Lady Gaga Returns to Rio de Janeiro for Concert 7 Years After Hospitalization: 'Get Ready for MAYHEM on the Beach'

Mar. 15, 2025

Lady Gaga in Hollywood in May 2024.Photo:Virisa Yong/BFA.com/Shutterstock

Virisa Yong/BFA.com/Shutterstock

Lady Gagais returning to Rio de Janeiro.

On Friday, Feb. 21, the"Disease"singer announced that she will perform at Copacabana Beach on May 3. This will mark the first time Gaga, 38, has performed there since 2012.

The show is part of the launch of Todo Mundo no Rio, a new initiative that will create large-scale events to highlight the importance of entertainment, similar to Madonna’s Celebration Tour finale in 2024.

The show also marks seven years since Gaga canceled her performance at the Rock in Rio music festival after beinghospitalized for “severe physical pain.”

Lady Gaga Rio show announcement.Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga

“It’s a great honor 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,” shewrote on X. “I’ve been dying to come perform for you for years and was heartbroken when I had to cancel years ago because I was hospitalized. 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.” Gaga is releasing an album on March 7 titledMayhem.

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After a statement from her X account shared that she wouldn’t be taking the stage at Rock in Rio, sheposted on Instagram. “Brazil, I’m devastated that I’m not well enough 2 come to Rock In Rio. I would do anything 4 u but I have to take care of my body right now.”

Lady Gaga in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, 2025.Jon Kopaloff/WireImage

Jon Kopaloff/WireImage

The May 3 event will be free to the public on a first-come, first -serve for those arriving at Copacabana Beach near the Belmond Copacabana Palace Hotel that day.

source: people.com