Pop icon Kylie Minogue has announced she will be performing a North East date as part of her Tension world tour. 

The Padam Padam hitmaker is set to perform at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle on Saturday, May 17, 2025, as part of a string of dates across the country. 

The Grammy-winner is also set to get dancers 'spinning around' in the likes of Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield, Nottingham and Birmingham, as well as two nights at The O2 in London.

The 56-year-old will kick off the tour in Australia, before heading to Asia and reaching the UK on May 16 for a night in Glasgow. 

North East fans have already said it is the news "they had been waiting for" - with one Kylie lover saying she "had to get front row" for the concert. 

One person said: "I have been waiting for this for seven years!"

Minogue said: “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.”

Kylie also announced that a “sequel” to her 2023 album Tension, which includes nine new tracks, will be released on October 18.

In an Instagram post announcing the news of collection Tension II, Minogue said: “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.”

Last year Tension became the Australian singer’s ninth number one album in the UK charts.

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Minogue this year took home the Global Icon Award at the Brits and won the Best Pop Dance Recording Grammy for her hit Padam Padam.

She also performed at the British Summer Time festival in Hyde Park in July, followed becoming the first headliner at nightclub Voltaire, a venue at the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, in November 2023.

Tickets for her UK dates will go on general sale at 10am on Friday September 27.