Ok, so here's my artRave review! (Greek show)
First off I was quite possibly the only one who enjoyed Starlight's act. The beat was good, set the mood for a rave but should have been 20 minutes instead of 45+, it dragged on for too long. That said, having in mind her BTWB set she was much more enjoyable this time around.
So I had GA tickets, managed to get first row (which was still pretty far from the stage thanks to the huge damn empty space between Golden tickets and GA). I would have gotten golden too but tbh I wasn't excited in the least about the show (I got the tickets a week before the show, while during BTWB I got them 1st day).
Honestly? She blew me away. Even my bf and his friend (not Gaga fans) were speechless. They never thought she actually had such an amazing voice and they were stunned by how great a show she put on. Unexpected slayage. Suffice to say they're both fans now. Also, I won 2 seated tickets and gave them to friends who only came cause they had nothing better to do, not even casual listeners. (They only knew the singles from ARTPOP) They both loved it and one of them even posted this on Facebook: "I bow down to Lady Gaga, one of the few great performers with an amazing voice."
Born This Way was everyones' fave part. It felt intimate and emotional without coming across as too theatrical (which I thought the BTWB was). She went crazy with all the Greek words, something that made us all smile, and with a Greek flag she picked up. She was also quite playful, using a strange kiddy voice at parts like when she broke her mic by spilling water on it.
The ARTPOP songs felt so much more organic live, and I enjoyed each and every one of them except for the awful Donatella. I didn't even bother filming it lol. The crowd was INSANE, we sang along through the whole concert -I have vids where you can barely hear her from all the crowd singing- and it was just a very powerful show.
The online videos don't do it any justice which is sad. The outfits were also surprisingly good.
Also, I have criticised her body a few times recently but in person her body is HOT. Aside from the semi-double chin (which has almost always kinda been there) her body was pretty great and certainly nowhere near fat, chubby etc so I apologize for calling her that.
Now on to the negatives:
-The production was cheap as hell. Even if she had nothing behind her the show would've been the same. Absolutely bad.
-It was a stadium show. No catwalks, rising chairs, inflatable stuff etc. Also, the lights were nowhere near as good as they look in arena shows.
-The wigs serve dollar store teas.
All in all, a GREAT show. 4/5 from me. For anyone on the fence, GO NOW!
OMG my first essay
idk why but i think she has it in the bag 
