Lady Gaga † The Born This Way Ball

Website · by **Shorty** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:21 pm

Well last night's show was EPIC! I had so much fun, even though my seat was really far back. But I had a clear view of the stage and could see everything (the best was The Edge Of Glory when she was at the top of the castle)

At times I was the only person standing up in my section dancing, but I didn't care. I was there to dance my ass off, screw everybody else xD

I couldn't afford much merchandise, I just got a program and one of the motorcycle keychains (cos I collect keyrings lol).

I was the first person to line up for my line xD So I was one of the first people inside the arena!

So many highlights! One of my fave parts was before Hair when Gaga's piano malfunctioned hehehe. She was so cute xD

Gaga: Look, my motorcycle magically turned into a piano!
(Gaga presses the keys, nothing happens)
Gaga: A piano that isn't even working!
(Gaga sits back on the motorcycle and giggles a bit)
Gaga: Sorry, we're having some technical difficulties right now! xD
Then her technical guy came on to fix it and she told him off xD Everybody was laughing xD After it was fixed, she did the whole 'magically turned into a piano' bit again and was giggling at herself

She made a speech about equality, being yourself and gay rights during Hair and it was touching, I almost cried <3

My fave songs were Bad Romance (cos that was the first song that got everybody on their feet and singing), Heavy Metal Lover (the motorcycle <3), Scheiße, Judas, Bad Kids (which I wasn't such a fan of but now I LOVE it), The Edge Of Glory, Poker Face and Marry The Night (lol these girls sitting next to me left right before it started and missed the big finale O_O)

Also the Gaga face mask thing is so cool and weird xD It sung a part of Paparazzi xD

It disappointed me that most of the people in my section didn't even seem to know most of the BTW songs, they only knew the big hits. I was singing along loudly to every song and people were looking at me weird :roll:

There were even some girls in the row above me asking what the BTW songs sounded like

Lady Starlight was freaking random, and I didn't understand what the hell was going on cos I couldn't see properly. WTF was that?

But overall, a fantastic night. I <3 you Gaga.

by **Griego** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 4:50 am

Thanx for all the details Shorty. :wink:

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

by **ginnyfan** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 6:49 am

Glad you enjoyed the show.

Lady Starlight's opening :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUBpd6ej ... _embedded#!

Website · by **Shorty** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 7:43 am

ginnyfan wrote:Glad you enjoyed the show.

Lady Starlight's opening

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUBpd6ej ... _embedded#!

Yeah, I didn't understand this. What the hell was that? There's one point where she just stood there not moving for like 2 minutes. I was like WTF?! :lol:

by **ginnyfan** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 10:15 pm

NZ reviews are amazing!

. There is no doubt this girl can sing, and when you were able to focus in on that, especially on songs like the stripped back Hair and Edge of Glory, it was pretty special.

. They were there to see the new Queen of Pop and that was that, even though, in her own words she "doesn't want to be anybody's f*****queen, I just want to be your friend". Long live Lady Gaga.

You want to be her. You want to **** her. You want to hold her in your arms forever....

Read more: http://www.undertheradar.co.nz/utr/live ... z1xKwcCW68

:lol:

Lady Gaga showed off her skills as a singer, dancer musician and public speaker in last night’s show.

It was a feast for the ears and eyes as she and her dancers performed high-powered dance routines on a spectacular fairy tale set, and I lost track of how many times she changed outfits.

Gaga proved herself as a singer and musician, singing numerous a capella numbers in an almost operatic style, as well as sometimes playing instruments.

It was amazing how fit Gaga was and how well she could sing while performing complex and often sexual dance routines. Her back-up dancers were superb and both the men and women very buff.

There was a fascinating cross section of people in the audience. There were teenagers who looked 13 or younger, right up to people probably in their 60s. I was so impressed by the range and creativity of audience members' outfits. I'm sure every incarnation of Gaga was in the audience.

One thing I was not expecting was the amount she talked to the audience. I’ve been to many international music acts, and usually you’re lucky if you get a “hello New Zealand” out of the singers. But Gaga captivated audience with her words of wisdom and life advice, at times talking for about 10 minutes, bringing some audience members to tears at the front of the stage.

http://www.3news.co.nz/Lady-Gaga-Auckla ... z1xGIxneYW

She finished with a technically brilliant, soaring and passionate rendition of The Edge of Glory and it obvious Gaga believes in her message, you can feel it in her voice. Behind all lights, glitz, meat, guns and exploding bras is a singer of exceptional talent.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment ... d=10811877

Website · by **Shorty** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 12:40 am

So many good reviews of the Auckland shows

Except the final review is wrong cos obviously she ended with Marry The Night not TEOG, but close enough lol.

And I agree about the range of ages, in my section there was little kids (Gaga kept swearing the entire time and even used the C word at one point though...) and some older people who didn't come with teenagers, there was a guy in his 50's sitting directly in front of me.

When she said "I don't want to be your Queen, I want to be you, I want to be your friend" I was so close to crying <3

Website · by **Gagich** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 7:24 am

First South American Tour Dates revealed

November 3rd-9th – Medellín, Colombia (Estadio Atanasio Girardot)

November 15th – Santiago, Chile (Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos)

November 16th/17th - Buenos Aires, Argentina (Estadio Ciudad de la Plata)

November/December – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (More info TBA)

http://gagamedia.net/?p=4044
http://gagamedia.net/?page_id=2169

MANY HQ photos of the Born This Way Ball in Auckland, NZ (June 8th)

http://gallery.gagamedia.net/thumbnails.php?album=21

by **Wayne** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:51 am

Gaga has what must be the most talked about and well publicised tour in the last half decade! Definitely going to be the tour of the year, in my eyes!

