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Lana Del Rey and Janet Jackson Close Singapore GP Concert Weekend
In brief
The Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix weekend ended with Janet Jackson’s first Singapore show in 15 years and a cinematic Lana Del Rey headline set at the Padang, The Straits Times and Bandwagon reported on Oct 12.
Jackson took the Wharf Stage around 6:20 p.m. and compressed four decades into an hour of medleys. Straits Times noted the crowd’s roar for “Scream” and a quieter “Together Again” moment with childhood photos of Michael, Tito and Joe Jackson on the screens.
Lana Del Rey closed after the race with a roughly 75-minute Padang set, opening with “Young and Beautiful” and “Video Games,” according to Bandwagon’s festival report. It was billed as her first full Singapore concert after a 2012 showcase. Reviewers flagged both the country-leaning newer material and a moment helping a distressed fan — the kind of small human detail that travels farther than setlist arguments.
Earlier nights featured JJ Lin, K-pop act CORTIS, Zara Larsson and The Killers. That spread — local stars, K-pop debut energy, indie-pop and rock — is how Singapore GP keeps hotel occupancy high when the cars are in parc fermé.
Ticket holders should check official GP channels for any replay or playlist drops. This piece is a concert wrap, not a race technical report; for lap times see the FIA and Formula 1 sites.
Marina Bay’s street circuit turns concert logistics into a puzzle of security lanes and sound curfews. Artists who can hold a Padang crowd after a race have passed a unique live-music stress test.
Janet Jackson’s medley format is built for festivals: hit density over album deep cuts. Tribute moments for her family landed differently in Asia than they might in a US arena — quieter, then louder on the choruses fans came to scream.
Promoters will study Sunday’s social metrics. A successful GP music program sells hotel packages for the next contract year as surely as a podium finish sells circuit branding.
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Why it matters
F1’s night race has become as much a touring stop as a motorsport round — and Sunday’s bill was built for global pop audiences, not only paddock VIPs.
Sources
- The Straits Times: Lana Del Rey closes F1 race with grand set, Janet Jackson pays tribute to MJ
- Bandwagon: CORTIS, Lana Del Rey, Zara Larsson & more dazzle at Singapore F1 Grand Prix 2026 weekend
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