Lady Gaga's artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball and Hatsune Miku

"artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball" was the fourth concert tour by American musician Lady Gaga and was organized to promote her third studio album Art Pop. Following the concept of ArtRave, Hatsune Miku was invited to perform as the opening act for Lady Gaga's world tour, which ran from May 6 to June 3, 2014, while Lady Gaga's tour ran from May 4 to November 24. During the concert, Hatsune Miku appeared as a brand new module and performed 6 singles, for a total of 25 minutes in the opening act for Gaga's performances.

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga is an American singer and songwriter. She was born on March 28, 1986, and was originally known as Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta before adopting her much more famous moniker. In 2008, she released her critically acclaimed debut album , Fame . The album reached number one in Austria, Canada, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, as well as the top five in Australia and the United States.

Concert Details

The tour took place in Germany, Canada, Tokyo, Seoul, Australia, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Greece, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, as well as many other countries. As of June 2014, the tour ranked fourth on the record sales charts, grossing $13.9 million and selling over 171,000 tickets (according to Billboard). Final figures show that the tour generated $83 million in revenue.

The final concert of the tour was announced to be broadcast live to audiences worldwide on Yahoo! Live , and the live broadcast broke viewership records for the search engine giant. Hatsune Miku opened for Gaga in over 15 cities in the United States and 3 cities in Canada, all to sold-out arenas. The tour reached Japan on August 13, and although Miku did not perform, the sold-out stadium was treated to the sounds of pop group Momoiro Clover Z. Revenue from the two days in Japan was the highest of any city Lady Gaga visited, bringing in nearly US$8 million.

Lady Gaga and Hatsune Miku

In April 2014, Lady Gaga announced on Twitter that Hatsune Miku would be the opening act for her concert. Reactions from Lady Gaga's fans were mixed, with the majority condemning the collaboration, while the majority of Miku's fans were delighted that one of the most famous American pop artists of recent times had invited Miku to her concert. This part of the concert was held in cooperation with Crypton Future Media, which provided the technology, and Sega, which provided the modeling and design.
Lady Gaga has openly admitted to being a Hatsune Miku fan and regularly posts photos of herself with her Miku figurines or other merchandise on her social media accounts. The responses to her posts are mostly overwhelmingly positive. This collaboration was also made to help bring the two pop music fans closer together and encourage friendly interaction between them.

Reactions after the tour

Many fans who expressed disapproval at the announcement ended up thoroughly enjoying the concert, noting that while Hatsune Miku was a strange concept to them, it still made for a fun night. Clips of the event were uploaded to social media and YouTube, leading to a surge in searches for "Hatsune Miku" in America. The collaboration spawned a series of memes featuring illustrations of Gaga and Miku alongside humorous dialogue.
Articles immediately emerged, many praising the visuals Miku brought to the tour. Some critics noted that it was difficult to fully appreciate the opening act as Miku sang primarily in her native Japanese, which detracted from the experience as they did not understand the lyrics but felt her dancing and the music itself were appropriate for an opening act for Lady Gaga.

Musicians and producers

• Elekitel
• Guitar Hero Piano Zero
• kz (livetune)
• Polyphonic Branch
• ryo, supercell

List of songs

References

VocaDB
ArtRave: The Artpop Ball - Wikipedia
NBC News
Fandom - Lady Gaga