On a Night Like This was the sixth concert tour by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, in support of her seventh studio album, ''Light Years'' (2000). The tour began on 3 March 2001 at the

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, Scotland, and concluded on 15 May 2001 at the

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in Sydney, Australia, with both the Europe and Australia legs consisting of 23 shows each and by the time, making her the most successful touring female in Australia. After the success of Minogue's performances at the closing ceremonies of

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and in the opening ceremony of the Paralympics days after, details of the tour were announced. Tickets went on sale in November of the same year, establishing her as one of the most in-demand live entertainers at the time. However, the tour began problematically, when the opening night at the

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, Ireland on 1 March 2001, was cancelled due to air traffic control restrictions.

Background

Minogue was inspired by the style of Broadway shows such as '' 42nd Street'' and films such as ''

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'', '' South Pacific'' and the

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and

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musicals of the 1930s. Describing Bette Midler as a "heroine", she also incorporated some of the "camp and burlesque" elements of Midler's live performances. The show directed and choreographed by Luca Tommassini featured elaborate back-drops such as the deck of an ocean liner, an Art Deco New York City skyline, and the interior of a space ship. Minogue was praised for her new material and her reinterpretations of some of her greatest successes, turning "

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" into a torch song and "

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" into a 1940s big band number.

Opening act

* Chakradiva (Australia) * Dimestars (UK and Ireland)

Setlist

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" # " Put Yourself in My Place" Act II #

On a Night Like This "On a Night Like This" is a song recorded by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. It was released on 11 September 2000 by Parlophone as the second single for her seventh studio album, '' Light Years'' (2000), and distributed in various f ...

" # " Step Back in Time" / " Never Too Late" / " Wouldn't Change a Thing" / "

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" / " Celebration" # "

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" / " Did It Again" # " Kids" # " Shocked" Act VI #

"Light Years" # "

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" Encore #

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Tour dates

Cancelled shows

Broadcasts and recordings

Minogue's performance in Sydney, Australia, on 11 May 2001 was filmed for

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entitled, ''Live in Sydney''. The DVD was released on 1 October 2001 in the UK and 15 October 2001
Retrieved 31 May 2008 from Warner Music Australia in Australia. The DVD features exclusive backstage footage of the concert, including a look into the dancers' dressing rooms and a prank played on Kylie during the show entitled 'Will Kylie Crack'. The prank consists of stage personnel doing random things below the stage where Kylie can see them when she turns to look at the backdrop during "So Now Goodbye".

Personnel

* Darenote Ltd., Kimberly Ltd. – producers * Tarcoola Touring Company Ltd – producers * Kylie Minogue – showgirl * Terry Blamey – management * William Baker – creative direction, styling * Luca Tommassini – director of choreography * Germana Bonaparte – assistant choreographer * Sean Fitzpatrick – tour manager * Steve Martin – production manager * Andrew Small – musical director * Steve Anderson – music producer * Tanya Slater – tour coordinator * Leanne Woolrich – assistant * Julien Macdonald – wardrobe * Pamela Blundell – wardrobe *

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– shoes Musicians * Andrew Small – drums * James Mack – percussion * Steve Turner – keyboards * James Hayto – guitar * Chris Brown – bass * Lurine Cato – backing vocals * Sherina White – backing vocals Dancers * Milena Mancini – dancer * Federica Catalano – dancer * Veronica Peparini – dancer * Tony Bongiorno – dancer * Paolo Sabatini – dancer * Gianluca Frezzato – dancer * Christian Scionte – dancer * Germana Bonaparte – dancer

External links

"2001 On A Night Like This Tour"

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20100504161515/http://kylieminogue.150m.com/live.htm On A Night Like This Tour 2001
ON A NIGHT LIKE THIS 2001

DVD.net: Kylie-Live in Sydney

References

{{Kylie Minogue Kylie Minogue concert tours 2001 concert tours