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Dua Lipa Announces Highly Anticipated North American Future Nostalgia Tour

Today, global pop superstar Dua Lipa announced the North American leg of her highly anticipated  Future Nostalgia Tour  for 2022, in support of the Grammy-winning album of the same name. The arena tour makes 28 stops across the US, including Dua’s first ever headline show at Madison Square Garden in New York City and the iconic Forum in Los Angeles. The  Future Nostalgia Tour  will also feature support from Caroline Polachek and Lolo Zouaï, with Megan Thee Stallion joining on select dates, full list of tour stops and lineups below. Tickets and VIP upgrade packages go on sale beginning Friday, September 17 th  at 12PM local  here .

“I’m so thrilled to tour again and see my angels in person! How amazing that we all get to dance and celebrate together once again,” says Dua. “When I was writing  Future Nostalgia , I imagined the songs being played in clubs on nights out with your mates. I’m so excited that this fantasy is finally coming true. I can’t wait to experience these songs with you together live!”

The long-awaited  Future Nostalgia Tour,  produced by Ceremony London, promoted by Live Nation and sponsored by Truly Hard Seltzer, will be the first time Dua connects her live vision for this album in-person with fans. Previously, the superstar was able to connect with fans during her record smashing live stream extravaganza  Studio 2054 , which had over 5 million viewers during its initial airing and featured special guests Angele, Bad Bunny, Elton John, FKA Twigs, J Balvin, Kylie Minogue, Miley Cyrus and Tainy. Dua is already slated to tour the EU in 2022, making this her first world tour run since breaking records during quarantine with her platinum-certified sophomore album  Future Nostalgia . 

Future Nostalgia  is the longest running top 10 album by a female artist on the Billboard 200 this year and was the #1 most streamed album of 2020 on Spotify. It landed on the year-end “Best Of” lists of everyone from Rolling Stone to Billboard and Pitchfork, and spawned multiple worldwide hit singles including the #1 tracks “Break My Heart,” “Levitating,” which is still topping the charts and is the longest running song ever on Spotify’s Today’s Top Hits playlist, and US 4x platinum lead single “Don’t Start Now,” which broke her personal best record of weeks at #1 at US Top 40 radio and is the most streamed track on Spotify’s Today’s Top Hits playlist in history. 

In addition to breaking radio records, Dua is also a dominate force on streaming platforms, topping Spotify’s artist chart as the most streamed female artist on the platform and is currently the fourth biggest artist overall with over 65 million monthly listeners.  Future Nostalgia  now has over 7 billion streams across all platforms worldwide. After receiving 6 nominations at the 2021 Grammys, including Record, Song and Album of the Year. She is now a three-time Grammy winner, having received awards for Best Pop Vocal Album this year and for Best New Artist and Best Dance Recording in 2019.  Future Nostalgia  was the follow up to her eponymous 2017 debut, which is certified platinum, spawned 6 platinum tracks, and made Dua the first female artist in Brit Awards history to pick up five nominations, with two wins for British Breakthrough Act and British Female Solo Artist. 

Future Nostalgia North American Tour 

February 9 th , 2022 – Miami, FL – FTX Arena # !

February 11 th , 2022 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center # !

February 12 th , 2022 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena # !

February 14 th , 2022 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena # !

February 16 th , 2022 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center # !

February 18 th , 2022 – Boston, MA – TD Garden # !

February 19 th , 2022 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center # !

February 22 nd , 2022 – Montreal, QC – Centre Bell # !

February 23 rd , 2022 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena # !

February 25 th , 2022 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena # !

February 26 th , 2022 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center # !

March 1 st , 2022 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden # !

March 2 nd , 2022 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena # !

March 4 th , 2022 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center # !

March 5 th , 2022 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center # !

March 8 th , 2022 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center # !

March 9 th , 2022 – Chicago, IL – United Center # !

March 12 th , 2022 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center # !

March 13 th , 2022 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center # !

March 15 th , 2022 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena * #

March 17 th , 2022 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center * #

March 20 th , 2022 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center * #

March 22 nd , 2022 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum # !

March 25 th , 2022 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena # !

March 27 th , 2022 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center # !

March 29 th , 2022 – Portland, OR – Moda Center # !

March 31 st , 2022 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena # !

April 1 st , 2022 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena # ! 

# Dates featuring Caroline Polachek

! Dates featuring Lolo Zouaï

* Dates featuring Megan Thee Stallion

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About Megan Thee Stallion 

Hailing from Houston, Megan Thee Stallion is a three time GRAMMY winner, philanthropist and ever-evolving cultural icon.  From the release of her critically acclaimed and Gold certified debut album, Good News, to earning two global record breaking Billboard Hot 100 #1 hits with the “Savage Remix” featuring Beyoncé, and “WAP” with Cardi B, Megan has proven unstoppable.  Megan has been recognized for her musical achievements with three GRAMMY wins, including Best New Artist and nine BET Awards.

Megan was also honored as one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2020. In October 2020, following a powerful and politically charged performance on Saturday Night Live that demanded justice for Breonna Taylor, Megan published her monumental “Why I Speak Up For Black Women” op-ed and accompanying visual with The New York Times.

About Caroline Polachek

Two years since taking the music world by storm with  Pang  — her lush and dazzling head-trip of an album — Caroline Polachek has returned with the infectious single “Bunny Is A Rider.” Polachek says of the song: “’Bunny Is A Rider’ is a summer jam about being unavailable. Bunny is slippery, impossible to get ahold of. Maybe it’s a fantasy, maybe it’s a bad attitude. But anyone can be bunny, at least for three minutes and seventeen seconds.”

Her previous album  Pang  topped year-end lists globally — including Dazed, The Guardian, NPR, to name a few. The record’s lush romanticism and acrobatic vocal stylings firmly established her as one of the most singular and captivating singer-songwriters of a generation.

About Lolo Zouaï

Born in Paris to a French mother and Algerian father, singer, songwriter, and producer Lolo Zouaï (zoo-EYE) moved to the Sunset District of San Francisco as a young child when her parents won the Visa lottery. After high school, Lolo spent some time alone back in Paris before relocating to New York City with her mother. It was there that Zouaï wrote her 2018 breakout single, “High Highs to Low Lows,” which propelled her into a series of independent singles, videos, and headline shows around the world, ultimately leading to the release of her highly anticipated debut album in April 2019. Since the release of her album,  High Highs to Low Lows , Lolo has sold out headlines across 14 different countries, amassed over 200 million streams worldwide, and appeared in global campaigns for COACH, Tommy Hilfiger, Adidas, Nike, and more. She is thrilled to be supporting Dua Lipa on her upcoming arena tour in 2022.

