From Tragedy to Victory. (My Dallas artRAVE Experience)

[CherryPi3 684]

This is a long post, but worth the read. I'll never forget that day due to what I experienced and I'll never forget that night because of the amazing show Gaga put on.

I've been waiting for that day to come for what felt like ages. Finally it did. My friends and I left for the 3 hour drive to Dallas at around 10 am. Stopped a few times on our way there to buy stuff and eat. We arrived in Fort Worth around 12 PM and I was getting anxious to line up and meet everyone! Everything was going great! My friends and I made an adventure of the trip, but quickly things turned for the worse. As we were driving down the curve of a bridge, due to the rainy weather, the truck lost control and we hit the guard rail and spun out of control off the road into a deep ditch. It was a terrifying experience and I just remember grabbing on for dear life thinking we were gonna flip because of how fast we kept spinning and the truck even tilted at one point too. Thankfully, none of us were injured. We were all just speechless and shaking. We got out of the truck to see the damage and her bumper was completely wrecked. We then realized we weren't alone in that ditch. There were two other cars that had wrecked In that same spot as well. We quickly went to go check on one and the lady was fine, but the other car had an elderly couple and the wife was cut from her arm and her husband was injured pretty badly. He was bleeding everywhere. Their car was wrecked the worse. We were then so thankful because a millions things could have been worse. We could have started to slip off while we were still at the top of the bridge and fallen down. We could have hit another car and killed someone. Or we could have flipped and been killed ourselves. After taking everything in, we quickly called 911 and they showed up about 5 minutes later. After that entire ordeal, the cop told us to try to drive the truck to a nearby gas station. By that time it was already 2 pm and I was feeling really guilty because my friend wrecked her truck because of me wanting to see Gaga. We arrived at the gas station and we called our parents to let them know what had happened. My friends parents said they would come pick us up. By that point I knew I wasn't gonna be able to go to the show. My entire day was ruined and all I could do was cry. Cried because of what happened and because I wasn't gonna attend. Her parents arrived around 5 pm and then they said something I was so grateful to hear. "Mija, take him to the concert. Take our truck. We'll take yours back. He didn't spend all that money for nothing. Take him. Go have fun." I cried tears of joy! We put our luggage in their truck and we were off! We arrived at the hotel around 6:30 pm and I quickly changed and got ready. My friend then dropped me off at around 7:40 pm and I arrived when Crayon Pop was opening. I looked for a good spot on the floor and I ended up by the right runway that is connected to the piano section and the mid horizontal runway. It was a perfect spot! I loved seeing Crayon Pop! I was hesitant at first, but they're really cute and fun! The entire arena cheered a lot for them and I saw a lot of people dancing to Bar Bar Bar! Then Starlight came on and she wasn't as bad as she was last year lol. The entire floor danced the entire time to her hour set. She was fun. Then she left and we were all anxious for what was next. At around 9:30 pm the lights turned off and the curtain dropped. Then we all heard static and lights turned on then Petga said, "Welcome to the artRAVE!" and the music started and we all went crazy! Gaga came on stage and we all sang along to ARTPOP so loud. She then made her way over to the piano and she walked right over me! She looked down right at me at one point for like 3 seconds and I died! G.U.Y. was great! We all yelled and head banged to "Nein Zedd!" it was so surreal. Donatella started and we all sang along and danced. She then changed for Venus and that was magical! Hearing everyone yell "VENUS!" and put their V's up was amazing! Then she gave a speech and she bent down and grabbed a fans jacket and wore it. She cried during her speech and it made me cry as well. Then MANiCURE started and that was amazing! Just Dance/Poker Face/Telephone were crowd pleasers and brought back nostalgia. Partynauseous is AWESOME live! Paparazzi was kind of a dead vibe for me, but fun nothing less. Do What U Want had us all singing! Born This Way was beautiful. Then The Edge of Glory/Judas/Aura were performed RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME and I lost my **** and captured the moment that she looked right at me! Might have been because I had green hair just like her ;) haha. Then Alejandro was next and that was fun. She said we were all drunk b---hes lol. She then changed onstage for the next set and it was so fun to watch her be treated like a human barbie. Bad Romance began and the arena went crazy! Applause was magical! The entire arena cheered and clapped just like she commanded. Then before Swine, fans started to throw things onstage and she looked at me right when I threw my hat at her and she tried to catch it in mid air but she didn't and it ended up falling into the other side of the audience. (If a hat hit you in the face, I'm sorry! Also whoever kept my hat, I hope you enjoy it -.-) She then invited these two fans onstage and that was an amazing sight and I was so happy for them! So lucky! The crowd raged to Swine and there was so much energy! Then she changed for Gypsy and she looked BEAUTIFUL. I cried and sang so hard to that song. It was pure happiness. She said goodbye and then it was over. I went to go look for my hat, but that thing was long gone. Then the security kept asking us to leave the floor. So since I was alone, I exited out of the building and walked around a bit. I quickly found the friends I made and chilled with them till they had to go. I got asked by a lot of people if I could take a pic with them and I of course said yes. I then called my friends to pick me up but they didn't answer, so I walked around the arena and saw a group of people waiting by the employee door entrance and I knew they were waiting for Gaga to exit, so I waited with them and made friends all over again. Gaga never did exit, or at least from the time that I was there, but her dancers and band members did! I took a pic with Spanky (her drummer) and China! (A new dancer of hers) My friends eventually arrived around 1 am and I left back to the hotel and watched all my videos and cried. At around 5 am I finally fell asleep and then came back home the next day. Now I have post concert depression :(

