Following Preta Gil's death, Gilberto Gil announces the date to resume his tour.
The Tempo Rei tour will resume in September, after being postponed due to the death of the singer's daughter.
247 Gilberto Gil will return to the stage in early September with the resumption of his tour. Time King, temporarily interrupted after the death of his daughter, singer Preta Gil. The information was released this Tuesday (29) through the artist's official profile on social media. The news was originally published by columnist Fábia Oliveira, from the portal Metropolis.
"In 2025, we will celebrate Gilberto Gil's historic legacy on a tour that transcends our time," says the post made by the musician's team.
The pause in artistic commitments had been announced the day before, on Monday (July 28), due to the death of Preta Gil, who died on July 20, at the age of 49, after battling bowel cancer. The postponement initially affected the show scheduled for August 9, in Belém (PA), at the Olympic Stadium of Pará, the Mangueirão.
The show in Belém does not yet have a new confirmed date, but according to the production team, preparations to reschedule it are already underway. "30e and Gilberto Gil's team are working together so that the capital of Pará can host the long-awaited performance of the singer-songwriter's final tour," the official statement said.
the tour Time KingThe tour, which celebrates more than six decades of the Bahian artist's career, continues with the remaining dates maintained. The next performance is scheduled for September 6th, at the Beira-Rio Stadium in Porto Alegre (RS). The tour's repertoire revisits classics from Gil's career, such as That hug, Express 2222, dragon e PalcoIn addition to offering new interpretations of her work, the show blends celebration and emotion. Even amidst his grief, Gil has remained present in the tributes to his daughter. In recent days, he has published images of Preta Gil's wake and funeral procession, marked by moments of family emotion. In one of the posts, he summarized his feelings with a single phrase: "Forever."
The farewell from his eldest daughter moved the country and mobilized fans, artists, and friends, who offered their condolences to the singer and the Gil family. The resumption of the tour now also carries a tone of homage to the memory of Preta — an artist who was always by her father's side on stage and in life.
