album received mixed reviews, many who commended its experimental and adventurous nature, while criticism was primarily directed towards her image and the album's composition. The album peaked at number four on the ARIA Albums Chart and number one on the Australian Music Report chart in January 1998. Impossible Princess peaked at number ten on the UK Albums Chart. Minogue returned to Australia in early 1998 to prepare for her Australian tour. Minogue's creative director and longtime friend William Baker was in Dubai with Steve Anderson, guitarist Carl Mann and percussionist James Mark. They were discussing the tour that they had booked in May 1998, wanting to hire more musicians and dancers. Development and production Minogue's first rehearsal was in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia. Minogue and Baker had started drawing stage concepts of how the tour would look like and wanted it to reflect onto the album's personal meaning. Objects in the album's content, including the "K" symbol and the multi-coloured cone, had been featured on the tour. Baker was discussing about the concepts and production of the tour, and felt that "there was something special and unique about Intimate and Live, a coming-of-age Kylie and her team." Baker felt Minogue's innovation with the crew of the tour would have "enabled" her to "shine on stage like a true star." The stage was largely based on Impossible Princess but Baker and Minogue wanted to create something that would "take the audience on a journey and tease them with the unexpected, playing with their preconceptions." Minogue felt she needed to "lighten up" and have fun on tour, rid from all the criticism and what the public said about her. Anderson, Minogue and Baker originally confirmed that they would not tour in the United Kingdom, but Baker commented that they were "so liberated by the British commercial failure, feeling that now we had nothing to lose." They decided to extend it into the UK only due to high demand. Minogue and Baker had collaborated with several photographers (including Baker) so they could use pictures to advertise the tour; one of the shots featured Minogue in a cow-boy hat and a pink background, which is similar to the "Cowboy Style" artwork. Deconstruction Records and Sony BMG were not in control of the tour, so Baker and Anderson took control of bookings and organisation. For venues, Baker and Minogue intended to perform at small theaters in