Momoclo is going to be an opening act for lady gaga's art pop ball 8/14
More info and ticket information here: http://t.co/wyAZw6i7zj

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I couldn't agree more.
And to be honest I'm starting to be tired of all this Gaga's thing with idols group...

That buzz I was talking about
http://t.co/1uiA9igf5s

Btw that pic is not mines

I think what pisses me off a bit about the Gaga thing is that she took Crayon Pop to the USA but she's "using" Momoclo in Japan.

At least Crayon Pop got to perform in some huge venues in the USA. Momoclo isn't even going to leave their country and I doubt the buzz that it's going to create in Japan would make them gain any fans. Not to mention that internationally nobody is going to give a damn about who opens for Gaga in Japan.

/end of rant

Look at the number of tickets available for each of Gaga's shows: http://gagadaily.com/index.php/topic/76523-tour-schedule-sold-out-shows-artrave/
Nearly all are under 15,000 seats. The Tokyo shows are only 30,000 each.

Come on, Momoclo sold out two 55,000 seat shows in a few minutes just a few months ago and Nissan Stadium sold out 72,327 seats!. Gaga's biggest shows are 70,000 in Seoul Olympic Stadium and Athens and both still have tickets easily available. How can Gaga afford to hire Momoclo? Shiori could probably buy Gaga with the money she keeps bragging about!


At least Babymetal is coming to the USA and I will see them in person! And yes, tickets were very easy to get for the 8/06 Denver show.

I don't think Momoclo had much to gain if they would open for Lady Gaga in the US. The market for idols is tiny in America and Europe, and Momoclo doesn't cater to an already established niche like Kpop or Metal.

And while it may seem a bit weird that they open for Gaga in Japan and not the other way around it is actually perfect. I mean come on, would you really want to see Lady Gaga as a guest in a real Momoclo concert? I certainly don't. And they don't need help to sell out their own concerts anyway.

Showing up as the opening act for Lady Gaga is a nice chance to gain some new fans, nothing more, nothing less. Concerts are one of the strongest points of Momoclo, if not the strongest. Wherever they perform, there's always a lot of Mononofu showing up, even at "neutral" events like Girl's Factory. This of course is not a bad thing, but it lowers the chances to gain new fans. The amount of Mononofu might be much smaller at a Gaga concert, which means more chances to "convert" people who might know Momoclo, but never saw them live. ;)
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Ok it may just be me, but Gaga has such a bad reputation right now that I don't want her close to Momoclo :)) It's been years since I've heard her music around, now it's just "Lady Gaga has someone puke over her on a concert" and that kind of news.

The only thing that would made me happy about this pairing is Momoclo trolling Gaga. Have Reni dress up in a Gaga costume so at least I can laugh.

Nantok said:

I don't think Momoclo had much to gain if they would open for Lady Gaga in the US. The market for idols is tiny in America and Europe, and Momoclo doesn't cater to an already established niche like Kpop or Metal.

I think there actually could have been quite a lot to be gained from opening in the US. It would probably have given them exposure that could start to create interest in them. After all, Babymetal isn't really becoming popular because they cater to metal fans but because they started to have people, including some major media sources, going all "omg, this is so weird!" I think just having Momoclo be seen by a wide audience in the US would open a lot of ground for them, but sadly it's not happening this time. Oh well. :P

Nantok said:

I haven't been to any of the babymetal concerts in europe, but from what I read online a large part if not the majority of the audience seems to be metal fans (correct me if I am wrong).

You're hereby corrected :)
I was at Babymetal's concert in Cologne and the audience was a wonderful mixture of idol fans, metalheads, anime/manga/cosplay people and visitors from various countries. Highly entertaining (the show as well)

As for that Lady Gaga thingie... I've never really cared for her but she still is a big name all around the world and I can't see anything wrong with Momoclo playing at her concert. Gaga is a weird creature so both parties fit well
And I agree with Nantok that it can't hurt to gather new potential fans this way.
And Momclo are going to outshione Gaga anyway :)

Mattthecat said:

I was at Babymetal's concert in Cologne and the audience was a wonderful mixture of idol fans, metalheads, anime/manga/cosplay people and visitors from various countries.

Now if you'd said that a bit earlier, like I did, we could have met up. I pretty much only talked to the people I came with, all the japanese I could find, and one guy from Austria ^^;