Concert Review: Kylie Minogue brings high-energy, euphoric hits to State Farm Arena

Kylie Minogue performs Padam Padam at State Farm Arena Photo by Jacob Nguyen Australian pop diva Kylie Minogue brought her Tension Tour to State Farm Arena on Friday night years after her last concert at the Fox Theatre In that span of years Minogue has seen her popularity spike once again in the United States after the hit single Padam Padam went viral in This was followed by two albums Tension and Tension II full of high-energy dance music While she s a beloved megastar with a nearly -year career of hits on most of of the planet the U S has only occasionally embraced her music notably at the beginning of her career in the late s with The Loco-motion and I Should Be So Lucky and then in the early s with Can t Get You Out of My Head In between she s disclosed a string of solid hit albums ranging from disco to country to orchestral and gone on big world tours that mostly avoided the U S That changed last year after Padam Padam which landed Minogue a Las Vegas residency and now this tour crisscrossing America to remind folks just what a powerhouse she remains While ostensibly promoting the latest albums the Tension Tour for the U S is a greatest hits package punctuated by deep cuts for stateside fans including a huge LGBTQ following who have remained devoted to her over the decades View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kylie Minogue kylieminogue Backed up by a tight band and troupe of dancers not to mention excellent visuals lights and chic costumes Minogue kept the capacity level turned all the way up for a two-hour set with only an occasional moment for her and the audience to catch a breath The night kicked off with an able assist from opening act Rita Ora who gave a -minute set of dance tunes to set the mood for the evening When Kylie appeared at exactly p m on the dot she was suspended on a swing inside a holographic diamond belting her latest hit Lights Camera Action which would be a sub-theme for the two-hour set to follow In Your Eyes Get Out of My Way Come Into My World and Spinning Around offered an overview of Minogue s s output before delving into her s s oeuvre with The Loco-Motion Better The Devil You Know and Shocked She then walked through the crowd to a secondary stage to perform a set of stripped-back tunes in the round She gamely took audience suggestions humming snippets of I Should Be So Lucky Chocolate and even a line of two of her Nick Cave murder ballad duet Where the Wild Roses Grow as fans pelted the stage with flowers Kylie Minogue performs Say Something at State Farm Arena Photo by Jacob Nguyen A giant disco ball dropped from the ceiling for an acoustic version of the disco hit Say Something but then it was a quick trip back to the mainstage for the sexy swirling of Confide In Me and Slow The night closed with the audience jumping to dance hits including Timebomb Edge of Saturday Night Padam Padam Tension and Can t Get You Out of My Head The euphoric cathartic All The Lovers and Love At First Sight had the crowd swaying and trilling along I will forever be baffled why Minogue isn t a bigger star here but for fans I ve been one since seeing her shine in an arena setting four decades into her career was quite a thrill Don t wait another years diva The post Concert Review Kylie Minogue brings high-energy euphoric hits to State Farm Arena appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta