Kylie Minogue fans will be 'Spinning Around' this evening as the Australian singer and musician takes to the stage as part of her highly anticipated 'Tension Tour'.
The Aussie sensation is currently playing arenas around the country in all kinds of spectacular outfits, all complete with dancers, stunts, props and more.
Representing Kylie’s biggest tour since 2011, she opened in her home country earlier this year before heading to the United States. This month, she's already played shows in Glasgow and Newcastle – and now it's Manchester's turn as he plays two back-to-back gigs tonight and on Tuesday, May 20.
Hits from the Tension album include the title track, 'Hold On For Now' and the 2023 summer anthem 'Padam Padam'.
But with a career spanning over 30 years, Kylie also has many other songs in her back pocket from 80s classics like 'I Should Be So Lucky', to 2000s bops like 'Can't Get You Out of My Head'.
After playing to fans at the AO Arena, she'll head to Liverpool, Sheffield, London, Nottingham, Birmingham and Glasgow again before heading out to shows in the rest of Europe.
Speaking about the tour back in September, Kylie said: “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!”
Support for Kylie's show will come from drag queen, DJ and recording artist Jodie Harsh.
Jodie adopted her name at the age of 18 when she moved from Canterbury to London for her studies. Her name is reportedly inspired by television personality and glamour model Jodie Marsh.
Once in London, she made a name for herself by hosting her own parties at different venues across London, with her debut taking place at Soho Revue Bar.
As well as having millions of streams for tracks like My House, Jodie has played massive events across the world, as well as launching club night Feel It, which has hosted sets and performances from the likes of Jessie Ware, Charli XCX and Newcastle's own Patrick Topping.
Jodie has also remixed tracks for the likes of Beyonce and Justin Timberlake and will now get on the decks in Manchester ahead of Kylie performing to a packed crowd and delighting them with classic hits and new material.
Stage times are always subject to change and the best advice is always to get in and find your seats as soon as you can.
We've been given this rough guide for the stage times for the show:
Doors: 6pmJodie Harsh and DJ: From 7:30pm Kylie: 8:30pm
Ticketmaster have published the above seating plan which shows the full arena bowl set up.
This includes the block numbers across the floor seating area and the two tiers. The map also shows a B Stage and the seating and standing around it.
There are a number of bars around the concourse once you are inside the venue serving a range of drinks.
Food options are mostly limited to bar snacks such as burgers, chips, tortilla chips and bags of sweets and chocolates in the main public bars.
As of October 2024, drinks prices include £8.95 for a pint of beer or cider and £35 for a full bottle of wine. Drink offers include two bottles of wine for £60, saving £10 on the price per bottle.
There is also a 4 for 3 offer on its three cocktail mixes of passionfruit martini, raspberry and peach collins and mojito, which are individually priced at £9.
At last check, a 200ml serving of prosecco was £11.70 – or a full bottle for £40.40.
Bottles of water costed £3, while fizzy drinks, which are served in medium cups with a straw are £5.40 or £6.60 for large.
There is a large multi-storey car park based next to the AO Arena, with access through the car park to the main entrance to the venue on Trinity Way.
Alternatively, there are some 7,000 parking spaces at other car parks within a short walk to the arena as well.
The AO Arena is centrally located in the city within the Manchester Victoria Train Station complex, which serves both mainline trains and a tram stop.
The next closest tram stops are at either Exchange Square (next to the Arndale Centre) or Shudehill (behind The Printworks and close to the Northern Quarter).
Both stops are a short five minute walk to the arena.
According to setlist, the average show length for Kylie is 1 hour and 56 minutes. She has typically been playing around 31 songs split across the two stages plus an encore.
Below is the setlist from her show at The OVO Hydro in Glasgow on May 16 as a guide.
B-stage
Encore
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