You can tell its not me because she's is managing to stay very composed. I'd be weeping on the floor.

I've just read that artRAVE won't be filmed in London which in other words mean we won't be getting a DVD AGAIN

 

http://usatthebiglead.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/throw-table-catch-chair.gif

So I went last night, had a pretty fabulous time :D My god the support acts were shocking though. This Breed Love thing? Sex O'Clock? More like CRINGE O'CLOCK. And Lady Starlight was f***ing horrendous and I never want to hear a dance song ever again lmao.

 

Gaga BROUGHT IT though, took me a few songs to properly get into it but I had a fantastic time, sang along to a lot of it and really enjoyed myself. Bad Romance and Applause were my main highlights, and Gypsy was the PERFECT ending song. She brought up a gay couple just before Born This Way who threw a letter on stage, it was a beautiful moment and I almost cried :cry: Something else I noticed was that a lot of songs has the second verse + chorus cut out, was a bit confused at first but I assume it was so she could fit in more songs in total, which makes sense I guess and I'd rather, say, Telephone got performed yet cut short, than not performed at all.

 

Overall it was GREAT and I'd definitely go again to see Gaga :heart: Would make sure to avoid the support acts though lol.

Is this the first time you've seen The Gagaz Joseph? Thanks for the review hunni http://i.imgur.com/hN9L5Hj.gif

 

(I never took you as a Gaga fan tbh.)

 

On another note, I'm still heartbroken about there being no SA dates AND no dvd, I'm going to be watching 96kb/s quality versions on YT for the rest of my life :(

 

It is the first time, yes! :D Wish I'd done it sooner tbf.

"I take medication everyday for mental illness and depression." —Lady Gaga at #artRAVELondon.

 

Gaga said this at the London show? Was anyone there? :drama:

Gaga bites fan at artRAVE https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/1E0B7CB4CB...oClTA.9ywbuNnZa

 

http://i.imgur.com/wA7WJPu.gif

Birmingham Reviews:

 

The Guardian: Lady Gaga review – mother of all fightbacks

4/5 stars

One of the many subtexts of this sweary performance is to prove that ARTPOP isn’t a popflop, and songs such as the electro-soul Do What U Want have been thoroughly turbocharged. Hearts momentarily sink as she declares: “If you’ve just come for the hits, go home!” But she plays them – Just Dance, Bad Romance, Poker Face and the rest, too.

When she’s alone at the piano, addiction song Dope and a torch reworking of Sonny Bono’s Bang Bang affirm her newfound credentials as the formidable jazz singer whose album of duets with Tony Bennett is currently topping the charts in the US. The most extraordinary moment comes when she movingly reads aloud a letter from a young gay fan, who joins her with his boyfriend as she sings Born This Way through hugs and tears. Gaga has often been accused of being all artifice and no heart, but tonight’s show is a powerful statement from a star who refuses to be pinned down or written off.

 

The Independent: Lady Gaga, NIA, Birmingham, review: The Monster Queen's artRAVE was fun, but the manifesto a bit cloying

4/5 stars

 

Devoted Little Monsters came to worship at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena last night. But Lady Gaga's performance was as much inspirational speaker as pop sensation

She then hits us with the golden trilogy of “Just Dance”, “Telephone” and “Poker Face” - which sound dynamic and precise yet also fiery and propulsive. Although nothing matches the explosiveness of “You and I”.

While artRAVE is loud, colourful and frequently emblematic of feel-good, throwaway party times, it seems at the heart of this gargantuan, intangible production that Gaga is trying to forge a deeper connection. For the devoted and infatuated it seems to be effective, for the rest of us it seems merely like a meticulously crafted pop show.

 

The Telegraph: Lady Gaga, Birmingham NIA, review: the one thing you could never accuse her of is a sense of proportion

4/5 stars

 

Lady Gaga arrives through a trap door in a cloud of dry ice wearing a glitter swimsuit and golden feathery spider wings surrounded by goosestepping cyber strippers while a live band pump out throbbing electro rock. Is this a pop concert, fashion parade or performance art happening? Gaga has long aimed at a combination of all three, and her current tour comes closer to pulling that off than ever before.

