Huge crowds head to Copacabana for free Lady Gaga concert
- Lady Gaga performed a free mega-concert at Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach on Saturday, attracting huge crowds.
- The event followed a nine-year absence of Lady Gaga touring Brazil and coincided with her promotional tour for the album Mayhem.
- Authorities deployed 5,000 police officers, drones, facial recognition cameras, and metal detectors to manage an expected turnout of 1.6 million fans.
- Rio officials estimated the concert could generate about $100 million, nearly 30 percent more than the previous free Madonna concert in May 2024.
- Thousands of fans, called 'Little Monsters', queued early and traveled from across Brazil, expressing excitement that the show would be unforgettable.
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Two million flock to Lady Gaga’s free concert in Rio
More than two million fans flocked to Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Copacabana Beach on Saturday night to witness Lady Gaga’s biggest concert ever, and it was completely free. The event, funded by the city, aimed to boost Rio’s struggling economy and drew an estimated 2.1 million people. This surpasses last year’s Madonna concert attendance. LADY GAGA’S FREE CONCERT From early morning, dedicated fans, known as Gaga’s ‘Little Monsters,’ queued for hour…
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