Gaga, Please Don’t Let Music Become Exclusive — We Need You Across Asia

[Chouchou 394]

3 hours ago, Anveeroy said:

Some of you are really delusional, its all about demand. Its good strategy to bring all the fans in Singapore rather than going to the countries which don't have that much Gaga fans. Y'all too much passionate. I'm from South Asia, honestly I can get why she doesn't come here, its not feasible. 

Let’s be clear: This isn’t a complaint about Gaga. She’s an artist we love, and we’re grateful she’s performing at all.

What we're talking about is the system that keeps funneling all the opportunities to one country in Asia — creating a false sense of “demand” simply because fans across the continent have no other option. Do you think the millions of people in Japan, Korea, Thailand, or Vietnam who tried to buy tickets did that out of “low demand”?

This isn’t delusion. It’s exhaustion.
And while Singapore gets to host, the rest of Asia is left scrambling, spending thousands just to access a show on their own continent. This isn't about entitlement — it's about fairness.

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11 hours ago, Chouchou said:

Oh don’t worry — I’ll be at the Singapore show on the 24th. This isn’t negativity. It’s called critical thinking while holding a ticket. And yes, some countries are conservative — but we’re not asking her to perform in North Korea. There are plenty of Asian countries with the venues, the fans, and the freedom to host her.

So no, this isn’t about 2026 rumors or wishful thinking.
It’s about 2025 being turned into a one-city monopoly — again.

I don't think she meant to tour this show (Art of Personal Chaos) extensively, or else she could have easily done multiple shows in LatAm.

I, too, would like her to tour many countries especially in LatAm/Asia, but let's reserve judgment until the full schedule of the Mayhem Ball is revealed. I mean she herself mentioned she didn't mean to tour this year, and more dates are rumored to be scheduled for 2026.

They probably want to reserve some of the demand for the actual tour.

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19 minutes ago, Chouchou said:

Let’s be clear: This isn’t a complaint about Gaga. She’s an artist we love, and we’re grateful she’s performing at all.

What we're talking about is the system that keeps funneling all the opportunities to one country in Asia — creating a false sense of “demand” simply because fans across the continent have no other option. Do you think the millions of people in Japan, Korea, Thailand, or Vietnam who tried to buy tickets did that out of “low demand”?

This isn’t delusion. It’s exhaustion.
And while Singapore gets to host, the rest of Asia is left scrambling, spending thousands just to access a show on their own continent. This isn't about entitlement — it's about fairness.

Oh for real, it's exhausting to read complaints like yours that ascribe too much meaning and mal intent out of what could actually just be pure logistical practicality for Gaga's team.

There was literally 1 stop in North/Central America, 1 stop in South America, and 1 stop in Asia for this show.

Again, I would feel more disappointed in her when she goes on the actual tour and skip Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Jakarta... as they seem to be her biggest supporters. But even then, I wouldn't go to the lengths of assuming she means to gatekeep music or whatever.

[Chouchou 394]

4 minutes ago, lilboyblue said:

Oh for real, it's exhausting to read complaints like yours that ascribe too much meaning and mal intent out of what could actually just be pure logistical practicality for Gaga's team.

There was literally 1 stop in North/Central America, 1 stop in South America, and 1 stop in Asia for this show.

Again, I would feel more disappointed in her when she goes on the actual tour and skip Taiwan, Philippines, Thailand, Jakarta... as they seem to be her biggest supporters. But even then, I wouldn't go to the lengths of assuming she means to gatekeep music or whatever.

Let’s be clear: This is not about blaming Gaga — it’s about questioning the exclusive system that keeps repeating in Asia.

With The Mayhem Ball Tour already announced and no other Asian dates in 2025, Singapore is the only stop on the continent this year. For millions of fans across Asia, this isn’t just “one show” — it’s their only opportunity to see her live in 2025, even if this isn’t the full extent of the era.

We’re not criticizing the artist. We’re pointing at a pattern:
A monopoly-style model where one country locks in exclusivity while the rest of the region is left out — again.

This model isn’t new. We saw similar patterns before, and it’s becoming normalized.
We believe music — especially pop music — should be about connection, access, and equality, not regional gatekeeping based on economic deals or logistical shortcuts.

