Dua Lipa celebrates five-night sold out stadium run with perfect pub act

Dua Lipa has inadvertently stumbled on a pub debate for the ages after celebrating a huge career moment in an Irish pub.

Dua Lipa is ticking off life goals left, right and centre at the moment as the pop superstar celebrated five straight sold out stadium shows in England and Ireland.

Having taken her Radical Optimism Tour to the UK, the 29-year-old songstress sold out Wembley Stadium twice, Liverpool’s Anfield twice and Aviva Stadium in Dublin over the last week, continuing her wildly successful tour.

And what better way to celebrate than with a well earned beverage.

When in Ireland, you do as the Irish do and Dua took to social media as she downed a Guinness attempting to ‘split the G’.

“5 SOLD OUT STADIUMS IN A ROW!!!! ~ ONLY ONE WAY TO CELEBRATE!!!! BY SPLITTING THE G!!!!!!” she wrote on Instagram.

While Aussies will be more accustomed to chugging the entire drink in one go like our late former Prime Minister Bob Hawke at the cricket, in Ireland, they take a more precision approach.

“Splitting the G” refers to drinking until the liquid perfectly cuts the G in Guinness on the glass in half, an act that Dua at the very least had an admirable attempt at.

Although the origins of the trend are hazy at best, a Reddit thread claimed it came up in 2006 and was known as the Guinness Challenge, while others, including London pub Daffodil Mulligan claim that because no one can pinpoint the origin “we’re taking a small liberty in claiming it as an Irish tradition”.

Whatever it is, the trend has become a viral sensation and a badge of honour for Guinness drinkers.

There’s even one pub owner in Galway who offers a free second pint to anyone who can “split the G” on their first try on their first pint.

Dua Lipa just won a bunch more followers! Photo: Instagram

It’s an admirable effort from the star. Photo: Instagram

Close but no cigar to the sticklers. Photo: Instagram

Dua shared her party snaps – and the Guinness was flowing. Photo: Instagram

However, one controversy has arisen about how much of the beverage should be consumed, with contention over whether it should be drunk until halfway down the G — as Dua did — or whether it’s splitting the top of the G from the bottom of the harp in the Guinness logo.

But most Dua Lipa fans were too busy celebrating the star’s achievement — and her iconic celebration — to worry about that.

“Cannot deal with how iconic you are having a lock-in, in a Dublin pub immediately after a sell out stadium gig,” one fan commented.

Guinness US posted: “Congrats and sláinte!” Sláinte is Gaelic for “health” and is a popular toast.

“Immaculate vibes as always,” another posted.

A fourth added: “Splitting the G after 5 sold out stadiums is top aura moments.”

Others felt they needed to pop the bubble.

“You sadly did not split the g Dua,” one commented.

“Well done on the shows, but you’re miles off splitting the G … just saying …” another said.

Pretty sure Dua still won. Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images

It was party time for Dua and her crew. Photo: Instagram

She had plenty to celebrate. Photo: Instagram

Dua’s tour has been going on since November last year, and she’s due to hit Canada in September, followed by the major cities in the United States, and will finish up in Mexico City on December 5.

The pop star already took Australia by storm with eight shows between Melbourne and Sydney back in March, where she made the most of her time Down Under.

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It’s been an incredible year for Dua after she revealed she was engaged to British actor Callum Turner back in December.

She only confirmed the rumour to British Vogue in June.

“Yes, we’re engaged,” she told the magazine. “It’s very exciting.”

The pair were first linked as a couple in January 2024 when they were spotted dancing the night away at his Masters of Air premiere afterparty in Los Angeles.

Months later, they were photographed engaging in some PDA during a trip to New York City.

Originally published as Dua Lipa celebrates five-night sold out stadium run with perfect pub act