Lady Gaga’s Brisbane gig was delayed amid a series of hiccups, including technical difficulties that meant thousands of fans were stranded outside, and the singer suffering a bout of illness
Lady Gaga was forced to delay her gig in Brisbane and halt the performance mid-song, amid a series of problems. The star was at the last stop of her Mayhem Ball tour on Tuesday (9 December).
The Poker Face singer was due to take the stage at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, Australia, at 7:00pm but reportedly did not until 7:40pm, after a series of issues prevented her from starting on time. This was not an end to the problems, as thousands of fans were still stranded outside the stadium and Lady Gaga still had to halt one sing partway through.
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To begin with, the gates of the venue reportedly opened late. They were supposed to open at 5pm and were said to instead open hour later. This caused bottlenecks and, according to The Courier Mail, some fans were still outside when the show began, despite the 40 minute delay, caused by technical issues.
As fans tried to enter the venue, one fan was being escorted out. Johnson Wen, who grabbed Ariana Grande at the Singapore stop of the Wicked: For Good press tour, took to his Instagram to share that he had been “kicked out” of the concert before it even began.
“Got kicked out of the lady Gaga concert!” he wrote over a selfie. The 26-year-old was also seen in footage from the show that was posted to TikTok, being escorted from the venue by security guards. He added to his post: “The early fans were booing me.”
Wen is known for rushing celebrities during public appearances, having done so with The Weeknd and Katy Perry, as well as Ariana Grande. After grabbing Grande, Wen was arrested and charged with being a “public nuisance” by a Singaporean court.
During the Brisbane show, Gaga also had to stop her performance of Die With A Smile as she suffered a sneezing fit whilst seated at the piano. She subsequently had to start the song again from the top.
Gaga’s Australian segment of the tour began on Friday (5 December), in Melbourne. It was the first time in more than 11 years that the singer has performed in the country.
Fans were upset with the small size of the stage Gaga used for her first performance. A few called is “embarrassing” and “a small a**” stage. “The stage size is so embarrassing even more so for someone who hasn’t been here for 10 years,” wrote one fan. Another added: “Really wondering, will she use this small a** stage in Accor Stadium (80k capacity Sydney)?”
Some fans also weren’t happy with the items that were banned from the shows. As well as items usually banned from such events, banners, posters and signs requesting songs and shout outs were prohibited. Venues also told fans not to bring red canes, inspired by Gaga’s performances at Coachella, unless they were needed for medical reasons.
Source: Mirror
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