The Monster Ball is the second concert tour by Lady Gaga to promote The Fame Monster, her sophomore album. The tour was officially announced on October 15, 2009, after her joint concert tour with rapper Kanye West, titled "Fame Kills", was suddenly canceled. Described by Gaga as "the first-ever 'pop electro opera'", The Monster Ball Tour began four days after the release of The Fame Monster.
Background
Initially, hip-hop artist Kanye West and Lady Gaga had plans to launch a joint tour together. Fame Kills: Starring Lady Gaga and Kanye West was confirmed in September 2009, as a concert tour that West and Gaga would co-headline. In the aftermath of the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, West made a public statement that he would take a break from the music industry following the media and public reaction to his outburst during Taylor Swift's acceptance speech for winning the Moonman for "Best Female Video". Nevertheless, the complete schedule for the tour was released, with the tour set to begin on November 10, 2009, in Phoenix, Arizona. Shortly afterward, the tour was officially canceled without any explanation. Gaga addressed the situation at Billboard's annual Women in Music luncheon where she cited creative differences as the reason for the tour's cancelation. In an interview she stated, "[Kanye] is going to take a break, but the good news is, I am not."
After ensuring the public that she would be embarking on a solo tour in lieu of the defunct tour, Gaga officially announced The Monster Ball Tour on October 15, 2009. The tour had originally been planned to debut in London in early 2010, but was rescheduled, and launched on November 27, 2009, in Montreal, QC. Rapper, Kid Cudi, and singer, Jason Derülo, were confirmed as the supporting act for the tour. While Cudi was confirmed to be supporting Gaga from the beginning of the tour, it was reported that Derülo would join the tour beginning on December 16, 2009. Cudi was kicked off of the tour after the December 14th show due to inappropriate behavior towards a fan.
Poster
- Photographer: Keiron O'Connor on Oct 4, 2009.
The official poster for the tour features Gaga in her signature Versace 676 sunglasses and what she has dubbed "The Orbit", which she first wore on the October 3, 2009 edition of Saturday Night Live. The contraption was designed by Nasir Mazhar in collaboration with Gaga's own creative production company, Haus of Gaga.
1.0: Theater version
Development
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Gaga explained that she wanted to put together an expensive looking, beautiful show which would be affordable by her fans. She explained that the tour is a "pop-electro opera" because the theatrics and the story elements interwoven in the tour are played like an opera. According to her the design of the show is innovative and forward in terms of creativeness: “I’ve been thinking about ways to play with the shape of this stage and change the way that we watch things,” she says. “So what I’ve done is I’ve designed a stage with Haus of Gaga that is essentially a frame with forced perspective, and the frame is put inside the stage.” On each side of the stage, two giant screens provided live closeup of the stage in order to make it possible for everyone to see inside the "box". The boxed perspective set, lined with tapering walls of Nocturne V-Lite LED video screens, was designed by Es Devlin and built by Tait Towers, complete with lots of moving parts.
Forcing the perspective further is a sloped floor, while cross-stage travellators expand the horizontal dimension. A self-propelled set truck moves various objects from the back to the forestage.
"I begin as a cell and I grow and change throughout the show. And it's also done in what now is becoming my aesthetic, which is, you know, it's part pop, part performance art, part fashion installation—so all of those things are present... It's a story, it's me battling all my monsters along the way. I'm playing all the music from The Fame, all the music from The Fame Monster. And the stage that I designed with the Haus [of Gaga] is a giant cube that sits. Imagine you were to hollow out a TV and just break the fourth wall on a TV screen. It forces you to look at the center of the TV. It's my way of saying, 'My music is art.'"
