Kylie Video Blog #20: Chicago Show Time

Team Kylie's thought's on Chicago as they set up for the show that took place last night. Plus, a few of them mention their excitment for moving the show onto Toronto! It's very exciting for me to think that Team Kylie is in Toronto right now setting up for tomorrow nights show at the Air Canada Centre. I love you Kylie. I'm counting the very seconds until the show. YYYYYAAAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!

Kylie Video Blog #19: Better Than Today

Miss "Minogly" and her choreographer Tony Testo"sterone" give us all a tutorial to teach us the onstage moves for the new Minogue song Better Than Today. Grab your lamp shades and your feathers and give it a go.

PS. I finally get to see her tomorrow. TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kylie Video Blog #18: Kylie Trivia In Chicago

The fans in Chicago display their penchant for Minogue facts as they wait outside the UIC Pavillion yesterday before the show, and one fan shows us his Kylie moves. Very cool.

Kylie Video Blog #17: Chicago Loves Kylie

I didn't get the chance to add any posts yesterday, so here are a few new additions from the official video blog. First we see what the fans in Chicago have to say about our Showgirl Princess arriving in their town.

KYLIEUSA2009: Merchandise

Just two pictures to show you some of the merchandise that is available to buy at the shows. Pick and choose now so you don't get stuck in the crushing mob that awaits at the merch stands in the venues. I hate people who stand there forever when I know what I want already. Looks like most t-shirts are $35, programs $25, mugs $15, Posters $10, Hoodies $40, Hats $30, Metal Keychains $10 or $15. Oooh but it looks like the Mac-Daddy of merchandise items is an Autographed Hard Cover Collectors Book with Case which goes for $350. Prices may vary for the Canadian show.

KYLIEUSA2009: Chicago

Here's a small message from Team Kylie regarding the attendees of the show on Sunday night at the Hollywood Bowl in LA, and what's to look forward to as they move the show to Chicago for their show on Wednesday night. They're almost in Toronto. YYYYYYYAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A quite spectacular show – befitting all the Hollywood glitz and glamour! A huge amount of energy and love in the Bowl!

The Hollywood ‘Love Bowl’ – that’s for sure.

Tomorrow is a day off as we hit Chicago and enjoy some blues. I am sure we will have no shortage of impressive sights to see. And have no doubt, that everyone is ready for some rest and relaxation. Thank goodness.

Love Team Kylie xx

Also, for those of you who are planning on attending the show in Chicago tomorrow night, be advised that the show has switched venues. It will now be taking place at the UIC Pavillion instead of The Congress Theatre. The switch was made because the scale of the production is simply too large to fit in the Congress. Due to this move, an additional block of tickets has been released for those fans who were unable to purchase tickets the first time around. So grab them up quick!

Kylie Video Blog #16: Vegas To LA

Team Kylie celebrates the move from Las Vegas to Los Angeles as they prepared to play the infamous Hollywood "Love" Bowl last night. Today they are off to Chicago to prepare for their show on Wednesday, then after that, they hit TORONTO BABY. 4 More Days, I can hardly contain myself.

Kylie Video Blog #15: Las Vegas Vox Pops

A look at the fan reactions following her show Saturday night at the Pearl "Palms Resort & Casino" in Las Vegas. That's such a cute tattoo that one guy has.

Kylie Video Blog #14: Vegas Baby Vegas!

Let's take a look at Team Kylie's reaction to moving the show from San Francisco to Las Vegas. I love that little "sparkles" move that Kylie and her Tour Manager do, that's adorable.

KYLIEUSA2009 Tour: Rocking Vegas!

Just a small message from Kylie's official website about their show last night in Las Vegas. Isn't it exciting to see Kylie's name in lights on the Vegas Strip?

Absolutely rocking Vegas show tonight! It may have taken a few years but we all felt perfectly at home at The Pearl ‘Palms Resort & Casino’.

What a great crowd – special mention to the lovely Nate [catsuit boy!] and the truckers. Superb costume effort!

So now we head to Lala Land tomorrow for more glitz, glamor and of course, ‘Kylie Sparkle’.

Team Kylie must rest now as its been a long day and tomorrow will be even longer.

xx

Tonight the show performs at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA.

Kylie Minogue: Impossible Princess A Ten Year History (Documentary)

I found this pretty great fan made documentary on youtube that follows Kylie's career between the years 1988 and 1998 (from "I Should Be So Lucky" to "Impossible Princess"), featuring television interviews, clips from Neighbours, concert footage and of course clips from some of our most beloved Kylie music video's. Have a look. It's a bit incomplete, Part 5 is missing but it's still interesting. If part 5 becomes available I will fit it in later.


