Dua Lipa Expands 'Radical Optimism' Australian Tour

Pop superstar Dua Lipa has a lot to feel radically optimistic about. Her forthcoming Radical Optimism world tour, which she announced last week, has already required the addition of two more Melbourne dates and a second Sydney date.

Due to demand on the first pre-sale yesterday (18 September), another two Melbourne dates have already been added. Lipa will perform at Rod Laver Arena on Thursday, 20 March, and the new dates are Saturday, 22 March, and Sunday, 23 March.

From there, Lipa will head to Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on Wednesday, 26 March, with a second date on Friday, 28 March, before travelling to New Zealand for a show on Wednesday, 2 April, at Auckland’s Spark Arena.

The first pre-sale, hosted by AMEX, happened yesterday. The pre-sale from sign-ups to Lipa’s website began today at noon, with the general sale opening tomorrow at 1 pm local time. Tickets will be available via Lipa’s website.

If there’s more demand during today’s pre-sale and tomorrow’s general sale, who’s to say there won’t be more dates added to this tour?

The Radical Optimism world tour follows Dua Lipa’s excellent headlining slot at Glastonbury earlier this year. Following that set, she quickly sold out two dates at London’s Wembley Stadium for June 2025.

Radical Optimism, Lipa’s latest album, hit #2 in Australia and was preceded by singles Houdini, Training Season, and Illusion, with Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker a key contributor throughout the LP.

Explaining the inspiration behind Radical Optimism, Lipa said that a friend introduced her to the term, and the concept resonated with her. She continued, “I became more curious as I started to play with it and weave it into my life. It struck me — the idea of going through chaos gracefully and feeling like you can weather any storm.”

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RADICAL OPTIMISM AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND 2025 TOUR DATES:

Thursday 20 March – Melbourne, Australia – Rod Laver Arena

Saturday 22 March – Melbourne, Australia – Rod Laver Arena – NEW SHOW

Sunday 23 March - Melbourne, Australia - Rod Laver Arena - NEW SHOW

Wednesday 26 March– Sydney, Australia – Qudos Bank Arena

Friday 28 March - Sydney, Australia - Qudos Bank Arena - NEW SHOW

Wednesday 2 April – Auckland, New Zealand – Spark Arena