It's been nine years, Kylie breathily announced to her adoring, glitter-adorned crowds on Saturday night, since she last took to the stage at London’s Hyde park.

And in a slick and sexy 90 minute spectacle, the pop princess proved she’d lost none of her trademark sparkle.

Resplendent in a red latex catsuit and towering heels, Kylie opened the show with a bang, singing ‘Tension’, in which she urges a lover to not be shy and to touch her right there.

The fans lapped it up. “We love you Kylie!” chanted a man in gold hot pants. “Oh my god she’s a goddess,” gushed an emotional American mum. 

For many of us of a certain age growing up in the UK, Kylie was part of the wallpaper of our formative years.

Firstly, the Ramsay Street tomboy turned Stock, Aitken and Waterman megastar taught us to love pop music. Next, she guided us through our development of edgier tastes, whether they were the indie balladeering of Nick Cave collaborations or the sweatier high energy club sounds. 

Now, with shows like this she makes it plain that legacy gigs and tours don’t just belong to guitar bands.

Each of her three eras were well represented in the set. The bubblegum pop period was recalled by full versions of ‘Better The Devil You Know’ and the ‘Loco-Motion’. The latter had everyone dancing with train track gestures in the crowds, and Minogue herself laughed “that was amazing but really weird”. 

This was the evening’s only whiff of cheese. More pervasive was the park’s smell of horse manure which seemed at odds with the fragrant star.

There was a sweet section where song requests from the audience were taken, spanning ‘2 Hearts’ a cappella, along with a slowed down, moving verse of ‘I Should Be So Lucky’. Minogue wasn’t the only one to reach for a tissue.

Kylie’s indie flirtation was represented by ‘Where The Wild Roses Grow’ later on, even if Cave was absent and the version seemed rushed.

The mighty hits of ‘Spinning Around’ and ‘Can’t Get You Out of My Head’ and last year's megahit, LGBT favourite Padam Padam, did exactly what they were supposed to, and the 2010 track ‘All The Lovers’ closed out the main show.  

With the giant hits and toe tappers used up, a three song encore fell slightly flat, even if it did  feature the live debut of latest single ‘My Oh My’. Vaguely latin, reminiscent of Charli XCX, and helped out by guest stars Bebe Rexha and Tove Lo, it should do well. 

Of course a show such as this wasn’t just about the music, or even the many costume changes. As the spangly hordes streamed out of the park with joy on their faces and jiggles in their hips, they probably hoped Kylie won’t leave it another nine years to return.