KYLIE'S SOLD - OUT WORLD TOUR OPENS IN GLASGOW THIS SATURDAY!

THE TOUR, " SHOWGIRL - THE GREATEST HITS TOUR" COST 5 MILLION POUNDS TO STAGE, WITH THE STAGE ALONE COSTING A MILLION.

KYLIE SAYS; "SHOWGIRL HAS TAKEN JUST UNDER A YEAR TO DESIGN AND BUILD, BUT IT HAS BEEN A LIFETIME IN THE MAKING".

Kylie's sold out world tour opens this Saturday, March 19, in Glasgow, playing a staggering 23 nights at only 4 different venues in the UK. This includes 7 nights at London's Earls Court Arena, where the UK leg of the tour ends on May 7. The tour, the biggest and most ambitious of Kylie's career, also plays Europe, Australia and the Far East, before ending with a headline appearance at the Glastonbury Festival on June 26.

The show represents Kylie's finest moments in music, performance and style and is an homage to the showgirl, one of the most exotic, decadent and sensual icons of our times. Inspiration has come from the Moulin Rouge to the Folies Bergere, from the Doris Girls of the Paris Lido to the entertainment palaces of Las Vegas, from the underground burlesque bars of Soho to the Busby Berkeley musicals of the thirties. Kylie's show pays tribute to the showgirl in all her forms and guises. It also amalgamates the strengths of Kylie's past three major tours - the intimacy of 'Intimate and Live', the celebratory aspects of 'On A Night Like This' and the technological futurism of 'Fever'.

Kylie recently admitted that the scale of this tour came home to her when she realised the amount of trucks it would take to get the show from one city/country to the next - this show needs 15 trucks to ferry it around, including half of a truck devoted solely to feathers!

The show is so huge that it needs well over 100 people to get it on the road. The million pound, art deco inspired stage is believed to be the biggest ever built for an arena tour and features 5 hydraulic lifts within its construction. Like Kylie's 2002 Fever tour, Showgirl pushes the technological boundaries, using innovative technology in video, lighting and sound. At each venue the trucks will start unloading at 7am to have the show ready for 9pm.

Onstage with Kylie will be 7 band members and 12 dancers.

Kylie said this week; "This is not only a celebration of pop songs, and of my career, but also of a long term relationship with my audience. This is my way of saying 'thank you' and of sharing some of the most important moments of my journey so far. A trip down memory lane. It's been so much fun putting the show together. The set list was the starting point and the biggest challenge was to represent my finest records and also my personal favourites. 'Showgirl' has taken just under a year to design and build, but it has been a lifetime in the making".

The show features an amazing cross-section of Kylie hits, some performed in a brand new style. All periods of Kylie's career are celebrated, from the beginning up to her new single "Giving You Up".

"Showgirl" is split into six themed sections and could be said to be a celebration of the burlesque. It collects together the best creative talents in music, fashion and the arts in a performance that is hugely celebratory - a SHOW in the most glamorous sense of the word. "Showgirl" was created and directed by Kylie's long-time creative director, stylist and friend, William Baker.

Choreography is by two award-winning choreographers, both with their own distinct style - Michael Rooney, who choreographed the award winning videos 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' and 'Slow', and Rafael Bonachela, who choreographed Fever 2002 as well as Kylie's latest video "Giving You Up".

There are many visual highlights in the show - the colourful opening is all diamonds and feathers, with Kylie wearing a glittering couture corset, feather showgirl crown and bustle, designed by John Galliano. This outfit took four months to make - each jewel had to be hand sewn.

One section features a segment of "In Denial", Kylie's duet with Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys, which opens a ballet sequence set on the streets of Soho. There is also a Hollywood section which Kylie opens with a cover version of a classic Hollywood weepie.

A club section features graphics inspired by ID magazine, a special film of club legend Princess Julia inspired by the Visage video for "Fade To Grey", and clothes inspired by Katharine Hamnett's iconic slogan t-shirts of the '80's.

Kylie's costumes have been designed by couturiers Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, John Galliano and Julien Macdonald; other designers include Gareth Pugh, Mr Pearl, Moschino, William Baker, Bodymap, and new designer Ed Meadham. The dancers sport a number of looks including, in one raunchy '50's beefcake-inspired shower sequence, Galliano Homme underwear.

The Lido in Paris supplied the feathers whilst all hosiery on the tour is, of course, LK Legs by Love Kylie. A tiny corset worn by Kylie was designed by Mr Pearl, famous for having trained his own waist into an 18 inch corset.

Kylie's jewellery is by Bulgari and her millinery is by Stephen Jones. Shoes are by Manolo Blahnik.

The "Showgirl" tour plays the UK, Europe, the Far East and Australia and will end with a headline appearance on the Sunday night at Glastonbury, the first time Kylie has ever played the festival.

300,000 people will see the show in the UK and Ireland, whilst Kylie will play to almost 700,000 worldwide.


from Limbo http://www.kylie.co.uk
[Edited 3/17/05 23:04pm]

KYLIIIIIE

But boy is she gonna be broke afterwards!

my sis has a spare tik for sun mar 20th kylie showgirl secc glasgow,.... face value ! anyone interested org me ta.

danielboon said:

do you get to bone her?

testicleman said:

kylie or my sister ? !!!

danielboon said:

either's good.

testicleman said:

i'll let em both know !

ehuffnsd said:

That's a whole lotta people going to see one little Gelfling.

danielboon said:

both at the same time would be great!

thanks for offering!

[Edited 3/18/05 16:43pm]

Kylie's sold out world tour...

The tour, the biggest and most ambitious of Kylie's career, also plays Europe, Australia and the Far East

WORLD?? Someone needs to get Kylie and Co. a world map. More like, "it's a small world tour"!

apprently geography isn't taught in Diva school cause Madonna has called her last couple of tours world tours as well

She's really ho'ing herself out these days. Maybe she should change her name to Lil' Kylie.

