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Intimate and Live was the fifth concert tour by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue in support of her sixth studio album ''Impossible Princess'' (1997). Minogue confirmed going on tour in Australia when both Minogue's creative directors William Baker and Steve Anderson had talked to her about plans of a tour. Both Baker and Anderson, who were inexperienced in touring, decided to direct and promote the tour after Minogue left Deconstruction Records and Sony BMG. The set list consisted of mainly songs from the supporting studio album and rehearsals started during January 1998. The concert tour are divided into four parts; ''Impossible Princess'', ''Showgirl'', ''Cowgirl'' and ''Encore''. The first featured Minogue appearing inside a multi-colored cone, the second was inspired by Showgirl props and costumes, the third incorporated cowboy-influenced props and a K symbol, and the forth and final is an encore performance for "Better the Devil You Know". The tour garnered positive appreciation from music critics and commercial success. Tickets were completely sold as soon as dates and venues for the tour were announced, prompting the organizers to add more dates. Despite negotiations on not touring the UK, Minogue decided to visit the country and also achieved positive reviews and commercial success. A CD and DVD version of the concert tour was released in November 1998 and July 2003 respectively. Despite success, the aftermath of the tour took a toll on both Minogue and Baker, who were suffering from depression. They traveled to South America and the US in order to recover from the ''Impossible Princess'' era and begin work on Minogue's 2000 album ''Light Years''. ==Background== Kylie Minogue embarked a promotional tour in the Oceanic region in October 1997. Minogue performed in Singapore and then followed with Australian state capitals Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide. Next was Auckland and she finished off in Hong Kong. After the albums European release, she went on to promote the album with concert gigs in Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands.〔 Both Baker and Anderson, who to this day are Minogue's creative directors, were inexperienced to touring. Anderson appeared with Minogue for the first time at the 1998 Sydney Mardi Gras but Baker was absent. Baker was anxious on touring for the first time and "did not know what to expect."〔 In November 1997, Minogue released her sixth studio album ''Impossible Princess''. It became Minogue's first album to havepartial creative control on songwriting and composing.〔 The album received mixed reviews, many who commended its experimental and adventurous nature, while criticism was primarily directed towards her image and the album's composition. The album peaked at four on the ARIA Albums Chart and number one on the Australian Music Report chart in January 1998.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Impossible Princess )〕 ''Impossible Princess'' peaked at ten on the UK Albums Chart, her lowest charting studio album to date.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/Kylie%20Minogue/ )〕 Minogue returned to Australia in early 1998 to prepare for her Australian tour. Minogue's creative director and longtime friend William Baker was in Dubai with Steve Anderson, guitarist Carl Mann and percussionist James Mark. They were discussing about the tour that they had booked in May 1998, wanting to hire more musicians and dancers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Intimate and Live (concert tour)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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