The Born This Way Ball Tour

The Born This Way Ball

by Lady Gaga

Presentation album	Born This Way
Beginning of the tour	April 27, 2012
End of the tour	February 11, 2013
Total concerts (by continent)	* 16 in Asia 17 in Australia 33 in Europe 2 in Africa 22 in North America 8 in South America
Concerts in total	98

Lady Gaga Tour Chronology

The Monster Ball Tour (2009-11)	The Born This Way Ball Tour (2012-13)	ArtRave: The Artpop Ball (2014)

The The Born This Way Ball was the third world tour of US singer Lady Gaga , following her second studio album Born This Way . The tour consisted of a total of 120 concerts in Asia, Australia, Europe (summer 2012), followed by Latin America (end of the year). North America was the end of 2013, but the last 21 concerts there had to be canceled due to a hip injury.

Background of the tour

Gaga during her appearance on "Americano"

During the release of the song Judas , the second single from her album Born This Way , Lady Gaga announced that she was planning a tour for 2012 that would also visit Latin America and other countries where she has never given a concert . In November 2011, producer DJ White Shadow announced that Gaga was "preparing for the next tour". He also announced that she was not only preparing for the tour, but also recording songs for a new album.

A poster of the tour was released on February 7, 2012, and Billboard's Ray Waddell called it a "bizarre poster that made the ball a tasteless, medieval-hits-the-80s kingdom". It shows Lady Gaga, who looks down from the sky with dark clouds. It also includes the colors turquoise and purple. She is also shown with a cloak keyboard and her dancers at a castle. The day after the first concert dates for Asia were announced immediately, on February 15, 2012 the dates for Australia followed.

The European concert dates were announced in April 2012, when the German musician Zedd was announced as the opening act for Asia and Lady Gaga's long-term partners, Lady Starlight and The Darkness , for the remaining countries.

Lady Gaga in Hong Kong

The first dates for South America were announced at the beginning of August 2012, followed by the dates for North America.

In early 2013, Lady Gaga had to cancel her remaining 21 concerts in North America because she has a hip injury that she had to treat surgically. The appointments were not made up because Lady Gaga's hip injury was more serious than expected.

development

Lady Gaga herself describes her tour as "Electro-Metal Pop-Opera". The first rehearsals started a month later. In February 2012 she announced to her fans via Twitter that she would publish a draft for her stage design for the “Born This Way Ball”. A short time later, she published a draft that came from herself and the House of Gaga . A short time later, she “tweeted”: “I'm so excited. The house has been working so hard, we can't wait for you to see it !! Love you little monsters, have the time of your life. "(I'm so excited. The house has been working so hard, we can't wait for you to see it. I love you little monsters, have the time of your life. ) It shows a castle with towers and a long catwalk to communicate with its fans. The area attached to the catwalk is called "The Monster Pit" by Lady Gaga. The “Monster Pit” is only for concert goers who, according to their own statements, have waited “day and night” and are among the first to arrive. The size of the pit depends on the concert hall. The first to arrive in front of the hall wins a meet and greet with Lady Gaga and receives the "Monster Pit Key", a kind of award for the long wait. More fans are selected every night, who then have the opportunity to get to know them personally.

Commercial popularity

The tickets have had enormous commercial success in Asia and Australia. Shortly after the sales release, the tickets were already sold out. As a result, nine more concerts in Australia were planned. An estimated 6000 tickets became available in Hong Kong, but they were sold out within three hours. Here, too, three more concerts were planned due to the enormous crowd.

The tour is also extremely popular in Europe. In London, ticket sales began on April 13, 2012; 60 seconds later the concert was sold out, while in Manchester the concert was sold out after ten minutes.

Controversy

Especially in Asia, Lady Gaga experienced many controversial reactions.

South Korea

Planned show
date	City Country	Venue	Performed a gig?
April 27, 2012	Seoul, South Korea	Olympic Stadium	Yes, with a minimum age of 18 years.

After a civil organization in South Korea dubbed the concert as “too gay and pornographic ” and as one that “could spoil the youth”, it was mainly conservative Christians who demonstrated against the concert. The concert was also seen as an “advertisement for homosexuality and pornography”. The government classified the concert as "unsuitable for minors" and raised the minimum age to attend the concert to 18 years. 280 of 44,500 cards had to be refunded. On stage, Lady Gaga said: "Your government said my concerts must be from 18 years, so I will make sure that it is appropriate."

