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==Critical response==
==Critical response==
The Born This Way Ball has been acclaimed by commentators. Commenting on Gaga's performance in South Korea, ''[[The Korea Herald]]'' journalist Cho Chung-un opined that she captivated the audience with what he described as an "innovative and breathtaking stage installations and ideas".<ref name=korez>{{cite web|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20120428000062|title=Lady Gaga criticizes Korean government's decision|first=Cho|last=Chung-un|work=[[The Korea Herald]]|date=April 28, 2012|accessdate=April 28, 2012}}</ref> ''[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]'' stated that the singer "wowed tens of thousands of South Koreans at the opening show of her global tour Friday with signature flamboyant outfits and a provocative performance".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/38267/lady-gaga-wows-s-koreans-as-global-tour-kicks-off|title=Lady Gaga wows S. Koreans as global tour kicks off|work=[[The Inquirer]]|date=April 28, 2012|accessdate=April 29, 2012}}</ref>
The Born This Way Ball has been acclaimed by commentators, most of whom were paid by Interscope. Commenting on Gaga's performance in South Korea, ''[[The Korea Herald]]'' journalist Cho Chung-un opined that she captivated the audience with what he described as an "innovative and breathtaking stage installations and ideas. Unfortunate how front rpe ruined show by chanting M D N A!".<ref name=korez>{{cite web|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20120428000062|title=Lady Gaga criticizes Korean government's decision|first=Cho|last=Chung-un|work=[[The Korea Herald]]|date=April 28, 2012|accessdate=April 28, 2012}}</ref> ''[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]'' stated that the singer "wowed tens of thousands of South Koreans at the opening show of her global tour Friday with signature flamboyant outfits and a provocative performance. other than mysterious M D N A chant which disturbed Gaga's concentration, she did not seem retarded this time around".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/38267/lady-gaga-wows-s-koreans-as-global-tour-kicks-off|title=Lady Gaga wows S. Koreans as global tour kicks off|work=[[The Inquirer]]|date=April 28, 2012|accessdate=April 29, 2012}}</ref>


==Commercial reception==
==Commercial reception==

Revision as of 09:00, 29 April 2012

Born This Way Ball
Tour by Lady Gaga
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albumBorn This Way
Start dateApril 27, 2012 (2012-04-27)
End dateMarch 2013 (2013-03)
Legs3
No. of shows16 in Asia
27 in Europe
17 in Oceania
60 Total
Lady Gaga concert chronology

The Born This Way Ball is the 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

File:LADYGAGABORN-THIS-WAY-BALL.jpg
Gaga performing "Bad Romance" in a white dress.

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]

A European leg was announced in March 2012, which consisted of twenty-one dates over a period of two months, initiating in Bulgaria while concluding in Spain.[9][10] Subsequently, German electronic musician Zedd was declared as an opening act for the Asian leg of the tour,[11] while longtime collaborator Lady Starlight and British glam rock band The Darkness were approached as opening acts for the European portion of the Born This Way Ball.[10] In their website, the band stated that they were "honoured to announce their addition to the bill as main support for Lady Gaga's Born This Way Ball tour 2012."[12]

Development

File:Monster pit.jpg
A rendering of the stage of the Born This Way Ball, which was inspired by medieval Gothic architecture.

Gaga 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] Dance rehearsals occurred for approximately one month.[10] In February 2012, she revealed that she would release stage designs for the Born This Way Ball via Twitter.[13] Gaga unveiled a sketch of the stage design, which was designed by the singer herself and her creative team Haus of Gaga.[14] 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."[14] 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.[14] The area enclosed by the catwalk was described by Gaga as "The Monster Pit".[15][16] "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."[15]

As part of an advertising campaign in the weeks proceeding to the tour, sketches of four costumes designed by Giorgio Armani were released to the press. Armani previously contributed attires to Gaga at the 52nd Grammy Awards, and again during her endeavors on the Monster Ball Tour.[17]

Critical response

The Born This Way Ball has been acclaimed by commentators, most of whom were paid by Interscope. Commenting on Gaga's performance in South Korea, The Korea Herald journalist Cho Chung-un opined that she captivated the audience with what he described as an "innovative and breathtaking stage installations and ideas. Unfortunate how front rpe ruined show by chanting M D N A!".[18] Philippine Daily Inquirer stated that the singer "wowed tens of thousands of South Koreans at the opening show of her global tour Friday with signature flamboyant outfits and a provocative performance. other than mysterious M D N A chant which disturbed Gaga's concentration, she did not seem retarded this time around".[19]

