A concert tour (or simply tour ) is a series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different cities, countries or locations. Often, concert tours are named to differentiate different tours by the same artist and to associate a specific tour with a particular album or product. Especially in the popular music world, such tours can become large-scale enterprises that last for several months or even years, are seen by hundreds of thousands or millions of people, and bring in millions of dollars in ticket revenues. A performer who embarks on a concert tour is called a touring artist .
30-951: KylieX2008 was the tenth concert tour by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue , in support of her tenth studio album, X (2007). The tour began on 6 May 2008 in Paris , France , at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy and concluded on 22 December 2008 in Melbourne , Australia , at the Rod Laver Arena . Consisting of five legs, totaling 53 shows, the tour was Minogue's most ambitious up-until that point in her career, stopping in over 40 countries and territories—24 in Europe, 6 in South America, 7 in Asia, and 8 cities across Australia and New Zealand. Much to
60-448: A tsar , performing " On a Night Like This ", " Your Disco Needs You ", " Kids ", " Step Back in Time " and " In My Arms ". The act begins with a black and white theme and progresses into colour. Minogue re-emerges on stage in an evening suit to perform an encore. This began with "No More Rain" at all shows except in South America. There, it was removed from the set after the 1 November show for
90-611: A DVD entitled KylieX2008 . The disc features the full length concert along with a photo gallery and screen projections. It was released in the United Kingdom and Australia on 1 December 2008. A later release on Blu-ray followed. This set list represents the 2 August 2008 concert in London, England. Act 1: Xtatic Electric Act 2: Cheer Squad Act 3: Beach Party Act 4: Xposed Act 5: Naughty Manga Girl Act 6: Starry Nights Act 7: Black Versus White Encore Adapted from
120-418: A concert tour to celebrate the anniversary of their past albums, such as U2 's 2017 tour to mark the 30th anniversary of The Joshua Tree (1987) and Janet Jackson 's 2019 tour to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989). A farewell tour is a concert tour intended to signal the retirement of a singer, the disbanding of a band, or the end of a show's run. Many of
150-537: A giant hoop dressed in a 'spiderwoman' gown (the dress, however, changes as the tour reaches South America). On technically limited shows, the giant stereo speakers move to reveal Minogue. She performs " Speakerphone ", " Can't Get You Out of My Head ", an unreleased track entitled "Ruffle My Feathers" and " In Your Eyes ". The second act Cheer Squad opens with an homage to the Toni Basil hit "Mickey", with Kylie and her dancers appearing as American cheerleaders. Themed as
180-508: A high-school pep rally, Minogue performs "Heart Beat Rock", " Wow " and " Shocked ", the latter being reduced to a dance interlude at some dates. The third act Beach Party this act is a rereading of the On a Night Like This tour . This act begins with "Loveboat" and continues with a cover of the Barry Manilow hit " Copacabana ". On the opening night, "That's Why They Write Love Songs", a tribute to
210-480: A look to the future but will definitely include favourites alongside the new. I can't wait to share it with you next year. While rehearsing for the tour, Minogue released several behind-the-scenes videos on her website. Concurrently, she released "X" in the United States and filmed two music videos for the third single, " All I See " (including an acoustic rendition). As the tour began to sell out all over Europe and
240-449: A lot of costs, time, and energy. It is very common for musicians to not see family members for over a year during their touring. British singer Adele expressed her unhappiness of concert tours, saying "Touring is a peculiar thing, it doesn't suit me particularly well. I'm a real homebody and I get so much joy in the small things." A concert residency concept is offered as an alternative to performers who just need to stay in one venue and
270-544: A very positive reaction from the fans, and was replaced by a CG reproduction at the concerts it could not be featured due to stage limitations (this additional projection was not present before the South American leg). The Asian-influenced fifth act Naughty Manga Girl sees Minogue emerging on stage in a pyramid which unfurls to reveal Kylie in an outfit inspired by Japanese manga , performing " Come into My World ", "Nu-di-ty" and "Sensitized". This segment, which opens with
