Intimate and Live was a concert tour performed by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...

 in 1998 in support of her fifth studio album Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue (album)

Kylie Minogue is the self-titled fifth studio album by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue, which was first released on 19 September 1994. The album was first released by Deconstruction Records/BMG throughout much of the world while in Australia and New Zealand the album was released by Mushroom...

and her sixth studio album Impossible Princess

Impossible Princess

Impossible Princess is the sixth studio album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. It was released in Japan on 1 November 1997 by BMG Records, Australia on 12 January 1998 by Mushroom Records and 23 March 1998 in Europe by Deconstruction Records to mixed reviews. The album was produced by...

.

Background

A limited budget with barely two pennies to rub together, as Kylie herself put it, dictated a carefully conceived production, and when, on occasion, Kylie was unable to realise all her dreams for the show, the tour motto was brought into force: "if in doubt, apply more glitter!" Accompanied by only two dancers (David Scotchford and Ashley Wallen

Ashley Wallen

Ashley Wallen is an Australian choreographer and has worked with stars such as The Sugababes, Kylie Minogue, Will Young and Mariah Carey.He was the resident dance captain on The X Factor and will appear as a panelist for Arlene Phillips on BBC One's DanceX....

) and a band. Interestingly, the band was mainly members of Australia's John Farnham band, with added backing vocalists. Despite the tight purse strings, with this added sparkle, and more importantly with Kylie performing a full spectrum of her back catalogue with unprecedented confidence and abandonment, no one from the audience, backstage or front of house had time to notice. With eighteen sell out shows, constantly added to through sheer demand, and a peak-time television special that captured Kylie at functions, parties, and backstage, alongside footage from the show, the whole thing was deemed unbeatable. Kylie received the best reviews of her career, with many commenting on the strength of her performance, her vocals and most notably the sheer stage presence that she now displayed.

Despite initial plans not to take the show outside of Australia, pressure from UK fans, who had heard about the show in great detail from the internet, forced Kylie to relent and bring the show to London in the form of three scaled-down shows at the Shepherds Bush Empire

Shepherds Bush Empire

The O2 Shepherds Bush Empire is a music venue in Shepherd's Bush, London, England, run by the Academy Music Group. It was built in 1903, as a music hall, and in 1953 became the BBC Television Theatre...

. The shows received the same euphoric reaction as back home, and with audiences on their feet throughout, press reports predicted her return to the top of the charts. The experience, and subsequent feedback, reiterated to Kylie the certainty to which direction her showgirl incarnation would now take her.

Set list

1. "Too Far"
2. "What Do I Have to Do?
   What Do I Have to Do?
   "What Do I Have to Do" is a song by Kylie Minogue.What Do I Have to Do? may also refer to:* What Do I Have to Do? , a compilation album by Stabbing Westward...
   
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3. "Some Kind of Bliss
   Some Kind of Bliss
   "Some Kind of Bliss" is a song performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. The song was written by Minogue, James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore for Minogue's sixth studio album Impossible Princess...
   
   "
4. "Put Yourself in My Place"
5. "Breathe
   Breathe (Kylie Minogue song)
   "Breathe" is a song by Australian recording artist and songwriter Kylie Minogue, for her sixth studio album Impossible Princess . The single was written by Minogue, Dave Ball and Ingo Vauk and produced by them...
   
   "
6. "Take Me with You"
7. "I Should Be So Lucky
   I Should Be So Lucky
   "I Should Be So Lucky" is a pop-dance song performed by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. The song was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman for Minogue's debut album Kylie .The song was released as the album's second single in December 1987...
   
   "
8. "Dancing Queen
   Dancing Queen
   "Dancing Queen" is a pop song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. It was released in August 1976, but was first performed two months earlier, on 18 June 1976, during a Royal Variety Show in Stockholm the evening before the Swedish royal wedding. It was the follow-up single to the hit "Fernando"...
   
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9. "Dangerous Game"
10. "Cowboy Style
    Cowboy Style
    "Cowboy Style" is a song by Kylie Minogue, from her 1997 album Impossible Princess, released as a single in August 1998. The song was released by Mushroom only in Australia because the record deal with Deconstruction for the UK and Europe ended after her previous single "Breathe".The song was...
    
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11. "Step Back in Time
    Step Back in Time
    "Step Back in Time" is a dance-pop, disco song written by Stock, Aitken & Waterman for Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue's third album, Rhythm of Love .-Background:...
    
    "
12. "Say Hey"
13. "Free"
14. "Drunk"
15. "Did It Again"
16. "Limbo"
17. "Shocked
    Shocked
    "Shocked" is a dance pop song written by Stock, Aitken & Waterman for Kylie Minogue's third studio album Rhythm of Love . It was produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman and received a positive reception from music critics...
    
