Los Angeles, CA
11 August 2010
8:00PM-11:40PM
After months of excitement and anticipation, the Monster Ball Tour 2010 is now a part of my fondest memories. We have been planning everything from the hair to the clothes and the stuff we're gonna bring to the concert. I have spent hours putting studs on a leather glove and on a pair of epaulettes. I was in my creative peak when I'm making stuff for the concert. We even stopped listening to her songs just to preserve the excitement and build up the thrill of hearing her once again.
The concert was a mixture of music, drama, liberation, love, dance and a connection of souls. The venue was filled with love and happiness. Her "little monsters" were there to extend their love and appreciation for all the passion and commitment she puts into her craft. She is not just a singer/songwriter. Lady Gaga is a creative visionary, a soul that is able to establish connections between strangers and put them in a trance of music, love and freedom. She is a liberator, a performer, an artist, and a showwoman. She knows when to let her "little monsters" have it. She is a fierce character. She is the true manifesto of pop culture.
We were dropped off near the Staples Center at 3:00 in the afternoon. We walked around and saw a lot of little monsters walking around and falling in line, waiting to witness Lady Gaga's magic. People are taking pictures with random people because of what they wear and you can feel the intense joy of being there. When we got in, the venue seemed to be "empty" and there was this lady dancing around the stage to this music that we've never heard of. She's been there for 40 minutes, jumping around, doing splits and rocking her body. After her performance, she was introduced as Lady Starlight. I wish they introduced her properly in the beginning because people were clueless about who she is or what she was doing. She is a friend of Lady Gaga, and a co-performer. After her came the Semi Precious Weapons. They were all about "the real rock and roll". The music was interesting. They performed with Gaga since 2006 when nobody knew who she was. They said that their first gig together was in a bar with 12 people in the audience and "they felt like fucking superstars" They were there to get us "wet and excited" for Gaga.
After a 15 minute set change, the lights turned off and a grid was projected on a white screen fabric. Neon lights followed and a silhouette of Gaga in an exuberant costume. She was performing "Dance in the Dark." Throughout her concert, she thanked every one of her little monsters for the love and support. She said she was just a strange girl from a not so strange town and that if she was not there performing for her little monsters, she would be in New York performing in a small bar. Her outfits were the best, and some were very memorable. The living dress, the square hair dress, the red leather cloak, the crystal dress, the studded lingerie and her combustible bra. It was all in one event. She said things about liberation, her opinions in gay marriage and love and she sang "Boys, Boys, Boys". She sang this for her "little gay kids" In the middle of the set, she went to the front stage, dressed in a black leather cloak, she called a random cellphone number that she got from a raffle. She was calling a fan from the audience from a cellphone to ask them to bring his friend and go watch the rest of the show front-row and "get a kiss after the show". She sang "Telephone" and all her other hits. She thanked everybody again for buying tickets.
The concert was a blast. It was touching and rejuvenating. If you ever get the chance to see her perform, do so.
Pictures will be available soon on my Facebook account.
Her Concert Setlist is listed below:
1. "Dance in the Dark"
2. "Glitter and Grease"
3. "Just Dance"
4. "Beautiful, Dirty, Rich"
5. "Vanity"
6. "The Fame"
7. "LoveGame"
8. "Boys Boys Boys"
9. "Money Honey"
11. "Speechless"
12. "You and I"
13. "So Happy I Could Die"
14. "Monster"
15. "Teeth"
16. "Alejandro"
17. "Poker Face"
18. "Paparazzi"
19. "Bad Romance"
My mind is still in a surreal condition. My thoughts are still mixed up.
I <3 GAGA
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