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Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Lady Gaga concert bomb attack thwarted: police
The Brief A bomb plot was thwarted this weekend targeting Lady Gaga's massive free concert at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. The free concert was Saturday night, with some 2.5 million fans attending. Local police said Sunday they'd arrested two people and disrupted an alleged attack planned by a group that had been spreading LGBTQ+ hate speech. A plot was thwarted to detonate a bomb at Lady Gaga's massive concert at Copacabana Beach this weekend, local authorities said Sunday. The backstory Lady Gaga gave a free concert on Copacabana Beach Saturday night, the second such show in as many years organized by Rio de Janeiro's City Hall. Madonna headlined last year. The concerts are part of a local effort to boost economic activity, and attract Brazilians from across the country and international visitors. By the numbers Concert organizers said 2.5 million people attended the show, and a local report said some $106 million was projected to pour into the economy. RELATED: Madonna's Rio concert made history with largest standalone crowd Big picture view Similar concerts are scheduled to take place every year in May at least until 2028. What we know Police in Brazil said on Sunday that two people have been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to detonate explosives at the concert. The two people were arrested before the show, and the concert went ahead without disruption. Police said they believed homemade bombs were intended in the attack. Dig deeper Felipe Cury, secretary of the Rio police, said during a press conference Sunday that authorities believed the suspects sought to target Brazil's LGBTQ community. For context One of Lady Gaga's biggest hits, "Born This Way," has become something of an LGBTQ anthem after its 2011 release. Police said the two suspects were part of a larger group that had been spreading LGBTQ+ hate speech and attempting to recruit young people to carry out attacks using Molotov cocktails and improvised explosives. What we don't know Police did not elaborate on the exact roles of the two suspects in the bomb plot, or say how they came to target Lady Gaga's free concert. And it wasn't immediately clear where the suspects were arrested. Additionally, the seriousness of the threat was also debated, since the concert played out. What they're saying Police said they didn't speak of the arrests until after the concert in an effort to "avoid panic" and "the distortion of information." Meanwhile A spokesperson for Lady Gaga said the pop star and her team "learned about this alleged threat via media reports (Sunday) morning. Prior to and during the show, there were no known safety concerns, nor any communication from the police or authorities to Lady Gaga regarding any potential risks." The statement added: "Her team worked closely with law enforcement throughout the planning and execution of the concert and all parties were confident in the safety measures in place." What's next Lady Gaga's MAYHEM Ball tour kicks off in the U.S. July 16 in Las Vegas, with several tour stops across the country over the summer before heading international this fall. The Source Information in this article was taken from a public press conference Sunday by the Rio police, as reported by The Associated Press. Background information about Lady Gaga's concert was also taken from The Associated Press. This story was reported from Detroit.
CBS News
26-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Lady Gaga coming to Miami this summer as part of "MAYHEM Ball" Tour. Here's how to get tickets
Gaga, yes! After much anticipation, Lady Gaga is coming back to Miami this summer as part of a new international tour. The 14-time Grammy Award winner announced on social media Wednesday the arrival of "The MAYHEM Ball" tour for this year to showcase her latest album MAYHEM, which received widespread critical acclaim and love from her fanbase of "monsters", debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. "I wasn't planning to tour this year after my shows in Singapore but the incredible response to the new album inspired me to keep things going," she said in the caption. In response to her announcement, the Kaseya Center said that Lady Gaga will be performing there on Sunday, Aug. 31, and Monday, Sept. 1. "This is my first arena tour since 2018," she told the Kaseya Center. "There's something electric about a stadium, and I love every moment of those shows. But with the MAYHEM Ball, I wanted to create a different kind of experience — something more intimate — closer, more connected — that lends itself to the live theatrical art I love to create." According to the tour poster shared online, Miami is one of the only five U.S. cities that Lady Gaga will be making stops at during her international tour — the other four being Las Vegas, Seattle, New York City and Chicago . The last time Lady Gaga was in Miami was for her Chromatica Ball tour in September 2022, in which Hard Rock Stadium was the final show of the tour. However, the concert was cut short due to a lightning storm that night. She apologized to her fans online after the abrupt cancellation , saying that she wanted to prioritize safety over anything else, which is why her performance ended virtually in the middle of it. For the Miami show, tickets go on sale to the general public on Thursday, April 3 at 10 a.m. on for both shows. There will also be a Ticketmaster Artist Sign Up Window starting now until 8 a.m. Sunday.
CBS News
26-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Lady Gaga announces her 2025 Mayhem tour is coming to NYC. Here's when to get presale tickets.
Lady Gaga just dropped the dates for her 2025 tour, and New York is one of only five U.S. cities that made the cut. The MAYHEM Ball tour accompanies her "Mayhem" album, which came out earlier this month. "I wasn't planning to tour this year after my shows in Singapore but the incredible response to the new album inspired me to keep things going," the star posted on social media Wednesday morning. "We chose arenas this time to give me the opportunity to control the details of the show in a way you simply can't in stadiums - and honestly, I can't wait," the post continued. "This show is designed to be the kind of theatrical and electrifying experience that brings the MAYHEM to life exactly how I envision it." The summer-fall tour kicks off in July with two shows in Las Vegas, followed by a stop in Seattle before arriving in the Big Apple. New York will have three performances on August 22, 23, and 26 at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. Ticketmaster says presale tickets go on sale at noon on March 31, followed by tickets for the general public at noon on April 3. From here, the tour travels to Miami, Toronto and Chicago then over to Europe. Lady Gaga, born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, grew up in New York City and went to NYU. Her most recent tour, The Chromatica Ball in 2022, featured a run at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Both venues have some other big shows coming up this summer, including Beyonce's "Cowboy Carter" tour at MetLife in May .
