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GAGACHELLA: best and worst performances


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Best: Abracadacra, Poker Face, Paparazzi, Perfect Celebrity

Worst: Zombieboy, Shadow Of A Man, Born This Way

+ Just Dance, Telephone, Rain On Me, and Applause should have been included

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compassionhills

i genuinely loved it all so much its hard to pick a favourite moment, but act 1 and act 2 were absolutely flawless to me.

the riskiness of opening with an album track from over a decade ago at coachella paid of so well, the constant outfit reveals from bloody mary-scheisse, the chess game for poker face, the dirt/sand dancing for disease, the ethereal look and remix of paparazzi, the romantic romeo and juliet feel of alejandro... it was all so brilliant

the only thing i would say is maybe she couldve added a non mayhem song in act 3 and done more than just one verse and chorus of die with a smile, but thats it. i think a cool hits medley of just dance/applause/telephone after zombieboy wouldve worked well

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South Blonde

The way Replay (Dorian Electra version) would've fit so well the show but she forgot Chromatica exists :traumatica:

Don't you think maybe they are the same thing? Love and attention?
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Ladle Ghoulash
7 minutes ago, South Blonde said:

The way Replay (Dorian Electra version) would've fit so well the show but she forgot Chromatica exists :traumatica:

Yeah, Replay or Babylon are really the only two Chromatica songs I would’ve liked to have heard/would’ve fit well imo 

We have forgotten our public MANNERS
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SpadesToStart

Coolest staging of Poker Face she’s ever done. Disease choreography blew my mind. 

 

Zombieboy was fun, but feels a little unpolished. Probably will get better with her future shows. 

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spicemuncher

The show was clearly choreographed for the stream more so than the festival. Between Perfect Celebrity and Disease, the crowd could barely see her on stage for 8 minutes - I wouldn’t even bring this up if it was her tour, but for a festival with a varied crowd, I’m not sure I personally would have made that decision. That said, the rave reviews are likely based on that, so…

 

I personally loved it, and my highlights were:

• The Abra to Judas transition was fire

• New Judas choreo with the 4 stabs (which you cannot convince me aren’t a dig at Richy)

• The fact that she sprinkled in bits and pieces for the fans, like the Kill For Love bit

• I LOVED seeing her so happy during Vanish Into You ❤️

 

My personal negative is the outfits. They were cute but there was very little separation from the background because they were neutral and matte. The majority needed to be rhinestoned HEAVILY to stand out.

 

Might be an unpopular opinion, but I would have cut The Beast and Perfect Celebrity and replaced those with Applause and maybe Telephone or Just Dance. Festival goers want the hits. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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TheARTPOPball

I thought perfect celebrity in the sand box was really cool. Bloody Mary was INSANE. Love abracadabra as always. I liked how bad do u want me. Vanish into you was probably some of my favorite vocals for the night. Shadow of a man was fun as always. I have no criticisms. I would have just felt very lucky to be there. This is definitely career highlight. 

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dynamite

Best

Bloody Mary, Poker Face, Garden of Eden, Paparazzi, Shallow, Vanish Into You

Worst

Zombieboy, Shadow of a Man

And I think it was the stream sound mix but the "Abracadbra" talky parts were too quiet especially the intro I wanted it to really go off

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Anderson123

Best were several moments I loved. The whole intro from Bloody Mary to the new Poker Face was amazing. Paparazzi wow on another level, Killah also a standout performance. 

“Worst” I wouldn’t call it that because there were no bad moments, just personal picks:

- Die With A Smile too short and barely there. 

- Shallow needs a rock revamp like Grammys performance. Doesn’t always have to be piano. 

- How Bad Do U Want Me. I simply don’t like this song that much but I get it’s so popular. Could’ve included LoveDrug instead or Alejandro/Don’t Call Tonight mash up. Maybe something from ARTPOP or Chromatica. GUY, ARTPOP or Applause but I get it, she focuses on Mayhem this year.

Now the acoustic section: I hope she adds Happy Mistake here. I get it’s Coachella and she probably didn’t want to bring the energy down so hopefully that’s part of Mayhem Tour. 

 

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TheOriginalOne

The entire thing was amazing. Only here can you find negative things about the set. The locals on TikTok are praising it to the high heavens. I’ve ran into a ton of posts with hundreds of thousands of likes

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fede ARTPOP

best:

💚💚💚GARDEN OF EDEN 💚💚💚

the intro of GoE , WOW, I got into tears, the story behind the song with the snippet I prayed to be real, hearing that beautiful melody in the intro got me crying. :heart:

MAYHEM / ARTPOP
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fede ARTPOP
4 hours ago, Cody James said:

Justice for DCT and LD 😭

I think on next weekend she will change some songs, and in Copacabana too, my theory is the Coachella has elements of what we”ll see in Copacabana and in the Tour. 

MAYHEM / ARTPOP
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ceminay

I'm all for discussing and analyzing, but this was a stellar performance in every aspect, and trying to find negative aspects about it just seems cruel. I doubt anyone on this forum, in fact 99.9% of people on Earth could plan, imagine, dance, sing, and execute such an iconic performance all at the same time. I only see such negativity on this forum, and I'm never the one to hide if I don't like something.

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angelduuh

Everything was perfect, nothing that I didn't like.

Some of you are really annoying complaining about Gaga's best performance to date. There's really no comparison.

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