Lady Gaga has announced a free performance at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, marking her first show in Brazil since 2012.
The performance, titled ‘Mayhem On The Beach’, will take place on 3rd May at Copacabana Beach near the Belmond Copacabana Palace Hotel. The show will be broadcast live on Multishow and TV Globo, beginning at 9pm BRT (1am BST). The event forms part of Todo Mundo no Rio, a new initiative created by Bonus Track and presented by Corona to showcase entertainment in Rio de Janeiro.
Gaga will perform on a custom-built stage, with the show being open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. The performance coincides with the release of her seventh studio album ‘Mayhem’, which arrives on 7th March. The record follows 2020’s ‘Chromatica’ and 2024’s ‘Harlequin’, with three singles already released: ‘Die With A Smile’ featuring Bruno Mars, ‘Disease’, and ‘Abracadabra’. The album includes a collaboration with Gesaffelstein.
“It’s a great honour to be asked to sing for Rio—for my whole career the fans in Brazil have been part of the lifeblood of the little monsters,” Gaga wrote on Instagram. “I’ve been dying to come perform for you for years and was heartbroken when I had to cancel years ago because I was hospitalised. Your understanding that I needed that time to heal meant the world to me. I am now coming back and I feel better than ever and am working so hard to make sure this show is one you will never forget. Get ready for MAYHEM on the beach.”
The Copacabana Beach venue has previously hosted significant performances, including Madonna’s show last year which drew 1.6 million attendees, The Rolling Stones in 2006, and Rod Stewart’s record-breaking concert in 1994, which attracted 4.2 million people.
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