British group that emerged in the early 2000s accompanied the pop diva in what was its first time in the country, in 2012
Not just “Brazil, I’m devastated” lived the Little Monsters until 2025. Before attracting a crowd of 2.1 million people to Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Lady Gaga It had already passed Brazil in 2012. And at the time, it didn’t come alone.
In its first appearance in the country, the pop diva did three shows and was accompanied by the rock band The Darknesswhich was in charge of opening the presentations in the three cities: Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Porto Alegre.
Graduated in 2000 in the interior of England, Lowestoft, the group emerged as a kind of glam rock revival of the 1970s, style headed by names like Queen, David Bowie, T-rex, MOTT THE HOOPLE and Sweet.
At the height of his success in Brazil, The Darkness even made the music “I BELIEVE IN THING CALLED LOVE” on the soundtrack of the soap opera Sin (2004), from Globo. Your debut album, Permit to land (2003), also had the singles “Get Your Hands Off My Woman”, “Growing on Me”, “Christmas Time” and “Love is Only a Feeling”.
The Darkness chosen by Lady Gaga
The Darkness would have been a particular choice of Lady Gaga, which made a point of having them on the tour The Born This Way Ball. At the time, the vocalist and guitarist Justin Hawkins spoke in an interview with the magazine Exam About the experience:
“A lot of fun. We went to countries we’ve never been before. We went to Eastern Europe, Romania, Bulgaria, played for new audiences that would never see us in other circumstances. Audiences of 50,000, 100,000 people.”
Just before the coming to Brazil, The Darkness had resumed activities after a five-year break (2006-2011) due to Justin Hawkins health problems, which was admitted to a rehab clinic to get rid of drugs. In 2012, they released the album Hot Cakeswhich was disclosed during the passage in Brazil. The band is still active, and their most recent work, Dreams on Toastcame out in March 2025.
Lady Gaga Special at Rolling Stone Brazil
To celebrate the second coming of Lady Gaga to Brazil, the Rolling Stone Brazil prepared a special print on the Mother Monsterwhich brings a dossier about the artist’s career, a trip through his works as an actress, commented discography, manifest about the New Age and more! To purchase, just access the website of the profile store.
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