It appears the love for Katy Perry Down Under just keeps growing.
Following a lauded performance at the AFL Grand Final in September, the US pop princess is set to embark on a mammoth Australian tour.
With tickets to the expanding tour selling like hotcakes, the Roar hitmaker has announced two extra shows for the Australian run.
Taking to Instagram on Thursday, Katy revealed that she has added an extra show at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on June 4, which will kick off the Australian leg.
Katy will also play an extra Melbourne show at Rod Laver Arena on June 7.
The Grammy-nominated superstar revealed that she had been humbled with the success of her Australian tour, with all previous dates now sold out.
With tickets to the expanding tour selling like hotcakes, Katy Perry (pictured) has announced two extra shows for the Australian run
Captioning the announcement, Katy said: ‘I am so blown away by the incredible demand for THE LIFETIMES TOUR that I will be adding a final show in Sydney and a final show in Melbourne to make sure all my Australian fans have a chance to experience the incredible show I am bringing.’
Katy will now play a hefty 15 Australian shows, with tickets to the new dates going on sale from 12pm on February 27 through Ticketek.
The pop star announced the Australian Lifetimes tour just prior to her turn at the AFL Grand Final.
The original run included just one show each for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth however, fan demand dictated Katy needed to add two extra Sydney and Brisbane shows.
Crestfallen Adelaide fans issued their sorrow over missing out on their chance to see Katy in the flesh however, but they were not left out in the cold for too long.
Listening to fan protests, Katy eventually added a run of four shows in the City of Churches.
‘I heard you loud and clear Adelaide, I got you!’ Katy wrote on Instagram.
Extra shows were also added to Melbourne and Perth as demand for the Teenage Dream hitmaker continued to rise.
Taking to Instagram on Thursday, Katy revealed that she has added an extra show at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on June 4, which will kick off the Australian leg, as well as an extra Melbourne show at Rod Laver Arena on June 7
‘I am so blown away by the incredible demand for THE LIFETIMES TOUR that I will be adding a final show in Sydney and a final show in Melbourne to make sure all my Australian fans have a chance to experience the incredible show I am bringing,’ Katy said
Speaking to the Daily Telegraph promoter Paul Dainty said there was an ‘overwhelming demand’ for Katy Down Under.
‘The fact that we’re adding two more shows in Sydney and Melbourne to an already sold-out tour is huge.,’ he said.
‘This is a testament to Katy’s incredible connection with her Australian fans.’
Despie the singer’s last album 143 being savaged by critics, the harsh words fell on deaf ears Down Under with the album debuting at Number 2 on the ARIA charts.
The singer released the lead single from 143 in July, but the track – Woman’s World – billed as an empowering feminist anthem – was quickly dismissed as ‘unoriginal, hypocritical and formulaic.’
The Teenage Dream hitmaker also faced criticism for the sexualised nature of the accompanying video.
She was also criticised for her decision to work with music producer Dr. Luke, 50, after his highly publicised legal battle with Tick Tock singer Kesha, 37.
However, Antipodean love for Katy was no doubt buoyed by her stellar turn at the AFL Grand Final in September.
The pop star announced the Australian Lifetimes tour just prior to her turn at the AFL Grand Final in September (pictured)
Demand for Kat kept growing and the tour has now expanded to a whopping 15 shows – with all but the newly announced dates sold out
Her 20-minute set included two tracks from her latest album 143, Lifetimes and Gorgeous, her collaboration with Kim Petras, after reports she had been restricted to just one new song by AFL bosses.
Despite slipping the new songs in, it was the hits that got the crowd pumping with Katy kicking of with a rendition of Roar before ripping into Teenage Dream, Dark Horse and Firework.
Katy also belted out I Kissed A Girl with Tina Arena before the pair moved into a rendition of the Aussie pop star’s hit Chains.
But she caused surprise with her setlist by not singing Hot n Cold, despite it famously being the theme tune to MasterChef Australia and jokingly regarded by many as Aussie’s true ‘national anthem’.
She was reportedly paid a staggering $5million to put on a pre-game performance at the final.
