Shocking: Lady GaGa Almost Collapses During Performance (Video)

Published: Sunday 14th Mar 2010 by Sam

There have today been renewed calls for Pop phenomenon Lady GaGa to take a break from her hectic workload, following a shocking live showing in Auckland, New Zealand last night. While performing the night’s closer ‘Bad Romance’, the 23 year old star appeared ‘out of it’, forced to sit out (and at points lay flat) during the entire performance. Check out the video above…

Though kudos are most certainly due for the budding icon for finishing the performance, there really does come a point when one’s health and safety take pre-eminence over everything else – now being one of those times. Her rapid rise to prominence and dominance has been like no other in recent Pop history, and it appears the intensity of it all is getting to her physically. If GaGa has no ‘stop’ button, then perhaps those around her need to intervene before the situation becomes much more serious. I mean if longevity is what is being aimed for, then I’m sure her ‘monsters’ wouldn’t object to her taking time off – it is clearly needed.

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  1. deejaybaps March 14, 2010

    i was there lastnight SHE WAS AWESOME AMAZING!! lmao @ her laying down.. i thought it was all part of her act hahahaha i was probably a lil too tipsy to notice hahaha

  2. cool chick March 14, 2010

    loves Gaga, but she should really take some time off if she needs to.
    She is a pop superstar like no other, so the demand and work involved is intense

  3. sunshineRD March 14, 2010

    #GagapleaseRest

    she needs to take a seat… white girls always colapsing… beyaki nd Rihanna never have that problem … i dont understand…

    but i hope she takes a break and gets better

  4. Jay2010 March 14, 2010

    @sunshineRD
    that’s because white chicks don’t eat !

    she needs to take some time off, I love her but she needs to get some rest, poor thing.

  5. Chuckjones March 14, 2010

    Painful to watch. I was at Purdue when she had to postpone a show after collapsing beforehand. I found out later from my friend that she had worked out with my friend’s personal trainer earlier that day after having driven all night from Detroit for her 7th show in 8 nights. It’s an insane schedule. I saw her when she came back to Purdue 12 days later – great show. She runs her show and her life but she needs people to tell her to slow down. Thankfully, the Australian schedule is spread out with lots of breaks. Won’t do much good if she fills it up with interviews and tv performances. She needs sleep and pasta. I love her and want her to be around for decades, well after I’ve passed on.

  6. Stoney-Brie March 14, 2010

    i think she was straight up acting… Sam u ddnt need 2 write all that sympathy hun…

  7. B’Z NIggAH March 14, 2010

    I LOVE LADY GAGA!!!!

  8. Aunt Jackie March 14, 2010

    Gaga is really trying to get it in, I’ve grown to like her more over the past year, even though I can’t say I’m a huge fan. I’d like the chick to rest up before she hurts herself.

  9. Slick March 14, 2010

    yawn…

  10. Tha Phoenix March 14, 2010

    Gaga needs to rest, being a monster I wouldn’t want her to collapse from exhaustion or something bad to happen to her.

    #Pleaserestgaga is a TT on twitter…

  11. RANDOM March 14, 2010

    she was high next time maybe do a little less of the drugs.

  12. mike March 14, 2010

    Oh please thats an act. And for someone who curses lip singing…thats a whole lotta backing track!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  13. chichi March 14, 2010

    whoever that is puting rihoena with beyonce should stfu cos u sure know that she hasnt done a world tour like gaga,and if she did there will be no danicing or singing live ..

  14. Anne March 14, 2010

    I was waiting for a post that at least ponder the possibility of drug use. It seems like an obvious possibility. Exhaustion or starvation would be other obvious possibilities. I guess it was nice of Sam to give her the benefit of the doubt by not even mentioning drug use as a possible cause of her being “out of it” but I’m not sure others would have been shown such kindness.