We’re speaking up not to complain, but to protect the future of fair touring in Asia.
Because once exclusivity becomes the standard, the diversity and reach of music suffer — and so do the fans who’ve been loyal from the start.

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it's a mini promo tour, not a major worldwide tour... she skipped multiple continents for this one

[casualmonster 35]

I think the point that OP is trying to make is that the exclusive deal with Taylor and Gaga may set a precedent whereby other artists and their management teams will start to do the same, cutting costs and maximizing profits. This comes at the expense of other fans across Asia. In this case, it is a potential and legit cause of concern. But is there really anything that we can do about it though?

I think its just a Singapore/Japan problem because we're just more expensive. If the shows were held somewhere else, I think it probably isn't as bad as it's less costly. Factoring in cost of living, currency rates etc. Also, regarding the promo tours, I suspect it might have been rollovers from the Chromatica Ball. I think i vaguely remembered there were alleged rumours of her bringing the shows to Mexico and SG. I may be wrong.

2 hours ago, Chouchou said:

Let’s be clear: This is not about blaming Gaga — it’s about questioning the exclusive system that keeps repeating in Asia.

With The Mayhem Ball Tour already announced and no other Asian dates in 2025, Singapore is the only stop on the continent this year. For millions of fans across Asia, this isn’t just “one show” — it’s their only opportunity to see her live in 2025, even if this isn’t the full extent of the era.

We’re not criticizing the artist. We’re pointing at a pattern:
A monopoly-style model where one country locks in exclusivity while the rest of the region is left out — again.

This model isn’t new. We saw similar patterns before, and it’s becoming normalized.
We believe music — especially pop music — should be about connection, access, and equality, not regional gatekeeping based on economic deals or logistical shortcuts.

We’re speaking up not to complain, but to protect the future of fair touring in Asia.
Because once exclusivity becomes the standard, the diversity and reach of music suffer — and so do the fans who’ve been loyal from the start.

To be fair, you did open the opinion piece with an address to Gaga and her team so...  

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Music is free!

[lilboyblue 4,944]

3 hours ago, Chouchou said:

Let’s be clear: This is not about blaming Gaga — it’s about questioning the exclusive system that keeps repeating in Asia.

With The Mayhem Ball Tour already announced and no other Asian dates in 2025, Singapore is the only stop on the continent this year. For millions of fans across Asia, this isn’t just “one show” — it’s their only opportunity to see her live in 2025, even if this isn’t the full extent of the era.

We’re not criticizing the artist. We’re pointing at a pattern:
A monopoly-style model where one country locks in exclusivity while the rest of the region is left out — again.

This model isn’t new. We saw similar patterns before, and it’s becoming normalized.
We believe music — especially pop music — should be about connection, access, and equality, not regional gatekeeping based on economic deals or logistical shortcuts.

We’re speaking up not to complain, but to protect the future of fair touring in Asia.
Because once exclusivity becomes the standard, the diversity and reach of music suffer — and so do the fans who’ve been loyal from the start.

To make an example though of Gaga's show is a bit inaccurate.

SG government clarified already that there was no exclusivity deal extended to Gaga. Which means this was likely a decision made by Gaga's team. As we know, she's done only a single stop per continent, and they probably chose Singapore because it is the most accessible hub for Southeast Asians and East Asians where a lot of her fans are—Singapore is visa-free for all of Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Japan, China, Hong Kong, etc.

So it's not a matter of making the show exclusive. I would argue that this is actually the most accessible her team could have made it knowing they only have time and energy for ONE STOP at this point in time.

Now, I do acknowledge that since The Eras Tour, this has become a sore issue for many fans—and I agree with you in hoping this doesn't become a trend—but Taylor's context is way different than Gaga's, and I think that should not be forgotten.

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^ Having said that, if next year she decides to tour this way again and pulls this mini-residency sh*te, I promise to come back to this thread and protest with you.

 

[Chouchou 394]

6 hours ago, lilboyblue said:

^ Having said that, if next year she decides to tour this way again and pulls this mini-residency sh*te, I promise to come back to this thread and protest with you.

