Dua Lipa Continues Honouring Aussie Legends, Spotlights Kylie Minogue

Dua Lipa continues to have fun with her surprise song during her Australian tour. Last night, she honoured another Australian icon in Melbourne (20 March).

So far, the New Rules singer has shocked fans by covering Highway To Hell by AC/DC and Natalie Imbruglia’s rendition of Torn while in Australia, so it’s not altogether surprising that Lipa has paid tribute to yet another successful star of Australian music.

“This next part always keeps us on our toes a little bit because every night we do something different,” Lipa said at the mid-way point of the show, where she and her band perform a surprise song.

She added, “It’s always exciting because there are some songs that don’t need much of an introduction,” telling fans that last night’s song was by “an Aussie legend.” Lipa then launched into a cover of Can’t Get You Out Of My Head by Kylie Minogue.

You can check out the footage of the performance below.

Before last night’s concert, Lipa answered fans’ questions on X (formerly known as Twitter). When a fan asked her – in caps lock – to cover a Kylie song, she responded, “feeling optimistic about this one.” Lipa shared her answer minutes before she was set to take the stage.

feeling optimistic about this oneeee https://t.co/SPrmR1uKwK

— DUA LIPA (@DUALIPA) March 20, 2025

Lipa has performed three nights at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena, and she’ll wrap up her shows there this weekend (22 and 23 March). Next week, she will head to Sydney for three shows at Qudos Bank Arena (26, 28, and 29 March). All dates are sold out.

Reviewing last night’s show in Melbourne, The Music’s Monique La Terra wrote: “Disco may have died in 1979, but it lives on in Dua Lipa’s infectious dance anthems and sugary pop beats, which have revived the genre for a generation whose parents weren’t even around for its first incarnation, most notably in Don’t Start Now. Widely considered the beginning of the disco revival, its funky bassline had everyone dancing.

“The show closed with Houdini, a bold, shimmering anthem with an assertive bassline that sounded even better live, leaving the audience with a lasting sense of empowerment. In fact, the entire night was a lesson in harnessing one’s power, with Lipa’s performance fuelling a confidence that lingered long after the final note.”