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<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 1.3em; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.4em; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Lady Gaga�s�<em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball</em>�is coming to Dubai � but it will be censored. The contentious pop star is known for her oft-outrageous stage antics, but organisers confirmed to�<em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">tabloid!</em>�that her UAE show on September 10 at the Meydan Racecourse will be edited down for cultural reasons.</p>
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<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 1.3em; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.4em; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">�There will be some edits for Dubai,� said Marco Rios, the chairman and CEO of AMI Live, one of three companies involved with bringing Gaga to the UAE. �It cannot be the full show, because it wouldn�t be allowed. So it�s a special show for Dubai and for the culture.�</p>
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<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 1.3em; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.4em; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">The Dubai date, which will �respect the local law�, was officially announced at a Monday morning press conference at the RIRA Gallery in DIFC.</p>
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<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 1.3em; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.4em; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Becky Artmonsky, CEO of ATW Live � the executive producers and promoters partially responsible for Jennifer Lopez at the Dubai World Cup � said that Gaga is willing to play nice to avoid cancellations. She doesn�t want a repeat of the ban that has been imposed on her live shows in Indonesia.</p>
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<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 1.3em; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.4em; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">�She�s a wonderful, ground-breaking artist and that�s why we all love her. She�s very, very excited to be playing for her fans for the first time in the Middle East, and that�s really, always for her, the absolute most important thing,� said Artmonksy.</p>
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<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 1.3em; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.4em; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">�We�re working very closely with her and her team to ensure all cultural sensitivities are managed very well. It�s her first time here, and she knows she has a lot of Little Monsters here � and some Big Monsters, as well, actually � so that�s the focus for her.�</p>
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<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 1.3em; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.4em; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Despite a censored version of Gaga�s show, her UAE fans may be able to meet their idol in the flesh.</p>
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<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 1.3em; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.4em; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">�There�s a few meet-and-greets � there will be a very nice meet-and-greet,� said Rios. �Gaga is not an artist who likes to meet-and-greet, but I think so, we might [have one].�</p>
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<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 1.3em; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.4em; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">�It all depends on the artist,� added Vincent Guo, COO of AMI Live. �As promoters, we love to have meet-and-greets � it�s whether the artist wants to do that. Some love it, some don�t.�<br />
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<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 1.3em; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.4em; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">China welcomes Gaga?</strong></p>
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<div class="articleBody" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal;">
<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 1.3em; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.4em; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Alongside the announcement, the press conference served as an introduction to Guo and Rios� Latin American company, AMI Live. Gaga�s concert is their first effort in the UAE. They plan to produce more live shows (they told us they have five big names already planned), sports programming and children�s programming. They have been the dominant Latin American events organiser for over 10 years, with more than 4,000 shows held and millions of tickets sold.</p>
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<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 1.3em; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.4em; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">The conference also marked a strategic merger between AMI Live and Long Legacy Cultural Group, a Chinese organisation with experience in commercial stage performances. By joining forces, and through a somewhat ideal geographical proximity, they hope to bring more artists to Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.</p>
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<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 1.3em; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.4em; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">artRAVE: The ARTPOP Ball</em>�is Gaga�s fourth concert tour, and features, like many of her concerts, crazy costumes and elaborate productions. The tour so far has received positive reviews, with many praising the singer�s energy and enthusiasm.</p>
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<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 1.3em; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.4em; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Gaga�s last tour, the�<em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Born This Way Ball</em>, had to be abruptly cut short in 2013 following a hip injury the singer sustained while performing. She later underwent surgery. Trade publication�<em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Pollstar�</em>named it the fifth highest grossing tour in 2012 behind Madonna, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Roger Waters and Coldplay.</p>
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<p style="margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 1.3em; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; line-height: 1.4em; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Tickets for the Dubai show are priced at Dh495 (General Admission), Dh750 (Grandstand Seating) and Dh1,295 (Golden Circle). VIP tables and air-conditioned suites will also be available, starting at Dh2,000. Tickets can be bought from noon on May 15 on ticketmaster.ae. Gaga�s fan club members will have access to a presale on May 13-14, with a promoter presale occurring on May 13. A special website dedicated to the concert has also been created: ladygaga.ae.</p>
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