Essential Gaga performances/shows

[PartySick 161,775]

Hi

So, miss Gaga postponed my Mayhem Ball show (goddamn Miami, every time) but it ended up being a bit of a blessing in disguise. The guy I took/am taking has a friend that was incredibly jealous 'cause she's a huge Gaga stan, which I only found out after hanging out with her months after I already bought our tickets. Well, I'm gonna surprise her with her very own VIP Mayhem Ball ticket when we go to Halloween Horror Nights this Wednesday and she's gonna probably die on the spot  

N-T-way, since the show is still 153 days away and counting, said guy and I wanna have "Gaga Nights" leading up to it where we make Gaga themed snacks, have some drinks, play her songs on our various instruments, and watch her shows through the years. Kinda breaking them up into the eras. Just curious what performances or full shows you all think are essential and MUST be seen  

Here's my short list so far, nowhere near complete. The tours are a given but I need things to fill the holes

The Fame Ball (Glastonbury)
The Monster Ball
2011 iHeart Radio Festival
The Born This Way Ball
Swinefest
The ArtRave (album drop party)
SXSW
artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball
The Dive Bar Tour
The Joanne World Tour
Enigma
The Chromatica Ball
Copacabana: Mayhem on the Beach

[HeAteMyh3art 1,589]

3 minutes ago, PartySick said:

Enigma

[River 118,456]

show her the performance in IKEA's parking lot first, how from 2 dancers and a cheap backdrop, she's now bringing an opera house.

[PartySick 161,775]

3 minutes ago, HeAteMyh3art said:

That show is iconic, idc idc  

She's so silly half the time where it's clear she's having a great time and then there are bits like Scheiße / Judas / Government Hooker that are straight up bad ass

[PartySick 161,775]

1 minute ago, River said:

show her the performance in IKEA's parking lot first, how from 2 dancers and a cheap backdrop, she's now bringing an opera house.

The fact that at least one of the dancers is the same  

I don't really need to introduce her to Gaga, she's a stan already, but it would be cute to start way back in the baby Gaga years

[Gagaism 12,092]

Muppets Spectacular

Jingle Bell Ball

Sukkiri 

SMAPxSMAP

Sound of Music

Paparazzi VMAs

JD at Miss Universe 

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[Nessun Dorma 8,344]

This is such a great idea! I would add: 

1. Coachella (from 2017, since the 2025 show is the same Copacabana show and Copa should definitely be on the list); 

2. Gaga’s Grammy performance with Metallica; 

3. Gaga’s performance of Hold My Hand at the Oscars;

4. Happy Mistake on Jimmy Kimmel;

5. Vanish Into You on Stephen Colbert; 

6. Abracadabra on Howard Stern.

 

[PartySick 161,775]

1 minute ago, Nessun Dorma said:

This is such a great idea! I would add: 

1. Coachella (from 2017, since the 2025 show is the same Copacabana show and Copa should definitely be on the list); 

2. Gaga’s Grammy performance with Metallica; 

3. Gaga’s performance of Hold My Hand at the Oscars;

4. Happy Mistake on Jimmy Kimmel;

5. Vanish Into You on Stephen Colbert; 

6. Abracadabra on Howard Stern.

 

Absolutely was already planning on adding these  

Especially Coachella 2017 'cause that's the last time we got Teeth

[niccolo 30]

It seems like you’re looking for longer length shows, so I’d add the Monster Hall show from Sydney! And maybe both Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball shows

[dynamite 60,691]

I love the BBC Radio 2 UK one in 2011 where she performed TEOG for the first time (?)

[PartySick 161,775]

17 minutes ago, niccolo said:

It seems like you’re looking for longer length shows, so I’d add the Monster Hall show from Sydney! And maybe both Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball shows

Longer shows are good but a few performances coupled together would be cool too as long as they're in the same era  

Like Abracadabra and Killah on SNL, Abracadabra on Howard Stern, Vanish Into You on Colbert, and The Dead Dance at the VMAs would all be great together  

Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't the first Jingle Bell Ball basically the Monster Ball?  the one from the ARTPOP era for sure though, especially if we do ARTPOP in December  

5 minutes ago, dynamite said:

I love the BBC Radio 2 UK one in 2011 where she performed TEOG for the first time (?)

Snatched  

Also added the SMAP performance of TEOG, Y&I, and BTW which showed up in the recommended and I've never actually seen it before