I just got back from the artRAVE and I had such an amazing time. She completely erased any doubts I still had in my mind about her performance skills and ability to put on a show, and it's so easy to understand why people still flock to see her live when you're there in her presence. Every second of the show is filled with some kind of non-stop action and there are hardly any stops. I was also really surprised by the diversity of the crowd; I had two old ladies next to me and my friends and they were bopping the entire time.
I can't imagine anyone going to this show and not enjoying it, even if you don't really like ARTPOP. If you go to the show and find yourself bored, it's because you went to the show not wanting to like it, and I feel bad for how miserably boring your life must be.
Her ****ing vocals are on point throughout the entire time, holy ****. 'Venus' is definitely the best performance and it makes me sad it wasn't a single. 'PARTYNAUSEOUS' sounds so immense live and I'm kind of scared for it to be released because I fear the studio version won't have the same magic as the live version. The rising chair during 'Do What U Want' is cool, but she's only in it for like, thirty seconds so it's kind of pointless. Typical Gaga.
People went crazy for 'Applause'. OMG. Like, the entire arena clapped throughout the entire song. They also went crazy when Gaga changed on stage. I actually expected people not to like it because it's kind of graphic, but they loved it.
Everything is a blur at the moment except for those parts so I'm hoping I'll remember more when I wake up tomorrow.
If you're going, I suggest getting a seat next to the stage. You get to view every single thing she does and it's such a good view because of how high the staging is.