Kylie Minogue stuns fans at first Las Vegas show at Voltaire at The Venetian
Kylie Minogue’s fans have come from all over the world to see her debut show in Las Vegas where she stunned the crowd. See the photos and video.
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It was love at first sight on Kylie Minogue’s opening night in Las Vegas – both for the Australian pop icon and her adoring fans.
Kicking off her long-awaited six-month residency, Minogue said it already “felt like home” after an upbeat and glamorous 80-minute trip down her chart-topping memory lane.
“Eight-year-old me would have a hard time believing all of this,” she told the 1000 lucky patrons at Voltaire, an intimate new 1970s-style disco lounge that was unveiled on Friday night (local time) at The Venetian Resort.
The performance was Minogue as her admirers had never seen her before, even though many had followed the 55-year-old’s career around the world.
She unveiled new dance routines for her classic songs, strutting her stuff on a runway that brought her up close and personal with those who splurged thousands of dollars for VIP tables.
In between bottle service of Minogue’s own rosé, they boogied at their banquettes as the songstress serenaded them with all her hits dating back to her 1987 breakthrough The Loco-Motion.
“I know some of you are new to the Kylie party, but some of you have been here for a very long time,” she said, as she recalled how she spent all her pocket money as a 17-year-old to record the demo.
In a nod to Elvis Presley, the original king of Las Vegas, the start of the pop queen’s 20-show reign on the Strip featured a soulful cover of Can’t Help Falling In Love.
“I can’t help but feel the spirits of all the greats who’ve performed here,” Minogue said.
Between four costume changes, she belted out her biggest songs from a record-breaking five consecutive decades, including 1994’s Confide In Me, 2000s Spinning Around, 2001’s Love At First Sight and 2010s All The Lovers.
But it was Padam Padam that many of her younger fans were there to hear, this year’s electro-pop dance hit from her 16th studio album Tension that took the US by storm.
It had hearts beating fast in Voltaire, including for Kheori DuPuch, 26, Henry Schwartz, 31, and Shawn Westcott, 26, who travelled from New York for the opening night.
Mr Westcott said they could not believe they managed to secure tickets amid the international scramble.
“Everything she does, she kills it,” he said.
Zoe Wetherall, who is from Melbourne but lives in New York, said she was thrilled to see someone from her hometown succeeding in the US.
“I’m such a huge Kylie fan. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve seen her live – I’ve seen every tour she’s done in Melbourne since 2000,” the 39-year-old said.
“Her concerts are always so entertaining.”
The night began with Belle de Nuit, a French cabaret-style performance that blended dance, drag, circus, pole dancing and burlesque.
But it was Minogue the fans came to see, and as they chanted her name between songs, she thanked them for travelling “from far and wide”.
“I’m so happy to see you all, to feel your presence, to be with you tonight,” she said.
“I was just reminded of talking about this show a year and a half ago … that was the start of the conversation with Voltaire, which was literally a feeling at the time.”
On a night like this, that feeling doesn’t get any better.
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