SHOWGIRL : Press Release
KYLIE'S SOLD - OUT WORLD TOUR OPENS IN GLASGOW THIS SATURDAY! THE TOUR, " SHOWGIRL - THE GREATEST HITS TOUR" COST 5 MILLION POUNDS TO STAGE, WITH THE STAGE ALONE COSTING A MILLION. KYLIE SAYS; "SHOWGIRL HAS TAKEN JUST UNDER A YEAR TO DESIGN AND BUILD, BUT IT HAS BEEN A LIFETIME IN THE MAKING". Kylie's sold out world tour opens this Saturday, March 19, in Glasgow, playing a staggering 23 nights at only 4 different venues in the UK. This includes 7 nights at London's Earls Court Arena, where the UK leg of the tour ends on May 7. The tour, the biggest and most ambitious of Kylie's career, also plays Europe, Australia and the Far East, before ending with a headline appearance at the Glastonbury Festival on June 26. The show represents Kylie's finest moments in music, performance and style and is an homage to the showgirl, one of the most exotic, decadent and sensual icons of our times. Inspiration has come from the Moulin Rouge to the Folies Bergere, from the Doris Girls of the Paris Lido to the entertainment palaces of Las Vegas, from the underground burlesque bars of Soho to the Busby Berkeley musicals of the thirties. Kylie's show pays tribute to the showgirl in all her forms and guises. It also amalgamates the strengths of Kylie's past three major tours - the intimacy of 'Intimate and Live', the celebratory aspects of 'On A Night Like This' and the technological futurism of 'Fever'. Kylie recently admitted that the scale of this tour came home to her when she realised the amount of trucks it would take to get the show from one city/country to the next - this show needs 15 trucks to ferry it around, including half of a truck devoted solely to feathers! The show is so huge that it needs well over 100 people to get it on the road. The million pound, art deco inspired stage is believed to be the biggest ever built for an arena tour and features 5 hydraulic lifts within its construction. Like Kylie's 2002 Fever tour, Showgirl pushes the technological boundaries, using innovative technology in video, lighting and sound. At each venue the trucks will start unloading at 7am to have the show ready for 9pm. Onstage with Kylie will be 7 band members and 12 dancers. Kylie said this week; "This is not only a celebration of pop songs, and of my career, but also of a long term relationship with my audience. This is my way of saying 'thank you' and of sharing some of the most important moments of my journey so far. A trip down memory lane. It's been so much fun putting the show together. The set list was the starting point and the biggest challenge was to represent my finest records and also my personal favourites. 'Showgirl' has taken just under a year to design and build, but it has been a lifetime in the making". The show features an amazing cross-section of Kylie hits, some performed in a brand new style. All periods of Kylie's career are celebrated, from the beginning up to her new single "Giving You Up". "Showgirl" is split into six themed sections and could be said to be a celebration of the burlesque. It collects together the best creative talents in music, fashion and the arts in a performance that is hugely celebratory - a SHOW in the most glamorous sense of the word. "Showgirl" was created and directed by Kylie's long-time creative director, stylist and friend, William Baker. Choreography is by two award-winning choreographers, both with their own distinct style - Michael Rooney, who choreographed the award winning videos 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' and 'Slow', and Rafael Bonachela, who choreographed Fever 2002 as well as Kylie's latest video "Giving You Up". There are many visual highlights in the show - the colourful opening is all diamonds and feathers, with Kylie wearing a glittering couture corset, feather showgirl crown and bustle, designed by John Galliano. This outfit took four months to make - each jewel had to be hand sewn. One section features a segment of "In Denial", Kylie's duet with Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys, which opens a ballet sequence set on the streets of Soho. There is also a Hollywood section which Kylie opens with a cover version of a classic Hollywood weepie. A club section features graphics inspired by ID magazine, a special film of club legend Princess Julia inspired by the Visage video for "Fade To Grey", and clothes inspired by Katharine Hamnett's iconic slogan t-shirts of the '80's. Kylie's costumes have been designed by couturiers Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, John Galliano and Julien Macdonald; other designers include Gareth Pugh, Mr Pearl, Moschino, William Baker, Bodymap, and new designer Ed Meadham. The dancers sport a number of looks including, in one raunchy '50's beefcake-inspired shower sequence, Galliano Homme underwear. The Lido in Paris supplied the feathers whilst all hosiery on the tour is, of course, LK Legs by Love Kylie. A tiny corset worn by Kylie was designed by Mr Pearl, famous for having trained his own waist into an 18 inch corset. Kylie's jewellery is by Bulgari and her millinery is by Stephen Jones. Shoes are by Manolo Blahnik. The "Showgirl" tour plays the UK, Europe, the Far East and Australia and will end with a headline appearance on the Sunday night at Glastonbury, the first time Kylie has ever played the festival. 300,000 people will see the show in the UK and Ireland, whilst Kylie will play to almost 700,000 worldwide. STOP PRESS! A NUMBER OF EXTRA SEATS HAVE JUST BEEN MADE AVAILABLE FOR EACH UK SHOW. CALL THE 24 HOUR TICKET HOTLINE ON 0870 735 5000.
