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Kylie Minogue touches down in Sydney for concerts

POP princess Kylie Minogue arrived in Sydney in style yesterday, with a police escort to whisk her through the airport ahead of her latest perfume launch today.

Minogue jetted into Australia from New Zealand and was escorted through Sydney Airport by two uniformed police officers with her manager, Terry Blamey, by her side.

Minogue will launch her latest fragrance, Sexy Darling, at Myer's Sydney store today, before hitting the road for her national tour.

The chart-topping singer will perform at Rod Laver Arena on December 19, 20 and 22, before spending Christmas with her family in Melbourne.

Kylie shows sell out in two minutes

Tickets to Kylie Minogue's Melbourne and Sydney shows have sold out in just two minutes.

Fans snapped up tickets for the KylieX2008 shows in Sydney and Melbourne in December, which went on sale at 9am, in record time.

The pop diva has added a second concert in each location, which went on sale at 9.45am today.

Promoter Michael Gudinski said fans were in for a treat.  "Kylie's X2008 tour is her biggest production yet.  She continues to lift the bar for artists everywhere with the size and quality of her shows."

The X2008 tour has been well received in the UK and Europe, receiving rave reviews from critics.

Minogue recently wrapped up her 53-date European tour, which saw the $A20 million KylieX2008 show travel to 21 countries.

More than half a million people have seen the two-and-a-half-hour show, which features IMAX-sized video screen and floor screens, dazzling Jean Paul Gaultier costumes, and production to rival her last visit to Australia on the 2006 Showgirl Tour.

KylieX2008 Australian tour dates:

December 14 - Acer Arena, Sydney SOLD OUT
December 16 - Acer Arena, Sydney NEW
December 19 - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne SOLD OUT
December 20 - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne NEW