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|| 2018 || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" | [[The Fame Ball Tour]] || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| March 12, 2009 – September 29, 2009 (Worldwide) || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| 83
|| 2018 || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" | [[Fall 2018 Tour]]|| style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" | March 12, 2009 – September 29, 2009 (Worldwide) || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| 83
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|colspan="14" style="border-bottom-width:1px; padding:5px;"| The Fame Ball Tour, Gaga's debut concert tour, promoted her first album ''[[The Fame]]'' (2008).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1602622/lady-gaga-gears-up-for-pussycat-dolls-tour/|title=Lady Gaga Gears Up For Pussycat Dolls Tour|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|date=January 13, 2009|publisher=MTV News|access-date=March 2, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305155910/http://www.mtv.com/news/1602622/lady-gaga-gears-up-for-pussycat-dolls-tour/|archive-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref> Gaga described the tour as a traveling museum show incorporating artist [[Andy Warhol]]'s pop-performance art concept.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.universalmusic.com/artist-news/lady-gaga-announces-dates-for-the-fame-ball-tour|title=Lady GaGa Announces Dates For 'The Fame Ball' Tour|date=January 13, 2009|access-date=March 2, 2016|publisher=[[Universal Music Group]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717170317/http://www.universalmusic.com/artist-news/lady-gaga-announces-dates-for-the-fame-ball-tour|archive-date=July 17, 2011}}</ref> Gaga planned the tour while serving as opening act for [[The Pussycat Dolls]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1604302/lady-gaga-promises-life-changing-experience-with-fame-ball-tour/|title=Lady Gaga Promises 'Life–Changing Experience' With Fame Ball Tour|date=February 4, 2009|access-date=March 2, 2016|last=Montgomery|first=James|publisher=MTV News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331182003/http://www.mtv.com/news/1604302/lady-gaga-promises-life-changing-experience-with-fame-ball-tour/|archive-date=March 31, 2016}}</ref> The tour was well received by critics who praised her vocal clarity, fashion sense and ability to pull off theatrics like a professional artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/lady-gagas-fame-ball-comes-to-la|title=Lady GaGa's Fame Ball Comes To L.A.|first=Lyndsey|last=Parker|date=March 14, 2009|access-date=March 2, 2016|work=[[NME]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312064327/http://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/lady-gagas-fame-ball-comes-to-la|archive-date=March 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2009/04/02/lady_gaga_shines_in_song_and_spectacle/|title=Lady GaGa shines in song and spectacle|first=Christopher|last=Muther|date=April 2, 2009|access-date=March 2, 2016|work=[[Boston Globe]]|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2009/04/02/lady_gaga_shines_in_song_and_spectacle/|archive-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref>
|colspan="14" style="border-bottom-width:1px; padding:5px;"| The Fame Ball Tour, Gaga's debut concert tour
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|| 2009–2011 || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| [[The Monster Ball Tour]] || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| November 27, 2009&nbsp;– May 6, 2011 (Worldwide) || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| 203
|| 2009–2011 || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| [[The Monster Ball Tour]] || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| November 27, 2009&nbsp;– May 6, 2011 (Worldwide) || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| 203
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|colspan="14" style="border-bottom-width:1px; padding:5px;"| The Monster Ball Tour, the second worldwide concert tour by Gaga, was staged in support of her extended play ''[[The Fame Monster]]'' (2009).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lady-gaga-unveils-monster-ball-tour-dates-the-fame-monster-tracklist-1264152/|title=Lady Gaga Unveils 'Monster Ball' Tour Dates, 'The Fame Monster' Tracklist
|colspan="14" style="border-bottom-width:1px; padding:5px;"| The Monster Ball Tour, the second worldwide concert tour by Gaga,  