Gaga explained, the theme of the show is evolution. According to Gaga, the songs on The Fame Monster represents the personal demons that she had faced. Hence while developing the record Gaga spoke about original sin and demons inside human beings. She said, "So we talked about growth, and that led us into this kind of scientific space, and we started talking about evolution and the evolution of humanity and how we begin as one thing, and we become another." This theme of monsters and evolution is supposed to play a part in the fashion for the tour, which according to Gaga is "another level from where we were with The Fame Ball. [...] It's going to be a truly artistic experience that is going to take the form of the greatest post-apocalyptic house party that you've ever been to." Although Gaga stated that she was inspired by the things she and Kanye were doing with the Fame Kills tour, she concluded, "...I made a decision based on integrity not to use any of the things that we had designed together." Later, she agreed that it was "the great lost tour".
Fan Film
In a unique step, Lady Gaga, image-maker, Nick Knight, and fashion-filmmaker, Ruth Hogben launched a one-off collaborative project, inviting Gaga's fans to submit their own video imagery for inclusion in the interlude. The inspiration is sharp, simple, and brutal: the Apocalypse, symbolic of both destruction and rebirth. Gaga, Knight, and Hobgen selected imagery from the submissions, and the videos were then spliced together and reinvented as exclusive imagery, played alongside Gaga's live performances. During the first version of the tour, the video was shown during her performance on the piano. The last version is shown at the very end of the show.
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Set list & concert synopsis
- For a complete concert synopsis, see this page.
For the two shows that used elements of the tour, see the Jingle Bell Ball (Dec 9, 2009) page and New Year's Eve 2010 (Dec 31, 2009) page for their set lists.
Act III — Forest
- Raven Film (Interlude)
- "Monster"
- "So Happy I Could Die" (except Dec 31, 2009 & Jan 21-26, 2010)
- "Teeth"
- "Speechless"
- Virgin Call Gag (Dec-Jan ?)
- "Poker Face" (Acoustic Version)
- "Make Her Say" (with Kid Cudi, Nov 27-Dec 11, 2009 only)
Act IV — Egypt
- Tank Girl Film (Interlude)
- "Fashion" (Nov. 27-Dec. 3, 2009 only)
- "The Fame"
- "Money Honey"
- "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich"
Act V — City
- Antler Film (Interlude)
- "Boys Boys Boys"
- "Paper Gangsta (except Jan. 21-26, 2010)
- "Poker Face"
- Manifesto of Little Monsters (Interlude)
- "Paparazzi"
The show had the following opening acts:
- Semi Precious Weapons (all shows)
- Kid Cudi (November 27th to December 14th only)
- Jason Derülo (December 16th to January 26th only)
- All Interludes has multiple technical difficulties.
- "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich" was performed after "Just Dance".
- "Boys Boys Boys" was performed after "LoveGame".
- "Speechless" was performed after "Poker Face" (acoustic) and "Make Her Say".
- Apocalyptic Film was shown instead of Manifesto of Little Monsters.
2010 Haiti earthquake
Although declining an invitation to record a benefit song. Gaga held a concert of The Monster Ball Tour following the 2010 Haiti earthquake and dedicated it to the country's reconstruction relief fund. This concert, held at the Radio City Music Hall, New York, on January 24, 2010, donated any received revenue to the relief fund while, in addition, all profits from sales of products on Gaga's official online store on that same day were donated. Gaga announced that an estimated total of $500,000 was collected for the fund.
Shows
The Theater Version of The Monster Ball began on November 27, 2009, and concluded on January 26, 2010, after 34 shows, not including her shortened appearances with different outfits at the Jingle Bell Ball at The O2 Arena on December 5, 2009, and her New Year's Eve 2010 performance.
The tour visited 24 cities across two countries, covering 12 U.S. states and 3 Canadian provinces. It was rapidly assembled following the cancellation of The Fame Kills Starring Kanye West and Lady Gaga, and four of the original venues were retained with a new dates: Bell Centre (Montreal, QC), Air Canada Centre (Toronto, ON), Scotiabank Place (Ottawa, ON) and San Diego Sports Arena (San Diego, CA).
