Post by Irish Stu on Jul 15, 2009 15:03:24 GMT -6
Well Jake, as you mentioned her in the link to this forum it's only fitting that someone from this here board took the trouble to go to see Lady Gaga. And, feeling in a generous mood, I took the responsibility for this onerous task upon myself.
So, tickets in hand, we headed off to Brixton in south London for her sell-out date at the Brixton Academy, and joined the line to get in that stretched round the block, and where many of the waiting girls, and a few very camp men, were sporting a riot of platinum blond wigs, monstrous fake eyelashes and sunglasses the size of dinner plates in honour of their idol.
Once inside we were 'treated' to two support acts whose names we didn't catch and wouldn't have remembered anyway, but thankfully we'd positioned ourselves by one of the bars at the back of the venue, so all was well. Before Gaga took to the stage we made our way forwards and found a nice spot behind the mixing and lighting decks, and there we stayed except for several runs back to the bar.
Eventually the real show began, and Gaga opened with Paparazzi before she worked her way through her only album to date, The Fame. Standing where we were behind the decks we had a clear view of the playlist that the sound and lighting guys were working from, so were able to time bar and bathroom trips to ensure we didn't miss songs that we liked. When she eventually belted out her debut single 'Just Dance' at the end of the set the crowd went crazy, before returning for an encore that ended with a pseudo-bluesy piano version of 'Pokerface', before performing the song again, in its better known disco-pop form, to the delight of the crowd who again sung and danced along with amazing energy.
Between songs, when she wasn't rushing off stage for one of her numerous costume ch-ch-changes, we were told several times by Gaga how much she loved being in “LAAAN-DIIIN!!” and when she was singing we were treated to her two signature dance moves : one in which she fights off a gang of invisible muggers, and the other in which she tries to sprint the wrong way down a wind tunnel. What makes these so endearing is that however outlandish her movements, her facial expression is always completely serious. Bless her.
All in all a great gig, brought down only because she doesn't yet have enough material to fill a longer set. But this will come in time :
Simon
So, tickets in hand, we headed off to Brixton in south London for her sell-out date at the Brixton Academy, and joined the line to get in that stretched round the block, and where many of the waiting girls, and a few very camp men, were sporting a riot of platinum blond wigs, monstrous fake eyelashes and sunglasses the size of dinner plates in honour of their idol.
Once inside we were 'treated' to two support acts whose names we didn't catch and wouldn't have remembered anyway, but thankfully we'd positioned ourselves by one of the bars at the back of the venue, so all was well. Before Gaga took to the stage we made our way forwards and found a nice spot behind the mixing and lighting decks, and there we stayed except for several runs back to the bar.
Eventually the real show began, and Gaga opened with Paparazzi before she worked her way through her only album to date, The Fame. Standing where we were behind the decks we had a clear view of the playlist that the sound and lighting guys were working from, so were able to time bar and bathroom trips to ensure we didn't miss songs that we liked. When she eventually belted out her debut single 'Just Dance' at the end of the set the crowd went crazy, before returning for an encore that ended with a pseudo-bluesy piano version of 'Pokerface', before performing the song again, in its better known disco-pop form, to the delight of the crowd who again sung and danced along with amazing energy.
Between songs, when she wasn't rushing off stage for one of her numerous costume ch-ch-changes, we were told several times by Gaga how much she loved being in “LAAAN-DIIIN!!” and when she was singing we were treated to her two signature dance moves : one in which she fights off a gang of invisible muggers, and the other in which she tries to sprint the wrong way down a wind tunnel. What makes these so endearing is that however outlandish her movements, her facial expression is always completely serious. Bless her.
All in all a great gig, brought down only because she doesn't yet have enough material to fill a longer set. But this will come in time :
Simon