INTERNATIONAL POP SUPERSTAR LADY GAGA ANNOUNCES 2010 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

Virgin Mobile Presents

THE MONSTER BALL TOUR

STARRING LADY GAGA


Tickets Go On Sale Beginning March 19th at LiveNation.com



LOS ANGELES - March 15, 2010 - Lady Gaga, one of the most exciting and innovative new artists in recent history, has announced her highly anticipated return to North America on the heels of her sold-out European tour. The 2010 North American leg of The Monster Ball Tour, presented by Virgin Mobile, will begin on June 28th at Montreal’s Bell Centre, taking her spectacular show to 31 top arenas and a host of new cities in the U.S. and Canada throughout the summer and fall.



In keeping with Lady Gaga’s flair for the theatrical, as well as her innovative and creative spirit, the second leg of the tour promises to push the limits of the live concert experience, bringing fans a spectacle even more eye-popping than what they experienced during the thrilling first leg of The Monster Ball.



"It's still called Monster Ball, but it's more of a musical and less of a concert,” Lady Gaga said in a February interview with KIIS-FM’s Ryan Seacrest. “It has a New York theme, it's a story, and the story is that me and my friends are in New York and we're going to the Monster Ball, and we get lost."



Critics around the world raved about the first leg of The Monster Ball Tour, which Gaga described as “the first-ever pop-electro opera.” The Sun called it “breathtaking stuff” and “the best live show you will see this year,” while London’s Independent wrote: “Gaga’s got it, which is why, right now, the whole pop world wants to take a ride on her disco stick.” Writing about her show at Radio City Music Hall, the New York Times noted that “her Monster Ball tour always provided something worth a snapshot: a sci-fi tableau, perhaps, or a skimpy, glittery costume. The more her image gets around, the better Lady Gaga does.”



Live Nation Global Touring is the International tour promoter and producer for The Monster Ball under the direction of Arthur Fogel, CEO Global Touring and Chairman - Global Music Live Nation who said: “Lady Gaga has set out to revolutionize pop music and with her new production she continues to do exactly that. We’re thrilled to take The Monster Ball to fans around the world.”



Lady Gaga is touring in support of The Fame Monster, which was released on November 23rd, 2009, by Streamline/Konlive/Cherrytree/Interscope. The album is the follow-up to 2008’s Grammy Award-winning album The Fame, which spawned the No. 1 singles “Just Dance” and “Poker Face.” Combined, The Fame and The Fame Monster have sold 10 million albums worldwide, while Lady Gaga’s five singles, “Just Dance,” “Poker Face,” “Lovegame,” “Paparazzi,” and “Bad Romance,” have sold in excess of 30 million copies total. The video for “Bad Romance” has racked up more than 125 million online views. Lady Gaga recently premiered the video for her new single “Telephone,” featuring Beyoncé, on the E! television network and entertainment website VEVO.



Tickets (general admission floors and reserved seating in the stands) for The Monster Ball go on sale in select markets including New York, Vancouver, Toronto, San Jose, Los Angeles, and Boston beginning March 19th at LiveNation.com.


Virgin Mobile customers will have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, March 16th at 10am local time. “We are excited to take our partnership with Lady Gaga and The Monster Ball Tour to another level,” said Bob Stohrer, VP of Marketing for Virgin Mobile USA. “We'll also build on our partnership around combating youth homelessness and continue to enhance the tour experience for fans and our customers.” For details visit www.virginmobileusa.com.



Citi® cardmembers will also have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, March 16th at 10am local time through Citi's Private Pass® Program. For complete presale details visitwww.citiprivatepass.com.



For complete tour and ticket information, visit: www.ladygaga.com




Virgin Mobile Presents

THE MONSTER BALL TOUR

STARRING LADY GAGA

with special guests



June 28 Montreal, QC Bell Centre On sale TBA

July 01 Boston, MA TD Garden On sale March 22

July 04 Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall On sale TBA

July 06 New York, NY Madison Square Garden On sale March 19

July 11 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre On sale March 19

July 14 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena On sale TBA

July 15 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Fieldhouse On sale TBA

July 17 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center On sale TBA

July 20 Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center On sale TBA

July 22 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center On sale TBA

July 25 Houston, TX Toyota Center On sale TBA

July 28 Denver, CO Pepsi Center On sale TBA

July 31 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center On sale TBA

August 03 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center On sale TBA

August 11 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center On sale March 20

August 13 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand On sale TBA

August 16 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion On sale March 19

August 19 Portland, OR Rose Garden On sale TBA

August 21 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome On sale TBA

August 23 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place On sale March 19

August 26 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place On sale TBA

August 30 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center On sale TBA

Sept. 01 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center On sale TBA

Sept. 04 Detroit, MI The Palace Of Auburn Hills On sale TBA

Sept. 05 Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center On sale TBA

Sept. 07 Washington, DC Verizon Center On sale TBA

Sept. 08 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena On sale TBA

Sept. 14 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center On sale TBA

Sept. 16 Hartford, CT XL Center On sale TBA

Sept. 18 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena On sale TBA

Sept. 19 Raleigh, NC RBC Center On sale TBA

the schedules of these tours that artists go on and the length of those
tours. different legs in america, europe, asia etc etc.

i'm surprised that not more artists have break downs all over the place.
it must be absolutely exhausting.

Shes been touring non stop since late 2008

newpower99 said:

i don't understand how she (and others) keep it up. damn that must
be hard work. brutal.

newpower99 said:

She didn't start The Fame Ball tour until March 2009 and from there, she's been on the road non stop. You have to be totally dedicated to music to tour like that.

Her last show, she seemed so exhausted and even sat down during the performance

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ViintageJunkiie said:

CH! A shitty mess.... Is she sleepin'?

I saw her already but that was back in 08. She was a opening act her tickets are probably hard to get now.

I wonder who the special guests are.

IstenSzek said:

The thing is that people dont realize that artists used to tour alot more then today, 25-30 dates is not a big tour, but today it is because of costs etc... also the OLDER acts of today tour more than the new jacks by almost 5-1, go figure. But take a band like Styx, they have done an average of 75-100 shows the last 4 years, and they are all in their 50's, Rick Springfield has been touring NONSTOP since 2000 and averaging about 75-100 shows sometimes more, his dates have mostly been in the states but he did do some Japan and Australia shows. And as far as going from country to country, no one is doing more "varied" countries than a-ha are doing on their 70+ date world tour, i mean they are hitting America,Russia,Uk,Scotland,Norway,Russia,Germany,South America,Canada,Lithuania,Japan,China, and no one is passing out. The thing is that you have to be geared to tour, u just cant get up and do it one day, and you also cant be on anything (hint hint) and expect to do 50 shows, regardless of how look on the outside, if you are taking something, your insides are hurting and thats what keeps you running, not your looks.

ViintageJunkiie said:

wow she looks exhausted! wonder how she'll present in Sydney...

August 26 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place On sale TBA


I am so going!!!!