Studio 2054

Production of Studio 2054 began in August 2020, but planning for it started before then and took nearly five months to put together. Dua Lipa was not originally on board with the livestream since she wanted to wait until she could perform in front of fans; however, her team put forward an idea to make it like a TV show and this changed her mind. Lipa additionally thought her fans were longing for some sort of human connection during lockdown protocols associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The concert's name comes from the famous New York City nightclub, Studio 54; Lipa had always had a fascination with the nightclub and its varying personalities. With the concert, she wanted to have a modern take on the nightclub with several different artforms. Lipa stated that she would be unable to do this on tour, and described it as a "live music video." The show was crafted in four acts and filmed in London's Printworks venue, a large warehouse. with whom she created a bubble with to avoid COVID-19. Lipa incorporated songs from her eponymous debut studio album (2017) and second album Future Nostalgia (2020), as well as the latter's companion remix album Club Future Nostalgia (2020), into the setlist. German apparel company Puma sponsored the event; due to this, all cast members wore Puma-branded outfits. Evian also sponsored the concert. Overall, the show cost $1.5 million to produce. == Release and promotion ==

On 23 October 2020, Lipa postponed her fifth headlining concert tour, the Future Nostalgia Tour, for the second time, from January 2021 to September 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the announcement, she also unveiled that she had some "fun" items to be revealed in the meantime. Three days later, Lipa revealed while announcing two 2020 American Music Awards nominees on Good Morning America that she had an exciting announcement coming on 28 October 2020. Later on the day of her initial announcement, Lipa posted a link to her website on Twitter. The website showed a title of "Studio 2054", and a countdown to 19:00 GMT on 28 October 2020 when an announcement would be made. Promotion for "Studio 2054" began appearing across London. The show was formally announced through a press release and Lipa's website; Lipa further promoted the livestream with an Instagram Live following the announcement. English singer Elton John joined her to talk about his experiences in Studio 54. Several trailers were released in the lead up to the live show. English singer FKA Twigs, American singer Miley Cyrus, Colombian singer J Balvin, Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny, Puerto Rican record producer Tainy, Australian singer Kylie Minogue, John, American DJ the Blessed Madonna, and British DJ Buck Betty were respectively announced as special guests following the livestream's announcement. Due to the pandemic, guests joined Lipa both in person and virtually. In order to reach international viewers, deals were set up with demand-side platforms in areas where ticket sales did not make sense. In India, Lipa's team set up a deal with Gaana to stream the show, while it was streamed in China via QQ Music, KuGou, Kuwo and WeSing, through Tencent. == Synopsis ==

VIP-ticket holders got to experience exclusive behind the scenes footage from Studio 2054's rehearsals. It ran for 70 minutes. Studio 2054 was filmed with a 1980s-styled camera lens, and opened in a 1980s television show set for the first act, similar to that of British music chart show Top of the Pops (1964 – present). The performance began with flashing lights and dancers cheering as Lipa made her way to an elevated platform to perform "Future Nostalgia"; as the enthusiastic dancers cheered around her, She wore a custom, sequined The Attico bodysuit with long tassels. Lipa descends the podium and goes straight into a retro-disco choreographed rendition of "Levitating", which included a dance break in the middle with a bona fide guitar solo and the singer interacting with her live band. FKA Twigs then joined the show to premiere her and Lipa's unreleased track, "Why Don't You Love Me", Twigs appeared on a darkened stage that was illuminated by a spotlight where she performed a pole dance solo, before Lipa joined her to end the performance with an embrace. The rendition of the song contained extra disco style, During the mix, Lipa joined the Blessed Madonna once again in the DJ booth. She proceeded by performing "One Kiss" from behind the DJ deck as dancers were seen on the dance floor. Studio 2054 closed with a performance of "Don't Start Now", which contained elements of "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" (1979) by ABBA. The performance featured flashing neon lights paired with strict and doubly choreography. Lipa then went through all the sets featured in the show, before a huge glitter canon was set off as she screamed, "Yeah!" The cameras then panned out to reveal the whole set. VIP-ticket guests also got to attend a 20-minute after party with the Blessed Madonna following the show. Viewers got a fly on the wall view as the DJ played old-school disco classics including "Keep On Jumpin'" (1978) by Musique. == Critical reception ==

