Tony and Lady's Meet & Greet on May 30th. A one man's experience.

[mucinex 4,260]

oh please Gaga do not start letting whoever it is that manages your meet & greets do this to fans

[Schwerk 7,244]

​what the **** are you talking about, i had meet and greet in Norway which was near the end of the tour, and we had an hour or so to talk with her about basically everything and she signed stuff too. 

Ok, calm down. I read every single post in the Meet&greet topic here on the forum and there were a lot of stories of people that said you had to place gifts on a table and weren't allowed to have anything signed and were given a pre-signed tourbook.

I don't know when this changed exactly, it could've been after Norway. Afterall there's almost two months between the Norway date and the one in Newcastle I mentioned. And a friend of mine did get Gaga to sign her arm at the Antwerp M&G. 

[bblough 312]

I was right behind C. Bouchard in line.  Of course the same thing happened to me.  Maybe even a

little worse.  As I approached Gaga and Tony, it looked like something was off because Gaga was

unusually short and was standing to Tony's left side.  She was wearing flats.  She held out her hand

to me, I grabbed it and said "Love you Gaga", she smiled,let my hand go (it was so loud in there, I

couldn't hear if she said anything), and they (handlers) positioned me on Tony's left side.  I told Tony

he was an inspiration, looked at the camera and boom, done.  During the performance, I could tell

Gaga didn't feel good, so I put it all down to that.  But, what really disappointed me was all I wanted

was a photo with me either next to Gaga or at least in between Tony and Gaga.  Also, there were

celebrities (like Sarah Paulson) in line with us.  So it wasn't because she was getting rid of us so she

could be with celebrities.  I've had a few m+gs some are good, some aren't.  A lot of it has to do with

how she feels.  I'll still keep doing it because in Seattle for Artrave, she spent 90 minutes

[Navy 495]

Boohoo.

Cry me a river, build a build a bridge and get over it. 

 

your expectiations should never be so high when doing a meet and greet. Yeah, she's done more exclusive meet and greets with her OWN tours but this not just her...this is her and Tony. Things won't be the same.  

For this guy to post something like this is just attention seeking. Just my opinion. 

LM DON'T attack me. 

​Now I agree that things can sometimes be out of her control, but nothing is attention seeking about it. If you paid the cost you would be disappointed too, put yourself in someone elses shoes.

[Bad Bromance 5,809]

Keep in mind that we're talking about at least three management teams (Gaga's, Tony's and the venue's), so it's not like Gaga and Tony randomly decided to cut down the M&G. Poor guy, though, I hope she gets to see his message 

​MTE.  I feel just awful for this guy and I hope Gaga sees his post and tweets him something really nice to make up for the expedited M&G but let's not jump the gun and make accusations guys.  It could be that Tony's management team wanted to keep the Meet & Greet short due to Tony being tired.  He's 88 y/o after all so he doesn't have the same stamina Gaga does and maybe they decided to speed up the M&G because of Tony.

[Shadow 6,625]

Sad, this why I find meet and greets so unrealistic and not worth it for the cost involved. The concert is enough On its own.

Artists entertain, that's it. They obviously have so little time to work with between shows. Is there any real time to be social with fans?

[Pierre 10,480]

Some HOG Member or GGD mod should send this to Gaga's team or something. She can call him. 

[Ronk 14,762]

​MTE.  I feel just awful for this guy and I hope Gaga sees his post and tweets him something really nice to make up for the expedited M&G but let's not jump the gun and make accusations guys.  It could be that Tony's management team wanted to keep the Meet & Greet short due to Tony being tired.  He's 88 y/o after all so he doesn't have the same stamina Gaga does and maybe they decided to speed up the M&G because of Tony.

​Yes, we just don't know what happened with the short M&Gs.  Several people here talk about long M&Gs they have had with Gaga, and we all know Gaga has a kind heart.

[Celina 118]

Really sucks how this turned out, especially for the price, but I'm glad that he knows he shouldn't place the blame on the artists involved without knowing all the details. Still, $1900 for a photo is way too much. I hope that, whatever the issue is, Gaga and/or Tony & their management realize that fans are coming away disappointed and find some way to improve the situation.

As for this site... I think, for now, we owe Gaga a little more credit, or at least the benefit of the doubt, considering what she has been proving consistently for years ("even" in recent times). 

[Elizabeth 450]

This is why I disagree with the idea of paid meet and greet packages. If you compare this experience to how people who got backstage at TMB or BTWB have said their experience was, being backstage at those shows where you've been picked to go back seems like a far more authentic experience. 

Although I can see why they've done paid meet and greets for this show. It makes $$$, and a fairly large proportion of people who will be in attendance at these shows are generally not going to be "stan" type fans, so a quick picture probably isn't going to be too much of a disappointment for them in terms of their meeting experience (although I'm sure they wouldn't be happy in terms of monetary cost). I'm not saying it's right, but I can see why it's been done. 

[Katie14 4,828]

I was right behind C. Bouchard in line.  Of course the same thing happened to me.  Maybe even a

little worse.  As I approached Gaga and Tony, it looked like something was off because Gaga was

unusually short and was standing to Tony's left side.  She was wearing flats.  She held out her hand

to me, I grabbed it and said "Love you Gaga", she smiled,let my hand go (it was so loud in there, I

couldn't hear if she said anything), and they (handlers) positioned me on Tony's left side.  I told Tony

he was an inspiration, looked at the camera and boom, done.  During the performance, I could tell

Gaga didn't feel good, so I put it all down to that.  But, what really disappointed me was all I wanted

was a photo with me either next to Gaga or at least in between Tony and Gaga.  Also, there were

celebrities (like Sarah Paulson) in line with us.  So it wasn't because she was getting rid of us so she

could be with celebrities.  I've had a few m+gs some are good, some aren't.  A lot of it has to do with

how she feels.  I'll still keep doing it because in Seattle for Artrave, she spent 90 minutes

What made you think she wasnt feeling well?

[AlexanderMagno 10,746]

It's really cynical of some to comment "stop whining and get over it" when other pop stars are bashed for the same reason. Gaga's behaviour backstage has been usually great, but not always, and everyone has their "I don't give a duck" days.

 

I'm not surprised, I think she truly is enjoying the Cheek to Cheek tour and a lower profile and that includes not being as concerned about meets or giving extra attentions to fans as before. It's not correct though, M&G are very expensive, she is known for being more receptive and this is her job after all.

[bblough 312]

What made you think she wasnt feeling well?

​a couple of times during the show, when you could

hear people shouting their love for her, she looked 

like she was going to cry.  Sometimes it overwhelms

her how much the fans love her. I just thought she was

tired or wrong time of the month, or missing

Taylor.  It was just a feeling I had.  Then, the next

morning in her instagrams she talked about her hip

injury and the pain.  However, she was partying Sunday

night, so it couldn't have been that bad.  I  think

Saturday night after singing and being in pain, she

just wasn't that into a m+g.  

 

[Katsuki Bakugo 9,788]

1900 dollars

A disgrace. No matter if it's mismanagement, I'm kinda shocked that Tony and Gaga would just allow that to happen. They should be the ones in charge in that particular moment.

In any case, this definitely reminds me never to pay up for VIP/M&G tickets

​I paid $70 for M&G for Adore Delano it was very much like what happened to this guy... but you see it was $70 not $1900... 

 

The Fame has gone to her head...

[Didymus 34,379]

​I paid $70 for M&G for Adore Delano it was very much like what happened to this guy... but you see it was $70 not $1900... 

 

The Fame has gone to her head...

​Omg you met Adore

Yeah, for 70 dollars it's.. still disappointing, but bearable