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The Doll Domination Tour (also known as the World Domination Tour) is the second concert tour by the Pussycat Dolls to support their second studio album Doll Domination. The tour visited X countries in Europe and performed in X cities in Australia. The first show with Gaga began on January 18 and her last show was on May 30, 2009.

This is also Lady Gaga second concert tour as opening act for two of the four legs of the tour. Her performance included DJ Space Cowboy playing and remixing live along with her three male dancers Michael Silas, Asiel Hardison and Ian McKenzie. The tour was announced in November of 2008.

Doll Domination
One of the poster used to promote the tour.

Background[]

Development[]

This serie of concerts were a continuation of the previous tour with the New Kids on the Block musically and in term of style. One of the new inclusion to the tour was a mixed-media cityscape stage backdrop. The Haus asked Ray Woodubyr of RK Diversified to help design the stage which combined a variety of stage effects and various textile. Ray Woodbury picked Sew What? Inc. to fabricate the elaborate the backdrop.

Stage[]

The stage design featured an urban scene complete with images of high rise buildings, sparkling city lights, smoke stacks that emited real smoke, illuminated billboards and video projection. The lower graphic area was direct printed onto Airtex. The cut drop was created by inserting areas of tiger mesh. Hidden smoke lines added live exhaust to the city skyline and a front projection screen build into the graphic brought the printed billboard to life. Over 200 LED lights were hardwired to illuminate "The Fame Machine" sign.The finishing touch being a cut drop treatment revealing a dramatic Atomic Red velvet drape positioned upstage with dramatic lighting.

The same "City" was used on the official website (Ladygaga.com) which was designed by web firm Deep Fried Productions. Visitor had to move through the city in order to reach the different section of the website.

The "City" backdrops was used on all shows including the Oceania dates even if the setlist and outfits were the one used for The Fame Ball.

Fame Machine-Stage
WDT-Stage
The first image is a screenshot of the website layout and the second image is the recreation of that 'City' for the stage design.

Crevettes Films[]

On December 30 of 2008, the Haus shot the Andy Warhol inspired "Crevettes Films" directed by Lady Starlight. Three new interludes came out of this collaboration called respectivly The Heart, The Brain, The Face. These short films continued the storyline of Pop started with the Pop Ate My Heart interlude from the previous tour.

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December 31, 2008 in New York City.

The reworked storyline feature Candy Warhol with a mysterious male figure recalling the event that happened to her both in a very robotic monotone. Pop culture is metaphorically called a "beautiful monster" in need of a new face and as a result, found Candy Warhol. Pop then ate her heart and brain which left her to live for The Fame. Learn more

Show[]

Support act[]

Ne-Yo was featured as a support act in January of 2009 except on the 18th and the 25th.

Dates[]

Dates Location City Globe-green
European Leg
Jan 18 Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre Aberdeen Gb
Jan 19 Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Glasgow
Jan 21 Metro Radio Arena Newcastle
Jan 22 National Indoor Arena Birmingham
Jan 24 Trent FM Arena Nottingham Nottingham
Jan 25 Bournemouth International Centre Bournemouth
Jan 27 The O2 Arena London
Jan 28
Jan 29 Manchester Evening News Arena Manchester
Jan 30 Cardiff International Arena Cardiff
Feb 1 The O2 Dublin Ie
Feb 3 King's Hall Exhibition and Conference Centre Belfast Gb
Feb 5 Sheffield Arena Sheffield
Feb 6 Liverpool Echo Arena Liverpool
Feb 8 Le Zénith Paris Fr
Feb 9 Heineken Music Hall Amsterdam Nl
Feb 10 Jahrhunderthalle Frankfurt Frankfurt De
Feb 12 Hallenstadion Zürich Ch
Feb 13 Forest National Brussels Be
Feb 14 Zenith Munich De
Feb 15 Rockhal Esch-sur-Alzette Lu
Feb 17 Grimaldi Forum Monte Carlo Mc
Feb 19 Max-Schmeling-Halle Berlin De
Oceania Leg
May 16 Vector Arena Auckland Nz
May 19 Brisbane Entertainment Centre Brisbane, QLD Au
May 21 Newcastle Entertainment Centre Newcastle, NSW
May 22 Acer Arena Sydney, NSW
May 23
May 26 Rod Laver Arena Melbourne, VIC
May 27
May 28 Adelaide Entertainment Centre Adelaide , SA
May 30 Burswood Dome Perth, WA


Total: 32 with 23 shows in Europe, 9 in Oceania.

Setlist[]

Lady Gaga used three differents set list during the tour. The first version was a 20 to 25 minutes set and the second was a 35 minutes performance while the third version was a short selection of songs from The Fame Ball Tour before the start of the worldwide summer leg.

