{"id":893854,"date":"2026-09-16T08:08:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T08:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/893854\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T08:08:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T08:08:17","slug":"this-saturday-25-years-after-the-release-of-cant-get-you-out-of-my-head-a-kylie-minogue-tribute-concert-is-taking-over-a-historic-sydney-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/893854\/","title":{"rendered":"This Saturday: 25 years after the release of “Can’t Get You Out of My Head”, a Kylie Minogue tribute concert is taking over a historic Sydney church"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Few pop songs have earned their title quite so completely as Kylie Minogue\u2019s \u201cCan\u2019t Get You Out of My Head\u201d. 25 years after its release, it\u2019s still a certified banger\u2014but it\u2019s only one jewel in a catalogue of everlasting hooks. This weekend<\/a>, Kylie\u2019s biggest hits will take on a new form at St Stephen\u2019s Uniting Church in Sydney, where a string quartet brings a classical spin to her pop legacy.<\/p>\n

The star\u2019s arsenal of hits has undoubtedly stood the test of time\u2014\u201cLove At First Sight\u201d, \u201cSpinning Around\u201d and \u201cI Should Be So Lucky\u201d have filled dancefloors and soundtracked our shower singalongs for decades. This Saturday, the classics that have defined Kylie\u2019s career step out of the club and into a candlelit church for a 60-minute tribute powered entirely by strings.<\/p>\n

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25 years on: How Kylie\u2019s \u201cCan\u2019t Get You Out of My Head\u201d rocked the world<\/p>\n

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\u201cCan\u2019t Get You Out of My Head\u201d had everything it needed to become one of pop\u2019s most inescapable hits: a sleek dance-pop beat, a hypnotic \u201cla la la\u201d chorus and a futuristic music video featuring a now-iconic white hooded jumpsuit.<\/p>\n

The song was released on 8 September 2001 as the lead single for her eighth studio album Fever. Straight out of the gate, it took on a life of its own, going number one in 40 countries and since racking up over 1 billion streams on Spotify alone.<\/p>\n

But \u201cCan\u2019t Get You Out of My Head\u201d wasn\u2019t an instant yes for everyone. The song\u2019s original demo was reportedly passed over by both S Club 7 and Sophie Ellis-Bextor before Kylie Minogue heard it \u2014and turned it into one of the biggest pop hits of the 21st century.<\/p>\n

What to expect at Candlelight: Tribute to Kylie Minogue in Sydney<\/p>\n

Kylie Minogue\u2019s pop catalogue goes for a classical spin at this intimate tribute concert at St Stephen\u2019s Uniting Church<\/a>\u2014thousands of twinkling candles flickering against Inter-War Gothic arches and grand stained glass windows.<\/p>\n

Performed by the Ash Quartet, the hour-long programme swaps out the pop synths and dance club beats for string-led arrangements of era-defining hits. <\/p>\n

The tribute spans her career, from the early, fresh-out-of-Neighbours days with songs like \u201cThe Loco-Motion\u201d to the 2023 Grammy Award-winning hit \u201cPadam Padam\u201d. Other songs in the programme include chart-toppers like \u201cIn Your Eyes\u201d, \u201cHand on Your Heart\u201d, and of course, \u201cCan\u2019t Get You Out of My Head\u201d.<\/p>\n

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