Kylie Minogue Electrifies AFL Grand Final Crowd with Dazzling Performance

Kylie Minogue dazzled over 100,000 fans at the MCG, plus many more at home, with her 20-minute AFL Grand Final pre-game entertainment show, beating the elements to deliver a performance full of greatest hits, costume changes, and literal spinning around in the sky.

The show, which was a homecoming of sorts for the Melbourne girl, featured a video package at the start, voiced over by Minogue herself, with images of kid-Kylie spliced with footage of teams playing in the final, setting the tone for the night ahead.

"A homecoming like this? I should be so lucky."

The Setlist

Minogue's setlist included:

• Love at First Sight (2002)
• In Your Eyes (2002)
• Get Outta My Way (2010)
• On a Night like This (2000)
• All the Lovers (2010)
• Spinning Around (2000)
• Confide in Me (1994) with William Barton
• Slow (2003)
• Padam Padam (2023) with G Flip
• The Loco-Motion (1987)
• Can't Get You Out of My Head (2001) feat Dom Dolla remix

The 'Yaaaas' Moments

The show featured several standout moments, including a young pig-tailed 'Kylie' wearing a school uniform entering the pitch, headphones in, slowly pacing as the real Kylie readied herself on stage.

A jaw-dropping tone shift took place when Kalkadunga songman William Barton entered the stage to play guitar for Minogue's 1994 track Confide in Me.

"Wait did you hear that sound?" Minogue asked. "Are you telling me THE loco-motion stops right here at the MCG?"

Costume Changes Galore

Minogue's costume changes included a singlet featuring a vintage poster of her own face, black hotpants flanked by red and white full-length tassels and black knee-highs, a small black dress with gold knee-highs, and a floor-length golden jacket.

For one final reveal, Kylie emerged wearing a silver-white gown and black shades as she flew through the stadium sky.

G Flip's Instrumental Three-Peat

Aussie musician G Flip kicked off the pre-show on their signature drum kit with Worst Person Alive, followed by Bed on Fire, and finished off their set with a sax solo.

Easter Eggs and Honourable Mentions

Minogue hinted at some "Easter eggs" in the show, including a nod to her 2020 lockdown album or the glittery club track Your Disco Needs You from 20 years before.

The Inspired Unemployed conducted the Loco-Motion across the MCG, and retired players completed their lap of honour around the stadium as Mike Brady performed his anthem, Up There Cazaly.

"On a night like this, I wanna stay forever."