Will Music Kill Talent open to Lady Gaga in Rio? Banda reacts to playing in active since 2014 has performed before several giants of international music, which has yielded jokes and criticism in social networks by writing

In recent weeks, the name of EGO KILL TALENT It was commented on social networks for an infamous reason. The Brazilian Rock/Alternative Metal Band has appeared as an opening attraction of a series of great artists with scheduled shows in the country – and has been confirmed in this position for the third and last date of the system of a Down In São Paulo, on May 14, at the Interlagos Race Track.

Since then, netizens have started playing – sometimes also with criticism – that the group founded in 2014 would be scheduled to open any and all events. Even the free performance of Lady Gaga At Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, it entered the joke.

What many did not expect was that Ego Kill Talent himself joined the joke. In a post on Instagram Stories, the band’s official account shared an X/Twitter post that indicated them as responsible for opening to Gaga and briefly commented:

“Aaaahh, it was a surprise …”

HAHAHAHA pic.twitter.com/w3kj2o9uau

– Sand (@saandman__) February 21, 2025

Currently, Ego Kill Talent has Emmily Barreto (Far from Alaska) In vocals, Theo van der loo and Niper Boaventura alternating between guitar and bass, Raphael Miranda on battery and bass and Cris Botarelli (also Far from Alaska) In the bass. In initial formations, the vocalist had Jonathan Dörr / Jonathan Corrêa (Chain reaction) and the drummer Jean Dolabella (ex-Grave).

Ego Kill Talent as an opening attraction

Since its early years, Ego Kill Talent has been present at major festivals inside and outside Brazil, as well as being up to the big international shows.

Here, they played before names like Korn (2017), Foo Fighters (2018), Metallic (2022), Evanescence (2023) and Linkin Park (2024). They were also cast for festivals such as Maximus Festival (2016), Lollapalooza (2016, 2018 and 2022) and Rock in Rio (2019).

Abroad, they were part of the lineup of American and European events as ROCK AM RING / ROCK IM PARK (2018 and 2022), Download France (2017 and 2018), Hellfest (2022), Graspop Metal Meeting (2022), AFTERSHOCK (2022), Louder Than Life (2022). Still, they enacted with Within Temptation, Shinedown and to system of a Down.

For moving in major events, Ego Kill Talent accumulates some curious achievements. According to the database Setlist.fmthe band is the second attraction that presented the most in the Interlagos Autodrome (Four times, tied with Vintage culture And behind only Alok with six) and the fourth that took the most Allianz Parque (six times; tied with Andrea Bocelli and tour Friends and behind Paul McCartneywith 16; Chris Holmesthe DJ of McCartney, with nine; and Titanswith seven).

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