The Joanne World Tour is the fifth headlining concert tour by Lady Gaga, in support of her fifth studio album, Joanne (2016). The first concerts which are advertised as a part of the tour were on April 15 and 22, 2017 in Indio as part of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, but Lady Gaga's choreographer Richard Jackson revealed that they have nothing in common with the actual tour. The official tour began on August 1, 2017, in Vancouver, Canada, and concluded on February 1, 2018, in Inglewood, United States. After tickets went on sale, various shows in Europe and North America quickly sold out, prompting additional dates in both continents.
Background
Two weeks before Joanne, was released in October 2016, she began a small promotional tour called the Dive Bar Tour, which visited bars across the US. On October 24, 2016, Gaga confirmed to Howard Stern that she would also embark on a worldwide concert tour to continue promoting the record. She clarified that it would begin after her performance at the Super Bowl LI halftime show, that took place on February 5, 2017. Following the halftime show, Gaga announced the Joanne World Tour.
On March 2, 2017, Coachella announced Gaga as a main headliner of the festival in Indio after Beyoncé had to cancel her appearance due to pregnancy. Gaga's choreographer Richard Jackson confirmed that the performances at Coachella was exclusively for the festival and the Joanne World Tour would be completely different. However, elements from the festival performance as well as from the Super Bowl halftime show were kept and used for the tour.
Development
The Joanne World Tour plans had to be put on hold temporarily for the Coachella rehearsals. However, its concept was in development since the Super Bowl and rehearsals started after Gaga finished filming for A Star Is Born, her first lead role as an actress
Gaga confirmed in July 2017 that the stage design was completed and building was in progress. The stage was deemed by her as different than all the previous builds done for her tours. The main stage was built in collaboration with Tait Inc. with production designer Robert 'Hydro' Mullin, and creative designer, LeRoy Bennett.
Synopsis
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Gaga during the performance of "Million Reasons".
On select dates, DJ White Shadow was the opening act. It was also the last tour to feature an opening act. Like on the previous tours, the show was divided into separate segments, each preceded by a costume change. The show begins with a countdown displayed on a large screen, with the line "Don't call me Gaga" repeatedly played from the speakers. After Gaga shouts out that she instead wants to be called Joanne, she starts performing "Diamond Heart”, standing solely on a raised platform with a microphone stand. She then moves on to sing "A-YO", while playing on a guitar, and her dancers and guitarists also appear on stage. The show continues with a choreographed performance of "Poker Face" with her dancers clad in black cowboy-style leather costumes.
Set list
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  Gaga during the performance of "A-Yo". |
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  Gaga during the performance of "Just Dance". |
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  Gaga during the performance of "Born This Way". |
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  Gaga during the performance of "Bloody Mary". |
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  Gaga during the performance of "Angel Down". |
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  Gaga during the performance of "Bad Romance". |
- At all stadium shows, Gaga did not perform "Bloody Mary", "Dancin' in Circles" and "Paparazzi".
- At the August 19, 2017 show in Omaha, Nebraska, Gaga performed "Yoü and I" after "Come to Mama".
- Also at the August 19, 2017 show, an instrumental was played after the Oxygen Mask Film and before "Applause". It's believed it was due Gaga not being finished with her costume change.
- At the November 19, 2017 show in Washington, D.C., Gaga opened the show with a televised performance of "The Cure". "The Cure" was not performed after "Bad Romance" during this show.
- At the December 3, 2017 show in Houston, Texas, Gaga performed "Grigio Girls" before "Million Reasons" in dedication of her late friend, Sonja.
- At the December 12 show in Denver, Colorado, Gaga chanted the snippet "show me your teeth, teeth, teeth, teeth!" from Teeth after arriving at the B stage once she finished performing Applause.
- Also at the December 12 show in Denver, Colorado, Gaga sang a quick snippet of Hey Girl while traveling to the B stage to sing Million Reasons. This was because she saw a sign referencing the song.
- At the January 18, 2018 show in Milan, Italy, Gaga performed a snippet of "Donatella," to honor Donatella Versace who was in the audience that night.
- At the January 20, 2018 show in Amsterdam, Gaga performed snippets of "So Happy I Could Die" and "Mary Jane Holland".
- At the January 22, 2018 show in Antwerp, Gaga performed a snippet of "So Happy I Could Die".
- 3 stage malfunctions had occurred.
- January 31, 2018 show in Birmingham, during "Scheiße", performed twice.
- February 1, 2018 show in Birmingham, during "Bad Romance", stopped mid-performance and then restarted.
Dates
- For the complete list of dates and box office, see this page.
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| Total: 41 shows divided on 2 legs. |
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| January 14 | Palau Sant Jordi | Barcelona | 
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| January 16 | |||
| January 18 | Mediolanum Forum | Milan | 
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| January 20 | Ziggo Dome | Amsterdam | 
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| January 22 | Sportpaleis | Antwerp | 
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| January 24 | Barclaycard Arena | Hamburg | 
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| January 31 | Arena Birmingham | Birmingham | 
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| February 1 | Genting Arena | ||
| Total: 8 shows. | ||||
| Notes: The tour dates after Birmingham, UK were cancelled due to body pain caused by fibromyalgia |
Merchandise
In February 2017 Gaga has unveiled a lookbook for Joanne World Tour merchandise capsule collection. The lookbook was designed in collaboration with London-based creative studio Lobster Eye and merchandising company Bravado. Shot by Synchrodogs and styled by Daria Lagenberg, the collection of photos finds models Daria Svertilova and Stacy Koren posing in front of what looks like various woods-inspired sets.
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