Heard nothing but good stuff about this tour.

by **GoodBoyGoneBad** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 10:49 am

Since there is a huge castle on the stage isn't ironic that The Queen is the only track from Born This Way that is not performed?

by **Griego** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 2:29 pm

GoodBoyGoneBad wrote:Since there is a huge castle on the stage isn't ironic that The Queen is the only track from Born This Way that is not performed?

Haha indeed. :lol:

Well, lucky for us because that's the worst song on the album if you ask me.

My favorite outfit is the leather one with the boots when she plays the guitar. Love it.

Anyone knows what song/s she performs when she wears that "latex" outfit? It's weird. I don't get it. :oops:

by **ginnyfan** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 2:33 pm

Looks like Gaga hit her head at last night show and had a concussion :cry:

Here's the video ( at 17 seconds)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6F5elgu ... r_embedded

That dancer should be more careful :evil:

@TaraSavelo

Code: Select all: Gaga has a concussion but she is going to be okay.She wants u to know she loves u. I'm taking care of her.cant believe she finished the show

by **GoodBoyGoneBad** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 3:14 pm

Griego wrote:
GoodBoyGoneBad wrote:Since there is a huge castle on the stage isn't ironic that The Queen is the only track from Born This Way that is not performed?
Haha indeed. Well, lucky for us because that's the worst song on the album if you ask me.

I think it would have been a great performance, it's a very empowering song and I can already image GaGa singing it out loud from the top of the castle...!

ginnyfan wrote:Looks like Gaga hit her head at last night show and had a concussion

Here's the video ( at 17 seconds)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6F5elgu ... r_embedded

That dancer should be more careful

Poor GaGa! :-?

Website · by **Gagich** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 4:10 pm

Griego wrote:My favorite outfit is the leather one with the boots when she plays the guitar. Love it. Anyone knows what song/s she performs when she wears that "latex" outfit? It's weird. I don't get it.

This one? It`s when Gaga`s performing Electric Chapel... :wink:

EDIT: Silly me... I forgot to post the pic.. :oops:

Website · by **Gagich** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 8:00 pm

Lady Gaga singing Happy Birthday to a fan and talks about Britney Spears

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX63JQ-F ... _embedded#!

Website · by **Shorty** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 6:09 am

Gaga is cursed when it comes to NZ. Last time she basically collapsed during one of her shows and this time she got a concussion

And Gaga isn't doing The Queen cos at one point during the show she says she doesn't want to be our queen, she wants to be our friend. So I guess she'd be a hypocrite if she did it :lol:

by **spiritboy** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:15 am

Looks like she was hit pretty hard on the head. Hope she's okay.

by **GoodBoyGoneBad** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 7:37 am

Shorty wrote:And Gaga isn't doing The Queen cos at one point during the show she says she doesn't want to be our queen, she wants to be our friend. So I guess she'd be a hypocrite if she did it

So she shouldn't perform Bad Romance neither (I don't wanna be friends)!

by **JoeMCfan** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:31 am

I have to say, I haven't been that interested in Lady Gaga the last year or two but the clips from the show look really good. She's a good entertainer and has great crowd interaction. Wish I was going now!

by **Award** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 10:13 pm

Secret of Lady Gaga's meat dress

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... 9tQ4S9kzE#!

by **Brazilian** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:58 pm

Date for Rio de Janeiro ! Of course, she will add one or two dates for São Paulo. Maybe more in other cities. :
She will drive brazilian media crazy !

Since I saw her singing and dancing (at the same time), I had no doubt she's really a great performer. After "Bad Romance" release,I could notice how powerful her voice is.

Website · by **Gagich** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 3:38 pm

New Merch Item: Born This Way Ball Thermos

by **denise** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:27 pm

Latest Boxscore....

Lady Gaga, Zedd Indoor Stadium
Singapore
May 28-29, 31, 2012
$4,744,331
30,952 /
30,952
3 /3

Lady Gaga, Zedd Rajamangala National Stadium
Bangkok, Thailand
May 25, 2012
$4,299,376
41,478 /
41,478
1 / 1

Lady Gaga, Zedd Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall
Taipei, Taiwan
May 17-18, 2012
$4,274,243
22,173 /
22,173
2 / 2

by **pcdm3** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 8:59 pm

+

Lady Gaga, Zedd Mall of Asia Arena
Manila, Philippines
May 21-22, 2012
$1,275,387
18,915 / 18,915
2 / 2
$367.18, $39.31

by **AndiIversen** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 10:28 pm

How much would the total be so far? Great numbers!

by **sbk** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 10:46 pm

denise wrote:Latest Boxscore....

Lady Gaga, Zedd Indoor Stadium
Singapore
May 28-29, 31, 2012
$4,744,331
30,952 /
30,952
3 /3

Lady Gaga, Zedd Rajamangala National Stadium
Bangkok, Thailand
May 25, 2012
$4,299,376
41,478 /
41,478
1 / 1

Lady Gaga, Zedd Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall
Taipei, Taiwan
May 17-18, 2012
$4,274,243
22,173 /
22,173
2 / 2

I can't

Too bad Jakarta had to be canceled