  15. Anon March 14, 2010

    Lady GaGa is fine. Her management have assured that she is in good health. IF YOU HAD LOOKED PROPERLY, You would have seen that over 100 concert go-ers passed out last night, due to the heat in the arena. Many also stated that the ventilation in the arena was very poor.

  16. Bacon Makes Everything Better March 14, 2010

    No wonder she & Beyonce get along so well. They both like their job so much they don’t know when to take time off to recharge their batteries.

  17. Dave March 14, 2010

    BACON MAKES EVERYTHING BETTER You’re almost right, but in other terms they’re both “FAME HUNGRY” they will stop @ nothing to get & or maintain there spot, & rise to fame. & it’s pretty much sad, & pathetic at some point. Give yourself some rest, & sit down. It’s your life that comest 1st before anything. & whoever said she’s in good health, maybe. But, don’t be delusional, her publicist will tell you anything for you to believe. She could have been either acting, it was too hot, or she is very fame hungry & will stop at nothing even deteriorating her body just to maintain her fame. So, don’t believe everything you hear, & be so foolish.

  18. fg March 14, 2010

    @Bacon Makes Everything Better
    AT least beyonce can stay up on her two feet for 15 year,and gaga is just 1 year in………….so stop with tht idotic stament idoit

  19. virgo March 14, 2010

    I hope she ain’t on that stuff.

  20. Bobby D March 14, 2010

    I agree with MIKE, there was an incredible amount of backing vocals. enough to the point were it was comical to even pretend to sing. and the tone and texture when she did sing was a far cry from the backing vocal. Now, having said that, I do believe she needs to slow down a bit. This isnt the first time something like this has happened to her. And as crazy as she is, I would not be suprised if she partakes in drug use. just sayin….

  21. theillest March 14, 2010

    something’s not so right- she looks under the influence like strung out or if i’m being charitable, very weak, groggy, confused and lethargic- the question is why didn’t someone in her entourage help her.

    I think she will burn out fast.

  22. theillest March 14, 2010

    Also why go to a show with all that backtrack playing, she barely sung the song, just saying

  23. neutral March 14, 2010

    Idiots. all idiots, she isn’t on drugs her behaviour was from dehidration. I know cause I’m in healthcare, i’ve seen this hundreds off times so I do know what I’m talkin about.

    second:

    her backing track is to loud ? most of the time when she sings her mic is even louder.. and who are you to judge the sound quality when you weren’t even there ? if you were dehidrated you also wouldn’t be able to sing,.. well would you?

    for all the crazy beyonce stans, get over yourselfs.. ugly HONEY-BEE’S

  24. sickwitit March 14, 2010

    for the record, black chicks pass out too (brandy, rihanna, kelly rowland)
    imo lady gaga on drugs…pick one

  25. EXPOSED!!! March 14, 2010

    SOUNDS LIKE ERRATIC BEHAVIOR FROM DRUGS AND S***. TYPICAL… WHEN SHE COLLAPSES THE DOCS WILL FIND OUT ABOUT THE DRUGS. IT AINT EXHAUSTION BRO…

  26. sean2009 March 14, 2010

    Well rihanna doesn’t dance or work as hard as gaga so she souldnt be passiong out.

    N rihanna did collaps once on stage while doing nth.

  27. Mrs. Darren shellychelle Sharper March 14, 2010

    she looks exhausted! Gaga needs some rest

  28. X,Y,”and Z” March 14, 2010

    @Sam — Stop being so naive: the b**** smelled her own p**** and didn’t know ‘s***-was-that-bad’ and fell the f***-out! …That’s just it, no-need to make it into what it’s NOT!
    Ain’t nothing that a little Massengill or Summer’s Eve can’t remedy; she should ask her friend Rihanna; everyone over- there-at “Camp-Beyonce” done-already been properly-schooled!

    X,Y,”and Z” — OUT!

  29. EXPOSED!!! March 14, 2010

    DAMN, TOOK A 2ND LOOK. DEFINITELY DRUGS!

