Dua Lipa — Tiny Desk Concert (NPR), 2024

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Why this recording

Around Dua Lipa, seven musicians squeeze in behind the desk, including three backing voices: Ciara O'Connor, Naomi Scarlett and Sophie Galpin, who also plays glockenspiel. NPR Music's description lists the whole band, from Matthew Carroll on bass to Adam “Smiley” Wade on drums. In eighteen minutes the set runs from “Training Season” to “Houdini”, saved for last. Direction and editing are by Kara Frame, audio technical direction by Josh Newell: an NPR production from start to finish.

— Simon Janvier, live-sound professional and editor of the catalogue

Recording technical sheet

Rights-holding channelNPR Music
Source statusOfficial — broadcaster or organiser
Broadcast
Uploaded
Exact runtime
ResolutionHD (720p+)
Directed byKara Frame
Source qualityProfessional (multi-camera)

Metadata checked on YouTube on 29 September 2026; direction, camera setup and sound documented by the editors.

Published on August 10, 2026 by

Filmed live concert by Dua Lipa for NPR Music’s Tiny Desk, recorded in 2024 at the radio’s offices in Washington. A global pop star since Future Nostalgia (2020), the British singer already held, with her “home” version recorded in London, the all-time Tiny Desk view record, with well over 100 million views. Four years later she reaches the actual desk with four songs from Radical Optimism, the 2024 album marked by a sunny pop and calmer lyrics on love and heartbreak. Stripped of studio production, this live concert presents her in an acoustic, intimate configuration surrounded by her musicians, where voice and songwriting come first. A multi-song live format that reveals another side of an artist used to large stages. Captured by NPR Music (editorial production: Stephen Thompson). British pop to watch as a filmed live concert. Year: 2024. Part of NPR Music’s acclaimed Tiny Desk series, this full live session can be watched online.

Setlist

  1. Training Season
  2. These Walls
  3. Happy for You
  4. Houdini

Personnel & credits

  • Dua Lipa — vocals
  • Stephen Thompson — editorial producer (NPR Music)
Category

What to watch next

Dua Lipa appears once more in the catalogue, and NPR Tiny Desk, Washington D.C. gathers 101 recordings in all.

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