Watch Elton John be part of Dua Lipa at Royal Albert Corridor orchestral present
Dua Lipa carried out a particular one-off gig at London’s Royal Albert Corridor final evening (Thursday October 17), the place she was joined on stage by Sir Elton John for ‘Chilly Coronary heart’. Take a look at footage, images and extra under.
The present, that includes the 43-piece Heritage Orchestra together with a 14-strong choir and seven-piece band, noticed Lipa carry out within the spherical within the centre of the long-lasting venue for a present that was filmed to be televised at a later date.
Talking to the group after giving ‘Radical Optimism‘ monitor ‘Finish Of An Period’ its reside debut and giving ‘Houdini’ the James Bond theme remedy, the singer instructed the viewers (who arrived with the memo of being “dressed to impress”) of how placing the efficiency collectively was “a dream”.
“I’ve been wanting ahead to this present for such a very long time and it’s a present I’ve been wanting ahead to greater than some other,” she stated, noting how she “missed her dancers” however was honoured to share the stage with The Heritage Orchestra in a venue that had seen the likes of Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle, and Albert Einstein – joking that none of that trio had carried out along with her dancers and that she was “nearly as certain they didn’t have a gown as good as this.
After giving some Flamenco power to the reside debut of ‘Maria’ and a spirited tackle ‘French Exit’, Dua Lipa paid tribute to “fellow London woman” Cleo Soul with a canopy of ‘Sunshine’ (a music that she stated “simply strikes me” and that tonight was “becoming” to play it right here tonight with such grandeur.
Finally, Lipa stated that it was “so fascinating going to the naked bones of the music” in reimagining her music with an orchestra and that it was the “natural sounds” of her latest album ‘Radical Optimism’ that purchased us to this second.
Returning for an encore, Dua Lipa bounded into ‘Chilly Coronary heart’ earlier than revealing Elton John hidden behind a line of backing singers to affix her on their big hit collaboration – inviting rapturous applause from the viewers of their finery.
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The set ended with a run of hits ‘Be The One’, the reside debut of ‘Dance The Night time’ (her music from the Barbie soundtrack) and an enormous finale of ‘Don’t Begin Now’ – with Dua Lipa inviting her dancers again for a spectacular closing.
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— Andrew Trendell (@AndrewTrendell) October 18, 2024
— Andrew Trendell (@AndrewTrendell) October 18, 2024
Dua Lipa’s Royal Albert Corridor setlist was:
‘Finish of an Period’
‘Houdini’
‘Levitating’
‘Maria’
‘French Exit’
‘Sunshine’ (Cleo Sol cowl)
‘Coaching Season’
‘These Partitions’
‘Whatcha Doing’
‘Love Once more’
‘Fairly Please’
‘Phantasm’
‘Falling Perpetually’
‘Something For Love’
‘Glad For You’
‘Chilly Coronary heart’ (with Elton John)
‘Be The One’
‘Dance The Night time’
Sir Elton’s return to the stage after his retirement from touring – with the icon revealing that he nonetheless plans to “play the odd present“. His Farewell Yellow Brick Street Tour started in 2018, took in an enormous Glastonbury 2023 headline present, and eventually wrapped in Stockholm in July final yr – incomes over $900million (£708million) in gross ticket gross sales. On the time of its conclusion, it was the best grossing tour of all time, however has since been overtaken by Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour and Coldplay’s Music Of The Spheres Tour.
The icon not too long ago spoke of how”there’s not a lot of me left” after lacking organs as a consequence of surgical procedure well being points as nicely mentioned mortality forward on the premiere of his upcoming career-spanning documentary Elton John: By no means Too Late.
In the meantime, John isn’t accomplished releasing new music simply but. In Might, his buddy and co-writer Bernie Taupin revealed that John’s thirty second studio album is “all accomplished and recorded”.
Final evening marked Dua Lipa’s first UK gig since her acclaimed Glastonbury 2024 headline set again in June, and comes forward of her big UK and Eire stadium exhibits set for subsequent summer season. Visit here for tickets and extra info.