Artists play surprise covers in concert all the time. They record all-covers albums, do special versions for streaming services or B-sides. Kelly Clarkson has covered dozens of songs for her “Kelly-oke” series; Miley Cyrus dropped a bunch online during the pandemic; Taylor Swift even performed with a different guest on one of their songs in every city of her nearly 40-date 2015 North American tour.
But to our knowledge, no artist has ever gone as high-concept as Dua Lipa on her 2025 “Radical Optimism” tour, which has seen her and her top-notch band covering a different song, always connected to an artist from the city in which they’re
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