KylieFever2002

Fever Tour

Tour by Kylie Minogue
Promotional poster for the German dates of the tour.
Associated album	Fever
Start date	26 April 2002
End date	16 August 2002
Legs	2
No. of shows	38 in Europe 11 in Australia 49 Total
Kylie Minogue concert chronology

Fever Tour was the seventh concert tour by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue. It was in support of her eighth studio album, Fever. The show was filmed in Manchester, on 4 May 2002 and released on a DVD titled KylieFever2002: Live in Manchester, along with a bonus CD.

Background

The tour was the biggest production Minogue had put on to date. The album and its music videos were able to provide and inspire multiple stage sets and costume changes, the first of its kind to use projection. The tour had a much larger budget than past shows due to the success of the album and its singles. Due to the increase in money the stage sets were able to become much grander with two staircases and five projection screens which were used to enhance the different themes of the show.

The costumes for the show were designed exclusively for Minogue by Italian designers Dolce & Gabbana. The choreographer for the tour was Rafael Bonachela.

It was Minogue's first tour to have sponsors, which were Evian and Vodafone. At each of the UK shows, sponsors Evian gave away free bottles of water, the packaging for which replaced the Evian branding with the name 'Kylie'. Bottles were also marked with the words, "Evian – Kylie's official thirst quencher for the 2002 Fever Tour".^[1]

As the album's lead single began to grow in the U.S., Minogue devoted time before the tour to promote the song and album. Minogue's visit sparked rumors of a tour in the States. According to Capitol Records president Andy Slater, a U.S. has not been discussed. Minogue commented on her reluctance to tour the States. She felt the American audience wouldn't "get" her live shows and wouldn't know her back catalogue".^[2] Despite rumors of a North American leg, plans never developed due to Minogue's status in that country.^[3] During the time, British magazine Hello reported a U.S. tour had been cancelled, so that Minogue could focus on her personal life.^[4] It was later revealed Minogue was swayed differently by her management. However, Minogue did tour the U.S. with Jingle Ball, an annual concert produced on by KIIS-FM, visiting Anaheim, Houston, Miami, Philadelphia and New York City.^[5][6][7]

A special webcast of the show at the Manchester Arena was shown exclusively on MSN UK live for fans around the world.

Concert Synopsis

Across the tour, each show was split into seven acts and an encore, with twenty three songs performed.

Silvanemesis opened the show with an instrumental introduction of "The Sound of Music". Kylie then rises out of the stage encased in a metallic outfit dubbed the "Kyborg". This peels back to reveal Kylie in a silver bra and mini-skirt and matching boots. She goes on to sing "Come into My World" and a remixed version of "Shocked". She then welcomes the audience and sings "Love at First Sight". She then introduces "Fever" and closes the section.

Droogie Nights begins with an instrumental interlude of Beethoven's "Ode to Joy". This then leads into a new remix of "Spinning Around", where Kylie and the dancers are dressed to resemble characters out of A Clockwork Orange.

The Crying Game begins with an interlude of "Where Is the Feeling?" before the left screen rises to reveal Kylie in a black ball gown singing Boy George's "The Crying Game". She then goes onto perform a medley of three of her own songs: "Put Yourself in My Place", "Finer Feelings" and "Dangerous Game" before returning to "The Crying Game" and closing the act.

Streetstyle begins with a dance/video interlude of "GBI: German Bold Italic". A dancer then enters and draws graffiti on a screen, when Kylie emerges dressed as a police woman to sing "Confide in Me". She then goes on to sing "Cowboy Style" and finishes the act by inviting the backing vocalists to sing "Kids" with her.

Sex in Venice opens with "On a Night Like This", where Kylie and the dancers are dressed in corsets. After this, Kylie sings a new version of "The Locomotion" and then closes the act by performing "In Your Eyes", which breaks down in the chorus to a Latin-style medley of "In Your Eyes", "Please Stay" and "Rhythm of the Night".

Cybertronica is the sixth section and begins with a tap dance interlude which was supposed to lead into a reworked version of "Never Too Late".^[8] This was cut, however, and a remixed version of "Limbo" was performed, which saw Kylie rise out of the stage in a pink tank top and white cargo pants. Following this, she sang a new remix of "Light Years" which featured a chorus of "I Feel Love". She then went on to sing a new version of "I Should Be So Lucky", closing the act.

Voodoo Inferno served as the first encore, beginning with a percussion interlude, before revealing Kylie rising above the stage with a red dress wrapped at her waist singing "Burning Up", revealing 12 dancers beneath it later in the song. She then closes the main body of the show with "Better the Devil You Know".

The second encore was a one-song encore where Kylie rose through the catwalk in a white waistcoat and cargo pants to sing "Can't Get You Out of My Head".

Set list

Act 1: Silvanemesis

1. "The Sound of Music" (Instrumental Introduction)
2. "Come Into My World"
3. "Shocked" (contains elements of "Madskillz-Mic Chekka")
4. "Love at First Sight"
5. "Fever"

Act 2: Droogie Nights

6. "Ode to Joy" (Instrumental Interlude)
7. "Spinning Around"(Contains elements of "September")

Act 3: The Crying Game

8. "Where Is the Feeling?" (Performance Interlude)
9. "The Crying Game" / "Put Yourself in My Place" / "Finer Feelings" / "Dangerous Game" / "The Crying Game" (Reprise)

Act 4: Street Style

9. "GBI: German Bold Italic" (Video Interlude)
10. "Confide in Me"
11. "Cowboy Style" (Contains elements of "Double Dutch Bus", "Double Dutch", "Buffalo Gals" and "The Real Slim Shady")
12. "Kids"

Act 5: Sex in Venice

14. "On a Night Like This"
15. "The Locomotion"
16. "Latin Medley": "In Your Eyes" / "Please Stay" / "Rhythm of the Night" / "In Your Eyes" (Reprise)

Act 6: Cybertronica

16. "Cybertronica" (Dance interlude)
17. "Limbo"
18. "Light Years" / "I Feel Love"
19. "I Should Be So Lucky" (contains excerpts from "Dreams")

Act 7: Voodoo Inferno

20. "Burning Up"
21. '"Better the Devil You Know"

Encore

22. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (contains elements of "Blue Monday")

Tour dates

Personnel

External links

• Minogue's Official site

References

• "2002 KylieFever"
• Kylie Minogue notable Tours-Part 4 – Fever Tour 2002
• FEVER TOUR 2002