Lady Gaga And Tony Bennett To Celebrate Their Decade-Long Friendship ‘One Last Time’

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett are hitting the Big Apple for one last time with a duo efficiency. The pop icon and jazz legend reported today (July 19) that they'll perform two shows at New York’s Radio City Music Hall in celebration of Bennett’s 95th birthday, their 10-year friendship, and Bennett’s farewell to fellow New Yorkers.


"I am so honored and excited to celebrate Tony’s 95th birthday with him at these special shows," Gaga tweeted.


The shows, billed “One Last Time: An Evening With Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga,” will also mark Benett’s final onstage performances in New York City. His family member announced to AARP magazine earlier this year that he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s infection in 2016. In that story, it was announced that he had for now not experienced the disease’s regular indications of disorientation, and his diagnosing doctor mentioned he had some “cognitive issues, however countless other areas of his brain are still resilient and functioning well.”


The upcoming shows will take place on August 3 and 5, the former being Bennett’s birthday. Pre-sale tickets go on sale July 21 at 10 a.M. Local time by means of the Citi Entertainment while general tickets go on July 22 at 10 a.M. Local time through Live Nation.


Attendees are expected to be totally vaccinated against COVID-19 and distribute proof of entry of procuring the final vaccine dose no later than 14 days before the show date. An exception is given for children under 16 who must supply proof of a negative COVID-19 test while accompanied by a totally vaccinated adult.


A new collaborative album between Gaga and Benett is also expected to drop later this year, following their 2014 jazz-pop album Cheek to Cheek, which won a Grammy for Best Long-established Pop Vocal Album. The album debuted No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200. Cheek to Cheek became Bennett's second No. 1  album and Gaga's third back-to-back No. 1 in the U.S. Prior to the album’s release, Gaga and Bennett first met and performed with each other at the Robin Hood Foundation gala in 2011. Two months later, their first teamwork, "The Lady Is a Tramp,'' was released on Bennett's Duets II album.