Prince at the Bell Centre May 23, 2015

Hey, long time no chat! I want to take this opportunity to recount last night's concert experience.


It all started Wednesday evening when I was sitting at the kitchen table after dinner, relaxing on the phone browsing Facebook. Now I knew that Prince had played a surprise show in Toronto just the day before so I had high hopes that he might come to Montreal again but you never know. As I'm scrolling on Facebook I see something that makes my heart stop!

It was this

So I read the article and my heart is pounding in my chest and I am hyperventilating and then find another similar article that makes it seem even more plausible.




















I start chanting "OMG OMG OMG OMG" over and over again and run upstairs to my boyfriend, weak in the knees, and show him the headline of the article I had just seen. He reads it, looks at me, and then says "Ok so..?" He is not a fan but I usually drag him along for my adventures so he knows he is stuck going with me.

It is crazy because I have been praying to God to see Prince again live since the last times I saw his shows! It is my dream to see him perform as much as possible but unfortunately I am not able to travel anywhere far for lack of time away for work or money to spend. So I am only able to see him if he plays here.

So with my prayers answered all there was left to do was to wait until 12:00 noon the next day when they said the tickets would go on sale. I was so excited I could barely sleep. The next day, Thursday I went into work and counted the minutes until it would be noon. I was very anxious and scared because I would prefer to do a transaction like this using my computer and not just my iPhone, you never know if it will load properly on there. At a quarter to noon I checked the ticket website out of curiosity and it said that they were available to buy already! Wow! So I press the button and of course they are not ready to buy just yet. I was then placed into a virtual waiting room and it told me to wait my turn to buy the tickets when they would come on sale. I waited and waited, wondering if it would even work. Then at noon it said that it would shortly be my turn! At 12:02 the page refreshed into the buying page and it was finally my turn! The only problem was.... there was no seating chart to see! I am pretty certain that this was because I was doing the transaction on my phone, but this was ridiculous. I wanted the best seats possible but I had no idea what the stage or layout even looked like. It kept offering me random seats around the venue but numbers are kind of meaningless when you don't know where they are located. So I started freaking out because in my hesitance to pick a seat right away in hopes of finding a floor plan on google, it was already 12:20 and I hadn't bought anything yet! Well you never know with a Prince concert, I have heard of them selling out in 5 minutes so I didn't want to take a chance and have nothing! Sometimes I was refreshing seats and it was saying "Sold out" so I started panicking and my coworker told me... "Just take anything at this point or you are going to end up with nothing at all!!!" So I freaked out and agreed that she was right and on my next refresh of seats I got "Section - North - A - 1-2" and that seemed to sound like good seats and they were better sounding than any others I had been encountering so I said whatever and bought them! Having spent a lot of money on these tickets and having no clue where they were I was freaking out. I had really wanted the standing floor section but it had told me it was sold out already so too bad for me. The rest of the day I worried and worried and when I got home I finally checked on my computer and saw the layout and deducted that I probably had good floor seats in the front row (even though I wished I had standing floor seats, oh well).

In the next days I was was so excited I could barely sleep or eat or think of anything else. Friday night I prepared all of my clothing and belongings for Saturday because I would go to the concert straight from work.

Saturday I worked and worked and the day passed at an average pace. Everyone who I told that I was going to the concert was so jealous and excited for me but I knew a lot of people wanted to go but couldn't go because of prior engagements. The only bummer is that when I checked the ticket sales again before the show they had opened up more tickets (as they usually do I guess) and floor standing tickets were available again..... oh well I couldn't wait until last minute.

At the end of the day Saturday I changed into my concert outfit, did my hair and makeup and went to pick up my boyfriend from his work. We got some burgers on the go and then off we were at around 5:30 we left. We arrived around 6 to the parking lot and scarfed down our burgers. Then we went on to the metro which would take us to the venue. We arrived at the venue around 6:20 and were very confused as to where we were supposed to wait to get in. There were hardly any people around the area and my boyfriend even questioned if there was really a concert or did I get my days mixed up!!! Now way. They were doing a lot of construction on the site so the usual door we take was blocked off so we went outside and all around until we got to the outside front entrance and began to wait there until 7 when the doors would open. There was a van from the local radio station parked across the street blasting famous Prince songs one after another. I was so excited I couldn't wait!!!

