Kylie Minogue announces new album and world tour dates
Kylie Minogue teases world tour dates announcement. (Samir Hussein/WireImage)
Global pop superstar Kylie Minogue has finally announced her much anticipated world Tension Tour, as well as her brand new album, Tension II.
It’s the announcement that Kylie fans have had spinning around in their heads for well over a year now, following the release of the Aussie hitmaker’s viral 2023 smash, “Padam Padam”.
Finally, almost 12 months to-date after she dropped her 16th studio album Tension, Kylie has revealed that she will be hitting the road and touring the world through much of 2025.
The Tension Tour will be Kylie’s biggest since 2011, and will hit stops in North America, Australia, Asia, the UK and Europe.
The “Slow” songstress will hit the UK in May 2025 with nine dates, including two at London’s O2 Arena.
Tension Tour will begin in Australia before heading to Asia and the UK, with the North American and European dates to follow in the coming weeks.
“I am beyond excited to announce the Tension Tour 2025,” Kylie said in a statement.
“I can’t wait to share beautiful and wild moments with fans all over the world, celebrating the Tension era and more! It’s been an exhilarating ride so far and now, get ready for your close because I will be calling ‘Lights, Camera, Action’… and there will be a whole lot of Padaming!”
While fans have been unable to get the idea of a Kylie tour out of their minds for quite some time, yesterday the pop princess all but confirmed that it was coming, as she posted a short black and white clip to her social media channels.
In the short clip, the singer stood in front of a world map and points to several places, including North America and Australia, hinting at an imminent international tour announcement.
While Kylie performed a virtual, two-date tour of her 2020 album Disco due to the enforced Covid-19 lockdown, her last proper international tour was for her 2019 greatest hits collection Step Back in Time: The Definitive Collection in 2019.
She also toured her 2018 record, Golden, with the final leg wrapping up in early 2019.
Over the past few years, fans have had little tastes of Kylie live here and there, as she performed at British Summer Time in Hyde Park this July, and Budapest’s Sziget earlier this summer.
She also embarked on More Than Just a Residency, a short Las Vegas concert residency in late 2023 and early 2024.
In addition to the new global tour, Kylie has announced the sequel to her 2023 album Tension, title Tension II, will be arriving on shelves on 18 October.
LOVERS …. TENSION II … The sequel with NINE new tracks will be yours on October 18th! 🩶🩵🩶 Get ready for your close up … Lead single coming September 27th … LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION 💡📸🎬 But wait! There's more ….https://t.co/3R3ZhXDJeJ pic.twitter.com/cdSkGnDnXK
— Kylie Minogue (@kylieminogue) September 19, 2024
The new record will include nine new songs, including the lead single, “Lights, Camera, Action” which is due for release next week, 27 September.
Tension II will feature a total of 13 songs, including her recent collaborations with Tove Lo and Bebe Rexha, “My Oh My”, and her team up with gay country star Orville Peck and Diplo, “Midnight Ride”.
You can find out everything you need to know about Kylie Minogue tickets below.
How do I get Kylie Minogue tickets?
In the UK they go on general sale from 10am on 27 September via Ticketmaster.
An artist presale takes place from 10am on 25 September. This is available to fans who pre-order her album from the official store. You’ll be emailed details on how to access it from 10am BST on 24 September.
An AEG presale takes place from 10am on 26 September. This is available to those signed up to the AEG mailing list. You can do this at aegpresents.co.uk and you’ll be sent a presale link via email.
In Australia tickets go on sale from 12pm local time on 24 September via Ticketek, with a number of different presales taking place. You can find out more at ticketek.com.au.
For other presales taking place, you can check your local listing below.
What are the tour dates?
- 15 February – Perth, RAC Arena – tickets
- 18 February – Adelaide, Entertainment Centre Arena – tickets
- 20-21 February – Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena – tickets
- 26 February – Brisbane, Entertainment Centre – tickets
- 1-2 March – Sydney, Qudos Bank Arena – tickets
- 10 March – Bangkok, venue tba – tickets
- 12 March – Tokyo, venue tba – tickets
- 16 March – Kaohsiung, venue tba – tickets
- 17 March – Manila, venue tba – tickets
- 16 May – Glasgow, OVO Hydro – tickets
- 17 May – Newcastle, Utilita Arena – tickets
- 19 May – Manchester, AO Arena – tickets
- 22 May – Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena – tickets
- 23 May – Sheffield, Utilita Arena – tickets
- 26 May – London, The O2 – tickets
- 27 May – London, The O2 – tickets
- 30 May – Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena – tickets
- 31 May – Birmingham, bp pulse LIVE – tickets
What’s the Tension II tracklist?
The album features nine new tracks, including lead single “Lights Camera Action” as well as her recent songs with the likes of The Blessed Madonna, Bebe Rexha and Tove Lo and Orville Peck.
- Lights Camera Action
- Taboo
- Someone for Me
- Good as Gone
- Kiss Bang Bang
- Diamonds
- Hello
- Dance to the Music
- Shoulda Left Ya
- Edge of Saturday Night (with the Blessed Madonna)
- My Oh My (with Bebe Rexha and Tove Lo)
- Midnight Ride (with Orville Peck and Diplo)
- Dance Alone
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