 

Thank you for your kindness. Honestly, the way Live Nation promoted these concerts has made a lot of us feel disheartened. Here's the link if you'd like to see for yourself:
👉 Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AQtHDUvxr/

We were told this would be the only stop in Asia, so millions of fans had to fight for their only chance to see her this year. We truly hope that 2026 will be different. We’re not asking for special treatment — we just want to be treated equally. We're tired of being left behind.

Edited Tuesday at 02:43 PM by Chouchou

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5 hours ago, casualmonster said:

To be fair, you did open the opinion piece with an address to Gaga and her team so...  

Yeah, this is why this whole thread is a sh*t show lmao

Even the title, "Gaga, don't let music become exclusive" before spending a few pages saying "it's not about Gaga, it's about Singapore gatekeeping artists with unfair contracts and touring companies not investing in touring other places in Asia".

With some rewording this could be a legit interesting topic but of course it's just seen as silly  

But the whole "it's about equality" while talking about...concerts? Which are like the height of privilege  pretty much everyone who's attending the Mayhem Ball will be travelling, paying for hotels, and have fought/will fight for tickets that are insanely in demand.

Anyway, if she's doing a full Asian leg of the tour, she's absolutely doing Japan and the other usual stops

[GagaGame 3,524]

9 hours ago, Chouchou said:

People keep saying ‘this is just a promo tour’ as if that excuses the exclusivity. But let’s not forget: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour — a major world tour — also went exclusively to Singapore for the entire SEA region last year. It wasn't just about ‘promo’. It was a precedent. A pattern.

How many times do we have to repeat this to you? 

A Promo Tour is a VERY SHORT tour just to get people talking. Have we seen the excluded continents/countries from this promo tour complain? No right? Then why is it bothering you so much that she didn't go to another Asian country this year, when we have rumors about more dates for 2026, dates that could include other Asian countries?

And as for the Taylor thing, someone already has told you that Gaga did NOT sign an exclusivity contract like Taylor. Why are you bringing it again and again when it's a fact that this is different?

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Honestly, if anything, Asia has had more chances of seeing Gaga than us here in Latin America since The Born This Way Ball. Anyway, anyone going to the NYC show on Sept. 6th 

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[Chouchou 394]

2 hours ago, GagaGame said:

How many times do we have to repeat this to you? 

A Promo Tour is a VERY SHORT tour just to get people talking. Have we seen the excluded continents/countries from this promo tour complain? No right? Then why is it bothering you so much that she didn't go to another Asian country this year, when we have rumors about more dates for 2026, dates that could include other Asian countries?

And as for the Taylor thing, someone already has told you that Gaga did NOT sign an exclusivity contract like Taylor. Why are you bringing it again and again when it's a fact that this is different?

I understand it’s a promo tour, and I’ve never claimed it should cover every country. My concern is specific and measured:

When one single country gets all the attention in a continent as large and culturally diverse as Asia, and when the official promotion clearly says “this is the only stop in Asia”, it’s not wrong — or entitled — for fans from other countries to feel disappointed or overlooked.

 Here's the link if you'd like to see for yourself:
👉 Facebook post: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AQtHDUvxr/

Yes, other continents were skipped. But let’s be honest — none had one country serve as the single stop for the entire region, expected to absorb all regional demand.

That is the critical difference.

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About the Taylor comparison:

I bring it up not to suggest that Gaga signed the same exclusivity deal — but to point out that we’ve already seen a precedent for exclusivity in Southeast Asia, whether formalized or not.

Even if Gaga’s case isn’t labeled “exclusive,” the result this year is effectively the same — Singapore is the only country where fans can see her live in all of Asia in 2025.

This is what worries us. It creates a de facto exclusivity, and fans across the region are afraid it might become a systemic trend.

And while the Singapore government claims no direct subsidy this time, it’s important to understand that the deal was brokered through Kallang Alive Sport Management — a company established by the government to manage the Sports Hub.

So even if it’s not public funding, it’s government-linked infrastructure and influence shaping the outcome.

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We’re not blaming Gaga.

We’re raising concerns about how the system — commercial, political, and logistical — is creating inequity in access, and how artists might unintentionally get caught in that.

What we want is simple: For future tours to be more regionally inclusive, and for the voices of all fans — not just those in one city — to be heard.

Edited Tuesday at 02:43 PM by Chouchou