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Dive Bar Tour
Promotional tour by Lady Gaga
Promotional poster
Associated albumJoanne
Start dateOctober 5, 2016 (2016-10-05)
End dateOctober 27, 2016 (2016-10-27)
Legs1
No. of shows3
Lady Gaga concert chronology

The Dive Bar Tour was a promotional concert tour by American singer Lady Gaga, sponsored by Bud Light, in support of the singer's fifth studio album Joanne (2016). The tour visited three dive bars in the United States, on 5, 20 and 27 October, 2016. All performances were live streamed on Bud Light's Facebook page.[1][2][3][4][5]

Background

In a statement, Gaga said: "My first performances were in dive bars in New York City and around the country, so working with Bud Light to go back to my roots to perform songs from my new album Joanne is such an exciting way to connect with my fans and share this music with them for the first time", and added that the venues would accentuate the "raw Americana vibe" of her upcoming album.[6] She added that she wanted to "have a more natural human experience" with her audience, something which was not possible with her stadium shows.[3]

Prior the tour, it was reported that the audience will be made up of “winners” of an unknown contest, and all shows will be live streamed on Bud Light's Facebook page. The locations of the shows were kept a secret, and passes were given to the selected audience members only shortly before each show took place, to avoid large groups of people turning up, who wouldn't be able to fit into the small clubs.[1][4]

According to People, hearing impaired people representing the group Not Impossible were invited to the first concert, in Nashville, who were introduced to a "groundbreaking technology" that included "a custom vest, wristbands and ankle bands that vibrated in time with the music." In addition, all songs were performed in sign language by famed interpreter Amber Gallego.[7]

Concert synopsis

For her Nashville show, Gaga took the stage in a black and gold jacket and a pink hat with matching rhinestone-bedecked hat band. She sat down, and started performing "Sinner's Prayer" while strumming an acoustic-guitar, before her band started to play their instruments. For "A-Yo", she stood up and played an electric guitar. After asking the audience to call her Joanne for the night, she invited Hillary Lindsey on stage, with whom she co-wrote two songs for the Joanne album. They then performed "Million Reasons" together. For the final song, "Perfect Illusion", Gaga removed the hat and jacket, and danced around the stage in a crop top, while whipping her ponytail around.[7][8][9]

At The Bitter End, in New York City, Gaga donned a see-through shirt, emblazoned with the logo of tour sponsor Bud Light, and jean shorts. After debuting the track "Diamond Heart", she invited Mark Ronson on stage. They performed "A-Yo" together, with both of them playing electric guitar. Gaga then shared the story of her late aunt Joanne with the audience, and how her death impacted her family. She performed the song named after her while playing acoustic guitar, and dedicated it to her father. She called Lindsey on stage, telling the audience how they wrote the following song "Grigio Girls" together, which Gaga then dedicated to her friend, Sonja, who was battling cancer and was present in the audience. "Million Reasons" and "Just Another Day" was performed with Gaga playing a piano.[10][11] After the performance was over, Gaga went on to the roof of the bar using the fire escape, where she reprised "Joanne" and debuted new track "Angel Down" to the crowd standing outside, who were unable to get in due to the limited capacity of the venue.[12][13][14]

The final show in Los Angeles's The Satellite started with Gaga walking through the audience with two of her dancers, while performing "Come to Mama". They were dressed in matching jackets with two letters written on each of them, which made up the word Joanne when they stood next to each other. After performing "A-Yo", for which she was again joined on stage by Ronson, Gaga debuted new song "John Wayne". She then thanked her global audience for purchasing the track "Million Reasons", and performed the song. After giving a speech about the importance of love and respect, she sang "Angel Down", and changed up the lyrics to reference shooting victim Trayvon Martin in the outro of the song. Talking about her family led to a performance of the track "Joanne". Before performing the final song, "Perfect Illusion", Gaga changed into a white crop top and denim shorts. During the performance, she crowdsurfed, and poured beer onto her head.[15][16][17]

Critical reception

Reviewing Gaga's Nashville performance, Jewly Hight from Billboard opined that the Dive Bar Tour is "a return to her humble performing roots" and an "experiment with transforming how she presents her music and herself." She added that "judging from Wednesday's show, Gaga's latest reinvention has her embracing emotional directness, and coming from her, that too packs a punch."[8]

Reviewing the show at New York City, Yohana Desta from Vanity Fair wrote that "the show featured some of Gaga's best characteristics: strong vocals, dedicated performance, coaxed emotions (she seemed to tear up at certain parts of the night, inspiring some fans to tear up too)." She highlighted her performance of "Just Another Day", "in which the singer hammed it up behind the piano, resting her foot on the instrument in a trademark move", and Gaga's impromptu performance on the bar's roof as the most memorable parts of the show.[10]

Eve Barlow from LA Weekly reviewed her show in Los Angeles's The Satellite, and called it "bonkers" to watch "one of the world's biggest superstars in a room with just 300 people", and appreciated the opportunity to get to see her up close, which was not possible with her stadium-sized shows. She added that "her set runs through emotions the way musicals move through scenes", and while she believed that "at the age of 30 she seems to have left some of the poses of her 20s behind, [...] she remains pure theater, a one-woman Annie Get Your Gun."[18]

