Kylie Minogue has announced she is bringing her Anti-Tour to the UK to celebrate her 25th anniversary in the music business.

The Australian pop icon, who last week kicked off the tour in Australia, will perform at the Manchester Academy on April 1 and London’s HMV Apollo Hammersmith two days later.

The 43-year-old, whose website describes the tour as ‘a unique experience, for super fans only,’ will be ignoring her most famous hits in favour of giving various B-sides, rarities and demoes a rare outing during the two gigs.

The ‘flipside to a huge Kylie production’ is one of many ways in which the ‘All The Lovers’ star will commemorate her enduring career this year, with a Greatest Hits collection featuring acoustic and orchestral versions of her biggest singles planned for release, as well as an ITV1 special.  

Tickets for the two shows go on sale tomorrow (Mar 26) at 9am, priced from £79.