Kylie Minogue fans went wild on Thursday when the singer announced a world tour and her upcoming 17th studio album Tension II.
The album, set for release on October 18, is a follow-up to 2023’s Tension, which received critical acclaim.
The 56-year-old two-time Grammy Award winner announced news of her album with a short photo montage on Instagram of herself in a white dress on the beach, with a funky beat playing in the background.
Kylie wrote in the caption: ‘LOVERS…. TENSION II… The sequel with NINE new songs is yours from October 18th!
‘Get ready for your close-up… Lead single drops September 27th… LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION But wait! There’s more…’
Fans of Kylie Minogue, 56, went wild on Thursday when the singer announced her 17th studio album Tension II, the follow-up to 2023’s Tension. The post received 20,000 likes in just one hour
The two-time Grammy Award winner shared a short video on Instagram featuring photos of herself in a flowing white dress on a glistening wet beach with a funky beat playing in the background
Kylie released Tension a year ago on Sunday, so her three million-plus followers were thrilled to receive a whole new body of work so soon after its release.
She also announced a world tour that will see her perform in Australia, Asia and the UK. She said: ‘I am incredibly excited to announce the TENSION TOUR 2025.
‘I can’t wait to share beautiful and wild moments with fans around the world, celebrating the Tension era and more!
‘It’s been an exciting ride so far and now get ready for your close-up because I’m going to shout Lights, Camera, Action… and there’s going to be a whole lot of Padaming!’
Tickets for the UK concerts go on sale Friday 27th September at 10am. Visit Kylie.com for more information on Tension Tour tickets.
Kylie released Tension exactly one year ago on Sunday and her three million followers were very happy that she was able to release a completely new album so soon after.
They wrote in the comments section: ‘It gives an ‘Aphrodite meets Light Years’ feel’; ‘This is the creative touch we needed: a touch of Aphrodite with a Light Years feel.’
Aphrodite is a 2010 album by Kylie, while she released Light Years in 2000.
Fans made early comparisons between Tension II and previous albums, praising the visual quality and demanding Kylie’s first tour in four years
Tension II hopes to emulate the success of Tension, which topped the entire top 20 in the UK charts, became her ninth number one album and earned Kylie her second Grammy.
Fans continued: ‘I love that intro, it gives me goosebumps and I love the cover’; ‘I can’t handle how excited I am’;
‘YAY! I love this dreamy, ethereal artwork – dress me in it quick!’; ‘Tour announcement plzzzzzzzzzzzz’;
‘My beautiful muse What an incredible surprise, I can’t wait!! LOVE (sic)’; ‘just in time for my birthday, thank you’;
‘I hope those 9 ‘new’ songs contain the various collaborations of the past 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 commented: ‘Okay this is incredible but PLEASE acknowledge that TODAY is the 30th anniversary of KYLIE MINOGUE 1994.
The first single from the new collection, Lights Camera Action, will be released on September 27th and is available to pre-save now.
With Tension II she hopes to match the success of Tension. Tension surpassed the top 20 of the British charts, became her ninth number 1 album and earned Kylie her second Grammy.
Tension’s lead single Padam Padam was released in May 2023 and is a dance-pop and synth-pop song with elements of electronic music and Eastern European sounds.
Padam Padam received critical acclaim from critics, with many praising its catchiness and hook.
The song won first prize for Best Pop Dance Recording at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in February.
Kylie screamed with joy in February when Padam Padam won the inaugural Best Pop Dance Recording Award — her first Grammy in 18 years and second overall
Tension owes much of its success to TikTok, where Padam Padam went viral, proving the importance of social media in modern releases (Kylie pictured on the app in 2023)
Kylie screamed with joy when it was announced that 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 how important social media is in modern releases.
Kylie beat the ageism industry when Padam Padam became her biggest hit in over a decade at the age of 55, despite struggling on radio.
Major radio stations refused to play Padam Padam, but fans managed to get the song into the UK top 10 through streaming and downloads.
“Of course it’s a great moment for me, but it’s also a great moment for other artists, especially women, who have that kind of prejudice or bias against themselves,” Kylie said. People until 2023.
“So, like I said, I didn’t set out to do this. I was also the youngest kid where I had to fight to be heard or just take up my space. The negative reaction back then was, ‘Well, you’re 18. What do you know?’ So, throughout 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 hasn’t collapsed and everyone’s having a good time. This is the age I am. What can I do?”
George Griffiths of the Official Charts said: ‘It’s a confident, left-field turn, and people are responding to it because it sounds so confident and because it feels like a Kylie single.
“Nobody else could probably have sung this song,” 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 took to social media at the time to talk about her chart-topping comeback and thanked her fans for their support.
“I can’t thank you enough. My heart is bursting with joy, so thank you so much,” she cheered.
“What an incredible, yet another wild turn in my life and my career. Thank you so much for all your love and support, everyone who went on Padam Padam and made this possible for me. I love you, thank you so much.”
Voltage II will be released on October 18th.
Tickets for the UK concerts go on sale Friday 27th September at 10am. Visit Kylie.com for more information on Tension Tour tickets.