About Ceremony London

Ceremony London is a creative production company delivering career defining performances for world class artists. With experience on and off stage, Ceremony deliver touchstone creative from concept to execution. Recent work includes Dua Lipa’s widely acclaimed Studio 2054 livestream, performances at The Grammys and The Brits, and Dermot Kennedy’s spell binding Some Summer Night featuring Paul Mescal live from London’s Natural History Museum. Audience experience is at the heart of our creative process, from the first row to the back of the arena, and through the lens to viewers around the world. For more information, please visit  ceremonylondon.com .

About Truly Hard Seltzer

Since its inception in 2016, Truly has been the most innovative brand in the category, breaking the boundaries of what consumers expect from hard seltzer. Truly believes no one is just one flavor, which is why it is available in 27 total flavors: 12 delicious original flavors, plus five flavors of Truly Lemonade, four flavors of Truly Iced Tea, four flavors of Truly Punch, and two flavors of Truly Extra. At just 100 calories and 5% ABV, Truly is perfect for any occasion from beach days to backyard barbecues and beyond.

Truly Hard Seltzer, the fastest growing brand in the hard seltzer category, has joined forces with Grammy Award-Winning Artist Dua Lipa to launch the brand’s  No One Is Just One Flavor  campaign. The campaign celebrates the unique flavors of Truly and the unique sides to each one of us, starting with Dua Lipa.

The campaign debuted on May 22 with a TV spot on  Saturday Night Live  and will be supported by Truly’s biggest media investment ever.  Set to her platinum hit “Physical,” viewers will see that Dua Lipa is more than a pop star. Among other things, she’s bilingual, a dog mom, and a yoga enthusiast. The spot was directed by world-renowned photographer and director David LaChapelle, and brings viewers into a joyous world full of flavor, with rich imagery and animation. 

The brand’s partnership with Dua Lipa stretches far beyond her appearance in the TV spot. She’ll be featured in social, digital, and out-of-home, as well as point-of-sale, where Truly drinkers will have a chance to win more than $1 million in concert prizes, including VIP experiences to meet the pop star and attend a performance this Fall. The campaign will also include “Truly Inspired,” a 2021 summer content and livestream concert series produced by Live Nation featuring artists hand-picked by Dua.  To learn more about Truly, visit   www.trulyhardseltzer.com .

About Live Nation Entertainment 

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Sponsorship. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com .

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6 Ways Dua Lipa's Future Nostalgia Tour Proves She's The Pop Star We've Been Waiting For

Nearly two years after Dua Lipa invited the world to dance with her GRAMMY-winning album, 'Future Nostalgia,' she's finally bringing it to stages around the world. But the concert isn’t just a dance party — it's the declaration of a true superstar.

When Dua Lipa won the GRAMMY for Best New Artist in 2019 , she began her speech by acknowledging the "incredible" female artists she was nominated alongside (which included H.E.R. and Bebe Rexha ). "I guess this year we've really stepped up," she said.

In the years since — despite a global pandemic causing some unexpected roadblocks — Lipa has certainly stepped up herself. Releasing her second album, Future Nostalgia , just weeks after the COVID-19 quarantine began in 2020, Lipa helped the locked-down world escape to an alternate club-like universe. And now that she's been able to bring that to life, Dua Lipa's star is shining brighter than ever.

The Future Nostalgia Tour, which kicked off in February and will circle the globe until mid-November, puts Lipa's power on full display. The 26-year-old singer carries herself with tangible confidence throughout the 90-minute show, showcasing the work she has put to become one of the most revered acts of her generation.

With artists like Billie Eilish introducing a darker side of pop and Olivia Rodrigo reinventing punk-inspired pop, the term "pop star" can be tricky to define. But Lipa has taken the traditional pop star tour formula — choreography, costume changes, engineered elements — and made it her own with the Future Nostalgia Tour. Dua Lipa's reign is seemingly just beginning.

Below, take a look at some of the ways Lipa's tour proved her pop prowess.

She's Cross-Generational

From one scan of the crowd, it was apparent that Lipa isn't the kind of female pop star that only young girls idolize. Sure, there were plenty of moms with their sequin-clad daughters, but there were also dads and sons donning Lipa's likeness on their shirts.

It seems Dua Lipa appeals to parents regardless of if their kids are in tow. Groups of women and men of all ages were in attendance, some even donning some bedazzled glasses a la Lipa's "Cold Heart" collaborator, Elton John .

Read More: 'Future Nostalgia': How Dua Lipa Rose From Best New Artist To Massive Pop Star

She's As Humble As She Is Badass

Though her stage commentary never really extended beyond "thank you so much for being here," Lipa's expressions of gratitude were nothing but sincere. "Thank you for listening to the music, it means the absolute world to me," she added, "and I'm so honored that I get to be here tonight, sharing this evening with you, and with all these incredible people on the stage as well."

She made sure her touring troupe got the attention they deserved, even using the show's opening to introduce her dancers before herself.

She Makes Simplicity Cool

Okay, "simple" isn't exactly the word to describe Lipa's show. Every detail was clearly thought-out, from the multifaceted staging to the dance breaks during a costume change.

Yet, there was a simplicity to everything. Each production element — whether it was an illusionary set of twinkling lights during "Be The One" or a basket that (appropriately) ascended Lipa over the crowd for "Levitating" — created a spectacle that was more mesmerizing than overwhelming. (In very '90s pop star fashion, Lipa even incorporated a chair-dance routine for "Hallucinate.")

And while most of Lipa's choreography involved hip sways and toe taps, she makes them effortlessly cool. Frankly, she didn't even need to dance — her powerful strut was enough to carry the show.

Her Sex Appeal Isn't Polarizing

As her new single with Megan Thee Stallion , " Sweetest Pie ," suggests, Lipa is a master at sexual innuendos and metaphors. They're sprinkled across Future Nostalgia , but never get too carried away — and that's exactly how she presents them in person.

Even when she was grinding on her dancers or sliding down the mic stand, every move Lipa made was more playful than hypersexualized. And even the most forward song of the entire album, "Good In Bed," featured a metaphorical visual — a bowl of cherries — that brought both an innocence for her younger fans and a fun little tease for the older crowd.

