The Monster Ball Tour is the ongoing second worldwide concert tour by American recording artist Lady Gaga, in support of her second EP The Fame Monster. Officially announced in October 2009 after an intended joint concert tour with rapper Kanye West was suddenly canceled, The Monster Ball Tour commenced four days after the release of The Fame Monster in November 2009. Rapper Kid Cudi and singer Jason Derülo were the supporting act for the first North American leg of the tour, while Danish band Alphabeat supported the UK stop of the tour. Other opening acts included Semi Precious Weapons, Far East Movement andScissor Sisters. Virgin Mobile USA and Virgin Mobile Canada were the official sponsors of the American and Canadian legs of the tour respectively.
The tour was described by Gaga as “the first-ever pop electro opera” and comprised a set list of songs from The Fame Monster and her debut album The Fame. Revised after only a few months of performing due to Gaga’s concern of the original version being constructed within a very short span of time, the original 2009 version had a stage alike a frame with forced perspectives with everything fitted within it: comparable to that of a hollowed-out television set. Since The Fame Monster dealt with the paranoias Gaga had faced, the main theme of the show became evolution with Gaga portraying her personal growth as the show progressed while elements of the cancelled tour with Kanye West still remained in some parts.
The 2009 shows began with Gaga appearing from behind an electric maze of lights; continued with acoustic piano playing, dancing in costumes made of guns, Egyptian style head gears and fairy-tale Rapunzel style hair. From 2010 and onwards, the revamped shows had a New York theme and portrayed a story set in New York where Gaga and her friends got lost and had to find their way to “the Monster Ball.” The show was divided into five segments; the last labelled the encore. Each segment featured Gaga in a new dress and was followed by a video interlude, portraying Gaga in Gothic and artsy poses, to the next one.
Contemporary critics praised the show; commending Gaga’s singing abilities and sense of style and fashion. They were also impressed by the pompousness and the theatricality of the show, comparing it to the tours of artists like Madonna. At the 2010 Billboard Touring Awards, Gaga won the Breakthrough Performer Award, as well as the Concert Marketing & Promotion Award, the latter being an acknowledgment of her partnership with Virgin Mobile.
Background
Gaga performing “Just Dance” while playing a keytar on the original show.
Initially, hip-hop artist Kanye West and Lady Gaga had plans to launch a joint tour together. “Fame Kills: Starring Lady Gaga and Kanye West”, as the tour was known, was confirmed in September 2009.[1] In the aftermath of the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, West made a public statement that he would take a break from the music industry following the media and public reaction to his outburst during Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech for winning the VMA for Best Female Video. Nevertheless, the complete schedule for Fame Kills was released, with the tour set to begin on November 10, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona.[2] Shortly afterwards, the tour was officially cancelled without any explanation.[3] Gaga addressed the situation at Billboard‘s annual Women in Music luncheon where she cited creative differences as the reason for the tour’s cancellation. In an interview she stated, “[Kanye] is going to take a break, but the good news is, I am not.”[4]
After ensuring the public that she would be embarking on a solo tour in lieu of the defunct Fame Kills tour, Gaga officially announced The Monster Ball Tour on October 15, 2009. The tour had originally been planned to debut in London in early 2010, but ended up kicking off on November 27, 2009 in Montreal.[5][6] Rapper Kid Cudi and singer Jason Derülo were confirmed as the supporting acts for the tour. While Kid Cudi was confirmed to be supporting Gaga from the beginning of the tour, Derülo joined the tour beginning on December 28, 2009.[5][7] The official poster for the tour features Gaga in her signature Versace 676 sunglasses and what she has dubbed “The Orbit”, which she first wore on the October 3, 2009 edition of Saturday Night Live. The contraption was designed by Nasir Mazhar in collaboration with Gaga’s own creative production company, Haus of Gaga.[4][8] The tour’s sponsor of the American leg was Virgin Mobile USA, who introduced the “Free I.P.” program, offering fans who volunteer their time to homeless youth organizations access to free show tickets.[9]
Development
Gaga performing “Alejandro” on the first leg of the tour
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Gaga explained that she wanted to put together an expensive looking, beautiful show which would be affordable by her fans.[6] She explained that the tour is a “pop-electro opera” because the theatrics and the story elements interwoven in the tour are played like an opera. According to her the design of the show is innovative and forward in terms of creativeness. Gaga wanted to change the shape of the stage and designed one with Haus of Gaga that is “essentially a frame with forced perspective, and the frame is put inside the stage.”[6] Gaga explained,
“It’s got kind of a triangular inset, like a diamond, and everywhere we’re playing, the dimensions fit this box that I’m bringing, so it’s this giant box that fits into every show. So no matter where I go, my fans get the same experience. So often you go into theaters and there’s ambient light flying in from all sorts of places, and the audience is in different spots, and the stage is in different shapes and lengths and widths and depths, so this is a way for me to control all the light and all of the different elements of the show.”[6]
