Gaga Chromatica Ball is a concert special produced, directed, and created by Lady Gaga based on her 2022 tour The Chromatica Ball. The film premiered on HBO and Max on May 25th, 2024.
Background
The concept for Gaga Chromatica Ball emerged following Lady Gaga's highly successful The Chromatica Ball tour, which took place in summer and fall of 2022. The tour was in support of Gaga's sixth studio album, Chromatica, which was released in May 29th, 2020. The Chromatica Ball tour included performances across Europe, North America, and Asia, showcasing Gaga's dynamic stage presence and elaborate visual spectacles.
Filming and Production
The concert film was recorded during the North American leg of The Chromatica Ball on September 10th, 2022, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Gaga's performance at Dodger Stadium was a sold-out event, with a crowd of 52,000 fans in attendance.
Gaga took to social media to share insights into the filming process, revealing that the concert was captured using 30 cameras and filmed in a single take. This dedication to authenticity and capturing the energy of her live performances adds a unique dimension to the concert film.
| “ | 52,000 people. Sold out. 30 cameras pointed at you and one take | ” |
—Lady Gaga via Twitter on September 10th, 2022 | ||
Announcement and Promotion
Lady Gaga initially hinted at the existence of the concert film in June 2023 when she shared a photo on Instagram showing herself reviewing footage from The Chromatica Ball. In the caption, Gaga expressed her excitement about sharing a more personal glimpse into her artistic process with her fans.
| “ | I wanted to share a more personal moment with you today, I know I haven’t been doing a lot of that lately and some of you are really longing for me to share more of my artistic process. I’ve been experiencing my creativity ever since last summer in a really special and private way—I wrote and produced music for a special project, I prepared for months developing my character for Joker, I filmed Joker for many months (a very introspective time), I have been running my start-up Haus Labs, doing philanthropic work, and additionally have been working on The Chromatica Ball film edit. I can say for the first time in many years that my love of making art, music, fashion, and supporting community has never been more fulfilling. I may not be sharing as much of myself online as I have in the past, but I hope you know this time to myself has been extremely healing and recharging for my heart, mind, body, and creativity—to create within myself and to have a personal life that’s just for me. I’m sure that may feel different because I haven’t always been so private (I bet that will make some of you laugh)—but I LOVE my fans, my little monsters, so much and that will never change. I can’t even begin to describe how much our global community inspires me every day to bring as much joy as I can to your lives. Here’s a photo of my working on The Chromatica Ball film edit (that’s a frame from the film behind me)—I can’t WAIT for you to experience it. Thank you for being willing to grow with me so that I can change and transform with the community I love so much. I hope you love all the things I’ve been creating for you and I hope this is a small reminder to you of my deep passion and commitment to art. 🖤 | ” |
The official announcement of Gaga Chromatica Ball came out on May 8th, 2024, via Gaga's social media channels. The announcement confirmed that the concert film would premiere on HBO and Max on May 25th, 2024, generating widespread anticipation among Gaga's fanbase. In her announcement, Gaga revealed she produced, directed and edited film.
| “ | I’m so excited that we can finally share The Chromatica Ball film with the world. This film chronicles a time of immense creativity…the fashion, the dance, the music. Revisiting the tour leaves me speechless the way we had each other—you all showed up for music and art in a big way, and with a level of excitement and freedom that I will never forget. Stadium after stadium. Sold out crowds. The deafening singalongs.
Chromatica was colorful revenge. The chaos of it all became pure energy and life. With a texture best experienced live. “STRUT IT OUT, WALK A MILE SERVE IT ANCIENT CITY STYLE” Self-acceptance is a theme that cuts through all my songs. I believe it is always possible to dig deep and find your greatness. Self-discovery is an art. Self-love is a practice. I love you monsters more than I can say. See yourself in every vocal, every fabric choice, the choreography, every image… Here’s the truth—no matter where life or my career has taken me, my time with you always is a path back to a very powerful part of myself. In a stadium filled with YOU it came to life. Thank you for that feeling 🙏 🖤 I hope you will feel seen when you watch this film. And know that I edited it carefully to honor you. |
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Later, Gaga again posted and shared photos from the editing studio.
| “ | I spent countless hours in the editing room bringing my vision for this film to life. It is my gift to you - directed, produced and created by me, alongside some of the most talented, creative people in the world 🖤 | ” |
The World Premiere Fan Screening
On May 23, 2024, Gaga held a premiere screening for selected fans at Nya Studios in Los Angeles. The event included exhibits displaying costumes and props from the tour and Q&A moderated by Access Hollywood’s Scott Evans.
