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On show: Pop princess Delta Goodrem is tipped to smash box-office records when tickets for her first national tour go on sale later this month.
Fans to see Delta's playful side
DELTA Goodrem will start her first tour in July next year.
The Herald Sun can exclusively reveal Goodrem will perform on July 13 at Rod Laver Arena with a matinee show at the same venue on Saturday, July 16, at 3pm. Tickets go on sale on Monday, November 29.
Goodrem's Visualise tour is tipped to break box-office records following her million-plus record sales in Australia.
Several promoters were scrambling to secure the tour, which will cover Australia (including Tasmania) and Britain. More shows are expected to be added to cope with demand.
"Touring is the last piece of the puzzle," Goodrem said yesterday from London. "It's such a huge part of it all and people haven't seen this side of me yet.
"I just can't wait. I've been writing down ideas for the tour for years.
"This is what I do it for, to get up and sing for people and connect with them at a full concert.
"To be able to have a show where I can interact with the crowd and have fun, it's something the people who've gone out and bought my album deserve from me."
Goodrem, who turns 20 tomorrow, insisted she would be hands-on with all aspects of the tour.
"I'm totally involved in it with my all my heart and soul," she said.
"I want to . . . get up and do a great show for people."
The chart-topping singer personally requested a matinee show in Melbourne for a Saturday afternoon at 3.
"I do have a lot of younger fans and a night concert is too late for them so I thought an afternoon show for the little ones and the families would be a good idea."
Promoter Paul Dainty promised ticket prices under $100, despite huge production values.
"I think it's important it's an accessible price," Goodrem said.
"There's going to be lots of things people
haven't seen me do yet -- the dancing side people haven't seen, there'll be moments of big spectacle, but also stripped back acoustic versions of songs, a more playful side of me . . . it'll show a lot of sides of me I haven't shown yet."
Goodrem's first tour stalled after she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease last year.
A portion of proceeds of the tour will go to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Research Centre at Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital, where she was treated during her illness.
Goodrem maintained her silence on her break-up with Mark Philippoussis, refusing to comment on him or reported new girlfriend Paris Hilton.
"All I can say is I wish them all the best," Goodrem said.
Goodrem's second album, Mistaken Identity, is set to be one of the year's biggest sellers, with 200,000 copies shipped to record stores.
Goodrem will celebrate her 20th birthday in Melbourne tomorrow. "I'm just going to have a quiet day and catch up with some friends," she said.
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