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Dua Lipa Unveils “Live From Mexico” Album and Concert Film
5/15/2026, 12:16:28 PM
Live Album and Concert Film Announced
British pop star Dua Lipa announced on May 14 that the three sold-out shows she performed at Mexico City’s Estadio GNP Seguros in December 2025 will be released as a concert film and a live album titled “Dua Lipa (Live From Mexico)”. The film streams on her YouTube channel on May 21; the album drops on streaming services on May 22 via Warner Records. Physical CD and vinyl copies are preorderable and will ship June 5.
Background & Context
The Mexico City shows concluded the Radical Optimism Tour, which promoted Lipa’s third studio album *Radical Optimism* (released May 2024). The tour’s setlists blended new tracks with earlier hits, and each stop featured a locally-styled cover performed in the host country’s language.
Data & Statistics
The Radical Optimism Tour comprised 92 concerts across five continents, selling more than 1.75 million tickets and generating over $141 million in gross revenue, according to Billboard Boxscore. The Mexico City leg contributed three sold-out shows that were captured for the live album, which features 21 tracks spanning Lipa’s catalog.
Release Details
Lipa’s social-media post confirmed the May 21 YouTube premiere and the May 22 digital album release, noting that the Mexico City shows featured city-specific covers and a duet with Maná frontman Fher Olvera on “Oye Mi Amor.” Warner Records issued a brief statement confirming the release schedule and the June 5 physical-copy shipment. Paul Dugdale directed the concert film.
Why It Matters
The live album and concert film give fans permanent access to the tour’s concluding performances, documenting Lipa’s stagecraft, the city-specific collaborations, and the commercial scale of her most successful world tour to date.
Verbatim Quotes
- “This tour has been the most beautiful and fulfilling experience of my career so far.” — Dua Lipa, concert-film trailer
- “You’ve built something bigger than a show. You’ve built a family and I feel that every single night.” — Dua Lipa, concert-film trailer
- “Now we can enjoy these shows forever and ever and ever, I love you!!!!” — Dua Lipa, Instagram post
- “LIVE FROM MEXICOOO!!! The full tour film out May 21st 6pm (BST) on YouTube AND the live album out May 22nd,” — Dua Lipa, X post
Conflicting Premiere Times
Sources list different premiere times. Variety cites a 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. BST) start; Billboard mentions 1 p.m. ET; Rolling Stone and Total Entertainment note 6 p.m. BST; ABC Audio also references 1 p.m. ET. All agree on a May 21 debut.
Upcoming Availability
The live album streams on all major platforms from May 22, while the concert film appears on YouTube on May 21. Physical CD and vinyl editions ship to preorder customers on June 5. An early digital release of “End Of An Era (Live From Mexico)” precedes the full album.
