Kylie at BST Hyde Park review: More sensual than cheesy, this show is a reminder of her undeniable cool

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Last summer’s club smash “Padam Padam”, with its poppers-and-sweat-beads synths and chilly vocals, was a creative resuscitation for the 56-year-old, and its success is all over this punchy 90-minute greatest hits show. Novelty hit “The Loco-Motion” still feels as if it should soundtrack a Butlin’s- Throughout the show, the passing of time seems to be on Minogue’s mind. Notably, it’s a slinky rendition of “On a Night Like This” and a blown-out version of “Love at First Sight” that bring tonight’s show to an end – not, as some would have predicted, “Dancing”, that aforementioned track about death and oblivion, which upon its release felt pre-destined to close out a farewell tour. In fact, the song, along with the entirety of Minogue’s last two pre-“Padam Padam” albums, is absent altogether.