300-486: A video of " Sometime Samurai ", was completely cut from the technically limited concerts. The show progresses to its sixth act Starry Nights , with Minogue appearing in a blue satin gown and premiering another new song, " Flower ", she then performs a ballad version of " I Believe in You ". The act ended with "Cosmic" on the initial dates, but this song was later dropped. In the seventh act Black Versus White , Minogue appears as
330-426: Is I really didn't know what I was getting into [...] But now I know". As with the X album, the tour rippled the " new wave " theme, made popular in the '80s. The show was divided into seven acts along with an encore. Throughout the course of the tour the show evolved, with numerous changes and revisions. The concert consisted of a high-tech three-tier stage. On the left and right, mini-stages were made available for
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#1732869718410360-435: Is how to move the performance's logistics from one venue to another venue, especially for a transcontinental tour. Tour logistics should be very organized and everything has to happen on time and in the right order as planned. Autoweek magazine estimated 30 to 50 trucks were required by Taylor Swift 's The 1989 World Tour to bring all the stage, sound equipment, instruments, props, and clothes. When Beyoncé visited
390-535: The KylieX2008 credits. Performers Technical [REDACTED] Media related to KylieX2008 at Wikimedia Commons Concert tour Different segments of longer concert tours are known as "legs". The different legs of a tour are denoted in different ways, dependent on the artist and type of tour, but the most common means of separating legs are dates (especially if there is a long break at some point), countries and/or continents, or different opening acts. In
420-505: The Manchester Evening News Arena made Minogue the all-time most-featured artist at the venue. The UK leg of the tour grossed over US$ 26,000,000, with Minogue performing to around 300,000 spectators in total. KylieX2008 premiered on 4 Music in late August 2008. The concert was one of the first broadcast on the new station. It was later shown on Channel 4. In October 2008, it was revealed that FremantleMedia would release
450-427: The 2018 European leg of her Joanne World Tour , signed for a Las Vegas residency to help manage her fibromyalgia illness, which can be exacerbated by touring. The 2015 study by charity Help Musicians found that over 60% of musicians suffered from depression or other psychological issues, with touring an issue for 71% of respondents. Wow (Kylie Minogue song) Too Many Requests If you report this error to
480-515: The Spheres World Tour became the second tour to gross $ 1 billion in revenue. In third place is Elton John 's Farewell Yellow Brick Road , with a total gross of $ 939 million from 2018–2023. On fourth place is Ed Sheeran 's ÷ Tour , with a gross of $ 776.2 million. On fifth place is U2 's 360° Tour , with $ 736.4 million. Global touring revenue reported to Billboard Boxscore exceeded $ 5.5 billion in 2016. Due to
510-555: The UK and Europe. Many called it Minogue's best tour to date. The tour generally sold well throughout Europe and has been seen as a major success. Due to large public demand, several additional dates were slowly added since the tour announcement. Tickets for the original eight shows of the UK leg sold-out in just thirty minutes, and Minogue went on to sell tickets for more than twenty-five shows in England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The six shows at
540-519: The UK, many fans speculated that Minogue would bring her tour to Australia and Japan. While promoting her ITV special, The Kylie Show on "Sunrise", she stated: "I just want to have in my head more solidly what the tour will be and if I can manage what I have so far, I would love to come back [to Australia]". It was later revealed that Minogue would bring a limited number of shows to her home country, stating, "The reason I hadn't confirmed dates in Australia
570-444: The United Kingdom with her 2016 The Formation World Tour , it took seven Boeing 747 air freighters and a fleet of more than 70 trucks to get her stage set and other gear to the venues. The logistics phase of that tour did not include transportation of the backstage staff, musicians, performers, and the singer herself. The majority of concert tours are part of a promotional campaign to support an album release. Hence, new songs from
600-441: The band and backing singers. The main stage was minimalist, with an illuminated video floor and huge moving video curtains as the backdrop. For performances in amphitheaters, open air venues and small arenas the illuminated floor and the lavish props were removed due to technical limitations. Minogue described the show as being "a show within a show", stating that each act is dramatically different from one another. Minogue stated she
