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Clocking Dua Lipa’s Covers + Hometown Guests So Far

Clocking Dua Lipa’s Covers + Hometown Guests So Far

Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism World Tour has included a creative touch that has not only made each show unique, but it has filled audiences with hometown pride.

At each of her stops this year the 3x Grammy-winning singer has performed a surprise cover by a local artist as a tribute to the country or city she’s rocking.

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Rod Stewart Shows Charlotte He’s Forever Young

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Some guys, apparently, do have all the luck.

Rod Stewart, at 80 years old, is still prancing around stages with the greatest of ease, flirting with the women in the front rows, belting out the favorites with bravado, and doing it all half of his shirt unbuttoned like the rock star he has been his entire career.

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Setlist Insider: Rise Against’s Tim McIlrath

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Rise Against's frontman, Tim McIlrath enjoyed himself so much talking to Bree for Marquee Memories where he talked about meeting Fugazi and seeing Nirvana, that he graciously shared some inside info about the band's setlists.

In today's episode you'll hear him talk about their first show 25 years ago at the legendary Chicago club, The Metro. He'll harken back to a Super Bowl Sunday show where they didn't expect anyone to come, so they fattened the set with covers of Black Flag and Minor Threat.

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