At 7pm the doors opened and I rushed over to the gift shop to see what they had. I got a poster for $10 but that was all. All the T-shirts were going at $40 and that is too steep for me!

We went into the theater to find our seats and the first guard says they are on the floor which is great so I am happy for that. Then the next guard shows us where they are and unfortunately seats A-1-2 are the beginning of the row, not the center so rather than being in the middle of the stage they are on the far side!!! Uh oh! I was very upset and disappointed. But what can you do... at least we were first row. Now when we had taken our seats the guard had put gray bracelets around our wrists. We didn't think much of it. I was so upset that I wasn't in the "pit" which was what the standing section on the floor in front of the stage was called. It was not fair! Everyone kept entering the pit with their pit tickets and I was reduced to sitting in the far corner just feet away. There was a dividing fence that separated that section from ours and I was just so close yet so far with only a fence dividing us. The kicker for me is that we were so early to arrive that if I had those tickets we would have definitely been able to stand right in front :(

During the waiting period as we sit in our funny corner seats, I decide to make conversation with my boyfriend to pass the time along (seeing as how we aren't allowed on our phones). I keep complaining that it is not fair for us and can we ask the guard if we can change places... and then I justify it by explaining that maybe if I am close to Prince he will somehow make eye contact with me and we will fall in love??? Ok well my boyfriend wasn't buying that reason even though I told him that he could still live with me and Prince in our mansion........

Suddenly, I hear a guard explaining to someone near us why he is giving them their gray bracelet. He is saying that with this bracelet that is only given to people in row A and B you are allowed to stand up along the fence that is dividing the pit. My eyes opened up wide when I heard this! I asked the guard "Excuse me, you say that I am allowed to stand up against the fence?" He says "Yeah" and then I say "Even over there?" as I point to the middle and he says "Yeah" so now my troubles are somewhat solved!!! Instead of viewing from the far corner, now we were able to stand closer to the middle of the stage. Without hesitation we immediately got up from our corner seats and stood our ground at the almost middle of the stage (more to the left than middle but oh well) I was relieved and my disappointment disappeared.

Now the show was supposed to start at 8pm but who actually starts their show on time!? We waited and waited and waited and then finally maybe after 20-30 minutes.... the intro started!!!

The stage was veiled with a purple drop curtain but the musical intro to the concert began and was slightly back lit so you could see the outline of the one and only, legendary.... Prince!!! I turned and smiled brightly at my boyfriend and squeezed his hand.... "OMG!!!" and he rolled his eyes at me.

After the nice light/shadow show with the curtain down, finally the curtain came up and there he was! Prince in the flesh, maybe 20 feet away from us, he was so amazing in all his glory!!!!! Hahahaha...
I was very happy and there was nowhere else in the world that I would rather be at that moment. Prince opened the show with his girl group trio 3rd Eye Girl and they played a bunch of their new songs from their CD "Plectrumelectrum" starting with "WOW". These girls next to us began chatting and asking eachother "Is this a new song or an old song???" and none of them knew and I felt like telling them flat out but I held my tongue. Then there was "Funknroll" then "Guitar" and "Plectrumelectrum" itself. It was a very rock oriented set and very exciting to see live. Then they played a slowed down revamped version of "Let's Go Crazy" and then from the movie Purple Rain the love theme "Take Me With U".

Then there was the classic hit "Raspberry Beret" which got us all singing along, "U Got The Look" and then a blend of "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" and "Cool" had us all dancing and singing.

