Lady Gaga Reveals Dates for Born This Way Ball Tour

Talks about a supporting tour for Lady Gaga’s sophomore album Born This Way have been going on since June, but now, the news is definite. Although an official statement has not been released, the Mother Monster revealed the early details late last week through her Twitter account. She wrote: “The Born This Way Ball will perform 110 shows around the world. The opening dates are out today, with more announcements to ensue. THE FIRST 11 OF THE BORN THIS WAY BALL TOUR DATES RELEASED HERE http://twitpic.com/8hc5l3”

Inviting fans to click on a link, Gaga unveiled the first part of her Born This Way Ball dates in Southeast Asia, Japan, and Australia. Supported by Live Nation Global Touring, the Born This Way Ball won’t hit North American shores until early 2013.

As a follow-up to her extremely successful Monster Ball tour, which grossed $188 million over 167 shows, the Born This Way Ball takes the singer to parts of the world she has yet to perform in. After finishing up the Pacific Rim dates by July, the “Marry the Night” singer heads over to Europe for August, and a slew of Latin American dates are expected to finish off 2012. North America is scheduled for January to March 2013.

Gaga, additionally, revealed a special feature for fans for the upcoming tour. Dubbed “The Monster Pit,” this general admissions area is geared toward extremely devoted Little Monsters – those who spend the night outside the concert venue in costume just to score good seats. Discussing it on Twitter, she told fans: “Entry to ‘The Monster Pit’ is relegated to the fans who have arrived first, waited all night, + dressed to ‘Ball.’ Every night Haus of Gaga will choose fans from The Monster Pit to come back stage + meet me! These tickets are NOT more expensive.”

Unlike her contemporaries, Gaga isn’t taking a break any time soon. Aside from this extensive tour, the pop star has been in the studio working on a follow-up to Born This Way. Progress and a release date, however, have not been announced.