Dua Lipa[1] continued her tradition of performing geographic-minded covers during the singer’s visit to Chicago this weekend, bringing out Windy City native Chaka Khan[2] on Friday before performing an Earth, Wind & Fire classic on Saturday.
At her first Radical Optimism show at the United Center on Friday, Lipa welcomed the Rock Hall-inducted Khan to the stage to join her on the 1983 Rufus single “Ain’t Nobody.” “I GOT TO SING WITH THE QUEEN OF FUNK,” Lipa exclaimed on social media[3] following the duet:
The following night, Lipa delivered another funk classic from a Chicago act, this time performing a faithful rendition of Earth, Wind & Fire’s ubiquitous “September”:
Dua Lipa’s Australian and New Zealand tour — where her regional covers trend started — saw the singer perform the likes of AC/DC[4], Lorde[5], and Kylie Minogue[6], while also bringing out guests like Troye Sivan[7], Tame Impala[8], and Crowded House’s Neil Finn[9]. The local covers have continued — though less frequently — as the tour headed to Europe, with Lipa covering Enrique Iglesias’ “Hero” in Madrid[10].
When the trek reached the U.K. at London’s Wembley Stadium, Lipa performed Jamiroquai’s “Virtual Insanity[11]” with help from that group’s singer Jay Kay. The following night at the same venue, she brought out Charli XCX for a rendition of that singer’s “360[12].”
The tour then shifted to Liverpool, where Lip performed the Zutons’ “Valerie” — popularized by Amy Winehouse” — with the group’s singer Dave McCabe. The next show, in the birthplace of the Beatles, Lipa covered the Fab Four’s “Hey Jude.” In Dublin, Lipa did “a song by a late Irish legend[13],” Sinead O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U.”
The Radical Optimism Tour has since crossed the Atlantic, opening with two shows in Toronto last week with two more regional covers, Nelly Furtado’s “Like A Bird” and Mustafa’s “Name of God.” Following the Chicago shows, Lipa next heads to Boston, home of artists like Pixies, Aerosmith, and the Modern Lovers to name a few possible options for the singer.
References
- ^ Dua Lipa (www.rollingstone.com)
- ^ Chaka Khan (www.rollingstone.com)
- ^ exclaimed on social media (www.instagram.com)
- ^ AC/DC (www.rollingstone.com)
- ^ Lorde (www.rollingstone.com)
- ^ Kylie Minogue (www.rollingstone.com)
- ^ guests like Troye Sivan (www.rollingstone.com)
- ^ Tame Impala (www.rollingstone.com)
- ^ Crowded House’s Neil Finn (www.rollingstone.com)
- ^ covering Enrique Iglesias’ “Hero” in Madrid (www.rollingstone.com)
- ^ Virtual Insanity (www.rollingstone.com)
- ^ 360 (www.rollingstone.com)
- ^ a song by a late Irish legend (www.rollingstone.com)