Kylie Minogue might be massive in Australia and Europe, but American audiences haven’t warmed to our pop princess.
Her newie X topped the Aussie, Greek, and Taiwanese charts, and cracked the top ten in the UK, and Switzerland. But in the United States the record sold a measly 6000 copies, and limped into the Billboard charts at number 139. With appearances on The Today Show, Dancing with the Stars, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and The Late Late Show to support it, X simply should have done better.
Kylie knows when to quit, and she’s ruled out further efforts in the American market.
“I gave it my best shot. I won’t try again,” she told Britain’s Daily Mail.
And seriously, why would she? She’s got a European tour to think about. Fans there have spent more than half a million dollars on tickets.
Kylie’s first tour since her breast cancer diagnosis will kick off in Paris on Tuesday, before taking in Greece, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Luxembourg, Russia, Latvia, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
All those enthusiastic European fans should make her American flop a little easier to swallow. If you want to be amongst them, see when Kylie’s visiting you.
6 May 2008 – Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris
7 May 2008 – Sportpaleis, Antwerp
9 May 2008 – Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart
10 May 2008 – Festhalle, Frankfurt
12 May 2008 – O2 Arena, Prague
14 May 2008 – Stadthalle, Vienna
15 May 2008 – Sports Arena, Budapest
17 May 2008 – Cotroceni Stadium, Bucharest
18 May 2008 – Lokomotiv Stadium, Sofia
20 May 2008 – Kurucesme Arena, Istanbul
22 May 2008 – Terra Vibe, Athens
25 May 2008 – Hallenstadion, Zurich
27 May 2008 – Cologne Arena, Cologne
29 May 2008 – Olympiahalle, Munich
30 May 2008 – Geneva Arena, Geneva
1 June 2008 – Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon
3 May 2008 – Palacio de Deportes, Madrid
5 June 2008 – Rockhal, Luxembourg
7 June 2008 – Colorline Arena, Hamburg
8 June 2008 – Forum, Copenhagen
10 June 2008 – Spektrum, Oslo
11 June 2008 – Globe, Stockholm
13 June 2008 – Hartwell Arena, Helsinki
16 June 2008 – Olimpiiski, Moscow
18 June 2008 – New Arena, St Petersburg
20 June 2008 – Riga Arena, Riga
22 June 2008 – Velodrom, Berlin
23 June 2008 – Ahoy, Rotterdam
26, 27, 29, and 30 June 2008 – Odyssey Arena, Belfast
5, 6, 8 and 9 July 2008 – Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow
11, 12, 14, 15, 17 and 18 July 2008 – Evening News Arena, Manchester
20, 21, 23 and 24 July 2008 – Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle
26, 27, 29 and 30 July, and 1, 2 and 4 August 2008 – O2 Arena, London
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