Summer 2019 Explained

Concert Tour Name:	Summer 2019
Artist:	Kylie Minogue
Album:
Number Of Shows:	15 in Europe 1 in Asia 1 in South America 17 in total
Last Tour:	Golden Tour (2018–19)
This Tour:	Summer 2019 (2019–20)
Next Tour:	More Than Just a Residency (2023–24)

Summer 2019 was the second festival tour by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, in support of her greatest hits album, (2019).

The tour commenced on 20 June 2019 in Kingston upon Thames, England at the Hampton Court Palace, and ended at the Latin American Memorial in São Paulo in 7 March 2020.

Background

The tour was first announced on 12 November 2018, during the European leg of her Golden Tour, with Minogue posting a photo of the dates on her social media sites.^[1] Over the course of the following months, a further eight dates were added to the tour, including her performance at the 'legend slot' at Glastonbury Festival 2019.^[2]

Critical reception

For the opening night of the tour in Hampton Court Palace, Thomas Hobbs from the Evening Standard gave the show four stars out of five, calling the show "the perfect warm-up for her Sunday evening legends slot", stating that Minogue was "unapologetically cheesy" but "so endearing". He also picked out the mashup of "Slow" and Bowie's "Fashion" as a highlight of the show.^[3]

Laura Snapes from The Guardian gave the Glastonbury show a five-star review, complimenting Minogue on managing a "seemingly impossible combination of sincerity and camp, pop perfection and pure emotion". She went on to applaud her set list and showmanship as "absolutely phenomenal" and concluded saying, "Never mind the legends slot; next stop, headliner."^[4] Dan Stubbs from NME praised the show for being "subtly subversive" and concluded that her Glastonbury debut was "worth the wait".^[5] Similarly, Anna Leszkiewicz from The Independent gave the show a positive review. Leszkiewicz praised that Minogue "has never been one to shy away from her brand of school disco pop", yet criticised that she sometimes "veered into self-parody" during the show.^[6] Minogue's performance was the most watched Glastonbury performance in history, peaking with 3.9 million viewers.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Setlist

This set list is representative of the 23 June 2019 show in Blenheim. It does not represent all dates of the tour.^[10]

Act 1: Ka-Pow

1. "Love at First Sight"
2. "I Should Be So Lucky"
3. "On a Night Like This"
4. "Get Outta My Way"
5. "What Do I Have to Do"
6. "Never Too Late"

Act 2: Berlin Electro Love

7. "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi"
8. "Hand on Your Heart"
9. "In Your Eyes"
10. "The One"'

Act 3: The Summer In Avalon

11. "Slow"
12. "Confide in Me"
13. "Kids"
14. "Can't Get You Out of My Head"

Act 4: The Wedding Disco

15. "Especially for You"
16. "Shocked"
17. "Step Back in Time"
18. "Better the Devil You Know"
19. "The Loco-Motion"
20. "All the Lovers"

Encore / The Final Stretch

21. "Dancing"
22. "Spinning Around"

Notes

• On opening night, "Spinning Around" was performed before "Dancing", but the songs were swapped thereafter.
• At the Glastonbury Festival show, "Get Outta My Way", "What Do I Have to Do", "Never Too Late", "In Your Eyes" and "The One" were not performed. Minogue performed "Where the Wild Roses Grow" with Nick Cave after "Hand on Your Heart", and was joined by Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin to perform "Can't Get You Out of My Head".^{[11] [12]}
• At the Brighton Pride performance, Minogue added "Your Disco Needs You" replacing The Locomotion before "All the Lovers".^[13]
• At the Dubai date Minogue added "Wow" to the setlist, replacing "I Should Be So Lucky", while "What Do I Have to Do", "Never Too Late" and "Je ne sais pas pourquoi" were also not performed. "Get Outta My Way" was moved to where "Je ne sais pas pourquoi" was originally performed in the set. "Especially for You" was also moved, being performed after "The Loco-Motion", with "Shocked" opening the fourth act instead. Additionally, the "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" performance was altered, with the acoustic version being dropped in favor of an arrangement closer to the original version.
• The São Paulo show followed the same structure as Dubai, with some changes. Minogue performed "In My Arms" right after "On A Night Like This", as a nod to the KylieX2008 show in the same city. Additionally, snippets of both "Your Disco Needs You" and "Come Into My World" were performed impromptu due to fans requesting them while "Especially for You" was dropped from the setlist.