The theme of the show is evolution.[10] According to Gaga, the songs on The Fame Monster represents the personal demons that she had faced. Hence while developing the record Gaga spoke about original sin and demons inside human beings. She said, “So we talked about growth, and that led us into this kind of scientific space, and we started talking about evolution and the evolution of humanity and how we begin as one thing, and we become another.”[6] This theme of monsters and evolution is supposed to play a part in the fashion for the tour, which according to Gaga is “another level from where we were with the Fame Ball. […] It’s going to be a truly artistic experience that is going to take the form of the greatest post-apocalyptic house party that you’ve ever been to.” Although Gaga stated that she was inspired by the things her and, Kanye were doing with the Fame Kills tour, she concluded, “…I made a decision based on integrity not to use any of the things that we had designed together.” Later, she agreed that it was “the great lost tour”.[6] Emphasizing further on the theme of evolution, Gaga said:
“I begin as a cell and I grow and change throughout the show, […] And it’s also done in what now is becoming my aesthetic, which is, you know, it’s part pop, part performance art, part fashion installation — so all of those things are present. [..] It’s a story, it’s me battling all my monsters along the way. I’m playing all the music from The Fame, all the music from The Fame Monster. And the stage that I designed with the Haus [of Gaga] is a giant cube that sits. Imagine you were to hollow out a TV and just break the fourth wall on a TV screen. It forces you to look at the center of the TV. It’s my way of saying, ‘My music is art.'”[11]
For the performance of “Paparazzi”, Gaga had collaborated with her Haus of Gaga creative partner Matthew “Matty Dada” Williams. She commented, “I had a different vision for it in the beginning. Dada thought it should be braided, and I said, ‘I never wear my hair braided.’ He said, ‘I know, but it’s so Rapunzel, and it’s something people deeply understand. And when you’re wearing sunglasses on a scaffolding piece with a giant alien dancing behind you, I promise you it’s not going to look like Rapunzel.'”[12]
2010 Revisions
Gaga performing on the revamped 2010 Monster Ball show in Cardiff, Wales.
In December 2009, Gaga revealed that for her 2010 concerts, she planned to cancel the whole concept of the show, and start fresh.[13] She felt that the revamp of the show was needed as the original tour was constructed in a very short span of time.
“It’s kind of funny because, after Kanye and I split up for this tour, I was really unsure if I could get a show together in time for my fans, […] But I didn’t want to disappoint them and not tour over Christmas, and I had a new record coming out, so … what’s exciting about this show is that I was able to put together something that, in truth, I never would have done if I had a longer amount of time. […] [F]or the next version of the Monster Ball, which is going to be in February when I begin in the UK with my arena tour, I’m throwing out the stage. My team thinks I’m completely psychotic. But I don’t fucking care what they think. […] Well, just to give you an idea, the stage is about four times the size of the one we’re on now and conceptually, it’s completely different. One thing that has been lost over the past 10-15 years, in pop music, is the idea of showbiz. And this is definitely going to bring that back”[13]
During an interview with London’s 95.8 Capital FM radio station, Gaga further elaborated on the changes in the show. She said that the show was constructed like a musical theater. It also incorporated a number of contemporary and old musical pieces, some of them being composed specifically for the show itself. A number of surprises were mentioned by her.[14] A new keytar was constructed for the show. Known as ‘Emma’, the keytar was played by her at the 2010 BRIT Awards on February 16, 2010. The instrument was created by Gaga’s production team Haus of Gaga and she said, “We have this new instrument that I brought to the Brits tonight, ‘Emma,’ which is what I was playing on the stage. She’s a hybrid from all these other instruments, which is quite funny to deal with.”[14] During an interview on KISS-FM with Ryan Seacrest, on his showOn Air with Ryan Seacrest, Gaga explained: “It’s still called Monster Ball, but it’s more of a musical and less of a concert. It has a New York theme, it’s a story, and the story is that me and my friends are in New York and we’re going to the Monster Ball, and we get lost.”[14]
Concert synopsis
Gaga performs “Speechless” during the piano segment of The Monster Ball Tour
The original show begins with Gaga appearing behind a giant, green, laser lit video screen featuring scrim lights, in a futuristic silver jewelled jumpsuit with bulbs on it,[15] with matching eye makeup and mask, singing the song “Dance in the Dark” from The Fame Monster, while dancers dressed in white balaclavas and white jumpsuits moved around her.[16][17] The scrim resembled an electric math grid which was lifted during the performance.[18] After the song she strapped on a portable silver jewelled keyboard and started performing “Just Dance” while inside a white cube from which she emerged from the top, and the video screen came up. She was raised on a platform with a keytar over her shoulder as eight dancers in white bodysuits locked into step below her.[16][17] This was followed by a brief video intermission and Gaga returned with an elaborate off-white costume that resembled an alien ecto-skeleton. She started performing “LoveGame” which ended with Gaga pointing towards her groin.[16][17] A digital background of flames was featured with the dancers wearing skeletal headgear.[19] As she got out of her ecto-skeleton outfit, she stripped down to a silver bodysuit for another The Fame Monster song, “Alejandro”, which saw her being carried by her crotch by one of her male dancers and lowered onto another male dancer.[16]
Gaga performing “Boys Boys Boys” on the first leg of the tour.