Then it got mellow when Prince went to the piano to deliver "The Breakdown" which is a new slow ballad that he sang so well that it was comparable to the album version... man he can sing when you can't even tell the difference from live or recording.

Then they left to take a break and everyone chanted until their return. Upon the return Prince said that he would try to make the first time Prince concert goers feel welcome by playing some of the big hits. On the sound machine mixer thing he began a simple "When Doves Cry" singing along to the beat and asking the crowd to help fill in the words. Then he played "Sign 'o' the Times" and then began "Hot Thing" where a bodyguard started selecting people from the pit to go up and dance on stage!!! I was so disappointed because I wanted to go up on stage! I am such a fan and it would be a dream to be so close to my idol. I might have had a chance if I had tickets in the pit. So I watched the whole bit with a heavy heart. A guy who had gotten on the stage got his phone taken away by the guard because he was trying to snap pics while up there and there was a strict no camera or phone policy that you had to abide by.

After a bit of that, they escorted all the people off the stage and back down to their places. Then began "Controversy" and then the famous "1999". With that Prince bid us all goodbye!!! Show was over??? No way! Prince has this thing where he likes to pretend that the show is over and make you all chant and go wild with anticipation, wondering if it is really over so soon or if more will come. I think it is also an ego boost to see if they will beg for more or not. And of course the other thing is that he wants to see the mood of the crowd, if they are feeling it or not. I have heard that if he has a crowd that is not really into it, he will just cut it short and go home but if the crowd is overly joyed and begging and screaming for more then he is known to keep giving them what they want and play for hours more until they aren't as active.

After a couple minutes of waiting, sure enough Prince re-emerges and goes onto the piano to begin singing ballads. He started a bit of "Diamonds and Pearls" but not very much of it and then went into "How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore". Just piano and voice, very nice. Then "The Beautiful ones"... and a bit of "Forever In My Life".

After that he abandoned the piano for a slowed down, sexy version of "Little Red Corvette" which was extended into a mellow rythym and Prince crooning "Slow down...." over and over. After that atmosphere dissipated, Prince belted out a nice version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" which was a song he originally wrote, but was made famous by singer Sinead O'Connor later on. It had those same girls from before that were next to me questioning "I don't think that's his song! No way that's not his song, he's just singing it now." I wanted to turn around and say, "Hey get your facts straight! He wrote this song actually!" But I didn't feel like getting involved.

Then things got funky when Prince broke into the very famous "Kiss" which had everyone shaking and grinding along to the funky beat. At the end of the song Prince bid us farewell yet again, but we were no fools! We knew he hadn't yet played his famous hit "Purple Rain" and he usually always plays that! We shouted and begged for a while until Prince came out and they played an unusual choice of song "There Sweeter He Is" a cover of a 1969 song... but that's ok. Because then he played the very famous hit that we were all waiting for... "Purple Rain" !!!

It was very magical to see and hear this performance. It has all of the same energy and emotion as it did in the famous scene in the movie. And funny enough even though he must have played it thousands of times now, he still sings it with similar feeling. It was amazing to see everyone just caught up in the moment, it is a very sad and beautiful song and everyone was just swaying along to the music and singing and waving their hands, just the same as in the movie. It's just a song that takes you back into that moment and it is a very special thing to be caught up in. Some part through the song... purple confetti just rains down upon us, unexpectedly, and it is like a dream! What a special moment that makes you just say "wow!" and be thankful to be in that time and moment. Such a wonderful memory. Everyone just looking up and seeing this beautiful "purple rain" coming down over you and it going everywhere and in your hair and clothes and then everyone looking at eachother in amazement, like "is this for real!!!???" but it was just so perfect. With that, Prince bowed out and left us telling us "Thank you" and that he loves us.

But after such a thrilling, energetic performance, could we really just call it quits and go home??? No way!!! We were greedy and wanted MORE! So we shouted and screamed and clapped and chanted and banged and sang for probably 10 minutes straight and even though it looked as though no one was coming back everyone still went at it. It was mind blowing, this reaction. I hope Prince knew how much we loved him!