Set lists

October 5, 2016 in Nashville[19]
  1. "Sinner's Prayer"
  2. "A-Yo"
  3. "Million Reasons"
  4. "Perfect Illusion"
October 20, 2016 in New York City[11]
  1. "Diamond Heart"
  2. "A-Yo"
  3. "Joanne"
  4. "Grigio Girls"
  5. "Million Reasons"
  6. "Just Another Day"
Note: After the performance, Gaga reprised "Joanne" and performed "Angel Down" on the roof of the bar to the crowd outside.[12]
October 27, 2016 in Los Angeles[15]
  1. "Come to Mama"
  2. "A-Yo"
  3. "John Wayne"
  4. "Million Reasons"
  5. "Angel Down"
  6. "Joanne"
  7. "Perfect Illusion"

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, and venue
Date City Country Venue
North America[1][19][20]
October 5, 2016 Nashville United States The 5 Spot
October 20, 2016 New York City The Bitter End
October 27, 2016 Los Angeles The Satellite

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country and reason for cancellation
Date City Country Reason
July 13, 2017 Las Vegas United States Scheduling conflicts due to Joanne World Tour rehearsals[21]

Personnel

  • Lady Gaga – vocals, guitar and piano
  • Brockett Parsons – keyboards
  • Aaron Spears – drums
  • Jonny Good – bass
  • Ricky Tillo – guitar
  • Tim Stewart – guitar
  • Mark Ronson – guitar
  • Hillary Lindsey – Background vocals (Nashville and New York)

References

  1. ^ a b c McIntyre, Hugh (October 2, 2016). "Lady Gaga Is Going On Tour To Dive Bars Across America". Forbes. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  2. ^ Parker, Lyndsey (October 2, 2016). "Lady Gaga Talks 'Joanne' Album, Dive Bar Tour: 'I Wanted to Do the Things That Made Me Fall in Love With Music in the First Place'". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Watch Lady Gaga Tease Upcoming Dive Bar Tour as Part of Bud Light Campaign". Billboard. October 2, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Gaca, Anna (October 2, 2016). "Lady Gaga Will Debut 'Million Reasons' at a Dive Bar on Wednesday". Spin. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  5. ^ Lozano, Kevin (October 2, 2016). "Lady Gaga Will Debut New Song 'Million Reasons' at a Dive Bar". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  6. ^ "Lady Gaga to Debut 'Joanne' Songs on Dive Bar Mini-Tour". Rolling Stone. October 2, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  7. ^ a b Kuharich, Megan (October 12, 2016). "5 Highlights from Lady Gaga's Electrifying Nashville 'Dive Bar' Debut". People. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  8. ^ a b Hight, Jewly (October 6, 2016). "Lady Gaga Goes for Emotional Directness at Dive Bar Tour Kickoff in Nashville". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  9. ^ Parmar, Tekendra (October 6, 2016). "Lady Gaga Debuted Three New Tracks During Her 'Dive Bar' Tour in Nashville". Time. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  10. ^ a b Desta, Yohana (October 21, 2016). "Lady Gaga Celebrates Album Release with Rowdy Dive Bar Set in New York City". Vanity Fair. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  11. ^ a b Lars Brandle (October 21, 2016). "Lady Gaga Teams with Mark Ronson as 'Dive Bar Tour' Hits New York". Billboard. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  12. ^ a b Sonis, Rachel (October 21, 2016). "Lady Gaga Brings Dive Bar Tour To New York City: Watch". Idolator. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  13. ^ "Lady Gaga returns to New York bar The Bitter End from when she launched her career". CBS News. October 21, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  14. ^ McIntyre, Hugh (October 20, 2016). "Lady Gaga's Dive Bar Tour Is The Perfect Intimate Show... For The Masses". Forbes. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  15. ^ a b Nolfi, Joey. "Lady Gaga Dive Bar Tour: Singer changes Angel Down lyrics to Trayvon Angel". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  16. ^ Seemayer, Zach (October 27, 2016). "Inside Lady Gaga's Final Dive Bar Tour Stop: Crowd-Surfing and a Beer Bath!". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  17. ^ "Lady Gaga Takes Over Los Angeles for Her Final Dive Bar Performance". E! News. October 28, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  18. ^ Barlow, Eve (October 28, 2016). "Seeing Lady Gaga at the Satellite Was as Bonkers as It Sounds". LA Weekly. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  19. ^ a b "Lady Gaga debuts three new Joanne songs during Dive Bar Tour livestream". Entertainment Weekly. October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  20. ^ Atkinson, Katie (June 29, 2017). "Lady Gaga Announces Return of Bud Light Dive Bar Tour, Plans to Get Even 'More Intimate' This Time Around". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
  21. ^ "Lady Gaga's Las Vegas Dive Bar Tour Stop Postponed". Variety. July 11, 2017. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
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