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Kylie Minogue review – Tension world tour kicks off with euphoric show stuffed with hit after hit

RAC Arena, PerthThe first stop on Kylie’s biggest tour in two decades reminds us that Australia’s queen of pop has always been a genius at reinvention

To stand in the screaming crowds (possibly the loudest I have ever heard) at Perth’s RAC Arena, on the first stop on what will be her biggest world tour in two decades, is a reminder of what a genius of reinvention she is. But even the most dependable voice in pop, who has earned her spectacular entrance – appearing high above the stage on a swing in a diamond-shaped cage made of lasers – seems not to have fully grasped how loved she is. ‘The gayest dream Denis Villeneuve never had.’ Photograph: Erik MelvinTension is a startling reminder of just how many hits she has produced – Come Into My World, In Your Eyes, Spinning Around, Can’t Get You Out of My Head, Outta My Way … and just when you think you might be about to get a reprieve from the dancing, the sexy beat of Slow begins (apparently her favourite of all her tracks – just one of many fine choices).

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