Finally, they all came back and played "Mountains" what a treat, I never heard that live before. Brings me back to when he sings it in his movie "Under The Cherry Moon". Then they began "Play That Funky Music" a popular cover song and it really got the crowd going!!! Then the next song beat began, it was "The Dance Electric" and to everyone's shock, Prince surprised us all with a very peculiar request. He asked us all to take out our cell phones... was this a joke? It was kind of weird with the strict no cell phones and cameras rule, but hey if he wanted us to take them out then we will take them out! He wanted them out so we could shine our lights and light up the place, kind of like a modern version of when they used to wave the lighters around. Well with everyone taking their phones out I decided to seize the moment and take a video... they can't catch us all!!! Lots of people were doing it. So luckily I got a nice video for my memories but I didn't want to push my luck. I pretty much assumed that the cells would only be tolerated for the one song so as "Housequake" began I put my phone away because I would rather have 1 video that to push my luck and have my phone confiscated. The girl next to me tried to take a picture but quickly a security guard came over so fast to tell her no photos allowed. I knew it! LOL.

Then they went into "I Would Die 4 U" and that was just wonderful too, took us back to the Purple Rain movie where he performs it at the end. But of course when he decided to say goodbye this time, we somehow knew it would be goodbye for good. He put on an incredible 2 and a half hour show, a real top effort. And even though we wanted more it was 11:00pm and Prince and the band were probably tired. When the lights came on we knew it was really over and it was ok because all the great songs were covered and you kind of feel satisfied with the result. Some people were staying around in hopes that there would be more but most of the Bell Centre began slowly clearing out.

I began my task of gathering as much confetti off the floor as I possibly could without people thinking I'm crazy. I got a good handful at least for my collection. I might put it in a jar or frame it, who knows yet. It was tricky to get a lot because most of it got dirty on the floor, getting stepped on and poured drinks on but I got a good amount, I think. I still have the confetti I got from the last show and it is framed on the wall with my tickets. Unfortunately I don't have real tickets for this show as they were e-tickets, oh well.

All in all, it was an amazing night of my life and quite the experience. It was my 3rd time seeing Prince and I would see him every day if I could. There was no place that I would rather be than right there with Prince and his band up close and in the flesh. I loved every moment of it and will always see him every chance I get. Even though we didn't get to make eye contact or fall in love, I am forever a die hard fan!!!


Now Prince... when are you coming back next!!!??? Don't make me wait another 4 years... ugh!





Picture Gallery!!!




Initially finding the listing on the venue website!

Finding the listing on the ticket vendor website!
  

















Seeing the local radio station announce it on Facebook!


















Seeing the event on the front page of the website the morning of the event

 

Having my morning coffee the day of the show from my Prince mug! 

Ready to leave! 

Picked up my boyfriend and going on the road!

Arrived at the parking lot!

We spotted a groundhog at the parking lot... how cool! 

My Outfit, with sweater and without 

Home and tired!

 

 One last shot before I go to bed!

Oh! And last but not least, a shot I grabbed of Prince from the video I took from the show!

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Looky what I just picked up!!! My Lady GaGa tickets for next Monday!!!

1 Year Ago!

Ahh... it is already December. Today is the 2nd of the month and I am heavily reminded of 1 year ago today when I went to see Prince perform live for the 2nd time.

Around the beginning of November 2011, by chance, I happened to see an advertisement for Prince playing live at the Bell Centre. I couldn't believe my eyes because I had been hoping for that for a while. I quickly bought tickets when they went on sale and could not wait until December 2nd, 2011.

Seeing "The Hour" newspaper the week before the concert really made me realize how real this was gettting!!! (I grabbed a bunch to save, of course)

On the day of the concert, my boyfriend and I ate dinner at the mall and then bussed our way downtown (I did not drive at the time!). I wore my Purple Rain shirt that night as I had to the last Prince concert.