|access-date=March 1, 2022|date=October 15, 2009|last=Herrera|first=Monica|magazine=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223023430/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267048/lady-gaga-unveils-monster-ball-tour-dates-the-fame-monster-tracklist|archive-date=February 23, 2016}}</ref> The stage of the original show looked like a frame, comparable to that of a hollowed-out television set.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/inside-the-monster-ball-lady-gaga-reveals-plans-for-ambitious-new-tour-96836/|title=Inside The Monster Ball: Lady Gaga Reveals Plans for Ambitious New Tour|access-date=March 1, 2022|date=October 21, 2009|last=Hiatt|first=Brian|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507060049/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/inside-the-monster-ball-lady-gaga-reveals-plans-for-ambitious-new-tour-20091021|archive-date=May 7, 2016}}</ref> From 2010 onwards, the revamped shows had a New York theme and portrayed a story set in the city, where Gaga and her friends got lost and had to find their way to "the Monster Ball".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1628689/lady-gaga-reveals-details-of-revamped-monster-ball-tour-for-2010/|title=Lady Gaga Reveals Details Of Revamped Monster Ball Tour For 2010|last=Montgomery|first=James|date=December 23, 2009|publisher=MTV News|access-date=March 2, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331182039/http://www.mtv.com/news/1628689/lady-gaga-reveals-details-of-revamped-monster-ball-tour-for-2010/|archive-date=March 31, 2016}}</ref> The tour was well received by critics who praised Gaga's vocal abilities, the theatricality of the show, and her sense of style and fashion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2009/nov/30/lady-gaga-monster-ball|title=Lady Gaga's Monster Ball, reviewed by a theatre critic|last=Nestruck|first=Kelly|date=November 30, 2009|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=March 2, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024732/http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2009/nov/30/lady-gaga-monster-ball|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8520915.stm|title=Lady Gaga: The Monster Ball meets Manchester|date=February 19, 2010|access-date=March 2, 2016|last=Savage|first=Mark|publisher=[[BBC]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304213009/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8520915.stm|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> With an audience of 2.5 million, it earned over $227.4 million, making it [[List of highest-grossing concert tours|one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time]].<ref name="monsterballgross">{{cite magazine|last=Waddell|first=Ray|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lady-gagas-monster-ball-tour-breaks-record-for-debut-headlining-artist-471708/|title=Lady Gaga's Monster Ball Tour Breaks Record for Debut Headlining Artist|date=May 5, 2011|magazine=Billboard|access-date=March 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814055948/http://www.billboard.com/events/lady-gaga-s-monster-ball-tour-breaks-record-1005172562.story|archive-date=August 14, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Gaga received the 2010 [[Billboard Touring Awards|''Billboard'' Touring Award]] for Breakthrough Performer and the Concert Marketing & Promotion Award.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bon-jovi-u2-lady-gaga-acdc-among-billboard-touring-awards-finalists-953966/|title=2010 Billboard Touring Award winners|magazine=Billboard|last=Waddelldate|first=Ray|date=October 13, 2010|access-date=March 1, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701073509/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/953966/bon-jovi-u2-lady-gaga-acdc-among-billboard-touring-awards-finalists|archive-date=July 1, 2015}}</ref>
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|| 2012–2013 || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| [[The Born This Way Ball]] || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| April 27, 2012&nbsp;– February 11, 2013 (Worldwide) || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| 98
|| 2012–2013 || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| [[The Born This Way Ball]] || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| April 27, 2012&nbsp;– February 11, 2013 (Worldwide) || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| 98
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|colspan="14" style="border-bottom-width:1px; padding:5px;"| The Born This Way Ball promoted her second studio album ''[[Born This Way (album)|Born This Way]]'' (2011), and it visited all continents, except Antarctica.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/exclusive-info-lady-gagas-born-this-way-ball-tour-to-hit-asia-1098993/|title=Exclusive Info: Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way Ball' Tour to Hit Asia, Europe, Latin America This Year; North America in 2013|last=Waddell|first=Ray|date=February 8, 2012|access-date=March 1, 2022|magazine=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122225845/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/touring/1098993/exclusive-info-lady-gagas-born-this-way-ball-tour-to-hit-asia|archive-date=November 22, 2015}}</ref> The tour was divided into five acts and was imbued with political and social themes such as discrimination, self-love and government control.