Additional dates extend Gaga's tour through April 2011.
By Gil Kaufman
Lady Gaga
Photo: Derek Storm/ Splash News
Lady Gaga just won't stop. The singer, in the midst of her already massive Monster Ball Tour, has added another dozen dates to the outing, which will now keep her on the road in North America through late April 2011.
The new shows begin with a March 1 date in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and include stops in Omaha (March 17), San Diego (March 29), Orlando (April 15), Tampa (April 16) and Cleveland (April 27).
Perhaps staying on the road will help the VMA-winning singer deal with the death of her beloved grandfather, Joseph Germanotta, who died on Friday at age 88. Gaga remembered him in writing on Sunday, tweeting, "Having a Perfect Manhattan, for my perfect guy. Love you Giuseppe."
In May, Lady Gaga opened up to fans about her then-sick grandfather during her Monster Ball Tour show in Nottingham, England. "I don't always talk about my personal life but my grandpa's sick," she revealed. "And I'm really close with my grandpa and he's really sick and he's in the States and my dad's with him. So I was, like, crying all day, really sad. So I thought I might just be honest and tell you that's what's going on."
But in true Gaga fashion, the singer put her emotions into her music by dedicating her ballad "Speechless" to the elder Germanotta. "So it's been one of those tough things that my grandpa's too old to come to my show, but I suppose if we sing loud enough, he'll be able to hear us. So this one's for you Grandpa," she said after breaking down in tears.
Though a release date has not yet been announced, it's possible that Gaga's second full-length studio album, Born This Way, could be released while she's still on the road. Producer RedOne, a frequent collaborator of Gaga's, told MTV News that the upcoming disc is Gaga's "freedom album," though he declined to say much more as the project is too "precious" for him to spill the beans on.
New Lady Gaga tour dates:
March 1 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena
March 4 - Buffalo, NY @ HSBC Arena
March 6 - Ottawa, ON @ Scotiabank Center
March 12 - Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center
March 17 - Omaha, NE @ Qwest Center
March 29 - San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
April 15 - Orlando, FL @ Amway Center
April 16 - Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum
April 22 - Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center
April 23 - Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum
April 25 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
April 27 - Cleveland, OH @ Quicken Loans Arena
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