The section was followed by a video interlude featuring snarling dogs and brooding ravens.[20] The performance of “Monster” began with Gaga emerging in a black feathered jacket and performing dance moves reminiscent of Michael Jackson. The backdrop featured a black bird’s wings.[18] It continued with two songs from The Fame Monster: “So Happy I Could Die” and “Teeth”, where she removed the feathered dress. She then started performing the song “Speechless” and continued at the piano with the acoustic version of “Poker Face“; she played the piano while balancing on her piano stool and holding one leg up in the air.[16] Rapper Kid Cudi joined her then to perform his song “Make Her Say” which contains a sample of “Poker Face”. This segment was followed by the performance of “Fashion” and “The Fame”, during these performances Gaga wore a gold Egyptian styled crown and matching body suit.[16] The dress was compared to the garment of a viking.[21] Gaga crawled atop her piano during the follow-up songs “The Fame” and “Money Honey”.[17] Upholstered in black vinyl and nearly nude in a red patent leather bikini, she followed “Money Honey” with “Boys Boys Boys,” backed by a squadron of skinny, shirtless, snake-hipped leather boys.[22] Bondage inspired black leather dress with guns hanging from it and a hat made of muzzles,[23] were worn during “Poker Face” and Gaga pumped her hands in the air while performing the song.[17] This was followed by Gaga sitting on a dentist’s chair and spreading her legs during “Paper Gangsta”.[16] Another video interlude followed displaying arty poses of Gaga in gothic looks.[18]
She returned on the stage while wearing multiple donned braided extensions for “Paparazzi“. Gaga was perched atop a railing and from each of her braids, a dancer was attached on the stage. A backdrop of stars were shown during the performance.[12] The performance ended with Gaga faking her death. This was followed by “Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)” which signified her rebirth as she descended from the top amidst white lights and mechanical fog.[20] She wore a giant human sized gyroscope around her, which was developed by the Haus of Gaga and was named “The Orbit”.[23] The last song of the show was “Bad Romance” which she performed in an ’80s-inspired white power suit with exaggerated high shoulders and highwaisted pants.[16] The show ended with a video of Gaga getting a heart-shaped tattoo on her shoulder with the word “Dad” in the center of it.[18]
Critical response
Gaga performing “Paper Gangsta” while tying her dancers to a chair during the tour’s first leg.
Jane Stevenson from Toronto Sun gave the concert four out of five stars and said that “Lady Gaga” came across as a confident, colourful, and campy performer. […] Gaga’s success was evident with slick-looking videos, lights, elaborate costumes, dancers, and yes, a band, even if her stage was sometimes left dark as she left to make numerous changes.”[16] T’Cha Dunlevy for The Gazette noted that the performance was lacking—adding that the show never reached its peak until the end, when Gaga performed the “real rendition” of “Poker Face” and “Bad Romance.” “Better late than never,” Dunlevy concluded.[17] Aedan Helmer from Jam! magazine said that “At first blush, it might seem the real driving force behind Gaga’s meteoric rise to fame is her hand-picked cadre of costume and set designers—dubbed Haus of Gaga—who seemingly know no bounds when it comes to pushing the envelope of haute couture and the theatre of the absurd. […] But what really sets Gaga apart from the middling masses of lip-synching Britney clones and Idol wannabes is her pure, unadulterated musical talent. […] The Lady can sing.”[24] Theatre critic Kelly Nestruck, while writing for The Guardian, said “While The Monster Ball has nothing on the great operas or the golden age of musical theatre, Lady Gaga’s ‘electro-pop opera’ is at least twice as entertaining and infinitely fresher than any stage musical written over the last decade.”[23] Lauren Carter from Boston Herald praised the show saying “[Gaga] only has two albums under her belt but who cares? Every song feels like a hit, and Gaga-as-star is already taking on Madonna-like proportions. […] After [the show] at the Wang Theater, fans could justifiably walk away thinking Lady Gaga is crazy, brilliant or both.”[19] Jeremy Adams from Rolling Stone reviewed the performance at Wang Center in Boston and said that “Throughout the evening, Gaga [..] aimed for a kind of pop theatricality that might potentially cement her burgeoning status as performance artist.”[18]
Gaga, surrounded by her dancers, performing the final song “Bad Romance” while standing inside a gyroscope during the first leg of the tour.
