Kylie Minogue has ‘broken America’ as she put on a sizzling performance at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois on Wednesday evening. 

The pop diva, 56, previously admitted she felt ‘anonymous’ in the States, despite her iconic singer status elsewhere in the world. 

However, it now seems Kylie has won over America, as she performed several of her best hits including Can’t Get You Out of My Head and Better the Devil You Know to thousands of fans at the arena during her Tension Tour. 

For the performance, the singer wowed in a sparkly silver halterneck mini dress and matching knee-high boots. 

She paired classic black fishnet тιԍнтs with her ensemble and styled her blonde tresses curly for the evening. 

To complete her look, she wore a glamorous makeup palette, including a swipe of bold red lipstick, as she commanded attention on stage. 

Kylie Minogue has ‘broken America’ as she put on a sizzling performance in a stunning sparkly silver halterneck mini dress at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois on Wednesday evening

The pop diva, 56, previously admitted she felt ‘anonymous’ in the States, despite her iconic singer status elsewhere in the world

Kylie’s Tension Tour will conclude on August 26. She will then head to New York for two shows at Madison Square Garden before stopping for one show at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.

The star is the highest-selling Australian female artist of all time and the third best-selling in the UK, but has only now begun to make a name for herself in the US following the success of her viral 2023 hit Padam Padam.

In the past Kylie has claimed her failure to catch on stateside didn’t phase her and she enjoyed her anonymity there, however, her record label revealed in 2023 that the singer now has her eyes firmly set on cracking the US market. 

Padam Padam and follow-up album Tension helped turn her fortunes around in America and landed her a Grammy, a second number one on the US Billboard’s Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart and a Las Vegas residency, before she was tapped to join Netflix show, The Residence. 

In her return to acting Kylie, who first found fame in Aussie soap Neighbours, plays a heightened and foul-mouthed version of herself in the screwball murder mystery set in the White House.  

Speaking about her lack of success stateside Kylie said in 2022 she had ‘resigned myself to the fact that America wouldn’t be like the rest of the world for me. I’m anonymous there — which, I must confess, I kind of like.’ 

As well as telling The Express in 2009: ‘It doesn’t frustrate me [not cracking America]. It’s frustrating being asked about it and the ᴀssumption that it’s something really missing in my career and in my life.’ 

‘It just so happens that I live in London and my time is spent more throughout Europe and then there’s the Asian connection through Australia but the U.S.A. has remained at arm’s length.’

However, it now seems Kylie has won over America, as she performed several of her best hits including Can’t Get You Out of My Head and Better the Devil You Know to thousands of fans at the arena during her Tension Tour

The Residence, from Bridgerton boss Shonda Rhimes, also stars Orange Is The New Black’s Uzo Aduba and Marvel’s Randall Park.

Tension Tour Setlist In Full

.Lights Camera Action (contains elements of Benny Benᴀssi’s Satisfaction)

.In Your Eyes

.Get Outta My Way

.What Do I Have to Do?

.Come Into My World

.Good As Gone

.Spinning Around

.Taboo

.On a Night Like This

.Better the Devil You Know

.Shocked

.I Believe in You

.Things We Do For Love

.The Loco-Motion

.Hold On to Now

.Last night I dreamt I fell in love (Alok ft. Kylie Minogue)

.Where the Wild Roses Grow 

.Breathe 

.I Should Be So Lucky

.Say Something

.Supernova / Real Groove / Monday Blues / Where Does the DJ Go? / Last Night a D.J. Saved My Life

.Confide in Me

.Slow

.Timebomb

.Edge of Saturday Night

.Padam Padam

.Can’t Get You Out of My Head

.All the Lovers

.Tension

.Love at First Sight

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Fans were obsessed with Kylie’s cameo and many branded her the star of the show, as they wrote on X, formerly Twitter: ‘I’ll see this because of Kylie!  

‘THE only reason to watch is Kylie Minogue,’; ‘We need to get kylie minogue an emmy for the residence,’; 

‘I LOVE Kylie Minogue! I’m happy to see her in anything! She is the OG!’; ‘Kylie on her way to EGOT,’;

‘One of the best parts of #TheResidence is seeing Kylie Minogue in the actual show. Like I was not expecting her to be in the episode… BUT she was actually there! Shonda Rhimes got budget!!!’;

‘My favourite part of The Residence on Netflix so far is that Kylie Minogue is a central plot point,’;

‘Top three best parts about The Residence was seeing Kylie Minogue again.’

While discussing her plans to crack America Jamie Nelson, SVP of U.K. Recordings at Minogue’s label BMG, confirmed to Variety in 2023 that the label was always ‘confident’ Padam Padam would do well, but admitted that the song’s success has exceeded their expectations.

‘It’s now flipping into an area that’s unprecedented, not just for her, but for a lot of projects that have got so much history,’ he said, crediting TikTok and social media for the song’s viral success.

‘There’s a lot of heat and excitement about the record in America and we’ll continue to constantly build that story,’ he added.

Kylie addressed her chart comeback on social media recently, thanking fans for their support.

‘It has been an incredible week topped off by being my birthday today and 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.’

Amid its success, Kylie announced she would be following in the footsteps of an illustrious list of stars such as Cher, Celine Dion, Adele and Britney Spears, and taking on a Vegas residency. 

Kylie took Sin City by storm when she began in November 2023 but wrapped up her epic residency on May 4 after an impressive 20 shows.

At the final show, she addressed the audience, saying: ‘This is the end… for this moment. I love you so much – I cannot wait to see you again.’

The star is the highest-selling Australian female artist of all time and the third best-selling in the UK, but has only now begun to make a name for herself in the US following the success of her viral 2023 hit Padam Padam (pictured)

In the past Kylie has claimed her failure to catch on stateside didn’t phase her and she enjoyed her anonymity there, however, her record label revealed in 2023 that the singer now has her eyes firmly set on cracking the US market (pictured in February)

Amid its success, Kylie announced she would be following in the footsteps of an illustrious list of stars such as Cher, Celine Dion, Adele and Britney Spears, and taking on a Vegas residency (pictured 2023)

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An insider earlier told The Sun newspaper that Kylie so impressed Michael Gruber, the boss of the Vegas venue, that he offered her a ‘residency for life.’

‘Michael absolutely loves Kylie and doesn’t want to lose her. It is the first ‘residency for life,’ where you come and go based on your schedule that has been put on the table in Vegas,’ the insider dished.

‘Usually venues want to lock someone in for a fixed period or have exclusivity when it comes to live shows,’ they continued.

‘But when it comes to Kylie, Michael knows he is on to something Golden and he’s put the offer on the table for Kylie to consider.’

The pop princess went on to describe her newfound success in the United States with her residency, тιтled More Than Just a Residency, as ‘a big win for longevity’. 

Kylie’s UK Tension Tour Dates 2025

.May 16 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow

.May 17 – Utilita Arena, Newcastle

.May 19 – AO Arena, Manchester

.May 20 – AO Arena, Manchester

.May 22 – M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool

.May 23 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield

.May 26 – The O2, London

.May 27 – The O2, London

.May 30 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham

.May 31 – Birmingham, bp pulse LIVE

.June 2 – The O2, London