Philippines

Scheduled shows
date	City Country	Venue	Performed a gig?
May 21, 2012	Manila, Philippines	Mall of Asia Arena	Yes, despite demonstrations in front of the concert hall.
May 22, 2012

In the Philippines , Gaga was particularly criticized for the song Judas in connection with Judas Iscariot , who delivered Jesus to the Romans for crucifixion , and the accompanying video. The protesting citizens called the tour "evil" and "unchristian". Furthermore, it said “[...] She does not deserve the title 'Lady'. A title is given to a unique, decent woman, for example the Mother of God. " After protests by around 500 Christians in front of the concert hall, Lady Gaga said on stage: "I am not a creature of your government", followed by the song Judas , which she played despite censorship warnings.

Indonesia

Planned show
date	City Country	Venue	Performed a gig?
June 3, 2012	Jakarta, Indonesia	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium	No. After massive protests and threats of violence, it was decided against a concert.

The Front Pembela Islam managed to prevent the largest concert planned in Asia in Indonesia . Habib Salim Alatasm, a leader of the Pembela Islam Front, said: “It is a victory for the Muslim Indonesian. Thank God we protected ourselves from this kind of devil. ”When the fans asked to move the concert to another city, the organizers said that there was no second hall that could accommodate around 50,000 people.

Thailand

Planned show
date	City Country	Venue	Performed a gig?
May 25, 2012	Bangkok, Thailand	Rajamangala National Stadium	Yes, the show was highly acclaimed by the Thai press.

When she arrived in Thailand , Lady Gaga caused a sensation because she had previously tweeted that she intended to buy a “fake Rolex”: “I just landed in Bangkok baby! Ready for 50,000 screaming Thai monsters. I want to get lost in a lady market and buy fake Rolex. ”Thai fans responded with the words:“ We are more civilized than you think ”. The Twitter message was also "disgusting, insulting and bad for the image". Despite this criticism, the concert was consistently praised by the Thai media.

Opening act

• Zedd (Asia / Australia / North America)
• The Darkness (Europe)
• Lady Starlight (Australia / Europe / North America)
• Madeon (North America)

Song list

Scene of the set

1st act

• Highway Unicorn (Road to Love)
• Government Hooker
• Born This Way
• Black Jesus † Amen Fashion (since May 13th)
• Bloody Mary (includes elements from The Horrors Remix)
• bad Romance
• Judas (includes elements from the DJ White Shadow Remix)

2nd act

• Fashion of His Love
• Just Dance (includes elements from the Robots to Mars remix)
• LoveGame (contains elements from the Dave Audé remix)
• Telephone

3rd act

• Heavy metal lover
• Bad kids
• Hair (piano version)
• The Queen (only in São Paulo)
• Princess Die
• You and I
• Electric Chapel

4th act

• Americano
• Poker Face
• Alejandro

5th act

• Paparazzi
• crap

Encore

• The Edge of Glory
• Marry the night
• Cake (only in Rio de Janeiro)