We got to the Bell Centre around 7pm and waited around the lobby. Not many people were there at the time. Suddenly I heard some muffled drums and instruments playing from within the building... they were doing a soundcheck. It made me so excited to wonder what was going on behind the scenes.

As the time passed, more and more people kept coming in and then a line was forming along the stairwell. We waited patiently but then it was already 8pm and the concert was supposed to start but we were still waiting around... after a little while the doors began to open and everyone went in.

I quickly went to the merchandise booth to see what was available and I bought a tshirt and a tour book.

We then went to find our seats. I had bought floor seats but I was disappointed when I saw where they were because they were not on the side I had wanted. My friend had made the purchase for me online because I was working when the tickets went for sale and even though I told her the side I wanted, I guess she bought the wrong one.

We sat patiently listening to some background music as the place started to fill up. Around 9:30 the show began and I was so hyped! I was singing and dancing and jumping up and down and having a crazy time... I was probably disturbing every one around me but I didn't care.

The show was a lot of fun and ended around 11:00pm.

I had heard rumors of an afterparty at a downtown club before I had gone to the concert.

Now normally I wouldn't wander around downtown late at night when I have to work the next day but this was an exception... I had a gut feeling that I just had to get myself to this aftershow!!!

So I told my boyfriend that I am going to the aftershow and he can either come with me or go home but I was going for sure. He was mad and tried to persuade me to go home but when I have my mind made up, it is final!

I figured out where the place was downtown. It was a supper club called "Newtown" and supposedly there was a small club in the basement.

There was a line up to get in so we waited in line not even knowing if Prince was there or would be there or if we could get in like that at the door without buying tickets beforehand.

But we paid our entrance fees and got in and settled over at a counter at the back of the room. It was not a very big place and didn't look to fancy or anything. There was a small dancfloor and a little raised stage with some instruments set up on it.

Not many people were there when we arrived at around 11:30pm.

There was a DJ spinning some pretty good music the whole time so at least that was ok. But there was no sign of Prince or anything.

The time passed and then a girl came out and said that Prince would be coming eventually and then she performed some songs and then Prince came into the room and everyone freaked out and pulled out their cameras and phones and started taking pictures of him. A few people were trying to talk to him too. I got a grainy picture of him but it was nothing good. I took this as an opportunity to try to get to the front where he was. I tried pushing my way to the front of the crowd but when I reached the front there was a tall guy in my way and he refused to let me in front of him so I was upset. Prince had gotten freaked out anyways and left. It must not be fun to have people reacting like that to you.

The girl who had performed came back out and said that if we wanted Prince to come back out then we would have to put our cameras and phones away. So everyone did because we were all eager for him to come back.

Later on, members of Prince's band came out and started playing instruments and jamming and then even Prince came out but he was hiding behind members of his band and didn't want anyone to see him. He played a little bit of music with the band but had his back turned to the crowd most of the time.

The band raved that they were going to party all night with us and it really seemed like they would because it was almost 4am. But at 4am they stopped and left and that was it! I couldn't believe I had stayed out so late and was worried about getting home because I had to take the buses and most of them stop running past a certain time.

I checked the bus schedules and it seemed like if we tried hard, we could make the last bus. We made it and I was so happy. We got home around 5:30 I think and I went to bed for a little bit but then I had to get up to go to work... was it all worth it??!! YES!!! Would I do it all again?? Yes!!! Can't wait until my next concert experience. Now that I have a car, everything will be a lot more simple than that.


The sad part about the concert and the night is that they were very strict about taking photography and no one was allowed to take any pictures or videos at the concert or they would get kicked out. There was security all around the whole time, patrolling and making sure no one was taking pictures or they would confiscate your electronics or kick you out. It's a shame because I love taking pictures and videos at all the concerts I go to so I could keep the memories for the future. When I look at pictures of past concerts I am reminded of all the great times. It bothers me that I hardly have anything of my own from the night. I only have pictures that were taken professionally from the night.

