Kiss Me Once Tour

The Kiss Me Once Tour was a tour by Kylie Minogue launched in support of her twelfth studio album *Kiss Me Once* (2014). The tour began on 24 September 2014 in Newcastle, England, and ended on May 15 2015 in Dubai, performing a total of 81 shows all together.

## Rehearsals

Rehearsals for the show began in July of 2014, with the initial conception of the set list for the show: this original set list had only six of the thirteen songs from *Kiss Me Once*, with 18 further songs from Kylie's career. However, a private show held in a secret location on 20 August 2014, which was used to test the waters for the actual show, changed the show entirely, with fans stating they wanted more *Kiss Me Once* included in the show, and lesser known hits to be included in the show; following this, 11 songs were to be included in the set list, with a further 16 from her career, with the inclusion of some unreleased material.

### **Rehearsal set list**

**Act I**

1. Breathe intro

2. Les Sex

3. In My Arms

4. Timebomb

5. Sexy Love

6. Wow

**Act II**

7. Step Back in Time

8. Spinning Around

9. Your Disco Needs You

10. On a Night Like This

11. Slow

**Act III**

12. Chasing Ghosts (Interlude)

13. Enjoy Yourself / Hand On Your Heart / Never Too Late / Got to Be Certain / I Should Be So Lucky

**Act IV**

14. Skirt (Interlude)

15. Need You Tonight

16. Sexercize

17. Can't Get You Out Of My Head

18. Kids

**Act V**

19. Beautiful

20. Kiss Me Once

**Act VI**

21. Get Outta My Way

22. Love at First Sight

23. All the Lovers

**Encore**

24. Into the Blue

## Synopsis

The show begins with Kylie appearing on the screens as excerpts of Made of Glass and Sparks play; this then leads into excerpts of Les Sex, as Kylie rises to the stage atop a set of lips. She sings the first verse and chorus of Les Sex, which then becomes a club remix of the song; this leads directly into a club remix of 2 Hearts, with Kylie and the dancers making use of the lips throughout the song. This is followed by a performance of Slow, with the lips descending from the stage. Kylie chats with the audience and then goes on to introduce and perform Feels So Good.

Following this, previously unreleased song Glow is performed as a video interlude, with Kylie appearing in a glass coffin on the screens; this then leads into a performance of Sleeping With the Enemy, where Kylie performs disjointedly from a male dancer. She then performs a version of I Believe in You, with different partnered dancers entering and exiting the stage throughout the song. After this, a glass coffin is brought to the stage, where Kylie an the male dancer perform. The song ends with her being coerced into the coffin and taken beneath the stage.

The third section begins with ticking clocks and excerpts of Timebomb, before the song is performed, this then leads directly into the Sexy Love, Followed by Giving You Up; the screen visuals and costumes for this section are heavily influenced by Salvador Dalí, with many of this artworks incorporated into the screen visuals. Kylie then chats to the audience about the show, and her journey with it, and goes on to perform a new remix of In Your Eyes, followed by a club remix of Wow.

The female dancers take to the stage at the start of the fourth act, performing a dance interlude to Skirt, which interpolates elements of Nu-Di-Ty. This then leads into an extended version of Sexercize, with Kylie rising to the stage atop a pommel horse, and surrounded by her female dancers. This is followed by a performance of Mr President, where Kylie and the female dancers swoon over a male dancer. Following this, a short interlude is played that segues from Mr President into Can't Get You Out Of My Head; here, everything is in black and white, with Kylie and the dancers performing. This then leads into Red Blooded Woman, where Kylie is joined by the male dancers and incorporates the use of the pommel horse again. Following this, all the dancers and props leave the stage and Kylie chats once again to the audience; following this she goes on to perform If Only, and leaves the stage.

## Set list

**Act I**

Made of Glass / Sparks (Intro)

1. Les Sex

2. 2 Hearts

3. Slow

4. Feels So Good

**Act II**

Glow (Interlude)

5. Sleeping With the Enemy

6. I Believe in You

7. Break This Heartbreak

**Act III**

8. Timebomb

9. Sexy Love

10. Giving You Up

11. In Your Eyes

12. Wow

**Act IV**

Skirt (Interlude)

13. Sexercize

14. Mr President

15. Can't Get You Out Of My Head

16. Red Blooded Woman

17. If Only

**Act V**

18. Million Miles

19. Get Outta My Way

20. On a Night Like This

21. Spinning Around

22. In My Arms

**Act VI**

23. Better the Devil You Know

24. Love at First Sight

25. All the Lovers

26. Kiss Me Once

**Encore**

27. Fine

28. Into the Blue

**North America**

**Act I**

Made of Glass / Sparks (Intro)

1. Les Sex

2. 2 Hearts

3. Slow

4. Feels So Good

5. I Believe in You

**Act II**

6. Timebomb

7. Sexy Love

8. In Your Eyes

9. Wow

**Act III**

Skirt (Interlude)

10. Sexercize

11. Mr President

12. Can't Get You Out Of My Head

13. Red Blooded Woman

14. If Only

**Act IV**

15. Get Outta My Way

16. On a Night Like This

17. Spinning Around

18. In My Arms

**Act V**

19. Better the Devil You Know

20. Love at First Sight

21. All the Lovers

22. Kiss Me Once

**Encore**

23. Fine

24. Into the Blue

**South America**

**Act I**

Made of Glass / Sparks (Intro)

1. Les Sex

2. 2 Hearts

3. Slow

4. I Believe in You

**Act II**

5. Timebomb

6. In Your Eyes

7. Wow

**Act III**

Skirt (Interlude)

8. Sexercize

9. Can't Get You Out Of My Head

10. Red Blooded Woman

11. If Only

**Act IV**

12. Get Outta My Way

13. On a Night Like This

14. Spinning Around

15. In My Arms

**Act V**

16. Better the Devil You Know

17. Love at First Sight

18. All the Lovers

19. Kiss Me Once

20. The Loco-Motion

**Encore**

21. Fine

22. Into the Blue

23. I Should Be So Lucky

**Asia**

**Act I**

Made of Glass / Sparks (Intro)

1. Timebomb

2. In Your Eyes

3. Slow

4. I Believe in You

5. Wow

**Act II**

6. Can't Get You Out Of My Head

7. Red Blooded Woman

8. If Only

9. 2 Hearts

10. Feels So Good

**Act III**

11. Million Miles

12. Get Outta My Way

13. On a Night Like This

14. Spinning Around

15. In My Arms

**Act IV**

16. Better the Devil You Know

17. Love at First Sight

18. All the Lovers

19. Kiss Me Once

20. The Loco-Motion

**Encore**

21. Fine

22. I Should Be So Lucky

23. Into the Blue

### **Notes**

• Giving You Up was permanently dropped from the set list during the Australian leg of the tour

• I Should Be So Lucky was permanently added to the encore of the set list in New York City.

• Les Sex, Sexy Love, Sexercize and Mr President were not performed in Dubai due to the laws of the country of performance