Dua Lipa announces Australian tour in 2025 – but fans are left furious as popstar snubs two major cities
Dua Lipa has angered her Australian fans by ignoring two major Australian cities during her upcoming Radical Optimism World Tour in 2025.
Live Nation announced that the 29-year-old pop star will perform in Melbourne and Sydney on Friday morning.
Several fans gathered in the comments below the announcement to ask why the three-time Grammy Award winner had left out Brisbane and Perth and only scheduled two concerts in Australia.
“Perth has disappeared from the Australian map,” one person wrote, while another said: “Why does Brisbane always get skipped?”
A third added: ‘Cause F Perth am I right?’
Queensland fans were particularly angry about the snub, as Brisbane is often included in the tours of international stars Down Under.
“Where is Brisbane?” asked a few users, while others responded with, “Is Brisbane up for grabs?” and “Can you tell me why Brisbane doesn’t exist?”
Others wrote: ‘Only 2 dates is crazy.’
Dua Lipa has angered several of her Australian fans after ignoring two major Australian cities during her upcoming 2025 Radical Optimism World Tour
“Any chance the rest of Australia will get dates too?” asked another.
Dua will kick off her Radical Optimism World Tour 2025 on March 20 in Melbourne at Rod Laver Arena, before performing at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on March 26.
These are the only Australian concerts on her massive world tour so far, with a performance in New Zealand on April 2, before flying around the world.
Dua assured fans around the world that more tour dates will be announced soon, with Australian fans in particular hoping she will extend her stay here.
Ticket sales for American Express and Dua start on Wednesday, September 18 at 11:00 am and Thursday, September 19 at 12:00 pm respectively.
Live Nation announced that the 29-year-old pop star will perform in Melbourne and Sydney Down Under on Friday morning
Several fans gathered in the comments to the announcement to ask why the three-time Grammy Award winner had left out Brisbane and Perth and only scheduled two Australian dates
Pre-sale for Live Nation starts on Thursday 19 September at 2pm. Ticket sales for the general public start on Friday 20 September at 1pm.
Dua will celebrate her latest album Radical Optimism on her upcoming world tour, which will also see her perform in Europe, the UK and the US.
The pop star just keeps on rising, as her tour follows her debut as a headliner on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury Festival in June 2024.
After wowing the audience, the BBC praised her performance: ‘Dua struck every chord with the precision of someone who had been preparing for this moment for years.’
Following her spectacular performance at Glastonbury, Dua immediately sold out two consecutive nights at London’s iconic Wembley Stadium, which was due to take place in June 2025.