Ranking Gaga’s tour stages

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6 hours ago, Suspiria said:

1. BTWB - it's literally a full size castle lol. I think it will never be topped

2. Monster Ball - I love that the full set changed for each act, really was like a theatre performance. Created a sense of place and also meant there was so much for her to interact with

3. Artrave - the lucite bridges functioned so well, everyone could get so close. It looked a bit cheap but it also looked like ARTPOP - it was all custom designed for this show, and I liked the inflatable cloud palace and flowers

4. JWT - the moving stage was cool. But it was all very generic looking and kinda ugly IMO, like what was the concept? I really would like to read notes/sketches about what they were trying to achieve. From videos (my show got cancelled) the bridges also seemed to really obscure the view, and the stages themselves seemed very high up

5. Fame Ball - she did her best with what she had. It looks pretty good, like an art house kinda thing. I always admire when artists try to create a scene/place with their stages. She had so much ambition back then, but of course with her resources it could never be as impressive as her later tours

All of the above. And to add.

1. BTW Ball - the golden circle aka monster pit was free but required quite a bit of dedication being one of the first 500 there, but once you were in it was the best. Not too crowded. I spent one show literally dancing in the middle of the pit with my friends with our beers and jackets in a pile on the ground, because everyone else was glued to the catwalk and stage. It was epic.

3. Artrave was similar to being in the BTW monster pit. You could literally move around and dance all over the place if you wanted to and still see Gaga super up close. So much fun. Front row main stage at this show actually was my probably my least fav frontrow experience because the catwalks were used a lot.

4. JWT - you're right, the stage was  very high, front row was not a great view. The stages also didn't seem to match the era at all. Overall this show felt more distant and less personal, apart from being in the back at the piano, that was a nice spot. I think it was great for the seated audience however.

[Dojo 19,365]

the latest version of the Monster Ball

i think her stages are always lacking something idk

[Smother Em Eh 7,091]

BTWB> Artrave> JWT> MBT> TFB

Monster Ball 1.0 tour was cool which you left out. I’d put it just above TFB though. 

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30 minutes ago, Julia Fox said:

the latest version of the Monster Ball

i think her stages are always lacking something idk

Why so?what do you think it’s lacking?

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6 minutes ago, Smother Em Eh said:

BTWB> Artrave> JWT> MBT> TFB

Monster Ball 1.0 tour was cool which you left out. I’d put it just above TFB though. 

Will add it later 

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14 minutes ago, Tinnitus15 said:

Why so?what do you think it’s lacking?

 

i feel like they aren't well put together, not only the stage but the overall concept of the shows are not solid or cohesive. 

maybe is because she doesn't finish them? idk but if you look at Beyoncé, Taylors, Katy Perry, Madonna their shows are always solid perfection from all angles and Gaga's always seem half there you know? i always wondered why.

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10 minutes ago, Julia Fox said:

 

i feel like they aren't well put together, not only the stage but the overall concept of the shows are not solid or cohesive. 

maybe is because she doesn't finish them? idk but if you look at Beyoncé, Taylors, Katy Perry, Madonna their shows are always solid perfection from all angles and Gaga's always seem half there you know? i always wondered why.

Oh maybe because she hasn’t done stadium tours?Taylors reputation tour(in my opinion)had the best stage design along with overall production.Beyoncé’s stadium tour too.Maybe that’s why we haven’t seen her full tour potential 

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1. Born This Way Ball - nothing will top her, she really said "You're the Top" and will always be the top of this list nothing will beat a ****ing castle!

2. Monster Ball 2.0 - NYC and Time Square vibes and I like!

3. artRAVE - one of the best runaways I have ever seen for a tour (artists take notes)!

4. Monster Ball 1.0 - I live for the picture frame stage concept!

5. Joanne World Tour - while the b-stages with the runaways from the ceiling are cool it only worked in arenas  (not to mention she had to cut BM, DIC, and Paparazzi, and if I went and couldn't see BM and DIC I would have been pissed). Also, I hate a rectangle stage however the platforms rising and going side to side on it were great!

6. The Fame Ball - I have never seen this stage for The Fame Ball before and I like it (it is like the low-budget version of TMB 2.0 which makes sense).