She Obviously Loves What She Does

For a show that is so clearly thought out, it was evident that Lipa enjoys every single second. There was hardly a moment when she wasn’t smiling.

Her star power truly shines when she performs "Future Nostalgia" solo, serving up Prince vibes with mic stand tricks and making heads spin with furious hair flips.

Whether she's backed by dancers or on her own, Lipa not only knows how to run the stage, but loves it. And she’s damn good at it, too.

She’s Created Her Own Universe

Lipa already proved this point in 2020, with her remix album Club Future Nostalgia and her livestream concert, Studio 2054 . Even so, an arena stage brings her nightclub-inspired, futuristic world to another level.

Her dance hits ( Silk City collab "Electricity" and Calvin Harris team-up "One Kiss") turned the place into a rave, complete with a balloon drop. And, of course, there were plenty of space elements, from a moon-shaped backdrop for "Boys Will Be Boys" to stars protruding from the ceiling before the encore.

If there’s one statement the Future Nostalgia Tour makes, it’s that Dua Lipa has paved her own pop star lane — and she’s ready for everyone to join her universe.

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Dua Lipa's New Song "Illusion" Is Here: Listen & Watch The Video

Dua Lipa's 'Radical Optimism' era is in full swing — and now, we have a new song, "Illusion," with an aquatic-themed video. Check out the new banger, and its aqueous video, below.

Now that we've absorbed "Houdini" and " Training Season ," it's time for a third scoop of pop goodness from Dua Lipa .

On April 11, the three-time GRAMMY winner released "Illusion," the third single from her hotly anticipated new album, Radical Optimism , due out May 3. The percolating, endlessly catchy track arrived with a video where Lipa dances on a pool deck in Barcelona, with swimmers and surfers joining the party — a playful homage to the shark-infested waters of the album's cover.

Lipa first kicked off her Radical Optimism era in November with "Houdini," which she performed alongside the debut of "Training Season" in a head-spinning show opener at the 2024 GRAMMYs. The album follows her GRAMMY-winning second LP, 2020's Future Nostalgia .

"[Releasing the album] feels good. It feels, for lack of a better word, radically optimistic," Lipa told Billboard in March, when she also explained the inspiration for the shark fin cover art. "Throughout the whole record, there's this idea of chaos happening around and me trying to push through it in a way that feels authentic and honest to me."

Now, adding "Illusion" to the mix, Lipa has made it very clear the only way she knows how to cope with chaos is to dance — and Radical Optimism will continue the party that Future Nostalgia ignited. 

Check out the video for "Illusion" above, and check back to GRAMMY.com for more news about Dua Lipa and Radical Optimism !

Everything We Know About Dua Lipa's New Album Radical Optimism

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Everything We Know About Dua Lipa's New Album 'Radical Optimism'

Dua Lipa could barely contain her excitement when announcing her new album, scheduled for release on May 3. GRAMMY.com rounded up everything there is to know about Dua Lipa’s upcoming era of 'Radical Optimism.'

“Who wants moreeeeeee?” With that teasing caption, Dua Lipa sent her more than 88 million Instagram followers into a flurry of anticipation on March 12 as she seemingly primed for a major announcement with a slideshow of behind-the-scenes snaps.

Just one day later, the three-time GRAMMY winner  announced her hotly anticipated third album, Radical Optimism , was officially on its way — complete with a May 3 release date, first look at the cover art, a complete tracklist and more. Lipa couldn’t contain her excitement about the project, punctuating her all-caps caption with a string of more than a dozen exclamation points.

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The album announcement arrives on the heels of a celebratory awards season for Lipa, who was nominated for two golden gramophones (including Song Of The Year ) at the 2024 GRAMMYs for “Dance The Night” and opened the telecast with an electrifying medley of her singles “Houdini” and “Training Season.” Additionally, her disco-infused Barbie banger scored a nod for Best Original Song at the 2024 Golden Globes and three separate nominations at last year’s MTV Video Music Awards. 

Below, GRAMMY.com rounded up everything there is to know about Dua Lipa’s upcoming era of Radical Optimism .

The Pop Star Is Nearly Upstaged In Her Wet And Wild Cover Art

In her announcement, Lipa shared the cover art for her forthcoming studio set and the result is nothing short of jaw-dropping. Shot by Tyrone Lebon, the image depicts the English Albanian pop star out at sea, her dark hair slicked back as she bobs in the ocean wearing a shiny gold ensemble with matching jewelry against a sun-streaked sky. 

However, it’s entirely possible that, upon first glance, the “Dance The Night” singer isn’t the first thing fans will notice when they see the artwork. That’s because she shares the frame with a fearsome co-star: a shark glides past her in the foreground, its fin slicing ominously through the water’s surface. 

The Tracklist Announces The “End Of An Era”

Lipa’s fans, whom she notably refers to as “my loves,” may still be obsessed with her GRAMMY-winning sophomore album Future Nostalgia , but the pop star makes it clear on Radical Optimism’s tracklist that she’s ready to turn the page. 

According to the album’s watery back cover, the 11-track studio set will kick off with opener “End of an Era” before segueing into previously released singles “Houdini” and “Training Season.” Other as-yet-unheard songs on the LP include titles like “French Exit,” “Illusion,” “Falling Forever” and closing number “Happy For You.” And unless Lipa still has a few surprises up her sleeve ahead of the album’s unveiling, it appears that, for the first time in her career, there won’t be a single collaboration or guest artist featured on the tracklist.

She Thinks Radical Optimism Is “Exactly What We Need in the World”

Just one hour after dropping the cover art and tracklist, Lipa followed the reveal up with a video explaining the important meaning behind the album’s boldly cheery title. “I [can’t] wait for this to be yours,” she promised in the caption, adding a tidal wave emoji to punctuate her point. 

“You know what the world needs is, like, the idea of being endlessly happy,” the singer says in the clip. It’s like an overpowering feeling, I want it.” Later, she hints at the emotional throughline that threads through her upcoming body of work, revealing, “Every song does have that kind of, like, ‘through the struggle you kind of make it something optimistic’...Radical optimism, that’s exactly what we need in the world.”

The Singer’s 2021 GRAMMYs Acceptance Speech Inadvertently Sparked the Album’s Ethos

As it turns out, the emotional concept behind Radical Optimism was actually born during Lipa’s acceptance speech at the 2021 GRAMMYs, where she took home the trophy for Best Pop Vocal Album for Future Nostalgia . 

