Kylie Minogue has announced a huge world tour for 2025, which will see the pop legend embark on her biggest international run of shows in more than a decade. The tour will open next year in Minogue’s home country, Australia, before heading to Asia and eventually reaching the UK in May. More countries and dates are expected to be announced over the coming weeks, including shows in Europe, North and South America.
Minogue, 56, will be taking songs from her 2023 album Tension – such as her chart-topping summer anthem “Padam Padam” – on the road. She will release Tension II, a brand new collection of 13 dance tracks next month on 18 October. On the forthcoming record are nine brand new Kylie studio songs, plus her latest dance hit “Edge of Saturday Night” with American DJ The Blessed Madonna and collaborations with Bebe Rexha, Tove Lo, and Sia.
Speaking about the Tension tour, Minogue 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 up because I will be calling Lights, Camera, Action... and there will be a whole lot of Padaming!”
Tickets for the UK dates will go on general sale at 10am Friday 27 September. You can find available seats on Ticketmaster at that time.
The UK dates include shows in Glasgow, Newcastle, Sheffield, Nottingham, and Birmingham, as well as two nights at London’s O2 arena.
Audiences are likely in for a treat. In The Independent’s four-star review of Minogue’s recent July show at British Summer Time festival in Hyde Park, Adam White wrote that her performance was both sensual and pleasantly cheesy – a huge reminder of Minogue’s undeniable cool.
“Minogue is open, overjoyed, and emotional from the off. Barely a quarter of the set has passed before she scrambles to the back of the stage to mop up a tear,” wrote White.
The UK dates announced for the 2024 Tension tour are:
16 May 2025, Glasgow, OVO Hydro
17 May, Newcastle, Utilita Arena
19 May, Manchester, AO Arena
22 May, Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena
23 May, Sheffield, Utilita Arena
26 May, London, The O2
27 May, London, The O2
30 May, Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena
31 May, Birmingham, bp pulse LIVE
Tickets for the UK dates will go on general sale at 10am Friday 27 September. For more information, visit Minogue’s site here.
Kylie Minogue Tour Dates
Minogue will be hitting stages around the world, with her first stops in Australia, Asia and the UK. In February, she kicks off her tour in Perth, Australia, and will continue to make stops across her home country. She will then travel to Bangkok, Thailand, and Tokyo, Japan, before heading to Taiwan and the Philippines.
The UK leg of the tour takes place in May and will see Minogue perform in nine different venues. Her tour will wrap up in June, with a final show in Birmingham.
Kylie Minogue’s Tension II
The pop icon will also release a brand new album, Tension II, on 18 October. The album will feature 13 dance tracks, including nine new Kylie studio songs. She will be featuring collaborations with Sia, Orville Peck, Diplo, the Blessed Madonna, Bebe Rexha, and Tove Lo.
The album’s lead single, “Lights Camera Action,” will be released on September 27. You can check out the full tracklist below:
- 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 [ft. The Blessed Madonna]
- My Oh My [ft. Bebe Rexha and Tove Lo]
- Midnight Ride [ft. Orville Peck and Diplo]
- Dance Alone [ft. Sia]
Kylie Minogue’s Career and Legacy
Kylie Minogue’s career has spanned over three decades, and she has become one of the most successful pop stars of all time. Her rise to fame began in the 1980s, when she starred in the iconic Australian soap opera Neighbours. She then went on to release a string of hit albums, including Fever and Aphrodite, and her song “Padam Padam” was named one of the best songs of 2023. In 2024, she won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Dance Recording for the same song, marking only her second Grammy win.
Minogue’s success is a testament to her talent, her hard work, and her ability to evolve with the times. She has embraced a variety of musical genres over the years, from bubblegum pop to disco to electronic dance music. She has also used her platform to speak out on important issues, such as breast cancer awareness, which she was diagnosed with in 2005.
