Support: Lady Starlight
Having seen Lady Gaga's previous tour, I had very high expectations for this tour! And she certainly did not disappoint! Lady Gaga being one of my favourite artists at the moment, I knew I had to go to this tour twice. The first time I had very good seats, however the second time I had restricted view second row seats - although restricted view, these seats were amazing!! I have to admit... I was so excited during Bad Romance I started crying. Embarrassing right!?
Vocals: Lady Gaga's vocals are simply perfect! She sounds amazing live. There is definitely no auto-tune or lip-syncing throughout her performance although she manages to dance almost the entire time. Proven how amazing her vocals are was during her performance of new song 'Princess Die'. This was completely stripped back and was Lady Gaga's vocals and a piano - although the second time I saw her, a drum section was added which sounded very very good! Lady Gaga possibly has the best live vocals I have ever heard!
Costumes: Known for her slightly crazy costumes, Lady Gaga did not disappoint when it came to her costumes. Designed by luxury designer Giorgio Armani and one pair of her shoes were custom Christian Louboutin's - one of my personal favourite designers. A collaboration with these designers and the Haus of Gaga meant her costumes were slightly crazy but amazing! A mock up of the infamous 'meat dress' and added with a 'meat couch' showed it has had a lasting impression on her performing career. Most of Lady Gaga's costumes were in black and white. All the costumes were very eye-catching and exactly what Lady Gaga fans would expect from the queen herself!
Stage: Wow! The most amazing stage I have ever seen. This stage was a giant gothic style castle! It was interactive throughout the performance with parts of the castle moving around the stage. I loved this set as the band was hidden in amongst it, which meant the entire stage area could be used for props and dancing. The stage came out and around with a hollow centre, this section was used for the 'mega-fans' and was appropriately named the Monster Pit.
Dancing: All but one song of the performance had dancing - if not Lady Gaga herself then certainly had back-up dancers. I love that this tour and Lady Gaga's previous tours have all been very visual; this means the audience is constantly captivated in what is going on around the stage. The dancers were both many female and male dancers, and had exceptional choreography.
Setlist: The setlist included all her hit singles, as well as many songs of both albums. The tour prior to coming to Melbourne had her song 'Hair' in the setlist (one of my personal favourites by Lady Gaga), this song however was replaced with 'Princess Die', as happy as I was to see this new song, I would have loved to have seen her perform 'Hair'. Although this song was not performance, all the songs Lady Gaga did perform were amazing. In my opinion, she should have closed the show with 'Born This Way' as this is one of her biggest international songs, however she sang it as the third or fourth song and closed with 'Marry The Night' - a song Lady Gaga has said is about an amazing night coming to an end, very true in regards to the Born This Way Ball!
Crowd Interaction: Lady Gaga is constantly interacting with her fans during the performances. At one point she sat on the steps on her stage and announced it was story time before showing the audience some amazing artwork by a fan! She also interacts in the way which she pays attention to what is happening in this Monster Pit - this being some crazy dancing happening which she pointed out to those who may have not previously seen it. She also at one point took a sex doll from the audience and proceeded to have a conversation with it and also begin to dance with it. This was entertaining for the audience. As well we interacting with the audience, Lady Gaga also picked a number of lucky fans in the Monster Pit to meet her backstage following the show.
Support Act: Before making it big, Lady Gaga used to open shows for go-go dancer Lady Starlight. However now bringing Lady Starlight as her own opening act. This was an interesting choice. Lady Starlight did not really do much to warm up the audience. I do not rate this support act highly. Perhaps rather than bringing a friend on tour, someone who is more likely to warm up the crowd would have been a better option.
Overall this concert is definitely a five stars out of five! So amazing I went twice. I really hope this comes out on DVD.
Peace
ConcertGoer x
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