The star made historical past with the seaside gig. (Getty)
Madonna has made historical past on Copacabana Seaside, Brazil along with her free “seaside celebration” gig.
On Saturday (4 April), the world-renowned Christ the Redeemer statue on Corcovado mountain met Madonna, because the singer turned the two-and-a-half mile stretch of sand right into a dancefloor to shut off her Celebration Tour.
The “Hung up” hitmaker broke the file for the most important standalone live performance for any artist in historical past on the night time, as 1.6 million folks attended the ultimate night time of her critically acclaimed tour, in keeping with Dwell Nation.
The file was beforehand set by the Rolling Stones in 2006 at a gig on the identical seaside which garnered 1.5 million followers, in keeping with Rolling Stone Journal.
Within the lead-up to the live performance, town was bustling with hopeful followers attempting to catch a glimpse of the most important pop star on this planet. The native airport expanded by an estimated 170 further flights as followers flew in worldwide to catch the free gig.
“Right here we’re in probably the most lovely place on this planet,” Madonna instructed the large crowd on the occasion. “This place is magic.”
Madonna carried out “Music” for the primary time on the tour on the night time, and was joined by Brazillian drag queen and singer Pabllo Vittar. “Blame it on Rio Thanks Brazil!!!” she wrote on Instagram, marking her return to the nation for the primary time since 2012.
Throughout her visitor star phase of “Vogue”, the star welcomed overtly bisexual Brazilian celebrity, Anitta. The pair judged Madonna’s dancers throughout the ballroom part of the efficiency, which sees the performers strutting their stuff down the runway earlier than receiving scores from Madonna and the interchangeable superstar visitor decide.
Metropolis officers ordered firefighters to maintain followers cool by spraying water on them earlier than the live performance and providing free consuming water as temperatures hit 27 levels Celsius throughout the night efficiency, in keeping with The Guardian. The precautions got here as a younger fan died at Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour final yr within the metropolis as a consequence of warmth exhaustion.