Michael Hann

The perfect pop star: Dua Lipa at the O2 Arena reviewed

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Effortless charisma: Dua Lipa at the O2 Arena 
issue 07 May 2022

Dua Lipa’s second album, Future Nostalgia, was released at the least promising moment possible: 27 March 2020, the day after the first lockdown came into force in the UK. Just as a pandemic swept the world, she was releasing a maximalist pop album that, surely, was designed for the communal experiences no one was having.

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