Part 1


Part 2


Part 3


Part 4


Part 6

Kylie Minogue: The "Let's Get To It" Tour

With all this mentioning of the latest KYLIEUSA2009 tour I thought it might be fun to look back on some of Kylie's earlier tours, like this one from 1991 in support of the "Let's Get To It" album. This tour (which was only 12 shows long) only went through the UK and Ireland and was considered a continuation (for the British fans)of her earlier "Rhythm Of Love" Tour. Fun Fact: Kylie's wardrobe for this tour was created by fashion designer John Galliano. So let's Step Back In Time and witness this tour for ourselves. The only thing missing is the Intro to the show. Oh Well.


Step Back In Time


Wouldn't Change A Thing


Got To Be Certain


Always Find The Time


Let's Get To It


Word Is Out


Finer Feelings


I Should Be So Lucky


Love Train


If You Were With Me Now feat. Keith Washington


Too Much Of A Good Thing


What Do I Have To Do


I Guess I Like It Like That


The Loco-Motion


Shocked feat. Jazzi P.


Better The Devil You Know


Amazing Grace

Kylie Video Blog #13: Goodbye San Fran - Hello Vegas!

Team Kylie responds to the overwhelming fan reactions in San Francisco and packs up the show to move onto Las Vegas where they will be performing at The Pearl 'Palms Resort & Casino' tomorrow night.

Kylie Video Blog #12: San Francisco Vox Pops After Show

The fans reactions after Kylie's second night at the Fox Theatre in San Francisco. I love the outfits, particularly the hand made outfit from the Can't Get You Out Of My Head video.

Kylie Video Blog #11: Kylie & Willie Talk About Team Kylie Coming To America!

The title pretty much speaks for itself. Kylie and her long-time Creative Director William Baker taking a moment to discuss why the time had come to hit America. Plus Kylie reveals her love for road cases, lol.

Kylie Video Blog #10: End Of The FIrst Show Party!

It's just exciting to seem them all so excited. Congratulations Team Kylie indeed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

KylieUSA2009: New Song - Better Than Today *SPOILER*

ANOTHER HUGE SPOILER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kylie unleashes a brand new song called "Better Than Today" from her forthcoming new studio album upon the audience during the show. Do not watch the video if you want to be surprised, the video is a bit lacking but the audio is pretty good.

KylieUSA2009 Tour: Show Opening - Light Years *SPOILER*

HUGE SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!! Do not watch the above video if you want the show to be a surprise. There are little flickers here and there but all in all this is a pretty good video of the shows opening number (and one of my personal favorites) Light Years! I'm plotzing, this is so exciting. I shouldn't have watched it but I've been waiting so long for this moment that I just couldn't help myself. 8 Days and counting til I witness it for myself. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!!!!!!!!

Opening Night - Oh What A Night!

Team Kylie has submitted their own personal thank you to the fans in San Francisco who went out to support and witness Kylie's opening night last night. Here is their message.

What an incredible opening night! What a crowd and what a vibe!

One last dress rehearsal this afternoon and then it all came together perfectly. The always accommodating “Fox Theatre” in Oakland has helped Team Kylie out so much over the past couple of days – and it all paid off tonight.

Fans queued for hours prior to the doors opening whilst the crew made the finishing touches to the show. When 8:30pm rolled around and Kylie came on stage, the atmosphere was electric. Fans screaming, the merchandise stand packed and everyone having a great time.

A special mention to the amazing fans who took the time to dress up – we loved seeing your costumes and cant wait to see what tomorrow night brings.
Remember to review Kylie’s concert online - simply upload the video to youtube and tag it with #kyliereview so we can find it!

Thank you San Francisco!

KylieUSA2009 First Show Review *Contains Spoilers*

There are plenty of reviews floating around about Kylie's first performance last night in San Francisco, most of which written by pleasant (yet somewhat ignorant) journalists who seem to believe that Kylie's onstage costumes are completely ripped off from the likes of Beyonce and Lady GaGa. What said journalists don't understand is that the complete opposite is true. Kylie has been performing in these revealing futuristic costumes for almost 8 years now (see the FeverTour 2002 DVD). They really should study her work in Europe before they make stupid comments. However one reviewer that I have found (and happens to be a fan) makes no such comparisons.

Here is the review by Gordon Elgart from spinningplatters.com. Beware, this post does contain a few spoilers.