Tour dates

Gaga sings Electric Chapel in Manchester

Gaga sings Americano in Manchester

Gaga at the beginning of the performance for Born This Way

Gaga sings shit in Austria

date	city	country	Venue
Asia
April 27, 2012	Seoul	South Korea	Olympic Stadium
May 2, 2012	Hong Kong	China	AsiaWorld arena
May 3, 2012
May 5, 2012
May 7, 2012
May 10, 2012	Saitama	Japan	Saitama Super Arena
May 12, 2012
May 13, 2012
17th May 2012	Taipei	Taiwan	Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall
May 18, 2012
May 21, 2012	Manila	Philippines	Mall of Asia Arena
May 22, 2012
May 25, 2012	Bangkok	Thailand	Rajamangala National Stadium
May 28, 2012	Singapore	Singapore	Singapore Indoor Stadium
May 29, 2012
May 31, 2012
Australia
June 7, 2012	Auckland	New Zealand	Vector arena
June 8, 2012
June 10, 2012
June 13, 2012	Brisbane	Australia	Brisbane Entertainment Center
June 14, 2012
June 16, 2012
June 20, 2012	Sydney		Acer Arena
June 21, 2012
June 23, 2012
June 24, 2012
June 27, 2012	Melbourne		Rod Laver Arena
June 28, 2012
June 30, 2012
July 1, 2012
3rd July 2012
July 7, 2012	Perth		Burswood Dome
July 8, 2012
Europe
August 14, 2012	Sofia	Bulgaria	Arena Armeec Sofia
August 16, 2012	Bucharest	Romania	Arena Națională
August 18, 2012	Vienna	Austria	Wiener Stadthalle
August 21, 2012	Vilnius	Lithuania	Vingis Park
23rd August 2012	Riga	Latvia	Mežaparks Grand Stage
August 25, 2012	Tallinn	Estonia	Tallinn Song Festival Ground
August 27, 2012	Helsinki	Finland	Hartwall Areena
August 28, 2012
August 30, 2012	Stockholm	Sweden	Ericsson Globe
August 31, 2012
2nd September 2012	Copenhagen	Denmark	Parking stadium
4th September 2012	Cologne	Germany	Lanxess Arena
5th September 2012
September 8, 2012	London	England	Twickenham Stadium
September 9, 2012
September 11, 2012	Manchester		Manchester arena
15th September 2012	Dublin	Ireland	Aviva Stadium
17th September 2012	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Ziggo Dome
September 18, 2012
20th September 2012	Berlin	Germany	O2 World
22nd September 2012	Paris	France	Stade de France
September 24, 2012	Hanover	Germany	TUI Arena
September 26, 2012	Zurich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
September 27, 2012
29th September 2012	Antwerp	Belgium	Sports paleis
September 30, 2012
October 2, 2012	Milan	Italy	Mediolanum Forum
3rd October 2012	Nice	France	Nokia Palace
4th October 2012
October 6, 2012	Barcelona	Spain	Palau Sant Jordi
North America
October 26, 2012	Mexico	Mexico	Foro Sol
October 30, 2012	San Juan	Puerto Rico	Coliseo de Puerto Rico
October 31, 2012
November 3, 2012	San Jose	Costa Rica	Estadio Nacional De Costa Rica
South America
November 6, 2012	Bogotá	Colombia	Estadio Nemesio Camacho
November 9, 2012	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Parque dos Atletas
November 11, 2012	São Paulo		Estádio do Morumbi
November 13, 2012	Porto Alegre		FIERGS Parking Concert Grounds
November 16, 2012	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti
November 20, 2012	Santiago	Chile	Estadio Nacional de Chile
November 23, 2012	Lima	Peru	Estadio Monumental "U"
November 26, 2012	Asunción	Paraguay	Jockey Club Paraguayo
Africa
November 30, 2012	Johannesburg	South Africa	Soccer City
3rd December 2012	Cape Town		Cape Town Stadium
Europe
December 6, 2012	Oslo	Norway	Telenor Arena
December 9, 2012	St. Petersburg	Russia	SKK Arena
December 12, 2012	Moscow		Olimpski Arena
North America
January 11, 2013	Vancouver	Canada	Rogers Arena
January 12, 2013
January 14, 2013	Tacoma	United States	Tacoma Dome
17th January 2013	San Jose		HP Pavilion Arena
20th January 2013	los Angeles		Staples Center
January 21, 2013
January 23, 2013	Phoenix		US Airways Center
January 25, 2013	Las Vegas		MGM Grand Garden Arena
January 29, 2013	Dallas		American Airlines Center
January 31, 2013	Houston		Toyota Center
February 2, 2013	St. Louis		Scottrade Center
4th February 2013	Kansas City		Sprint Center
February 6, 2013	Saint Paul		Xcel Energy Center
February 8, 2013	Toronto	Canada	Air Canada Center
February 9, 2013
February 11, 2013	Montreal		Bell Center