Shows

Date! scope="col" style="width:12em;"

City	Country	Venue	Opening act	Attendance	Revenue
20 June 2019	Kingston upon Thames	England	Hampton Court Palace	rowspan="9"
21 June 2019
23 June 2019	Blenheim		Blenheim Palace	Hackney Colliery Band Sophie Ellis-Bextor
28 June 2019	Werchter	Belgium	Werchter Festivalpark	rowspan="2"
30 June 2019	Pilton	England	Worthy Farm
2 July 2019	St Austell		Eden Project	Nina Nesbitt
3 July 2019
5 July 2019	Gdynia	Poland	Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport	rowspan="2"
6 July 2019	Barcelona	Spain	Parc del Fòrum
11 July 2019	Manchester	England	Castlefield Bowl	Sonic Yootha	6,191	$510,700
12 July 2019	Lytham St Annes		Proms Arena	Ana Matronic Sophie Ellis-Bextor
14 July 2019	Edinburgh	Scotland	Edinburgh Castle	Nina Nesbitt	16,906	$1,352,740
15 July 2019
1 August 2019	Scarborough	England	Scarborough Open Air Theatre	Ana Matronic	rowspan="2"
3 August 2019	Brighton		Preston Park
7 December 2019	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	The Sevens Stadium
7 March 2020	São Paulo	Brazil	Latin America Memorial		13,223	$849,933
Total					36,320	$2,713,373

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kylie Minogue announces summer 2019 outdoor shows. White. Jack. 12 November 2018. Official Charts Company. 23 June 2019.
2. News: Kylie Minogue to play 'legend' slot at Glastonbury 2019. Beaumont-Thomas. Ben. 2018-12-19. The Guardian. 23 June 2019. en-GB. 0261-3077.
3. Web site: Kylie Minogue review: Unapologetically cheesy, but still so endearing. Hobbs. Thomas. 21 June 2019. 23 June 2019.
4. News: Kylie at Glastonbury 2019 review – solid gold set from a living legend. Snapes. Laura. Laura Snapes. 2019-06-30. The Guardian. 2019-06-30. en-GB. 0261-3077.
5. Web site: Kylie's Glastonbury debut, 14 years late: a surreal pop spectacle with a fake wedding, rainbow confetti and two famous dudes. Stubbs. Dan. NME. 30 June 2019 . en-US. 2019-06-30.
6. Web site: At Glastonbury, Kylie Minogue sometimes leans into self-parody – review. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/kylie-minogue-glastonbury-festival-review-nick-cave-setlist-spinning-around-bbc-watch-stream-a8981636.html . 25 May 2022 . subscription . live. 2019-06-30. The Independent. en. 2019-06-30.
7. Web site: Kylie Minogue draws biggest Glastonbury TV audience. https://web.archive.org/web/20190704121618/https://www.musicweek.com/live/read/kylie-minogue-draws-biggest-glastonbury-tv-audience/076656. 4 July 2019. live. James. Hanley. 2 July 2019. 2 July 2019. Music Week.
8. Web site: Kylie Minogue becomes the most viewed Glastonbury performance ever. Trendell. Andrew. 9 September 2019. NME. 9 September 2019.
9. News: Kylie is most-watched Glastonbury moment. Savage. Mark. 9 September 2019. BBC News. 9 September 2019.
10. Web site: Why did Kylie Minogue pull out of headlining Glastonbury in 2005?. 28 June 2019. Radio X. 28 June 2019.
11. News: Kylie Minogue's tears of joy as she finally plays Glastonbury. Savage. Mark. BBC News . 30 June 2019. 30 June 2019.
12. Web site: Glastonbury 2019: Tearful Kylie Minogue finally plays Glastonbury after missing 2005 festival to undergo cancer treatment. Tobin. Olivia. 30 June 2019. 30 June 2019.
13. Web site: Kylie Minogue's Brighton Pride Performance Goes Down A Storm With Fans. 2019-08-04. HuffPost UK. en. 2019-08-04.