Tour by Kylie Minogue | |
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Start date | 15 February 2025 |
End date | 26 August 2025 |
No. of shows | 71 |
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Website | www |
Kylie Minogue concert chronology |
The Tension Tour is the upcoming sixteenth headlining concert tour by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. It will commence on 15 February 2025 in Perth, Australia, and is set to conclude on 26 August 2025 in Monterrey, Mexico, consisting of 71 shows.
Minogue announced the Tension Tour in September 2024, following the release of her sixteenth studio album Tension (2023) and preceding the release of her seventeenth studio album, Tension II (2024).
Kylie Minogue embarked on the Golden Tour, her fifteenth concert tour from 2018 to 2019, in support of her fourteenth studio album Golden (2018). The tour was a commercial success, with both Billboard and Pollstar reporting the tour's three concerts in London, England, at The O2 Arena grossed $3,368,900 USD with 30,100 tickets sold, placing her at eighth spot for the biggest concerts of September 2018. [1] [2] In 2020, Minogue released Disco . [3] Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, she livestreamed a special concert, Infinite Disco , featuring songs from the album as well as previous songs from her discography. [4] In September 2023, Minogue released her sixteenth studio album Tension . [5]
During promotion of Tension, Minogue first teased the possibility of a tour in the United States. During a 12 July 2023 appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen , she teased a tour or Las Vegas residency were "very possible" at the time. [6] Fifteen days later, More Than Just a Residency was announced. [7] Serving as the inaugural residency at the Voltaire at The Venetian Las Vegas, the show ran from November 2023 to May 2024. Following the initially planned November 2023 shows selling out and continued high demand, additional dates spanning from December of the same year to May 2024 were announced in August 2023. [8] The residency was both critically and commercially successful. [9]
During a February 2024 appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show , Minogue announced plans for a tour in the United States was in-the-works, revealing: "I haven't got the dates yet but we're working on it." [10] On 19 September 2024, Minogue announced the Tension Tour dates in Asia, Australia and Europe. [11] [12] In connection to the tour announcement, she revealed Tension II , a sequel to 2023's Tension, would release on 18 October of the same year. [13] In a statement concerning the tour's announcement, Minogue stated: "I am beyond excited to announce the 'Tension Tour 2025'. 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!" [14] Additional Australian shows were announced on 25 September. [15] [16] The following day, two additional concerts in Manchester and London were announced, respectively. [17]
On 30 September, during an appearance on Capital FM's Capital Breakfast , additional dates in London, Birmingham and Glasgow were announced, [18] billed as the final shows to be held in the United Kingdom. [19] On 3 October 2024, concerts in North America were announced, marking her first tour to visit the region since 2011's Aphrodite: Les Folies Tour. [20] [21] On 7 October, Minogue announced two concerts in France during an appearance on Quotidien, [22] with more dates in Europe added the following day. [23] An additional concert at Madison Square Garden was announced on 9 October, due to demand. [24] Two days later, Minogue announced Rita Ora and Romy would serve as supporting acts on during the North American concerts. [25] Venues for the Asian dates were announced on 22 October. [26] Two days later, Minogue announced eight concerts in Latin America. [27] As part of the tour, Minogue will perform at the Jazzopen Festival in Stuttgart, Germany, [28] [ better source needed ] the Tinderbox Festival in Odense, Denmark, [29] [ better source needed ] Bilbao BBK Live and Icónica Santalucía in Bilbao and Seville, Spain, respectively, [30] [31] and the Release Athens Festival in Athens, Greece. [32] [ better source needed ]
During an appearance on Nova FM's Ricki-Lee, Tim & Joel podcast, Minogue revealed the set list would chronicle the releases of Disco (2020), Tension (2023) and Tension II (2024), as well as "some of the old hits" and what she described as a 1990's "trip house" experimental-sounding concept, citing projects she'd done before and had "veered away from". She cited the Brothers in Rhythm remix of her "Confide in Me" as inspiration. [33] In interviews with Audacy and Papelpop, she cited her desired intent to perform songs, such as "Locomotion", "Can't Get You Out of My Head", "Slow" and "All the Lovers", as well as teased "In My Arms" would be performed "for sure" in Brazil. [34] [35]
Kylie Ann Minogue is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. Frequently referred to as the "Princess of Pop", she has achieved recognition in both the music industry and fashion world as a major style icon. Her accolades include two Grammy Awards, four Brit Awards and eighteen ARIA Music Awards. Minogue is the highest-selling Australian female artist of all time, with sales surpassing 80 million records worldwide. In 2024, Time named her one of the most influential people in the world.
