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Kylie Minogue has paid the ultimate compliment to her home country.
The songstress, 56, announced her world tour dates on Thursday, with Australia the first cab off the rank.
Tension Tour 2025 begins in Perth on February 15, before moving onto Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.
Following the two Sydney shows on March 1 and 2, the tour moves onto Asia, then the U.K.
Kylie's fans went wild this week as the singer announced a world tour and her upcoming 17th studio album Tension II.
The album - set for release on October 18 - is a sequel to 2023's Tension - which received rave reviews from critics.
The two-time Grammy Award winner unveiled her album news with a short Instagram photo montage of herself in a flowing white gown on a beach with a funky beat playing in the background.
Kylie teased in the caption: 'LOVERS…. TENSION II… The sequel with NINE new tracks will be yours on October 18th!
Kylie Minogue, 56, fans went wild on Thursday when the singer announced 17th studio album Tension II, the sequel to 2023's Tension, with the post getting 20,000 likes in just one hour
'Get ready for your close up... Lead single coming September 27th… LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION But wait! There’s more....'
She additionally announced a world tour that will see her perform in Australia, Asia and the UK, as she shared: '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!'
Tickets for the UK dates will go on general sale at 10am Friday, September 27. Visit Kylie.com for more information on tickets for the Tension Tour.
Kylie released Tension a year ago on Sunday so her over three million followers were delighted to have a whole new body of work so soon after.
Flooding the comments section, they wrote: 'It’s giving “Aphrodite meets Light Years”'; 'This is the creative we needed a hint of Aphrodite with Light Years feels.'
Aphrodite is a 2010 album by Kylie while she released Light Years in 2000.
The two-time Grammy Award winner shared a short video to Instagram of photos of herself in a flowing white gown on a glistening wet beach with a funky beat playing in the background
Fans drew early comparisons between Tension II and previous albums, praised its visuals, and demanded Kylie's first tour in four years
Fans continued: 'Love that intro, I have goosebumps and love the cover❤️'; 'Can’t cope with how excited I am';
'YAY! Love this dreamy ethereal artwork - dress me in it pronto!'; 'Tour announcement plzzzzzzzzzzz';
'My beautiful muse What an incredible suprise I can't wait!! LOVE (sic)'; 'just in time for my birthday, thanks';
'I hope those 9 'new' tracks include the various collaborations from the last year!';
'oh god this is so beautiful, thank you Kylie Minogue for continuing the journey, I'm already looking forward to "Tension II".'
A superfan observed: 'Okay now this is incredible but PLEASE acknowledge that TODAY is the 30TH anniversary of KYLIE MINOGUE 1994.
The lead single from the new collection, Lights Camera Action, will be released on 27th September and is available to pre-save now.
Tension II will hope to replicate the success of Tension which outsold the entire top 20 combined on the UK charts, became her ninth No. 1 album, and gave Kylie her second Grammy.
Tension's lead single Padam Padam was released in May 2023 and is a dance-pop and synthpop song with elements of electronic music and Eastern European sound.
Padam Padam received critical acclaim from music critics, with many praising its catchiness and hook.
It won the inaugural Best Pop Dance Recording award at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in February.
Tension II will hope to replicate the success of Tension which outsold the entire top 20 combined on the UK charts, became her ninth No. 1 album, and gave Kylie her second Grammy
Kylie screamed with joy on the night when it was revealed she had won her first Grammy in 18 years and her second overall.
Tension owed much of its success to TikTok where Padam Padam went viral, proving the importance of social media in modern releases.
Kylie defeated the ageist industry when, at 55, Padam Padam became her biggest hit in over a decade despite facing an uphill battle at radio.
Major radio stations refused to play Padam Padam, but fans were able to get the track into the UK top 10 through streaming and downloads.
'Of course, it's a great moment for me — but it's a great moment for other artists, women particularly, who have this kind of prejudice or bias against them,' Kylie told People in 2023.
'So, like I say, I didn't set out to do this. I've also been the youngest kid where I had to fight to be heard or just occupy my space. The negative then was, "Well, you’re 18. what do you know?" So, through all the decades of my career, there's been something, and here we are,' she continued.
'I'm really proud to be representing this moment, and guess what? The earth didn't cave in, and everyone's having a great time. This is the age I am. What can I do?'
George Griffiths at the Official Charts said: 'It's a confident, left-of-centre turn, and people have been responding to it because of how confident it sounds, and how much it feels like a Kylie single.
'No one else could have probably pulled this song off,' he added.
With the success of Tension and the arrival of Tension II, Kylie is gearing up for her 20th tour, and her first since Summer 2019
Kylie addressed her chart comeback on social media at the time, thanking fans for their support.
'I can’t thank you enough. My heart is bursting with joy so thank you so so much,' she gushed.
'What an incredible, another wild turn in my life and my career. Thank you so much for all of your love and support, everyone who has got onto Padam Padam and made this possible for me. I love you, thank you so so much.'
Tension II will be released on October 18.
Tickets for the UK dates will go on general sale at 10am Friday, September 27. Please visit Kylie.com for more information on tickets for the Tension Tour.
