The first European leg of The Monster Ball Tour kicked off yesterday (February 18) in Manchester, UK at The MEN Arena. The new leg of the tour is completely different from the first leg in the U.S.A., including the setlist, where some songs were removed and some others were added and also other songs changed places in the setlist (check the setlist below), the stage and the concept of the new montrer is also completely different.
According to BBC, GaGa changed costumes 15 times during the 18 songs long show. Telephone was added to the setlist (it wasn’t in the U.S. leg), Moving plataforms and burning pianos also made part of the show, the final songs of the montrer were the same as in the U.S. leg: Poker Face, Paparazzi and Bad Romance.
The setlist:
Act 1: City
- Dance In The Dark
- Glitter and Grease (unreleased track)
- Just Dance
- Beautiful Dirty Rich
- Vanity (Unreleased track)
- The Fame
Act 2: Subway
- Lovegame
- Boys Boys Boys
- Money Honey
- Telephone
- Brown Eyes
- Speechless
- So Happy I Could Die
Act 3: Forest
- Monster
- Teeth
- Alejandro
- Poker Face (Accoustic)
- Poker Face
Act 4: Monster Ball
- Paparazzi
- Bad Romance
Songs removed from setlist (comparing to first leg in U.S.A.):
- Paper Gangsta
- Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)
- Fashion
Songs Added to the setlist (comparing to first leg in U.S.A.):
- Glitter and Grease
- Vanity
- Telephone
- Brown Eyes
According to BBC, GaGa changed costumes 15 times during the 18 songs long show. Telephone was added to the setlist (it wasn’t in the U.S. leg), Moving plataforms and burning pianos also made part of the show, the final songs of the montrer were the same as in the U.S. leg: Poker Face, Paparazzi and Bad Romance.
The setlist:
Act 1: City
- Dance In The Dark
- Glitter and Grease (unreleased track)
- Just Dance
- Beautiful Dirty Rich
- Vanity (Unreleased track)
- The Fame
Act 2: Subway
- Lovegame
- Boys Boys Boys
- Money Honey
- Telephone
- Brown Eyes
- Speechless
- So Happy I Could Die
Act 3: Forest
- Monster
- Teeth
- Alejandro
- Poker Face (Accoustic)
- Poker Face
Act 4: Monster Ball
- Paparazzi
- Bad Romance
Songs removed from setlist (comparing to first leg in U.S.A.):
- Paper Gangsta
- Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)
- Fashion
Songs Added to the setlist (comparing to first leg in U.S.A.):
- Glitter and Grease
- Vanity
- Telephone
- Brown Eyes
The 'Poker Face' hitmaker is a dit to have grown increasingly close to her style collaborator Matthew Williams in récent months, whom she previously romanced for over a year, In Touch magazine reported.
"Matthew and Gaga have been dating for months. They were together on and off for plus than a year, but called it off when mixing work and l’amour became too difficult," a source said.
After the 23-year-old singer and Williams drifted apart she romanced an entrepreneur named Speedy, while he started a new relationship and became a father.
However, both romances fizzled out and the former couple have now rekindled their l’amour after growing close on the star's 'Monster Ball' tour.
"They spend all their time together, and travel everywhere, so it was bound to happen. Speedy dumped her, and Matthew left his girlfriend for Gaga," the source added.
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So here I am, as we Irish would say, chancing my arm, hoping that par some remote chance that my Lady Gaga may come across this. I l’amour the idea of her discovering Clifford T. Ward, listening to his musique and thinking ''WOW!'
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Seán Shields