Wednesday April 7th 2010
Sydney Entertainment Centre
Lady Gaga's Monster Ball Tour Live in Concert
I hesitated for so long to buy tickets to Lady Gaga's Monster Ball tour of Australia. I waited so long, that I actually missed out on tickets.
Friends went to her other Sydney shows and raved about her crazy antics, brilliant costumes and surprisingly great live vocals.
I have been a fan of Gaga since Day 1 of her career and don't take her songs too seriously.
Since all of her shows had sold out and after rave reviews, I decided to hop onto ebay and see what the going rate was for tickets. I can't believe people make a LIVING from scalping tickets. Before moving to Singapore when I worked for inthemix, we wrote an article in 2006 for our annual magazine about the life of a full time scalper. We were astonished to hear of his profits and little secrets he did to buy the best tickets.
I refused to pay the inflated prices for terrible seats and left it at that. Well no, I whined all the way home from our Easter holiday saying how upset I was that I missed out on tickets. I called Ticketmaster at 5pm on the day of the concert and asked if they had any tickets. Well low and behold, they had just released some single seats in the side view section for $89. $89!! In Row A as well. Even better... The scalpers wanted $200 for REAR VIEW seats! Since it was so last minute, I decided to go on my own. And I don't regret it. James and Abigail dropped me off at the concert, I felt like a teenager all over again.
She was brilliant. Not the best vocals in the world, but still great live. Her costumes were amazing. Her dancers were average. Her stage set-up was extravagant and crude. She simulated masturbation to the crowd during at least 2 songs and talked about homosexuality, sex, politics and money. I cringed for the parents who had brought their 8 yr old daughters to the show. I'm sure those girls asked lots of questions on the car ride home!
From the crowd's reaction, I predict most fans were new as they didn't seem to know music from her 1st album. Bad Romance, Telephone, Poker Face, Speechless, Just Dance and Love Game were the favourites.
Would I see her again? Possibly. Another stellar album with original pop music would seal the deal. Has Gaga sold out? Yes, a little. I want to see more of her walking around in London, carrying a purple tea cup.
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