Dates Length Material performed
January 18 to January 30, 2009 25 minutes 6.5 songs, 4 interludes
February 1 to February 19, 2009 35 minutes 8 songs, 5 interludes
May 16 to May 30, 2009 7 songs, 3 interludes

For the summary with this setlist, see this page.
No. Title Length
   1 The Heart (Video introduction) 2:40
   2 "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" 2:00
   3 Pop Ate My Heart (Video interlude) 0:50
   4 "Money Honey" 2:00
   5 "LoveGame" 2:00
   6 The Brain (video interlude) 1:20
   7 "Poker Face" (With acappella / beat box intro) 2:40
   8 "Paparazzi" 2:55
   9 The Face (Video interlude) 1:35
  10 "Just Dance" 5:30
Total: 25 minutes with 6.5 songs and 4 interludes.

For the summary with this setlist, see this page.
  1. The Heart
  2. "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich"
  3. Pop Ate My Heart
  4. "Money Honey"
  5. "LoveGame"
  6. Phantom of the Opera (Space Cowboy Remix)
  7. "Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)"
  8. The Brain
  9. "The Fame"
  10. "Paparazzi"
  11. "Poker Face"
  12. The Face
  13. "Just Dance"
Lenght: 35 minutes.

For the summary with this setlist, see The Fame Ball Tour
    Name Time
     1 The Heart (Video introduction) 2:40
     2 "Paparazzi" 4:30
     3 "LoveGame" 3:20
     4 "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" 2:25
     5 The Brain (Video interlude) 1:20
     6 "The Fame" 3:45
     7 The Face (Video interlude) 1:35
     8 "Just Dance" 5:10
     9 "Poker Face" (Acoustic) 3:55
    10 "Poker Face" 3:40
    Total: 7 songs — 35 minutes

Personnel[]

Title Name
Creative director Matthew Williams (Haus of Gaga)
Choreographer Laurieann Gibson (Haus of Gaga)
Costume design Haus of Gaga
Stage designer RK Diversified
Stage production Sew What? Inc
Concert video design RK Diversified with Haus of Gaga
DJ, live mixer Space Cowboy
Dancers Michael Silas, Ian McKenzie, Asiel Hardison
Management Troy Carter
Crevettes Films crew
Director Jamal Hill
Camera Bruce F. Cole
Creative director, script Lady Starlight, Lady Gaga
Makeup artist Sharon "Mama makeup" Gault
Photographer Gabe Zapata
Camera Bruce Cole
Cast
Candy Warhol Lady Gaga
Unnamed man Jack Ketchum

Show Synopsis Jan 18-30[]

Hairstyles[]

  1. Long blonde fringe hair with an occasional lavender streak: 1/18/09 - 1/30/09.

The Heart (Interlude) []

The show is mainly divided into four parts with the last part being the encore. The main show begins with a video introduction called "The HeART" where Gaga appears as alter-ego Candy Warhol. She shows the image of a pink heart on her t-shirt. The video is shown in projection on a giant screen in front of the stage. As the video approaches towards the end, a countdown from ten to zero happens, Gaga's face is shown wearing the video sunglass, and flames engulf the screen as it drops.

Recorded Speech

GRAPHIC ON THE SCREEN: HAUS OF GAGA PRESENTS
who shot Candy Warhol
MAN: Where is it? Where is it, Candy? Candy?
GRAPHIC ON THE SCREEN: Une Crevette Film - Starring
CANDY: He ate it.
GRAPHIC ON THE SCREEN: Lady Gaga in
MAN: Yes. I don't believe you.
CANDY: Look for yourself... Pop ate my heart.
GRAPHIC ON THE SCREEN: The Heart
MAN: I see.
CANDY: He downed the whole thing. In one efficient gulp. Like a beautiful monster then took off into the city.
MAN: Oh, Candy...
CANDY: And now I just feel... I feel so...
MAN: Empty?
CANDY: No, no.
MAN: Candy?
CANDY: Free. I feel free.
End of the film, lead to a countdown followed by the Haus Intro.

I need m-m-m-more, to feed my pop heart
Give me more!
I want: The future, Gaga, Fashion, T-T-Technology, Dance, New York, Music, Pop Culture!
I want the fame
I can hear you! Can you hear me?
The revolution is coming
And I want
W-W-We want, you deserve. The future
My name is Lady Gaga and this is my Haus!

Lady GagaSunglasses by Versace (Mod. 372DM 900), black hood, one piece and iPod LCD Glasses by Haus of Gaga

Beautiful, Dirty, Rich[]

After The Heart ends, the screen parts in the middle and opens to reveal Lady Gaga in her origami dress and she starts singing Beautiful, Dirty, Rich.

