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Lady Gaga, one of the most exciting and innovative new artists in recent history, has announced her highly anticipated return to North America on the heels of her sold-out European tour. The 2010 North American leg of The Monster Ball Tour, presented by Virgin Mobile, will begin on June 28th at Montreal’s Bell Centre, taking her spectacular show to 31 top arenas and a host of new cities in the U.S. and Canada throughout the summer and fall.
In keeping with Lady Gaga’s flair for the theatrical, as well as her innovative and creative spirit, the second leg of the tour promises to push the limits of the live concert experience, bringing fans a spectacle even more eye-popping than what they experienced during the thrilling first leg of The Monster Ball.
“It’s still called Monster Ball, but it’s more of a musical and less of a concert,” Lady Gaga said in a February interview with KIIS-FM’s Ryan Seacrest. “It has a New York theme, it’s a story, and the story is that me and my friends are in New York and we’re going to the Monster Ball, and we get lost.”
Critics around the world raved about the first leg of The Monster Ball Tour, which Gaga described as “the first-ever pop-electro opera.” The Sun called it “breathtaking stuff” and “the best live show you will see this year,” while London’s Independent wrote: “Gaga’s got it, which is why, right now, the whole pop world wants to take a ride on her disco stick.” Writing about her show at Radio City Music Hall, the New York Times noted that “her Monster Ball tour always provided something worth a snapshot: a sci-fi tableau, perhaps, or a skimpy, glittery costume. The more her image gets around, the better Lady Gaga does.”
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I just got back from the Lady Gaga show at Tequila and I must confess, it was the worst show I have ever seen in my life (and I have been to hundreds of shows)!
My friend and I got there early to make sure we got good seats so we arrived at 7:00pm and waited. Doors opened at 8pm but for whatever reason, they had blocked off the stage area so the people who came later on (well after 8pm), ended up getting all the good seats when they finally removed the curtains at 9pm.
No matter, we thought we'd order a few drinks but for some reason, the bartenders apparently can pocket their own tips out of your change there without letting you know! The first bartender pocketed $1 of my change, the second pocketed $0.50. I had not realized they had done this the first time around and had given him more tips!
Someone in line had mentioned that Lady Gaga wasn't gonna be on stage until about 11:30pm so we waited it out, looking forward to the show. 12:30am rolls around and she finally took to the stage.
The sound was extremely low and we could not hear from where we were (and this was a small club)! We moved closer to the front and found she was lip-synching to a soundtrack (and very poorly at that). She appeared to be stumbling all over the place, almost falling when her dancers lifted her up, and dropped her microphone a few times. We figured she was drunk or drugged up on something. No word of a lie, she performed 3 songs and ended the night! The local radio station had advertised this was gonna be a full set but that is usually more than just 3 songs! She was on the stage for no more than 10 minutes before she dove into the crowd and appeared to have passed out. Her dancers struggled to get her out of the crowd and carried her off the stage.
That was 6 hours of my life I will never get back.