's (pictured) Studio 2054 performance. Studio 2054 was met with generally positive reviews from critics. In a positive review for The Daily Telegraph, Neil McCormick gave the show five stars and viewed it as "the best livestream" of 2020. Specifically, he commended the show for being "exceptionally well-staged" and "an escapist fantasy from the sofa," as well as complimenting Minogue's performance and criticizing John's. Studio 2054 was given three stars by The Guardians Alexis Petridis, who commended Lipa's "spangly outfits" and her vocals that "never [miss] a note or [sound] breathless." On the other hand, he disapproved of the many guest appearances that he thought were a "damp squib," but also viewed the show as "weirdly fun" despite the shortcomings. == Commercial reception and impact ==

Tickets for Studio 2054 went on sale worldwide at 08:00 BST on 30 October 2020 for £8.99, while VIP tickets were priced at £15.00. On 9 November 2020, tickets for Hungary, Czech Republic, Greece, Croatia, Slovenia, Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia and Bulgaria went on sale. Studio 2054 brought in an estimated 5 million viewers, setting a record for attendance of a paid livestream. The number included 1.9 million unique log-ins from China, 95,000 from India and 284,000 ticket sales worldwide. The show was awarded the Guinness World Record for most tickets sold for a livestreamed concert by a solo female artist (current year). Lipa's team estimated that the actual viewership was closer to 8 or 9 million, as they presumed more than one person watched the show per ticket sold. The number also increased due to the show being available to watch until 6 December 2020, priced at £7.50. At its peak viewership, Studio 2054 had viewers in 150 countries. However, Lipa's team admitted that the stream underperformed in some territories. Following the concert, ticket sales for the Future Nostalgia Tour went up by 70%. The official revenue numbers for the show were not published, but Lipa's team stated it was a "profitable venture" and that she will probably do another livestream in the future regardless due to this. == Set list ==

Adapted from Pitchfork, with additional information added from Billboard, i and NME. Act I • "Future Nostalgia" • "Levitating" • "Pretty Please" Act II • "Break My Heart" • "Why Don't You Love Me" • "Physical" • The Blessed Madonna DJ mix interlude • "Cool" • "New Rules" Act III • "Prisoner" • "Un Día (One Day)" • "Fever" • "One Kiss" • "Real Groove" • "Electricity" Encore • "Rocket Man" • "Hallucinate" • "Don't Start Now" == Streams ==