You might think it would be hard to maintain a sense of artistic persecution if you are one of the most successful pop stars on the planet but one thing you could never accuse Lady Gaga of is a sense of proportion. The sense of absolute commitment, sensual bombardment and imaginative bravado in Gaga's artRAVE represent her very own triumph of the will.

I wish Gaga would bite me :( Have you met her Kath? She only had to look at me and i was on the floor in a pool of tears.

Edited October 30, 201410 yr by Toby

I wish Gaga would bite me :( Have you met her Kath? She only had to look at me and i was on the floor in a pool of tears.

When she came to SA for the BTWB in December 2012, I stalked her when she arrived at the airport and her hotel. I had Government Hooker tickets (right in fronnt of the ramp) so I could literally touch her and came close so many times if it weren't for the security :(

 

The best moment of my life was when she appeared out the stage during 'LoveGame' and kept eye contact with me for an entire minute and did the whole song right opposite me http://i.imgur.com/wA7WJPu.gif I cried black pools of mascara the entire show. And screamed like a baby when she chose other people to come onstage and not me

 

I know exactly how you feel Toby!! Words cannot describe her majestic presence http://i.imgur.com/wA7WJPu.gif

She has an otherworldly presence doesn't she?

One of the admin of the most italian famous page went to the backstage in London and this is what Gaga said:

 

On the 26th of October, in the artRAVE's backstage, Lady Gaga sang a new song in which she talks about Michael Jackson and its success 'Billie Jean'. Probably the song's name is "Sire". During the Q&A, a girl asked Gaga if she could sing "The Edge Of Glory" for her since the song is her wedding's song. Despite Gaga was tired, she sang it anyway. Lady Gaga is also confirmed that she is recording new songs for her new album and maybe she will record an acoustic album and she confirmed that she is afraid of depression. She said that she doesn't care about Do What U Want leak too because It wasn't her to release it. A fan asked her if she was ready for the space performance and she answered "YES" but she couldn't talk about that.

Paris

 

http://photos-a.ak.instagram.com/hphotos-ak-xaf1/10747899_978176932198896_261858607_n.jpg

 

 

"Sire" has been rumoured as a new song before. Still waiting for my "Brooklyn Nights" release...someone ask her about that FFS!

Ticket Sales Update:

 

NORTH AMERICA

MAY 04 - FORT LAUDERDALE - BB&T Center - SOLD OUT - 12,977/12,977 (100%)

MAY 06 - ATLANTA - Phillips Arena - SOLD OUT - 10,480/10,480 (100%)

MAY 08 - PITTSBURGH - Consol Energy Center - SOLD OUT - 12,185/12,185 (100%)

MAY 10 - UNCASVILLE - Mohegan Sun Arena - SOLD OUT - 7,722/7,722 (100%)

MAY 12 - WASHINGTON D.C. - Verizon Center - SOLD OUT - 14,866/14,866 (100%)

MAY 13 - NEW YORK CITY - Madison Square Garden - SOLD OUT - 14,326/14,326 (100%)

MAY 15 - PHILADELPHIA - Wells Fargo Center - SOLD OUT - 15,424/15,424 (100%)

MAY 17 - DETROIT - Joe Louis Arena - SOLD OUT - 11,971/11,971 (100%)

MAY 18 - CLEVELAND - Quicken Loans Arena - SOLD OUT - 12,792/12,792 (100%)

MAY 20 - SAINT PAUL - Xcel Energy Center - SOLD OUT - 10,084/10,084 (100%)

MAY 22 - WINNIPEG - MTS Centre - SOLD OUT - 12,507/12,507 (100%)

MAY 25 - CALGARY - Scotiabank Saddledome - SOLD OUT - 12,662/12,662 (100%)

MAY 26 - EDMONTON - Rexall Place - SOLD OUT - 13,855/13,855 (100%)

JUNE 02 - SAN DIEGO - Viejas Arena - SOLD OUT - 9,332/9,332 (100%)

JUNE 03 - SAN JOSE - SAP Center at San Jose - SOLD OUT - 13,622/13,622 (100%)

JUNE 26 - MILWAUKEE - Marcus Amphitheater - ENDED - 18,201/23,089 (70%)*

JUNE 28 - ATLANTIC CITY - Boardwalk Hall - SOLD OUT - 13,36/13,363 (100%)

