Katy Perry Performs Private Gig in Thailand for Israeli Cybersecurity Firm Wiz: Fee Estimated at $3-4 Million Draws Online Criticism
BANGKOK — American pop star Katy Perry performed a private concert last week in Thailand for employees of the Israeli cybersecurity company Wiz, at an estimated cost of about $3 million to $4 million including her fee and production expenses, the Israeli financial outlet Calcalist reported on November 8.
Wiz has been acquired by Google for $32 billion. The company flew its employees to the luxury resort area of Khao Lak in Thailand's Phang Nga province for a five-day vacation, and Perry's surprise performance was the highlight of the trip. According to local reports, the show took place on the night of November 5-6 at a resort hotel there, and she performed hits including "I Kissed a Girl," "Teenage Dream" and "Dark Horse." The vacation as a whole was estimated to have cost tens of millions of shekels.
Wiz was founded in 2020 by Assaf Rappaport and partners, several of whom served in Unit 8200, an Israeli military intelligence unit. News of the performance for such a company drew criticism of Perry online: fans on an international music forum expressed disappointment, and others criticized pop stars who publicly champion social causes while accepting lavish private corporate engagements. As of November 8, Perry had not publicly responded.
It was not Perry's first high-priced private performance. In February 2024 she performed at the Melbourne estate of Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt, and pro-Palestinian protesters gathered outside the estate.
Wiz is known for lavish employee events: its Purim party at Expo Tel Aviv in February was estimated to have cost about 10 million shekels, and in March 2026 its annual sales event in Las Vegas featured a performance by the American rapper Pitbull.
(Source: Calcalist)
Source: Calcalist
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：凯蒂·佩里舞台演出资料图（非本次泰国演出画面）。Sean MacEntee 摄，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons / Photo: Katy Perry performing on stage (file photo, not the Thailand event). Photo by Sean MacEntee, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