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10811877|title=Review: Lady Gaga II, passion in the cheap seats|first=Damien|last=Grant|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]|date=June 9, 2012|access-date=March 2, 2016}}</ref> Critics praised the stage design, Gaga's vocal abilities, different expressive messages and the production team.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lady Gaga's Born This Way Ball Kicks Off Amid Protests|publisher=MTV News|date=April 27, 2012|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1684062/lady-gaga-born-this-way-ball-seoul/|first=John|last=Mitchell|access-date=March 2, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160331182011/http://www.mtv.com/news/1684062/lady-gaga-born-this-way-ball-seoul/|archive-date=March 31, 2016}}</ref> The tour was also the subject of some controversy by conservatives due to Gaga's support for [[LGBT rights]].<ref>{{cite news|title=South Korea protesters deem Lady Gaga 'too homosexual and pornographic'|first=Rebecca|last=Macatee|publisher=[[E!]]|access-date=March 11, 2016|date=April 27, 2012|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/312129/lady-gaga-deemed-pornographic-seoul-concert-for-adults-only-after-christian-groups-protest|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508101635/http://www.eonline.com/news/312129/lady-gaga-deemed-pornographic-seoul-concert-for-adults-only-after-christian-groups-protest|archive-date=May 8, 2016}}</ref> With more than twenty dates left, she was forced to cancel the remaining tour dates due to a [[Acetabular labrum|labral]] tear of her right hip, which resulted in refunds of over $25 million and 200,000 tickets.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lady-gaga-tour-cancellation-cost-millions_n_2695195|title=Lady Gaga Tour Cancellation Will Cost Millions|first=Kia|last=Makarechi|work=[[HuffPost]]|date=February 15, 2013|access-date=March 1, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304215112/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/15/lady-gaga-tour-cancellation-cost-millions_n_2695195.html|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> It earned a total of $183.9 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2012/2012YearEndTop100WorldwideTours.pdf|title=2012 Pollstar Year–End Top 100 Worldwide Tours|work=[[Pollstar]]|access-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924075532/http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2012/2012YearEndTop100WorldwideTours.pdf|archive-date=September 24, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2013/2013YearEndTop100WorldwideTours.pdf|title=2013 Pollstar Year–End Top 100 Worldwide Tours|work=Pollstar|access-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924075545/http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2013/2013YearEndTop100WorldwideTours.pdf|archive-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> Gaga won the 2012 ''Billboard'' Touring Awards Eventful Fan's Choice Award for Best Tour Of The Year.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/billboard-touring-awards-roger-waters-neil-diamond-bruce-springsteen-win-big/|title=Billboard Touring Awards: Roger Waters, Neil Diamond, Bruce Springsteen Win Big|magazine=Billboard|date=November 8, 2012|access-date=March 1, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330233153/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474248/billboard-touring-awards-roger-waters-neil-diamond-bruce-springsteen-win-big|archive-date=March 30, 2013}}</ref>
|colspan="14" style="border-bottom-width:1px; padding:5px;"| The Born This Way Ball promoted her second studio album ''[[Born This Way (album)|Born This Way]]'' (2011), and it visited all continents,  
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|| 2014 || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| [[ArtRave: The Artpop Ball]] || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| May 4, 2014 &nbsp;– November 24, 2014 (Worldwide) || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| 79
|| 2014 || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| [[ArtRave: The Artpop Ball]] || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| May 4, 2014 &nbsp;– November 24, 2014 (Worldwide) || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| 79