2009
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| November 27 | Bell Centre | Montreal, QC | 
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| November 28 | Air Canada Center | Toronto, ON | |
| November 29 | Scotiabank Place | Ottawa, ON | |
| December 1 | Wang Center | Boston, MA | 
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| December 3 | Susquehanna Bank Center | Camden, NJ | |
| December 9 | Queen Elizabeth Theatre | Vancouver, BC |
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| December 11 | |||
| December 13 | Bill Graham Civic | San Francisco, CA |
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| December 14 | |||
| December 17 | Pearl Concert Theater | Las Vegas, NV | |
| December 18 | |||
| December 19 | San Diego Sports Arena | San Diego, CA | |
| December 21 | Nokia Theatre | Los Angeles, CA | |
| December 22 | |||
| December 23 | |||
| December 27 | UNO Lakefront Arena | New Orleans, LA | |
| December 28 | Fox Theatre | Atlanta, GA | |
| December 29 | |||
| December 31 | James L. Knight Center | Miami, FL |
2010
| Dates | Venue | City |
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| January 2 | James L. Knight Center | Miami, FL |
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| January 3 | UCF Arena | Orlando, FL | |
| January 7 | Fox Theatre | St. Louis, MO | |
| January 8 | Rosemont Theatre | Chicago, IL | |
| January 9 | |||
| January 10 | |||
| January 12 | Joe Louis Arena | Detroit, MI | |
| January 13 | |||
| January 20 | Radio City Music Hall | New York, NY | |
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| January 23 | |||
| January 24 | |||
| January 26 | Edward C. Elliott Hall of Music | W. Lafayette, IN |
Postponed and cancelled shows
- Postponed: January 14 for January 26 (Edward C. Elliott Hall of Music), see the reason below.
- Cancelled: January 16 (Borgata Hotel & Casino Event Center), 17 (Oakdale Theatre), 18 (Mohegan Sun Arena) see below.
- End of the first leg
- Due to exhaustion and dehydration, Lady Gaga collapsed and passed out before her show in West Lafayette, IN. Her physician advised her to take a few days off to rest. As a result, concerts were cancelled.
Personnel
- Musical Director – Jeff Bhasker
- Set Design – Es Devlin
- Set building – Tait Towers
- Lighting Design – Willie Williams
- Lighting Director – Ethan Weber
- The Orbit by Nasir Mazhar and Haus of Gaga
- Guitar – Adam Smirnoff
- Drums – Charles Haynes
- Keyboards – Pete Kuzma
- Keyboards/Bass – Mitch Cohn (after the concert in Boston in December, 2009)
- Keytar – Lady Gaga ("Just Dance")
2.0: Arena version
Development
Sketch shown on Oprah.
Near the end of the U.S. leg of the tour, Lady Gaga said on twitter: "monsterball is amazing,enjoy while u can. im already redesigning it for 2010, the haus tells me there's hospitals who accept people like me" (Dec. 19, 2009)
Gaga told MTV News on Saturday, hours before her Monster Ball stop in San Diego.
- "The re-vamping of the Monster Ball Tour is just something feel she has to do, especially since the current version of the tour came together at the very last second. "It's kind of funny because, after Kanye and I split up for this tour, I was really unsure if I could get a show together in time for my fans," "But I didn't want to disappoint them and not tour over Christmas, and I had a new record coming out, so... what's exciting about this show is that I was able to put together something that, in truth, I never would have done if I had a longer amount of time." "So, I put together a show that is so perfectly an avant-garde-performance-art-fashion installation, put in a blender and vomited on as a pop show. It's kind of this amazing theme of evolution, but it's in a garage, and me and all my friends are kind of exploring the music." "But it's a very vacuous space. It's a box, it's a runway, and we have to transform that space to feel like eight different acts throughout the entire show. But for the next version of the Monster Ball, which is going to be in February when I begin in the U.K. with my arena tour, I'm throwing out the stage. My team thinks I'm completely psychotic. But I don't fucking care what they think."
Performing Just Dance during act I - New York City.
Gaga wouldn't divulge too many secrets of the new Monster Ball, but she did say that Danish pop act, Alphabeat, will serve as the opening act. And she also hinted that her fans will be in for a very big show, in just about every conceivable way.
