Kylie Minogue announces Las Vegas residency

Kylie Minogue has announced her first Las Vegas residency. The Australian pop superstar will make her debut at the Voltaire venue on 3 November, with the run of dates yet to be announced.

Voltaire is a new 1,000-capacity venue at The Venetian Resort. “The spirit of Voltaire is one of pure, authentic fun. It’s one I resonate with as a pop artist,” Minogue said at an event to announce the residency on Thursday. She cited her forthcoming 16th album, Tension, as being “all about the space where the intimate and universal come together – and Voltaire represents just that.”

The theme of the show is Belle de Nuit, described in a press release as “evocative of veils and mystery, of come to play and dress to express”. But there are few further details about the residency at present, beyond a tease of costumes from a designer who has worked with Beyoncé, Mariah Carey and Minogue, and an evening with an “unforgettably glamorous lens”, as well as caviar and cookies on offer.

The stage production is a “modern-day art deco fantasy” by Emmy and Tony award-winning production designer Derek McLane, who has worked on the stage show for Moulin Rouge!, the Oscars and as designer for the 2023 Met Gala.

“The creative team has designed an environment where people can get up and dance at their tables and revel in the night,” Minogue said. “That’s what Voltaire is and I can’t wait to perform in this intimate and exciting setting.”

McLane added: “I really wanted it to feel like an escape from the environment of the casino floor. Something that felt like a completely different world. An intimate, exciting and inviting world.”

Minogue is the latest pop superstar to take up residence in Vegas. Adele’s Weekends With Adele show has been extended to run until November. U2 will launch their U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere run in September. Katy Perry’s current run is continuing, and country stars Carrie Underwood, Garth Brooks and Miranda Lambert have dates to come in the following months.

Las Vegas is an appealing proposition for many musicians in the later stages of their career: it is highly lucrative, headline-grabbing and removes the need to travel to different locations between dates.

Anticipation is high for Tension, which is set for release on 22 September, and was led by the single Padam Padam in May. The track has been cited by many publications and critics as one of the songs of the summer. It is a mainstream hit – peaking at No 8 in the UK – and a cult obsession particularly among Minogue’s longstanding LGBTQ+ fanbase who successfully petitioned BBC Radio 1 to add the track to its playlist after initial resistance that many interpreted was due to Minogue’s age, at 55. Minogue has called the album “a blend of personal reflection, club abandon and melancholic high”.

Tickets for Minogue’s residency go on sale on 9 August.