Since I've reviewed Gaga a few times on my blog, I'm not going to go into any major details on the show, but she did change up her show since the last time I saw her in Ottawa in 2009. The Monster Ball was revamped into a brand new show; new setlist, new set, new, well, everything. It was set up as a completely different tour, so Ottawa residents who saw her in 2009 were in for a new treat and definitely got their money's worth with the new "revamp".
The moral of her show was the same of self-love, equality, liberation, and accepting who you are. Although at times what Gaga says becomes redundant and sometimes scripted (some of the lines she says have been used in every show), it definitely comes across as genuine. Each night, Gaga attempts to bond with the audience and in her own words, "liberate them". Gaga doesn't attempt, she succeeds. By the end of the show, I don't think there was anyone left disappointed and if there were any skeptics going into the show, I'm sure they were freshly converted "monsters". The themes of the Monster Ball fit in perfectly with the title of her new single and album, Born This Way, which makes you think of the clever cross-promotion involved with everything Gaga does. There were a lot of name drops of the album throughout the night and the show ended with an encore performance that consisted of the freshly released track.
Her voice was amazing as usual and one thing that is very commendable of Gaga is having such heavy choreography, stunning sets, visuals, and theatrics, and singing live. Although any talented musician should be able to accomplish all that, the industry is in a place right now where not all "artists" can say they have that feat. At one point during the show, Gaga's mic screwed up and she made it a point to say, "At least you know I'm not f**king lip-synching". Mid-way during the show, she called a fan before the appropriately placed song, Telephone, and told them she would meet them after the show for a drink and meet and greet. It was a random draw that she won before the show. Gaga attempted to speak French to the fan who's native language was, well, French but that was short lasted when the fan said it was easier if she spoke to Gaga in English. Ha. Nearing the end of the show, some fan threw a t-shirt on stage that read "capital city Gaga" and Gaga picked up the shirt and flashed it to the whole audience thanking the fan for the shirt and stating how Canada was the first place she ever became #1. During the finale of her show, before the encore, she danced with the Canadian flag around her and showed Canada some more love. It was nice to see all the fan interaction she did in such a large arena. Despite being filled with thousands of people, Gaga was able to make it feel intimate for every attendee there.
Lady Gaga has really evolved as a performer. I remember when I first saw her in a, what used to be, school auditorium. This was back in 2009. In the span of 2 years, she went from playing to hundreds to thousands. As she has grown, so has her fan base and it is evident through her performances why she has gotten this big. Forget any reports you read in the tabloids or magazines, if you want to see a glimpse of Gaga and what all the hype is surrounding her, check her out on tour; all your questions will be answered.
Make sure to watch me on New.Music.Live on MuchMusic at 5PM EST today as I will be doing a short review live on television tonight!
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