When the "Fame Kills" tour was called off, the disappointment was palpable. The concert series that was supposed to bring together Kanye West and Lady Gaga was going to be a theatrical, over-the-top production from the minds of two of pop music's greatest and most warped superstars. While Kanye disappeared somewhere into the Internet, Gaga pressed forward with the "Monster Ball" tour, which will take her across the country presenting a crazed pop opera. It's all in support of The Fame Monster, her new expanded album reissue that hits shelves next week.
The tour promises to be a multimedia affair, as Gaga has reached out to her fans to provide her with video content for the shows. Over the weekend, she announced on her Twitter that she was looking for film creations "in the theme of the apocalypse." She also pointed to a Web site that lets fans upload video clips, which Gaga will then use during the production of the show. "The inspiration is sharp, simple and brutal: the Apocalypse, symbolic of both destruction and rebirth," the site reads. "Lady Gaga, Nick Knight and Ruth Hobgen will select video imagery from the submissions, and the videos will then be spliced together and reinvented as exclusive imagery, played alongside Lady Gaga's spectacular live performances across the globe. In line with new contributions, video pieces will be constantly re-edited and engineered as new submissions are received throughout the tour's 44-date marathon run, in a constant creative renewal."
Gaga is already excited about the submissions she has seen. "Been watching all of your video submissions," she tweeted. "You are some very talented little monsters, I love you!"