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The Born This Way Ball Tour
Tour by Lady Gaga
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albumBorn This Way
Start dateApril 27, 2012
Legs2
No. of shows4 in Asia
7 in Oceania
11 total
Lady Gaga concert chronology

The Born This Way Ball Tour is the upcoming third concert tour by American recording artist Lady Gaga, in support of her second studio album Born This Way (2011).

Background

During the launch of 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 like Brazil in mid-2011, and would return to Mexico and several others Latin American Spanish speaking countries.[1][2] 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."[3] 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."[4] In contrast to her previous tour, Garibay affirmed that the shows of The Born This Way Ball Tour would be more exaggerated.[4]

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."[5] 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.[6][5] The first leg for The Born This Way Tour was announced the following day, revealing that Gaga would perform concerts in countries such as South Korea, China, and Singapore.[5]

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."[4] In February 2012, she revealed that she would release stage designs for the Born This Way Ball Tour via Twitter.[7]

Gaga unveiled a sketch of the stage design, which was designed by Gaga herself and her creative team Haus of Gaga.[8] 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."[8] The stage was modeled after a medieval Gothic castle, featuring viewing towers, intricate carvings and a large catwalk to interact with the audience.[8] The area enclosed by the catwalk was described by Gaga as "The Monster Pit".[9][10]

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.[9]

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Asia
April 27, 2012 Seoul South Korea Olympic Stadium
May 2, 2012 Hong Kong Hong Kong AsiaWorld-Arena
May 10, 2012 Tokyo Japan Saitama Super Arena
May 28, 2012 Singapore Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium
Oceania
June 7, 2012 Auckland New Zealand Vector Arena
June 13, 2012 Brisbane Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre
June 20, 2012 Sydney Allphones Arena
June 21, 2012
June 27, 2012 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
June 28, 2012
July 7, 2012 Perth Burswood Dome

References

  1. ^ Oliviera, Thiago (2012-01-22). "Lady Gaga e Madonna podem vir ao Brasil em 2012". Virgula. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
  2. ^ "Lady Gaga revela detalles de su gira por Latinoamérica". Noticias Caracol. 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  3. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (2011-11-28). "Lady Gaga 'Doing Prep' For Tour, Next Album". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b c Waddell, Ray (2012-02-08). "Lady Gaga Announces 'Born This Way Ball' Tour". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
  6. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (2011-02-08). "Lady Gaga Drops Tour Poster, Fashion Film". MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  7. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (2012-02-03). "Lady Gaga To Reveal Born This Way Tour Stage Design". MTV (Viacom). Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  8. ^ a b c Vena, Jocelyn (2012-02-08). "Lady Gaga Unveils Elaborate Born This Way Stage". MTV (Viacom). Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  9. ^ a b "Lady Gaga reveals tour plans". Toronto Sun. Sun Media. 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  10. ^ "Lady Gaga Reveals 'Born This Way Ball' Tour Design". Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner. 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
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