Daily Times

Descending from the air, Lady Gaga kicked off a pre-Super Bowl concert by mimicking her entrance to her Super Bowl half-time performance three years ago, which earned her raved reviews.

Headlining the big sports stage was a recurring theme of her Miami concert on Saturday night, and the pop star sent a message to Sunday’s featured performers: “I better hear no lip-syncing tomorrow!” Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will join forces to perform at Super Bowl 54 at the Hard Rock Stadium, when the San Francisco 49ers will take on the Kansas City Chiefs.

Gaga has denounced lip-syncing since the beginning of her career, which kicked off in 2008 with her multi-platinum album, The Fame.

Moments after delivering the sharp comment as she sat by the piano, she told the audience: “I love you Miami. I love you J Lo. I love you Shakira.” Gaga performed at the AT&T TV Super Saturday Night show at Meridian at Island Gardens.

Towards the end of her show — which closed with an epic performance of her Oscar- and Grammy-winning smash Shallow — she said she hoped Lopez and Shakira shine on stage.

“I wish so much love and so much luck to everyone that’s doing the half-time show, to both the teams that are playing each other in the Super Bowl,” she said. “They’re all champions.”

Teary-eyed, she thanked the audience for their support and for allowing her to perform at the half-time show in 2017.

“Thank you so much for believing in me. I remember when I played the half-time show and it was one of the most special, beautiful things that’s ever happened to me. So, thank you,” said Gaga, who also wowed audiences at the 2016 Super Bowl when she sang the national anthem. “And once again, all my love to everyone that’s performing and playing tomorrow. I hope they all feel as lucky as I do right now.”

Gaga performed a two-hour set on Saturday, changing three times during the performance, which she kicked off in a glittery bodysuit and flowy, blue hair.

She ran through a number of hit songs, including Just Dance, Poker Face, Born This Way, Bad Romance and Telephone.

Feverish fans cheered loudly at the standing-only concert, and one of them even threw a letter on stage, which Gaga read out loud.

“In 2014 I fought for my life due to mental illness that stemmed from my own insecurities and life experiences. Without your radiant positivity and encouragement, I don’t know if I would have had the strength to continue to fight to recover my life back,” Gaga read from the letter.

She invited the fan on stage and hugged her tightly.

Gaga said AT&T TV will donate one dollar for every tweet using #SuperSaturdayNight to her Born This Way Foundation, which supports mental and emotional wellness.