My Second First*

*sounds like the title of an episode of Scrubs

My first: crazy lucky chance to go to a sold-out concert I really want to see because a friend had tickets but his friend couldn't go so I did!!!!!!

My second: experience of "floor seats" (ie standing room) at a concert (Taylor Swift was my first.)

My third: concert in two months!!!

I WENT TO SEE LADY GAGA BITCHES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




















My friend in college had a ticket, and I'd been telling him for sometime how jealous I was. The first two shows sold out, and I seriously considered buying tickets to the third, but it's over the Easter break, and I'm going home. As it worked out, my friend's friend couldn't make it, so about three hours before the concert on Wednesday he sussed me out by asking me if I was doing anything ("not going to Lady GaGa is what I'm doing."). Then, cool as anything, he said "JaG, if I had a ticket to the concert tonight, would you want it?" Would I WHAT! I think I nearly pierced everyone's ear drums when I realised he wasn't pulling my leg, and spent the next few hours getting ready in a state of shock and exponential excitement.




















It was MIND-BLOWINGLY AMAZING!!!!!!!!



















The set was insane, all neon lights, smoke, video images, rising platforms, boys in underwear, pianos in fire, keyboard guitars, man-eating fish and gloomy forests illuminated by colourful strobe spotlights.




















The before-act was hilarious. They were a cross-dressing band called Semi-Precious Weapons from "New York motherfucking City," and the lead singer in particular seemed to like revealing as much of himself as possible (he actually changed whilst onstage!). There are no words to describe him; he was all eyeliner, leggings, glittery high heels and peroxide.




















The concert combined themes of the Monster Ball, Tinkerbell, the Wizard of Oz and the Yellow Brick Road; there was even a "twister" and a Glitter Road. She opened with Dance in the Dark and closed with Bad Romance. It was beyond epic!!!!!!!!!!!




















The standing room was actually quite pleasant, not as cramped and pushy as Taylor Swift, except that I was standing behind a couple of flamboyant tall guys who kept talking about how much they wanted pills.




















Find your freedom in the music
Find your Jesus
Find your Kubrick
You will never fall apart
Diana, you’re still in our hearts
Never let you fall apart
Together we’ll dance in the dark



















x
JAG