Promotional tour by Kylie Minogue | |
Minogue performing "Slow" during the show
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Associated album | Body Language |
Date(s) | 15 November 2003 |
Duration | 75 minutes |
Body Language Live | ||||
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Video by Kylie Minogue | ||||
Released | 12 July 2004 | |||
Recorded | 15 November 2003 (London, England) | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 110 minutes | |||
Label | Parlophone | |||
Kylie Minogue chronology | ||||
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Money Can't Buy EP | ||||
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EP by Kylie Minogue | ||||
Released | 10 February 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2003 | |||
Genre | Pop, dance-pop | |||
Label | Parlophone | |||
Kylie Minogue chronology | ||||
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Money Can't Buy was a one-off concert show held on 15 November 2003 at entertainment venue Hammersmith Apollo, London, to promote Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue's ninth studio album Body Language. It was entitled so as no tickets were offered for sale publicly and only invited guests and competition winners attended the show. William Baker and Alan MacDonald served as creative and art directors, respectively, while Michael Rooney and Steve Anderson worked on the choreography and musical arrangements. Display hardware manufacturer Barco provided LED displays for showing graphics as backdrops to the performances. Minogue wore five different costumes, designed by fashion houses such as Balenciaga, Chanel, and Helmut Lang, for the 75 minutes-long show. The total cost of staging the concert was £1 million.
Minogue primarily performed tracks from Body Language during the show, although songs from her past albums were also included in the set list. It was split in four segments: "Paris by Night", "Bardello", "Electro" and "On Yer Bike". Critical reception towards the show was generally favourable, with compliments directed at the visuals and inclusion of past songs. Critics also praised the show's 1980s-influences and its Parisian imagery. The concert was streamed live on AOL.com and broadcast on television channels ITV1 and Network Ten a few days later. It was also filmed and released as a DVD, entitled Body Language Live, on 12 July 2004. The DVD performed well commercially in Australia and United Kingdom, where it received a platinum and gold certification, respectively.
Following the global success of her eighth studio album Fever, Minogue began working on her ninth studio album Body Language. Aiming to create a dance-pop album inspired by electronic music from the 1980s, Minogue enlisted collaborators such as Cathy Dennis, Dan Carey, Emiliana Torrini, Johnny Douglas and Mantronix. To promote Body Language, a one-off concert show was organised to be held at entertainment venue Hammersmith Apollo, London, on 15 November 2003 - two days before the release of the album.