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Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lady Gaga Sets Record for Highest Attended Concert by Female Artist with Copacabana Beach Show
The post Lady Gaga Sets Record for Highest Attended Concert by Female Artist with Copacabana Beach Show appeared first on Consequence. Lady Gaga made history with her concert at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil on Saturday night. With an estimated 2.5 million fans in attendance, the singer set a new mark for the highest attended concert by a female artist in history. Dubbed 'Mayhem on the Beach,' the free concert was part of Brasil's Todo Mundo no Rio initiative, which aims to transform Copacabana Beach into a premier stage for major international music events. Gaga's appearance transpired due to Madonna's own 2024 performance at the venue, which previously held the record for the largest concert by a female artist, drawing an estimated 1.6 million attendees. Gaga easily topped Madge's crowd, drawing 2.5 million attendees, according to promoters on the ground. Get Lady Gaga Tickets Here At the show, Gaga herself acknowledged the magnitude of the evening. 'Your spirit may be heard around the world tonight. 2.5 million people!' she said onstage. Later in the night, she added, 'Tonight, we're making history. Thank you for making history with me… The people of Brasil are the reason why I can shine.' The show also marked Gaga's first time performing in Brasil since her 'Born This Way Ball' tour in 2012. She was previously forced to cancel a 2017 appearance at Rock in Rio after being hospitalized for severe pain. Find our full recap of the show here. With this show, her recent Mexican dates, and her headlining slot at Coachella 2025 all under her belt, Gaga will continue with her 'Mayhem Ball' tour, which will officially kick off on July 16th in Las Vegas, followed by dates in Los Angeles, Seattle, New York, and across Europe. Get tickets here. Popular Posts Phish Snubbed by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Despite Winning Fan Vote Beyoncé Hit with Cease and Desist Letter Over Video of Her Picking Up Sphere Bruno Mars Adds New Dates to His Eternal Las Vegas Residency at Park MGM Jack Black's Minecraft Song "Steve's Lava Chicken" Sets Billboard Record for Shortest Hot 100 Hit DEVO Set to Kick Off 2025 North American Tour Sheryl Crow Says Armed Intruder Came on Her Property After Selling Tesla Subscribe to Consequence's email digest and get the latest breaking news in music, film, and television, tour updates, access to exclusive giveaways, and more straight to your inbox.
The Independent
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Lady Gaga tickets flogged for £30,000 minutes after Singapore tour presale opens
Scalpers allegedly started reselling tickets for Lady Gaga 's upcoming concerts in Singapore at steep markups barely minutes after the presale opened on Tuesday, leaving fans frustrated. The pop star performs at Singapore 's National Stadium on 18, 19, 21, and 24 May as part of her Mayhem world tour. It is her only stop in Asia. Presale for Mastercard holders opened today. General sales begin on 21 March. According to official ticketing platform Ticketmaster, prices range from £114 to £283. VIP packages are priced between £499 and £1038. Fans shared their challenges with long ticket queues, with one claiming to be behind three million people, while local media reported the queue surpassed a million within 10 minutes of the presale opening. But the real challenge fans were to face took place elsewhere as resellers turned to sites such as Carousell, Viagogo and StubHub to list their tickets at exorbitant prices, sparking outrage from eager concertgoers. The Independent found multiple tickets available on online marketplace Carousell, starting at £144 and going to £1,503. The Straits Times found VIP tickets selling for between £23,100 and £29,943 before they were removed from the website. Tickets were also available on the resale site Viagogo, selling for between £114 and £1,873. On Stubhub, the prices ranged from £122 to £2,118. Singaporean media reported noticing tickets go for over £9,000 on Viagogo and Stubhub. Fans who managed to secure tickets were able to do so only after waiting hours in queue. 'I joined the waiting room at 8am and got my tickets only at 11.10am. It was stressful, the page was loading so slowly, and I had to refresh just to get in,' Zulkynaen Muhammad, 29, who paid around £222 each for two tickets, told The Straits Times. 'It was extreme madness. I was in the queue since 9.30am and got kicked out a few times. Thankfully I got my hands on them and I know my 14-year-old self is happy,' said Lisa M, who paid around £207 for each ticket. Another fan who was only able to get one VIP ticket for about £515 said it was 'pricey' but worth it. 'Money can always come back. I have been her fan since 'Poker Face' came out in 2008,' Khairul A said. 'The last time she came, in 2012, I was too young to go and, now, I have adult money. I am still in shock that I managed to secure tickets.' Lady Gaga was last in the country 13 years ago during her Born This Way Ball tour with a three-night stint at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Before that, she took the stage at Fort Canning Park in 2009 and delivered two exclusive showcase performances for local telco Singtel — one at Clarke Quay that same year and another at Marina Bay Sands in 2011. The musician released her sixth studio album, Mayhem, on 7 March to generally favourable reviews. The Independent 's Helen Brown described the album as a 'return of your Mama Monster to all her shock-horror-bop glory' in her five-star review.