"Well, just to give you an idea, the stage is about four times the size of the one we're on now and conceptually, it's completely different."
"One thing that has been lost over the past 10-15 years, in pop music, is the idea of showbiz. And this is definitely going to bring that back."
Changes from the 1.0 theater version
The transition from the 1.0 theater tour to the 2.0 arena tour of The Monster Ball involved extensive updates across the show’s visuals, fashion, and musical structure. While the arena version was developed under tight preparation time, nearly every element of the production was expanded, re‑edited, or redesigned to match the scale of the new staging.
Set list changes
While the arena tour introduced a new storyline, staging, and props, the setlist remained largely consistent, though reordered and expanded.
- Same opening and encore, with “Dance in the Dark” opening the show and “Bad Romance” closing it.
- Return of “Brown Eyes” since the band version of The Fame Ball, performed during the acoustic segment for the first 48 shows.
- Tour debut of “Telephone”, along with unreleased songs “Glitter and Grease” and “Vanity” (the latter removed after the 2010 North American leg).
- Introduction of new material, including “Yoü and I” and later “Born This Way,” added as Gaga worked on the Born This Way album.
- Songs cut from the 1.0 setlist, including “Paper Gangsta,” “Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say),” and previously removed tracks like “Fashion” and “Make Her Say.”
Fashion changes
The black bodysuit featured in the two versions.
All costumes from the theater version were replaced for the arena tour, reflecting the shift to a more narrative‑driven, high‑fashion production.
- Complete wardrobe overhaul, featuring new looks created primarily by Muto-Little Costumes for Haus of Gaga, a collaboration that began during the Just Dance Promo Tour in early 2008, and by Armani Privé and hats by Philip Treacy for Armani Privé, whose designs Gaga first wore at the 52nd Grammy Awards on January 31, 2010.
- Return of previous collaborators, including designers such as Charlie le Mindu, Alex Noble, and Rachael Barrett, along with Atsuko Kudo, who had created latex pieces for Gaga since the band version of The Fame Ball.
- Black textured bodysuit by Zaldy retained for “Teeth” until its retirement on August 17, 2010, followed by a new latex version used until December 22, 2010.
- New additions from SOMARTA and Odradek, including an outfit and cuffs introduced for the Japanese leg of the tour beginning on April 14, 2010 and used until February 26, 2011.
- Black feather coat by Zaldy Goco x Miguel Villalobos revived exclusively for the 2011 shows for "Monster."
Visual changes
Jumping Film in the 2.0: arena version
Jumping Film in the 1.0: theater version
Most interludes and backdrops from the theater version were reused but significantly reworked for the arena production, with updated color palettes, added effects, and revised pacing.
- Nearly all visuals updated, with the exception of Monster Film and the “Bad Romance” backdrop, which remained unchanged; the Antler Film received only minor text‑overlay additions.
- Revamped Jumping Film and song backdrops for “Money Honey” and “Monster,” which retained their original themes but were visually re‑edited.
- Previously unseen footage added, including Gaga eating a bovine heart in the updated Puke Film and different unseen footage for “Boys Boys Boys”; the Puke Film also received a new soundtrack.
- Interlude replacements introduced, with Twister Film and Apocalyptic Film taking the place of Tank Girl Film and Raven Film.
- Brand‑new backdrops created for the new songs “Glitter and Grease” and “Vanity,” as well as the returning “Boys Boys Boys.”
- Color‑scheme changes applied to the backdrops for “Just Dance” and “Teeth”; the new “Alejandro” backdrop was re‑edited from the Raven Film.
- Several songs returned without backdrops, including “Beautiful, Dirty, Rich,” “The Fame,” “LoveGame,” “So Happy I Could Die,” “Poker Face,” and “Paparazzi.”
Set list & concert synopsis
- For a complete concert synopsis, see this page.
Although technically not a Monster Ball concert, the 12th Annual White Tie and Tiara Ball set list was a shortened version with a slightly different order on select songs.
