Kylie Minogue Wows iTunes Festival With Pure Pop Perfection
REVIEW: Australia's finest export leaves us spinning with a dazzling display of timeless tunes...
Taking a break out of her current Kiss Me Once tour, pop princess Kylie Minogue last night (September 27) stunned Camden's Roundhouse with 90 mins of pure pop glamour during her headline appearance at this year's iTunes Festival.
Feeling: On an unseasonably warm September's night, hundreds of lucky, bright-eyed, ticket holders were eagerly anticipating getting to see the Aussie songstress up close and personal in the intimate venue. Among the excited attendees was support act and MTV fave MNEK, who was as excited as us to be in the presence of Kylie beaming as he treated us to tunes including Wrote A Song About You, Every Little Word and a Ready For You Love/Need U (100%) mash up.
The Look: Arriving draped on a giant pair of luscious, illuminated lips, Kylie's pulled out all the stops with no less than four costume changes ranging from scarlet bodices to PVC skirts and matching bowties. Her dancers bore weird and wonderful costumes, some simply indescribable!
Set-wise, bespoke visuals took a backseat after a collective gasp from the audience erupted as a stunning laser light show transformed the Roundhouse into a nightclub during On A Night Like This. Simply astounding.
Tunes: Three decades in the music business, it was a case of "what will she play?!" Les Sex, In My Arms, Sexy Love and Wow set the tone before the disco suite featuring Step Back In Time, Spinning Around, the aforementioned On A Night Like This and Your Disco Needs You sent the crowd into a frenzy.
Slow sounds as cool as it did back in 2003 and Sexcercize raised pulses before classics like Can't Get You Out Of My Head, Love At First Sight and All The Lovers had the audience roaring loud. And...yes...paying homage to the Roundhouse's original use as a railway engine shed, she ended her set where it all began with The Loco-Motion in a proper pinch yourself moment!
Eeh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Eeh, oh-oh-oh-oh
Eeh, oh-oh-oh-oh
I drew the smile upon my face
I paved the road that would one day leave me lonely
No angels too good to fall from grace
If she lets go of whatever keeps her holy
I'm still here, holding on so tight
To everything that I left behind
I don't care if the world is mine
'Cause this is all I know
When I got my back up against the wall
Don't need no one to rescue me
'Cause I ain't waiting up for no miracle
Yeah, tonight I'm running free
Into the blue, into the blue
With nothing to lose, into the blue
I'm not ashamed of all my mistakes
'Cause through the cold, I still kept the fire burning
These memories that I can't erase
Always remind me I'm on an endless journey
But I'm still here, holding on too tight
To everything that I left behind
I don't care if the world is mine
'Cause this is all I know
When I got my back up against the wall
Don't need no one to rescue me
'Cause I ain't waiting up for no miracle
Yeah, tonight I'm running free
Into the blue, into the blue
With nothing to lose, into the blue
I'll go where nobody knows
Wherever the wind is blowing
Even if I'm alone, oh
When I got my back up against the wall
Don't need no one to rescue me
'Cause I ain't waiting up for no miracle
Yeah, tonight I'm running free
Into the blue, into the blue
With nothing to lose, into the blue
Banter: "There's always one..." Kylie pointed out as an eager fan branded a CD from the front row asking her to sign it. "Have you seen what I'm wearing?!" she replied, but instead of getting her gloves all messy with a Sharpie, she opted to give the case a fitting big old smackeroo.
Sweat Factor: Kylie always keeps her cool and looks fabulous doing it, the sweat was reserved for her sassy fans giving it their all on the floor. Yeah we saw you!
Summary: Her first time playing the iTunes Festival and the intimate venue itself, Kylie re-affirmed what we already knew, she's the purest pop performer around. A flawless vocal combined with a bag of smash hits left us grinning from ear-to-ear with a big, classy smooch on our hearts. Long live Kylie!
Kylie Minogue iTunes Festival 2014 set list:
Breathe (Intro)
Les Sex
In My Arms
Sexy Love
Wow
Bauhau Disco (Interlude)
Step Back In Time
Spinning Around
Your Disco Needs You
On A Night Like This
Slow
Skirt (Interlude)
Sexercize
Nu-di-ty (Interlude)
Can't Get You Out Of My Head
Beautiful
Kiss Me Once
Get Outta My Way
Love At First Sight
All The Lovers
Encore:
Into The Blue
The Loco-Motion