British Summer Time Hyde Park (BST Hyde Park) is a series of concerts held once a year in London's Hyde Park. BST Hyde Park lasts for up to three weeks. Since 2013, BST Hyde Park has seen headliners such as Arcade Fire, Celine Dion, Bruce Springsteen, The E Street Band, the Rolling Stones, Bon Jovi, Barbra Streisand, Lionel Richie, Kylie Minogue, Black Sabbath, Neil Young, Pearl Jam, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Guns N' Roses, The Who, Blur, The Strokes, Robbie Williams, Taylor Swift, P!nk, Adele, Duran Duran, Take That, Billy Joel, Blackpink, Lana Del Rey, SZA, and Andrea Bocelli. In 2023, the capacity was 65,000.
2015[]
Kylie first headlined the festival in 2015, performing on 21 June on the Great Oak Stage. The show was performed as part of her Kylie Summer 2015 European mini-tour, incorporating the show seen at the Kiss Me Once Tour.
Concert synopsis[]
Kylie performing "Better the Devil You Know"
The Hyde Park set ran largely the same as the rest of the Summer 2015 shows; the show opened with a video intro of "Breathe", incorporating elements of "Les Sex" and "Better the Devil You Know". This was followed by a full performance of the latter, Where Kylie emerged in a black cape and crown atop the illuminated lips. This was followed by a performance of "In My Arms", Kylie having removed her cape, and the KylieX2008 mix of "In Your Eyes". The opening section closed with a performance of "Wow".
The second section began with "Step Back in Time", where Kylie emerged in a red crystal-adorned dress, paired with matching boots and a faux collar and tie, flanked by dancers that were described as liquorice all-sorts. This led into "Spinning Around", "Your Disco Needs You" and "On a Night Like This". Following a chat, Kylie performed "Bette Davis Eyes" and "Can't Get You Out of My Head". Following this, prompted by the crowd, Kylie performed the Neighbours theme song acapella. After this she performed "Slow", before launching into an impromptu performance of "I Should Be So Lucky". The Abbey Road version of "The Loco-Motion" followed, and the second section closed with a performance of "Kids".
The third section of the show began with the extended mix of "Get Outta My Way", where Kylie emerged in a gold sleeveless jumpsuit. This was followed by "Love at First Sight" and "Celebration". The main body of the show ended with "All the Lovers".
For the encore, Kylie emerged in a tailcoat to perform "Into the Blue"
Set list[]
ACT I
1. "Breathe" (intro, with elements of "Les Sex and "Better the Devil You Know")
2. "Better the Devil You Know"
3. "In My Arms"
4. "In Your Eyes"
5. "Wow"
ACT II
6. "Bauhaus Disco" (interlude)
7. "Step Back in Time"
8. "Spinning Around" (with excerpt of "Got to Be Real")
9. "Your Disco Needs You"
10. "On a Night Like This"
11. "Bette Davis Eyes"
12. "Can't Get You Out of My Head"
13. "Neighbours" (Acapella, influenced by crowd)
14. "Slow"
15. "I Should Be So Lucky"
16. "The Loco-Motion"
17. "Kids"
ACT III
18. "Get Outta My Way"
19. "Love at First Sight"
20. "Celebration"
21. "All the Lovers"
ENCORE
22. "Into the Blue"
2024[]
Kylie returned on 13 July 2024 to headline the show, this time drawing from her sixteenth studio album Tension (2023).
Concert synopsis[]
The show began with an extended intro of "Tension" which featured pyro blasts before Kylie rose to the stage at the end of the catwalk in a red PVC outfit to perform the song. This was followed by the More Than Just a Residency version of "Come into My World". After this Kylie performed shortened versions of both "In Your Eyes" and "Get Outta My Way" as a medley. Kylie briefly chatted with the audience, before introducing "Things We Do for Love", which marked the song's first live performance since the release of Tension.
The second section began with "Confide in Me", where Kylie emerged at the peak of the stage in a gold dress and gloves. Kylie then performed a shortened version of "Red Blooded Woman", the song's first performance since For You, For Me in 2009. She then immediately performed "Slow", this time dropping the usual mashup with "Love to Love You Baby"; she performed the album version of the song before launching into an entirely new remix for the final chorus. Kylie then chatted briefly with the audience and then performed "Better the Devil You Know", and closed the section with "Hold On to Now".
The third section began with "Midnight Ride", performed as a virtual duet with Orville Peck, who appeared on the screens. This was followed by a performance of "Spinning Around", a brief acapella line from "Step Back in Time" and a performance of "The Loco-Motion". After this, Kylie took requests from the audience, performing acapella snippets of "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi", "2 Hearts" and "Got to Be Certain", before performing a verse and chorus of "I Should Be So Lucky". This section ended with what Kylie described as a "pick-n-mix", performing a medley of "One More Time", which was the song's debut performance, "Wow" and "Shocked", before performing "I Believe in You".
The fourth section began with an extended intro of "Padam Padam", where Kylie emerged wearing a black and white dress. "Padam Padam" was followed by a performance of "Can't Get You Out of My Head", where she was joined by Anitta. After this, Kylie performed an acapella chorus of "Where the Wild Roses Grow", passing roses out to the audience, before ending the section with a performance of "All the Lovers".
The encore opened with a new mix of "On a Night Like This", which teased "Good as Gone" in its intro; Kylie emerged wearing a mesh glitter bodysuit and a light-up cape. Kylie then invited Bebe Rexha and Tove Lo on stage to debut their collaboration "My Oh My". The show ended with a performance of "Love at First Sight".
Set list[]
ACT I
1. "Tension"
2. "Come into My World"
3. "In Your Eyes"
4. "Get Outta My Way"
5. "Things We Do for Love" (live debut)
ACT II
6. "Confide in Me"
7. "Red Blooded Woman"
8. "Slow"
9. "Better the Devil You Know"
10. "Hold On to Now"
ACT III
11. "Midnight Ride"
12. "Spinning Around" (with excerpt of "Got to Be Real")
13. "Step Back in Time" (Acapella by request)
14. "The Loco-Motion"
15. "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi" (Acapella by request)
16. "Got to Be Certain" (Acapella by request)
17. "2 Hearts" (Acapella by request)
18. "I Should Be So Lucky" (Acapella by request)
19. "One More Time" (live debut)
20. "Wow"
21. "Shocked"
22. "I Believe in You"
ACT IV
23. "Padam Padam"
24. "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (with Anitta)
25. "Where the Wild Roses Grow" (Acapella)
26. "All the Lovers"
ENCORE
27. "On a Night Like This" (with excerpt of "Good as Gone" in the intro)
28. "My Oh My" (with Bebe Rexha and Tove Lo) (live debut)
29. "Love at First Sight"