Data

Venue	city	Tickets sold / available	revenue
Olympic Stadium	Seoul	51,684 / 51,684 (100%)	$ 3,084,172
AsiaWorld arena	Hong Kong	51.613 / 51.613 (100%)	$ 7,893,195
Saitama Super Arena	Saitama	96,550 / 96,550 (100%)	$ 18,339,701
Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall	Taipei	22,173 / 22,173 (100%)	$ 4,274,243
Mall of Asia Arena	Manila	18.915 / 18.915 (100%)	$ 1,275,387
Rajamangala National Stadium	Bangkok	41,478 / 41,478 (100%)	$ 4,299,376
Singapore Indoor Stadium	Singapore	30.952 / 30.952 (100%)	$ 4,744,331
Vector arena	Auckland	34,367 / 34,367 (100%)	$ 3,669,324
Brisbane Entertainment Center	Brisbane	31,326 / 31,326 (100%)	$ 4,289,453
Allphones arena	Sydney	54.774 / 54.774 (100%)	$ 7,563,088
Rod Laver Arena	Melbourne	60.031 / 60.031 (100%)	$ 8,169,642
Burswood Dome	Perth	32,046 / 32,046 (100%)	$ 3,696,277
Arena Armeec Sofia	Sofia	8.705 / 8.705 (100%)	$ 489,708
Arena Națională	Bucharest	22.602 / 22.602 (100%)	$ 627,303
Wiener Stadthalle	Vienna	13.826 / 13.826 (100%)	$ 1,213,814
Vingis Park	Vilnius	14.853 / 14.853 (100%)	$ 1,004,182
Mežaparks Grand Stage	Riga	12.974 / 12.974 (100%)	$ 587,997
Tallinn Song Festival Ground	Tallinn	16,191 / 16,191 (100%)	$ 1,011,992
Hartwall Areena	Helsinki	19.793 / 19.793 (100%)	$ 2,043,247
Ericsson Globe	Stockholm	27,447 / 27,447 (100%)	$ 2,848,530
Parking stadium	Copenhagen	27.819 / 27.819 (100%)	$ 2,223,471
Lanxess Arena	Cologne	25,123 / 25,123 (100%)	$ 2,312,695
Twickenham Stadium	London	101.250 / 101.250 (100%)	$ 10,714,991
Manchester arena	Manchester	15,543 / 15,543 (100%)	$ 1,795,795
Aviva Stadium	Dublin	37.005 / 37.005 (100%)	$ 3,523,340
Ziggo Dome	Amsterdam	26,375 / 26,375 (100%)	$ 2,462,977
O2 World	Berlin	11.968 / 11.968 (100%)	$ 1,138,313
Stade de France	Paris	70.617 / 70.617 (100%)	$ 6,367,305
TUI Arena	Hanover	10.816 / 10.816 (100%)	$ 1,075,831
Hallenstadion	Zurich	26,626 / 26,626 (100%)	$ 3,035,010
Sports paleis	Antwerp	33,539 / 33,539 (100%)	$ 2,948,685
Coliseo de Puerto Rico	San Juan	21.262 / 21.262 (100%)	$ 2,242,937
Estadio Nacional De Costa Rica	San Jose	31,000 / 31,000 (100%)	$ 2,697,000
Estadio El Campín	Bogotá	36,335 / 36,335 (100%)	$ 2,465,994
Parque dos Atletas	Rio de Janeiro	74.974 / 74.974 (100%)	$ 6,522,738
Estádio do Morumbi	São Paulo	48.250 / 48.250 (100%)	$ 4,197,750
Centro de Eventos Fiergs	Porto Alegre	9.918 / 9.918 (100%)	$ 923,379
Estadio River Plate	Buenos Aires	45.007 / 45.007 (100%)	$ 3,988,565
Estadio Nacional	Santiago	42,416 / 42,416 (100%)	$ 2,849,707
Estadio San Marcos	Lima	30,583 / 36,163 (100%)	$ 1,732,732
Jockey Club	Asunción	26,481 / 26,481 (100%)	$ 1,107,371
FNB Stadium	Johannesburg	56,900 / 56,900 (100%)	$ 3,270,764
Cape Town Stadium	Cape Town	39,527 / 39,527 (100%)	$ 2,285,389
Telenor Arena	Oslo	14,566 / 14,566 (100%)	$ 1,748,812
SKK Arena	St. Petersburg	11,127 / 11,127 (100%)	$ 1,434,499
Olimpiyskiy	Moscow	19,522 / 19,522 (100%)	$ 4,022,660
Total		1,581,423 / 1,587,212 (99.6%)	$ 161,549,850

Canceled shows
date	City, (state or country)	Venue	Reason / additional information
June 3, 2012	Jakarta, Indonesia	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium	The concert was canceled due to political and religious disagreements.
13./14. February 2013	Chicago, USA	United Center	The concerts were canceled due to a hip injury.
February 16, 2013	Detroit, Michigan, USA	Palace of Auburn Hills	The concert was canceled due to a hip injury.
17th February 2013	Hamilton, Canada	Copps Coliseum	The concert was canceled due to a hip injury.
19./20. February 2013	Philadelphia, USA	Wells Fargo Center	The concerts were canceled due to a hip injury.
22./23. February 2013	New York City, USA	Madison Square Garden	The concerts were canceled due to a hip injury.
February 25, 2013	Washington DC, USA	Verizon Center	The concert was canceled due to a hip injury.
February 27, 2013	Boston, USA	TD Garden	The concert was canceled due to a hip injury.
March 2, 2013	University Garden, USA	Bryce Jordan Center	The concert was canceled due to a hip injury.
March 3, 2013	Uncasville, USA	Mohegan Sun Arena	The concert was canceled due to a hip injury.
6./7. March	Brooklyn, USA	Barclays Center	The concerts were canceled due to a hip injury.
March 10th	Nashville, USA	Bridgestone Arena	The concert was canceled due to a hip injury.
March 11	Atlanta, USA	Philips Arena	The concert was canceled due to a hip injury.
13th March 2013	Tampa, USA	Tampa Bay Times Forum	The concert was canceled due to a hip injury.
15 March 2013	Fort Lauderdale, USA	BB&T Center	The concert was canceled due to a hip injury.
March 16, 2013	Miami, USA	American Airlines Arena	The concert was canceled due to a hip injury.
March 18, 2013	Greensboro, USA	Greensboro Coliseum	The concert was canceled due to a hip injury.
March 20, 2013	Tulsa, USA	BOK Center	The concert was canceled due to a hip injury.

Further dates of the tour will follow when announced.

Individual evidence

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