MELBOURNE HAS CEMENTED itself as the music capital of Australia, if not the world, with their latest coup. An extremely intimate, theatre-hosted performance by none other than the disco-pop princess of this generation — Dua Lipa.
Lipa will headline Victoria’s latest music festival, ALWAYS LIVE — the brainchild of late local music legend Michael Gudinski.
Just 2,800 lucky Lipa fans will get the chance to see the ‘Levitating’ singer up close and personal in a world-first concert at the historic Palais Theatre. It’s the 26-year-old’s smallest, most exclusive concert — and only theatre performance — of her entire global Future Nostalgia Tour.
But Lipa’s not the only major music act performing at the incredibly diverse (and dazzling) two month music festival. Yes, it’s not your average 3-day event.
Here’s everything you need to know about the country’s biggest gig series, ALWAYS LIVE — including how to score those enviable Lipa tickets.
How can I get tickets to Dua Lipa’s intimate Melbourne show?
If you missed out on tickets to Dua Lipa’s Australian tour — you might be in with a chance following her latest show announcement. Titled ‘An Exclusive Evening with Dua Lipa,’ just 2,800 people will be get the rare opportunity to see international popstar in the most intimate and unique of settings — at the Art Deco-built Palais Theatre on the St Kilda foreshore.
It’ll be held on Sunday, October 30 and will see support acts by local talent including Sycco, Cat & Calmell and Ashwarya.
Lipa’s ALWAYS LIVE show will mark her first Australian performance, before embarking on her Australian and New Zealand Future Nostalgia Tour, which kicks off at Brisbane’s BEC on November 5.
Covetable tickets will be available via a ballot system, which opened on August 11 and closes at 5pm (AEST) on Wednesday August 17. Successful fans will be notified via SMS from 11am on Friday, August 19, and will receive a one-time use code to access to tickets to purchase from 2pm the same day. Click here to be in the running to see Lipa make some ‘New Rules’ with her smallest performance on her hit global tour.