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Upcoming Dua Lipa dates
Dates and live ticket listings appear here as soon as they are on sale. The guide below covers what to know before you buy.
One rule for Dua Lipa seats: cover both stages
The best Dua Lipa seat is a lower-level sideline seat about halfway between the main stage and any secondary stage on the floor. Her recent productions put platforms and runways out in the crowd, and from that raised side position you can watch the choreography on the main stage and still turn to see her when she moves into the room.
In North America she has played arenas; abroad, her latest tour also filled stadiums. Floor layouts change from tour to tour, so open the seat map for your date and find where the secondary stages sit before you choose.
Floor spots, bowl seats and the upper level
- Floor at the main stage: the closest look at the dancers and usually standing room. The catch is that a stage behind you can be hard to see.
- Floor beside a secondary stage: if the map shows a platform mid-floor, standing near it can be the closest you get during part of the night.
- Lower-level sideline, midway: the top pick. High enough to read formations, placed to see every stage.
- Lower level facing the main stage: square to the full production and screens. A strong choice for anyone who cares most about the staged numbers.
- Upper level: the value tier. Center sections beat corners every time.
Where the view breaks down
The weak seats are on the steep sides behind the stage line. Choreography reads poorly from those angles, and sections sold as limited view can hide whole set pieces. Unless a listing spells out what is visible, leave those seats for someone else. Toward the back of a flat floor, the screens do most of the work, so a rear floor ticket is a closeness purchase in name only.
Acts, local covers and the staging
The Radical Optimism show was built like a stage production. Its 2025 version ran in four acts plus an encore, each act themed on a classical element, and in the second act she covered a song by an artist from the city she was playing that night. That local cover became the moment fans compared from show to show.
Tait designed the 2025 staging: a curved main stage with wave-shaped platforms and round secondary stages in the crowd, one of which used scissor lifts to raise her about 14.5 feet. Her 2022 arena tour, designed by Es Devlin, worked on a similar idea, with a runway linking the main stage to a platform in the middle of the arena.
Dua Lipa tours on the record
- 2016: The Self-Titled Tour, a first run through the UK and Europe that lasted the whole year.
- 2022: the Future Nostalgia Tour, finally launched in February after three pandemic delays from 2020. It played 91 shows, starting at the Miami arena then named FTX Arena and finishing in November in Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, Albania, for roughly 1.3 million people. Caroline Polachek, Megan Thee Stallion and Lolo Zouaï supported in North America.
- June 28, 2024: a Glastonbury headline set on the Pyramid Stage.
- 2024 to 2025: the Radical Optimism Tour, 81 shows on five continents from Singapore in November 2024 to Mexico City in December 2025, with attendance near 1.865 million. Two Wembley Stadium nights accounted for 151,000 tickets. Its North American leg, 15 arena dates in September and October 2025, included Madison Square Garden, Chase Center, the Kia Forum, the United Center and Scotiabank Arena.
All of these tours have finished. When new shows are announced, they appear in the event list on this page.
How her on-sales behave
- Short legs, fast sellouts: North American runs have been brief, so one-night cities and the New York and Los Angeles shows go quickly.
- Presales carry the load: artist presales, often tied to signing up on her site, open ahead of the general on-sale, and a large share of tickets is gone before the public sale starts.
- Floor first: standing floor and near-stage seats sell through earliest and carry the largest resale markups afterward.
- Weekends draw travelers: Friday and Saturday shows pull more out-of-town fans than weeknights.
Resale prices can land above or below face value and usually shift as the date nears. Every Reserved Seat order is backed by a 100% guarantee. Artist announcements are posted at dualipa.com.
London, three albums and a run of number ones
Dua Lipa was born in London on August 22, 1995, and her dance-pop draws heavily on disco and house. Her three studio albums are Dua Lipa (2017), Future Nostalgia (2020) and Radical Optimism (2024); the last two both topped the UK chart. Her UK No. 1 singles include "New Rules," "One Kiss" with Calvin Harris, "Cold Heart" with Elton John and "Dance the Night" from Barbie, and "Levitating" finished 2021 as Billboard's year-end No. 1 song. She has three Grammy Awards and seven Brit Awards.
Frequently asked questions
Are floor tickets the best seats for Dua Lipa?
They are the closest, but the floor is usually standing and a stage behind you can be hard to see. A raised sideline seat between the stages gives the fuller view.
Does Dua Lipa use a B-stage?
Her recent tours have. The 2025 Radical Optimism shows used round secondary stages in the crowd, and the 2022 tour had a runway to a mid-arena platform.
What is the local cover at Dua Lipa shows?
On the 2025 leg of the Radical Optimism Tour, she covered a song by an artist from each host city during the second act.
How many people saw the Radical Optimism Tour?
About 1.865 million across 81 shows, including 151,000 over two nights at Wembley Stadium.
Where does Dua Lipa play in North America?
In arenas. Her 2025 North American leg played 15 arena dates, including Madison Square Garden and the Kia Forum.