The concert started off at 7:30pm with a band out of New York called the Semi Precious Weapons. No one around has had really heard of them, and to be honest, the best part of their performance was when they left the stage. Kidding. Seriously though, they were quite the heavy rock group and their songs were, um, eccentric. I think one memorable moment was when the bass guitarist played a solo while balancing ENTIRELY on his head ONLY. As in, upside down playing. It was sick.
At this point - I should tell you about our "seating" arrangements. I say seating in quotations because Dave and my tickets were actually standing seats, in the back section. When we first arrived at the entertainment center, which was about 6:15pm to pick up our tickets and get in line, the queue was SUPER long. Some people had shown up at 1pm to just get that much closer to the stage! Crazy madness. We joined the back of the line, sat down and waited to enter. Apart from a group of 4 drunken students with matching Gaga homemade t-shirts, and the odd 8-year olds in CFM boots (where are their parents when they dress like hookers??) it was an uneventful wait to make our way to the floor. When we actually get there, we realize that our "back" tickets are literally SO close to the stage and we can't believe our luck. When Gaga came onto the stage for her first number (Just Dance), you can imagine everyone pushed closer so we actually ended up in the front standing sections regardless! I've never been in the standing section before at a concert, especially one where you know it will be entertaining like Lady Gaga, and apart from one girl (read on below) it was the best experience at a concert yet!
Lady Gaga herself is short. In person, I wasn't expecting it! Her voice is also really nasally - but that could have been the performance, drugs, alcohol....I wouldn't put those things past her given the nature of her concert. The basis behind it was that last night at midnight was her 24th birthday, so her and her friends were headed off to the "Monster's Ball" - the best party in the world. We, the fans, were all her little monsters following her to set ourselves free. The series of songs linked up to one another along the way, leading up to a giant monster set on stage that we had to kill by taking its photos (song = Paparazzi) and then the final song being a huge dance-off to Bad Romance - letting go of all the "shit" that's been happening in the little monster's lives.
Lady Gaga, as I imagine you would all guess, is a brilliant performer. Weird, crazy and some of her costumes just downright bizarre, but man - can she put on a show! I was dancing from start to finish, even to songs she hasn't released yet (and her new album is going to be good!) and I was blown away by some of her antics. Such as - playing a slow ballad on the piano, then setting fire to it and continuing to play the last chorus! CRAZY. Also, at one point, she dropped to the stage and we all freak out, since it's mid-song, but really, she pauses to tell us she's like Tinkerbell and if we don't clap, she will die so, "clap bitches." Her costumes themselves were another thing entirely. From ones where she is completely covered and looks like she is dancing inside of a mop head, to ones where she is barely covering her assets in a leather body suit, she had it all. Always sporting her sunnies, the costume changes were immaculately masked by either techno-musical interludes, clips from various interviews or actually done right onstage behind screens where all you could see was shadows.
One of the many costumes on the screen....
It was hard to capture good photos since my camera is really old, and with everyone in this mosh pit, it was hard to keep my hand still long enough to get one without blurriness. I've attached a couple of the better ones for you to get an example of what it was like....
Now, the girl I mentioned. At one point during the concert, the group of girls I ended up standing beside started to push me sideways to see better. It was the passive, "I'm pretending to dance but really edging you out of the way" kind of move, and naturally, I reciprocated. However, this girl would not let up! She was kind of a midget, so I know it would have been hard for her to see anything, but seriously woman, STOP WITH THE PUSHING. I got so frustrated that Dave stepped behind me and "accidentally" smoked her in the face with his elbow while "turning to take a photo." Classic. Gotta love my gay flatmates who stick up for me! Eventually, we were able to make our way up closer to the stage and away from her, all the while hearing her mutter about this "stupid slut" blocking her view. Take a look in the mirror honey - I'm not the slut.
That's about it - the concert was spectacular, and I'm so glad I made the last minute decision to but tickets with Dave. After a quick stop to Macca's on the way home for some fries and burgers.....the rest of the night continued on. But, like I said earlier, I'll leave that for you to decipher. (Hint: it involved more dancing at a gay bar....)
Today is the day for our first big house party, so I'm going to head to bed now and hopefully get some rest before I need to bake some cookies!
All my love,
xoxo Danielle
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