These are not my pictures but they do remind me of the concert!

This is not my picture either, I found it on facebook, but it brings back great memories of when Prince performed "Purple Rain" and at the end of the song, confetti flew out from large cannons and lit up the air with purple and gold... it was such a great sight to see... I even picked up a few and framed them.

This is my framed collage that I made to hold my tickets and confetti from this concert and the other Prince concert I attended.

I keep hoping to hear that Prince is coming back to Montreal but it hasn't happened yet... I will just keep my fingers crossed and I guess he will announce it when I least expect it, just like the other times!

Look!

I just bought my tickets to the Born This Way Ball in February 2013..... can't wait! It will my my 4th time seeing Lady GaGa

My Collections - Part 1 - Prince

Hello everyone. I mentioned not too long ago that I would be sharing pictures of my collections. I have begun photographing my collections and I have some ready to show you.

My first collection that I will show you is my Prince collection. It is my biggest collection of all of my collections and I have been collecting since I first became a Prince fan around 2005-2006.

Funny story about how I became a fan. My dad burned me a cd one day of a bunch of dj mixes that he had downloaded. One of the files turned out to be a Prince Very Best Of Cd instead of a dance mix. I began listening to a few songs here and there and then a few more each time and then after a while I would listen to the whole thing all the time and then I realized I wanted more so I began trying to download any Prince song I could get my hands on, knowing that eventually my goal was to have every Prince song.... that was back then. This is now, and I have almost every Prince song out there on my computer.

And here we go with my collection. It will continue to grow of course!

So this is my wall above my computer in my bedroom with my 3 18"x24" huge laminated Prince posters that I had done a couple of months ago... love them!

The corner with my Purple Rain movie frame next to my Michael Jackson frame

This collage I made myself with a collage of my Prince concert tickets and pictures from the concerts and there are some pieces of confetti in there that I kept from the show... good memories :)

 

This is my collection of Prince Studio albums... oh boy does he have a lot of albums and almost all of them are out of print. I was lucky enough to find someone selling a lot of them on eBay and I got almost all of them in that pack not too long ago. Only a few of them I have bought at the store. They don't have any of the albums at the stores really. I still need a few more and then my collection will be complete! One day!!!

 

Here they are all stacked up on the side!

 

Here are some singles that came with the cd lot I bought from the guy who sold me the albums.

 

These are my movies and live concerts... Purple Rain on Blu-Ray is amazing.

This is my tour book for when I saw Prince live at the Bell Centre. I bought the book because Prince was not allowing any photography at the concert and I was like... well then these will have to be my photos!

 

My Prince Magazines...

 

I just got this one on eBay recently.

 

Prince Photography Book "21 Nights"

My Prince buttons yay!

T-shirts... the white one I had custom made online and the black one I got at the concert :)

My Purple Rain t-shirt... my fav thing to wear when I see Prince Live :D

Purple Rain Mirror Shades yeahhhhhh

3121 Perfume

LOOK WHAT CAME IN THE MAIL TODAY

OOH YEAH

GOT MY PRINCE TIX

YES! NOW I AM WAITING FOR THEM TO ARRIVE IN THE MAIL :)

I GOT MY PRINCE TICKETS!

I just picked up my Prince tickets from the guy I bought them from!!! Can't wait!

PRINCEEE

So the lowest price I could find for a pair of tickets was $500 and I got them! Now the only thing I have to do it get them... I might have to pick them up from the person because there is a mail strike going on and if he mails them to me they might not get here in time :P

Why must everything always be so complicated???

Monster Ball!!!

On April 25th 2011 I went to see Lady GaGa at The Monster Ball in my home town. I had bought the tickets last october and it had seemed so far away but the time flew quickly and I had a blast! It was the third time i had seen GaGa live. The first time was November 27th 2009 for The Fame Ball, The second time was June 28th for The Monster Ball, and this was the third.

