Lady Gaga confirmed to play huge Rio de Janeiro gig
Rio de Janeiro's mayor Eduardo Paes has announced Lady Gaga is set to perform at Copacabana Beach on May 3.
Lady Gaga will play a huge concert at Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro's mayor Eduardo Paes has confirmed.
After Queen of Pop Madonna wrapped her 'Celebration' tour by playing her biggest-ever concert in the Brazilian city last year - playing to a record-breaking 1.6 million fans at Copacabana Beach - the 'Abracadabra' hitmaker is the next megastar set to entertain the masses in Rio on May 3.
Speaking to RedeTV, Eduardo announced: "May 3rd, Lady Gaga in Rio de Janeiro - this is the first time I'm confirming it.”
Explaining his reasoning for bringing major stars to the city, Eduardo said: "I see these big events this way - they boost the economy, create opportunities and promote the city. Rio thrives on its branding, its image. We hosted Madonna last year, and this year, it’s Lady Gaga. There, I said it."
Gaga first performed in Brazil in 2012. Five years later, in 2017, she was set to return for Rock in Rio but had to cancel at the last minute due to severe back pain caused by fibromyalgia, leaving fans gutted.
Gaga is currently gearing up to release her hotly anticipated seventh studio album, ‘Mayhem’, on March 7.
The ‘Born This Way’ hitmaker said in a statement about the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Chromatica’: “The album started as me facing my fear of returning to the pop music my earliest fans loved.”
The album features previous singles ‘Disease’, ‘Die with a Smile’ featuring Bruno Mars, and 'Abracadabra’.
