Kylie Will Make Your Life Better! We didn’t think she could possibly outdo herself. BUT SHE HAS!!!We were expecting a scaled-down version of her HUGE European show, but – shockingly – we were treated to an almost equally huge American show. The trimming was so minimal! The Aphrodite show is non-stop brilliance from beginning to end. The production value is through the roof! The pacing is on-point. It is so joy-filled! It was JUST what we needed! If you have a chance to check out this show, you MUST go! Twice!
PEREZHILTON.COM – 30th April 2011 – U.S.A.
In Boston debut, Minogue soars to enjoyable heights! . . her fans had been waiting a long time for this moment . . . the Australian pop star brought a two-hour spectacle that made you wonder why it has taken her so long to tour the United States . . . the crowd’s enthusiasm was high and the singalongs spirited.
THE BOSTON GLOBE – 2nd May 2011 – U.S.A.
Australia’s Kylie Minogue dazzles in her second stateside tour. It was a show of epic proportions. With Cirque du Soleil-style dancers, eight costume changes and a stage fit for a disco queen, Kylie Minogue’s Saturday night concert at the Patriot Center was an escape to another world. . . And grand it was. The $25 million tour boasts three sprawling staircases, aerial acrobatics and a series of larger-than-life props including a Pegasus statue set among mighty Grecian columns.. (with) staggering Dolce & Gabbana custom gowns and elaborate headdresses. . . She, like her audience, was there to promote only one agenda: having a good time. . . . there wasn’t a still body in the house.
THE WASHINGTON POST – 1st May 2011 – U.S.A.
Kylie shines in two-hour extravaganza Just like the Greek goddess she embodies in her show, Kylie Minogue served love, beauty and sexuality to her fans at the Patriot Center Saturday in her “Aphrodite Live Tour.” . . a theatrical spectacle and on par with the grand-scale productions of Madonna, Cher and Bette Midler. Minogue showed off her top-notch vocals and gave hardcore fans a treat . The show-stopping finale was her current hit “All the Lovers” — an appropriate way to end such a high energy and unified show. . . Throughout the tight 24-track, two-hour extravaganza, she made several eye-popping costume changes. . . more feminine than Madonna, her outfits were sexy but never raunchy. . . Her ability to connect with her fans is one of her greatest attributes as an entertainer. . . joyfully infectious and never disappointing..
WASHINGTON BLADE – 2nd May 2011 – U.S.A.
Live: Kylie Minogue Makes Grand Entrance After Grand Entrance At The Hammerstein. The Hammerstein Ballroom is a great room for spectacles. Some of the best shows I’ve seen in New York have been there, and all of them–Pulp, Kraftwerk, the Flaming Lips–have had a level of showmanship about them that has been heightened by the room’s deceptive intimacy and good sound. . . Kylie Minogue, however, blew those acts (and pretty much everyone touring arenas right now) away last night. The dancers were plentiful and they were all fantastic, resplendent in their high-concept outfits, waving feathers around like veteran burlesque performers. But 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 of “The Loco-Motion” (how refreshing it is to see someone so confident in her self that she’ll embrace what lesser artists would try to disown as early-career kitsch!) and “Slow.” She might be a bit of a cult popstar in the U.S., but she radiated at maximum wattage throughout the evening, making me believe that she could have exited the room and seized the Hot 100′s No. 1 spot from Katy Perry with just the cock of an eyebrow. . . she covered Eurythmics’ hymnlike “There Must Be An Angel”–it should probably be noted that this transpired shortly after three winged angels appeared onstage–and the room’s energy shot through the roof, almost as high as the improbable vocal runs first laid down by Annie Lennox all those years ago. The show ended with the gorgeous Aphrodite standout “All The Lovers,” an ode to ecstasy
VILLAGE VOICE – 3rd May 2011 – U.S.A.
Kylie Minogue Brings ‘Aphrodite’ Spectacle to NYC. Minogue . . . gyrating alongside her dancers and forcing the high notes to hit the rafters . . . is still an under-appreciated musical force, and one that should not be missed on an all-too-rare U.S. trek.
BILLBOARD – 3rd May 2011 – U.S.A.
Kylie Minogue dazzles at Fox spectacle On Friday night, the British/Australian megastar brought her $25 million “Aphrodite Live 2011” extravaganza to the Fox Theatre, and for two hours, the elfin Minogue and a cast of fantabulous dancers, singers and musicians reminded people that sometimes, it’s perfectly OK to indulge in mindless fun. Though this is a pared-down version of Minogue’s famously ornate European concerts, it still rivaled a Broadway production with a massive video screen stretching the width of the stage and framed by white columns, numerous rows of staircases, a dozen dancers and a set of adrenalized lights hyperactive enough to populate an arena show. Between the dizzying array of eye candy onstage and the solid pulse of Minogue’s club-friendly songs, there was never any motivation to do anything other than stand and fist-pump. . . . she is a dancing queen, a modern-day disco duchess and, truly, a pop star.
ACCESS ATLANTA – 7th May 2011 – USA.
If there’s a god, let’s hope he’s taking notes from Kylie Minogue. After her concert Saturday, I believe in her, and it’s about time the rest of America does too. The reportedly $20 million spectacle that this Australian pop star was brought to South Florida this past weekend . . AKA the world’s reigning pop diva’s Aphrodite tour, was simply heavenly. Minogue’s stage presence communicates the ease of someone who has it all: beauty, grace, and a magnetism that, despite all the naughty kitsch around her, maintains a refined charm. By the way: Despite the arena-sized venue, the show still felt really intimate. I was actually pretty jealous of the guys in the outer seats. They had much more room to dance..
NEW TIMES – 9th May 2011 – U.S.A.
Sometimes, it was hard to remember that this was the small version (of Aphrodite Live) . . Minogue and her cast of thousands (or so it seemed) were able to concoct a splashy, utterly stylish alternative reality . . . When the singer unleashed all the assets of her stage production, the effect was .. impressive. . . Call it down-sized if you want, but it was something big.
ORLANDO SENTINEL – 9th May 2011 – U.S.A.
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