It was fun of course. Gaga puts on a great show as always but The Monster Ball has been going on so long now. It is still a special show, but not as special as it first was, especially for me when I have seen it and it is the exact same show I have already seen.

There were a few minor changes from the one I saw last year though. She cut out So Happy I could Die and the whole Living Dress (I loved that part aww) and Speechless and replaced them with You & I and Born This Way sung on the piano.

So now I will tell you from the beginning how my night went. I got the day off from work and met up with my boyfriend and my friend at their work and we went right away to eat dinner before we go to the show because the price of food at the arena is ridiculous. After dinner we went downtown to the arena and arrived around 6:00. I looked around and saw GaGa's Tourbus parked in the distance and I was freaking out saying that we should go get pix with it and go knock on the door but my friend and my boyfriend told me no that we should find out where we have to go before it gets late.

By the time we figured out where we should line up and got in line it was 6:30. We had floor standing tickets so it's good to get there earlier because you have a chance at standing closer to the stage. While we were in line we were looking at all the crazy costumes and outfits everyone was wearing and also a man selling some *Illegal* GaGa tour tshirts came out to us and I bought one for $20 :D

We were waiting in line until 7:00 and then they let everyone in little by little. When we got into the arena I was upset because the front near the stage was already full of people and I am soooo short so I was worried that I can't see because everyone is way too tall. From 7:00 until 8:00 we were waiting there and a bit before 8:00 everyone kind of moved up so I ended up being almost in the same spot as I was last time I saw her.

At 8:00 Lady Starlight came out and tried to keep us busy by chugging a bottle of Jack Daniels and dancing around to some rock music. At 8:30 Semi Precious weapons came on and did a few songs. They were really good. At 9:00 the curtain closed and we waited around while they played Michael Jackson music on the speakers like they usually do. I thought GaGa would come at 9:30 and she was supposed to but she is always late so she didn't come until a little after 10:00. We were really getting mad because it sucks having to stand up in the crowd for a long time and there's nothing to do. And you can't really move and your feet hurt. As every Michael Jackson song ended we thought she would come out but they just kept playing his songs and at one point the crowd was so upset we all started booing when the next Michael Jackson song came on. I don't get why she is always late. It's really annoying when you are standing around and you don't know when she's coming.

When the introduction began everyone was so excited. It is really my favorite part of the concert when the mesh is on the curtain and the "Finally" song plays and then it counts down from 10... it is amazing. And then she sings Dance in the Dark. My friend had never seen GaGa live and started freaking out when she saw GaGa for the first time. She tapped me on the arm and pointed "OMG IT'S HER!!!!!!!!!!!" and i'm like "I know!"

So the concert continued and GaGa did her thing and it was entertaining. At one point someone threw her a Canadian flag and she was wrapping it around her. I loved it.

GaGa was singing and singing and then she says that there is still 45 minutes left of the show and my friend and boyfriend are getting mad because it is getting very late. It was already after 11:00.

I was anxiously waiting for her to perform Born this Way and possibly Judas but we were tired of standing and eager to go home and worrying that we would not be able to catch the buses if we left too late so when she was finished performing Bad Romance it seemed as though she was done (She usually ends the concert with it) so we started on our way out to avoid getting stuck waiting for everyone to leave. While we were climbing the stairs she comes out and does Born This Way. I was so shocked and disappointed that I was on my way out but I stopped to listen to it from where I was but the security guard came behind us and told us we cant stand there and we have to keep moving. So we started climbing the stairs again but there were all people blocking the rest of the way so I stopped again and watched the rest. After she finished Born This Way she left and then it was really over and on the speakers came Judas and a projected image of the Judas cover. And then we left.

On our way out I saw the Tour buses parked on the curb outside and I freaked out saying I need pix now! So I took the pix and I was happy!

We got home around 2am and I had work the next day. We were all exhausted! But of course it was worth it. I can't wait for the Born This Way Ball!

Here are a few pix I took!

And this is me at the concert