  30. siobhan March 14, 2010

    Neutral:

    Not buying the dehydrated story cuz she has access to drinks/water/liquids right on stage, before stage and in her dressing room. This wasn’t the first song that she performed so she could have gotten water and she went on.

    This is something else going on and i’m not buying it’s part of her act.

  31. anonymouss March 14, 2010

    girl needs to eat!

    poor baby, shes probably dehydrated or sleep-deprived too 🙁

  32. DION-ISH March 14, 2010

    WELL…..THAT WAS RATHER ODD, HOPE SHE WAS JUST A LIL EXHAUSTED AND RECOVERED…

    @CHICHI….
    @CHICHI….
    @CHICHI….

    EPIC FAIL, EPIC FAIL, EPIC FAIL!!! RIHANNA’s WORLD TOUR OF GGGB SOLD OUT IN OVER 30 COUNTRIES! AND SHE DID A RATHER GOOD JOB, THERES THE OFFICIAL MANCHESTER DVD PERFORMANCES ALL OVER YOUTUBE, ALSO THE MSN TAPING OF IT.

    ANYWAY, HATERS SICKEN ME. RIHANNA, GAGA, BEE, BRIT ETC ETC ARE ALL GREAT INSPIRATION ARTIST THAT CONSTANTLY PUSH TO DELIVER FOR THERE FANS..IF UR NOT INTERESTED IN THEM ITS EASY TO PAY THEM NO ATTENTION. I PERSONALLY LOVE THEM ALL.

  33. 12345 March 14, 2010

    lmao, she is always falling or collapsing, this is what you call an entertainer? and she says she used to be a stripper? She is too ugly for that and she isnt even know how to dance, how was she a stripper? Right. And she is lypshinching, maybe her fans will stop comparing her to Madonna and Michael Jackson lmao, they never needed these outfits and their performances were always over the top

  34. DigitallyIconic March 14, 2010

    Definitely needs to take a break from hectic schedule. All you have to do to see the strain she’s under is look at her physical state- she has the body of a child, she is wasting away for her art but at the end of the day, she won’t get any thanks for it. Record labels are just making money off her enthusiasm.

  35. marija March 14, 2010

    Jesus, she MUST take a rest 🙂 If fans love her as much as she does, then they would understand !!!

  36. Tiff March 14, 2010

    yeah she most def needs to take it easy! she looked lethargic. I wouldnt want to see her faint or something. not good GAGA

  37. 12345 March 14, 2010

    How do you people know that she isnt on drugs? She already admited that she used to spend her days listening to The Cure and doing coke and smoking weed, or maybe it was another lie to show that she is oh-so-fierce, b****** please, she needs to eat a burger ASAP and needs to rest, just like Beyoncé and Rihanna, workaholism can be a disease

  38. Redden March 14, 2010

    Doesn’t look to be faking being stoned
    But defiantly faking singing

  39. I HATE TGJ March 14, 2010

    IT’S OBVIOUS ……… SHE’S ON DRUGS!!!!!!!!!! DUH

  40. ekekeeke March 14, 2010

    to those saying rihanna never collapses its because she doesnt do anything on stage… 😀 gaga’s concert demand energy…. beyonce’s concerts demand HIGH HIGH energy but she always pulls it off shes a superwoman!

  41. Jane March 14, 2010

    She played the following night and performed Bad Romance singing and dancing throughout. She was amazing. We caught up with Gaga briefly after the show and she explained she’d been suffering from jet lag the previous night, which would explain the video above…

  42. rightround(U.S.A pride!) March 14, 2010

    Dumb Rihanna stans, what the heck does she have to do with Gaga almost collapsing? rihanna’s never had a rigorous tour like this and she doesn’t even do anything on stage.

    I heart GaGa, but she DEFINITELY needs to rest. She’s the biggest pop star right now so I guess her schedule is understandably HECTIC.