“My last GRAMMY speech, I said something just in the midst of panic,” the pop sensation says in the aforementioned video, which flashes to her grinning on the stage outside Staples Center in L.A, clutching her third golden gramophone. “One thing I’ve come to realize is how much happiness is so important,” she said at the time. 

“I felt really jaded at the end of my last album [2017’s Dua Lipa ] where I felt like I only had to make sad music to feel like it mattered," she continued. "And I’m just so grateful and so honored because happiness is something that we all deserve, and that’s something that we all need in our lives.” 

Three years later, Lipa is channeling that mindset into her new music in such a bold way that she felt Radical Optimism had to be the album’s title. 

She’s Assembled A Solid Group Of Collaborators

The singer’s latest Instagram post also gave fans a peek at some of Lipa’s most trusted collaborators on Radical Optimism . “Tobias Jesso Jr. Kevin Parker. Caroline Ailin. We have Daniel L Harle,” the GRAMMY winner notes, whirling the camera around to introduce each of her producers and fellow lyricists by name before gleefully exclaiming, “We’re makin’ an album!” 

Gesso Jr, Parker, Ailin and Harle are all listed alongside Lipa in the credits of lead single “Houdini” as well as follow-up “Training Season,” so it’s a safe bet that fans will likely see their names throughout the credits when they hear Radical Optimism in full.

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Listen: Dua Lipa Drops New Single "Training Season" From Her Upcoming New Album

The song — which Dua Lipa premiered, along with the head-spinning "Houdini," at the 2024 GRAMMYs — will be featured on her forthcoming third studio album. Hear the swirling track and watch its entrancing video here.

Dua Lipa has evaded expectations like "Houdini"; now, she's declaring that "Training Season" is over. The three-time GRAMMY winner and 10-time GRAMMY nominee has released a percolating, questioning new single, "Training Season," the second track from her yet-to-be-announced third album , due out this year.  The song’s video opens with Dua Lipa alone and disheartened in a crowded cafe, surrounded by men, but unimpressed by her options.

As the video unfolds, a crowd of hopeful admirers presses against the glass and swirls around her, vying for her attention. She looks on, unimpressed by the multitude of options before her, signaling that the time for "training" has passed. "Training season's over," she declares, underscoring her readiness for something more genuine. "Are you someone that I can give my heart to?” Lipa sings over an effervescent beat. "Or just the poison that I'm drawn to?" Because, in the end, she "Need someone to hold me close / Deeper than I’ve ever known / Whose love feels like a rodeo / Knows just how to take control / When I’m vulnerable."

The song’s release follows her stunning performance at the 2024 GRAMMYs where she opened the show with a mesmerizing medley in which she official debuted “Training Season” and also performed “Houdini.”

Lipa was nominated for Best Song Written For Visual Media and Song Of The Year for her Barbie the Album hit, "Dance the Night," at the 2024 GRAMMYs. Though Billie Eilish took home the golden gramophones in both categories — for another Barbie song, “What Was I Made For?” — Lipa has three GRAMMYs to her name, including 2019’s Best New Artist honor .

Listen to “Training Season” above, and check back on GRAMMY.com for more information about Dua Lipa's upcoming album.

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To kick off the 66th GRAMMY Awards, Dua Lipa performed a medley of the first two singles from her upcoming third studio album.

Dua Lipa got the party started at the 2024 GRAMMYs with an electric medley of "Training Season" and "Houdini."

Emerging from a steel cage surrounded by a bevy of muscled male dancers, Lipa declared, "Training season's over" with the live debut of her new single before pivoting into "Houdini" complete with full choreography.

"I come and I go/ Tell me all the ways you need me/ I'm not here for long/ Catch me or I go Houdini," the pop star sang as she writhed with her dancers and nailed the end of the performance by sliding onto her knees. 

"Houdini" and "Training Season" are the first two singles off the British-Albanian superstar's forthcoming follow-up to her GRAMMY-winning 2020 LP Future Nostalgia . The GRAMMYs served as a sneak peek of "Training Season," as the track officially arrives Feb. 15.

Meanwhile, "Dance the Night" — Lipa's sparkling dance floor banger from Barbie , which brought all the Barbies and Kens together in the film for a giant party at Barbie's Dream House — and is nominated for two awards at this year's ceremony: Song Of The Year and Best Song Written for Visual Media.

In fact, numerous songs from Barbie the Album packed the latter Category, with Ice Spice and Nicki Minaj's "Barbie World" featuring Aqua, Ryan Gosling's "I'm Just Ken" and Billie Eilish's "What Was I Made For?" also in the running alongside Rihanna's soulful Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ballad "Lift Me Up." Ultimately, Eilish's dreamy, introspective ballad took home the trophy ahead of the telecast.

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• 1 6 Ways Dua Lipa's Future Nostalgia Tour Proves She's The Pop Star We've Been Waiting For
• 2 Dua Lipa's New Song "Illusion" Is Here: Listen & Watch The Video
• 3 Everything We Know About Dua Lipa's New Album 'Radical Optimism'
• 4 Listen: Dua Lipa Drops New Single "Training Season" From Her Upcoming New Album
• 5 2024 GRAMMYs: Dua Lipa Debuts "Training Season" & Slays "Houdini" In Mesmerizing Opening Performance

Dua Lipa Sets ‘Future Nostalgia’ Tour With Megan Thee Stallion

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Dua Lipa will head out on her highly anticipated headlining tour next year. Lipa’s sophomore album Future Nostalgia was released in March 2020 and became one of the year’s biggest releases.

The tour will span 28 dates across the US and Canada, including Lipa’s first headlining show at Madison Square Garden. She’ll be joined by what she called “the ultimate girl gang”: Megan Thee Stallion, Caroline Polachek and Lolo Zouaī have all been tapped as special guests for the trek. The tour will kick off on February 9th in Miami and wrap on April 1st in Vancouver, marking over two years since the album was released. Lipa’s previously postponed dates across Europe are still due to kick off on April 15th.

The disco-tinged LP dominated the first pandemic year, even without the Grammy winner getting to tour in support of it. Singles “Don’t Start Now,” “Levitating” and “Physical” have been major hits. She has since released both an expanded edition of the album as well as a remixed version of the project, in collaboration with DJ and producer The Blessed Madonna called Club Future Nostalgia. At the height of virtual concerts, Lipa hosted the Studio 2054 livestream, featuring special guests Miley Cyrus, Elton John, Kylie Minogue and many more.