KYLIE'S SOLD - OUT WORLD TOUR OPENS IN GLASGOW THIS SATURDAY! THE TOUR, " SHOWGIRL - THE GREATEST HITS TOUR" COST 5 MILLION POUNDS TO STAGE, WITH THE STAGE ALONE COSTING A MILLION. KYLIE SAYS; "SHOWGIRL HAS TAKEN JUST UNDER A YEAR TO DESIGN AND BUILD, BUT IT HAS BEEN A LIFETIME IN THE MAKING". Kylie's sold out world tour opens this Saturday, March 19, in Glasgow, playing a staggering 23 nights at only 4 different venues in the UK. This includes 7 nights at London's Earls Court Arena, where the UK leg of the tour ends on May 7. The tour, the biggest and most ambitious of Kylie's career, also plays Europe, Australia and the Far East, before ending with a headline appearance at the Glastonbury Festival on June 26. The show represents Kylie's finest moments in music, performance and style and is an homage to the showgirl, one of the most exotic, decadent and sensual icons of our times. Inspiration has come from the Moulin Rouge to the Folies Bergere, from the Doris Girls of the Paris Lido to the entertainment palaces of Las Vegas, from the underground burlesque bars of Soho to the Busby Berkeley musicals of the thirties. Kylie's show pays tribute to the showgirl in all her forms and guises. It also amalgamates the strengths of Kylie's past three major tours - the intimacy of 'Intimate and Live', the celebratory aspects of 'On A Night Like This' and the technological futurism of 'Fever'. Kylie recently admitted that the scale of this tour came home to her when she realised the amount of trucks it would take to get the show from one city/country to the next - this show needs 15 trucks to ferry it around, including half of a truck devoted solely to feathers! The show is so huge that it needs well over 100 people to get it on the road. The million pound, art deco inspired stage is believed to be the biggest ever built for an arena tour and features 5 hydraulic lifts within its construction. Like Kylie's 2002 Fever tour, Showgirl pushes the technological boundaries, using innovative technology in video, lighting and sound. At each venue the trucks will start unloading at 7am to have the show ready for 9pm. Onstage with Kylie will be 7 band members and 12 dancers. Kylie said this week; "This is not only a celebration of pop songs, and of my career, but also of a long term relationship with my audience. This is my way of saying 'thank you' and of sharing some of the most important moments of my journey so far. A trip down memory lane. It's been so much fun putting the show together. The set list was the starting point and the biggest challenge was to represent my finest records and also my personal favourites. 'Showgirl' has taken just under a year to design and build, but it has been a lifetime in the making". The show features an amazing cross-section of Kylie hits, some performed in a brand new style. All periods of Kylie's career are celebrated, from the beginning up to her new single "Giving You Up". "Showgirl" is split into six themed sections and could be said to be a celebration of the burlesque. It collects together the best creative talents in music, fashion and the arts in a performance that is hugely celebratory - a SHOW in the most glamorous sense of the word. "Showgirl" was created and directed by Kylie's long-time creative director, stylist and friend, William Baker. Choreography is by two award-winning choreographers, both with their own distinct style - Michael Rooney, who choreographed the award winning videos 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' and 'Slow', and Rafael Bonachela, who choreographed Fever 2002 as well as Kylie's latest video "Giving You Up". There are many visual highlights in the show - the colourful opening is all diamonds and feathers, with Kylie wearing a glittering couture corset, feather showgirl crown and bustle, designed by John Galliano. This outfit took four months to make - each jewel had to be hand sewn. One section features a segment of "In Denial", Kylie's duet with Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys, which opens a ballet sequence set on the streets of Soho. There is also a Hollywood section which Kylie opens with a cover version of a classic Hollywood weepie. A club section features graphics inspired by ID magazine, a special film of club legend Princess Julia inspired by the Visage video for "Fade To Grey", and clothes inspired by Katharine Hamnett's iconic slogan t-shirts of the '80's. Kylie's costumes have been designed by couturiers Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel, John Galliano and Julien Macdonald; other designers include Gareth Pugh, Mr Pearl, Moschino, William Baker, Bodymap, and new designer Ed Meadham. The dancers sport a number of looks including, in one raunchy '50's beefcake-inspired shower sequence, Galliano Homme underwear. The Lido in Paris supplied the feathers whilst all hosiery on the tour is, of course, LK Legs by Love Kylie. A tiny corset worn by Kylie was designed by Mr Pearl, famous for having trained his own waist into an 18 inch corset. Kylie's jewellery is by Bulgari and her millinery is by Stephen Jones. Shoes are by Manolo Blahnik. The "Showgirl" tour plays the UK, Europe, the Far East and Australia and will end with a headline appearance on the Sunday night at Glastonbury, the first time Kylie has ever played the festival. 300,000 people will see the show in the UK and Ireland, whilst Kylie will play to almost 700,000 worldwide. STOP PRESS! A NUMBER OF EXTRA SEATS HAVE JUST BEEN MADE AVAILABLE FOR EACH UK SHOW. CALL THE 24 HOUR TICKET HOTLINE ON 0870 735 5000.