Ultimate Kylie is the second major greatest hits album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, and her first greatest hits released under her contract with Parlophone, her record company between 1999–2015. The compilation was released in many different formats including a two-disc edition and a deluxe double disc with a bonus DVD. A separate compilation DVD with the same name, was released to accompany the audio versions. The album includes two new tracks; its lead single, "I Believe in You", and the second single, "Giving You Up". A third track, "Made of Glass", was recorded for the album but not used; it was included on the physical releases of "Giving You Up".
"On a Night Like This" is a song by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. It was released on 11 September 2000 by Parlophone and Mushroom Records as the second single for her seventh studio album, Light Years (2000), and was distributed in various formats. The track was originally recorded by Swedish singer Pandora and written by Steve Torch, Brian Rawling, Graham Stack, and Mark Taylor, while production was handled by the latter two, it was handed to Minogue to record. Musically, "On a Night Like This" is a Europop, dance-pop and house song that also incorporates elements of disco. Its lyrical content delves into experiencing unique, possibly sexual experiences during the night.
Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour was the eighth concert tour by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was launched in support of her second major greatest hits compilation, Ultimate Kylie (2004) and visited Europe. It began on 19 March 2005 in Glasgow, Scotland at SECC Concert Hall 4 and concluded on 7 May 2005 in London, England at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre. The tour was announced on 24 October 2004, promoted by 3A Entertainment in Europe and Frontier Touring in Asia and Australia. Showgirl: The Greatest Hits Tour was intended to be a celebration of both Minogue's career and long-term relationship with her audience.
"Step Back in Time" is a song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue from her third studio album, Rhythm of Love (1990). It was released as the album's second single on 22 October 1990, and distributed by PWL and Mushroom as a CD single, cassette tape and 12-inch and 7-inch singles. The track was written, arranged, and produced by Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, Pete Waterman, who are collectively known as Stock Aitken and Waterman, and was recorded in London, United Kingdom. Musically, it is a disco song that lyrically pays tribute to 1970s' culture.
Intimate and Live was the fifth concert tour by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, in support of her sixth studio album, Impossible Princess (1997). The tour marked a return to touring for Minogue, with her previous tour Let's Get to It Tour (1991) taking place seven years prior.
Showgirl: Homecoming Live is the fourth live album by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue. It was first released on 8 January 2007 as a double CD set, by Parlophone in the United Kingdom, before an international release took place in the following months. Produced by Steve Anderson, the album was recorded on 12 November 2006, during one of Minogue's concerts of her Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour in Sydney, Australia at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. The concert features U2's vocalist Bono as a featured artist on the song "Kids".
KylieX2008 was the tenth concert tour by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, in support of her tenth studio album, X (2007). The tour began on 6 May 2008 in Paris, France, at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy and concluded on 22 December 2008 in Melbourne, Australia, at the Rod Laver Arena. Consisting of five legs, totaling 53 shows, the tour was Minogue's most ambitious up-until that point in her career, stopping in over 40 countries and territories—24 in Europe, 6 in South America, 7 in Asia, and 8 cities across Oceania. Much to the delight of her international fans, Minogue had scheduled concerts in a wide variety of locations for the first time in her career, such as Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile,China, Colombia, Denmark, Dubai, Finland, Greece, Hong Kong, Latvia, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Venezuela.
Aphrodite: Les Folies Tour, also known as Aphrodite Live, was the twelfth concert tour by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was launched in support of her eleventh studio album, Aphrodite (2010). The tour was officially announced in September 2010, initially with European venues confirmed. Additional British dates were added in January 2011, alongside North American and Asian dates. Australian dates were confirmed in March 2011, and in May of the same year, Minogue announced she would tour Africa for the first time. The stage of the tour was composed of an Ancient Greek temple wall and two runways leading to a B-stage, which included a three-tiered scissor lift surrounded by water fountains. Thirty water jets created by The Fountain People, a tilted rotating platform and aerial performer displays were also part of the staging, paying homage to Greek mythology and culture. Effects and staging were provided by TAIT Towers, who described the stage as "one of the most technically advanced ever built". Fashion designers Dolce & Gabbana created the costumes for the tour.
The albums discography of Australian singer Kylie Minogue consists of seventeen studio albums, nine live albums, thirteen compilation albums, nine extended plays (EP), thirteen remix albums and four box sets. She is recognised as the highest-selling Australian recording artist of all time by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), with an estimated career sales of over 80 million units worldwide. Minogue has eight number-one albums on the ARIA Albums Chart, the most for any female Australian artist. In the United Kingdom, she holds the record for being the first female artist to score a number one on the Official Albums Chart in five consecutive decades, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
The Anti Tour was the thirteenth concert tour by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue, as part of the "K25" project. The tour began on 18 March 2012 in Melbourne, Australia at the Palace Theatre and concluded on 3 April 2012 in London, England at the Hammersmith Apollo, consisting of four shows in Australia and three shows in the United Kingdom.