I'm going to three shows in May! I can't wait!

Chico319 said:

It sucks that she's never TRIED to tour America...Not that I would go. Her shows on DVD are only alright...

WTF?

what!






phew!

I'd go to one of those shows, but I don't want to be caught with a boner in public.

Novabreaker said:

Wouldn't you be more concerned about being seen at a Kylie show and judged about how straight you really are?

Novabreaker said:

i was there last night didnt know whether to go for a piss or a wank ,... half the time lol

"Love is a lady"

jayaredee said:

Good point. I don't want people to think I am straight even at regular places, like the supermarket or McDonald's, let alone at a Kylie Minogue concert.

Date City/Venue Status
Sat March 19th 2005 UK, Glasgow SECC [+] SOLD OUT
Sun March 20th 2005 UK, Glasgow SECC [+] SOLD OUT
Mon March 22nd 2005 UK, Glasgow SECC [+] SOLD OUT
Tue March 23rd 2005 UK, Glasgow SECC [+] SOLD OUT
Wed March 24th 2005 UK, Glasgow SECC [+] SOLD OUT
Sat March 26th 2005 France, Paris Zenith Arena [+] SOLD OUT
Sun March 27th 2005 Holland, Rotterdam Ahoy [+] SOLD OUT
Mon March 28th 2005 Belgium, Antwerp Sportpaelis [+] SOLD OUT
Wed March 30th 2005 Austria, Vienna Stadthalle [+] SOLD OUT
Thu March 31st 2005 Germany, Munich Olympiahalle [+] SOLD OUT
Fri April 1st 2005 Switzerland, Basel St Jakobshalle [+] SOLD OUT
Sun April 3rd 2005 Denmark, Aalborg Gigantium [+] SOLD OUT
Mon April 4th 2005 Germany, Hamburg Color Line Arena [+] SOLD OUT
Tue April 5th 2005 Germany, Koln Kolnarena [+] SOLD OUT
Thu April 7th 2005 Ireland, Dublin The Point [+] SOLD OUT
Fri April 8th 2005 Ireland, Dublin The Point [+] SOLD OUT
Sat April 9th 2005 Ireland, Dublin The Point [+] SOLD OUT
Mon April 11th 2005 Ireland, Dublin The Point [+] SOLD OUT
Tue April 12th 2005 Ireland, Dublin The Point [+] ON SALE 14/02
Fri April 15th 2005 UK, Birmingham NEC [+] SOLD OUT
Sat April 16th 2005 UK, Birmingham NEC [+] SOLD OUT
Sun April 17th 2005 UK, Birmingham NEC [+] SOLD OUT
Tue April 19th 2005 UK, Birmingham NEC [+] SOLD OUT
Wed April 20th 2005 UK, Birmingham NEC [+] SOLD OUT
Thu April 21st 2005 UK, Birmingham NEC [+] SOLD OUT
Sat April 23rd 2005 UK, Manchester MEN [+] SOLD OUT
Sun April 24th 2005 UK, Manchester MEN [+] SOLD OUT
Tue April 26th 2005 UK, Manchester MEN [+] SOLD OUT
Wed April 27th 2005 UK, Manchester MEN [+] SOLD OUT
Thu April 28th 2005 UK, Manchester MEN [+] SOLD OUT
Sat April 30th 2005 UK, London Earls Court [+] SOLD OUT
Sun May 1st 2005 UK, London Earls Court [+] SOLD OUT
Mon May 2nd 2005 UK, London Earls Court [+] SOLD OUT
Wed May 4th 2005 UK, London Earls Court [+] SOLD OUT
Thu May 5th 2005 UK, London Earls Court [+] SOLD OUT
Fri May 6th 2005 UK, London Earls Court [+] SOLD OUT
Sat May 7th 2005 UK, London Earls Court [+] ON SALE 14/02
Thu May 19th 2005 Australia, Sydney Superdome LIMITED
Fri May 20th 2005 Australia, Sydney Superdome SOLD OUT
Mon May 23rd 2005 Australia, Melbourne Rod Laver Arena SOLD OUT
Tue May 24th 2005 Australia, Melbourne Rod Laver Arena SOLD OUT
Wed May 25th 2005 Australia, Melbourne Rod Laver Arena LIMITED
Fri May 27th 2005 Australia, Melbourne Rod Laver Arena LIMITED
Tue May 31st 2005 Australia, Sydney Ent Centre SOLD OUT
Wed Jun 1st 2005 Australia, Sydney Ent Centre LIMITED
Sat 4th Jun 2005 Australia, Brisbane Ent Centre LIMITED
Sun 5th Jun 2005 Australia, Brisbane Ent Centre SOLD OUT
Wed 8th Jun 2005 Australia, Adelaide Ent Centre SOLD OUT
Thu 9th Jun 2005 Australia, Adelaide Ent Centre SOLD OUT
Sun 12th Jun 2005 Australia, Perth Burswood Dome SOLD OUT
Mon 13th Jun 2005 Australia, Perth Burswood Dome SOLD OUT
Tue 14th Jun 2005 Australia, Perth Burswood Dome LIMITED

K Y L I E

Chico319 said:

Can't wait!

Moonbeam said:

Still a chance if not...i expect another review!

I LOVE HER! It's too bad American audiences are too fickle for this amazing performer. You have to admit - she looks HOT as a showgirl! She won't come to my neck of the woods, even if she did tour America (New Mexico, come on!) so I HOPE there will be a DVD of this concert released... It's good to see someone doing great pop/dance tunes these days!

She's not coming anywhere near these shores. If I can't have her, nobody can.