Dua Lipa Dazzles at the First of Four Nights at the Kia Forum on Saturday

Dua Lipa, pop’s disco sophisticate, rides her ‘Radical Optimism’ into the Forum

In a pop era where personal messiness is the oxygen of fame, Dua Lipa is the rare unfazed professional. Just as Taylor Swift and Charli XCX’s (extremely asymmetrical) feud spilled over the Hot 100 trenches, in comes Lipa’s Radical Optimism tour for four nights at the Forum to reassert that it is, in fact, possible to spin off hits while leaving one’s personal life unscathed. On Saturday at the opening night of her Forum stand, Lipa — herself a B…

Dua Lipa, pop's disco sophisticate, rides her 'Radical Optimism' into the Forum

In a pop era where personal messiness is the oxygen of fame, Dua Lipa is the rare unfazed professional.

Dua Lipa Turns Los Angeles Into a Dazzling Dance Party on Her ‘Radical Optimism’ Tour: Concert Review

It’s been about a year and a half since Dua Lipa released her third album, “Radical Optimism,” a project perfectly suited to soundtrack a pleasant day at the beach. She recorded it during scraps of time on her 2022 tour for “Future Nostalgia,” a record that exhumed the tropes of disco past and mapped them to a contemporary pop sound. “Optimism” wasn’t met with the same enthusiasm as her previous record — perhaps because “Nostalgia,” released at …

Dua Lipa dazzles at the first of four nights at the Kia Forum on Saturday

Think of pop stars who’ve sold out the Kia Forum for a run of four nights or more this decade. Of course, there’s Harry Styles, who booked a residency of 15 shows at the venue in the fall of 2022, though three of those performances were bumped into early 2023. Olivia Rodrigo had four nights at the Forum in August 2024. And Billie Eilish played five there in December of the same year. Lady Gaga did a quartet of shows there this summer – and she’s…

Dua Lipa Elevates Pop with 'Radical Optimism' at the Forum: A Disco Sophisticate Unleashed – Archyde

Archyde Dua Lipa Redefines Pop Stardom With ‘Radical Optimism’ Tour October 6, 2024 In an era of Pop music where public vulnerability frequently enough fuels celebrity, Dua Lipa is emerging as… You can read the full story here: Dua Lipa Elevates Pop with ‘Radical Optimism’ at the Forum: A Disco Sophisticate Unleashed.