Kylie Minogue at the UIC Pavillion
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009FINALLY, FINALLY KYLIE MINOGUE SASHAYS INTO CHICAGO!!
Please say goodbye to the boring, lip synched, boringly choreographed monotony of your typical diva girlieshow!
Kylie came into town Wednesday to play at the UIC Pavillion, not the Congress Theatre as originally planned, and produced an amazing, vibrant spellbinding of a show!
Man does Kylie make an entrance- coming down from the ceiling atop a massive metallic skull, draped in a gorgeous gown wrapped with a gigantic feather boa, poised on top looking confident, singing to the song “Light Years.”
And that was just the beginning to an eye-popping visual display, choreographed to the hilt- replete with multiple costume changes, and a band that undeniably deserved to be on the stage proper, and not left in the orchestra pit or backstage like some artists I’ve seen recently. I mean, what’s the point? Why not use the band to your advantage- making them part of the show like Kylie did? If it accomplishes anything at all, it reminds you that this is a musical production, not just theatre.It involves music-the hits! Let the band partake godamnit! So all you Britney’s, all you Pink’s, etc, etc….take out your pad and pencil and start taking notes… your hits come off better with a band visible, not invisible!
And there were plenty of the hits, one right after the other…The song “Slow”..seductive, captivating…the backbeat pulsing through your veins…the song “Locomotion”..done up vaudeville cabaret..sexy with a 1930’s feel..
Who cares if this is her first tour of the states…SHE’s HERE!! And the crowd knows this, embraces this…Kylie insisting twice that Chicago is definitely the loudest, noisiest, most enthusiastic stop on this tour so far ( I believe she is not bullshitting when she says this), and she continues to pepper the audience with her short and sweet monologues about touring, resting, and physically perparing for such a production over the age of forty…
Make no mistake..this was definitely a dance celebration..a celebration of a vibrant musical catalog with a performer who can deliver..a performer who appreciates her fans, and where she’s come from, and not come off mechanical at all…
Kylie had her audience from her entrance atop of the skull…definitely no looking back…here’s hoping she comes back soon…gotta continue to dance to the essence of the beat…man, Chicago loves to dance and celebrate!!














































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