First off, a spoiler warning. Although usually seen in movie reviews, I think one applies here. If you don’t want to know what songs she played, how many costume changes there were, and how she reworked some of her classic songs, then read no further. If, on the other hand, you want to know what’s coming soon, or you aren’t going to have a chance to see for yourself, jump on board, take a ride, yeah.

When I arrived at the Fox at 6:15 tonight, the line to get in was enormous. I don’t know how long people had been waiting to see Kylie (20 years, I guess for some), but there was an absolute electricity in the air. This was going to be big. Then the front of house manager explained to us that this was the biggest show yet put on at The Fox, and may be the biggest one it will ever do. And oh my, was it ever.

At 8:30, the lights went down and we heard an overture of film music. This is the pre-roll and lets everyone know to hurry up and get to their seats. Then, the music to “Light Years” kicked in as a giant silver skull started descending from the rafters. And who was on that skull? Why Kylie Minogue of course. Costume one: A cyberbunk thing with feathers and an odd hat that looked like orbiting planets. The crowd went absolutely bonkers. This was the first of many times that the crowd would go absolutely bonkers.

When the dancers came out dressed like Sorayama paintings, and began their choreographed moves with Kylie, every single dance step was met with huge amounts of applause and screaming. The show has barely begun. After a cyberbunk dirty disco rendition of “Come Into My World,” she finished the cyberpunk portion of the show with “In Your Eyes.”

She then came back out and did a medley of some of her Stock Aitken Waterman hits. Costume two: sexy leather with shiny vest, cute and sexy. After this medley, she came back out in another costume. Costume three: sexy cruise director borrowing the captain’s hat. She proceeded to play more hits, and this is where “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” showed up, not the end like might be expected. During the sailing portion of the show (in which her background dancers were wearing catcher’s masks and Folsom gear), she finally introduced a three-piece horn section, making her stage entourage complete. Because I kept count, I can tell you there was: a drummer, bass player, guitarist, keyboard player, two background singers, three horn players, and eight ridiculous dancers.

During the next break, the giant video screens started showing shirtless guys showering. The crowd starting whistling and hollering. Then the screens went up to reveal her four male dancers, shirtless, underneath stage showers. They fake showered for a bit, and then they did a bunch of crazy shirtless gymnastic antics before revealing Kylie and her latest costume for the next set of songs. Costume four: black rhinestone-laden leotard and black/nude tights. I decided somewhere along the way, and wrote it in my notebook here, that Kylie was honestly having a great time, and wasn’t just faking it. I can imagine she had some doubt about the reception she might get from American audiences, and the crowd was so audibly appreciative, I think she was sincerely taken aback.

Before I knew it, the set changed again, and this time Kylie was revealed sitting on a giant couch inspired by early Hollywood musicals. Costume five: Hollywood musical gown. Stylish. She sang some slower songs here, and took on the role of a classic film star. It was pretty classy. They even dropped paper rose petals as she finished “I Believe in You.” So where do you go from classy?

Costume six: My fashion knowledge is too limited to know what this is called other than hot black stage lingerie. This next set was the “I’m Kylie Minogue and I’m damned sexy” part. First off, you’d have to been sleeping through the show not to notice already that Kylie Minogue is an extremely attractive woman who actually sings live. This already makes her the sexiest pop star alive. So when she did the stripper-music version of “Locomotion” including some great “swing your hips now” action, it was just showing off at this point. When she pulled out the song “Kids,” Robbie Williams did not appear on stage, and his part was played by one of her background singers. (They left out Robbie’s rap. It wasn’t missed.)

Finally everyone left the stage. The crowd went ballistic. Personally, I both shouted and twittered “Kylie! Kylie! Kylie! Kylie!” She came back out all on her own–no dancers or lasers–and did an energetic version of “Better the Devil You Know” with lots of opportunity for crowd participation. Costume seven: That shiny black leotard again, but this time with plain black tights. Then she brought back her dancers for a curtain call (they were all wearing “I Heart KM” t-shirts, available at the merch booth) before finishing with “The One” and “Love at First Sight.”

This was easily the best show I’ve seen at The Fox in Oakland, and may be the best for some time. Kylie Minogue is a great performer, and the entire show is so much bigger than the room, it can blow away anyone who might come into contact with it. I’m glad to have been there, and I’m glad to be going back tomorrow. If you’re wavering about paying some ungodly price to go, but it’s actually in your price range, I say take a deep breath and go for it. You won’t be disappointed.

