Global superstar Dua Lipa lit up London’s Wembley Stadium this past weekend with two sold-out performances that marked a victorious homecoming and the official start of the UK leg of her Radical Optimism World Tour. Over 150,000 fans filled the stadium on Friday and Saturday night, witnessing a spectacle filled with surprise bratty guests and high fashion moments.


Dua thrilled fans by welcoming English jazz funk band Jamiroquai to the stage on Friday for a duet of his ‘90s classic “Virtual Insanity,” and on Saturday it was only right that England’s hometown hero, Charli xcx, would join Dua Lipa, surprising fans with a performance of 360—continuing her tour tradition of bespoke covers that pay tribute to each city, often sung in the local language. So far, Dua has performed in seven languages across the tour, including Italian, Spanish, and Czech. Adding to the setlist surprises were rare performances of early hits: “Hotter Than Hell” on Friday (“the song that started everything,” she said), and a fan-favorite rendition of “IDGAF” on Saturday.

Throughout the tour, the pop powerhouse has not been shy with her style. Styled by longtime collaborator Lorenzo Posocco, she opened in a custom silver Swarovski-studded bodysuit and Louboutins, shifted into a white lace catsuit by Valentino, stunned in black glittering Courreges, and floated across the stage in a sheer blue Balenciaga slip dress, dramatically revealing a faux fur coat lined with the Union Jack. Her encore? A reimagined Chanel bodysuit dripping in gold chains—an homage to an archival 1992 couture original—as the show is encored with her biggest hits, New Rules, Dance The Night, Don’t Start Now, and Houdini.

The Wembley shows followed a streak of sold-out European dates and mark a high point in the Radical Optimism era. Her third studio album debuted at #1 in 12 countries and became the biggest UK album debut by a female artist this year. In the U.S., it earned Dua her highest sales week to date, debuting at #1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales and #2 on the Billboard 200.

Next up? Two nights in Liverpool and a stop in Dublin before Radical Optimism takes over North America later this year.

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