First Taylor Swift, now Lady Gaga – Singapore builds on ‘blockbuster 2024'
American pop icon Lady Gaga will perform four shows in
Singapore in May during her only stop in Asia, the city state's Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong has revealed.
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This comes after Singapore last year reportedly brokered a US$2 million to US$3 million deal for
Taylor Swift to perform six shows in exchange for keeping the concerts exclusive to Singapore in Southeast Asia, drawing criticism in the region, including from then Thai prime minister Srettha Thavisin.
This Week in Asia has contacted Tong's ministry, the Singapore Tourism Board and Singapore Sports Hub to ask if a similar deal was made for Lady Gaga.
Tong on Monday said in a social media post: 'We have had a blockbuster 2024 with an incredible lineup of some of the most popular global artists performing at our Sports Hub.'
He added that the team at Kallang Alive Sport Management, the corporate entity established by his ministry, was 'always on the hunt and proactively hustling to bring the best sporting and lifestyle events into the Sports Hub'.
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The singer will hold the concerts at the Singapore National Stadium on May 18, 19, 21 and 24. Ticket sales start on March 18 with several presales on offer.
Lady Gaga released her seventh studio album, Mayhem, on Friday. She last performed in Singapore in 2012 for her Born This Way Ball Tour.
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