  43. YouPutTheLimeInTheCoconut March 14, 2010

    She better get it together before she ends up doing serious damage to her health. There’s only so much the body can take, especially for somebody of her small frame. At the end of it all, it’s not about what her fans want, it’s about what’s best for her.

  44. truth March 14, 2010

    STFU YALL WHO DONT THINK IT’S DRUGS!! WHITNEY HAD THE EXACT LOOK AND F****** AROUND ON STAGE BACK IN THE DAYS OF MLIYL TOUR 98-99. DEFINITELY DRUGS!! STOP THINKING THIS B**** IS THE NEXT NEW THING TO SLICE BREAD. B**** IS COKED UP FOOLS.

    AND THE WALL COMES TUMBLING DOWN. YOU KNOW IT!

  45. Ben March 14, 2010

    She needs to rest a little. Take about 2 days to herself and just sleep in her hotel. I like her enough to want to see her around for the next album. She has accomplished so much so early, so it is plenty ok for her to break for a min. Just think, this could have been Beyonce if she didn’t slow herself down.

  46. Bobby D March 14, 2010

    @NEUTRAL … are you f****** kidding me? You know her symptoms because you are in “healthcare” huh? So that means you are able to make a diagnosis from watching a video clip? hmmm

    if you are in healthcare, which requires GOING TO SCHOOL, I’m sure you would know how to spell dehydration correctly.

    But you spelled it wrong, twice. What sort of “healthcare” do you do? Quit trying to make yourself seem important, you a lame.

    I stick to my original statement, i think she is on drugs. AND the backing track is way too loud, defend her all you want but i sure as s*** aint paying to see someone lip it the whole time. Hell, I can put on a crazy f***** wig and go dance around if I dont actually have to have the vocal talent.

    Any thoughts, Dr. Neutral??

  47. KingMo March 14, 2010

    @SunshineRD SMH @ this delusional Rihanna stan.Rihanna aint collapsing cuz she’s not doing a damn thing to collapse fool. lol…I hope she rests herself and recovers well to take the pop world by storm again…I gotta stick up for Bey and GaGa…the two reasons y music is even existing today. 🙂

  48. YouPutTheLimeInTheCoconut March 14, 2010

    ^^ Your last statement is BEYOND foolish.

  49. KingMo March 14, 2010

    ^^^It’s MY opinion…deal with it. U have 1, I have 1…let’s leave it at that.

  50. ADE March 14, 2010

    this girl is a walking tragedy waiting to happen

  51. MrRihsusFenty March 14, 2010

    I hate how people say Rihanna hasn’t had a rigorous tour schedule like this. Rihanna’s GGGB tour was huge! I remember during that Era Rihanna was EVERYWHERE and people were saying that she wasn’t taking breaks and that she was working herself to death.

    GAGA looks very dehydrated. IDT its drugs

  52. siobhan March 14, 2010

    @Truth: I do think that it is highly possible it’s drugs but not sure. Just to let you know, Whitney never fell out, laid out or looked that crazed in concert during the mLIYL era or any of her tours. She always seemed to hold it together on tour and on stage.

    She may have talked alot or seemed happy but never, ever, anything like this. If this was Whitney during any era, this would be all over the news internationally but gaga gets a pass, smdh!

  53. Raychel March 14, 2010

    @xyz you are sick ugh!!!
    Gaga please rest I love you 🙂

  54. Dilla March 14, 2010

    Definitely too much coke.

  55. S*** March 14, 2010

    Stop OVER-RATING Gaga Sam!!, Since when was she an ICON??, Fashion Icon Maybe (& thats all) but certainly not in Music, Aside from a couple great songs her music is NOT all that.

    Shes not the best Singer or Dancer either & her performances are ZZZZZZ, PPL have been Brain Washed by Gags Fashion, OK Take that away & you get an ugly Un-Talented women whom is Creative & happens to know how to play the Piano….

