Alas, it has come to an end. Kylie Minogue concluded her two week mini tour of North America with three nights at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom, a 2,500 capacity theater which sold out the first of three nights well in advance. The show went off mostly like the ones before, although after expressing hers and the band’s bittersweet feelings about the tour’s end after the first set, Kylie was not her usual chatty self between songs. Maybe she was sad. Or maybe those New York crowds had her worn out. A few notable guests were in the audience last night – Jake Shears and Babydaddy of the Scissor Sisters were in the lower mezzanine to watch Min sing three of the songs they wrote with her – “White Diamond,” “I Believe In You,” and the new one, “Better Than Today.” Hardly dancing (and flanked by Amanda Lepore), the Sisters seemed quietly impressed by the production. While many noted that the relatively low stage of the Hammerstein was not conducive to a performance by a relatively short singer, the crowd was just as enthusiastic as ever – cheering loudest at key points: during “Light Years” when she says “my name is Kylie,” when “Boombox” becomes “Can’t Get You Out Of My Head,” and of course at the finale.
It was the finale of the final night that held the biggest surprise. On Monday night some rebel in the crowd held up a sign requesting “Your Disco Needs You.” Kylie acquiesced, acknowledging the rumor that indeed, an a cappella version was possible, a la Chicago, and had the crowd join her for an impromptu rendition. That, however, replaced the penultimate song, so Monday’s crowd heard neither “The One” nor “I Should Be So Lucky.” Tuesday’s crowd got both. After the beautiful ballad-into-Freemasons remix of “The One,” Kylie told the audience that they would be getting something extra, and performed her torch song version of “I Should Be So Lucky,” accompanied only by a piano. The night closed, as always, with “Love At First Sight,” and then a slightly longer curtain call (where the dancers appeared to be already drinking, red cups in hand). After all the fanfare and expectation, the crowd was enthusiastic but only in the moment. When Kylie was finished, so were they, no tears, no begging for more. Maybe New York City wasn’t the best place to say goodbye with their jadedness, but after the warm reception she got across the continent, hopefully there will be more Kylie tour magic like this in the future.
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