- Photoshoot
- Photography by Domen and Van de Velde
Release and Premiere
The film premiered in United States on HBO and Max on May 25th, 2024 and is available to watch worldwide on different platforms.
| Platform | Date | Country |
|---|---|---|
| HBO & Max | May 25, 2024 | United States |
| Max | Latin America and the Caribbean, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| HBO Max | The Netherlands and Poland | |
| HBO GO | Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong | |
| Crave | Canada | |
| Pass Warner | France | |
| Stan | Australia | |
| ThreeNow &Three | New Zealand |
Gallery
- Posters
Crave
- Promotional Images
- Photography by Nicole Mago and Josh Sobel.
- Videos
Merchandise
- Main article: Official Merchandise
Trivia
- Gaga Chromatica Ball is Gaga's second concert special with HBO which was also released in May but in 2011.
Credits
- Produced, Directed & Created by Lady Gaga
- Starring: Lady Gaga
- Guitar: Tim Stewart, Ricky Tillo
- Drums: Chris Johnson
- Bass Guitar: Jonny Drummond
- Keyboards: Brockett Parsons
- Dancers: Madison Alvarado, Morgan Geraghty, Jake (credited as Jacob) Gonzales, Trinity Inay, Christopher Jensen, Alaïa Kutyrey, Grayson McGuire, Ian McKenzie, Michael Pesko, Kyle Ponte, Victor Rojas, Jazz Smith, Joseph Szekula, Lindsay Taylor, China Taylor, Aisha Yamamoto
- Production & Lighting Designer: LeRoy A. Bennett
- Choreographer & Show Co-Director: Richard Jackson
- Musical Director: Michael Bearden
- Interstitial Films Direction & Screen Content: Nick Knight
- Creative Direction & Show Design: Travis Brothers, Isha Dipika Walia, Bryan Rivera, Lewis James
- Fashion Directors: Sandra Amador, Tom Eerebout, Nicola Formichetti
- Creative Consultant: Natali Germanotta
- Producers: Tom Colbourne, Michelle An, Chelsea Dodson
- Executive Producers: Bobby Campbell, Arthur Fogel (Live Nation), John Janick, Steve Berman
- Tour Production Manager: Chris Vineyard
- Tour Manager: Ky Cabot
- Multi-cam Director: Kerry Asmussen
- Creative Producer: Sam Wrench
- Line Producer: Saj Patel
- Music Recording & Mix Engineer: Bill Malina
- Additional Original Music: BloodPop®, Burns
- Lead Editor: Dom Whitworth
- Editors: Guy Harding, Rupa Rathod, Ben Wainwright-Pearce, Reg Wrench
- Colorist: Jacob McKee
- Tour Lighting Director: Céline Royer
- Tour Camera Director: Charles Alves
- Video Content Programmer: Loren Barton
- Stage Managers: Adam Dragosin, Paul Lovell-Butt, Iain Robertson
- Front of House (FOH) Audio Engineer: Paul Ramsay
- Monitor Engineer: Edward Ehrbar
- Digital Programmer: André Bowman
- Dakana Design Art Director: Peter Aquinde
- Road Managers: Shelby Kirshner, Jennifer Koss
- Tour Production Coordinator: Helen "Hels Bells" Smith, Gina Gallucci
- Tour Show Caller: John Chidley
- Tour Site Coordinator: Christopher Organ
- Tour Producer: Arthur Fogel
- EVP – Booking: Gerry Barad
- Senior VP of Global Touring Operations: Tres Thomas
- SVP Marketing: Susan Rosenberg
- VP Ticketing: Jen Keller
- VP Legal Affairs: Simon McGrath
- Tour Director: Alison Larkin
- Tour Accountant: Paul Dinapoli
- LN Production Accountant: Colleen Cozart
- LN Production Coordinator: Marissa Kinnally
- VIP Nation Manager: Emma Saxby
- VIP Nation: Madison Lyle, Angela Mertzlufft
- Director of Photography: Chase Smith
- Film Production Consultant: Kelly Hernacki
- Film Production Manager: Remona Outar
- Post Production Producer: Richard Cullen
- Post Production Manager: Kristin Brown
- Color Producer: Maria Webb
- Interstitial Films Direction & Screen Content by Nick Knight
- Director: Nick Knight