    SO OVER-RATED

  56. Kayb33 March 14, 2010

    Lmao @ Bobby’s comment. I was waiting for someone to say that. That b**** doesn’t know s*** about healthcare. It’s just one of GaGa’s delusional stans fronting. It’s probably some uneducated ho who doesn’t know s*** about healthcare or DEHYDRATION. For those of you who are saying it’s not drugs, how do you know? A drug can be an inhibitor or excitatory. Also, drugs can cause different reactions among people. Take weed for example, it makes some people act goofy and others act calm and collect. She could well be on drugs and it doesn’t have to be just coke. A lot of celebrities take prescription drugs and considering a lot of GaGa’s interviews she could be depressed or suffer from anxiety. Meaning, she could be on anti-depressants such as Xanax. Whatever the case or whatever her drug of choice, she does appear to be “high”. No shade, I like her. I’m not her biggest fan but I do like her songs. She needs to get her act together though. Take a break and relax. Eat some cornbread.

  57. nickalus Randle March 14, 2010

    its kinda weird to notice-IT LOOKS LIKE ITS APART of the performance….BUT she looks soooo drained & tired…it did get painful, & i felt bad, like, girl just go relax…GOTTA GIVE HER PROPS for going all the way thru, BUT thats soooo NOT healthy….it worked tho, u really could take it as the routine!!

  58. YouPutTheLimeInTheCoconut March 14, 2010

    @S***, you ain’t NEVA lied! Co-sign 100%.

  59. chynawes March 14, 2010

    I think she is on drugs…drugs are very common in hollyweird

  60. Bobby from Bulgaria March 15, 2010

    I ain’t gonna comment on Gaga’s collapse cuz I’m at work and I can’t watch the video right now but I’m really FURIOUS at that hypocrite Sam that ALWAYS bashes Mariah for her backing track but when it comes to Beyonce or Gaga doing exactly the same he’s laying low like a MOUSE…

    Get back in your hole, Sam!!!

    Ha ha ha…

  61. Kami March 15, 2010

    if she’s so over rated, then she wouldn’t have won any awards, met the queen of england, have so many hits, or have E!-commercialize one of her music videos :/

    Also, stop bringing Rihanna into this.
    Once there’s an article on Rihanna, THEN go crazy. Until then, focus on the issue at hand.

    And, have you guys not seen her tour schedule? She’s been working nearly every day without any breaks in between. The only off period she had lasted for a couple of weeks during the the holidays after Christmas. Then after she’s done with her last stretch of touring in late spring, she’s kicking off another American tour in late summer (August). She’s pretty over worked.

    At the same time since you’re bringing them into this..Michael, Madonna, AND Rihanna had been worked to death with their touring schedules as well. Yet there are obviously differences amongst them all. Michael had fragile health for a long time, yet was still dedicated to his fans. Madonna has a body that is very capable of enduring s*** like that for long periods of time, hence why people started calling her a ‘t*****’ because she got so fit and toned over a few years. Then I’m very sure that Rihanna was at her wit’s end when it came to touring as well.

    They’re all human and they’re going to obviously get tired. Drugs or not.
    No one’s invincible. I was actually wondering when she was going to get sleepy. I read an article on how her body went insane and started swelling because some of the clothes she had on during a flight had a negative affect on her body, but she still kept her composure and refused to ‘tone it down’ when it came to fashion because that’s just who she is and she isn’t going to let other people tell her what to do.

    Then she isn’t just a ‘Fashion Icon.’
    Sam and Trent obviously have a very good idea about what they’re writing. If you’re so flustered by it, then why do you continue to bash them for the information they give you, repetitive or not? It’s silly to bash the people who do this for your own pleasure and you don’t even try to do something about it. If you hate it so much, start your own Pop-Culture Blog and see if you can top THIS or Perez Hilton’s 🙂

    Adding to that ‘Fashion Icon’ – statement, by the way….
    She dresses like that because she likes it and to help people realize that you shouldn’t have to bend yourself to what other people want you to wear in order to be happy. She does that to try to liberate our minds from a lot of the generic b******* that we’ve been given for the past few years, that’s all it is. At the same time, it isn’t just because of her fashion sense that’s put her where she is at the top of the music industry.