  1. Black Origami Dress with transparent crystals: 1/18/09 - 1/19/09, 1/22/09 - 1/24/09, 1/27/09, 1/30/09.
  2. White Origami Dress with white crystals: 1/21/09, 1/29/09.
  3. Black Origami Dress with gold crystals: 1/25/09, 1/28/09.

Pop Ate My Heart (Video interlude)[]

Then, Gaga gets lifted up from the dancers, during this interlude. The video have Gaga wearing a white shirt bleeding pink blood. Birds are flying towards her during the whole interlude.

Recorded Vocals

I really don't remember when. But it was quick and then was dead.
Before I knew the thing inside, I felt something was gone, I cried.
He ate my heart, he a-a-ate my heart. Pop ate my heart
and I became a slave, to what? To his LoveGame...

Money Honey[]

Lady Gaga emerges onto the stage again after Pop Ate My Heart to sing Money Honey. The bottom part of the Origami Dress is removed for this part, making it into a leotard.

  1. Black Origami Dress with transparent crystals; black panties (without bottom): 1/18/09 - 1/19/09, 1/22/09 - 1/24/09, 1/27/09, 1/30/09.
  2. White Origami Dress with white crystals; sparkly panties (without bottom): 1/21/09, 1/29/09.
  3. Black Origami Dress with gold crystals; black panties (without bottom): 1/25/09, 1/28/09.

LoveGame[]

Gaga performs LoveGame next with her signature Disco Stick, keeping the same exact outfit worn during Money Honey.

The Brain[]

This leads to the end of the first part where in a video introduction called "The Brain" starts with Gaga appearing again as Candy Warhol and brushing her hair.

Poker Face[]

After The Brain, Gaga emerges onstage again, this time with a new outfit on. She's wearing a molded top of some color with panties.

  1. Silver molded top with black panties: 1/18/09 - 1/19/09, 1/24/09, 1/27/09, 1/30/09.
  2. Transparent molded top with sparkly panties: 1/21/09.
  3. Transparent molded top with black panties: 1/22/09, 1/25/09, 1/28/09.
  4. Silver molded top with sparkly panties: 1/29/09.

Sometimes during this part of the show, Gaga would wear her Disco Glove, shown below.

Paparazzi[]

Gaga performs Paparazzi next, using the same outfit worn during Poker Face.

The Face[]

After that she gets up from the piano and leaves as another video interlude called "The Face" starts where Gaga as Candy Warhol is taught how to speak. But ends up fighting with the man and the fight is pictured in to three until they are changed by a blinking colored lights backdrop and Gaga appears on the stage on a purple tutu shaped dress with shoulder pads. {C}

Just Dance[]

After The Face, Gaga returns to the stage to perform Just Dance, using the same outfit worn during Poker Face and Paparazzi. Starting with the "half psychotic, sick hypnotic" part of the song, Gaga puts on The Fame crystal glasses and holds her Disco Stick again.

  1. Crystal glasses and Disco stick used with molded top outfit: 1/18/09 - 1/30/09

Show Synopsis Feb 1-19[]

Hairstyles[]

  1. Long blonde fringe hair with an occasional lavender streak: 2/1/09 - 2/17/09
  2. Curly blonde fringe hair with the right side braided: 2/19/09

The Heart (Interlude) []

The show is mainly divided into four parts with the last part being the encore. The main show begins with a video introduction called "The HeART" where Gaga appears as alter-ego Candy Warhol. She shows the image of a pink heart on her t-shirt. The video is shown in projection on a giant screen in front of the stage. As the video approaches towards the end, a countdown from ten to zero happens, Gaga's face is shown wearing the video sunglass, and flames engulf the screen as it drops.

Recorded Speech

GRAPHIC ON THE SCREEN: HAUS OF GAGA PRESENTS
who shot Candy Warhol
MAN: Where is it? Where is it, Candy? Candy?
GRAPHIC ON THE SCREEN: Une Crevette Film - Starring
CANDY: He ate it.
GRAPHIC ON THE SCREEN: Lady Gaga in
MAN: Yes. I don't believe you.
CANDY: Look for yourself... Pop ate my heart.
GRAPHIC ON THE SCREEN: The Heart
MAN: I see.
CANDY: He downed the whole thing. In one efficient gulp. Like a beautiful monster then took off into the city.
MAN: Oh, Candy...
CANDY: And now I just feel... I feel so...
MAN: Empty?
CANDY: No. No.
MAN: Candy?
CANDY: Free. I feel free.
End of the film, lead to a countdown followed by the Haus Intro.

