![]() The staging and visual effects felt intentional, too: futuristic, with laser-light effects and an ethereal-looking floating cube sculpture, yet nostalgic with recurring disco balls and dancers doing insane moves on rollerblades. Lipa toned things down temporarily during "Boys Will Be Boys," going solo on stage with a flowing skirt and a spotlight to make an anthem out of this pointedly slower number about the double standards women face in a patriarchal society. It felt like an intentional response to the internet pile-on she received back in the Before Times. Lipa must have done some serious cardio training to prep for this tour. Photo by Michele Eve Sandberg As the setlist went on, from "Love Again" to "Cool" and "Pretty Please," it was impressive just how dancy the performance really was, from a crowd surf-style lift to full-out dance breaks and some grinding with the mike stand. I haven't been following the singer's career particularly closely in the few years since she's gained pop stardom and had never seen her live, so I'll admit that image of lifeless hip rotations and all the memes, GIFs, and tweets that followed were on my mind.īut by the second song, "New Rules," phrases like "yassss!" and "slayyyy!" were slipping from my mouth nearly subconsciously as she not only kept up with her background dancers but led them. In 2018, a video of Dua Lipa dancing, well, not very well, during a performance of "One Kiss" went viral. The most impressive part was how she commanded the stage physically. Overall, her vocals sounded just like her studio recordings - a compliment to any artist. ![]() Lipa made her entrance in a neon yellow head-to-toe bodysuit and rhinestones on her eyelids - the decked-out fans were spot on. ![]() It, along with a colorful video introducing Lipa's dancers in true '80s jazzercise workout video fashion, proved to be a foreshadowing of her opening song, "Physical." Photo by Michele Eve Sandberg Openers Lolo Zouaï and Caroline Polacheck performed for about an hour and a half, and at about 9:15, "Body Funk" teased the crowd over the speakers as the stage crew set up. (And said butts weren't long for said seats, but more on that later.) While most people wore masks while walking around the concessions area, most also took them off immediately after their butt met their seat. And it certainly was.įrom her impressive dancing to droolworthy ensembles and stage effects emblematic of her club-meets-pop music, the British singer put on a performance that was just plain fun after two years of cancellations and delays.Īfter watching fans clamor to get their picture taken next to the electronic Future Nostalgia sign on the lobby wall before it switched to a Bacardí ad and ordering a $10 footlong hotdog on an iPad - two very 21st-century concertgoer problems - I made my way to my seat. ![]() The outfits alone on the gaggle of mostly Gen Z crowd gathering inside the FTX Arena on Wednesday night suggested the opening night of Dua Lipa's Future Nostalgia Tour was about fun and flamboyance. Sparkle in all forms - rhinestone, sequins, glitter - and on all parts of the body.
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