Commercial reception

Ticket sales

The Born This Way Ball tickets ignited tremendous commercial success in several Asian and Australian markets. 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.[20] In response to positive ticket sales in New Zealand and Australia, nine additional concerts were scheduled as part of the Oceania leg.[21] In Hong Kong, an estimated 6,000 presale tickets became available on February 24. Tickets were sold out within three hours, prompting Live Nation to add three extra concerts in the city in five days.[22][23] Additional sellouts and positive commercial results were reported for the successive performances in Hong Kong,[24] as well as in Taipei,[25] Tokyo,[26] Bangkok,[27] Singapore,[28] Seoul,[29] and Jakarta, with the latter having sold out within two hours.[30][31] In response to the tour's early success, several socially conservative commentators have spoken out against the Born This Way Ball. Cholil Ridwan, chairman of the Islam clerical body Indonesian Ulema Council, proclaimed Gaga's performances to be haraam, adding that she intended to "to destroy the nation's morality".[32] Similar actions commenced in South Korea, where the state agency Korea Media Rating Board adjusted the minimum age rating for the concert to eighteen, which resulted in the event organizer having to refund approximately 280 out of the 44,500 tickets for the Seoul date.[29][33][34] This made Lady Gaga the fourth American musician to have age-oriented restrictions enforced at their concerts, and the first one in six years.[35][36] Various Christian organizations applauded such initiatives; "We are relieved," touted Sim Man-sup of the Korean Association of Church Communications, "that at least the show won't be able to influence young people. Gaga’s performance and lyrics are very eccentric in many ways. We are not against her show just for religious reasons. We don’t think her musical performance, which involves so much sexual connotations and unusual costumes, is appropriate for youngsters’ emotional development."[36][35]

Similar successes were echoed in European markets. Several British publications indicated that presale tickets in the United Kingdom were selling beyond the demand.[37][38] Industry analysts suggested that based off of internet searches that an estimated two million people could attempt to purchase a ticket out of the 75,000 that were issued for the London and Manchester dates.[39] Tickets became available for general sale on April 13, 2012; the London event sold out within 60 seconds,[40][41] while the Manchester concert sold out under ten minutes.[42][43]

Opening acts

Setlist

According to MTV[44] and Rolling Stone.[45]

  1. "Highway Unicorn"
  2. "Government Hooker"
  3. "Born This Way"
  4. "Bloody Mary"
  5. "Bad Romance"
  6. "Judas"
  7. "Fashion of His Love"
  8. "Just Dance"
  9. "LoveGame"
  10. "Telephone"
  11. "Heavy Metal Lover"
  12. "Bad Kids"
  13. "Hair"
  14. "Yoü and I"
  15. "Electric Chapel"
  16. "Americano"
  17. "Poker Face"
  18. "Alejandro"
  19. "Paparazzi"
  20. "Scheiße"
  21. "Black Jesus + Amen Fashion"
  22. "The Edge of Glory"
  23. "Marry the Night"

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Asia[46]
April 27, 2012 Seoul South Korea Olympic Stadium
May 2, 2012 Hong Kong Hong Kong AsiaWorld-Arena
May 3, 2012
May 5, 2012
May 7, 2012
May 10, 2012 Tokyo Japan Saitama Super Arena
May 12, 2012
May 13, 2012
May 17, 2012 Taipei Taiwan Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall
May 18, 2012
May 21, 2012 Manila Philippines Mall of Asia Arena
May 25, 2012 Bangkok Thailand Rajamangala National Stadium
May 28, 2012 Singapore Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium
May 29, 2012
May 31, 2012
June 3, 2012 Jakarta Indonesia Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
Oceania[47]
June 7, 2012 Auckland New Zealand Vector Arena
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
Europe[9]
August 14, 2012 Sofia Bulgaria Vasil Levski National Stadium
August 16, 2012 Bucharest Romania Arena Națională
August 18, 2012 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
August 21, 2012 Vilnius Lithuania Vingis Park
August 23, 2012 Riga Latvia Mežaparks Grand Stage
August 25, 2012 Tallinn Estonia Tallinn Song Festival Grounds
August 27, 2012 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Areena
August 30, 2012 Stockholm Sweden Ericsson Globe
August 31, 2012
September 2, 2012 Copenhagen Denmark Parken Stadium
September 4, 2012 Cologne Germany Lanxess Arena
September 5, 2012
September 8, 2012 London England Twickenham Stadium
September 9, 2012
September 11, 2012 Manchester Manchester Arena
September 15, 2012 Dublin Ireland Aviva Stadium
September 17, 2012 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome
September 18, 2012
September 22, 2012 Paris France Stade de France
September 24, 2012 Hanover Germany TUI Arena
September 26, 2012 Zurich Switzerland Hallenstadion
September 27, 2012
September 29, 2012 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
September 30, 2012
October 2, 2012 Milan Italy Mediolanum Forum
October 4, 2012 Nice France Stade Charles-Ehrmann
October 6, 2012 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi

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