Overall, the artRAVE is amazing. Videos do not do it justice. You HAVE to experience it. Gaga is NOT over. Her happiness radiated across the arena that night and she put on such a great show! Dallas loved her! This beat The Born This Way Ball for me and I wish I could go again, but I'm broke. Until the next tour!

[Essence 228]

That sounds terrifying :( I'm glad you and your friends got through it! And I'm glad you had a great time! :) my show is on Monday, can't wait.

[LStephens11 15]

I am so happy you got to go - you had a blast, I could tell! Dallas artRave was EVERYTHING.

[DanielKCarey 266]

Wow, I'm glad you and your friend are safe and sound and still got to enjoy the artRAVE!

[vespertine 3]

i'm glad you survived and enjoyed your experience

[Zilla 13,375]

holy crap, I'm glad you're okay first off, second of all I'm glad you still had a great time :)

[Logan 20,671]

I'm glad no one was killed in the accident and I'm glad you got to experience the show  

[TSUNAMI 20,803]

I'm glad yall guys are allright! Took any pics at a concert?

[ohsnapitszach 1]

GLAD U ARE OK. Fun story: 2 weeks before my (canceled) Born This Way Ball date I totaled my car in a bad accidentally (slipped on ice, hit some trees and a pole) my first thought after impact was HOW AM I GONNA DRIVE TO BTW BALL NOW?!  :toofloppy: 

Glad you are safe and had fun! it is very scary to be in an accident! 

[CherryPi3 684]

I'm glad yall guys are allright! Took any pics at a concert?

Yeah I took a ton! They are all great shots! I'll see if I can upload them somewhere in their original quality and post them! I have like 3 pics where Gaga is looking straight at me :'(

And thank you guys for your concerns. Thank god not a scratch was on us. All I have is my neck hurts a bit from the moment we hit the guard rail, my head swung forward. I wonder how the lady's husband is doing :( He was bleeding pretty badly and had shards of glass from the window stuck inside him :( I hope he's fine and made it. :(

[TSUNAMI 20,803]

Yeah I took a ton! They are all great shots! I'll see if I can upload them somewhere in their original quality and post them! I have like 3 pics where Gaga is looking straight at me :'(

And thank you guys for your concerns. Thank god not a scratch was on us. All I have is my neck hurts a bit from the moment we hit the guard rail, my head swung forward. I wonder how the lady's husband is doing :( He was bleeding pretty badly and had shards of glass from the window stuck inside him :( I hope he's fine and made it. :(

 

 

I think he'd be fine. If he was still alive when ambulance came there, he'd be fine. 

U should check your neck. ASAP! 

[That J 12,166]

Ahhhhh first off, thank GOD you and yours are not hurt and you got to make the show!!! I love your play by play because that's exactly how it was! I thought I was the only one who felt Paparazzi was kinda in the way...not in a bad way I mean we were all singing it but I thought MJH would've been better in that spot. What do I know other than we are the luckiest fanbase on earth and that show SLAYED babe! SLAYED! Xo

[EdgeofTeeth 1,934]

Thank God that you aren't hurt! I'm so happy you got to experience the artRAVE with us, your synopsis really is accurate. Gaga was so so happy and so energetic and it was contagious the entire night. I'll never forget it either.

[Italian 569]

Glad you are OK and had an amazing concert experience :)

On other note, you haven't mentioned Sexxx Dreams - did she perform it :eek:

[CherryPi3 684]

Glad you are OK and had an amazing concert experience :)

On other note, you haven't mentioned Sexxx Dreams - did she perform it :eek:

I knew I was missing a song! Yeah she played it, but I don't remember much of it. I just remember me dancing and singing along. And the people around me all yelling "When I lay in bed, I touch myself and think of you!" I couldn't see her though because whenever she was at the main stage, the middle catwalk blocked my view, so I had to look at screens. But other than that, it was a great spot!