Lady Gaga to headline her biggest concert ever in Brazil

[YoungDreamer]

Lady Gaga is the "music superstar" with whom Rio de Janeiro's City Hall signed an agreement yesterday to hold a mega-concert on Copacabana Beach in May 2025, following the format of Madonna's show six months ago. The agreement, referred to in English as an NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement), ensures confidentiality during the final negotiation stages for Gaga's performance. The document, mentioned in an interview yesterday by Mayor Eduardo Paes, also sets December 15 as the deadline for finalizing the deal.

 

Currently, the show is at the same stage Madonna's was in March this year, when it was revealed—prior to an official announcement—that she would perform in Copacabana. Bonus Track, the same production company behind Madonna's event, is once again partnering with Paes' administration to make it happen.

 

For Lady Gaga, this mega-concert is an opportunity to redeem herself with her Brazilian fans. Her only visit to the country was in 2012, when she performed in Rio, São Paulo, and Porto Alegre. Five years later, she canceled her Rock in Rio 2017 performance on the scheduled day, with fans already lining up at the venue. Gaga, who suffers with lupus and fibromyalgia, said she was "devastated" at the time—a sentiment that birthed memes like "Brazil, I'm Devastated" and "Ela não vem mais" ("She's not coming anymore"). Last October, Gaga told Fantástico on TV Globo that she "couldn't wait" to return to Brazil.

 

In an interview with O Globo yesterday, without naming Lady Gaga, Paes stated that the show with a "music superstar" is "well underway" and promised to announce it in January. He revealed that in the early hours of Wednesday morning, he had signed a memorandum of understanding on behalf of the city. The event is part of Celebration May, an annual initiative the mayor aims to establish, featuring international (and free) concerts on Copacabana Beach during the "first half of the month." Madonna performed on May 4 during the extended Labor Day holiday weekend.

 

Before advancing negotiations with the singer of "Bad Romance" and "Shallow," there were backstage discussions about inviting U2 or Beyoncé to perform in Rio under the same model. However, Lady Gaga emerged as the most viable and promising option. This concert could draw the largest crowd of Gaga's career, which has been building momentum since her debut album The Fame in 2008. Madonna set a record with 1.6 million attendees, while Gaga's largest audience so far was about 80,000 in Paris in 2022.

 

Having focused primarily on her acting career over the past two years—she recently starred in Joker 2—Lady Gaga is now preparing to release her seventh album, set for February. Known for her energetic and eccentric performances as well as her iconic costumes, she typically embarks on tours following her album releases. She is also set to perform at Coachella in California in April.

 

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[SharGaga]

2025 is ours

[Khal]

26 minutes ago, YoungDreamer said:

Lady Gaga is the "music superstar" with whom Rio de Janeiro's City Hall signed an agreement yesterday to hold a mega-concert on Copacabana Beach in May 2025, following the format of Madonna's show six months ago.

Time to whip out the microscope to count the fans  

[Lady Claire]

This is going to be monumental, over a million people seeing her, another huge milestone for her career 

 

I'm from Rio so you guys can imagine how excited i am to witness this in person jekejeoejsekh

[xokuba]

Hopefully "Brazil I'm devastated" won't be happening this time

[Jessie]

Brazil, I'm delighted 

[Alongoria13]

Of course

[Capris Groove]

Madonna leads and the others follow, again. Ugh, mother.

[Miss Anthropocene]

6 minutes ago, Alongoria13 said:

Of course

So no one else can headline the same festival? 

[Venice B]

Madonna the blueprint 

[Mariano]

8 minutes ago, Alongoria13 said:

Of course

3 minutes ago, Capris Groove said:

Madonna leads and the others follow, again. Ugh, mother.

Just now, Venice B said:

Madonna the blueprint 

 

The insecurity

Edited November 28 by Mariano

[Capris Groove]

2 minutes ago, Mariano said:

 

The insecurity

How so? I'm glad for Gaga and her fans (of which I am one btw). It's just amazing how Madonna continues to lead the way. She's done it so many times in her career that it's hard to keep track.

Edited November 28 by Capris Groove

[Alongoria13]

7 minutes ago, Miss Anthropocene said:

So no one else can headline the same festival? 

Of course they can! Happy to see Gaga follow the footsteps of Madonna

[pigeon]

Just now, Mariano said:

 

The insecurity

Almost everybody predicted this to be a thing after this year's concert. Which pop girl performed there before Madonna? This literaly makes her the blueprint and we are stating the obvious.

[GipJo]

Of course some Madonna stans have to come here and make it about her.

[Uncatena]

13 minutes ago, Capris Groove said:

How so? I'm glad for Gaga and her fans (of which I am one btw). It's just amazing how Madonna continues to lead the way. She's done it so many times in her career that it's hard to keep track.

I'm the last to talk down Madonna's pioneering qualities, and Gaga has for sure benifited from it plenty but she wasn't the first artist to play Copacobana Beach in this context. 

[Bad News]

oh we will be attending

 

[aotearoa]

hope its a Harlequin album concert 

[Alongoria13]

2 minutes ago, Uncatena said:

I'm the last to talk down Madonna's pioneering qualities, and Gaga has for sure benifited from it plenty but she wasn't the first artist to play Copacobana Beach in this context. 

Of course she isn't however PLEASE name a pop act or any artist in recent years that made it the global pop phenomena that it was when Madonna headlined it this year. 

 

Edited November 28 by Alongoria13

[Pinocchiho]

Gaga bumbling along the path Madonna continues to blaze. 

[Infernal Paradise]

Getting to play the biggest crowd of her career less than two decades in, the global legend behaviour jumped out 

[Venice B]

22 minutes ago, Mariano said:

 

The insecurity

Insecurity over what? Madonna's concert was a huge success and I'm sure other artists will want to follow considering how well organized and how much money the concert brought to everyone involved. I was there and I loved it, I'll probably go see Gaga's too because not only the concert was amazing but the whole vibe of the city during that weekend was something I've never experienced before 

[Giorgoc]

3 minutes ago, Pinocchiho said:

Popstars bumbling along the path Madonna continues to blaze. 

FIXED.

 

Madonna is of course the blueprint for everyone.

[artc0cx]

Icon things 

[Badgalbriel]

10 minutes ago, pigeon said:

Almost everybody predicted this to be a thing after this year's concert. Which pop girl performed there before Madonna? This literaly makes her the blueprint and we are stating the obvious.

You cannot be a blueprint for something you're invited to. She didn't come up with this festival herself