Dua Lipa proudly defended her title as the new princess of pop on Monday night in front of a packed Bell Center. The young Brit delivered there with her tour Future Nostalgia a backfiring and irresistible concert that his 15,000 fans will not soon forget.
Dua Lipa fans have been waiting for it for a while now; the show being first scheduled for last February, the singer finally burned the boards of the amphitheater Monday evening, following four years of absence in the metropolis.
Photo taken from Instagram
The singer posted a photo of herself with her brother Gjin in a city park on Monday on her Instagram account.
And she wasted no time in setting fire to the powder, arriving on stage shortly following 9 p.m. with the bomb Physical, greeted by a swollen and incredibly loud crowd. Won in advance, these fans? Certainly. But the young popstar has spared no effort to live up to this welcome usually reserved for the greatest.
Worthy of the greats
Because it is ultimately a concert worthy of Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Cher and other pop icons that Dua Lipa has been unpacking for several months on stages around the world. Projections, giant screens, an army of dancers, vibrant and colorful costumes, confetti and other impressive visual effects… it’s all there. And all this nicely coats the entire album Future Nostalgiawhich she unpacks in a tight 95 minutes.
It must be said that it is thanks to this opus, launched in 2020, that she inherited this title of new princess of pop, causing a stir on the charts of the planet.
To say that the fans packed inside the Bell Center were overexcited would be an understatement as the atmosphere was electric. In fact, it’s been a long time since we’ve seen a concert so warmly received; spectators from the floor and entire bleachers leaping to their feet before Dua Lipa even took the stage. And for the majority of them, their butts did not touch their bench once, singing in chorus the Don’t Start Now, Break My Heart et Love Againall delivered without downtime.
At a glance, we can certainly say that they have forgotten the gloom of the pandemic that has affected them for more than two years now. And that was good to see.
Misstep?
Let’s just say it all the same, Dua Lipa is not exactly renowned for her dancing skills. But his presence on stage, his vocal skills and his sense of showmanship are more than enough to make people forgive his sometimes mechanical and wobbly movements.
In fact, let’s bet the majority of her fans won’t notice as she throws dust in their eyes, dazzling them with her catchy pop beats. And that’s exactly what a true princess of pop should do.
At press time, the concert was still in full swing, with Dua Lipa’s dancers providing a musical interlude during a costume change. The One Kiss, Cold Heart et Levitating were still expected, but indeed included in the program of the evening.
- Expected in Toronto on Wednesday evening, Dua Lipa will be back in Montreal on Sunday as part of Osheaga.