The Kiss Me Once Tour was the fourteenth concert tour by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was launched in support of her twelfth studio album, Kiss Me Once (2014) and visited Europe, Australia and Middle East. Rumours of plans to tour arose as early as July 2013, after Minogue signed to Roc Nation. The tour was officially announced in March 2014, with the first European dates revealed. Australian dates were announced in June of the same year. The staging, inspired by Bauhaus architecture and club settings, was considered less elaborate and more simple than her previous tours and featured a runway, a B-stage and a series of structural beams. Costumes for the tour were created by fashion designers Jean Paul Gaultier, Julien Macdonald, William Wilde, Marchesa and Dolce & Gabbana. Effects were provided by ER Productions.
Golden is the fourteenth studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. On 6 April 2018, BMG Rights Management and Minogue's company Darenote made it available in a variety of formats. This is Minogue's first album with BMG, and her first musical release since Kylie Christmas (2015). Minogue began work on the album in London and Los Angeles before briefly visiting Nashville. She was inspired by Nashville's culture and music, particularly its country music influences. Inspired by her journey, she enlisted several producers to create new music, including Ash Howes, Richard "Biff" Stannard, Sky Adams, Alex Smith, and Mark Taylor, among others.
The Golden Tour was the fifteenth concert tour by Australian recording artist Kylie Minogue. It was launched in support of her fourteenth studio album, Golden (2018) and visited Europe and Australia. It began on 18 September 2018 in Newcastle, England at the Metro Radio Arena and concluded on 17 March 2019 in Mount Cotton, Australia at Sirromet Wines. The tour was announced in February 2018, consisting of dates only in the UK and the Ireland. The previously announced European tour was incorporated in September of the same year, and the Australian leg was announced in November.
Disco is the fifteenth studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. BMG Rights Management and Minogue's company Darenote released it on 6 November 2020 in both digital and physical formats. After finishing her campaign with her previous album Golden (2018), Minogue was inspired by a Studio 54-esque section on her Golden Tour to create a disco-themed album. Early sessions began in 2019-2020, but were temporarily halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread lockdowns. As a result, Minogue continued to work on the album remotely from London, using GarageBand and Logic Pro for the first time.
"Magic" is a song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. BMG Rights Management and Minogue's company Darenote released it as the second single from her fifteenth studio album Disco (2020) on 24 September 2020, and further distributed on various digital and physical formats on later dates. Minogue, Michelle Buzz, and Teemu Brunila co-wrote the song with producers Daniel Davidsen and Peter Wallevik, collectively known as PhD. Musically, it is a disco-pop song with a variety of instruments, and the lyrics discuss the feeling of falling in love.
Tension is the sixteenth studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. It was released on 22 September 2023 by BMG and Minogue's company, Darenote. Minogue enlisted several collaborators and producers for the album, including Richard "Biff" Stannard, Duck Blackwell, Jackson Foote, Lostboy, PhD, Cutfather, and Oliver Heldens. Originally inspired by the 1980s music and culture, she abandoned the idea and decided to make a record that emphasised each song's individuality rather than a central theme. Tension features various electronic dance genres and sounds such as pop, dance-pop, disco, electronic, and synth-pop. The lyrics to the album address themes such as love, lust, fun, and empowerment, all of which have appeared in Minogue's previous works.
"Hold on to Now" is a song by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. BMG Rights Management and Minogue's company Darenote released it for airplay on 30 October 2023, and then distributed it in various digital and physical formats between November and December that same year. Minogue wrote the song with producers Jon Green, Duck Blackwell, and her longtime collaborator Richard "Biffco" Stannard. "Hold on to Now" was one of the first songs written for the album Tension. It was developed from a sample melody Minogue sent to Stannard via voice note.
More Than Just a Residency, also called Kylie Minogue at Voltaire and Kylie Vegas (merchandising), was the first concert residency by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue, in support of her sixteenth studio album Tension (2023). The residency was announced in August 2023, and ran at Voltaire at The Venetian Las Vegas from 3 November 2023 to 4 May 2024.
Tension II is the seventeenth studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. BMG and Minogue's company Darenote released it on 18 October 2024 in various digital, physical, and streaming formats. It is a sequel to her sixteenth studio album, Tension (2023), and is described as the "high-energy, high-octane" version of its predecessor. Unlike her previous records, Tension II features several new producers and collaborators, as well as returning collaborators Duck Blackwell, Richard "Biff" Stannard, Peter "Lostboy" Rycroft, and Ina Wroldsen.