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|colspan="14" style="border-bottom-width:1px; padding:5px;"| ArtRave: The Artpop Ball supported Gaga's third studio album ''[[Artpop]]'' (2013).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lady-gaga-taking-artrave-on-the-road-236942/|title=Lady Gaga Taking 'ArtRave' on the Road|last=Grow|first=Kory|date=December 3, 2013|access-date=March 1, 2022|magazine=Rolling Stone|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119050718/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/lady-gaga-taking-artrave-on-the-road-20131203|archive-date=January 19, 2016}}</ref> Inspired from the [[ArtRave|similarly named]] party for ''Artpop'', the stage resembled a cave and consisted of two sections connected by catwalks made of translucent lucite, allowing the audience to move underneath the catwalks while still being able to watch the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musictimes.com/articles/4870/20140318/lady-gaga-reveals-artrave-artpop-ball-stage-setup-epic.htm|title=Lady Gaga reveals 'artRave: ARTPOP Ball' stage design, and it's epic|last=Book|first=Ryan|date=March 14, 2014|access-date=March 2, 2016|work=Music Times|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184445/http://www.musictimes.com/articles/4870/20140318/lady-gaga-reveals-artrave-artpop-ball-stage-setup-epic.htm|archive-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> Commentators complimented the show's concept, costumes and the choreography but criticized it for being disjointed and hollow.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/lady-gaga-artrave-artpop-ball-live-review-atlanta-6077615/|title=Lady Gaga's artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball Shape-Shifts Through Atlanta|last=Carlson|first=Adam|date=May 8, 2014|access-date=March 1, 2022|magazine=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416035815/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6077615/lady-gaga-artrave-artpop-ball-live-review-atlanta|archive-date=April 16, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2014/06/30/lady-gaga-brings-usual-spectacle-but-hollow-performance/j7P7bEQcK3pSmnQF7KZSiO/story.html|title=Lady Gaga brings usual spectacle but hollow performance|last=Reed|first=James|date=July 1, 2014|access-date=March 2, 2016|work=Boston Globe|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232342/http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2014/06/30/lady-gaga-brings-usual-spectacle-but-hollow-performance/j7P7bEQcK3pSmnQF7KZSiO/story.html|archive-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> In November 2014, the concert was streamed live from [[Bercy Arena]] in France.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/music/blogs/live-nation/cue-applause--lady-gaga-to-stream-final-artrave-concert-on-yahoo-live-164141020.html|title=Lady Gaga Streaming Final artRAVE Show on Yahoo Live: Nov. 24, 10:45 a.m. PT!|last=Parker|first=Lyndsey|date=November 17, 2014|access-date=March 2, 2016|publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310170558/https://www.yahoo.com/music/blogs/live-nation/cue-applause--lady-gaga-to-stream-final-artrave-concert-on-yahoo-live-164141020.html|archive-date=March 10, 2016}}</ref> It grossed a total of $83 million from 920,088 sold tickets.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/boxscore-top-tours-2014-rolling-stones-live-nation/|title=Live Music's $20 Billion Year: Rolling Stones, One Direction, Live Nation Top Boxscore's Year–End|last=Waddell|first=Ray|date=December 12, 2014|access-date=March 1, 2022|magazine=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205090621/http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6406028/boxscore-top-tours-2014-rolling-stones-live-nation|archive-date=February 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/rolling-stones-lady-gaga-wrap-up-tours-on-top/|title=Rolling Stones & Lady Gaga Wrap Up Their Tours on Top|last=Allen|first=Bob|date=December 5, 2014|access-date=March 1, 2022|magazine=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318033529/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6363749/rolling-stones-lady-gaga-wrap-up-tours-on-top|archive-date=March 18, 2015}}</ref>
|colspan="14" style="border-bottom-width:1px; padding:5px;"| ArtRave: The Artpop Ball supported Gaga's third studio album ''[[Artpop]]''  
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|| 2014–2015 || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| [[Cheek to Cheek Tour]] || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| December 30, 2014&nbsp;– August 1, 2015 (North America, Europe) || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| 36
|| 2014–2015 || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| [[Cheek to Cheek Tour]] || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| December 30, 2014&nbsp;– August 1, 2015 (North America, Europe) || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| 36
