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Revision as of 09:42, 16 March 2012

The Born This Way Ball
Tour by Lady Gaga
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albumBorn This Way
Start dateApril 27, 2012
End dateOngoing
Legs2
No. of shows13 in Asia
17 in Oceania
30 Total
Lady Gaga concert chronology

The Born This Way Ball is the upcoming third concert tour by American recording artist Lady Gaga, in support of her second studio album Born This Way (2011). The tour will consist of 110 shows in Asia, Australia, and later Europe in August 2012, followed by Latin America towards the end of the year, and then North America beginning in January 2013 and running into March.[1]

Background

During the launch of her second single from Born This Way, titled "Judas", Lady Gaga confirmed in an interview that she would embark on a concert tour in 2012, which would visit Latin American countries for the first time, like Brazil, and would return to Mexico.[2][3] In November 2011, producer DJ White Shadow asserted that Gaga was "doing [preparations] for the next round of touring", adding that the singer's main objective in the following year was "going to be prepping up for the show, touring new songs for the record."[4] Fernando Garibay, who began collaborating with Gaga in The Fame Monster (2009), felt that Born This Way was one of his most personal moments. He opined, "This album was the most personal [because of] the amount of detail that went into this record, the amount of passion [and] emotion from her and the team. Every song was a story towards the Born This Way theme. We're excited now, putting that into the tour and expressing that on a live performance level."[5] In contrast to her previous tour, Garibay affirmed that the shows of The Born This Way Ball would be more exaggerated.[5]

A promotional poster of the tour was released on February 7, 2012, which was described by Billboard's Ray Waddell as a "bizarre poster that portrays the ball as a campy, medieval-meets-the-80's kingdom."[6] It features Gaga's face hovering over dark clouds looking down from the sky, and includes touches of neon purple and turquoise coloring. She is also fused into a keytar, standing near her dancers in front of a medieval castle.[7][6] The first and second legs for The Born This Way Ball were announced the following day, revealing that Gaga would perform concerts in countries such as South Korea, Hong Kong SAR, and Singapore.[6] Additional dates as part of the Oceania leg were added on February 15, 2012.[8] Live Nation Global Touring CEO Arthur Fogel and his team will steer around the tour, as they did the bulk of the Monster Ball tour of 2010–11.[6] Fogel explained that "The last tour established [Gaga] as a major act worldwide and I believe this tour will be an extension of that, particularly considering we're going to territories she's never been in, like Southeast Asia and Latin America."[6]

Development

Lady Gaga sought inspiration from her previous performances in support of Born This Way, as well as The Monster Ball Tour. In an interview with MTV News, Gaga said that the tour's concept is "sort of a continuation of this junkyard motorcycle gang mixed with a dark Christmas."[5] She further evaluated the tour as an "electro-metal pop-opera"; "the tale of the Beginning, the genesis of the Kingdom of Fame. How we were birthed and how we will die celebrating."[8] In February 2012, she revealed that she would release stage designs for The Born This Way Ball via Twitter.[9] Gaga unveiled a sketch of the stage design, which was designed by the singer herself and her creative team Haus of Gaga.[10] Gaga tweeted: "I'm so excited. The Haus has been working so hard, we can't wait for you to see it!! Love you Little Monsters, have the time of your life."[10] The stage was completed over a period of a few months,[8] and was modeled after a medieval Gothic castle, featuring viewing towers, intricate carvings and a large catwalk to interact with the audience.[10] The area enclosed by the catwalk was described by Gaga as "The Monster Pit".[11][12]

The Monster Pit is General Admission only, and Little Monsters [...] unlock it when they arrive to the arena or stadium. Entry to The Monster Pit is relegated [...] to the fans who have arrived first, waited all night, [...] dressed to 'Ball.' Every night Haus of Gaga will choose fans from The Monster Pit to come back stage and meet me! These tickets are not more expensive. No dress code requirement. Born This Way means anything goes.[11]

