Dua Lipa at the O2
(Picture: Samir Hussein)If ever an album screamed out to be experienced live, it’s Future Nostalgia. Released at the height of the first lockdown, Dua Lipa’s retro-leaning love letter to the dancefloor provided panicked pop fans everywhere with some much needed escapism, the set’s impact actually amplified by nightclubs being shut. But as much as we’ve all enjoyed shimmying around our kitchens to Don’t Start Now et al, at the first of her two O2 Arena shows Dua proved that nothing compares to hearing those songs in person, en masse.
Now 40 dates in, the Future Nostalgia Tour is an intimidatingly slick proposition. From the playlist of early 00s handbag house that preceded the show’s start, to the pin-sharp moves created by Superbowl halftime show choreographer Charm La’Donna, there was a sense that every single detail had been pored over to ensure maximum audience enjoyment.
