He8MyHeart 9,765 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Well I sold my ticket recently so I guess my perception has changed I was expecting higher quality production and storyline, not gonna lie. Especially considering the stage didn't need to be as mobile as a tour stage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siena 6,235 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 absolutely amazing and totally worth the $$ and distance travelled! It was my favorite concert I’ve been to, I even liked it better than ArtRave and JWT. The visuals were stunning and her energy is like we haven’t seen in years! People need to stop judging it based on videos and pics because in person it’s an amazing experience. I’m going to go again for the 2nd year hopefully Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smother Em Eh 7,095 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I attended on NYE. It was a truly a blast and one night I will remember forever! Although, I did love it, there were some things I thought she could’ve changed. I wanted more ARTPOP & Joanne songs to be on the setlist. (G.U.Y, Venus, John Wayne, A-Yo etc.) I also thought some of the outfits could’ve been better and I didn’t like the wig she wore. Other then that it was pretty AMAZING. Get Applause & G.U.Y to 1B views! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doncho 27,241 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I love it. I hope LG6 has the same inspiration as Enigma. Also I LOVE the outfits. And the teal wig Story is kinda messy but who cares, its a music show Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujubaruda 1,292 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I love the wig and she needs to keep it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashellbabe 276 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Well I went opening night, the second night, and the opening night for jazz/piano and honestly it remains one of my favorite shows I think complaining about the fact there's very little ARTPOP and Joanne is valid (although I personally don't agree considering she said Enigma would be celebrating her biggest albums) but complaining about the setlist overall is crazy like we got Dance In the Dark and Government Hooker in the SAME show. Overall, a great show! Twitter and Insta: @seashellbabe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy 11,758 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 44 minutes ago, GypsyBabe said: I went to opening night. Pros: - Very high energy show and was a very fun experience from beginning to end. - Costumes and makeup look way better in person (I know people were complaining.) - Government Hooker and Aura. - Sound quality was great. - Stage looked cool in person. I couldn't tell if some parts of it were solid or not. - The lighting on the ceiling and around the stage was insane. - Mirror outfit and the robot catsuit looked sickening. - Nostalgia factor with some of the older songs. Cons: - No new music (though I knew there wouldn't be...) - Narrative/story. I got the whole concept and the parallel to her career/journey, but it seemed a bit contrived. I also went the first night so it most likely wasn't as smooth with the interludes. - Venus seemed like an obvious song for this show and I was sad that it wasn't included. Overall it was worth the 6.5 hour flight to get there to see the show! I had a blast and the Gaga energy and vocals were there. I feel as though this show is going to change a lot after LG6 which I think will be released pretty soon. My next show is May 30th, so we shall see what, if any, changes she has made. I also have the Jazz show right after and I am very excited for that show, maybe even more than I was for Enigma. Yeah, it seemed like a choice imo not to have Venus, ARTPOP, G.U.Y. (could easily be intro'd by Petga, ya know?), Swine (could have worked well around Judas and Scheisse), HML, or Marry The Night (I'm okay with Joanne getting paid dust since she just had a tour with it even if it got cut short). I'm not even a huge AP fanboy, but thought all of those would have fit so well sonically and provided a lot of opportunities with the lighting and sound design. Tbh I'm also surprised Monster didn't make the cut since that seemed like it would be a shoe-in given the way the story is. I like the setlist (namely BDR and TF being there), I'm just a bit perplexed by it lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borislshere 53,020 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 artrave concept with a monster ball setlist. I was expecting way more. it'd be a better show if she changed up the pacing in the enigma interactions, hired a writer to do the script or just got rid of the story in general. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG 7 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 The show is so underwhelming that I’m not interested in watching videos of it on YouTube. I really felt like Gaga was gonna use Vegas to really give the fans what they wanted which was theatrics, a huge elaborate set and a cohesive storyline. For me it’s all over the place. Also I love her performing her song the usual way but a remix here and there wouldn’t hurt anyone. Shes givig energy and vocals I think I’m more disappointed with the show itself and not her performance. For the cost of travelling and tickets to the show I expected a lot more. It’s Vegas! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresco 1,688 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I liked it, would not have wanted to miss it. I avoided gagadaily and almost all "fan" commentary on it before going. So I could see it without much prejudice. The audio quality, vocals, dancing, lighting, effects, and huge graphic screen were great. There is a large close-up screen on each side, which I relied on for close-ups. Paparazzi even seemed to light the structural elements in the ceiling along with the screen graphics. Petga interludes presented a mash of reality with fantasy, which interrupted the show. (On purpose,but still interrupted) Interesting though and would not want Petga removed since those are the interlude pieces. The wig I might suggest changing. I kept thinking mullet. It went from 2 ponies to 1 pony to 0 ponytail, and I kept thinking blue mullet. Maybe shorter hair so the pony tails can actually stand out like Petga's. The graphics didn't illustrate the songs like a music video, rather generic. But they were visually compelling backdrops. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GypsyBabe 22,836 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, Ziggy said: Yeah, it seemed like a choice imo not to have Venus, ARTPOP, G.U.Y., Swine (could have worked well around Judas and Scheisse), HML, or Marry The Night (I'm okay with Joanne getting paid dust since she just had a tour with it even if it got cut short). I'm not even a huge AP fanboy, but thought all of those would have fit so well sonically and provided a lot of opportunities with the lighting and sound design. Tbh I'm also surprised Monster didn't make the cut since that seemed like it would be a shoe-in given the way the story is. I like the setlist (namely BDR and TF being there), I'm just a bit perplexed by it lol Yeah I was surprised that Monster wasn't in the setlist either. I would have really liked to see MTN or HML in place of say Scheiße (as it was in JWT setlist)... The show is about her journey, and what song encompasses that more than MTN? Or maybe shortened TF to incorporate another song. ⚯͛ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy 11,758 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 8 minutes ago, GypsyBabe said: Yeah I was surprised that Monster wasn't in the setlist either. I would have really liked to see MTN or HML in place of say Scheiße (as it was in JWT setlist)... The show is about her journey, and what song encompasses that more than MTN? Or maybe shortened TF to incorporate another song. Agreed! Plus, we know how much she loves that song and the lighting and general aesthetic being what it is, I think MTN works so well. Tbh I think Scheiße gets included so often because it's the RedOne bop that could never be a single but is so so good and commercial in its sound that it's a really good safe bet for a deep cut inclusion. With the story being about her journey, it feels a bit weird to me that her self-proclaimed most personal songs aren't there like Dope, MTN, etc. I know she doesn't like performing Dope and going back to that place but I feel like as is, and correct me on this since you've seen it, the setlist doesn't really dive deep or move you emotionally. They're all great songs and it's a nice selection overall, but it doesn't quite feel like a journey imo. It isn't as dynamic as it could be, I guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxBones 1,191 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I will always support gaga and whatever she does but I went to Engima the opening show and although I thought it was good and love to hear her sing and perform, it felt like a parody of Gaga. I can tell that Gaga is in a different time in her life but she’s trying hard to still be “Gaga” and that’s what I don’t like. I like when she was so deep in her art that you can feel the passion even if it was weird. This show doesn’t feel like that. It just felt like she was trying to be Gaga with her wigs and cussing a lot to be “shocking” it just doesn’t feel like her anymore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GypsyBabe 22,836 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 24 minutes ago, Ziggy said: Agreed! Plus, we know how much she loves that song and the lighting and general aesthetic being what it is, I think MTN works so well. Tbh I think Scheiße gets included so often because it's the RedOne bop that could never be a single but is so so good and commercial in its sound that it's a really good safe bet for a deep cut inclusion. With the story being about her journey, it feels a bit weird to me that her self-proclaimed most personal songs aren't there like Dope, MTN, etc. I know she doesn't like performing Dope and going back to that place but I feel like as is, and correct me on this since you've seen it, the setlist doesn't really dive deep or move you emotionally. They're all great songs and it's a nice selection overall, but it doesn't quite feel like a journey imo. It isn't as dynamic as it could be, I guess. I agree 100% I wasn't moved as emotionally as I should have been given the context of the show. Don't get me wrong, I loved it, but there were some key songs excluded that was a detriment to the theme. The Fame, and BDR gave some nostalgia, but that was about it. I did like how she encompasses the energy of each era while she was performing the songs, but I would have liked a more emotion evoking setlist. ⚯͛ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspiria 10,683 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 At the time I was quite happy with it but the more I look at it the more shoddy it seems. I like the overall aesthetic/direction, and I love that she's doing a cohesive story-driven show again. But that's about it. After seeing clearer videos and pictures, the stage really isn't impressive. Given that it didn't need to be transported, the price of the tickets and the fact she'll be using it for 2-3 years, I expected a lot more. Most of the costumes suck, the makeup is comically bad, and the wig is just so cheap looking and needs twice as much volume. I don't know why everyone is saying "it looks better in person - it's just because you're watching a s***** video". All her other tours looked amazing both in real life and on low quality videos - why shouldn't this one? I also just don't understand how a team of professionals working on a $100 MILLION residency couldn't come up with a logical story for this, or a cohesive sounding setlist. Seriously, not one person said "the story makes no sense"? It just baffles me how people can't put any effort into something with this high a budget. Overall I just think it seems like not a lot of thought went into it, and the production doesn't reflect the budget at all. Nothing about it is remotely fresh or innovative, it seems like a big step backwards in her artistry, which is sad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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