Chris Johnson from Daily Mail complimented the costumes worn in the tour.[21] Aidin Vaziri of San Francisco Chronicle said that “During her 90-minute performance—not so much a live concert as a meticulously choreographed spectacle—Lady Gaga also evoked Kanye West with the futuristic set, Britney Spears in her heavy-lidded stage movements, Courtney Love with her interminable between-song monologues highlighted by four-letter squelches and—who else?—Madonna for, oh, just about everything else.”[25] Jim Harrington from San Jose Mercury News felt that the show would have been better technically if around thirty minutes were lessened from it.[15]James Montogomery from MTV reviewed the concert at San Diego and said that “[Gaga] powered through and turned the San Diego Sports Arena into a raucous, delightfully raw discotheque.”[20] Joe Brown from Las Vegas Sun said that “Lady Gaga out-Cher-ed Cher, made Cirque du Soleil and Britney’s ‘Circus Tour‘ look like county fair carnivals, and made New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas anticlimactic.”[22] Ann Powers from Los Angeles Times commented that the tour was “an invigoratingly ambitious show, executed with vigor by its star and her expressive dancers.”[26] Jon Pareles from The New York Times said that the tour always provided “something worth a snapshot: a sci-fi tableau, perhaps, or a skimpy, glittery costume. The more her image gets around, the better Lady Gaga does.”[27] Alexis Petridis from The Guardian reviewed the opening show of the European leg, and commented that “it takes a certain je ne sais quoi to open your show doing something that looks suspiciously like mime on a rickety metal staircase while wearing an outfit with shoulderpads the size of the deck on a small aircraft carrier.”[28] Mariel Conception fromBillboard reviewed the show at Madison Square Garden in New York, and said “Lady Gaga may be best known for her gaudy outfits and over-the-top stage shows, but at her hometown headlining debut at Madison Square Garden, the pop phenomenon proved she’s a regular girl at heart. Although extravagant attires, fake blood and sparks-shooting bras were still front and center, Gaga also made it a priority to show her gratitude by dedicating songs to her father, her fans, her native New York City and her friends.”[29]
Commercial reception
As soon as the dates for the show were announced, there was high demand for tickets. As sponsor of the North American Monster Ball Tour, Virgin Mobile customers had access to presale tickets. Bob Stohrer, VP of Marketing for Virgin Mobile USA said “We are excited to take our partnership with Lady Gaga and The Monster Ball Tour to another level. […] We’ll also build on our partnership around combating youth homelessness and continue to enhance the tour experience for fans and our customers.”[30] Shows in the first leg of the tour were sold-out completely, prompting Live Nation Inc. to announce that Gaga will return to the U.S. in February 2011 for another run of U.S. dates. The 2011 dates for the North American Monster Ball Tour were announced as starting from February 19 in Atlantic City, with ten arena dates confirmed through April 18.[31] Additional shows were announced, and Semi Precious Weapons will continue on the road with Gaga until the Monster Ball ends. Live Nation Entertainment‘s global touring division, headed by chairman Arthur Fogel, held the reins as promoter/producer of the Monster Ball tour.[31]
Lady Gaga and her dancers performing “Born This Way” for the first time, in February 2011, Atlantic City.
Fogel commented on Gaga’s lack of experience in a tour and said that it was an opportunity for her. “As an artist with that kind of talent and vision emerges, it creates a lot of excitement, and ticket sales worldwide demonstrate that people are really excited to see the show. Over the course of the next many months we’re trying to play to as many people in as many places as possible,” Fogel added. “It’s an across the board home run.”[31] Demands increased and another additional six dates were added to the announced itinerary.[30] The Monster Ball sold out shows in Toronto, Vancouver and San Jose who were compelled to add second dates in each city. In Los Angeles, to ensure that concert goers had the best possible access to tickets, a second performance was announced prior to the onsale of the first shows, and both Staples Center concerts were completely sold out.[30] Billboard estimated that by the time the tour wraps up in 2011, it would have grossed close to $200 million worldwide.[31]