- Creative Direction: Calum Knight
- Production & Coordination: Liberte Productions
- CGI Characters: A New Plane
- Editing: SHOWstudio
- Additional Artwork: Ed Griffiths, Luna Ikuta, Emmanuel Pelaez, Marcin Pospiech, Popovy Sisters, YonkersVidal
- Additional Show Visuals: Daniel Sannwald
- Screen Content: Possible
- Screen Content Producers: Roy Chung, Lisa Renkel, Katie Plummer
- Screen Content Artists: Mike Burgoyne, Ismael Zendejas, Gary Hebert, Chris Anderson, Ron Monahan, Scott Peters, Nico Schiavone, Nate Cowsert, Ali Say, Nona Zieba, Shawn Wagner, Raul Chavez, Ryan Gruidel, Jasper Chou
- Titles: Kevin Ramser, Adam Verhasselt
- VFX: Skulley Effects
- Senior VFX Supervisor: Culley Bunker
- VFX Producer: Kimberly Church
- VFX Supervisor: Matthew Bane
- Coordinators: Kimani Larry, JC Aguilar
- Compositors: Stephen Olmos, Joshua Bolin, Nikolas Brasselero, Dakotah Needham, Julia 'Jules' Gonzales, Casey Balbontin, Eliasas Muljono
- Roto Artists: Brent Wilkie, Jim Cruz
- Additional VFX: Chris Kim, Marshall & Broome
- Lead Assistant Editor: Michael Heubel
- Assistant Editor: Nico Rojas
- Additional FX: Doug Wingert
- Re-Recording Mixers: Tim Hoogenakker
- Mix Techs: Bill Malina, Ally Hastings, Emily Yang
- Technical Engineer: Eric Beam
- Audio Post Production Services: Signature Post
- Assistant Choreographer: Christopher Shazar
- Production Coordinator: Mei-le Apalucci
- Camera Supervisor: Robert Del Russo
- Steadicam Operators: John Porter, Austin Rock, Rob Vuona
- Camera Operators: Scott Acosta, Craig Atkinson, Dominic Bendijo, Manny Bonilla, Terry Clark, Keith Dicker, Dave Eastwood, Jorge Ferris, Andrew Georgopoplus, Andrew Gerety, Bruce Green, Jeff Johnson, Patrick Jones, Dee Nichols, Robert Palmer, Rob Pittman, John Porter, Charles Schwarzbeck, Drew Thomas
- Specialty Cameras: Curtis Eastwood, John "Fuki" Fukushima, Andre Hollins, Mike Martinez, Jeff Schutz, Ryan Schultz, Miles Seller, Joe Victoria
- Drone Pilot: Loic Maheas
- Drone Camera Operator: Matt Rodgers
- Drone Technician: David Giannamore
- Tour Camera Operators: Reese Craig, Tim Mattes, Jeremy Miget, Ramon Pastrana, Gavin Thomson, Matt Thonus
- Lead ACs: Ambar B. Capoor, Michael Farrell
- 1st ACs: Yoshi Abe, Tiffany Aug, Joseph Canon, Conrad Castor, Nate Cummings, Derek Edwards, Pablo Jara, Adam Marquez, Nicolas Martin, Alaina McManus, Julia Pasternak, Jake Rosenblatt, Ben Stein, Scott C. Smith
- 2nd ACs: Hillary Carroll, Steve Delgadillo, Robyn LoVecchio, Jay Stamm
- Production Assistants : Monette Beaudouin, Rebecka Craven, Michelle Estrada, Gianfranco Gamarra, Destiny Gutierrez, Nicholas Krauss, Reggie Luckett, Donte Mack, Joey Pavone, Alex Radanof, Bryan Uribe, Dylan Wain, Jahmal White
- RF Video Technician: Jeremiah Goike
- Video Engineers: Joe Daleki, Derek Wojtkun, Kelly Nixon
- Camera Technicians: Andy Maldonado, Chris Stotelmyer
- Comms Engineers: Joshua Buchinskiy, James Hunt, Alex Saededdin
- A1: Jacob Smith
- A2: Ally Dent
- Backline: Matthew Cook, Darren Keddy, Pedro Sierra, Tyler Hertzske-Barber
- Lady Gaga & Dancer Wardrobe by Aziz, Assaad Awad, Hugo Boss, Dead Lotus Couture, Divamp Couture, Gary Fay Creations, Helmy Harun, House Of Namaste, Lara Jensen, Atsuko Kudo, Alexander McQueen, Xtian de Medici, Perry Meek, Muto-Little, Gareth Pugh, Paula Rowan, Noel Stewart, Topo Studio, Philip Treacy, Vex Clothing
- Artist Manager: Bobby Campbell
- Artist Day To Day Manager: Jackie Petri
- Artist Hair Stylist: Frederic Aspiras
- Artist Makeup Artist: Sarah Tanno
- Artist Creative Assistant: Kimberly Ureña
