Let's Get to It Tour explained

Concert Tour Name:Let's Get to It Tour
Type:Continental
Location:Europe
Album:Let's Get to It
Artist:Kylie Minogue
Number Of Legs:1
Number Of Shows:12 in Europe
Last Tour:Rhythm of Love Tour
(1991)
This Tour:Let's Get to It Tour
(1991)
Next Tour:Intimate and Live
(1998)

The Let's Get to It Tour was the fourth concert tour by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue. As stated by Minogue herself in 1991, the tour was technically a continuation of the previous Rhythm of Love Tour which had already visited Australia and Asia. In addition to revising the setlist, she assembled a new band to work with her existing musical director and choreographer. Backed by her five dancers, Minogue mounted the tour in support of her fourth studio album Let's Get to It (1991).

The show comprised an all-new couture wardrobe created by John Galliano and several new additions to the set list from the new album, many of which were written by Minogue herself. She wore a plastic raincoat, which was designed by Galliano.[1] [2]

By her choosing of outfits on the tour, the title "SexKylie" was given by the media in this period.

Background and development

See also: Rhythm of Love Tour. The tour is an updated version of her last tour promoting for Rhythm of Love.[3] A whole new stage wardrobe was conducted by British fashion designer John Galliano in Minogue's first collaboration with a major fashion designer.[3]

In August 1991, Minogue said she was churning ideas around about different costumes, different designers and so on. Speaking on her inspiration for the tour's fashion, she said "Well, I don't know if this makes any sense but I'm looking into the future for inspiration. It probably sounds a bit odd but I know what I mean by it. Every one – me included – usually looks back into the past to get inspired for a new look but I'm trying to imagine what life's going to be like in the year 2000."[4]

Reception

After the first show of the tour, a tabloid accused Minogue of copying Madonna's look from her Blond Ambition World Tour.[3]

Writing for Chronicle Live in 2014, Gordon Barr said the performance she gave on the tour was a "polished" one he has seldom seen at the many other gigs he has been to.[5] [6] [7]

Minogue also caused lots criticisms for her choice of costume on the tour.[3] When being asked about the subject on Tonight Live with Steve Vizard, Minogue stated:

In 2013, VH1 listed her in the fishnet costume as one of her ten most "butt-iful" moments.[8] Irish Examiner called the outfit "risque", but stated: "There IS such a thing as too much fishnet, and this is definitely overstepping the mark."[6]

Set list

This set list was taken from Minogue's official website.[9]

  1. "Step Back in Time"
  2. "Wouldn't Change a Thing"
  3. "Got to Be Certain"
  4. "Always Find the Time"
  5. "Enjoy Yourself"
  6. "Tears on My Pillow"
  7. "Secrets"
  8. "Let's Get to It"
  9. "Word Is Out"
  10. "Finer Feelings"
  11. "I Should Be So Lucky"
  12. "Love Train"
  13. "If You Were with Me Now"
  14. "Je ne sais pas pourquoi"
  15. "Too Much of a Good Thing"
  16. "Hand on Your Heart"
  17. "What Do I Have to Do"

Encore

  1. "I Guess I Like It Like That"
  2. "The Loco-Motion"
  3. "Shocked"1
  4. "Better the Devil You Know"

1 During the London and Dublin performances, Jazzi P appeared to perform with Minogue on "Shocked".

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue
DateCityCountryVenue
25 October 1991PlymouthEnglandPlymouth Pavilions
26 October 1991BirminghamNEC Arena
27 October 1991NottinghamNottingham Royal Concert Hall
29 October 1991LondonWembley Arena
30 October 1991
31 October 1991ManchesterManchester Apollo
1 November 1991Whitley BayWhitley Bay Ice Rink
3 November 1991AberdeenScotlandAECC Arena
4 November 1991Edinburgh
5 November 1991
6 November 1991SheffieldEngland
8 November 1991DublinIrelandPoint Theatre

Broadcasts and recordings

Italic Title:no
Type:video
Artist:Kylie Minogue
Cover:LGTI Live VHS.jpg
Caption:Cover for the VHS release in United Kingdom and Japan
Venue:Point Theatre (Dublin)
Genre:Pop
Length:80 minutes
Label:
Director:Ian Hamilton
Producer:
  • Kylie Minogue (exec.)
  • Michael Baumohl
Prev Title:Let's Get to...The Videos
Prev Year:1991
Next Title:Greatest Video Hits
Next Year:1992

Live! (or Live in Dublin for the Australian release) is a video album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was recorded during her performance in Dublin on 8 November 1991. It was released on 9 April 1992 by EMI internationally and Mushroom in Australia on VHS format only. In Japan Alfa Records also issued it on Laserdisc.[10] Although they appear on the set list of the tour, "Hand on Your Heart", "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi", "Enjoy Yourself", "Secrets" and "Tears on My Pillow" were cut from the VHS release of the tour. "Got to Be Certain", "Finer Feelings" and "I Guess I Like It Like That" were all edited for the video release. The editor was Gareth Maynard.

Personnel

Credits and personnel are taken from Minogue's official website.[9]

Main

Musicians

Dancers

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Erika Brooks Adickman. 25 May 2012. Happy Birthday, Kylie Minogue! We Celebrate Her Sexy Style Evolution. Idolator. 2 October 2016.
  2. Web site: Een piepjonge Kylie Minogue gehuld in John Galliano. 1 August 2012. A very young Kylie Minogue dressed in John Galliano. Dutch. Fashionscene. 2 October 2016.
  3. Book: St. Clarke, Jenny . 2002 . Kylie: Naked . London, United Kingdom . Edury Press . 978-0-09-188096-5 . 15 October 2016.
  4. Web site: Photographic image. JPG. Kylie.com. 23 May 2023.
  5. Web site: Kylie Minogue: Flashback to her last three tours on Tyneside. Gordon. Barr. 7 November 2014. ChronicleLive. 23 May 2023.
  6. News: Kylie Minogue doesn't regret these bold outfit choices . 2 March 2015 . Irish Examiner . 12 October 2016 .
  7. Web site: 10 most memorable Kylie fashion moments. Digitalspy.co.uk. 23 May 2023.
  8. News: Kylie Minogue's 10 Most Butt-iful Moments . https://web.archive.org/web/20230408213633/https://www.vh1.com/news/xtx8st/kylie-minogues-10-most-butt-iful-moments . live . 8 April 2023 . Meghan . O'Keefe . 15 April 2013 . VH1 . 12 October 2016 .
  9. Web site: Let's Get to It Tour 1991. Minogue's official website. https://web.archive.org/web/20071019221834/http://kylie.com/2006_site/kylie_tour_06/lets_get_to_it_1991.htm. 19 October 2007 . 11 September 2015.
  10. Web site: Select Magazine Website. Selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk. 23 May 2023.