Dua Lipa Covers ‘Royals’ in New Zealand and Announces 2025 Latin American Tour

Dua Lipa’s Show in New Zealand

Last night (April 1) in New Zealand, the iconic single “Royals” was covered by the pop sensation.

Special Guests and Collaborations

Speaking at the Spark Arena in Auckland, the pop star revisited her debut single from 2013, which marked the start of her career. You can see the cover below.

This performance follows her covers of “I can’t get you out of my head” by Kylie Minogue, “Torn” by Natalie Imbruglia, and “Hell to Hell” during her tour in Australia.

Last week, she also shared the stage with Kevin Parker from Tame Impala for a rendition of “The Less I Know, The Better” during her show in Sydney. Lipa and Parker have previously collaborated, as he was a key producer on her latest album “Radical Optimism”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHWDU8QAC0s

📹 | @Dualipa performs a stunning rendition of @lorde today in #Rotourauckland! pic.twitter.com/me8ay82SW1

– Dua Lipa Media (@Studlo2054) April 2, 2025

This isn’t the first time the duo has performed together; the pop star previously collaborated with Parker during her headline slot at last year’s Glastonbury Festival, featuring two duets from the 2015 Tame Impala discography.

Parker isn’t the only Australian artist to join Lipa; Wans Joy performed a cover of “Riptide” at one of her recent shows in Melbourne, and Troye Sivan joined for the duet “Rush”. She also covered the classic track “Never Tear Us Apart” by INXS.

Upcoming Tours and Ticket Details

Meanwhile, Lipa announced her Latin American tour “Radical Optimism,” starting on November 7 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The star will be visiting several cities, including Chile, Brazil, and Colombia, before concluding in Mexico on December 2. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. local time on April 7. Get your tickets here. Sales will open to the public at 10:00 a.m. on April 10. Check out the full list of dates below.

Prior to this, Lipa will head to the UK for more exciting performances this summer, starting with two massive concerts at London’s Wembly (June 20, 21), followed by two dates at Anfield stadium in Liverpool on June 24 and 25. Find remaining tickets here.

Additionally, she recently won a lawsuit that accused her of copying her hit song – “Levitating.” Back in 2022, the pop star was taken to court by the songwriters L. Russell Brown and Sandy Linzer, who claimed she plagiarized their songs “Wiggle and Jiggle All Night” and “Don Diablo” from the 1980s when creating “Levitating.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvot6ezhope

The American judge Katherine Regiment ruled that the two songs by Brown and Linzer only shared general similarities with unprotected musical elements that had been previously used, such as those found in Mozart and the Bee Gees’ hit “Stayin’ Alive” from 1977.