- Artist Legal: Sonya Guardo, Kenny Meiselas
- Artist Business Management: Lia Sweet, Bill Zysblat, Debbie Kassan, Emily Purcell
- Artist Director of Security: Peter van der Veen
- Artist Security: Patrizio Albanese, Peter Farrell, Michael McDonald
- Artist Operations: Ashley Gutierrez
- Artist Trainer: Andre Hudson
- Artist Massage Therapist: Coco Olinger
- Tour Physical Therapist: Dr. Heather Sullivan
- Vocal Coach: Don Lawrence
- Artist Driver: Tommy Pead, Kevin Williams
- Artist Advance Logistics: Al Warner
- Artist Chef: Jessica Wilson
- Disguise Media Server Operator: Andréaane Fine-Lafrance, Kevin McGuire
- Media Server Programmer: Benjamin Keightley
- Video Crew Chief: Mike Sienkiewicz
- Video Engineer (EIC): Graham Holwill
- LED Lead Technician: Kurt Verhelle
- LED Assistants: Joe Johnston, Bryan Keyes, Alexa Lloyd
- Lighting Programmer: Steven Mills
- Lighting Crew Chief: Jon Shelley-Smith
- Lighting Crew: Devanté Benjamin, Frances Bradley, Leleu Clement, David Eversfield, Callum Humphries, Matt Leroux, Danyon McCue, Craig Ralph, Ryan Shields, Timothy Spilman, Steven Wilson
- Assistant Stylist: Hunter Clem
- Wardrobe Lead: Lisa Bruno
- Wardrobe: Yolanda Coppola, Alex Dolan, Katrina Doy, Natasha Herron, Laura Spratt, Michael Velasquez
- Performer Glam Lead: Phuong Tran
- Performer Glam: Akiko Russell, Serina Takei
- Head Carpenter: Lonnie Adams
- Carpenters: Jimmy Brazel, Nick Burns, David Cockrell, Jonathan Cordova, Buzz Harris, Erin Obrien, Dan Williams
- Tour Lead Rigger: Johnny Stebbing
- Tour Riggers: Christiane Aparicio, George Baker, Alex Ketterer
- Tour Electrician: Chris Heath, John Streeter
- Audio Crew: Tony Doucet, Victor Neugebauer, Andrew Nolish, Nick Labas, Malcolm Secright, Katlyn Mountain, Eoin Collins, Fred Ramirez, John Switzer, Ben Sliwinski, Martin Lee
- Ambience: Sergio Astorga
- PixMob: Shelby Gilles, Aaron Thomas
- Pyro Lead: Renzo Cargnelutti
- Pyro: Elizabeth Bager, Jonas Born, Joe Jenkins, Melanie Lemm, Chris Schabert, Eric Smith, Matt Varley, Lauren Varner
- Lead Utility: Billy Butler
- Camera Utilities: Jose Avalos, Ricardo Castillo, Andrew Chavez, Andres Cuevas, Dustin Ford, Dan Lorenze, John Markese, Danny Smith
- Lead Merchandiser: Craig Murray McCulloch
- Merchandisers: Brian Jort, Robert Kleen, Rich Koffer, Connor McCulloch, Nik Sheasby
- Catering: Tada Catering
- Covid Compliance Officer: Jeremy Meizlish
- Testing Manager: Shondiz Taghdis
- Venue Security: Sam Cornejo, Kathy Fontanetta, David Gonzales
- Lead Truck Driver: Danny Schneider
- Tour Production Assistant: Rich Estrada
- Freight Logistics Manager: Bridget Fitzpatrick
- Film Vendors: 3rd & Long, Aerial Mob, All Mobile Video, Any Point Of View, Contemporary Services Corporation, Corporate Management Solutions, Datawaves, Fluid Pictures, Forager Collective, Funicular Goats, Malina Productions, Mica Ventures, Railcam Robotic Systems, Resillion, Saunders Electric, Total Testing Consultants
- Tour Vendors: Brilliant Stages, Dreamliner Coaches, Eighth Day Sound, FFP, Jet Sets, Neg Earth, Nitehawk Video, PixMob, Rock-It-Global, Special Event Transport, TAIT, Upstaging
- Filmed at Dodger Stadium, California on September 10th 2022.
Production would like to thank all the Dodger Stadium staff and all the Little Monsters that attended the show and kindly provided fan footage.
The Major League Baseball trademarks depicted in this program were licensed by Major League Baseball. All rights reserved.
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Links
- Gaga Chromatica Ball at IMDb
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