I need m-m-m-more, to feed my pop heart
Give me more!
I want: The future, Gaga, Fashion, T-T-Technology, Dance, New York, Music, Pop Culture!
I want the fame
I can hear you! Can you hear me?
The revolution is coming
And I want
W-W-We want, you deserve. The future
My name is Lady Gaga and this is my Haus!

Lady GagaSunglasses by Versace (Mod. 372DM 900), black hood, one piece and iPod LCD Glasses by Haus of Gaga

Beautiful, Dirty, Rich[]

After The Heart ends, the screen parts in the middle and opens to reveal Lady Gaga in her origami dress and she starts singing Beautiful, Dirty, Rich.

  1. Black Origami Dress with gold crystals: 2/1/09, 2/5/09, 2/10/09, 2/13/09.
  2. White Origami Dress with white crystals: 2/3/09.
  3. Black Origami Dress with transparent crystals: 2/6/09 - 2/9/09, 2/12/09, 2/14/09 - 2/19/09.

Pop Ate My Heart (Video interlude)[]

Then, Gaga gets lifted up from the dancers, during this interlude. The video have Gaga wearing a white shirt bleeding pink blood. Birds are flying towards her during the whole interlude.

Recorded Vocals

I really don't remember when. But it was quick and then was dead.
Before I knew the thing inside, I felt something was gone, I cried.
He ate my heart, he a-a-ate my heart. Pop ate my heart
and I became a slave, to what? To his LoveGame...

Money Honey[]

Lady Gaga emerges onto the stage again after Pop Ate My Heart to sing Money Honey. The bottom part of the Origami Dress is removed for this part, making it into a leotard. On February 19th only, Gaga wore a black hat during this part of the show.

  1. Black Origami Dress with gold crystals; sparkly panties (without bottom): 2/1/09, 2/13/09.
  2. White Origami Dress with white crystals; sparkly panties (without bottom): 2/3/09.
  3. Black Origami Dress with gold crystals; black panties (without bottom): 2/5/09, 2/10/09.
  4. Black Origami Dress with transparent crystals; black panties (without bottom): 2/6/09 - 2/9/09, 2/12/09, 2/14/09, 2/19/09.
  5. Black Origami Dress with transparent crystals; sparkly panties (without bottom): 2/15/09 - 2/17/09.
  6. Black Hat worn only once: 2/19/09

LoveGame[]

Gaga performs LoveGame next with her signature Disco Stick, keeping the same exact outfit worn during Money Honey.

Phantom of the Opera (Space Cowboy Remix)[]

Space Cowboy performed a short remix of Phantom of the Opera.

Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)[]

Gaga performed Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) after Space Cowboy. Gaga would often chat with the audience during this part of the show.

The Brain[]

This leads to the end of the first part where in a video introduction called "The Brain" starts with Gaga appearing again as Candy Warhol and brushing her hair.

The Fame[]

After The Brain, Gaga returns to the stage to perform The Fame. She sports a new outfit from here on out: a molded top of some color with panties.

  1. Transparent molded top with sparkly panties: 2/1/09 - 2/3/09, 2/15/09 - 2/17/09.
  2. Silver molded top with black panties: 2/5/09 - 2/10/09, 2/14/09, 2/19/09.
  3. Transparent molded top with black panties: 2/12/09.
  4. Silver molded top with sparkly panties: 2/13/09.

Paparazzi[]

Gaga performs Paparazzi next, using the same outfit worn during The Fame.

Poker Face[]

After Paparazzi, Gaga performs Poker Face, once again with the same outfit used during The Fame.

The Face[]

After that she gets up from the piano and leaves as another video interlude called "The Face" starts where Gaga as Candy Warhol is taught how to speak. But ends up fighting with the man and the fight is pictured in to three until they are changed by a blinking colored lights backdrop and Gaga appears on the stage on a purple tutu shaped dress with shoulder pads. {C}

Just Dance[]

Gaga returns to the stage once more after The Face to perform the final song of the show: Just Dance. She uses the same outfit worn during The Fame, Paparazzi, and Poker Face. Starting with the "half psychotic, sick hypnotic" part of the song, Gaga puts on The Fame crystal glasses and holds her Disco Stick again.

  1. Crystal glasses and Disco stick used with molded top outfit: 2/1/09 - 2/19/09

Show Synopsis May 16-30[]

See here for synopsis.

Reference[]


Tours or concerts as opening act
2008
2009
20102011 The Monster Ball Tour (2.0)
20122013 The Born This Way Ball
2014
2015 Cheek To Cheek Tour
20162017
20182023 Enigma + Jazz & Piano
2022 The Chromatica Ball
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