February 9th, 2022 – Miami, FL @ FTX Arena # ! February 11th – Orlando, FL @ Amway Center # ! February 12th – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena # ! February 14th – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena # ! February 16th – Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center # ! February 18th – Boston, MA @ TD Garden # ! February 19th – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center # ! February 22nd – Montreal, QC @ Centre Bell # ! February 23rd – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena # ! February 25th – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena # ! February 26th – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center # ! March 1st – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden # ! March 2nd – Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena # ! March 4th – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center # ! March 5th – Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center # ! March 8th – Minneapolis, MN @Target Center # ! March 9th – Chicago, IL @ United Center # ! March 12th – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center # ! March 13th – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center # ! March 15th – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena * # March 17th – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center * # March 20th – Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center * # March 22nd – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum # ! March 25th – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena # ! March 27th – San Jose, CA @ SAP Center # ! March 29th – Portland, OR @ Moda Center # ! March 31st – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena # ! April 1st – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena # !

# Dates featuring Caroline Polachek

! Dates featuring Lolo Zouaï

* Dates featuring Megan Thee Stallion

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Why Dua Lipa's 'Future Nostalgia' is the dance-pop tour we all need in 2022

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Dua Lipa welcomed fans to Footprint Center on Sunday with an '80s-flavored video that introduced the members of her dance team “in stereocolor.”

Then, the singer made her entrance from below the stage in a greenish-yellow bodysuit with matching gloves to join her dancers and backing musicians in setting the tone for the “Future Nostalgia” tour stop with the effervescent disco pulse of “Physical.”

“Keep on dancing," she sang, "like you ain’t got a choice."

She was flanked by 10 dancers in fluorescent blue framed by a half-circle backdrop that cycled its way through an array of Day-Glo hues.

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Dua Lipa delivered on promise of 'Future Nostalgia'

It was the perfect introduction to a concert that delivered on the promise of “Future Nostalgia” with color, conviction and style while putting the focus squarely on the Grammy-winning calling card that elevated Lipa to the role of headlining arenas.

The British singer did revisit two songs from her only other album, a self-titled effort from 2017 — "Be the One" and her five-times-platinum U.S. breakthrough "New Rules," which immediately followed "Physical" and featured dancers with umbrellas.

By the time she brought the encore to a close with “Don’t Start Now,” the star had made her way through all 11 songs (and two more from the subsequent deluxe edition) of her second album, fleshing out the set with singles.

Highlights ranged from White Town-sampling "Love Again” to the gritty funk of "Break My Heart" and the encore-launching title track on which the rising superstar announces her intentions with "You want a timeless song/ I want to change the game."

As mission statements go, that line is hard to top. And it sums up the essence of "Future Nostalgia," a much-streamed dance-pop masterstroke that effortlessly channels the euphoria of classic disco grooves but also feels completely rooted in the here and now.

It’s an album clearly meant to be enjoyed on crowded dance floors that, as fate would have it, hit the streets in March 2020 as the world was shutting down in response to the pandemic.

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Dua Lipa brought Phoenix together as one city under a groove

That only seemed to underscore the life-affirming nature of finally seeing these songs brought to life in an arena packed with other human beings all coming together as one city under a groove when the long-delayed "Future Nostalgia" tour hit Phoenix.

And Lipa gamely did her best to reinforce that feeling with the sort of dance-pop spectacle Madonna taught us to expect when she was retrofitting disco for her own needs in the ‘80s.

Elton John dropped by on video to join her in revisiting their duet on "Cold Heart," a song that incorporated the chorus hook of "Rocket Man." Belgian singer Angèle also appeared through the magic of video to re-create her part on Lipa's "Fever."

Megan Thee Stallion returned to the stage, earning shrieks of approval, to join Lipa on an entertaining version of their current single, "Sweetest Pie."

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Lobsters, flamingos and catwalks

Much of the visual stimulation played out on the screen behind the live performance, from a video of Lipa cruising past neon flamingos and signs that said "Welcome to Phoenix" to the animated pop art that pictured a comic-book version of Lipa surviving a lobster attack.

Yes, a lobster attack.

And that theme carried over to the resplendent pop smarts of "We're Good," for which Lipa returned from her first of several costume changes in glittering silver to perform the song seated in front of a giant inflatable lobster.

Dua Lipa was FABULOUS. And, yes, there was a giant lobster 🤷🏻‍♀️ pic.twitter.com/qXuGyHh5Sr — That Girl (@funnythat) March 21, 2022

After enjoying a night at the club with her dancers on the diamond-shaped satellite stage at the end of a catwalk that led from the diamond-shaped main stage, Lipa eventually boarded a platform that hung from the ceiling to float above the crowd for "Levitating."

That moment should've been impossible to top, bringing the dance party to its inevitable climax.

But the singer came back strong with a crowd-pleasing version of "Future Nostalgia" before bringing her high-energy performance to a rousing finish with a shower of confetti during "Don't Start Now."

By that point, the fans had already enjoyed a balloon drop during "One Kiss."

Lipa commanded the stage like a natural headliner

The entire performance was brilliantly choreographed, and Lipa’s dancers clearly earned all that love at the top of the concert. Two dancers managed to breakdance in roller skates.

Although they didn't rate a mention in the introductory video, Lipa's backing musicians and four backing vocalists did an excellent job of bringing the funkier moments of "Future Nostalgia" to life in a massive sports arena.

And Lipa commanded the stage and arena throughout with the presence of a natural headliner who only wants to change the game.

Speaking of natural headliners, Megan Thee Stallion's performance was met with the sort of reaction that left you wondering why she isn't headlining her own arena tour.

From the time she hit the stage with "Realer" through the one-two punch of "WAP" and the chart-topping "Savage," she had the crowd shouting along to her lyrics while wildly cheering her most provocative dance moves.

"(Expletive) these men trying to tell us what we can do with our bodies," she said, in the midst of a heartfelt speech about how much she appreciate her fans — or "real hot girls," as she frequently called them.

Dua Lipa setlist

"Physical"

"New Rules"

"Love Again"

"Cool"

"Pretty Please"

"Break My Heart"

"Be the One"

"We're Good"

"Good in Bed"

"Sweetest Pie"

"Fever"

"Boys Will Be Boys"

"One Kiss"

"Electricity"

"Hallucinate"

"Cold Heart"

"Levitating"

"Future Nostalgia"

"Don't Start Now"

Megan Thee Stallion setlist

"Realer"

"Freak Nasty"

"Body"

"Cash (Expletive)"

"What’s New"

"Big Ole Freak"

"Megan’s Piano"

"WAP"

"Savage"

Reach the reporter at [email protected] or 602-444-4495. Follow him on Twitter @EdMasley .