630-529: The collapse of record sales in the 21st century, concert tours have become a major source of income for recording artists. Besides the tickets, touring also generates money from the sales of merchandise and meet-and-greet packages. However, the touring business suffered in the early 2020s because of the COVID-19 pandemic . Pollstar estimated the total lost revenue for the industry in 2020 at more than $ 30 billion. The mobility of concert tours requires
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#1732869718410660-584: The delight of her international fans, Minogue had scheduled concerts in a wide variety of locations for the first time in her career, such as Argentina, Beijing, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Dubai, Finland, Greece, Hong Kong, Latvia, Norway, Shanghai, Singapore, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Venezuela. Upon the announcement of the For You, for Me Tour the following year, both Billboard and Pollstar confirmed that KylieX2008 generated an estimated US$ 70m in ticket sales. After months of speculation it
690-579: The fans come to see them. The concept has been revitalized in the 21st century by Canadian superstar Céline Dion with the success of her A New Day... residency (2003–2007). Her residency introduced a new form of theatrical entertainment, a fusion of song, performance art, innovative stage craft, and state-of-the-art technology. She managed to popularize the Las Vegas residency as a desirable way for top artists to essentially tour in place, letting their fans come to them. American singer Lady Gaga , who cancelled
720-439: The largest concert tours, it has become more common for different legs to employ separate touring production crews and equipment, local to each geographical region. Concert tours are often administered on the local level by concert promoters or by performing arts presenters . Usually, small concert tours are managed by a road manager whereas large concert tours are managed by a tour manager . The main challenge in concert tours
750-443: The many romantic show tunes of the 1940s and 1950s, is also performed. Kylie closes the act with " Spinning Around ". For the fourth act Xposed , Minogue is dressed as an 'erotic bellboy'. She appears on a gigantic skull suspended high above the stage performing "Like a Drug". The skull descends to the stage and Kylie goes on to perform " Slow ", with excerpts of "Free" (from Intimate and Live ), and " 2 Hearts ". The skull received
780-538: The remainder of that leg. Many songs were added and swapped around during this act including " The One ", " Love at First Sight ", " I Should Be So Lucky " and the acoustic rendition of " All I See ". Starting during the South American leg, " Better the Devil You Know " was performed. For the first two performances in South America only, " Somewhere " was performed, a song from the musical West Side Story . The tour received excellent reviews from many critics throughout
810-455: The respective album are included on its tour's setlist . Some tours are known as "greatest hits tours" or "reunion tour" without any new material or specific album release, such as Fleetwood Mac 's 2009 Unleashed tour and No Doubt 's 2009 Summer Tour . Taylor Swift 's The Eras Tour (2023–2024) is a retrospective of her career to that point, where each act of the concert represents one of her albums . In another case, artists embark on
840-430: The tours end up not being the last tour, with frequent regroupings, or revivals of shows. Luciano Pavarotti 's 2004 tour and Kenny Rogers 's 2015–2017 tour are examples of farewell tours which were the last to be staged before their deaths. As of October 2024, the highest-grossing concert tour of all time is Taylor Swift 's Eras Tour , with $ 2.089 billion earned from 125 shows. In 2024, Coldplay 's Music of
870-515: Was announced through Kylie's official website that "KylieX2008" would commence in Paris, traveling internationally. By way of introduction, Minogue stated: I am putting together a show that is going to be a new and exciting experience for both the audience and myself. The eclectic mix of sounds on X is affording me an opportunity to explore and develop a new live show that will be fresh, exhilarating and innovative. After two celebratory tours, X will be
900-427: Was inspired by Queen frontman, Freddie Mercury . "I'm releasing my inner Freddie Mercury. It's hard to explain but parts of the show are so over the top. When I sing 'Your Disco Needs You', it's a real Freddie moment." The first act Xlectro Static act opens the show with a futuristic video showing the outline of Minogue's face polarized in neon colours. The huge video curtains slide open to reveal Minogue perched in
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