Kylie Minogue - Tension Tour 2025
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I didn't do this before the tour started like I usually do, sooo...taking this opportunity to post some fanfic (based mostly on what was actually performed, same number of live performances, two more interludes):
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I love you
You watch 'Good As Gone' will be cut before the next date.
(Btw earlier I meant "oldies" as in old-songs, not old people xx)
Some thoughts....Personally, I think the issues with the tour are threefold. Firstly, she has become a victim of her own success, in that she's raised expectations so high with past tours that people now expect constant innovation (me included), but maybe this tour should be seen as a "victory lap" rather than a groundbreaking reinvention.
Secondly, the tour feels overly light and hen night-esque, and could benefit from incorporating some darker, more serious songs to balance out the tone and elevate the highs, something Madonna does really well.
Thirdly, I think she needs to experiment with a new musical director, as the current arrangements have become predictable (and used many times before) and lost the creativity that Steve Anderson was initially praised for.
Secondly, the tour feels overly light and hen night-esque, and could benefit from incorporating some darker, more serious songs to balance out the tone and elevate the highs, something Madonna does really well.
Thirdly, I think she needs to experiment with a new musical director, as the current arrangements have become predictable (and used many times before) and lost the creativity that Steve Anderson was initially praised for.
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Oooh Mel & Kim as backing dancers
On your first point, I don't think any of us were expecting production value on an Aphrodite or even X scale. Considering the recent increase in her profile, the amount of arena dates and how well many of those dates sold (despite the price increase from previous years), people had very fairly set the bar at something a bit higher than Golden. I don't think this is a case of her team not meeting sky-high expectations.
Agreed on your second point.
Finally, I don't know if I agree with the Steve Anderson thing considering the problem here according to others (I haven't seen that many clips as I want to save most of the show for when I see her live) seems to be not that his work is getting stale, but that they are reusing stuff she's already done. In previous tours, he would re-imagine tons of songs and then those versions would make it to subsequent one-off gigs, rather than the other way round.
Finally watched some videos and yes it’s basically a festival staging and a bit too basic.
Doesn’t seem like the visuals are outstanding. And yes it’s fine to judge by videos. Usually when it’s a great tour, I see snippets and instantly want to see the whole thing. Outside of wanting to see Kylie generally, nothing makes feel that.
Using old mixes again is a crime. Every tour should breathe something new into old songs. I don’t need (and want) complete reworks for the sake of it, but some new bells and whistles.
Doesn’t seem like the visuals are outstanding. And yes it’s fine to judge by videos. Usually when it’s a great tour, I see snippets and instantly want to see the whole thing. Outside of wanting to see Kylie generally, nothing makes feel that.
Using old mixes again is a crime. Every tour should breathe something new into old songs. I don’t need (and want) complete reworks for the sake of it, but some new bells and whistles.
I'm not normally one for fantasy setlists - but I couldn't resist...
The main point is that the setlist is almost identical to what we have - just reordered, and with a bit more of a structuring concept and more of a nod to her status and history.
The main point is that the setlist is almost identical to what we have - just reordered, and with a bit more of a structuring concept and more of a nod to her status and history.
Given the range in musical styles across Disco / Tension / Tension II, the loose concept would be that after 'Timebomb', Kylie ricochets through the last 4 decades, and winds up back at the here-and-now, during Hold On To Now. Each act would be preceded by an intro that incorporates iconic imagery / clips from that era - with soundbites from deeper cuts built into the intro, as scraps tossed to the fans.
It kind of vibes on an Eras Tour / Celebration Tour concept... but who cares.
Act I
Lights Camera Action - In Your Eyes - In My Arms
Come into My World
Timebomb
Act II - early 00s
Red Blooded Woman
Slow
Good as Gone
Love at First Sight (US mix)
Act III - 80s (think John Hughes)
Things We Do For Love
Real Groove (Initial Talk Mix)
Locomotion (Original Mix)
Story
Act IV - Disco (B stage)
Spinning Around (with Chasing After Midnight interpolation)
Disco medley -
⁃ I Love It
⁃ Supernova
⁃ Magic
All the Lovers
Say Something
Act V - early 90s rave
Confide (Big Brothers)
Shocked - What Do I Have To Do
Edge of Saturday Night
On a Night Like This
Hold On To Now
Encore I
Tension
Devil (Movers & Shakers Mix)
Encore II
Head
Padam
It kind of vibes on an Eras Tour / Celebration Tour concept... but who cares.
Act I
Lights Camera Action - In Your Eyes - In My Arms
Come into My World
Timebomb
Act II - early 00s
Red Blooded Woman
Slow
Good as Gone
Love at First Sight (US mix)
Act III - 80s (think John Hughes)
Things We Do For Love
Real Groove (Initial Talk Mix)
Locomotion (Original Mix)
Story
Act IV - Disco (B stage)
Spinning Around (with Chasing After Midnight interpolation)
Disco medley -
⁃ I Love It
⁃ Supernova
⁃ Magic
All the Lovers
Say Something
Act V - early 90s rave
Confide (Big Brothers)
Shocked - What Do I Have To Do
Edge of Saturday Night
On a Night Like This
Hold On To Now
Encore I
Tension
Devil (Movers & Shakers Mix)
Encore II
Head
Padam
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I too am in the club who wouldn't mind if Steve Anderson made way for someone new. He's done many an excellent mix in the past, but each tour feels like a replay of his previous work now.
This is your best post in a while.
I just hope none of the songs get ditched for Kids come the UK please Kylie!
I'm still absolutely thrilled that I'll get to see her arena tour for the first time. It's hard not to be disappointed that she managed to pack more spectacle into her theatre tours of the U.S. than she'll do in her first arena tour, but, it is what it is. Spectacle aside and understanding that Ms. Minogue has decided to invest her wine millions into her personal savings account, rather than her career, I don't think 'budget' is the only reason for disappointment. This is the Tension tour and it appears that's one thing sorely missing... tension. Where's the drama?
Anyway, now that even the press is reporting on the backlash, maybe her team will wake up and realize they shouldn't just coast by on the (well-earned) goodwill and nostalgia for her.
Anyway, now that even the press is reporting on the backlash, maybe her team will wake up and realize they shouldn't just coast by on the (well-earned) goodwill and nostalgia for her.
It's really, really funny to think that people thought Kiss Me Once was a crap tour. Visual EP played before the start, Dali, Excellent outfits, Covers from Exs, (good recent material).
I'm guessing Will isn't involved in any of this? It's very curious that the sophistication of her visual output fell off a cliff once he left...
I'm guessing Will isn't involved in any of this? It's very curious that the sophistication of her visual output fell off a cliff once he left...
Hindsight is very 20/20. Kiss Me Once tour was sharp, playful and minimalist, not...simple.