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DUA LIPA ANNOUNCES HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NORTH AMERICAN “FUTURE NOSTALGIA TOUR” AT LITTLE CAESARS ARENA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2022

(DETROIT – September 13, 2021) – Global pop superstar Dua Lipa announced the North American leg of her highly anticipated “Future Nostalgia Tour” for 2022, in support of the Grammy-winning album of the same name. The arena tour makes 28 stops across the U.S., including Little Caesars Arena on Friday, February 25, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.  The Future Nostalgia Tour performance will feature support from Caroline Polachek and Lolo Zouaï.

Tickets (starting at $45) go on sale Friday, September 17 at 12 p.m. at 313Presents.com, Ticketmaster.com, and the XFINITY Box Office at Little Caesars Arena.

“I’m so thrilled to tour again and see my angels in person! How amazing that we all get to dance and celebrate together once again,” says Dua. “When I was writing Future Nostalgia, I imagined the songs being played in clubs on nights out with your mates. I’m so excited that this fantasy is finally coming true. I can’t wait to experience these songs with you together live!”

The long-awaited “Future Nostalgia Tour,” produced by Ceremony London, promoted by Live Nation and sponsored by Truly Hard Seltzer, will be the first time Dua connects her live vision for this album in-person with fans. Previously, the superstar was able to connect with fans during her record smashing live stream extravaganza Studio 2054, which had over 5 million viewers during its initial airing and featured special guests Angele, Bad Bunny, Elton John, FKA Twigs, J Balvin, Kylie Minogue, Miley Cyrus and Tainy. Dua is already slated to tour the EU in 2022, making this her first world tour run since breaking records during quarantine with her platinum-certified sophomore album Future Nostalgia. 

Future Nostalgia is the longest running top 10 album by a female artist on the Billboard 200 this year and was the #1 most streamed album of 2020 on Spotify. It landed on the year-end “Best Of” lists of everyone from Rolling Stone to Billboard and Pitchfork, and spawned multiple worldwide hit singles including the #1 tracks “Break My Heart,” “Levitating,” which is still topping the charts and is the longest running song ever on Spotify’s Today’s Top Hits playlist, and US 4x platinum lead single “Don’t Start Now,” which broke her personal best record of weeks at #1 at US Top 40 radio and is the most streamed track on Spotify’s Today’s Top Hits playlist in history. 

In addition to breaking radio records, Dua is also a dominate force on streaming platforms, topping Spotify’s artist chart as the most streamed female artist on the platform and is currently the fourth biggest artist overall with over 65 million monthly listeners. Future Nostalgia now has over 7 billion streams across all platforms worldwide. After receiving 6 nominations at the 2021 Grammy®s, including Record, Song and Album of the Year. She is now a three-time Grammy® winner, having received awards for Best Pop Vocal Album this year and for Best New Artist and Best Dance Recording in 2019. Future Nostalgia was the follow up to her eponymous 2017 debut, which is certified platinum, spawned 6 platinum tracks, and made Dua the first female artist in Brit Awards history to pick up five nominations, with two wins for British Breakthrough Act and British Female Solo Artist. 

About Caroline Polachek

Two years since taking the music world by storm with  Pang  -- her lush and dazzling head-trip of an album -- Caroline Polachek has returned with the infectious single “Bunny Is A Rider.” Polachek says of the song: “’Bunny Is A Rider’ is a summer jam about being unavailable. Bunny is slippery, impossible to get ahold of. Maybe it’s a fantasy, maybe it's a bad attitude. But anyone can be bunny, at least for three minutes and seventeen seconds.”

Her previous album  Pang  topped year-end lists globally -- including  Dazed ,  The Guardian ,  NPR , to name a few. The record’s lush romanticism and acrobatic vocal stylings firmly established her as one of the most singular and captivating singer-songwriters of a generation.

About Lolo Zouaï

Born in Paris to a French mother and Algerian father, singer, songwriter, and producer Lolo Zouaï (zoo-EYE) moved to the Sunset District of San Francisco as a young child when her parents won the Visa lottery. After high school, Lolo spent some time alone back in Paris before relocating to New York City with her mother. It was there that Zouaï wrote her 2018 breakout single, “High Highs to Low Lows,” which propelled her into a series of independent singles, videos, and headline shows around the world, ultimately leading to the release of her highly anticipated debut album in April 2019. Since the release of her album,  High Highs to Low Lows , Lolo has sold out headlines across 14 different countries, amassed over 200 million streams worldwide, and appeared in global campaigns for COACH, Tommy Hilfiger, Adidas, Nike, and more. She is thrilled to be supporting Dua Lipa on her upcoming arena tour in 2022.

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Dua Lipa Kicks Off Her Sparkling Future Nostalgia Tour in Miami: Recap, Photos + Setlist

The singer finally embarked on a tour that was two years in the making -- and it was worth the wait

At Dua Lipa ’s tour kickoff in Miami on Wednesday night (February 9th), the artist put on a heart-pumping show that her fans are sure to be nostalgic about in the days to come.

Lipa’s show, dubbed “Future Nostalgia,” is of course based around her best-selling pop album of the same name . After years of pandemic-related delays, the British singer was finally able to bring the LP to life, playing to a sold-out crowd at FTX Arena in downtown Miami. For around 90 minutes, Lipa and her dancers delivered an energetic, dancing experience that allowed her fans to travel to a different, happier world, even if just for a little while.

As the arena turned dark, signaling the start of the show, an intro video played, introducing all of Lipa’s backup dancers before the woman of the hour strutted out on stage in a lime green jumpsuit for “Physical,” before a seamless transition into her breakout single “New Rules.” Lipa and her purple-clad dancers showed off moves reminiscent of the chart-topping music video, and the crowd eagerly counted each relationship rule with her.

Dua Lipa, photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images for Permanent Press Media

Lipa has paid careful attention to her visual production, too. The next few songs followed her around the stage with dancers echoing an ‘80s style workout on lit-up roller skates, umbrellas opening and closing, flashy diamond hearts, and a cube made of twinkling lights that hovered above the arena.