Act I — NYC
- Jumping Film (Video Introduction)
- "Dance in the Dark"
- "Glitter and Grease"
- "Just Dance"
- "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich"
- "Vanity" (February 18 to September 16, 2010)
- "The Fame"
- Puke Film (Video Interlude)
Act II — Subway
- "LoveGame"
- "Boys Boys Boys"
- "Money Honey"
- "Telephone"
- "Brown Eyes" (February 18, 2010 to July 4, 2010)
- "Stand By Me" (May 15, 18, 28, 30, 31, and June 2, 2010)
- "Speechless" (2010 shows, February 21 and 22, 2011)
- "Born This Way" (Acoustic, added on March 10, 2011)
- "Yoü and I" (added on June 28, 2010)
- Twister Film (Video Interlude, except March 29, April 5, May 27, August 6, 2010, May 5 and 6, 2011)
- "So Happy I Could Die" (except March 29, April 5, May 27, August 6, 2010, May 5 and 6, 2011)
Act III — Central Park
- Antler Film (Video Interlude)
- "Monster"
- "Teeth"
- "Alejandro"
- Manifesto of Little Monsters (Video Interlude, except March 3, May 10, and May 27 and August 6, 2010)
- "Poker Face"
Act IV - Monster Ball
- Apocalyptic Film (Video Interlude)
- "Paparazzi"
Act V - Encore 1
Act IV - Encore 2
- "Born This Way" (2011 shows)
- Fan Film (Outro Video, replaced by Judas Film on April 15 to 27, 2011)
The show had the following opening acts:
- Semi Precious Weapons (All dates except February & March 2011)
- Alphabeat (United Kingdom and Ireland only)
- Far East Movement (Asia dates only)
- Lady Starlight (July 6th to September 19th dates?)
- Scissor Sisters (February 19th to May 6th only)
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We Scissor Sisters are thrilled to be a part of Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball Tour 2011. It’s a perfect opportunity to join forces with a such a kindred spirit |
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—Scissor Sisters | ||
- On March 3, May 10, and May 27, 2010, "Manifesto of Little Monsters" was not played and "Poker Face" was performed in the same costume as the previous segment.
- On March 29, April 5, May 27, August 6, 2010, May 5 and May 6 2011, "So Happy I Could Die" was not performed because the venues had no runways or taken place outdoors. In addition, "Twister Film" was not played on these dates.
- Gaga performed "Brown Eyes" after "Telephone" from February 18, 2010 - July 4, 2010.
- Gaga performed "Stand By Me" after "Brown Eyes" on May 15, 18, 28, 30, 31, and June 2, 2010.
- "You and I" was added to the setlist on June 28, 2010. It was performed after "Brown Eyes" from June 28, 2010 - July 4, 2010.
- Gaga performed "Living on the Radio" after "Speechless" on August 30, 2010.
- "Vanity" was removed from the setlist on September 16, 2010.
- "Born This Way" was only performed for all 2011 shows.
- "Speechless" was only performed for 2010 shows. It was performed again on February 21 and 22, 2011.
- "Twister Film", "So Happy I Could Die", and "Manifesto of Little Monsters" were removed from the setlist on February 26, 2011.
- Gaga performed "Born This Way (Acoustic)" with Maria Aragon on March 3, 2011. The song was added to the setlist on March 10, 2011.
- "Fan Film" was removed from the setlist on April 19, 2011. From April 19 to April 27, 2011, the "Judas" single artwork was projected onto the screen shortly after the curtains fall down.
- On May 5 and 6, 2011, Gaga performed "Americano (Acoustic)" after "Born This Way (Acoustic)". She also performed "Judas" after "Born This Way".
Virgin Mobile Call Gag
- Main article: RE*Generation
Virgin Mobile was a sponsor of The Monster Ball.
The Virgin Call Gag is a part of The Monster Ball (North American dates only) where Lady Gaga call one of her fans from the audience. Fans have to fill the form available on the Lady Virgin website and the winner will be selected during the show. The prize for those who got called was a seating shift to the mosh pit.
