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Celeb News: 'The Born This Way Ball Tour' Starring Lady Gaga
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Originally posted by givemethatpop
Americano, Highway Unicorn, Government Hooker, Paparazzi, Electric Chapel...they are also interesting, at least for me. I have not seen all the performances, and most of the videos we have are LQ ones, or recorded from the States
All the meltdowns these days can't wait for the Hong Kong concert to see the show improved.
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Good thing that for every meltdown of people who weren't there we have like 500 praises of people who were there.
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Member Since: 5/3/2011
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Originally posted by Eric.
Good thing that for every meltdown of people who weren't there we have like 500 praises of people who were there.
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It's not a meltdown. It would have been a meltdown, if I had this the Born this Way ball at heart. I don't.
As for now I have a ticket for the Paris date. If I find it's not at the level I want a live concert to be, then I'll never go to one of her concerts again.
I was frankly wowed during the Monter ball, and got out of the arena thinking it was worth the 70 and more Euros I paid for.
But if it's just as amateurish as it seems to be, and as I saw it on the vids during the Judas performance for instance, which was a blatent case for what I'm saying, then clearly it won't be worth the money.
That's all.
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That second Taiwan date. Is her team gonna do anything about it?
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Member Since: 3/16/2012
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Originally posted by JasperX
Taiwan sales update: People keep on refunding their tickets, and over 1,000 tickets became giveaways
5/18
Standing section: 7,000 tickets
(already 500 tickets of each standing section have been used as free PR giveaway)
Standing A = 435 USD / (1856 Left/ 2500 tickets)
Standing B = 300 USD / ( 1969 Left / 4500 tickets)
Seated section: 10,000 tickets
A section = 230 USD / 1967 tickets
B section = 200 USD / 916 tickets
C section = 165 USD / 1 ticket
D section = 95 USD / 2 tickets
E section = 60 USD /(sold out)
Total: 6,711 tickets Left / 17,000 tickets (60% sold)
Gross:N/A
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5/17
Standing section: 7,000 tickets
Standing A = 435 USD / (657 Left/ 2500 tickets)
Standing B = 300 USD / ( 610 Left / 4500 tickets)
Seated section: 10,000 tickets (not sold out any more)
A section = 230 USD / 26 tickets
B section = 200 USD / 14 tickets
C section = 165 USD / 15 tickets
D section = 95 USD / (sold out)
E section = 60 USD/ (sold out)
PR discount tickets: 1000 tickets
sold out
Total: 1,322 tickets Left / 18,000 tickets (92% sold)
Gross: 3.93 million / 4.28million
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If the seating and standing A & B sections could just be discounted a 20-25%, that'd be enough to make the prices more accessible.
And why are people refunding?
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Originally posted by dream8ker
It's not a meltdown. It would have been a meltdown, if I had this the Born this Way ball at heart. I don't.
As for now I have a ticket for the Paris date. If I find it's not at the level I want a live concert to be, then I'll never go to one of her concerts again.
I was frankly wowed during the Monter ball, and got out of the arena thinking it was worth the 70 and more Euros I paid for.
But if it's just as amateurish as it seems to be, and as I saw it on the vids during the Judas performance for instance, which was a blatent case for what I'm saying, then clearly it won't be worth the money.
That's all.
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Anyway, does anyone have sales information for Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. Usually only one concert is held for all 3 countries with a capacity of 77k. However, shes holding a stadium concert in each one.
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My friend said she heard on the radio she's not announcing anymore UK dates. Has this been confirmed?
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Originally posted by Slave 4 Avril
My friend said she heard on the radio she's not announcing anymore UK dates. Has this been confirmed?
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Two stadium dates should be enough to meet demand.
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So I totally missed something.. why are the Taiwan dates such a mess? Like they are such a die-hard Gaga stanning country. everytime she walks on their land they go crazy based on articles I've read alllll era. What happened now? Why are people refunding tickets
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Taiwan needs to STEP it up.like
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Originally posted by helloDer
So I totally missed something.. why are the Taiwan dates such a mess? Like they are such a die-hard Gaga stanning country. everytime she walks on their land they go crazy based on articles I've read alllll era. What happened now? Why are people refunding tickets
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I'm wondering the exact same thing myself.