The ticket money from the final performance at Radio City, was donated for the Haiti earthquake relief. Gaga announced on the re-scheduled show at Elliott Hall of Music on January 26, 2010, that about $500,000 was collected for the relief.[32] At the 2010 Billboard Touring Awards, Gaga won the Breakthrough Performer Award, as well as the Concert Marketing & Promotion Award, the latter being an acknowledgement of her partnership with Virgin Mobile.[33] Billboard also placed The Monster Ball Tour at position four on their Year-end Top 25 Tours of 2010. They reported that the tour had grossed $116 million from 122 shows, with an audience of 1.3 million.[34] By the end of the year, Pollstar announced that the tour had earned a total of $133.6 million from 138 shows, making her the only woman to be placed in their list of the Top 10 Tours of 2010.[35] In April 2011, the tour grossed a further $5.5 million in ticket sales reported from four performances. The top grosser was Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey with over $1.5 million from 14,809 sold seats at an April 22, 2011, performance. The largest crowd, however, came from the Nashville market with 14,925 in the house on April 19, 2011, at Bridgestone Arena. The tour played the Atlanta market on April 18, 2011, with 10,864 tickets sold at the Arena at Gwinnett Center and closed out the week in New York’s Long Island area with a sellout crowd of 13,195 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale on April 23, 2011.[36] By May 2011, the tour had grossed a total of $227.4 million, from the 200 reported shows, drawing an audience of 2.5 million. It became the highest-grossing tour ever by a debut headlining artist.[37]
Broadcast and recordings
On February 14, 2011, Lady Gaga announced on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno that HBO will tape a special of The Monster Ball Tour. The program was filmed during Gaga’s February 21-22 shows at Madison Square Garden and will be titled “Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden.” HBO confirmed that the special will air on May 7, 2011. [38]
Opening acts
Setlist
Tour dates
| Date |
City |
Country |
Venue |
| North America[50] |
| November 27, 2009 |
Montreal |
Canada |
Bell Centre |
| November 28, 2009 |
Toronto |
Air Canada Centre |
| November 29, 2009 |
Ottawa |
Scotiabank Place |
| December 1, 2009 |
Boston |
United States |
Wang Theatre |
| December 2, 2009 |
| December 3, 2009 |
Camden |
Susquehanna Bank Center |
| December 9, 2009 |
Vancouver |
Canada |
Queen Elizabeth Theatre |
| December 10, 2009 |
| December 11, 2009 |
| December 13, 2009 |
San Francisco |
United States |
Bill Graham Civic Auditorium |
| December 14, 2009 |
| December 17, 2009 |
Las Vegas |
Pearl Concert Theater |
| December 18, 2009 |
| December 19, 2009 |
San Diego |
San Diego Sports Arena |
| December 21, 2009 |
Los Angeles |
Nokia Theatre L.A. Live |
| December 22, 2009 |
| December 23, 2009 |
| December 27, 2009 |
New Orleans |
UNO Lakefront Arena |
| December 28, 2009 |
Atlanta |
Fox Theatre |
| December 29, 2009 |
| December 31, 2009 |
Miami |
Knight Center |
| January 2, 2010 |
| January 3, 2010 |
Orlando |
UCF Arena |
| January 7, 2010 |
St. Louis |
Fox Theatre |
| January 8, 2010 |
Chicago |
Rosemont Theatre |
| January 9, 2010 |
| January 10, 2010 |
| January 12, 2010 |
Detroit |
Joe Louis Arena |
| January 13, 2010 |
| January 20, 2010 |
New York City |
Radio City Music Hall |
| January 21, 2010 |
| January 23, 2010 |
| January 24, 2010 |
| January 26, 2010 |
West Lafayette |
Elliott Hall of Music |
| Europe[50] |
| February 18, 2010 |
Manchester |
England |
Manchester Evening News Arena |
| February 20, 2010 |
Dublin |
Ireland |
The O2 |
| February 21, 2010 |
| February 22, 2010 |
Belfast |
Northern Ireland |
Odyssey Arena |
| February 24, 2010 |
Liverpool |