Shows
The Arena version of the Monster Ball Tour started on February 18, 2010 and ended on May 6 of 2011 after 166 shows (not including the White Tie and Tiara Ball).
2010
| Date | Location | City |
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| February 18 | MEN Arena | Manchester | 
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| February 20 | The O2 | Dublin | 
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| February 22 | Odyssey Arena | Belfast |
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| February 24 | Liverpool Echo Arena | Liverpool | |
| February 26 | The O2 | London | |
| February 27 | |||
| March 1 | SECC | Glasgow | |
| March 3 | Cardiff International Arena | Cardiff | |
| March 4 | Metro Radio Arena | Newcastle | |
| March 5 | LG Arena | Birmingham |
| Date | Location | City |
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| March 13 | Vector Arena | Auckland | 
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| March 17 | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Sydney, NSW | 
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| March 18 | Sydney Entertainment Centre | ||
| March 20 | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | Newcastle, NSW | |
| March 23 | Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne, VIC | |
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| March 26 | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Brisbane, QLD | |
| March 27 | |||
| March 29 | AIS Arena | Canberra, ACT | |
| April 1 | Burswood Dome | Perth, WA | |
| April 3 | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | Adelaide, SA | |
| April 5 | WIN Entertainment Centre | Wollongong, NSW | |
| April 7 | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Sydney, NSW | |
| April 9 | Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne, VIC | |
| April 14 | World Memorial Hall | Kobe | 
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| April 17 | Yokohama Arena | Yokohama | |
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| May 7 | Ericsson Globe | Stockholm | 
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| May 10 | O2 World Hamburg | Hamburg | 
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| May 11 | O2 World | Berlin | |
| May 15 | Gelredome XS | Arnhem | 
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| May 17 | Sportpaleis Merksem | Antwerp | 
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| May 21 | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | Paris | 
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| May 24 | Konig Pilsner Arena | Oberhausen |
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| May 25 | Zénith | Strasbourg |
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| May 27 | Trent FM Arena Nottingham | Nottingham |
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| May 28 | LG Arena | Birmingham | |
| May 30 | The O2 Arena | London | |
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| June 2 | MEN Arena | Manchester | |
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| June 4 | Sheffield Arena | Sheffield | |
| June 24 | The White Tie and Tiara Ball [A] | Windsor |
- [A] Special concert with different outfits.
| Date | Location | City |
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| October 13 | Hartwall Arena | Helsinki | 
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| October 16 | Oslo Spektrum | Oslo | 
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| October 20 | MCH Multiarena | Herning | 
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| October 26 | The O2 (Dublin) | Dublin |
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| October 30 | Odyssey Arena | Belfast | |
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| November 5 | Arena Zagreb | Zagreb | 
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| November 7 | Budapest Sports Arena | Budapest | 
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| November 9 | PalaOlimpico | Turin | 
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| November 11 | Wiener Stadthalle | Vienna | 
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| November 14 | Hallenstadion | Zürich | 
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| November 17 | O2 Arena | Prague | 
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| November 19 | Malmö Arena | Malmö |
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| November 22 | Sportpaleis Merksem | Antwerp |
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| November 26 | Ergo Arena | Gdańsk | 
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| November 29 | Ahoy | Rotterdam |
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| December 2 | Halle Tony Garnier | Lyon |
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| December 4 | Mediolanum Forum | Milan |
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| December 7 | Palau Sant Jordi | Barcelona | 
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| December 10 | Pavilhão Atlântico | Lisbon | 
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| December 12 | Palacio de Deportes | Madrid |
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| December 16 | The O2 | London |
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| December 20 | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | Paris |
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2011
- [A] On February 21 and 22, recorded the show for Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden the HBO special and DVD.
