Dua Lipa ‘Houdini’ Los Angeles Fan Event at Houdini Estate: Recap – Billboard

When Dua Lipa introduced a trio of release-week fan occasions for her new single “Houdini,” happening in London, Los Angeles and Tokyo, she stored the precise places a secret. However was there ever any doubt the place the LA get together needed to be held?

Lipa invited a whole bunch of her greatest followers to the mysterious Houdini Property within the winding hills of Laurel Canyon Boulevard on Tuesday night time to navigate an escape room (becoming for the well-known illusionist and the slippery new music) and to bop the night time away at an open-air disco get together.

“Wow, the power is insane!” Dua Lipa stated to the roaring crowd as she made her manner behind the DJ sales space after 8 p.m. “Have you ever guys had an opportunity to enter the escape room? Was it enjoyable?” she requested to a convincing “yeah!” “Was it arduous?” she requested, getting a “no!” in return. “All proper, I’m going to be having a phrase with somebody then,” she stated with amusing.

After hits from Jamiroquai, Grace Jones, Human League and, after all, Lipa herself, we lastly bought to the observe of the hour. “You guys wanna hear the music? All proper, let’s f—ing do it! Let’s have a dance!”

Lipa pressed a button to launch “Houdini” — “I’ll play DJ,” she laughed — and kicked the get together into overdrive as she danced and sang alongside to the one that kicks off her post-Future Nostalgia period.

Based on early numbers reported to Luminate, “Houdini” drew 14 million all-format airplay viewers impressions in its first 4 full days (Nov. 10-13) and can debut on the Radio Songs chart (dated Nov. 25, reflecting airplay Nov. 10-16), maybe within the chart’s higher half, with pop and grownup pop airplay main the way in which. It may very well be Dua’s highest Radio Songs debut, beforehand set when her Barbie soundtrack lower “Dance the Night time” began at No. 28 in June.

Followers proper subsequent to the DJ sales space handed their telephones as much as Lipa so she may shoot selfie movies and pics together with the music, and when “Houdini” wrapped up, Lipa agreed to a fan request for a repeat spin. “Another time? Let’s f—ing go!”

When the second go-round wrapped up, Lipa teased that she wouldn’t be leaving the property simply but. “You guys are the f—ing greatest, thanks a lot! I need you guys to remain, take pleasure in your time, people who haven’t, strive the escape room. I’m going to perform a little stroll round. I’ve bought to go and see this spooky-a– place.”

True to her phrase, the pop star popped up within the escape room, providing a magical shock to the fortunate followers inside.

Dua Lipa’s London fan occasion befell on Thursday on the English Nationwide Ballet, the place the “Houdini” music video was filmed. She gave followers a sneak peek on the visible earlier than its official launch. The subsequent occasion is in Tokyo, and followers can nonetheless signal as much as attend right here.

–Further reporting by Gary Belief