The Born This Way Ball Starring Lady Gaga
Press Release:
LITTLE MONSTERS UNITE, THE JOURNEY CONTINUES… ANNOUNCING
THE BORN THIS WAY BALL STARRING LADY GAGA
AUCKLAND | BRISBANE | SYDNEY | MELBOURNE | PERTH
Tickets go on-sale Friday February 17, 9am, at livenation.com.au
Melbourne, Australia – February 9, 2012 – 5-time Grammy Award winner LADY GAGA is set to make her triumphant return to the stage with her Born This Way Ball. In this brand new tour, Gaga will perform her latest album Born This Way as well as music from both The Fame and The Fame Monster. The Born This Way Ball, produced globally by Live Nation, will begin on April 27th, 2012 in Seoul, South Korea, and will travel the globe including cities that Gaga has never played before.
Lady Gaga’s last tour – The Monster Ball – captivated audiences around the globe, receiving rave reviews in every city. The Sun called it “the best live show you will see this year,” and the Pollstar Concert Industry Awards named it the Major Tour of the Year.
The Haus of Gaga and I have worked for months conceiving a spectacular stage,” said Mother Monster. “THE BORN THIS WAY BALL is an Electro-Metal Pop-Opera; the tale of the Beginning, the genesis of the Kingdom of Fame. How we were birthed and how we will die celebrating.”
The Born This Way Ball will be Lady Gaga’s first tour since the release of her album Born This Way (Streamline/Konlive/Interscope), which has sold nearly 6 million copies worldwide since its release in May 2011. The album is the follow-up to back-to-back Grammy Award-winning albums 2009’s The Fame Monster, and 2008’s The Fame. Combined, The Fame and The Fame Monster have sold 15 million albums worldwide, while Lady Gaga’s hit singles have combined sales of over 65 million worldwide.
Gaga was named Forbes' Most Powerful Woman in the World 2011 and was included in Time's annual The 2010 Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. With over 2.2 billion combined views of all her videos online, Lady Gaga is one of the biggest living people on Facebook with over 47 million ‘likes’ and is #1 on Twitter with nearly 19 million followers. Lady Gaga is the only artist in the digital era to top the 5 million sales mark with her first two hits.
Tickets for The Born This Way Ball go on sale for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth & Auckland beginning Friday February 17, 9am sharp, at livenation.com.au. Tickets to all Australian shows are available through ticketek.com.au 132 849, New Zealand tickets are via ticketmaster.co.nz (09) 970 9700.
Advance tickets will be available to Visa Credit, Debit and Prepaid cardholders from 9.00am (local time), Monday 13th February 2012 until 5.00pm (local time), Wednesday 15th February 2012 or until presale tickets sell out at www.visaentertainment.co.nz
THE BORN THIS WAY BALL STARRING LADY GAGA
2012 Tour Itinerary
April 27 Seoul, South Korea Olympic Stadium On sale tbc
May 2 Hong Kong Asia World Arena On sale Feb 27
May 10 Tokyo, Japan Saitama Super Arena On sale Mar 11
May 28 Singapore Indoor Stadium On sale tbc
Jun 7 Auckland, New Zealand Vector Arena On sale Feb 17
Jun 13 Brisbane, Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre On sale Feb 17
Jun 20 Sydney, Australia Allphones Arena On sale Feb 17
Jun 21 Sydney, Australia Allphones Arena On sale Feb 17
Jun 27 Melbourne, Australia Rod Laver Arena On sale Feb 17
Jun 28 Melbourne, Australia Rod Laver Arena On sale Feb 17
Jul 7 Perth, Australia Burswood Dome On sale Feb 17
Itinerary subject to change. More dates to be announced!
