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[Epione 10,896]

2 minutes ago, Katrinooo814 said:

so did she even use those catwalks or no?!?!?!?!?!

She walked on both of them so she was pretty close

[GoldenEmperor 50]

46 minutes ago, Meat said:

And what do you want to do about it? Do The Weeknd and Coldplay serve interludes like Gaga? Do they give you a new outfit after every three songs? Do they give you vocals like that? Of course they need those props to cover up for that lmao 

You see formation tour stage? You see the interludes? You see the costume changes? What about Anti Tour?

[RodeckDanny 2,450]

So I read the 10 pages, and I must say that we should be happy with the setlist... We'll never get all we want cause there's too many songs but including Monster is such a present, for example.

The ONLY thing I would beg her to change, is changing Hold My Hand as the final song???
It just feels so out of Chromatica, it's a movie song and us monsters hardly resonated with it... 
Marry The Night, Babylon, RoM, idk something else? even Million Reasons would do the job better 

[Sneaky Oliver 22,219]

The show is about that moment when you take a look at who you are inside and you discover a lot of pain, trauma; darkness. She tweeted that Chromatica means battling for your life. It’s not about where we’re going. Not the “healing place”, but the fight against your demons, against the darkness that’s inside of you. 
 

That’s what the stage reflects. It’s big, dark, raw, it has this harsh and cold look about it, it’s that striking feeling of being scared of your own self once you face it. It’s not about the fantasy or the dream, it’s about how hard reality can be 

 

Edit: also having the brain as the symbol of the tour and present on the merch, it completely makes sense with what I said, it’s all about the darkness inside your mind 

[Suuus 5,632]

26 minutes ago, Blackout19 said:

I don't think she cares to much anymore about tours, speaking with her fans etc. I think she likes more her beauty brand/ playing in movies

She never does alot of fan interaction on the first show

[Donatellah 2,116]

Just because she released more than 5 albums doesn't mean she's only able to play tracks of few eras. She could've swap 1 out of the 4 TFM tracks for at least ONE of ARTPOP (Applause, obviously, or Venus, but sadly that one is not realistic), or even for one of Joanne that is not Million Reasons. That setlost is disappointing because they wanted it to be like that. 

By the way, didn't DJWS admit Venus was Gaga's sad anthem? ARTPOP for sure was a traumatic period for Gaga's life, but Venus, apart of matching better than certain tracks of that setlost, it's a therapeutic track for Gaga. 

And for those who think both ARTPOP and Joanne don't fit on Chromatica's aesthetic or whatever, so does LoveGame (for instance).

[Schwerk 7,246]

19 minutes ago, WheresMy911Alice said:

For those of y'all that have seen the show, can you give me some insight? We have seats in the very back left ON THE FLOOR, so do you think we'll still be able to see everything? People are saying there were no screens of her...

As long as your seats are not close to the stage you will have a perfect view. There we 2 massive screens (that block the view for a lot of people in the golden circle and in the seats close to the sides of the stage) but they show her on the screen mixed with artistic shots and the audience.

[Suuus 5,632]

23 minutes ago, RodeckDanny said:

OMG So Can someone confirm she is NOT receiving any kind of presents / letters from fans?

'Cause I'm seeing her in 8 days and I'm preparing something but If she's not doing it I don't wanna waste money

Clarifying that I'm already spending a **** ton of money traveling to another country and buying golden circle

Well its just the first show and ive seen people say here that she never does this during her first show so it might progress over time

[Suuus 5,632]

I hope the stage issue is fixed during my show it might diferiate from venue to venue

[PhantomOfTheDance 13,795]

Y'ALL IS THE SHOW GOOD

[Suuus 5,632]

Just now, Lady JarJar said:

Y'ALL IS THE SHOW GOOD

According to people who were there yes according to ggd no

[PhantomOfTheDance 13,795]

1 minute ago, Suuus said:

According to people who were there yes according to ggd no

ugh ggd is always like this, this is actually my #1 fear: gaga fans ruining the hype

[ChromaticEnigma 8]

I found the show cool and I honestly loved everything, but I'd like some changes.

Gaga should shorten songs so she can be able to perform more songs. I'm pretty sure 911 was the only song that was shortened.

I'm also kinda unsatisfied with how she skipped 5 Chromatica songs (Plastic Doll, Sine from Above, 1000 Doves, Fun Tonight, Love Me Right). I just feel like the show would be much more complete with the full album like how BTWB had the entire album performed (with The Queen being added later on).

