Kylie’s anti-tour just weeks away
Turns out the much-rumoured ‘anti-tour’ that Kylie Minogue told the Star Observer about last week is coming a lot sooner than we thought. Fresh from her triumphant Mardi Gras party show on the weekend, Minogue today announced details for Melbourne and Sydney tour dates in only a fortnight’s time.
The Kylie Minogue Anti-Tour – a stripped-back, intimate set for fans consisting of a selection of the pop princesses b-sides, demos, rarities and other pop star ephemera – will play at Melbourne’s Palace Theatre on March 18 and Sydney’s Big Top at Luna Park on March 20.
Minogue hasn’t played venues of such a comparatively small size in this country since her celebrated Intimate and Live tour of 1998, so expect them to sell out in a flash. And don’t expect to see tickets going for exorbitant prices on eBay either – in an effort to hamper scalping and keep tickets for true fans, tickets will be limited to two per customer and ticketholder IDs must match with the details of the purchaser.
And the tour continues Minogue’s reputation for keeping ticket prices down, with tickets for both shows set at a standard price of $129.60. Tickets go on sale at midday tomorrow, Wednesday March 7, from www.kylie.com and www.frontiertouring.com/kylie
To celebrate this exciting news, let’s have a look at a few of Kylie’s best hidden gems from over the years – perhaps some of these fan favourites will make an appearance at the shows?
Loving You
This Xenomania (Girls Aloud, Sugababes) production emerged from the Ultimate Kylie sessions and would’ve been perfect single material, but has never been officially released in any capacity. It’s heavenly – live rendition ploise Kylie!
Change Your Mind
This is an interesting one – Kylie and Scissor Sisters frontman Jake Shears wrote the lyrics to Change Your Mind over the music to dance producer Deadmau5’s instrumental track Brazil. Trouble is, teen pop star Alexis Jordan’s people were doing the same thing, producing her smash debut single Happiness. Jordan’s is admittedly the stronger of the two songs, but Change Your Mind is style a gorgeously ethereal slice of Kylie dance-pop.
(Everything) I Know
We featured this in our exclusive Kylie interview last week, but it demands further listening. Coming from the same sessions as I Believe In You, this Scissor Sisters-penned track is so good it begs the question: why on earth haven’t Kylie and the Scissors teamed up for a whole album yet, ala Liza and the Pet Shop Boys with Results?
Paper Dolls
This b-side to Kylie’s big comeback single Spinning Around is the low-key accompaniment to its a-side’s high-sheen disco fluff. It’s also a perfect showcase for Minogue’s often undervalued voice.