Kylie Video Blog #9: Walk To Stage - First Show In The USA!

Kylie and the crew backstage 2 minutes before showtime. What an awesome costume and headpiece she is wearing.

Kylie Video Blog #8: Show Day Shenanigans

We had our look at the fan's reactions leading up to showtime, so of course we have to see what Team Kylie got up to in the hours beforehand. Take a look.

Kylie Video Blog #7: Pre Show Excitement

Well, last night was the official opening of the KylieUSA2009/For You, For Me Tour and there were a few video blogs created before Kylie hit the stage. Seeing the pictures this morning and reading some of the reviews has my heart bursting. I am unnaturally excited for this show. Here are the reactions (most of which I share) of some of the fans last night as they waited in line to enter the Fox Theatre Oakland. I love the guy who recreated Kylie's leopardprint catsuit from the Showgirl Homecoming tour. Now that's dedication!

Kylie Video Blog # 6: Production Rehearsals Day 2

Meet more members of Team Kylie, get a first hand look at a few small costume pieces and witness the brewing excitement of all involved. OMG I can't wait. These next 10 days are going to kill me!

Kylie's song says it best,

"Count the days 'til we're together (1, 2, 3), Though it feels like forever!"

Kylie Video Blog # 5: San Francisco Venue... all the details!

Tony Leong, the production manager for the Fox Theatre Oakland in San Francisco gives us all the details about the theatre that will Christen this new tour and send it on it's way. Apparently, this is the biggest production that this theatre has ever seen.

Kylie Video Blog # 4: Production Rehearsals Day 1

Meet some of Team Kylie, including Wardrobe, Dancers, Manager etc. as we are given the smallest sneaky peek into the production that awaits us all. Sew those feathers Louise!

Kylie Video Blog #3: San Francisco - Who Is Kylie Minogue?

Team Kylie hit the streets of San Francisco (where Kylie will be opening her tour tonight) to find out what the people's thoughts about her were. Check out the results.

Kylie Video Blog #2: Welcome To Kylie's Blog

Kylie invites you to follow her on her official websites new blog and makes sure to tell you that you can also follow her on her Twitter Page.

Kylie Video Blog #1: The Countdown Begins

So, as I mentioned in my previous post, Kylie has started a new Tour Blog for the "KylieUSA2009/For You, For Me" (whatever you want to call it) Tour, which you can follow exclusively HERE. I have chosen to add the video blogs that are put up so we can all keep up together.

The first of the bunch is appropriately titled The Countdown begins. Take a look.

For You, For Me Tour Setlist *Spoiler*

Tonight is the official opening night for Kylie's first North American Tour. I'm counting down the days until the Toronto show because I know I am going to die. The excitement in my body is raging out of control with each new piece of information that is revealed about the show and with Kylie starting her own Tour Blog, the behind the scenes looks are becoming more and more frequent.

One of the most exciting reveals so far was when Kylie herself sent infamous blogger Perez Hilton the handwritten setlist for the shows to come. If you are one who likes to be surprised, then I suggest that you stop reading here because I am now going to reveal said setlist. Here We Go!!!!!!!!!!!

Act 1:

Overture

Light Years (one of my faves YAAAAYYY!!!!)

Speakerphone

Come Into My World

In Your Eyes

Act 2:

Medley (it hasn't been revealed what songs are in the medley but I hope it's old hits)

Act 3:

Like A Drug/Boombox/Can't Get You Out Of My Head

Slow

2 Hearts

Act 4:

Red Blooded Woman/Where The Wild Roses Grow

Segue/Wow

Act 5:

White Diamond

Confide In Me

I Believe In You

Act 6:

Burning Up/Vogue

The Loco-motion

On A Night Like This

Kids

In My Arms

Act 7:

Love At First Sight

Better The Devil You Know

Act 8:

Encore (Kylie has not yet revealed the songs for the encore because she wants it to be a surprise).

So it looks like 80% newer material with a touch here and there of older hits. This is going to be one hell of a show. During an interview with Blackbook Magazine, Kylie spoke of her North American fans and what they should expect from the show,

"The fans in America aren't great in number, but they're great in spirit. And they've been so patient. I think I really shocked them when I said I was touring, because they've become accepting of the fact that it was never going to happen. But I meant it, all the years I spent saying I would love to tour the States."

"I decided not to go somewhere I've never been before, direction-wise, because American audiences haven't seen my live shows for the most part. So we decided - and I guess it works well in these financial times - to bring with us a "best of" my different tours."

10 Days and counting until my music dream come true.