England |
Echo Arena Liverpool |
| February 26, 2010 |
London |
The O2 Arena |
| February 27, 2010 |
| March 1, 2010 |
Glasgow |
Scotland |
Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre |
| March 3, 2010 |
Cardiff |
Wales |
Cardiff International Arena |
| March 4, 2010 |
Newcastle |
England |
Metro Radio Arena |
| March 5, 2010 |
Birmingham |
LG Arena |
| Oceania[50][51] |
| March 13, 2010 |
Auckland |
New Zealand |
Vector Arena |
| March 14, 2010 |
| March 17, 2010 |
Sydney |
Australia |
Sydney Entertainment Centre |
| March 18, 2010 |
| March 20, 2010 |
Newcastle |
Newcastle Entertainment Centre |
| March 23, 2010 |
Melbourne |
Rod Laver Arena |
| March 24, 2010 |
| March 26, 2010 |
Brisbane |
Brisbane Entertainment Centre |
| March 27, 2010 |
| March 29, 2010 |
Canberra |
AIS Arena |
| April 1, 2010 |
Perth |
Burswood Dome |
| April 3, 2010 |
Adelaide |
Adelaide Entertainment Centre |
| April 5, 2010 |
Wollongong |
WIN Entertainment Centre |
| April 7, 2010 |
Sydney |
Sydney Entertainment Centre |
| April 9, 2010 |
Melbourne |
Rod Laver Arena |
| Asia[50] |
| April 14, 2010 |
Kobe |
Japan |
Kobe World Kinen Hall |
| April 15, 2010 |
| April 17, 2010 |
Yokohama |
Yokohama Arena |
| April 18, 2010 |
| Europe[50] |
| May 7, 2010 |
Stockholm |
Sweden |
Ericsson Globe |
| May 8, 2010 |
| May 10, 2010 |
Hamburg |
Germany |
O2 World Hamburg |
| May 11, 2010 |
Berlin |
O2 World |
| May 15, 2010 |
Arnhem |
Netherlands |
GelreDome XS |
| May 17, 2010 |
Antwerp |
Belgium |
Sportpaleis |
| May 18, 2010 |
| May 21, 2010 |
Paris |
France |
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy |
| May 22, 2010 |
| May 24, 2010 |
Oberhausen |
Germany |
König Pilsener Arena |
| May 25, 2010 |
Strasbourg |
France |
Zénith de Strasbourg |
| May 27, 2010 |
Nottingham |
England |
Trent FM Arena Nottingham |
| May 28, 2010 |
Birmingham |
LG Arena |
| May 30, 2010 |
London |
The O2 Arena |
| May 31, 2010 |
| June 2, 2010 |
Manchester |
Manchester Evening News Arena |
| June 3, 2010 |
| June 4, 2010 |
Sheffield |
Sheffield Arena |
| North America[50] |
| June 28, 2010 |
Montreal |
Canada |
Bell Centre |
| July 1, 2010 |
Boston |
United States |
TD Garden |
| July 2, 2010 |
| July 4, 2010 |
Atlantic City |
Boardwalk Hall |
| July 6, 2010 |
New York City |
Madison Square Garden |
| July 7, 2010 |
| July 9, 2010 |
| July 11, 2010 |
Toronto |
Canada |
Air Canada Centre |
| July 12, 2010 |
| July 14, 2010 |
Cleveland |
United States |
Quicken Loans Arena |
| July 15, 2010 |
Indianapolis |
Conseco Fieldhouse |
| July 17, 2010 |
St. Louis |
Scottrade Center |
| July 20, 2010 |
Oklahoma City |
Ford Center |
| July 22, 2010 |
Dallas |
American Airlines Center |
| July 23, 2010 |
| July 25, 2010 |
Houston |
Toyota Center |
| July 26, 2010 |
| July 28, 2010 |
Denver |
Pepsi Center |
| July 31, 2010 |
Phoenix |
US Airways Center |
| August 3, 2010 |
Kansas City |
Sprint Center |
| August 6, 2010[A] |
Chicago |
Grant Park |
| August 11, 2010 |
Los Angeles |
Staples Center |
| August 12, 2010 |
| August 13, 2010 |
Las Vegas |
MGM Grand Garden Arena |
| August 16, 2010 |
San Jose |
HP Pavilion at San Jose |
| August 17, 2010 |
| August 19, 2010 |
Portland |
Rose Garden |
| August 21, 2010 |
Tacoma |
Tacoma Dome |
| August 23, 2010 |
Vancouver |
Canada |
Rogers Arena |
| August 24, 2010 |
| August 26, 2010 |
Edmonton |
Rexall Place |
| August 27, 2010 |
| August 30, 2010 |
Saint Paul |
United States |
Xcel Energy Center |
| August 31, 2010 |
| September 2, 2010 |
Milwaukee |
Bradley Center |
| September 4, 2010 |
Detroit |
The Palace of Auburn Hills |
| September 5, 2010 |
Pittsburgh |
Consol Energy Center |
| September 7, 2010 |
Washington, D.C. |
Verizon Center |
| September 8, 2010 |
Charlottesville |
John Paul Jones Arena |
| September 14, 2010 |
Philadelphia |
Wells Fargo Center |
| September 15, 2010 |
| September 16, 2010 |
Hartford |
XL Center |
| September 18, 2010 |
Charlotte |
Time Warner Cable Arena |
| September 19, 2010 |
Raleigh |
RBC Center |
| Europe[50] |
| October 13, 2010 |
Helsinki |
Finland |
Hartwall Areena |
| October 14, 2010 |
| October 16, 2010 |
Oslo |
Norway |
Oslo Spektrum |
| October 17, 2010 |
| October 20, 2010 |
Herning |
Denmark |
