Kylie Minogue announces Australian opening act and extra tickets to shows.
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Today, along with some remaining “production” release tickets going on sale, Kylie Minogue announced that the talented Mallrat will be her opening act on the Australian leg of her world tour.
Mallrat has been breaking barriers since her influential debut in 2016 – accumulating over half a billion career streams in her discography and ARIA Platinum status. The project of Grace Shaw has shared stages with Maggie Rogers, Post Malone, King Princess, Conan Gray; collaborated with Azealia Banks, The Chainsmokers, BENEE, Blu DeTiger, Cub Sport; a late night TV debut on The Late Late Show with James Corden; headline world tours amongst globally recognised festivals Reading and Leeds, Austin City Limits, Laneway, Splendour In The Grass, Listen Out and boasts multiple triple j Hottest 100 entries from 2017 – 2020. The adored songwriter and producer, Mallrat has catapulted across the globe with critical acclaim from NPR, Stereogum, NME, NYLON, PAPER Magazine, The New York Times, Billboard, Noisey and more further affirming Mallrat as a beacon primed for the world stage. Mallrat will release her sophomore album Light hit my face like a straight right on Fri 14 Feb.
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Following the Australian leg of the ‘Tension Tour 2025’, the world tour heads into Asia in March, North America in April / May (including two nights at the iconic Madison Square Garden, New York) then onto the UK in May / June (including four nights at The O2, London), Europe in June / July before Latin America in August.