JUNE 30 - BOSTON - TD Garden - SOLD OUT - 13,848/13,848 (100%)

JULY 02 - MONTREAL - Bell Centre - SOLD OUT - 12,709/12,709 (100%)

JULY 04 - QUEBEC CITY - Plains of Abraham - ENDED - 100,000+ (100%)**

JULY 05 - OTTAWA - LeBreton Flats - ENDED - 20,000 (100%)***

JULY 07 - BUFFALO - First Niagara Center - SOLD OUT - 12,076/12,076 (100%)

JULY 09 - TORONTO - Air Canada Centre - SOLD OUT - 15,813/15,813 (100%)

JULY 11 - CHICAGO - United Center - SOLD OUT - 15,112/15,112 (100%)

JULY 14 - SAN ANTONIO - AT&T Center - SOLD OUT - 10,125/10,125 (100%)

JULY 16 - HOUSTON - Toyota Center - SOLD OUT - 11,410/11,410 (100%)

JULY 17 - DALLAS - American Airlines Arena - SOLD OUT - 11,949/11,949 (100%)

JULY 19 - LAS VEGAS - MGM Grand Garden Arena - SOLD OUT - 24,948/24,948 (100%) + second date

JULY 21 - LOS ANGELES - Staples Center - SOLD OUT - 26,923/26,923 (100%) + second date

JULY 22 - LOS ANGELES - Staples Center - SOLD OUT - 26,923/26,923 (100%) + first date

JULY 25 - ATLANTA - Centennial Olympic Park - ENDED - 12,500? (free performance)****

JULY 30 - PHOENIX - US Airways Center - SOLD OUT - 8,187/8,187 (100%)

AUGUST 01 - LAS VEGAS - MGM Grand Garden Arena - SOLD OUT - 24,948/24,948 (100%) + first date

AUGUST 02 - STATELINE - Harveys Outdoor Arena - SOLD OUT - 7,189/7,189 (100%)

AUGUST 04 - SALT LAKE CITY - EnergySolutions Arena - SOLD OUT - 9,359/9,359 (100%)

AUGUST 06 - DENVER - Pepsi Center - SOLD OUT - 10,660/10,660 (100%)

AUGUST 08 - SEATTLE - KeyArena - SOLD OUT - 10,882/10,882 (100%)

AUGUST 09 - VANCOUVER - Rogers Arena - SOLD OUT - 13,449/13,449 (100%)

 

* Part of Summerfest 2014.

** Part of Festival d'été de Québec 2014.

*** Part of Ottawa Bluesfest 2014.

**** Part of Microsoft Week 2014.

 

ASIA

AUGUST 13 - TOKYO - QVC Marine Field - SOLD OUT - 50,453/50,453 (100%) + second date

AUGUST 14 - TOKYO - QVC Marine Field - SOLD OUT - 50,453/50,453 (100%) + first date

AUGUST 16 - SEOUL - Seoul Olympic Stadium - ENDED - 20,000+/72,000 (40%)*****

 

***** Part of AIA: Real Life: NOW Festival 2014.

 

OCEANIA

AUGUST 20 - PERTH - Perth Arena - SOLD OUT - 8,120/8.120 (100%)

AUGUST 23 - MELBOURNE - Rod Laver Arena - SOLD OUT - 17,253/17,253 (100%) + second date

AUGUST 24 - MELBOURNE - Rod Laver Arena - SOLD OUT - 17,253/17,253 (100%) + first date

AUGUST 26 - BRISBANE - Brisbane Entertainment Centre - SOLD OUT - 9,249/9,249 (100%)

AUGUST 30 - SYDNEY - Allphones Arena - SOLD OUT - 20,445/20,445 (100%) + second date

AUGUST 31 - SYDNEY - Allphones Arena - SOLD OUT - 20,445/20,445 (100%) + first date

 

ASIA

SEPTEMBER 10 - DUBAI - Meydan Racecourse - SOLD OUT - 8,365/8,365 (100%)

SEPTEMBER 13 - TEL AVIV - Hayarkon Park - SOLD OUT - 18,984/18,984 (100%)