Commercial performance

After going on sale, tickets for The Born This Way Ball Tour were in high demand. Tickets for the Oceania leg of The Born This Way Ball became available on February 17, 2012 through Ticketek and Ticketmaster.[8] Shortly after availability, tickets for the initial two Auckland shows were sold out.[13] In response to positive ticket sales in New Zealand and Australia, nine additional concerts were scheduled as part of the Oceania leg.[14] In Hong Kong, an estimated 6,000 tickets became available on February 24. Tickets were sold out within three hours, prompting Live Nation to add a second concert in the city the same day.[15][16] Promoters announced a date in Jakarta to the itinerary, which would conclude the first leg of The Born This Way Ball.[17] On March 9th, tickets sold out in record time for the last date in Hong Kong which made Gaga the first international artist to perform four arena shows there.[18]

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Asia[19]
April 27, 2012 Seoul South Korea Seoul Olympic Stadium
May 2, 2012 Hong Kong Hong Kong AsiaWorld-Arena
May 3, 2012
May 5, 2012
May 7, 2012
May 10, 2012 Saitama Japan Saitama Super Arena
May 12, 2012
May 13, 2012
May 21, 2012 Manila Philippines Mall of Asia Arena[20][21]
May 25, 2012 Bangkok Thailand Rajamangala National Stadium[A]
May 28, 2012 Kallang Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium[A]
May 29, 2012
June 3, 2012 Jakarta Indonesia Gelora Bung Karno Stadium[A]
Oceania[22]
June 7, 2012 Auckland New Zealand Vector Arena[A]
June 8, 2012
June 10, 2012
June 13, 2012 Brisbane Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre
June 14, 2012
June 16, 2012
June 20, 2012 Sydney Allphones Arena
June 21, 2012
June 23, 2012
June 24, 2012
June 27, 2012 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
June 28, 2012
June 30, 2012
July 1, 2012
July 3, 2012
July 7, 2012 Perth Burswood Dome
July 8, 2012
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This venue is not capable of accommodating The Monster Pit.[23]

References

  1. ^ Waddell, Ray (2012-02-08). "Exclusive Info: Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way Ball' Tour to Hit Asia, Europe, Latin America This Year; North America in 2013". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  2. ^ Oliviera, Thiago (2012-01-22). "Lady Gaga e Madonna podem vir ao Brasil em 2012". Virgula (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2012-02-11.
  3. ^ "Lady Gaga revela detalles de su gira por Latinoamérica". Noticias Caracol (in Spanish). 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  4. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (2011-11-28). "Lady Gaga 'Doing Prep' For Tour, Next Album". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  5. ^ a b c Vena, Jocelyn (2011-12-08). "Lady Gaga's Born This Way Tour Will Be 'Exaggerated'". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  6. ^ a b c d e Waddell, Ray (2012-02-08). "Lady Gaga Announces 'Born This Way Ball' Tour". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  7. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (2011-02-08). "Lady Gaga Drops Tour Poster, Fashion Film". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  8. ^ a b c d Hardie, Giles (2012-02-15). "Lady Gaga announces more dates". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  9. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (2012-02-03). "Lady Gaga To Reveal Born This Way Tour Stage Design". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  10. ^ a b c Vena, Jocelyn (2012-02-08). "Lady Gaga Unveils Elaborate Born This Way Stage". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  11. ^ a b "Lady Gaga reveals tour plans". Toronto Sun. Sun Media. 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  12. ^ "Lady Gaga Reveals 'Born This Way Ball' Tour Design". Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner. 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  13. ^ "Lady Gaga's New Zealand shows sell out". 3 News. 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
  14. ^ Adams, Cameron (2012-02-23). "Extra show for Lady Gaga". Herald Sun. The Herald and Weekly Times. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  15. ^ Liu, Sandra (2012-02-24). "Lady Gaga Hong Kong Pre-Sale Tickets Sold in Hours, SCMP Reports". Bloomberg Businessweek. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  16. ^ Chow, Vivienne (2012-02-25). "Gaga to stage second show". South China Morning Post. SCMP Group. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  17. ^ "Little Monsters Await the Landing of Lady Gaga in Jakarta". Jakarta Globe. PT Jakarta Globe Media. 2012-02-28. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
  18. ^ "Tweet 178151966294286336". Twitter. 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  19. ^ "Lady Gaga The Born This Way Ball". LadyGaga.com. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  20. ^ "Lady Gaga coming to Manila". 14 March 2012.
  21. ^ [1]
  22. ^ "Lady Gaga The Born This Way Ball". LadyGaga.com. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  23. ^ "Lady Gaga Born This Way Ball Monster Pit Eligibility Details". LadyGaga.com. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
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