "Love at First Sight"
- On 31 December 2006, Kylie performed "Celebration" before "Love at First Sight".
- On 13 January 2007, Kylie had to end the show early due to illness. An acappella version of "Got to Be Certain" along with "Kids" were performed as an encore. The following two shows were postponed and all were rescheduled.[12][13]
Tour dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | Attendance | Revenue |
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Australia | |||||
11 November 2006 | Sydney | Australia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 34,774 / 34,774 | $2,963,147 |
12 November 2006 | |||||
14 November 2006 | |||||
17 November 2006 | Brisbane | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | 35,574 / 37,884 | $3,354,548 | |
18 November 2006 | |||||
20 November 2006 | |||||
23 November 2006 | Sydney | Acer Arena
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51,852 / 51,852 | $4,963,147 | |
24 November 2006 | |||||
26 November 2006 | |||||
30 November 2006 | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | 21,583 / 22,411 | $2,369,124 | |
1 December 2006 | |||||
4 December 2006 | Perth | Burswood Dome | 36,774 / 38,774 | $3,554,147 | |
5 December 2006 | |||||
7 December 2006 | |||||
10 December 2006 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena | 76,526 / 76,526 | $7,578,217 | |
11 December 2006 | |||||
13 December 2006 | |||||
14 December 2006 | |||||
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17 December 2006 | |||||
Europe | |||||
31 December 2006 | London | England | Wembley Arena | 78,526 / 78,526 | $7,578,217 |
2 January 2007 | |||||
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8 January 2007 | |||||
9 January 2007 | |||||
12 January 2007 | Manchester | Manchester Evening News Arena
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100,072 / 100,072 | $7,976,089 | |
13 January 2007 | |||||
18 January 2007 | |||||
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21 January 2007 | |||||
22 January 2007 | |||||
23 January 2007 | |||||
Total | 435,681 / 440,819 (99%) | $40,336,636 |
Show cancellations
On 13 January 2007 at the
Personnel
- Kylie Minogue - executive producer
- Terry Blamey - executive producer
- William Baker - creative director and designer
- Steve Anderson - musician production
- Kevin Hopgood - production manager
- Alan MacDonald - production design
- John Galliano - costume design
- Karl Lagerfeld - costume design
- Dolce & Gabbana - costume design, shoes
- Addae Gaskin - costume design
- Gareth Pugh - costume design
- Matthew Williamson for Emilio Pucci - costume design
- Bvlgari- jewelry
- Manolo Blahnik - shoes
- Stephen Jones - millinery
- Rafael Bonachela - choreographer
- Akram Khan - choreographer
- Michael Rooney - choreographer
- Sean Fitzpatrick - tour manager
- Andrew Small - drums
- Steve Turner - keyboards
- Chris Brown - bass
- Mark Jaimes - guitar
- Valerie Etienne - backing vocals
- Hazel Fernandez - backing vocals
- Janet Ramus - backing vocals
- Dance Captain: Annoulka Yanminchev
- Dancers: Jason Beitel - dancer
- Marco Da Silva - dancer
- Jamie Karitzis - dancer
- Alan Lambie - dancer
- Welly Locoh Donou - dancer
- Claire Meehan - dancer
- Jason Piper - dancer
- Nikoletta Rafaelisova - dancer
- Andile Sotiya - dancer
- Nikki Trow - dancer
- Rachel Yau - dancer
- Terry Kvasnik - acrobat
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- ^ "ABC TV To Screen Kylie Showgirl Homecoming Tour". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 February 2007. Archived from the original on 5 February 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
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