actually yeah i’d be pissed too… especially with those ticket prices being a whole mortgage payment i wonder why they didn’t just shoot some footage in the afternoons without an audience for the close ups 😭

like i thought the comments were being a bit dramatic at first when i seen them this morning.. but THIS??? nah mama this is not good enough I’m sorry there are 101 ways to capture incredible footage that doesn’t include doing this to people who probably spent upwards of 1.5k!

i would be overly annoyed no fucking wayyy

like he’s just THERE the whole time 😭😭😭😭

yeah NO idk how the people who can’t see aren’t losing their shit maybe i’m fucking insane but i would’ve been LIVIDDD especially with these damn ticket prices 😭😭

yall gotta demand your money back or shit like this wont change

didn’t expect this to leave my little gaga circle, so… 1. this isn’t a gaga dig, but rather a dig at Sam Wrench and his crew’s….. filming choices! 2. what they’re filming is objectively the best live show of lady gaga’s career 3. all hail gaga

this is the perfect example of why fans are upset imagine paying 1k and waiting so long to see gaga this close just to have men block your view...

Are drones suddenly not an option?

I went N2 and had second row, dead center. First time seeing Gaga after stanning for 18 years. 💀 There were several moments where everyone was audibly fed up with the cameramen. Idk why they didn’t film different songs different nights, so it wasn’t an issue the entire show.

so, people had exactly one (1) hours notice on arrival cool!

yeah like i love gaga down but after paying $1000 to have her blocked for 98% of the time im disappointed 😭 which is sad because i really wanted to end my mayhem ball journey off nice

They could do this shit with a robot and cables like Beyonce does. It doesn't need a whole ass two people do this shit blocking the view. If they want that kind of footage, do a fucking video outside of the concert. It's asinine.

It’s so weird. Has she ever done this before with any of her recorded tours?? I don’t remember this ever being a problem before. Must be so annoying for the fans when the show keeps stopping and starting and their view is blocked 😭

this is her first time working with Sam Wrench and his team I think. When she recorded the Chromatica ball it was in a stadium and the stage was bigger and as far as I recall they also done some close up shots in a rehearsal space so as not to obstruct too much of the live experience.

@Anxious_stevee So the people paying to watch didn’t have any idea this was going to be happening?

@Anxious_stevee well, there was posters around the venue, which essentially means nobody knew until they arrived at the venue or checked social media prior to travelling. In any event, filming shouldn’t be this obstructive.

I went Night 1 and i’m so glad I ended up being where I was because the filming didn’t bother me at all

This is actually so unfair, i’d be livid if i was there

NOW I understand Beyoncés process wow.

The artist these days, are performing more for the camera than they are for fans or atmosphere. This is absolutely ridiculous. Fuck the movie, people paid good money for a LIVE EXPERIENCE.

like I said earlier, there’s a slight chance they’re overdoing it a little bit with the recording

Beyoncé would quite literally never. Step it up.

I thought the same. But at certain angles the crowd still shows because of the LED wristbands. The steadicam close-ups on stage B felt unnecessary. It looked better without it, like they did in Copacabana, even with the usual live broadcast mistakes!

Apparently other artists who have done this have been nowhere near as bad as this camera guy. Idk how her team didn’t think it’d be an issue for certain seats 😳

without sound i can’t even tell who’s show this is

Same thing at Superbowl with Bad Bunny. Folk paid THOUSANDS & couldn't see him walking through the sugarcane field for half the show. 😵‍💫 Show catered to TV cameras.

It’s time for them to start using drones for this kind of shit 😭😭

Bet y'all won't complain when the movie comes out!!!

not mutually exclusive babes

They pay for a concert and the guy with the camera standing right there that’s crazy. They don’t have Zoom cameras.

UPDATE:

They get a ticket to the premier of the film they can brag about being at

Tell that to the Director of The Eras Tour 🙄🙄🙄 he's doing the Mayhem Ball Film so that's his fault.

who did you think this was aimed at?

Just pointing out that's not Gaga's fault because some already think it is.

So wild. Taylor had camera people, but I guess with how much she moved the expanse of the entire stage- there didn’t seem to be any bad spots.

Beyoncé did closeup shots before the show. She actually cares for her fans.

He was blocking for 3 minutes max lol get a grip

Ehhh shit yea no good. Should have had cameras on wires or the dude should have been on a stool on the ground more + do a better job of splitting the filming between all the shows, idk. Deff not this…I’d be pretty pissed not even gonna lie. The should make it up to those fans.

It wasn't even that bad, I just came back from her show on the 19th.

I don't know for sure, but i remember Taylor's reputation tour film had lots of close ups and they hid the cameras very well

i do hate how much concerts prioritize recording for later media distribution over the live experience for people presently there

Wow I can’t believe this happened at ALL 4 LA shows like whyyyy what is the purpose of filming like this for multiple nights??? And this is the end of the catwalk too 😮‍💨