    "

Encore

18. "Confide in Me
    Confide in Me
    Confide in Me is a compilation album by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, which was released in May, 2002. The album cosists both studio albums of her former record label Deconstruction Records, which are Kylie Minogue and Impossible Princess. However, her single Breathe was not featured...
    
    "
19. "The Loco-Motion"
20. "Should I Stay or Should I Go
    Should I Stay or Should I Go
    "Should I Stay or Should I Go" is a song by the English punk rock band The Clash, from their album Combat Rock. It was written in 1981 and featured Mick Jones on lead vocals. It became the band's only number-one single on the UK Singles Chart, a decade after it was originally released. In November...
    
    "
21. "Better the Devil You Know
    Better the Devil You Know
    "Better the Devil You Know" is a dance-pop song written by Stock, Aitken & Waterman for Kylie Minogue's third studio album Rhythm of Love.-Background:...
    
    "

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Australia
2 June 1998	Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...	Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	Palais Theatre Palais Theatre The Palais Theatre is a former cinema, now functioning exclusively as a concert venue, located in St Kilda, Victoria, Australia. With a capacity of 2,896 people, it is the largest seated theatre in Australia....
3 June 1998
4 June 1998
6 June 1998	Brisbane Brisbane Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...		Brisbane Entertainment Centre Brisbane Entertainment Centre The Brisbane Entertainment Centre is a centre, located in Boondall, a Brisbane City suburb, in Queensland, Australia.The arena has an assortment of seating plans, which facilitate the comfort of its users, subject to performance. Specific seating plans usually are allocated, depending on the...
8 June 1998	Sydney Sydney Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...		Capitol Theatre Capitol Theatre, Sydney The Capitol Theatre is a historic theatre building located at 13 Campbell Street, Haymarket, Sydney, Australia.-History:The Capitol Theatre is at the former site of the Belmore Markets. The latter were built in 1891 by George McRae, City Architect, and the structural engineer Norman Selfe, but were...
9 June 1998
10 June 1998
11 June 1998
14 June 1998	Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...		Thebarton Theatre Thebarton Theatre The Thebarton Theatre , is an entertainment venue located in the inner-western Adelaide suburb of Torrensville, South Australia. Constructed in 1926, it is one of the most popular medium size venues in Australia. With a capacity of 2000, it is often used by newly formed bands and established...
15 June 1998
17 June 1998	Melbourne		Palais Theatre
18 June 1998
20 June 1998	Sydney		Sydney State Theatre State Theatre (Sydney) The State Theatre is a heritage-listed theatre, located in Market Street, in the city centre of Sydney, Australia.The Sydney Film Festival is hosted there for two weeks each June, and has been there since 1974.-Description and history:...
21 June 1998
22 June 1998
29 June 1998	Canberra Canberra Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne...		Royal Theatre
1 July 1998	Sydney		Capitol Theatre
3 July 1998	Melbourne		Palais Theatre
4 July 1998
Europe
29 July 1998	London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...	England England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...	Shepherds Bush Empire
30 July 1998
31 July 1998

Personnel

Producer: Tarcoola Touring Company Pty.Ltd.

Management: Terry Blamey Management Pty. Ltd.

Executive Producer: Terry Blamey

Music Production: Steve Anderson

Musical Director: Chong Lim

Set Design: Brian Thompson

Lighting Design: Steven Swift

Creative Design: William Baker and Kylie Minogue

Tour Manager: Nick Pitts

Assistant Tour Manager: Warren Anderson

Assistant: Natalie Stevenson

Hair & Make up: Kevin Murphy

Wardrobe: Carol Minogue

Choreography: William Forsythe

Band

Keyboards: Chong Lim

Bass/Vocals: Joe Creighton

Guitar: Stuart Fraser and Carl Mann

Drums: Angus Burchall

Percussion: James Mack

Backing Vocals: Lisa Edwards and Natalie Miller

Dancers: David Scotchford and Ashley Wallen

Ashley Wallen

Ashley Wallen is an Australian choreographer and has worked with stars such as The Sugababes, Kylie Minogue, Will Young and Mariah Carey.He was the resident dance captain on The X Factor and will appear as a panelist for Arlene Phillips on BBC One's DanceX....

Broadcasts and recordings

The tour was released on PAL

PAL

PAL, short for Phase Alternating Line, is an analogue television colour encoding system used in broadcast television systems in many countries. Other common analogue television systems are NTSC and SECAM. This page primarily discusses the PAL colour encoding system...

 home video

VHS

The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....

 and a live CD

Intimate and Live

Intimate and Live is the title of a live album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, released in 1998.The album was highly successful in Australia, with the track "Dancing Queen" receiving considerable radio airplay. Its popularity fuelled rumours that Minogue was planning a studio version for...

in 1998. The concert was released in 2004 on DVD.

External links

• "1998 Intimate and Live Tour"
• Kylie Minogue notable Tours-Part 3-Intimate & Live
• Intimate & Live 1998
• INTIMATE AND LIVE 1998