Infinite Disco World Tour

The Infinite Disco World Tour is the nineteenth major headlining concert tour by Kylie Minogue, launched in June 2021 in support of her fifteenth studio album Disco (2020). The tour visited every continent, beginning in the Liverpool Arena in the United Kingdom, comprising of a total of 138 shows, ending in the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia.

Background and development
Following the release of her fifteenth studio album Disco, Kylie announced a worldwide live stream, entitled Infinite Disco; this was staged during the global pandemic at the time, and was a circa-sixty-minute set that drew its set list largely from Disco, as well as including some songs from Kylie's back catalog. This live stream was broadcast on the day following the release of Disco, as well as New Year's Eve of 2020. The New Year's Eve show, as well as featuring a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the live stream, ended with the announcement of the Infinite Disco World Tour, set to premiere in June 2021.

The tour commenced in the Liverpool Arena in England, and prior to opening night, Kylie shared some behind-the-scenes footage of rehearsals on her social channels.

Rehearsals
Rehearsals for the tour began in January 2021, in LH3 Studios, London, the same location that Infinite Disco was filmed. Initial rehearsals began with all sixteen songs on the deluxe edition of Disco, whittling down the songs that didn't translate into a live setting. In addition to this, several lesser-known singles, such as "Did It Again" and "Giving You Up", as well as deep cuts from Kylie's career were added into the jam sessions to see how they fit with the tracks from Disco.

After ten days of rehearsals, an initial draft of a set list was drawn up, featuring fourteen songs from Disco, and fifteen from the rest of Kylie's career. Over the course of production rehearsals, many songs were swapped and changed around to aid the flow of the show. The first few drafts of the set list featured less deep-cuts than opening night, but Kylie and Steve Anderson agreed that this tour was the perfect opportunity to include non-singles and lesser-known singles, so as to cater to the die hard fans, as well as introducing casual fans at the show to her older music.

Show synopsis
Set in the round, the set of the Infinite Disco World Tour consisted of a circular stage with runways extending to the corners of the venue; a cylindrical video screen hung above the stage, and an array of mirrorballs hung around the set. The main stage was tiered and featured several lifts to aid the movement of the onstage cast and also props.

The show began with a stripped back instrumental of "Magic", with images of Kylie's mouth appearing on the screen in time with the introduction. Elements of "Light Years" and "I Love It" were incorporated into the introduction, before a verse of "Magic" is performed live, with Kylie unseen by the audience. After this, a chorus of "Made in Heaven", a B-side from Kylie's eponymous debut album is performed, as the disco balls begin to spin and light up the venue and the video screen begins to rise. After this, "I Love It" is performed, as Kylie is revealed to be descending from the ceiling atop the largest disco ball, dressed in a Paco Rabanne sequined gown, which was likened to one of the outfits worn in the music video for "Magic"; Kylie is originally silhouetted to the audience as the opening bars progress, being fully revealed just before the verse starts. Kylie remains on top of the disco ball for the duration of the song as the dancers take to the stage. After this, Kylie performed "Monday Blues", joined by her backing vocalists on the highest tier of the main stage. "Right Here, Right Now" followed with a new funk-disco remix. During the show in Milan, Kylie was joined by Giorgio Moroder for the performance. After speaking briefly to the audience, Kylie closed the act with a performance of "Spinning Around", which was performed as a mashup with Earth, Wind & Fire's "September", after which she is taken below the stage.

Space Odyssey begins with twinkling lights appearing on the video screen, as excerpts of "Light Years", "Dreams" and "Supernova" are heard; this then builds into the countdown of "Light Years", as the video screen rises once again to reveal Kylie in a red jumpsuit adorned subtly with sequins; she sings alone initially, before her dancers arrive on stage draped in flowing coloured cloths as they move about the stage; the song is shortened slightly and leads into "Supernova" where Kylie is joined by her female dancers, as a laser show lights up the venue. "Supernova" ends and is immediately followed by the outro of "Light Years", as Kylie is stood in the centre of the stage with her dancers laying at her feet. "I Believe in You" followed this, with a remix based loosely on "I Feel Love", during which Kylie walks the catwalks on the edges of the stage. After this, a new remix of "Come into My World" was performed, where Kylie explored the tiered main stage interacting with her male dancers in time with the lyrics of the song. The act ended with a shortened version of "Never Too Late".

Euphoria began with an extended mix of "Miss a Thing", the introduction of which featured excerpts of "Fragile", "Hey Lonely" and "Lost Without You". The performance included roller skating dancers, spinning disco balls, and Kylie in a long silver sequined cape standing in the centre of the stage. This cape was removed to reveal a silver minidress as the show moved into a thumping new remix of "In Your Eyes", as Kylie was joined by her dancers dressed entirely in black. The act ended with a performance of "More More More", marking the song's first ever live performance; it used elements of "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" by Modjo, and featured Kylie interacting with three of her male dancers. throughout the song.

Pulse started with an intro using elements of Donna Summer's "Love to Love You Baby", as vocoded excerpts of "Slow", "Obsession" and "Real Groove" speak over the track; during this, the dancers take to the stage one by one dressed in an array of outfits, this leads into a performance of "Slow", mashed up with "Love to Love You Baby", as Kylie rises to the stage in a gold outfit, similar to the one worn during the Infinite Disco live stream. During this performance, Kylie performed with her female dancers and backing vocalists. "Real Groove" was performed immediately after with the whole dance troupe. Kylie then spoke to the audience before a new 80s remix of "Giving You Up" was performed, marking the first performance of the song in nearly 16 years.

The fifth section of the show began with an interlude using "I Guess I Like It Like That" from Let's Get to It and "Butterfly" from Light Years, as well as incorporating excerpts of Kylie's 1998 collaboration with Towa Tei "GBI (German Bold Italic)" and "Burning Up". This then segued into a new remix of "Burning Up", featuring synth chords and a driving bass line, where Kylie emerged in a black asymmetrical garment. After another brief chat with the audience, Kylie then performed a minimal house remix of "Can't Get You Out Of My Head", performing robotic choreography with her dancers. This was followed by a new remix of "On a Night Like This", and the section ended with a new remix of "Into the Blue".

Ethereality began with an intro blending "Chocolate" and "Breathe", as well as incorporating elements of "Disco Down" as the intro speeds up; Kylie then performed "Disco Down", dressed in a white cutout outfit. This segued into a new remix of "All the Lovers", which segued again into "Say Something". After another chat with the audience, Kylie performed "Celebrate You" and closed the section.

The penultimate section, Disco Diva, began with an interlude of "Your Disco Needs You", borrowing elements an excerpts from "Confide in Me" and "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi", before a new funk remix of "Did It Again", likened to Dua Lipa's "Don't Start Now", was performed, Kylie emerging in a baby blue garment. This marked the song's first live performance in more than 20 years, and involved the female dancers portraying different looks and personas from Kylie's back catalog, much like the video for "Did It Again". Kylie then went on to perform a new remix of "Love at First Sight", before moving into "Where Does the DJ Go?". After this, Kylie took requests from the audience, and in some countries performed full impromptu songs such as "I Should Be So Lucky" and "Your Disco Needs You". After this, Kylie closed the main body of the show with "Last Chance".

The encore began with a stripped down instrumental, incorporating "Better the Devil You Know" and "I Should Be So Lucky", before Kylie emerged in a silver gown to perform "Dance Floor Darling", joined by the dancers as the pre-chorus started. After an extended outro, Kylie thanked the audience and performed "Magic", also utilising an extended outro.