    It’s because of all of her incredible performances showcasing her musical abilities that put her where she is now. Look at her hits x interviews and everything. If she didn’t dress like she does, people would still be talking about her..then again..her music and her fashion go hand in hand. They’re meant to liberate our minds. Please, accept it.

    Anyway, Gaga should take April off to collect herself.
    Or at least have a few days off in between shows. It’d make sense.

    Mama-Monster, becareful <3

  62. mez March 15, 2010

    DRUGS!!!!

  63. Tiff March 15, 2010

    didnt rhianna almost pass out on stage from explosive diarrhea??

  64. DizzyGuy1985 March 15, 2010

    She should really just relax for like a month. I have a bad feeling that she will die on stage. We all love Lady Gaga but we don’t want her to be exhausted.

  65. florida_girl March 15, 2010

    @Tiff…*DEAD*…lmao

  66. Elle March 15, 2010

    I didn’t see anything wrong with the performance or her health as she performed but that might have something to do with the fact that her performance style is so unorthodox. She probably has flo in town, its hard for me to stand up on the first day or do anything for that matter as well so that could be it

  67. Blasian March 15, 2010

    Well Beyonce is the BEST Performer ALIVE can’t No one see her on the stage she makes it look easy
    We have never seen Beyonce lack on stage or anything she does Beyonce is the Best Performer Alive

    Lady Gaga get some rest

  68. Blasian March 15, 2010

    Everyone needs a rest it’s just that Beyonce makes it look easy

  69. Princessa March 15, 2010

    i’m sorry but if she’s exhausted already after only a year into her career than maybe she should have a long conversation with Queen Bey on how to perform and sing live. Bey puts on amazing shows and can dance and sound like she does on the record. GaGa can dance, but she can’t sing live while dancing, at least not even close to Beyonce. So please don’t compare GaGa to Beyonce #RealTalk

  70. Plainsight March 15, 2010

    The b**** is clearly on drugs. Sam is an obvious “monster” and doesn’t want to upset her and the rest of the delusional monsters on here. She’s been on coke since she hit the scene. Less than one year in the game and already showing signs of distress, girl can you really handle the fame??

    How do you think she lost all that damn weight to the point where she’s looking sick and morbid. She needs to lay off that white stuff and take her career serious or she’ll be another pop star who died from an overdose and another Gaga will taker her spot. You know they mass produce these gimmicks now so it wont take much to replace her and her supposed “monsters” will be on the the next.

  71. Plainsight March 15, 2010

    * less than 2 years

  72. Fred March 15, 2010

    I think she is very talented but she posts stuff on my facebook like quotes from Billy Joel about cocaine and even said she missed lying around her apartment before she got famous just doing cocaine.

    I think she is high on something myself w/ mixture of exhaustion etc hopefully she dont kill herself.

  73. Anne March 15, 2010

    I agree with Princessa and Plainsight. Drugs was my first thought; so far Beyonce seems to be more responsible and capable of handling her busy career at peak performance.

  74. scootergirl March 15, 2010

    DRUGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol@ bobby

  75. Jamie March 17, 2010

    I love GaGa but she’s probably on drugs just like every celeb out there.

  76. Trudy Johnson March 19, 2010

    I believe that Lady Gaga is the consummate professional, but I can’t help but wonder if the persons managing her concert tour are pushing her beyond what is humanly possible. I do not want to see her have a breakdown nor do I wish to see her career suffer. Lady Gaga, stand up for yourself and set them straight. Fewer shows or more breaks in between. You go girl! We love you!!

    P.S. You people should not make false statements about Lady Gaga being on any substances, cause you don’t have proof. You are leaving yourself open for lawsuits for defamation of character and yes, people have been tracked down and sued for defamatory comments made online. They will trace your IP address.

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