WOW WOW WOW WOW!!!

Ok, posted quite a bit after the event but have had no internet for a week and a half so typed it out and saved it for posting later…yes another Kylie post…

Finally the time arrived for me to see Kylie’s X2008Tour, 26th July 2008 at The O2 arena, London. It was BRILLIANT!!! Boy she did not disappoint. I’d seen bits and pieces on Youtube and in the papers but nothing was like seeing it for real.

Luckily being at the O2 we had the whole show, unlike some of the open air and/or smaller venues around Europe. From the excellent opening with Speakerphone (one of the best if not unusual songs form the album), Kylie arriving on some weird cyber-spider web thing and a great vid prequel on the screens http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js86tXTHiOI , to the close of The One (Freemasons Mix – YAY! There’s a whole other post/rant about the screw up release of this but I aint even gonna bother!) and I should be so Lucky with a ballon drop there was not a dull moment. This had all been proceeded by seing Mamma Mia, so it really was a camptastic day!

The show was made even better by Kylie having some of the dancers from the two previous Showgirl tours so we had the PHWAORtastic-multi-tattooed Marco Da Silva and Jason Bietel!

The stage alone was a show in it’s self , the floor doubling as a giant video screen. Sometimes mirroring what was on the main screens at the back, sometimes having its own swirling 3D effect patterns. We were pretty high up but had a great view (apart from not being able to see the top of the back vid screens because of the lighting rig) and I think we saw the stage better even though it was tilted forward for those lower down. I also decided I want the huge silver skull Kylie was slowly swung in on down the center of the stage during Like A Drug. It would be a great way to arrive at places!

It was great to hear some of the songs that didn’t make it onto X. Again another post/rant about the album/promotion/who had what say – she’s leaving Parlaphone/EMI so nuff said really. I’d already heard a few other leaked ones but no the ones that were gonna be in the show. Some of them are far far better that what actually made it onto the album! the best being Ruffle My Feathers.

Kylie’s voice sounded amazing and much better than previous times, even doing the great high, long note of Your Disco…Certainly gave a finger to the people who say she can't cut it live!

It seemed to take a bit of time for the crowd, around us anyway, to get going and I was getting a bit worried. Didn’t stop Wend and I singing/wailing at the tops of our voices and prob annoying a few around us. Oh well! By the time we had the interval and the second half got going it all seemed to change. Dunno why. By the end the atmosphere was amazing! We had the chants of “Kylie, Kylie!”, slow hand clapping and the foot stamping. Not sure if we did but I think we got a bit extra and Kyle seemed to be taken aback by the amount of noise we were making with her even asking “You gonna let me go now?” with near enough the whole arena shouting back “NOOOOOOO!” and her just standing there laughing.

Unfortunately it all had to end but we left feeling very happy. The months of build-up and our weeks and days of counting down had def all been worth it. Lets hope there is more from Kylie soon! Some say it will be sooner than you think…