Lady Gaga keeps it weird (and wonderful) at MGM Grand with ‘Born This Way Ball’
By Andrea Domanick
Lady Gaga returned to MGM Grand Garden Arena on Friday night with her “Born This Way Ball” tour, a two-hour extravaganza involving heaping doses of camp, fashion, theatrics and a couch made out of meat. (...)
(...) Gaga isn’t a musician -- she’s a showwoman, and those tropes highlight what ultimately set her apart as a true pop star. The hidden keyboards set solo moments to showcase her very real talent as a singer; the phone calls exemplify her commitment to maintaining a connection with fans; and the monsters capture the “us vs. them” ethos upon which she built her career, and that allows her to be at once relatable and larger than life.
Gaga wrapped the show with a promise to “take over the world with Art Pop ARTPOP” -- a reference to her upcoming album. I don’t doubt that she will.
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