Jyske Bank Boxen |
| October 26, 2010 |
Dublin |
Ireland |
The O2 |
| October 27, 2010 |
| October 29, 2010 |
| October 30, 2010 |
Belfast |
Northern Ireland |
Odyssey Arena |
| November 1, 2010 |
| November 2, 2010 |
| November 5, 2010 |
Zagreb |
Croatia |
Arena Zagreb |
| November 7, 2010 |
Budapest |
Hungary |
Budapest Sports Arena |
| November 9, 2010 |
Turin |
Italy |
Torino Palasport Olimpico |
| November 11, 2010 |
Vienna |
Austria |
Wiener Stadthalle |
| November 14, 2010 |
Zurich |
Switzerland |
Hallenstadion |
| November 15, 2010 |
| November 17, 2010 |
Prague |
Czech Republic |
O2 Arena |
| November 19, 2010 |
Malmö |
Sweden |
Malmö Arena |
| November 22, 2010 |
Antwerp |
Belgium |
Sportpaleis |
| November 23, 2010 |
| November 26, 2010 |
Gdańsk |
Poland |
Ergo Arena |
| November 29, 2010 |
Rotterdam |
Netherlands |
Ahoy Rotterdam |
| November 30, 2010 |
| December 2, 2010 |
Lyon |
France |
Halle Tony Garnier |
| December 4, 2010 |
Milan |
Italy |
Mediolanum Forum |
| December 5, 2010 |
| December 7, 2010 |
Barcelona |
Spain |
Palau Sant Jordi |
| December 10, 2010 |
Lisbon |
Portugal |
Pavilhão Atlântico |
| December 12, 2010 |
Madrid |
Spain |
Palacio de Deportes |
| December 16, 2010 |
London |
England |
The O2 Arena |
| December 17, 2010 |
| December 20, 2010 |
Paris |
France |
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy |
| December 21, 2010 |
| North America[50] |
| February 19, 2011 |
Atlantic City |
United States |
Boardwalk Hall |
| February 21, 2011 |
New York City |
Madison Square Garden |
| February 22, 2011 |
| February 24, 2011 |
Washington, D.C. |
Verizon Center |
| February 26, 2011 |
Pittsburgh |
Consol Energy Center |
| February 28, 2011 |
Chicago |
United Center |
| March 1, 2011 |
Grand Rapids |
Van Andel Arena |
| March 3, 2011 |
Toronto |
Canada |
Air Canada Centre |
| March 4, 2011 |
Buffalo |
United States |
HSBC Arena |
| March 6, 2011 |
Ottawa |
Canada |
Scotiabank Place |
| March 8, 2011 |
Boston |
United States |
TD Garden |
| March 10, 2011 |
Columbus |
Jerome Schottenstein Center |
| March 12, 2011 |
Louisville |
KFC Yum! Center |
| March 14, 2011 |
Dallas |
American Airlines Center |
| March 15, 2011 |
San Antonio |
AT&T Center |
| March 17, 2011 |
Omaha |
Qwest Center Omaha |
| March 19, 2011 |
Salt Lake City |
EnergySolutions Arena |
| March 22, 2011 |
Oakland |
Oracle Arena |
| March 23, 2011 |
Sacramento |
ARCO Arena |
| March 25, 2011 |
Las Vegas |
MGM Grand Garden Arena |
| March 26, 2011 |
Phoenix |
US Airways Center |
| March 28, 2011 |
Los Angeles |
Staples Center |
| March 29, 2011 |
San Diego |
Viejas Arena |
| March 31, 2011 |
Anaheim |
Honda Center |
| April 4, 2011 |
Tulsa |
BOK Center |
| April 6, 2011 |
Austin |
Frank Erwin Center |
| April 8, 2011 |
Houston |
Toyota Center |
| April 9, 2011 |
New Orleans |
New Orleans Arena |
| April 12, 2011 |
Fort Lauderdale |
BankAtlantic Center |
| April 13, 2011 |
Miami |
American Airlines Arena |
| April 15, 2011 |
Orlando |
Amway Center |
| April 16, 2011 |
Tampa |
St. Pete Times Forum |
| April 18, 2011 |
Atlanta |
Arena at Gwinnett Center |
| April 19, 2011 |
Nashville |
Bridgestone Arena |
| April 22, 2011 |
Newark |
Prudential Center |
| April 23, 2011 |
Uniondale |
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| April 25, 2011 |
Montreal |
Canada |
Bell Centre |
| April 27, 2011 |
Cleveland |
United States |
Quicken Loans Arena |
| May 3, 2011 |
Guadalajara |
Mexico |
Estadio Tres de Marzo |
| May 5, 2011 |
Mexico City |
Foro Sol |
| May 6, 2011 |
Box Office Score Data
| Venue |
City |
Tickets sold / available |
Gross revenue |
| Bell Centre |
Montreal |
23,868 / 28,049 (85%) |
$8,250,870[52][53] |
| Air Canada Centre |
Toronto |
28,753 / 28,753 (100%) |
$2,506,582[54][55] |
| Scotiabank Place |
Ottawa |
21,895 / 21,895 (100%) |
$1,891,532[54][55] |
| Wang Theatre |
Boston |
7,056 / 7,056 (100%) |
$4,385,924[56] |
| Susquehanna Bank Center |
Camden |
7,143 / 7,143 (100%) |
$4,891,295[56] |
| Queen Elizabeth Theatre |
Vancouver |
8,220 / 8,220 (100%) |
$479,149[57] |
| Bill Graham Civic Auditorium |
San Francisco |
17,000 / 17,000 (100%) |
$9,840,960[58] |
| Nokia Theatre |
Los Angeles |
20,559 / 20,559 (100%) |
$944,680[59] |
