DUA GETS RADICAL, BILLY BOOKS NYE, KELSEA HITS MSG

TOTALLY RADICAL: After a summer of high-profile international festival appearances, including Glastonbury in her native U.K., Dua Lipa has shared details for her 2025 tour in support of the Warner Music album Radical Optimism.

The Live Nation-promoted outing begins 3/20 in Melbourne and will extend through 10/16 in Seattle. It will also visit Europe and the U.K., with further South American shows still to be announced. The artist is booked by WME.

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Upon its May release, Radical Optimism scored the artist the biggest U.K. opening week for a British woman since Adele’s 30 in 2021. It was also the biggest opening week for a British act to that point this year, surpassing Liam Gallagher and John Squire’s eponymous LP, which moved 39.4k the first week in March.

SCENES FROM A LONG ISLAND ARENA: Native son Billy Joel (IAG) will reprise his New Year's Eve performance at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, and ring in 2025 at the same venue on 12/31. The 2023 gig was enlivened by a cover of The Rolling Stones' "Start Me Up" and surprise appearance by Regina Spektor on the finale of "You May Be Right."

BIRTHDAY BONANZA: Kelsea Ballerini celebrated her 31st birthday today (9/12) by putting up tickets for a one-off, AEG-promoted Madison Square Garden play on 10/29, with support from Aly & AJ and Tigirlily Gold. The CAA-booked artist will release her new Black River album, PATTERNS, on the same day.

"When good things happen, when new chapters begin, you want to share them with your people," Ballerini said. "This time around, it just so happens to be in a bucket list venue in the heart of a city that is landmarked heavily in the music and visuals of PATTERNS."