Summer 2019
Tour by Kylie Minogue
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albumStep Back in Time: The Definitive Collection
Start date20 June 2019 (2019-06-20)
End date7 March 2020 (2020-03-07)
No. of shows15 in Europe
1 in Asia
1 in South America
17 in total
Supporting acts
Kylie Minogue concert chronology

Summer 2019 was the second festival tour by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, in support of her greatest hits album, Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection (2019).

The tour commenced on 20 June 2019 in Kingston upon Thames, England at the Hampton Court Palace, and ended at the Latin American Memorial in São Paulo in 7 March 2020.

Background

The tour was first announced on 12 November 2018, during the European leg of her Golden Tour, with Minogue posting a photo of the dates on her social media sites.[1] Over the course of the following months, a further eight dates were added to the tour, including her performance at the 'legend slot' at Glastonbury Festival 2019.[2]

Critical reception

For the opening night of the tour in Hampton Court Palace, Thomas Hobbs from the Evening Standard gave the show four stars out of five, calling the show "the perfect warm-up for her Sunday evening legends slot", stating that Minogue was "unapologetically cheesy" but "so endearing". He also picked out the mashup of "Slow" and Bowie's "Fashion" as a highlight of the show.[3]

Laura Snapes from The Guardian gave the Glastonbury show a five-star review, complimenting Minogue on managing a "seemingly impossible combination of sincerity and camp, pop perfection and pure emotion". She went on to applaud her set list and showmanship as "absolutely phenomenal" and concluded saying, "Never mind the legends slot; next stop, headliner."[4] Dan Stubbs from NME praised the show for being "subtly subversive" and concluded that her Glastonbury debut was "worth the wait".[5] Similarly, Anna Leszkiewicz from The Independent gave the show a positive review. Leszkiewicz praised that Minogue "has never been one to shy away from her brand of school disco pop", yet criticised that she sometimes "veered into self-parody" during the show.[6] Minogue's performance was the most watched Glastonbury performance in history, peaking with 3.9 million viewers.[7][8][9]

Setlist

This set list is representative of the 23 June 2019 show in Blenheim. It does not represent all dates of the tour.[10]

Act 1: Ka-Pow

  1. "Love at First Sight"
  2. "I Should Be So Lucky"
  3. "On a Night Like This"
  4. "Get Outta My Way"
  5. "What Do I Have to Do"
  6. "Never Too Late"

Act 2: Berlin Electro Love

  2. "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi"
  3. "Hand on Your Heart"
  4. "In Your Eyes"
  5. "The One"'

Act 3: The Summer In Avalon

  2. "Slow" (contains elements of "Fashion")
  3. "Confide in Me" (The Abbey Road Sessions version)
  4. "Kids"
  5. "Can't Get You Out of My Head"

Act 4: The Wedding Disco

  2. "Especially for You"
  3. "Shocked"
  4. "Step Back in Time"
  5. "Better the Devil You Know"
  6. "The Loco-Motion" (contains elements of "Bad Girls")
  7. "All the Lovers"

Encore / The Final Stretch

  2. "Dancing"
  3. "Spinning Around"

Notes

Shows

List of concerts[14][15][16][17][18]
Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
20 June 2019[a] Kingston upon Thames England Hampton Court Palace — — —
21 June 2019[a]
23 June 2019[b] Blenheim Blenheim Palace Hackney Colliery Band
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
28 June 2019[c] Werchter Belgium Werchter Festivalpark —
30 June 2019[d] Pilton England Worthy Farm
2 July 2019[e] St Austell Eden Project Nina Nesbitt
3 July 2019[f]
5 July 2019[g] Gdynia Poland Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport —
6 July 2019[h] Barcelona Spain Parc del Fòrum
11 July 2019[i] Manchester England Castlefield Bowl Sonic Yootha 6,191 $510,700
12 July 2019[j] Lytham St Annes Proms Arena Ana Matronic
Sophie Ellis-Bextor 		— —
14 July 2019[k] Edinburgh Scotland Edinburgh Castle Nina Nesbitt 16,906 $1,352,740
15 July 2019[l]
1 August 2019 Scarborough England Scarborough Open Air Theatre Ana Matronic — —
3 August 2019[m] Brighton Preston Park —
7 December 2019[n] Dubai United Arab Emirates The Sevens Stadium — — —
7 March 2020[o] São Paulo Brazil Latin America Memorial — 13,223 $849,933
Total 36,320 $2,713,373

Notes

  1. ^ a b Two shows in 20 and 21 June in Kingston upon Thames, England were part of the Hampton Court Palace Festival concert series.[19]
  2. ^ The 23 June show in Blenheim, England at the Blenheim Palace was part of the Nocturne Live concert series.[20]
  3. ^ The 28 June show in Werchter, Belgium was part of the Rock Werchter concert series.[21]
  4. ^ The 30 June show in Pilton, England at Worthy Farm was part of the Glastonbury Festival 2019 concert series.[2]
  5. ^ The 2 July show in St Austell, England at the Eden Project was part of the Eden Sessions 2019 concert series.[22]
  6. ^ The 3 July show in St Austell, England at the Eden Project was part of the Eden Sessions 2019 concert series.[23]
  7. ^ The 5 July show in Gdynia, Poland at Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport was part of the Open'er Festival concert series.[24]
  8. ^ The 6 July show in Barcelona, Spain at the Parc del Fòrum was part of the Festival Cruïlla concert series.[25]
  9. ^ The 11 July show in Manchester, England at the Castlefield Bowl was part of the Sounds of the City concert series.[26]
  10. ^ The 12 July show in Lytham St Annes, England at Proms Arena was part of the Lytham Festival concert series.[27]
  11. ^ The 14 July show in Edinburgh, Scotland at Edinburgh Castle was part of the 2019 Castle Concert Series.[28]
  12. ^ The 15 July show in Edinburgh, Scotland at Edinburgh Castle was part of the 2019 Castle Concert Series.[28]
  13. ^ The 3 August show in Brighton, England was part of Brighton and Hove Pride.[29]
  14. ^ This show was part of the Dubai Rugby Sevens 2019
  15. ^ This show is part of the GRLS! Festival

References

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  4. ^ Snapes, Laura (30 June 2019). "Kylie at Glastonbury 2019 review – solid gold set from a living legend". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
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