Happy B'Day Aphrodite Les Folies!

Time passes so quickly! I can't believe it's been more than a year since the tour dates in the USA for Kylie's Aphrodite Tour were released and I bought the tickets to 2 of the shows in NYC for May 2nd and May 3rd... and now it's been ONE year since this absolutely incredible, breathtaking tour started in Herning, Denmark at the Jyske Bank Boxen to a full house of nearly 12,000 spectators that opening night!
P.S. All pictures belong to me.
My Aphrodite experience here: http://livelearnshineon.blogspot.com/2012/01/kylie-minogue-aphrodite-live-2011.html ;)

The tour received glowing reviews from entertainment critics.
Ed Power from The Daily Telegraph gave the concert a four star rating stating that "Kylie Minogue takes retro chic to dizzying extremes on her new tour. Channelling a hitherto unhinted at passion for Ancient Greece and Rome".
Power said that "Through a stunning series of set-pieces Kylie proved herself a peerless conjurer of pop spectacle and demonstrated that, when it comes to the classier brand of arena kitsch, she, not Lady Gaga, remains supreme authority."
Elisa Bray from The Independent gave the concert four stars (out of five) and said that "Minogue's authenticity and down-to-earth persona has always made her the most likeable pop diva. From her earliest fame days as Charlene in Australian soap Neighbours, girly though she remains, Kylie has made the successful transition to show-woman."
Ian Gittins from The Guardian commented that "there is no denying the scale of the production. From the moment Minogue rises from the stage reclining in a golden conch shell in a tableau based on Botticelli's Birth of Venus, it's evident that understatement is not on the menu tonight." He praised her live vocals, describing Minogue's voice as "oddly endearing" and concluded by saying that "it is unfortunate that mainstream America has never taken Minogue to its heart. On this flamboyant evidence, nobody is more ready for a Las Vegas residency."


Even in the USA, where Kylie is not a mega star, and it's her first tour that she actually took there, she got some really great reviews:
James Reed from The Boston Globe gave the Aphrodite Live 2011 concert a favorable review by saying that "all eyes were on Minogue, 42, and she was in regal form as both entertainer and singer."
Jason Lipshutz from Billboard gave the concert a positive review saying that "Minogue is still an under-appreciated musical force, and one that should not be missed on an all-too-rare U.S. trek."
Santiago Felipe from The Village Voice said that "at the center of it all was Kylie, who was by turns bashful and jokingly chiding and absolutely in command, changing dresses as quickly as some people change their mind, flirting with the audience through performances [...] She might be a bit of a cult popstar in the U.S., but she radiated at maximum wattage throughout the evening".

The tour supported Kylie's eleventh studio album, Aphrodite (2010). The tour visited Europe, Asia, North America, Australia and Africa. She has stated the tour was highly technical (as far as staging) yet it remained somewhat intimate. Given the nature of the show, the tour was officially acknowledged by two names: Aphrodite Les Folies (in Europe and Australia) and Aphrodite Live (in Asia, North America and Africa).

At the beginning of the new year, Minogue stated that the tour would be her biggest to date. The stage is proclaimed to be the most extravagant staging built for any concert tour with several movable parts, seven lifts and nearly 600 light sources. It will also feature water jets created by The Fountain People. The entire production is valued at over $25 million, and will see Minogue joined on stage by a cast of dancers and aerial performers along with her live band. The show will be moved throughout Europe by a crew of over 100 personnel in a fleet of 25 trucks.
Designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana (Dolce & Gabbana) worked with Kylie on the costumes of the tour. They stated, "Kylie has always been our Piccola Principessa [Little Princess], not just because of our work together but more so because of our friendship! Working with Kylie has always been very spontaneous and easy. We are given free reign to create because she trusts that we know exactly what she likes. This will be our third tour with Kylie and this time we have revisited iconic Dolce & Gabbana pieces, adapting them to different themes of the tour. This show definitely cannot be missed!"

the tour finished in Cape Town, South Africa on July 14th 2011, with overall of 5 continents, 26 countries and 77 shows!

















Tour Teaser by Lexus CT:



xo K