"Lady Gaga's last tour, The Monster Ball, is touted as one of the most successful promotional tours the world has ever seen. And anyone who has seen her perform, whether you were lucky enough to catch her live or you were one of the millions who tuned into her HBO special, knows that Gaga puts on an extraordinary show. In fact, the first leg of The Monster Ball was so successful that she decided to extend the length of the tour so that all of her Little Monsters had a chance to come see her, a decision that resulted in bankruptcy and $3 million in debt.
Lady Gaga has made it very clear that there is nothing she wouldn't do for her fans, including paying for every lavish redesign and revision of the tour – out of her own pocket. In an interview with The Financial Times' Stephen Fry, Gaga admits that she had no idea how bad thing had gotten financially until it was too late:
"I put everything in the show, and I actually went bankrupt after the first extension of The Monster Ball. And it was funny because I didn’t know! And I remember I called everybody and said, 'Why is everyone saying I have no money? This is ridiculous, I have five number one singles' – and they said, 'Well, you’re $3m in debt.'"
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