Never knowingly dressed down, pop monolith Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Tour hit town this year in a similarly over-the-top fashion. If Gaga’s dress-to-excess policy tends to dominate the tabloid headlines, the success of her tour is down to much more earthy qualities. Beyond the pop opera fireworks, the elaborate theatrical staging and extras like keyboards masquerading as Harleys (sure why not?), The Born This Way Tour was the biggest and best of the year because it reiterated all the great about Gaga. 

And all that is great about Gaga is her heart. This chick frickin’ means it. It’s bore out in her strong and resilient voice; it’s in the performance of Born This Way, which even if you question the sentiment you can’t deny the force with which it is argued. And it’s the details: like having her Monster Pit upfront open to the fans who queue first rather than those with the fattest wallets. There’s no other gig this year where the fans from 45-year-old mums to 17 year old gay boys who live their life by this lady, dress up and dedicate themselves so wholly to a two-hour pop set. So for the fact that she gets that and she dances like she means it, Lady Gaga is our undisputed live act of the year.

Lady Gaga and The Born this Way Tour can still be seen across the world.
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