Dua Lipa Turned Her One-Night-Only Royal Albert Hall Show Into a Live Album

While her October performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall was a one-night-only affair, Dua Lipa wants to make sure that her performance doesn’t go “Houdini.”

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On Tuesday (Nov. 19), the pop star announced the release date for her first-ever live album, Dua Lipa Live From The Royal Albert Hall. Recorded during her Oct. 17 performance at the iconic venue and releasing on Friday, Dec. 6, the new LP features Lipa singing through the entirety of her latest album, Radical Optimism, with a number of her biggest hits sprinkled in for good measure.

In a statement, Lipa shared that her performance at the legendary hall was “unlike anything I’ve ever done,” and that she wanted to have a permanent record of the show. “For the longest time, I’ve had this idea to reimagine my music with an orchestra, and when I was making Radical Optimism, I was constantly thinking about the live element and how these songs would transform on stage, so when The Royal Albert Hall show came up, it presented itself as the perfect opportunity to not only reconstruct these songs, but also celebrate them in such a beautiful and intimate way,” she said. “The experience was entirely thrilling and equally rewarding.”

The live album will be released just days before Lipa’s primetime concert special filmed at The Royal Albert Hall — An Evening With Dua Lipa will air on CBS and Paramount+ on Sunday, Dec. 15.

Check out the full tracklist for the project below:

Dua Lipa Live From the Royal Albert Hall tracklist:

  1. “Overture (Live from the Royal Albert Hall)”
  2. “End Of An Era (Live from the Royal Albert Hall)”
  3. “Houdini (Live from the Royal Albert Hall)”
  4. “Training Season (Live from the Royal Albert Hall)”
  5. “These Walls (Live from the Royal Albert Hall)”
  6. “Whatcha Doing (Live from the Royal Albert Hall)”
  7. “French Exit (Live from the Royal Albert Hall)”
  8. “Illusion (Live from the Royal Albert Hall)”
  9. “Falling Forever (Live from the Royal Albert Hall)”
  10. “Anything For Love (Live from the Royal Albert Hall)”
  11. “Maria (Live from the Royal Albert Hall)”
  12. “Happy For You (Live from the Royal Albert Hall)”
  13. “Love Again (Live from the Royal Albert Hall)”
  14. “Pretty Please (Live from the Royal Albert Hall)”
  15. “Levitating (Live from the Royal Albert Hall)”
  16. “Sunshine (Live from the Royal Albert Hall)”
  17. “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix) (Live from the Royal Albert Hall) “
  18. “Be The One (Live from the Royal Albert Hall)”
  19. “Dance The Night (Live from the Royal Albert Hall)”
  20. “Don’t Start Now (Live from the Royal Albert Hall)”

Stephen Daw

Billboard