Lady Gaga Will Perform “Die With a Smile” with Bruno Mars as a Surprise Guest at the Intuit Dome Opening
The Hollywood Reporter provides an inside look at the ceremonial opening ceremony of the Los Angeles Clippers’ new home in Inglewood, where celebrities, technical difficulties, and local leaders interacted.
The Intuit Dome, the newest $2 billion sports venue in Inglewood, will serve as the home of the Los Angeles Clippers. However, the doors were opened on Thursday night for an official inauguration that featured two music icons.
Bruno Mars, the headliner, christened the stage by attracting a capacity crowd for the first night of back-to-back concerts, accompanied by his band, the Hooligans. The electrifying two-hour concert concluded with two encores.
The first of these encores was a slam dunk by Lady Gaga, who stunned the audience by taking the stage at nearly 11:30 p.m. to perform their new duet, “Die With a Smile,” which was released at 9 p.m. PT after being announced on Thursday morning.
“How you feeling, L.A.?” asked Gaga as she was seated behind a keyboard with an oversize blonde wig, white tights, and a shiny, pink-and-white minidress. As the crowd went wild, Mars took the mic with an introduction: “Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for the icon, pop royalty, Lady Gaga. You guys are gonna be the first to hear us play this song live.”