Gilberto Gil's Tempo Rei Tour: A Career Celebration
The shows from the first half of the tour that Gilberto Gil performed in the main capitals of Brazil in 2025.
By Instituto Gilberto Gil
By Cristina Doria and Juliana Amorim
Passagem de som do show de estreia da Turnê Tempo Rei (2025-03-14) by Geovane Peixoto/ @gee.euInstituto Gilberto Gil
The "inventors" of the show, the tour and... the whole party.
The "last tour" was a project that, as the title suggests, took time to build. Between the idea and the first show, there were almost two years of preparation. Flora Gil, wife and manager, got the invitation from the production company 30e in 2023 and immediately invited director Rafael Dragaud.
Show da Turnê Tempo Rei em Brasília (2025-06-07) by @pridiabrInstituto Gilberto Gil
Great audiences for a great artist
The new tour celebrates Gilberto Gil's story in the best way possible: traveling through Brazil's major capitals, playing to large audiences with a dream band, on a giant stage where projections take center stage, and inviting friends to celebrate with them.
Show da Turnê Tempo Rei na Marina da Glória - RJ (2025-06-01) by @pridiabrInstituto Gilberto Gil
Set design by Daniela Thomas. Digital content by Radiográfico.
To carry out this grand project, Flora assembled a team of talented professionals. It began with Rafael Dragaud as director, who then brought Daniela Thomas on set, and together they brought in the digital content studio Radiográfico.
Gil and José Gil were responsible for musical direction and recruiting musicians to form the "dream band." All of this, of course, with the approval of maestro Gilberto Gil.
Show da Turnê Tempo Rei em São Paulo (2025-04-11) by Marcelo Hallit/ @hallitInstituto Gilberto Gil
The audience's celebration at the energy exchange with Gil
Each show, in each city, brought great emotions to Gilberto Gil, who has demonstrated a lot of energy, in a show lasting around 2 hours and 30 minutes, where he presents his greatest hits.
Complete show repertoire
Gilberto Gil sings 29 songs and the band plays some vignettes from his 60-year career.
Show da Turnê Tempo Rei em São Paulo (2025-04-25) by @pridiabrInstituto Gilberto Gil
The Dream Band
Mestrinho, Thiagô Queiroz, Marlon Sette, José Gil, Mariá Pinkusfeld, Bem Gil, Gustavo di Dalva, Leonardo Reis, Diogo Gomes, João Gil, Nara Gil, Monique Cabral, Tamara Barquette, Clara Santos, Janaína Salles and Danilo Andrade
Gil gets emotional at the end of each performance
Even with a 60-year career, Gilberto Gil has been impressed by the warmth of the audience at each show. By the end of the first half of 2025, almost 500,000 people have seen, sung, cheered and been moved by the TEMPO REI tour.
BY CRISTINA DORIA AND JULIANA AMORIM
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