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Dua Lipa’s Long-Awaited Future Nostalgia Tour Lives Up To The Hype In Every Possible Way

After two years, Dua Lipa is more than ready to own the stadium tour she’s been waiting to embark on. Just days before her 2020 album, Future Nostalgia , was slated to be released, the Covid-19 pandemic impacted not only the album’s release (she moved it up a week early), but the massive set of live shows that was set to catapult her to global stardom. No matter. As the shutdown stretched through 2020, and most of 2021 as well, Dua and her camp did what all great artists did during that time: She pivoted. First, giving fans even more to dance about by releasing the Club Future Nostalgia remix versions of her original songs , often with superstar collaborators in tow, and then followed that up with the Moonlight edition , which also featured a few new songs.

Of course, even with all the new music and different versions coming out, lots of listeners were happy to just keep returning to the hits, part of what made “Levitating” a historically popular song — it just hit the mark for the longest-charting song by a woman on the Hot 100 . That’s quite a feat for a pop star who has only been around for less than a decade. All this to say, by the time fans got to their seats for one of two nights that Dua Lipa and her stacked openers would be performing at The Forum in Los Angeles this week, the anticipation was palpable. And, perhaps one of the few great side effects of the delay was, Dua had never been more polished and ready.

Kicking off the setlist with an ensemble number for the second Future Nostalgia single “Physical,” she made it clear that disco, neon, roller skaters, and lots of glitter were all going to be on hand for the next 90 minutes, making this tour into the stadium spectacle fans had been craving. Flanked for most songs by a series of extremely talented backup dancers, Dua hit every move of the choreography with the kind of practiced precision that only someone who is proving dectrators wrong can muster. Though she’s been derided in the past for not backing up her danceable hits with moves of her own, it’s clear that Dua 2.0 is a dancing machine. While this means she sometimes looks a little stiff while going through the motions, the bevy of dancers around her, and those incredibly strong, pitch-perfect vocals make this set one of the most enjoyable pop tours of 2022 so far.

Immediately getting into her debut hit single, “New Rules” as the second song in the setlist, Dua mostly stuck to Future Nostalgia favorites like “Love Again,” “Cool,” “Pretty Please” and “Break My Heart,” before closing out the first half of the show with “Be The One,” one of the earliest singles from her self-titled debut. Turning that shimmering, hopeful tune into a sing-along with the crowd, and letting her backup vocalists take over the refrain, Dua disappeared for the first of what would end up being many costume changes. Her lacy, lime green jumpsuit with long-sleeved gloves has since become a staple in social media clips and videos, but later looks like a silver bodysuit, or her final black sequined jumpsuit with suggestive cutouts and a catwoman feel were just as stunning. Because, after a few years of sweats and at-home looks, this kind of high-fashion glamor is part of what fans want to see during a massive pop show.

Her second full set was all Future Nostalgia songs, including the Moonlight edition standout, “We’re Good,” along with “Good In Bed,” “Fever,” and “Boys Will Be Boys.” Then, she incorporated some of her best collaborations into the show, the slightly clubbier “One Kiss,” her song with Calvin Harris, and the Silk City (Mark Ronson and Diplo) track “Electricity,” before heading into the final stretch with “Hallucinate” and “Cold Heart,” the Elton John cover/remix that’s been heating up on the charts itself, and is currently sitting at No. 13. Considering her new collab with Megan Thee Stallion, “Sweetest Pie” debuted at No. 15, and “Levitating” is still hanging out at No. 19, Dua’s current chart domination is definitely part of what makes this tour feel so exciting and relevant.

Speaking of “Levitating,” of course it had to be the show’s formal closer, as Dua took to the skies in a floating cage, still dancing and belting out lyrics while she moved through the air and gave attention to different sections of the nosebleeds. Coming back one last time after that to encore with “Future Nostalgia,” which seemed like it would’ve worked better earlier in the show, the last song of the night was “Don’t Start Now,” a supercharged, extended take on the lead single that kicked off this entire album cycle. And even though this single, in particular, came out all the way back in October of 2019, it sounded just as fresh as it did three years ago. Or maybe that’s just the future nostalgia at work. This show lived up to the hype in every way, and sets Dua up perfectly for whatever she wants to tackle next.

Setlist: 1. “Physical” 2. “New Rules” 3. “Love Again” 4. “Cool” 5. “Pretty Please” 6. “Break My Heart” 7. “Be The One” 8. “We’re Good” 9. “Good In Bed” 10. “Fever” 11. “Boys Will Be Boys” 12. “One Kiss” (Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa) 13. “Electricity” (Silk City & Dua Lipa) 14. “Hallucinate” 15. “Cold Heart” (PNAU Remix, Elton John & Dua Lipa) 16. “Levitating” 17. “Future Nostalgia” 18. “Don’t Start Now”

Make sure you don’t miss this Dua Lipa tour while you still have time!

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Dua Lipa Announces 2022 North American Future Nostalgia Tour With Megan Thee Stallion

Dua Lipa announced the dates for her 28-city North American Future Nostalgia tour featuring support from Megan Thee Stallion, Caroline Polachek and Lola Zouai.

By Gil Kaufman

Gil Kaufman

Dua Lipa  has announced the dates for her 28-city 2022 North American Future Nostalgia tour featuring support from Megan Thee Stallion , Caroline Polachek and Lola Zouai. The arena outing in support of the singer’s Grammy-winning album of the same name is slated to kick off on Feb. 9 at FTX Arena in Miami, and feature Dua’s first-ever headlining shows at New York’s Madison Square Garden and Los Angeles’ Forum.

“I’m so thrilled to tour again and see my angels in person! How amazing that we all get to dance and celebrate together once again,” the singer said in a statement announcing the road trip, which will also hit Atlanta, Boston, Toronto, Minneapolis, Dallas, Las Vegas and Seattle before winding down at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C., on April 1. “When I was writing Future Nostalgia , I imagined the songs being played in clubs on nights out with your mates. I’m so excited that this fantasy is finally coming true. I can’t wait to experience these songs with you together live!”

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Tickets and VIP upgrade packages will go on sale beginning Friday (Sept. 17) at noon p.m. local time here .

Check out the tour dates below.

Future Nostalgia North American Tour

Feb. 9 – Miami, FL @ FTX Arena # !

Feb. 11 – Orlando, FL @ Amway Center # !

Feb. 12 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena # !

Feb. 14 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena # !

Feb. 16 – Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center # !

Feb. 18 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden # !

Feb. 19 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center # !

Feb. 22 – Montreal, QC @ Centre Bell # !

Feb. 23 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena # !

Feb. 25 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena # !

