Dua Lipa coated AC/DC throughout a latest present in Melbourne, Australia.
The British pop sensation and her backing band performed a rendition of the Aussie heroes’ 1979 anthem Freeway To Hell on the Rod Laver Enviornment on Monday (March 17). Watch her efficiency under.
Lipa precedes the music by saying that she intends to cowl a neighborhood artist at each cease on her present tour, of which the Melbourne present was the primary evening. “Australia has an abundance of wonderful musicians,” she provides. “So we simply thought we’d go actually, actually massive from the very starting. If you already know it, sing alongside.”
Lipa is touring to advertise her 2024 album Radical Optimism, which she says was impressed by a number of genres together with rock. Andrew Watt, recognized for his work on latest Ozzy Osbourne solo albums Bizarre Man (2020) and Affected person Quantity 9 (2022), was one of many producers.
When Radical Optimism was introduced, Lipa stated in an announcement: “A pair years in the past, a pal launched me to the time period Radical Optimism. It’s an idea that resonated with me, and I grew to become extra curious as I began to play with it and weave it into my life. It struck me – the concept of going by chaos gracefully and feeling like you may climate any storm.
“On the similar time, I discovered myself wanting by the music historical past of psychedelia, trip-hop and Britpop. It has all the time felt so confidently optimistic to me, and that honesty and angle is a sense I took into my recording periods.”
Lipa’s tour of Australia will proceed with two extra Melbourne exhibits on March 19 and 20. She’ll play on the continent till March 29, then tour Europe in Might and June. She’ll tour North America from September to October.
As for AC/DC, the arduous rockers will tour North America in April and Might, then play in Europe from June to August.