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|colspan="14" style="border-bottom-width:1px; padding:5px;"| Gaga's collaboration with [[Tony Bennett]] on the album ''[[Cheek to Cheek (album)|Cheek to Cheek]]'' (2014) resulted in their Cheek to Cheek Tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/reich/ct-tony-bennett-lady-gaga-20140805-column.html|title=Tony Bennett on Lady Gaga, and his dreams for his 90th birthday|last=Reich|first=Howard|date=August 8, 2014|access-date=March 2, 2016|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171750/http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/reich/ct-tony-bennett-lady-gaga-20140805-column.html|archive-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> Many of the tour's shows were part of music festivals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jesselawrence/2014/11/04/high-demand-for-tony-bennett-and-lady-gaga-tickets-lead-to-more-dates-high-secondary-market-prices/|title=High Demand For Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga Tickets Lead To More Dates, High Secondary Market Prices|last=Lawrence|first=Jesse|date=November 4, 2014|access-date=March 2, 2016|work=[[Forbes]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190253/http://www.forbes.com/sites/jesselawrence/2014/11/04/high-demand-for-tony-bennett-and-lady-gaga-tickets-lead-to-more-dates-high-secondary-market-prices/|archive-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref> For the show, the stage was decorated in a simple manner with just a crystal curtain.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2015/biz/news/lady-gaga-tony-bennett-make-perfect-dance-partners-as-cheek-to-cheek-tour-rings-in-new-year-1201390553/|title=Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett Make Perfect Dance Partners as 'Cheek to Cheek' Tour Rings in New Year|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Marc|last=Graser|date=January 1, 2015|access-date=March 2, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305014732/https://variety.com/2015/biz/news/lady-gaga-tony-bennett-make-perfect-dance-partners-as-cheek-to-cheek-tour-rings-in-new-year-1201390553/|archive-date=March 5, 2016}}</ref> The tour comprised a set list of songs from their album and other covers of the [[Great American Songbook]].<ref>{{cite press release|last=Farber|first=Jim|title=Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett check to cheek and in sync at Radio City Music Hall|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/lady-gaga-tony-bennett-shine-radio-city-music-hall-article-1.2264768|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|location=New York|date=June 19, 2015|access-date=March 2, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307020601/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/lady-gaga-tony-bennett-shine-radio-city-music-hall-article-1.2264768|archive-date=March 7, 2016}}</ref> The tour was critically acclaimed for the duo's vocals and the development of the show, as well as their on-stage chemistry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/ae/music/2015/jan/03/lady-gaga-tony-bennett-cosmopolitan-chelsea-nye-ev/#/0|title=Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett dazzle at the Cosmopolitan's Chelsea|work=[[Las Vegas Weekly]]|first=Mark|last=Adams|date=January 3, 2015|access-date=March 2, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102148/http://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/music/2015/jan/03/lady-gaga-tony-bennett-cosmopolitan-chelsea-nye-ev/|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> It topped ''[[New York (magazine)|Vulture]]''{{'s}} list of the 10 best concerts of 2015<ref>{{cite web|title=The 10 Best Concerts of 2015|url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/12/10-best-concerts-of-2015.html#|last=Zoladz|first=Lindsay|work=[[New York (magazine)|Vulture]]|date=December 11, 2015|access-date=March 2, 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229155715/http://www.vulture.com/2015/12/10-best-concerts-of-2015.html|archive-date=February 29, 2016}}</ref> and grossed $15.3 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2015/2015YearEndTop200NorthAmericanTours.pdf|title=Pollstar 2015 Year–End Top 200 North American Tours|work=Pollstar|access-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160202085938/http://www.pollstarpro.com/files/charts2015/2015YearEndTop200NorthAmericanTours.pdf|archive-date=February 2, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|colspan="14" style="border-bottom-width:1px; padding:5px;"| Gaga's collaboration with [[Tony Bennett]] on the album ''[[Cheek to Cheek (album)|Cheek to Cheek]]'' (2014) resulted in their  
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|| 2017–2018 || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| [[Joanne World Tour]] || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| August 1, 2017&nbsp;– February 1, 2018 (North America, Europe) || style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| 49
