There’s something reassuring about seeing Kylie Minogue live. Whether she’s playing Glastonbury, an arena or a club in Las Vegas, the 56-year-old pop icon is such a pro that you know you’re in safe hands. However, that knowledge doesn’t make tonight’s show in Hyde Park any less dazzling. As she arrives on stage in a red vinyl jumpsuit and launches into the robotic title track from her 2023 album Tension, a current of electricity seems to spread through the crowd. They are hyped up and Kylie can feel it. “Don’t make me cry,” she says dabbing at her eyes. “We only just started.”
She manages to hold off, and instead blasts through a show so stacked with hits that it leaves you breathless. Kylie knows what her fans want to hear, and while she does sprinkle in some newer songs, such as her recent Orville Peck collaboration Midnight Ride, and Hold On To Now from her Tension album, the setlist is mostly a glorious celebration of 35-plus years of pop perfection.
