Intimate and Live was the fifth concert tour by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, in support of her sixth studio album, Impossible Princess (1997). Minogue confirmed the tour after her creative directors, William Baker and Steve Anderson, had discussed the idea with her. Both Baker and Anderson, who were inexperienced in touring, decided to direct and promote the tour after Minogue left Deconstruction Records and Sony BMG. The set list consisted of mainly songs from the supporting studio album and rehearsals that started during January 1998. The shows were divided into four parts; Impossible Princess, Showgirl, Cowgirl and an encore. The first featured Minogue appearing inside a multi-colored cone, the second was inspired by Showgirl props and costumes, the third incorporated cowboy-influenced props and a K symbol, and the fourth and final is an encore performance for "Better the Devil You Know". The tour garnered positive appreciation from music critics and commercial success. Tickets were completely sold as soon as dates and venues for the tour were announced, prompting the organizers to add more dates. Despite negotiations on not touring the UK, Minogue decided to visit the country and also achieved positive reviews and commercial success. A CD and DVD version of the concert tour was released in November 1998 and July 2003 respectively. Despite the success, the aftermath of the tour took a toll on both Minogue and Baker, who were suffering from depression. They traveled to South America and the US in order to recover from the Impossible Princess era and begin work on Minogue's 2000 album Light Years. Background Kylie Minogue embarked a promotional tour in the Pacific region in late 1997. Minogue performed in Singapore and then followed with Australian state capitals Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide. Next was Auckland and she finished off in Hong Kong. After the albums European release, she went on to promote the album with concert gigs in Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands. Both Baker and Anderson, who to this day are Minogue's creative directors, were inexperienced with touring. Anderson appeared with Minogue for the first time at the 1998 Sydney Mardi Gras, but Baker was absent. Baker was anxious to tour for the first time and "did not know what to expect." In October 1997, Minogue released her sixth studio album Impossible Princess. It became Minogue's first album on which she had partial creative control on songwriting and composing. The