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Kylie Minogue has announced her new tour.

She will play a number of arena shows later this year in support of new album Kiss Me Once, which is released today (March 17).

The tour begins in Liverpool on September 24, taking in dates in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Nottingham, Newcastle, Cardiff, Glasgow, Belfast and Dublin, before concluding in Sheffield on November 13. Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday (March 21) from Live Nation.

The full list of Kylie's UK and Ireland tour dates is as follows:

24/09 – Echo Arena, Liverpool

26/09 – Phones 4u Arena, Manchester

29/09 – The O2, London

30/09 – The O2 ,London

01/10 - The O2, London

03/10 – Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff

05/10 – Capital FM Arena, Nottingham

07/10 – NIA, Birmingham

08/11 – The O2, Dublin

09/11 – Odyssey Arena, Belfast

11/11 – Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle

12/11 – SSE Hydro, Glasgow
13/11 – Motorpoint Arena, Sheffield

There will also be several dates in Europe. The full list of dates can be viewed here but more dates are expected to be added. Ticket prices are said to be between £44-£88 (the higher prices are for Gold Section Standing and the first few blocks). Regular standing is said to be £49.50.

Kylie will also play an intimate show at London's Bloomsbury Ballroom tomorrow (March 18).

The pop superstar marks today's release of new album Kiss Me Once with a MasterCard Priceless gig.

"I love performing in the UK and can't wait to get on stage in front of such an intimate crowd," Minogue said. "Having the opportunity to get up close and personal with my fans is Priceless. I'm looking forward to sharing the music from my brand new album - and a fun night with my fans!"

Head of brand and sponsorship at MasterCard UK & Ireland Shaun Springer added: "It doesn't get much better than seeing the iconic pop princess herself, Kylie Minogue, in such a great setting. It's set to be an unforgettable night for the fans."

The audience will be made up of 300 MasterCard holders who won tickets in an online ballot. Minogue also plays a more traditional UK arena tour later this year (see above).

Kylie's new single "Into The Blue" has gone in at #12 on the UK singles chart. No support from Radio 1, no promotion and pretty low sales on iTunes, the song did get very good airplay on other UK stations and sold well on physical formats. Had she done a couple of TV performances, it would have gone Top 10. Being on some reality talent show does not do the trick! This is only the second time in her career that an intro single does not enter the top 10 (the other one was "Some Kind Of Bliss" back in 1997). That said, this is still a very respectable chart position for an artist that has been releasing music for such a long time. It's just a little annoying that she hasn't done any promo for it. The album is out now (#2 in the UK midweeks, behind George Michael), but I don't expect any real promo for that either. It has been getting generally positive reviews - my limited box set just arrived so it won't be long before I finally hear the album.







In the meantime, here are some recent interviews. If only she had been able to take the time for a couple of performances as well. She will be a guest on Graham Norton early next month though, so fingers crossed for a performance...

While there has not been any official confirmation of Kylie's next single, it seems that she will release a limited 7" for Record Store Day next month. The title should be announced on March 20th - but could very well be something completely different from the actual next single. Collectors stay tuned...

UPDATE:

 It's an unreleased song! The title is "Golden Boy" and should be released on April 19th. View all the titles here