Lady Gaga returns to Brazil after a decade, draws 2 million fans to Copacabana Beach

On Saturday night, Copacabana Beach arguably witnessed a music event of historic proportions. Lady Gaga made a return to Brazil and delivered the reported biggest performance of her career as over 2 million fans gathered at Rio's beach for a free concert.

It was Lady Gaga's first live show in Brazil since 2012. The pop star had previously canceled her Rock in Rio 2017 appearance due to health issues.

This time, she delivered a significantly memorable show. According to reports, the event also represented a strategic effort by city officials to revitalize Rio's post-pandemic economy through large-scale events. The audience turnout surpassed Madonna's 2024 Copacabana show. The concert is expected to generate around $100 million for the local economy, according to the BBC.

Lady Gaga came on stage shortly after 10 PM local time. She opened with "Bloody Mary" from the newly released Mayhem album. She gradually launched into a choreographed five-act set that spanned her 15-year career.

Fans, known as Little Monsters, had reportedly camped out overnight, queued for hours, and gone through multiple security checks to attend the show.

Lady Gaga addressed the crowd, stating:

"You waited for me, you waited for more than 10 years for me. Brazil, I'm ready. I'm going to give it my all."

She wore Brazil-inspired outfits during her set, including one resembling the national football jersey.

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Complete setlist from Lady Gaga's Copacabana Beach show

Saturday's Copacabana Beach show drew a new record. According to officials and organizers, the crowd of 2.1 million topped Gaga's previous live performance records and surpassed Madonna's beach concert, which drew 1.6 million attendees a year earlier.

As reported by Consequence of Sound, the complete setlist of Lady Gaga's historic Brazil-comeback show was as follows:

Act I: Of Velvet and Vice

• Bloody Mary
• Abracadabra
• Judas
• Scheiße
• Garden of Eden
• Play Video
• Poker Face

Act II: And She Fell Into a Gothic Dream

• Perfect Celebrity
• Disease
• Paparazzi
• Alejandro
• The Beast

Act III: The Beautiful Nightmare That Knows Her Name

• Killah
• Zombieboy
• Die With a Smile
• How Bad Do U Want Me

Act IV: To Wake Her Is to Lose Her

• Shadow of a Man
• Born This Way
• Blade of Grass
• Shallow
• Vanish Into You

Finale: Eternal Aria of the Monster Heart

• Bad Romance

Lady Gaga's upcoming 2025 US tour dates are as follows:

• 07/16 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
• 07/18 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
• 07/19 – Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena
• 07/22 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center
• 07/24 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center
• 07/26 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center
• 07/28 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
• 07/29 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
• 08/01 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
• 08/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum
• 08/06 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
• 08/07 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
• 08/09 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
• 08/22 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
• 08/23 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
• 08/26 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
• 08/27 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
• 08/31 – Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
• 09/01 – Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
• 09/03 – Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center
• 09/06 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
• 09/07 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
• 09/10 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
• 09/11 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
• 09/13 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
• 09/15 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
• 09/17 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
• 09/18 – Chicago, IL @ United Center

The Copacabana concert seemingly served as a preview for Lady Gaga's upcoming Mayhem Ball tour in the U.S. this summer.

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