Feb. 26 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center # !

March 1 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden # !

March 2 – Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena # !

March 4 – Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center # !

March 5 – Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center # !

March 8 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center # !

March 9 – Chicago, IL @ United Center # !

March 12 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center # !

March 13 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center # !

March 15 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena * #

March 17 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center * #

March 20 – Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center * #

March 22 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum # !

March 25 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena # !

March 27 – San Jose, CA @ SAP Center # !

March 29 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center # !

March 31 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena # !

April 1 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena # !

# Dates featuring Caroline Polachek

! Dates featuring Lolo Zouaï

* Dates featuring Megan Thee Stallion

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Dua Lipa Takes a Beachside Break After Launching Her ‘Future Nostalgia’ World Tour

After opening night of her highly-anticipated tour, dua lipa hits the beach.

Dua Lipa ’s highly-anticipated Future Nostalgia tour finally kicked off it’s opening night this week in Miami. Taking the rare opportunity for a moment of relaxation, the ultra-busy pop star spent the following day by the beach. Soaking up the sun in an equally bright ensemble, the singer lounged around sporting a teeny-tiny orange and yellow checkerboard crochet knit bikini.

With her Loewe Chihiro Hammock Bag from the brand’s Spirited Away capsule collection situated next to her, the tastemaker cracked open Khaled Hosseini’s bestselling novel A Thousand Splendid Suns, which is bound to be included in her new recommendation-based newsletter, Service95.

Accessorizing with gold hoop earrings, a metallic gold beaded belly chain and a honey-colored knit mini coverup, the star’s effortlessly coordinated beach ensemble was complete.

During her opening night concert, the star donned a plethora of designer creations to kick off her world tour, including a lime green Balenciaga catsuit, a shimmering cutout Mugler catsuit, and a stage ‘fit courtesy of Marine Serre, flexing her high-fashion bona fides.

With the debut of her new newsletter Service95 and coordinating podcast At Your Service , Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia world tour is just one of the many endeavors she’s working on. Making her film debut in 2022 and working on her next album, the busy pop star is smart to take the day off while she can.

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Luke Halls Studio designed and produced the visuals for Dua Lipa’s Future Nostalgia tour. Through video we helped visualise Dua’s alternate celebration of the past and future in a frenzy of pop glory, celebrating colour and fun in this retro-futuristic blockbuster of a show. The stage, designed by Es Devlin Studio, is a huge ‘bowl’ where, with video, Dua makes cakes, a giant lobster lurks and turns into a disco ball.

ARTIST: DUA LIPA TOUR DIRECTOR: PETER ABBOTT MUSIC DIRECTOR: WILLIAM BOWERMAN STAGE DESIGN & CREATIVE DIRECTION: ES DEVLIN STUDIO STYLING: LORENZO POSECCO CHOREOGRAPHY: CHARM LA’DONNA LIGHTING DESIGN: MATT PITMAN, PIXELMAPPERS VIDEO DESIGN: LUKE HALLS & CHARLI DAVIS ANIMATION: TIM MARRIOTT, MARK TODD, CHRIS HOMER, JAMES FRANCIS NOTCH DESIGNER: ROSS MARSHALL We’RE GOOD ILLUSTRATOR: BUTCHER BILLY VIDEO PROGRAMMER: ROBIN SENONER VIDEO PRODUCERS: JENNY RUSH, BRIDGET VUILLERMIN, KAT KEMSLEY NYC SHOOT PRODUCER: HONOR HELLON PRODUCTIONS

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When the concert special “The 100th: Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden” airs on CBS this weekend and begins streaming on demand on Paramount+ , it will be just the latest example of renewed interest in the genre.  

The Piano Man will come hot on the heels of global boy band BTS sensation Suga getting cinematic exposure via “SUGA/Agust D Tour ‘D-Day’ the Movie,” which opened in both traditional theaters and Imax on April 10. 

“We’re in discussions with a lot a number of labels and artists about doing their concerts in Imax,” says Imax CEO Richard Gelfond in an interview with VIP+. 

The theatrical showings of concert films, both for new performances and remastered library titles, was driven by the success of recent releases, particularly those from Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, which hit all the right notes and have revved up interest in the genre as producers and exhibitors work to give fans a front-row seat at more shows from some of the biggest pop stars and bands. 

In fall 2023, “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” became the highest-grossing theatrical concert film domestically, at nearly $181 million, and the second highest worldwide, with a total of $262 million. “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé,” released a couple months later, is also among the all-time biggest-grossing concert films, with the December offering earning $33.9 million domestic and $40.8 million worldwide. 

The genre overall had a notable 2023, including the rerelease of Talking Heads concert film “Stop Making Sense” to celebrate its 40th anniversary. The movie made $5.4 million worldwide when it debuted in 1984 and outperformed that with the 2023 reissue by A24 that generated $6.9 million, also resulting in sold-out Imax shows and a tribute album. 

Imax hosted the premiere event last fall at the Toronto International Film Festival with a reunion of the band’s original lineup, who participated in a livestreamed Q&A . 

The Taylor Swift and Beyoncé movies were distributed by AMC (the releases were not exclusive to AMC), bypassing the traditional studio route and signaling that unique business models may also come out of this genre. 

Where new productions are concerned, the format has built-in advantages. “For [artists such as] Taylor Swift, the economies of scale are in place — they were filming it anyway,” says Comscore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian in an interview with VIP+. In the case of the “Eras Tour” the production budget was reportedly $15 million. 

Concert films also can benefit artists and the music industry by creating interest around the music, contributing to more sales and downloads. “You generally see a bump in interest in those artists. It ignites that spark of interest,” Dergarabedian   notes. “The music labels can draw off of these films as their artists see a bump in music sales.” 

With “Eras Tour” and “Renaissance” among its 2023 releases, Imax is aggressively pursuing concert experiences. In January, the company’s remastered version of the 1981 “Queen Rock Montreal” performance made $5.5 million globally and was the company’s biggest opening for an Imax-exclusive event film.

Also that month, the giant-screen company hosted a cinematic listening event for “New Blue Sun,” the debut solo album by Outkast’s André 3000, live across 25 Imax locations in the U.S. 

Imax’s Gelfond notes that “for a number of concert films we did, people were up in the aisles, dancing, screaming ... It was some kind of hybrid between actually being there and watching it in an auditorium.” 

Looking ahead, the company clearly aims to harness the surge in interest to create an experience viewers simply can’t get at home.

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