AUCKLAND | BRISBANE | SYDNEY | MELBOURNE | PERTH
DUE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND
3rd shows confirmed in Sydney & Melbourne
2nd shows confirmed in Brisbane & Auckland
Under strict embargo until 6am February 15 AEDST/8am February 15 NZDT
Tickets for all shows go on-sale Friday February 17, 9am, at livenation.com.au
Melbourne, Australia – February 15, 2012 – Following last week’s confirmation of the Lady Gaga Born This Way Ball tour dates in Australia and New Zealand, the response has been overwhelming. As a result, promoters Live Nation and Michael Coppel confirmed today that 3 shows in both Sydney, June 20, 21 and 23 at Allphones Arena and Melbourne, June 27, 28 and 30 at Rod Laver Arena, and 2 shows in both Brisbane, June 13 and 14 at Brisbane Entertainment Centre and Auckland, June 7 and 8 at Vector Arena, in addition to previously announced Perth, July 7 at Burswood Dome will all go on sale to the public this Friday, February 17th at 9am.
5-time Grammy Award winner LADY GAGA is set to make her triumphant return to the stage with her Born This Way Ball. In this brand new tour, Gaga will perform her latest album Born This Way as well as music from both The Fame and The Fame Monster. The Born This Way Ball, produced globally by Live Nation, will begin on April 27th, 2012 in Seoul, South Korea, and will travel the globe including cities that Gaga has never played before.
Lady Gaga’s last tour – The Monster Ball – captivated audiences around the globe, receiving rave reviews in every city. The Sun called it “the best live show you will see this year,” and the Pollstar Concert
Industry Awards named it the Major Tour of the Year. "The Haus of Gaga and I have worked for months conceiving a spectacular stage,” said Mother Monster.
“THE BORN THIS WAY BALL is an Electro-Metal Pop-Opera; the tale of the Beginning, the genesis of the Kingdom of Fame. How we were birthed and how we will die celebrating.”
The Born This Way Ball will be Lady Gaga’s first tour since the release of her album Born This Way (Streamline/Konlive/Interscope), which has sold nearly 6 million copies worldwide since its release in May 2011. The album is the follow-up to back-to-back Grammy Award-winning albums 2009’s The Fame
Monster, and 2008’s The Fame. Combined, The Fame and The Fame Monster have sold 15 million albums worldwide, while Lady Gaga’s hit singles have combined sales of over 65 million worldwide. Gaga was named Forbes' Most Powerful Woman in the World 2011 and was included in Time's annual
"The 2010 Time 100" list of the most influential people in the world. With over 2.2 billion combined views of all her videos online, Lady Gaga is one of the biggest living people on Facebook with over 47 million
‘likes’ and is #1 on Twitter with nearly 19 million followers. Lady Gaga is the only artist in the digital era to top the 5 million sales mark with her first two hits.
Tickets for The Born This Way Ball go on sale for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, & Auckland beginning Friday February 17, 9am sharp, at livenation.com.au. Tickets to all Australian shows are available through ticketek.com.au 132 849, New Zealand tickets are via ticketmaster.co.nz 9970 9700.
Advance tickets for previously announced dates are available to Visa Credit, Debit and Prepaid cardholders now through 5.00pm (local time), Wednesday 15th February 2012 or until presale tickets sell out at www.visaentertainment.com.au.
THE BORN THIS WAY BALL
STARRING LADY GAGA
2012 Tour Itinerary
April 27 Seoul, South Korea Olympic Stadium On sale Feb 27
May 2 Hong Kong Asia World Arena On sale Feb 27
May 10 Tokyo, Japan Saitama Super Arena On sale Mar 11
May 28 Singapore Indoor Stadium On sale Feb 27
Jun 7 Auckland, New Zealand Vector Arena On sale Feb 17
Jun 8 Auckland, New Zealand Vector Arena On sale Feb 17
Jun 13 Brisbane, Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre On sale Feb 17
Jun 14 Brisbane, Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre On sale Feb 17
Jun 20 Sydney, Australia Allphones Arena On sale Feb 17
Jun 21 Sydney, Australia Allphones Arena On sale Feb 17
Jun 23 Sydney, Australia Allphones Arena On sale Feb 17
Jun 27 Melbourne, Australia Rod Laver Arena On sale Feb 17
Jun 28 Melbourne, Australia Rod Laver Arena On sale Feb 17
Jun 30 Melbourne, Australia Rod Laver Arena On sale Feb 17
Jul 7 Perth, Australia Burswood Dome On sale Feb 17
Itinerary subject to change. More dates to be announced!
For complete tour and ticket information, visit: ladygaga.com and livenation.com.au
About Live Nation Entertainment:
Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment and eCommerce company, comprised
of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Front Line Management Group and Live
Nation Network. Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world’s top five
eCommerce sites, with over 26 million monthly unique visitors. Live Nation Concerts produces over
20,000 shows annually for more than 2,000 artists globally. Front Line is the world’s top artist
management company, representing over 250 artists. These businesses power Live Nation Network, the
leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions, enabling over 800 advertisers to tap into the 200
million consumers Live Nation delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms. For additional
information, visit www.livenation.com/investors.
About Michael Coppel Presents:
Presenting a variety of artists from all genres of contemporary music Michael Coppel Presents each year
promotes several hundred concerts throughout Australia and New Zealand, and has produced many
major open air festivals, stadium shows and theatrical seasons.
Michael Coppel has toured Lady Gaga twice previously in Australia and New Zealand and welcomes the
continuing association with Live Nation Global Touring in presenting the return of Lady Gaga.
