WATCH: Dua Lipa covers Lorde and brings out Crowded House's Neil Finn in Auckland

Publish date
Friday, 4 Apr 2025, 10:59PM

Dua Lipa continued her new tour tradition of celebrating local music by surprising the Kiwi crowds with two iconic homegrown songs!

At her Auckland show on Wednesday night at Spark Arena, Dua surprised the crowd with a dreamy cover of Lorde’s iconic hit Royals, paying tribute to NZ pop royalty.

Back in 2018, Dua said Lorde’s Liability was a song she wished she’d written, calling it “brilliant” and super relatable. So her singing Royals in Lorde's hometown was a pretty full circle moment!

@zmonline turns out I wasn’t sad, I just needed to see @Dua Lipa ♬ original sound - ZM

Then on Friday, she kept the local love going by bringing out Crowded House's Neil Finn for a stunning duet of Kiwi classic Don’t Dream It’s Over. And, OMG we don't mean to brag but we totally guessed both of these songs earlier in the week!

Thank you for an incredible two nights Dua, please come back and visit us again soon!

Play ZM all weekend long to hear Dua and more hits & throwbacks you love <3

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