December 23, 201212 yr From clips i have seen it seems to have been a great performance and KYlie delivered strong vocally, im glad they done the kylie jumping into jasons arms as at the time it was such a huge thing and in relation to kylie and jason its an iconic part of the song, did kylie perform anything else? Its strange, this concert had a lot of people on the line up and they were all big artists at the time but Kylie is the only one who really had a long term and successful career after the initial few years. Im not syaing that in gloatful way to Kylie as i actually like/liked queit alot of artists who performed and have bought material of some nature by nearly them all.
December 23, 201212 yr Author From the OCC Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan performed Especially For You at Hit Factory Live last night. See the full setlist below! Last night all of our festive pop dreams came true. Kylie and Jason reunited in front of our very eyes to sing Especially For You, especially for us. London’s O2 Arena played host to Hit Factory Live – a celebration of 25 years of Pete Waterman’s record label PWL, and possibly the most euphoric Christmas party the capital saw this year. Introducing the pair on stage, Waterman said, "Twenty five years ago I had a dream. I had a dream that we’d still be singing songs twenty five years later, and there’s one song that’s very special. Please welcome Kylie and Jason, Especially For You!” It was the first time in 23 years that Kylie and Jason had reunited to perform the duet. "How long have you waited for this?” Kylie asked the crowd during the chart topping song that sky rocketed her and Jason Donovan from soapstars to the status of pop’s golden couple upon its 1988 release. The Australian actors went on to become global popstars with the help of PWL and the era-defining production team, Stock Aitken Waterman. Hit Factory Live featured countless household names from the ‘80s and ‘90s - Sonia, Rick Astley, Bananarama, Steps, Sinitta, Dead Or Alive, amongst many more, all coming together to pay tribute to the man who helped kickstart their pop careers all those years ago. At this point we were planning to write up a review of the show, in the finest of detail, with the vast swathes of notes that we intended to scribble while sat in our seats. The truth of the matter is, we didn’t sit down for 3 hours. Or more accurately, we jumped about like loons for 3 glorious hours of shameless, riotous fun to some truly uplifting, joyous pop music. From the tone-setting opening strains of 2Unlimited (yes, 2Unlimited!) Get Ready For This, journeying through tune after tune that soundtracked our childhood, all the way to the final curtain, we danced so hard we got blisters, so hard our fringe went curly too. Here’s a sneaky glimpse at the setlist that caused this. Hit Factory Live: The Setlist 2Unlimited Medley: Get Ready For This / Twilight Zone / Tribal Dance No Limit Lonnie Gordon Happenin’ All Over Again Pat & Mick Megamix: Let’s All Chant / Use It Up & Wear It Out / I Haven’t Stopped Dancing Yet Hazell Dean Who’s Leaving Who? Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go) Brother Beyond The Harder I Try Sonia Megamix: Can’t Forget You / Counting Every Minute / Listen To Your Heart You’ll Never Stop Me From Loving You Pepsi & Shirlie Heartache Sinitta Megamix: Cross My Broken Heart / Right Back Where We Started From Toy Boy James Graham Love’s About To Change My Heart I’ll Always Be There Princess After The Love Has Gone Say I’m Your Number One Dead Or Alive Megamix: My Heart Goes Bang / Lover Come Back (To Me) / Something In My House / Brand New Lover You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) Rick Astley Together Forever She Wants To Dance With Me When I Fall In Love Whenever You Need Somebody Presentation: Rick presented Pete with an Official Number 1 Award for oustanding services to pop, on behalf of the Official Charts Company Never Gonna Give You Up Bananarama Nathan Jones I Heard A Rumour I Want You Back Venus Love In The First Degree Jason Donovan When You Come Back To Me Every Day (I Love You More) Nothing Can Divide Us Too Many Broken Hearts Steps Deeper Shade Of Blue Last Thing On My Mind One For Sorrow Stomp Tragedy Kylie & Jason Especially For You Steps / Ensemble Merry Christmas Everybody And finally, to celebrate 60 Years of the Official Singles Chart, 25 years of PWL, and countless classic Number 1 hits between the two great pop institutions, the Official Charts Company and OfficialCharts.com last night honoured Pete Waterman with his very own Official Number 1 Award – for oustanding services to pop. The packed O2 arena cheered as ‘80s hero Rick Astley handed over the award on stage, just before launching into last song of the set, Never Gonna Give You Up.
