| She is known for outrageous costumes and | | | | this year. |
| putting on one heck of a show. | | | | 'Ticket prices for the previous dates were set |
| And Lady Gaga delivered on all counts last night | | | | long before the current Monster Ball show was |
| as she brought her Monster Ball tour back to the | | | | developed. Ticket prices are comparable and fair.' |
| United Kingdom. | | | | Live Nation said the extra dates had been added - |
| But what fans might not have expected was to | | | | in Birmingham, Manchester and London in May and |
| see the softer side of the singer, who performed | | | | June - because of .overwhelming response'. |
| an emotional set before breaking down and crying | | | | During the Monster Ball world tour, Gaga has |
| as she talked about her sick grandfather who is in | | | | suffered a series of health scares. |
| hospital. | | | | And she revealed she has been tested for the |
| Dedicating the song Speechless to him, she told | | | | potentially fatal disease lupus. |
| the audience: 'If we all sing loud enough, maybe he | | | | The 24-year-old Paparazzi singer - who collapsed |
| can hear us!' | | | | on stage while on tour in Japan earlier this year - |
| Half way through the song, Gaga had to pause to | | | | revealed to The Times that her aunt died from |
| wipe away her tears. | | | | the connective tissue disease. |
| And while the rare moment was not captured on | | | | She said: 'I'm very connected to my aunt, Joanne, |
| camera, fans and reviewers were stunned to see | | | | who died of lupus, it's a very personal thing, I |
| her softer side. | | | | don't want my fans to be worried about me.' |
| But it was not long before she was back in the | | | | Sealing her status as a world-class performer, |
| normal swing of things, bathing in an angel fountain | | | | Gaga's songs are to be performed on hit musical |
| spouting blood and gets friendly with her female | | | | comedy Glee. |
| dancers. | | | | In the show, which aired in the US on Tuesday |
| Her show in Nottingham is the first date of her | | | | night, the cast performed renditions of her hits |
| second leg of the Monster Ball tour in Britain. | | | | such as Poker Face and Bad Romance wearing |
| The Monster Ball show has controversial for | | | | typically odd outfits. |
| reasons other than her shocking flame-thrower | | | | Gaga said last week: 'I love Glee. I love the cast |
| costumes and daring onstage antics. | | | | and the creativity of the writers. I went to a |
| 'What was a small arena/theatre production is | | | | musical theatre school, and used to dream that |
| now a massive, first rate arena production,' | | | | someday the students would be singing my songs. |
| Arthur Fogel, chairman for Live Nation said earlier | | | | |