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Originally posted by helloDer
So I totally missed something.. why are the Taiwan dates such a mess? Like they are such a die-hard Gaga stanning country. everytime she walks on their land they go crazy based on articles I've read alllll era. What happened now? Why are people refunding tickets
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Price gouging. The tickets there cost much more than anywhere else.
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I just realized Gaga won't be at the VMAs this year, since she has the second London date during the VMAs.
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Originally posted by dream8ker
She honored The MV for the song by making the actual touring performance just as boring and amteurish.
The only performances that seem interesting so far are those for Bloody Marry and HML. Even iconic moments of the Monster Ball (Alejandro) have lost their past splendour and the magic that surrounded them.
When it comes to the new choreos, they are repetitive and unoriginal at best, and seem to be directly inspired from MVs from the mid 90s.
I hope she gets real creative and artistic directors by the time she gets to Europe, she still has 5 months on her hands...
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And we have people continuing to compare a tour that has nothing to do with The Monster Ball to The Monster Ball. When you think of The Monster Ball, you do not think of all the times things went wrong or all of the times she fell. No, you think of the hundreds of millions grossed, the iconic performances, the DVD, and the awards. When you think of The Born This Way Ball, all you think of are the dozens of ******, out-of-focus, and shaky videos from Youtube. Do you not see why it's not logical to compare them or to be like, "It's not like The Monster Ball"?
Just go on Youtube and watch videos from the very first Monster Ball show. The lighting was off, half the stage was shut off during "Telephone", the backing tracks often cut out, the outfits were completely different and a mess.
I have been reading dozens of reviews from people who actually went to the first BTWB and the only complaint is that they couldn't see her because of how big the stadium was.
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Originally posted by Willy.
I just realized Gaga won't be at the VMAs this year, since she has the second London date during the VMAs.
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Since she won't have a single to promote, I'd say making money is more important right now, do we know when the VMA nominations are out?
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Originally posted by AmorePau252
Since she won't have a single to promote, I'd say making money is more important right now, do we know when the VMA nominations are out?
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Early/ middle August I think?
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I just watched the HML performance for the first time. I hope she adds choreo to it instead of just riding around on a motorcycle. The song is just too epic not to have choreography.
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Originally posted by Haven17
I just watched the HML performance for the first time. I hope she adds choreo to it instead of just riding around on a motorcycle. The song is just too epic not to have choreography.
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don't think there's much choreo that can go with a song like
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Originally posted by castrobabytiger
don't think there's much choreo that can go with a song like
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If I recall correctly, she had choreo for it when she performed it at the NYE special back in December.
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The price gouging in Taiwan really pisses me off for some reason. That country took to "Born This Way" more than any other country and now they can hardly afford to even buy tickets because Gaga took a deal with a greedy promoter.
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Originally posted by givemethatpop
Americano, Highway Unicorn, Government Hooker, Paparazzi, Electric Chapel...they are also interesting, at least for me. I have not seen all the performances, and most of the videos we have are LQ ones, or recorded from the States
All the meltdowns these days can't wait for the Hong Kong concert to see the show improved.
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I would wait until the Oceania shows. I don't think she's going to magically perfect the show by the second date. I believe it all comes down to the music. If you weren't a big fan of BTW, then you're not going ot be a big fan of the show. That person said they didn't have their heart in the BTWB in the first place, so why do they even care?
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Member Since: 3/27/2010
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Originally posted by helloDer
So I totally missed something.. why are the Taiwan dates such a mess? Like they are such a die-hard Gaga stanning country. everytime she walks on their land they go crazy based on articles I've read alllll era. What happened now? Why are people refunding tickets
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Two reasons
1. The price is too high, so high that some fans decide to refund their ticket as an act of protest. Besides, Taiwan Consumer Protection Group also condemns the gouging price and urges people refund or not to buy tickets.
2. Some media reported that due to the small venue in Taiwan, there will be "adjustments" to the stage, which mean the castle might be partial to fit in the venue . The local promoter also acquiesced by saying: "We'll respect the decision of Gaga's team." This makes a lot of fans mad, because the local promoter has first said there will be Moster Pit, and then it was canceled. And now people may not even see a full scale show.
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