The setlist is kinda weird. First you start off the show with the hits, then Chromatica I, Chromatica II, Chromatica III, 2 piano acts back to back, and then SL, ROM, and HMH. It's like you start off on Earth, travel to Chromatica, and then suddenly your Chromatica trip ends at Free Woman, with a bunch of ballads afterwards. The acts should be spread out more evenly tbh.

And finally, the wig. I find nothing wrong with the wig, I actually think it suits act 1 but after that, I just don't see the vision. Don't get me wrong because I actually do love the wig, but it doesn't really scream Chromatica. It's not long and it's not colorful either.

And finally, audience interactions. I get Gaga must be very nervous since this is her first time doing a pop show in a very long time, but she just seemed very off. It felt like the show was very unfinished, me and my friends felt like the show was unfinished with the way certain aspects of the show were never used during the actual show.

Examples:

• My friends saw a harness on the right screen during the act 4 interlude on the livestreams but it was never used.
• Alejandro was rehearsed but not performed
• In stage pictures that leaked before doors opened today, there were 2 different visuals that weren't actually used during the show. (Red grid + Gaga head statue scan)
• The absense of keytars??? She literally has never NOT used a keytar for a tour before

Other than that, I really loved the show. She did a great job

[KubaM316 13,611]

Ok so... first of all: the show was AMAZING

The first few minutes reminded me of The Monster Ball - there was just something about it. It was dark. It was heavy. It was DarkGa.
I don't know. It just had it's own vibe and that weird feeling that I can't explain and don't know how to describe it.
And then the biggest shock ever: Bad Romance as the opening song.

what

But after all I think I understand why Gaga opened the show with this, Just Dance and Poker Face.
Also at first it felt really weird and out of place that Alice was followed by Replay, but now when I think about it - it kinda makes sense for me.

(after those few tweets I thought we'd actually see her perform with Ariana, Beyonce, BLACKPINK... but I don't blame her for this one.)

Like many of you said: the show felt rushed and at through the first half it felt short UNTIL the IV act - which was the last thing I expected, to be honest. Then it all slowed down a bit (especially during Enigma) and it was fine, but still - 20 tracks (without the interludes)? I'm so over these 22-24 songs long setlists. I understand the show can't last the whole night but C'MON.

I was really hoping the setlist would be more similar to the Chromatica tracklist and that there would be some storyline behind it. I was expecting her to have more interactions with fans and be more talkative, like at The Monster Ball Tour or ArtRave: The ARTPOP Ball. Even at The Born This Way Ball we got the speech after Bad Romance AND EVEN EARLIER after Highway Unicorn (yes I know this one was prerecorded BUT STILL).
I like the fact we got Monster but... Paparazzi? Alejandro? Scheisse?
And no songs from both ARTPOP and Joanne?

I was also hoping that ALL songs from Chromatica would be performed.
I understand Plastic Doll
I understand Fun Tonight
I understand 1000 Doves
BUT NO SINE FROM ABOVE???

That was the last thing I could expect from Gaga to do.
Why did she put Babylon after Chromatica III? Why not Sine From Above? WHY?

And the show ending with Hold My Hand...
I see why decided to do this, but it only made the whole thing feel incomplete.

But overall it wasn't a disaster (at least for me).

The visuals were gorgeous. The production was the best you could ever imagine.
The stage was HUGE, but it seemed like they missed it potential. She didn't even use the runways that much, but I liked that idea with going to the stage B during Free Woman. And the box... let's not talk about it. The architecture and aesthetics were really something, but honestly I expected something... more Chromatica-ish?
The outfits were top tier - especially those from I and II act. Simply AMAZING.
The vocals were just on point (as always)

I also loved her speech before Always Remember Us This Way
And the energy during Enigma - that was it. That's what I'm living for.
The show really served the budget.
Gaga did a really great job.
And the most important - she seemed happy.
And it was fun.

I don't know what else I could say.
Even though it wasn't perfect (or at least what we imagine a perfect Gaga show would be alike) I still love it.

Edit: Does anyone else smell concrete during Bad Romance?

 

[LadyEnigma 1,237]

32 minutes ago, WheresMy911Alice said:

For those of y'all that have seen the show, can you give me some insight? We have seats in the very back left ON THE FLOOR, so do you think we'll still be able to see everything? People are saying there were no screens of her...

highly doubt you’ll see much