Lady Gaga's Monster Ball Special to Air Worldwide
By: Nicole Rosky May. 02, 2011
Five-time Grammy winner Lady Gaga headlines her first solo HBO concert event when LADY GAGA PRESENTS THE MONSTER BALL TOUR: AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN debuts SATURDAY, MAY 7 (9:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT). Taped Feb. 21 and 22 at Madison Square Garden in her hometown of New York City, the special spotlights the pop sensation on her sold-out world tour, accompanied by a ten-piece band and ten backup dancers.
Other HBO playdates: May 11 (8:00 p.m.), 16 (9:00 p.m., 4:05 a.m.), 20 (8:00 p.m.), 24 (11:55 p.m.), 27 (midnight) and 30 (11:00 p.m.)
International air dates are as follows:
United States: May 7th on HBO
Canada: May 24th on Musique Plus
Australia: May 8th on Eleven
UK: date TBA on Sky+
Spain: May 9th on Canal+
Belgium: May 12th on BeTV
France: May 18th on NRJ Hits
Poland: May 7th on HBO
Portugal: May 8th on Fox Life
Brazil: May 15th on HBO
Romania: May 8th on HBO
Russia: May 14th on MUZ TV
Croatia: May 8th on HBO
Lady Gaga released her debut album, "The Fame," in 2008, winning Grammys for Electronic/Dance Album and Dance Recording (for "Poker Face"), and earning five #1 hits. Her follow-up, "The Fame Monster," produced the smash singles "Bad Romance" and "Telephone," and recently received three Grammys, including Female Pop Vocal Performance (for "Bad Romance"), Pop Vocal Album and Short Form Music Video (for "Bad Romance"). "The Fame" and "The Fame Monster" have sold more than 15 million copies combined.
Lady Gaga's next album, "Born This Way," is scheduled for release May 23.
In addition to her five Grammy Awards, Lady Gaga has already won nine Billboard Music Awards, five World Music Awards, two People's Choice Awards and 11 MTV Music Video Awards. A major presence in the world of social media, she is #1 on Twitter with more than eight million followers and has more than 28 million "likes" on Facebook.
LADY GAGA PRESENTS THE MONSTER BALL TOUR: AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN is directed by Laurieann Gibson, who has choreographed most of Lady Gaga's videos, including "Poker Face," "Paparazzi," "Telephone," "Alejandro" and "Bad Romance." The special is produced by Lady Gaga, Troy Carter, Vincent Herbert and Jimmy Iovine.
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