When we were forwarded the latest “good” Gagamania email below , we went, “Enough’s enough.”
A supposedly top-line international artist like Lady Gaga going from one sold-out show in Hong Kong to two, then three and now FOUR???
Oh, come on, please!
Any big International artist on tour has every minute of every second of every day planned way in advance.
Someone like Gaga is not going to “suddenly” find three EXTRA days in her schedule- least of all to perform in little Hong Kong.
It’s now become tiresome and the original “punch line” has been beaten to a pulp.
One more show in Hong Kong- bringing the grand total to FOUR? Eh. Who cares?
The only people who have REALLY benefitted from all this are the original ticket scalpers who bought and sold those early tickets.
And don’t all those knobs who paid extra for their tickets to that first show now feel cheated?
This smells like promotional manipulation at its lowest level.
Ever since Lady Madonna’s comeback this year, the announcement of a World Tour which doesn’t include Asia and following her new recording deal with the same label as Gaga, the latter has seen her popularity wane, her “Little Monsters” shrink and support from Universal Music not exactly there. Their efforts seem to be all about hyping The Wrinkly One.
Gaga and her meat dress, her outrageousness have suddenly gone quiet. Except in Hong Kong. And how big a music market is Hong Kong?
Even before the comeback of The Material Granny, Gaga’s records have been flopping- starting with the gawdawful “Judas.”
Also, remember all that hype about her being “Creative Director” of Polaroid?
And now what? And how long did interest in that piece of hype last?
We reckon that Gaga’s Management and the promoters of this tour- Live Nation- have sucker-punched a gullible Hong Kong and created a demand for supply that one normally would not think twice about. Certainly not think four times about.
Lady Gaga The Born This Way Ball – 4th and final show in Hong Kong HK CLUBBING
Wednesday, 07 March 2012 17:28
Articles- Entertainment
Following three sold out shows in Hong Kong, The Lady Gaga Born This Way Ball has confirmed a fourth and FINAL show at Hong Kong’s AsiaWorld-Arena on May 7th. Tickets for The Born This Way Ball, May 7th at AsiaWorld-Arena go on sale beginning Friday March 9th, 10am at HK Ticketing website (www.hkticketing.com) and Ticket Purchase Hotline at (852) 31.288.288 ONLY.
IMPORTANT PLEASE NOTE: Due to unprecedented demand, tickets for the 4th and final Hong Kong performance will be available through on-line and telephone orders only. TICKETS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT ANY HK TICKETING VENUE BOX OFFICES OR TOM LEE MUSIC STORES. Maximum number of tickets per transaction will now be 4. Ticket prices: HK$480, HK$780, HK$1280, HK$1580.
LADY GAGA THE BORN THIS WAY BALL 2012 Tour Itinerary April 27 Seoul, South Korea Olympic Stadium On sale now May 2 Hong Kong AsiaWorld-Arena SOLD OUT May 3 Hong Kong AsiaWorld-Arena SOLD OUT May 5 Hong Kong AsiaWorld-Arena SOLD OUT May 7 Hong Kong AsiaWorld-Arena On sale Mar 9 May 10 Tokyo, Japan Saitama Super Arena On sale Mar 11 May 25 Bangkok, Thailand Rajamangala National Stadium On sale Mar 17 May 28 Singapore Indoor Stadium SOLD OUT May 29 Singapore Indoor Stadium SOLD OUT Jun 3 Jakarta, Indonesia Gelora Bung Karno Stadium On sale Mar 10 Jun 7 Auckland, New Zealand Vector Arena SOLD OUT Jun 8 Auckland, New Zealand Vector Arena SOLD OUT Jun 10 Auckland, New Zealand Vector Arena SOLD OUT Jun 13 Brisbane, Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre SOLD OUT Jun 14 Brisbane, Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre SOLD OUT Jun 16 Brisbane, Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre On sale now Jun 20 Sydney, Australia Allphones Arena Limited Tickets Jun 21 Sydney, Australia Allphones Arena Limited Tickets Jun 23 Sydney, Australia Allphones Arena Limited Tickets Jun 24 Sydney, Australia Allphones Arena On sale now Jun 27 Melbourne, Australia Rod Laver Arena SOLD OUT Jun 28 Melbourne, Australia Rod Laver Arena SOLD OUT Jun 30 Melbourne, Australia Rod Laver Arena SOLD OUT Jul 1 Melbourne, Australia Rod Laver Arena SOLD OUT Jul 7 Perth, Australia Burswood Dome On sale now Jul 8 Perth, Australia Burswood Dome On sale now
Itinerary subject to change. More dates to be announced!
For complete tour and ticket information, visit: www.ladygaga.com and www.livenation.com.
(Information provided by the organiser and image by Nick Knight)
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