| Fox Theatre |
Atlanta |
8,897 / 8,897 (100%) |
$489,849[59] |
| James L. Knight Center |
Miami |
9,365 / 9,365 (100%) |
$445,933[60] |
| UCF Arena |
Orlando |
6,753 / 6,785 (99%) |
$283,886[61] |
| Rosemont Theatre |
Rosemont |
12,712 / 13,032 (97%) |
$610,177[62] |
| Joe Louis Arena |
Detroit |
16,084 / 16,648 (97%) |
$750,090[63] |
| Radio City Music Hall |
New York City |
23,684 / 23,684 (100%) |
$1,360,515[64] |
| Edward C. Elliott Hall of Music |
West Lafayette |
5,765 / 5,765 (100%) |
$198,893[65] |
| Manchester Evening News Arena |
Manchester |
40,327 / 40,472 (~100%) |
$3,007,033[66] |
| The O2 |
Dublin |
62,985 / 62,985 (100%) |
$1,225,970[67] |
| Odyssey Arena |
Belfast |
10,038 / 10,038 (100%) |
$426,986[67] |
| The O2 Arena |
London |
67,795 / 67,812 (99%) |
$4,618,330[68][69] |
| Vector Arena |
Auckland |
23,084 / 23,936 (96%) |
$1,056,840[66] |
| Sydney Entertainment Centre |
Sydney |
35,460 / 35,460 (100%) |
$2,533,140[70] |
| Newcastle Entertainment Centre |
Newcastle |
7,182 / 7,225 (99%) |
$527,770[63] |
| Rod Laver Arena |
Melbourne |
39,299 / 39,299 (100%) |
$2,679,010[71] |
| AIS Arena |
Canberra |
4,990 / 5,058 (99%) |
$328,569[66] |
| Burswood Dome |
Perth |
18,383 / 22,891 (80%) |
$1,746,560[66] |
| Adelaide Entertainment Centre |
Adelaide |
9,186 / 9,791 (94%) |
$629,515[66] |
| WIN Entertainment Centre |
Wollongong |
5,183 / 5,746 (90%) |
$349,420[66] |
| Brisbane Entertainment Centre |
Brisbane |
25,222 / 25,476 (99%) |
$2,065,210[70] |
| O2 World Hamburg |
Hamburg |
7,010 / 10,500 (67%) |
$600,688[69] |
| Sportpaleis |
Antwerp |
63,759 / 63,759 (100%) |
$5,255,380[72][73] |
| Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy |
Paris |
31,474 / 31,552 (~100%) |
$2,763,340[74] |
| Boardwalk Hall |
Atlantic City |
26,827 / 26,837 (100%) |
$3,434,715[75][76] |
| Madison Square Garden |
New York City |
74,410 / 74,410 (100%) |
$8,295,034[66][76] |
| American Airlines Center |
Dallas |
39,501 / 41,619 (95%) |
$4,334,491[77][78] |
| Staples Center |
Los Angeles |
44,094 / 44,476 (99%) |
$5,091,571[79][80] |
| Rose Garden |
Portland |
13,149 / 13,149 (100%) |
$1,386,255[66] |
| Rexall Place |
Edmonton |
28,282 / 28,282 (100%) |
$2,794,870[81] |
| Verizon Center |
Washington, D.C. |
29,608 / 29,608 (100%) |
$3,235,156[72][76] |
| Consol Energy Center |
Pittsburgh |
14,713 / 14,713 (100%) |
$1,554,415[76] |
| United Center |
Chicago |
15,845 / 15,845 (100%) |
$1,801,457[76] |
| Van Andel Arena |
Grand Rapids |
11,992 / 11,992 (100%) |
$1,227,096[55] |
| HSBC Arena |
Buffalo |
15,512 / 15,512 (100%) |
$1,580,602[55] |
| TD Garden |
Boston |
14,361 / 14,361 (100%) |
$1,525,663[55] |
| Jerome Schottenstein Center |
Columbus |
13,229 / 13,229 (100%) |
$1,369,378[55] |
| KFC Yum! Center |
Louisville |
17,270 / 17,270 (100%) |
$1,678,962[78] |
| AT&T Center |
San Antonio |
14,257 / 14,257 (100%) |
$1,462,754[78] |
| Qwest Center Arena |
Omaha |
15,313 / 15,313 (100%) |
$1,606,232[78] |
| EnergySolutions Arena |
Salt Lake City |
14,385 / 14,385 (100%) |
$1,313,005[78] |
| Oracle Arena |
Oakland |
15,913 / 15,913 (100%) |
$1,563,797[80] |
| Power Balance Pavilion |
Sacramento |
14,285 / 14,285 (100%) |
$1,302,951[80] |
| MGM Grand Garden Arena |
Las Vegas |
14,119 / 14,119 (100%) |
$1,712,826[80] |
| US Airways Center |
Phoenix |
14,166 / 14,166 (100%) |
$1,386,115[80] |
| Viejas Arena |
San Diego |
9,655 / 9,655 (100%) |
$1,147,055[80] |
| Honda Center |
Anaheim |
13,026 / 13,026 (100%) |
$1,380,353[80] |
| BOK Center |
Tulsa |
13,710 / 13,710 (100%) |
$1,322,897[82] |
| Frank Erwin Center |
Austin |
12,904 / 12,904 (100%) |
$1,295,938[82] |
| Toyota Center |
Houston |
13,412 / 13,412 (100%) |
$1,401,330[82] |
| New Orleans Arena |
New Orleans |
13,513 / 13,513 (100%) |
$1,392,998[82] |
| Arena at Gwinnett Center |
Duluth |
10,864 / 10,864 (100%) |
$1,173,392[83] |
| Bridgestone Arena |
Nashville |
14,925 / 14,925 (100%) |
$1,485,607[83] |
| Prudential Center |
Newark |
14,809 / 14,809 (100%) |
$1,500,885[83] |
| Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
Uniondale |
13,195 / 13,195 (100%) |
$1,393,404[83] |
| TOTAL |
1,226,765 / 1,241,623(99%) |
$106,695,330 |
See Also
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