Summer 2015 (Kylie Minogue)
Tour by Kylie Minogue | |
Start date | 12 June 2015 |
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End date | 18 July 2015 |
No. of shows | 6 in Europe |
Kylie Minogue concert chronology |
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.
Background
"Kylie Summer 2015" was a series of shows present by Kylie during the 2015 summer at the northern hemisphere. Was a reworked version of the previous tour, which included a revamped setlist with new songs, new costumes, and new screen visuals. To announces the tour,Kylie shared the poster on social media platforms including Twitter, Instagram and Facebook days before her first show.[1]
Synopsis
The show began with the video introduction of "
The Bauhaus Disco act commences with the same intro and remix of "Step Back in Time",used at the Kiss Me Once Tour, followed by the same remixes of "Spinning Around", "Your Disco Needs You" and "On a Night Like This", 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 Showgirl 2015 act starts and 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 version of Kool & Gang song "Celebration". Minogue then addressed the audience and closed the main body of the show with "All the Lovers".
Minogue then performed a one-song encore of "Into the Blue" to close the show. This was the only song from Kiss Me Once featured in the set list.
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
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Liverpool Echo |
The tour received positive reviews from most critics. Following her show at
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.[6]
Setlist
- "Video Sequence" (contains elements of "Breathe")
- "Better the Devil You Know"
- "In My Arms"
- "In Your Eyes"
- "Wow"
- "Video Sequence"
- "Step Back in Time"
- "Spinning Around"
- "Your Disco Needs You"
- "On a Night Like This"
- "Bette Davis Eyes"
- "Can't Get You Out of My Head"
- "Slow"
- "I Should Be So Lucky"
- "The Locomotion"
- "Kids"
- "Get Outta My Way"
- "Love at First Sight"
- "Celebration"
- "All the Lovers"
- Encore
Show dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | |||
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Europe | ||||||
12 June 2015[a] | Aalborg | Denmark | Skovdalen | |||
19 June 2015[b] | Suffolk | England | Newmarket Racecourse | |||
20 June 2015[c] | Merseyside | Haydock Park Racecourse | ||||
21 June 2015[d] | London | Hyde Park | ||||
16 July 2015[e] | Pori | Finland | Kirjurinluoto | |||
18 July 2015[f] | Gräfenhainichen | Germany | Ferropolis |
- Cancellations and rescheduled shows
16 June 2015 | Istanbul, Turkey | Küçükçiftlik Park | Cancelled[13] |
Notes
- ^ The 12 June 2015 concert in Aalborg, Denmark at Skovdalen is a part of Skovrock Festival.[7]
- ^ 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.[8]
- ^ 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.[9]
- ^ The 21 June 2015 concert in London, England at Hyde Park is a part of British Summer Time.[10]
- ^ The 16 July 2015 concert in Pori, Finland at Kirjurinluoto is a part of Pori Jazz Festival.[11]
- ^ The 18 July 2015 concert in Gräfenhainichen, Germany at Ferropolis is a part of Melt! Festival.[12]
References
- user-generated source]
- ^ "Review: Kylie Minogue at Haydock Park". Liverpool Echo. 20 June 2015.
- ^ "Kylie Minogue At Hyde Park Live Review: 'The Glastonbury Set That Never Was'". Huffington Post. 22 June 2015.
- ^ "Kylie Minogue/Grace Jones/Chic review – pure joy from pop's triple threat". The Guardian. 22 June 2015.
- ^ "Kylie Minogue, BST Hyde Park, review: Pop princess doesn't quite make headliner status". The Independent. 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022.
- ITV. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "Kylie Minogue coming to Denmark". 24 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Kylie Minogue and the Kaiser Chiefs first acts named for Newmarket Nights 2015". 2 February 2015. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ "Kylie Minogue and Kaiser Chiefs to perform at Haydock Park racecourse". 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ "KYLIE – SUNDAY 21 JUNE". 26 January 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ "KYLIE MINOGUE TO PERFORM AT PORI JAZZ". 24 January 2015. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT". 20 January 2015. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ http://www.biletix.com/etkinlik/SLUN1/TURKIYE/en#