Lady Gaga live at Perth Arena
Legendary songstress and fashion icon Lady Gaga certainly knows how to throw a party – and her ‘Little Monsters’ know how to appreciate one.
The New-York born star kicked off the Australian leg of her ArtRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball Tour at Perth Arena last night.
Emerging from underneath the mammoth stage dressed in a glittering golden leotard fit with wings, Lady Gaga opened the show with Artpop, the title track of her album as giant balloons and confetti flooded the arena.
Executing her authority, Gaga commanded her Little Monsters to stand for what she went on to describe as ‘her rave party’, because sitting down would be a waste of ‘hard-earned money’.
“You look beautiful tonight” she screamed to the audience before giving a nod to the Australian leg of her tour by launching into an “Aussie! Aussie! Aussie!” chant – something that the crowd continued to lap up.
Gaga then departed the stage for what would be one of many extravagant costume changes.
Returning wearing a seashell bikini top and a tiny pair of silver briefs, she spoke highly of the diversity within her crowd:
“I can see here tonight there are all kinds of people – there are gay people here, there are straight people here- but most importantly, the types of people in this room do not matter because we are all equal,” she chanted.
She then went on to belt out Manicure, before launching into a medley of three of her biggest hits – Just Dance, Poker Face and Telephone.
Time for another costume change – this time giant tentacles encompassed the singer as she performed a goose bump-encouraging performance of Do What U Want followed by a tender acoustic version of Dope, where Lady Gaga sat behind her piano and talked about providing support to those who suffer with “addictions or mental stresses”.
She then went on to dedicate the song to those who had lost their lives to AIDS, before pointing out rock band Queen and singer Adam Lambert who were in the audience.
As the band was given a standing ovation by the entire arena, Gaga paid tribute to Freddie Mercury, who she said she could feel with her too, before performing a pitch-perfect version of Born This Way.
Another costume change and this time we saw Gaga return to the stage in black patent leather for crowd favourites Judas and Aura before stopping the show to read a letter from one of her biggest fans who she then invited back-stage.
It was then on to yet another crowd favourite – Alejandro, before she swiftly moved upstage and ripped off her wig.
A pair of helpers then stripped her down, before dressing her in what was possibly the most outrageous outfit of the night – a neon fabric and clear plastic outfit fit together with a giant multi-coloured pig-tail wig and over-sized legwarmers, as she belted out one of her earlier hits, Bad Romance.
It was then time for the Little Monster to ‘put their paws up’ and applaud Gaga as she strutted around the stage with her show-stopping performances of Applause and Swine.
Returning for the highly anticipated encore, Lady Gaga returned to the stage dressed in an elegant white ensemble as she performed Gypsy whilst thanking fans for their ongoing support and love for art and music.
Lady Gaga will take her tour right across Australia, with performances in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane still to come.
Set List
Artpop
G.U.Y
Donatella
Venus
Manicure
Just Dance
Poker Face
Telephone
Partynauseous
Paparazzi
Do What You Want
Dope
Born This Way
Edge of Glory
Judas
Aura
Sexxx Dreams
Alejandro
Ratchet
Bad Romance
Applause
Swine
Gypsy
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