Broadcast and recordings
Fans who met Gaga after various shows confirmed that she will be releasing a 3D movie of the tour. This is one of the reasons behind the 3-D glasses included in the Super Deluxe version of The Fame Monster. On March 4, 2010, Gaga Daily announced via Twitter: “The Monster Ball DVD is going to be released and it will be in 3D!” On March 8, 2010, a rep from Interscope Records released the following statement to MTV News: “there are talks about a 3D concert and DVD in the near future.” On February 14, 2011, while on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Gaga announced that there will be an HBO special of the concert. The program was filmed during Gaga's February 21-22 shows at Madison Square Garden and will be titled "Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden." HBO confirmed that the special will air on May 7, 2011 and will be directed by Laurieann Gibson.[1]
Media
Android Inc. created five phone commercials released in Japan in late November of 2010, sampling the Jumping Film video merged with images of the phone.
A screenshot of the Little Monsters Film was featured in Vogue Hommes Japan Vol. 5 in 2010.
Lady Gaga X Terry Richardson
- Main article: Lady Gaga X Terry Richardson
Gaga teamed up with Terry Richardson after the photoshoot for Vogue magazine. Richardson wanted to photograph Gaga during her offstage presence, document what she did when she wasn't performing.
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[Terry] wanted to do a book about the Monster Ball. He wanted to shoot me backstage, not onstage, and look at who I am offstage. He's on the bus with me. He just follows me everywhere. He'll photograph me when I'm changing - those quick changes during the show. And sometimes I'll have to pee during the show, and I'm always screaming, 'Terry, get out!' And he'll be saying, 'It's so beautiful. You're so punk!' If only my fans knew I was peeing in a beer cup backstage. |
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—Lady Gaga | ||
Outtakes
SHOWstudio released on October 7 and 18, 2011 backdrops cut from the show for undisclosed reasons. These backdrops were probably intended for the Arena Version as these particular songs did not have any.
SHOWstudio on December 25, 2012, the Bloody Space Film was released as a Christmas gift to the site's readers.
Personnel
- Musical Director – Joe "Flip" Wilson
- Show Director – Arthur Fogel
- Lighting/Set/Scenic Designer – LeRoy Bennett
- Set building – Tait Towers
- Set Sculptures – Nick Knight and Kevin Stenning (Rapido3D), BURSTvisual
- Keyboards – Brockett Parsons
- Electric Violin – Judy Kang
- Drums – George "Spanky" McCurdy
- Bass – Lanar “Kern” Brantley
- Guitars – Ricky Tillo , Kareem "Jesus" Devlin Byrne
- Harp – Rashida Jolley
- Emma – Lady Gaga (in "The Fame")
- Keytar – Lady Gaga (in "Money Honey")
- Backing Vocals
- Posh! The Prince (Tambourine, February 8-December 24, 2010)
- Charity Davis (February 8-July 2010)
- Ameera Perkins (February 8-July 2010)
- Lenesha Randolph (February 8-May 17, 2010)
- Taneka Samone Duggan (May 2010-2011)
- Chevonne Ianuzzi (August 2010-2011)
- Jasmine Morrow (August 2010-2011)
Merchandise
A Tour program was made for each version of The Monster Ball.
Personnel
Shared staff members between the two versions.
Interludes and backdrops
- For the fashion credits, see each video on the synopsis of Theater or Arena version.
- Concept and direction — Nick Knight and Ruth Hogben (SHOWstudio)
- Creative direction — Matthew Williams (Haus) and the Haus of Gaga
- Styling — Nicola Formichetti (Haus) and the Haus of Gaga
- Hair stylist — Sam McKnight
- Makeup artist — Val Garland
- Manicurist — Marian Newman
- Production — Sarah Podesta (Gainsbury & Whiting)
- Director of photography — Daniel Landin
- Camera — Sony PDW-700 HD
- 2nd Camera Assistant (AC) — Louise Murphy
- Grip — Godfrey stuart
- Animation — Sam Pattinson and Luke Halls (Onedotzero Industries)
- 3D animation — Kevin Stenning (Rapido3D) and BURSTvisual
- Video editing — Ruth Hogben (SHOWstudio)
- Video programmer — Matt Shimamoto for PRG
- Video screens producer — Sam Pattinson (The Third Company)
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