• Dua Lipa lead performer Guests • FKA Twigs • The Blessed Madonna • Miley Cyrus • J Balvin • Bad Bunny • Tainy • Angèle • Buck Betty • Kylie Minogue • Elton John • Kalvin Phillips • Bukayo Saka • Jeremy Lynch • AJ Tracey • Gjin Lipa Band • Matty Carroll bass • Alex Lanyon guitar • Christina Hizon keys • Duayne Sanford drums • Naomi Scarlett backing vocals • Ciara O'Connor backing vocals • Izzy Chaise backing vocals • Matt Allen backing vocals Performers • Sharon June dancer • Lamaar Manning dancer • Zacc Milne dancer • Jason Nguyen dancer • Diddie-Mie Lykke dancer • Kane Horn dancer • Robyn Laud dancer • Demi Rox Mensah dancer • Fatou Bah dancer • Samantha Grover dancer • Beccy Jones additional dancer • Zakiya Wellington additional dancer • Frankie Johnson additional dancer • Alexandra Schoendorf additional dancer • Codie Wiggins additional dancer • Israel Donowa additional dancer • Giuseppe Giofre additional dancer • Naomi Weijand additional dancer • Renae Hughes additional dancer • Yves Cueni additional dancer • Alphonse Katty skater • Ayisha Alli skater • Christina Shand skater • Ciaran Reese skater • Dwayne Moona skater • Kailam Brown skater • Sadiq Ali circus performer • Joana Dias circus performer • Kieran Warner circus performer • Jacob Love club kid • Edi Kanhush club kid • Juniper Lai club kid • Nadia D Juma club kid Costuming • Nawal Alkhedairy personal assistant • Lorenzo Posocco stylist • Samantha Lau make up artist • Anna Cofone hair stylist • Marc Ramos hair assistant • Rae Haydenn styling assistant • James Randall set dresser • Shay Malt circus and club kids costumes • Bart Cacciapaglia cast hair and make up • Matilde Caprilli cast hair and make up • Aidan D'Arcy cast hair and make up • Federico Sabatino cast hair and make up • Fabio Sarra cast hair and make up • Jacinta Spencer cast hair and make up • Charles Stanley cast hair and make up • Rosie Williams cast hair and make up • Caitlin Moriaty wardrobe • Isabella Damazio wardrobe • Cynthia Igbokwe wardrobe Crew • Liz Clare director • Charm La'Donna choreographer • Alex Clark assistant choreographer • Vicki Amedume circus choreographer • Pixie Levinson photographer • Lorna Blackwood vocal coach • Paul Dallanegra security • Ronnie Frankilin driver • Winnie O'Connor driver • Kate Sinden producer • Nathaniel Hill director of photography • Hayley Collett associate director • Dan Winterburn vision mixer • Roger Dempster floor manager • Ben Sanchez assistant floor manager • Imogen Stoddart production assistant • Curtis Dunne steadicam • Charlie Bryan camera operator • Alex Dodd camera operator • Nick Kauffman camera operator • Alan Wells spidercam • Nick Bonnar spidercam pilot • Mark Sayers spidercam technician • Warren Buckingham focus puller • Nick Crew focus puller • Iwan Reynolds focus puller • Andy Scarth sound supervisor • Bradley Sparks technician • Simon Bryant editor • Tom Aston colourist • John Pearce post production supervisor • Matt Pitman lighting and production designer • Dan Crowther lighting programmer and design assistant • Ben Cash associate lighting designer • Flora Harvey design assistant and content creator • Ben Houghton assistant • Alex McMannus assistant • Pamela Pitman administrator • Kym Tan handler • Phil White video installation • James Lockey content creator • Chris Harris rigger • Adam Morris lighting crew chief • Andy Mitch lighting technician • Sam Jackson lighting technician • Chris Taylor lighting technician • Tom Bennett lighting technician • Tom Comrie lighting technician • Ryan Harrington lighting technician • Dean Bennetts lighting technician • Josh Corkerton special effects technician • George Baker production manager • Jonny Clark site manager • Judit Matyasy production co-ordinator • Molly Gordon artist liaison • Ria Byers production assistant • Will Nicholson broadcast audio engineer • Alex Cerutti monitor engineer • Brandon Reese stage manager • Callum Lloyd-Williams playback technician • Carl Lewis guitar technician • Richie Mills drum technician • Sapna Patel rf technician • Will Donbavand audio post production • Arthur Mazzer audio technician • Jamie Tinsley audio technician • Gideon Berger creative director • Paula Clark producer • Joe Garcia production • Edi Kanoush production • Ali Owen-Thomas production manager • Dan Cooper head of set design • Nienke Jognsma head of props • Jonny Godsmark head of lighting • Paul Mahoney lighting technician • Ian Parkyn lighting technician • Lloyd Town lighting technician • Scott Carter lighting technician • Ian Biggar construction manager • Carl Lenton second build lead • Natalie Perkins scenic artist • Terry Nixon scenic artist • Matt Rimmer electrician • Nick Roberts carpenter • Barnaby Pike carpenter • Dave Boken carpenter • Adam Blackburne carpenter • Vic Bhanabhi carpenter • Ben Burgis carpenter • Matt Steadman carpenter • Andrew Cheshire technical drawings • Chris Harris rigger Production companies • Ceremony London production, creative direction • WFB Live musical direction • Procam Projects camera equipment and crew • Christie Lights lighting supplier • Creative Technology video equipment • BPM SFX special effects • Britannia Row Productions LTD. audio equipment • Block9 set design • Printworks venue • Pro Productions flooring • The Pantry Maid catering • Stage Miracles stage hands • Vibration rigging Management • Ben Mawson Tap Music • Ed Millett Tap Music • Jules Baddeley Tap Music • Chris Mcillvenny Tap Music • Anna Neville Tap Music • Aria Alagha Tap Music • Wendy Ong Tap Music • Hannah Neaves Tap Music • Sarah Leon Keep • Kerry McKenna Keep • Max Boffee Keep == See also ==