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Semi Precious Weapons lead singer Justin Tranter wanted fans “ready for Lady Gaga” after the garage/glam rock band opened day two of the Monster Ball at the FOX Theatre Dec. 29. Jason Derülo entered the stage next with a 5-song set that included his first hit, “Whatcha Say” and his second single, “In My Head”. 

After a 30-minute intermission of Michael Jackson songs and impromptu aisle dancing and karaoke, it was finally time for Lady Gaga to take the stage. A 30-second countdown clock featuring an image Gaga floating in water in a glamorous dress got the crowd even more excited to see their favorite star.

The Monster Ball officially opened with “Dance in the Dark”, a fan favorite from Lady Gaga’s sophomore album, “The Fame Monster”.  From there, Gaga pleased us fans with amazing live vocals and instruments, signature outfits, dancing and overall performance art. Proclaiming her love for her Atlanta fans, Gaga performed all my favorites, including “Paper Gangsta” and “Boys, Boys, Boys” from 2008’s “The Fame” and an amazing ballad she wrote for her dad called “Speechless”, which she sang as she played the piano. An acoustic version of Gaga’s hit “Poker Face” followed.

Other songs include “Alejandro”, “Monster”, “Teeth”, and “So Happy I Could Die” from Lady Gaga’s latest CD and “Just Dance”, “Money Honey”, “The Fame”, and “Love Game” from her debut CD. The show closed with “Eh Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)”. An energized version of “Poker Face” was the encore and Gaga’s newest hit “Bad Romance” was the grand finale.

There was nothing I enjoyed more than looking across the crowd singing the chants of “Bad Romance” into the bright white flashing stage lights as we all raised our Monster claws. The only thing that could’ve made the show better was if I sat closer.

— Kelcie Willis | VOX Staff