 

EUROPE

SEPTEMBER 16 - ISTANBUL - ITU Stadium - SOLD OUT - 19,157/19,157 (100%)

SEPTEMBER 19 - ATHENS - Olympic Stadium - SOLD OUT - 26,860/26,860 (100%)

SEPTEMBER 23 - ANTWERP - Sportpaleis - SOLD OUT - 15,188/15,188 (100%)

SEPTEMBER 24 - AMSTERDAM - Ziggo Dome - SOLD OUT - 14,196/14,196 (100%)

SEPTEMBER 27 - HERNING - Jyske Bank Boxen - SOLD OUT - 10,534/10,534 (100%)

SEPTEMBER 29 - OSLO - Telenor Arena - SOLD OUT - 8,948/8,948 (100%)

SEPTEMBER 30 - STOCKHOLM - Ericsson Globe - ENDED - 14,500+/16,000 (85%) not officially reported

OCTOBER 03 - HAMBURG - O2 World - SOLD OUT - 11,430/11,430 (100%)

OCTOBER 05 - PRAGUE - O2 Arena - SOLD OUT - 10,734/10,734 (100%)

OCTOBER 07 - KOLN - Lanxess Arena - ENDED - 14,000+/16,000 (80%)

OCTOBER 09 - BERLIN - O2 World - ENDED - 10,870/13,500 (81%)

OCTOBER 15 - BIRMINGHAM - National Indoor Arena - ENDED - 13,500/13,500 (100%)

OCTOBER 17 - DUBLIN - 3Arena - ENDED - 10,000+/14,500 (70%)

OCTOBER 19 - GLASGOW - SSE Hydro - ENDED - 13,000/13,000 (100%)

OCTOBER 21 - MANCHESTER - Phones4U Arena - ENDED - 17,000/17,000 (100%)

OCTOBER 23 - LONDON - O2 Arena - ENDED - 16,000/16,000 (100%)

OCTOBER 25 - LONDON - O2 Arena - ENDED - 16,000/16,000 (100%)

OCTOBER 26 - LONDON - O2 Arena - ENDED - 13,000+/16,000 (75%)

OCTOBER 30 - PARIS - Zenith de Paris - ENDED - 6,698/6,700 (99%)

OCTOBER 31 - PARIS - Zenith de Paris - ENDED - 6,689/6,700 (98%)

 

She's in Vienna tonight :cheer:

 

Gaga covering 'What's Up' by 4 Non Blondes at the Vienna show

 

 

HER VOCALS OH MY GOOOOODDDDDD http://i.imgur.com/wA7WJPu.gif

Backstage at the Vienna show:

 

http://i.imgur.com/MyRnDCF.jpg

 

(She looks STUNNING :heart: )

 

Vienna was also 100% sold out! :yahoo: Some pics from the show:

http://scontent-b.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xaf1/t51.2885-15/10784953_1498508553738018_1793227919_n.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/yf9zomo.jpg

 

Gagadaily have also tweeted that the DVD is in the works but idk they haven't stated a source so~

Her ikonec performance of 'What's Up' is getting rave reviews all over the net:

 

Idolator

NME

Radio.com

Vulture

fuse.tv

Capital FM

NewNowNext

 

and more have put out articles with the video

 

Spin wrote the following:

But if there's one woman who fears no entry in the Sunfly songbook, it just might be Lady Gaga, who took on the 1993 crossover hit with typical full-throated elan at her ArtRave show in Vienna over the weekend, putting an oomph into her rendition that makes even Perry herself sound uncommitted by comparison.

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Even the times on the verses where she can't quite reach the high notes, her performance is so emotionally (and physically!) invested that you can't really be anything but awed by it.

 

The Italian queen returned to her roots, sold-out

 

Some videos and pics from the show:

 

 

 

I WISH I WAS THERE!! http://i.imgur.com/wA7WJPu.gif

 

And OMG @ all the people outside her hotel in Milan

 

http://i.imgur.com/V4Det9p.jpg

 

Yet people still have the nerve to call her irrelevant http://i.imgur.com/73qDism.gif

She's Italian? :unsure:

Edited November 5, 201410 yr by April