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|colspan="14" style="border-bottom-width:1px; padding:5px;"| Gaga's fifth concert tour in support of her fifth studio album ''[[Joanne (album)|Joanne]]'' (2016).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/lady-gaga-announces-joanne-world-tour-after-hit-packed-super-bowl-halftime-show__18097/|title=Lady Gaga announces Joanne world tour after hit-packed Super Bowl Halftime Show|publisher=Official Charts Company|first=Rob|last=Copsey|date=February 6, 2016|access-date=February 6, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206185158/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/lady-gaga-announces-joanne-world-tour-after-hit-packed-super-bowl-halftime-show__18097/|archive-date=February 6, 2017}}</ref> The concert series was deemed "more minimalist" in comparison to the singer's previous tours, but received praise for the visuals, Gaga's singing abilities and her connection with the audience.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/older-wiser-still-fabulous-lady-gaga-arena-birmingham-review/|title=Older, wiser but still fabulous - Lady Gaga, Arena Birmingham, review|first=Alice|last=Vincent|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=February 1, 2018|url-status=live|date=February 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201135324/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/older-wiser-still-fabulous-lady-gaga-arena-birmingham-review/|archive-date=February 1, 2018}}</ref> It began on August 1, 2017, in [[Vancouver, Canada]] and concluded with postponed European shows in 2018.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/18/entertainment/lady-gaga-tour-postponed/index.html|title=Lady Gaga postpones tour due to 'severe physical pain'|last=Respers|first=Lisa|date=September 19, 2017|access-date=September 19, 2017|work=CNN}}</ref> It grossed a total of $95 million from 841,935 sold tickets.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Allen|first1=Bob|title=Lady Gaga's Joanne World Tour Final Numbers: $95 Million Earned & 842,000 Tickets Sold|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/lady-gaga-joanne-world-tour-final-numbers/|access-date=March 1, 2022|magazine=Billboard|date=February 15, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216123848/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8099986/lady-gaga-joanne-world-tour-final-numbers|archive-date=February 16, 2018}}</ref>
|colspan="14" style="border-bottom-width:1px; padding:5px;"| Gaga's fifth concert tour in support of her fifth studio album ''[[Joanne (album)|Joanne]]'' (2016).
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|colspan="14" style="border-bottom-width:1px; padding:5px;"| The all-stadium concert series took place during the summer of 2022, debuting in Düsseldorf, Germany and concluding in Miami, FL. The tour was postponed twice from its original 2020 summer date due to safety concerns over the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="tour2021">{{cite magazine |first=Jon |last=Blistein |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lady-gaga-chromatica-ball-tour-dates-reschedule-2021-1020975/ |title=Lady Gaga Details New 2021 Dates for Chromatica Ball Tour |date=June 26, 2020 |access-date=June 27, 2020 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200627214725/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/lady-gaga-chromatica-ball-tour-dates-reschedule-2021-1020975/ |archive-date=June 27, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> It grossed a total of $112.4 million from 834,000 tickets sold.<ref>{{cite magazine|url-access=subscription|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/lady-gaga-chromatica-ball-tour-earns-112-million/|title=Lady Gaga Finishes The Chromatica Ball With $112 Million in Stadiums|last=Frankenberg|first=Eric|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=October 26, 2022|access-date=October 26, 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026235818/https://www.billboard.com/pro/lady-gaga-chromatica-ball-tour-earns-112-million/|archive-date=October 26, 2022}}</ref>
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Since playing their first live show in 2017, The Midnight have played over 175 shows spanning 5 tours, various festivals, and other one-off shows. As of 2023, they have performed in North America, Europe, and Australia.

Tours

List of concert tours, with the duration, number of shows, and descriptions
Year Title Duration Shows
2018 Fall 2018 Tour March 12, 2009 – September 29, 2009 (Worldwide) 83
The Fame Ball Tour, Gaga's debut concert tour
2009–2011 The Monster Ball Tour November 27, 2009 – May 6, 2011 (Worldwide) 203
The Monster Ball Tour, the second worldwide concert tour by Gaga,
2012–2013 The Born This Way Ball April 27, 2012 – February 11, 2013 (Worldwide) 98
The Born This Way Ball promoted her second studio album Born This Way (2011), and it visited all continents,
2014 ArtRave: The Artpop Ball May 4, 2014  – November 24, 2014 (Worldwide) 79
ArtRave: The Artpop Ball supported Gaga's third studio album Artpop
2014–2015 Cheek to Cheek Tour December 30, 2014 – August 1, 2015 (North America, Europe) 36
Gaga's collaboration with Tony Bennett on the album Cheek to Cheek (2014) resulted in their
2017–2018 Joanne World Tour August 1, 2017 – February 1, 2018 (North America, Europe) 49
Gaga's fifth concert tour in support of her fifth studio album Joanne (2016).
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