Dua LipaDua Lipa kicked off her first of eight dates on her Radical Optimism Australian tour in Melbourne last night (17 March).
On her first of five sold-out dates at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena, ahead of three sold-out nights at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena, the New Rules singer brought a 22-song set of bangers to her devoted fans.
With a setlist representing Lipa’s three albums – her 2017 self-titled debut album, 2020’s Future Nostalgia, and last year’s Radical Optimism – as well as collaborations with Calvin Harris and Silk City, Lipa also premiered Radical Optimism cuts Maria and Falling Forever, plus a surprise cover of AC/DC’s Highway To Hell—a rad move to add an AC/DC classic for a ravenous Australian audience.
Check out the setlist and her cover of Highway To Hell below.
Dua Lipa @ Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, on Monday, 17 March Setlist:
Act I
Training Season (Extended)
End Of An Era
Break My Heart
One Kiss (Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa cover)
Act II
Whatcha Doing
Levitating
These Walls
Highway To Hell (AC/DC cover) (live debut by Dua Lipa)
Maria (tour debut)
Act III
Physical
Electricity (Silk City & Dua Lipa cover)
Hallucinate
Illusion
Act IV
Falling Forever (tour debut)
Happy For You
Love Again (Extended)
Anything For Love
Be The One
Encore:
New Rules
Dance The Night
Don’t Start Now
Houdini
For Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism tour, Australian singer-songwriter Kita Alexander is the special guest on all dates.
Last year, Lipa explained the inspiration behind Radical Optimism, adding that a friend introduced her to the term, and the concept resonated with her.
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She said, “I became more curious as I started to play with it and weave it into my life. It struck me — the idea of going through chaos gracefully and feeling like you can weather any storm.”
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RADICAL OPTIMISM AUSTRALIA TOUR DATES
Monday 17 March – Melbourne, Australia – Rod Laver Arena SOLD OUT
Wednesday 19 March – Melbourne, Australia – Rod Laver Arena SOLD OUT
Thursday 20 March – Melbourne, Australia – Rod Laver Arena SOLD OUT
Saturday 22 March – Melbourne, Australia – Rod Laver Arena SOLD OUT
Sunday 23 March – Melbourne, Australia – Rod Laver Arena SOLD OUT
Wednesday 26 March – Sydney, Australia – Qudos Bank Arena SOLD OUT
Friday 28 March – Sydney, Australia – Qudos Bank Arena SOLD OUT
Saturday 29 March – Sydney, Australia – Qudos Bank Arena SOLD OUT






