Lady Gaga to play free concert on Copacabana Beach

Lady Gaga is to perform a landmark free concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The 3 May show, which will mark Gaga’s first show in the country since 2012, will take place on a custom stage and be broadcast live on Brazilian TV.

Produced by promoter Bonus Track in partnership with Live Nation, the gig will be open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis for those arriving at Copacabana Beach near the Belmond Copacabana Palace Hotel on the day of the event.

The performance will also mark the launch of Todo Mundo no Rio – a new initiative created by Bonus Track to highlight the impact of entertainment in Rio de Janeiro. The platform will present large-scale cultural events over the next several years, starting with Gaga’s concert.

“I feel better than ever and am working so hard to make sure this show is one you will never forget”

“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,” the 38-year-old American wrote on social media. “I’ve been dying to come perform for you for years and was heartbroken when I had to cancel [in 2017] 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.”

Bonus Track previously organised Copacabana Beach shows by the Rolling Stones, whose famous 2006 gig pulled in a reputed 1.5 million fans, as well as last year’s concert by Madonna, who delivered the biggest concert of her career to an estimated 1.6 million people.

Gaga’s concert is presented by Corona, with sponsorship from the government of the state of Rio de Janeiro and the City of Rio de Janeiro.

The singer, who will also headline this year’s Coachella in the US on 11 & 18 April, last toured in 2022, when her The Chromatica Ball run generated $112.4 million at the box office from 20 stadium shows.

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